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The dust has barely settled on the Golden State Warriors’ heartbreaking NBA Playoffs loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. However, with the offseason already upon him, it appears that Stephen Curry is wasting no time making his next basketball move. Apparently, this comes in the form of a mentorship program with highly-touted […]

The NBA Draft Combine is set to begin on Monday, May 15 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. Some of the league’s top draft prospects will be in attendance for the combine, but French big man Victor Wembanyama, who is widely expected to be the first player taken in the draft regardless of […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on June 22. Over the next six weeks, young talents around the country will be looking to make their dream of getting drafted come true. A total of 242 players, including 48 international players, filed for this year’s draft as early entry candidates and can still […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is right around the corner. In less than two weeks — May 16th, to be exact — teams who missed out on the postseason will figure out which of the top-14 picks belong to them. It’s a time of great excitement but also anxiety for these organizations, as teams’ futures can […]

As far as Scoot Henderson is concerned, he should be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft over Victor Wembanyama. The G League Ignite top prospect is widely expected to be a top three pick in this year’s NBA Draft at the very least and he is is certainly worth the hype. […]

Both the NCAA Tournament and NBA regular season are now over, so it’s now for the real fun to begin: NBA mock draft season. While the top of the 2023 NBA Draft is pretty calcified at this point (Victor Wembanyama is guaranteed to be the first pick), it gets really weird really quick. Is Nick […]

Scoot Henderson, who is widely projected to be the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, will not play another game in the G League this season, according to ESPN Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony. “Scoot Henderson, projected No. 2 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, has been shut down by the G League […]

French phenom Victor Wembanyama may be dominating NBA Draft news right now, but there’s no denying that there are more than a few highly-touted prospects in the 2023 draft class. One of them happens to be 19-year-old Scoot Henderson, who currently plies his trade with the NBA G League Ignite. There’s also so much hype […]

Scoot Henderson from the G League Ignite and French sensation Victor Wembanyama are widely projected to be the top two picks in the 2023 NBA draft. Wembanyama is considered the overwhelming favorite to be drafted with the No. 1 overall pick and he continues to draw rave reviews among NBA circles. While there could be […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star break is officially here, which means the best of the best in the league will be in Salt Lake City, Utah at the same time. While most eyes will be on the All-Star Game between LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s teams, a brand-new event should showcase some under-the-radar talent. This year, […]

G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson is projected to be a top-2 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t fantasized about playing with the league’s current stars. Asked by reporters who he would love to play with in the NBA, Henderson says that he wants to “play with guys like […]

Although Victor Wembanyama is widely considered to be the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2023 NBA draft, the consolation prize isn’t bad at all. Scoot Henderson of the G League Ignite is expected to be selected in the top three of the draft if not second overall. And there is at least one NBA […]

For a few teams, winning an NBA championship seems like an impossible task at the moment. Some teams are wishing for the draft lottery gods to smile upon them, so they could turn their fortunes around and hopefully become competitive in the imminent future. And with the impending arrival of arguably the most unique prospect […]

Victor Wembanyama is the undisputed top prospect of the 2023 NBA draft — there’s no denying this. But if it weren’t for the seven-foot Frenchman, G-League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson would likely be the consensus number-one pick. Henderson is starring on both ends in his second season with the Ignite. In a recent interview with […]

Victor Wembanyama is widely projected to be the first overall pick in next June’s NBA Draft, but Scoot Henderson is gunning for that top spot. “I’m blessed to be in the position I am for sure. I want to be No. 1,” Henderson told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype on Tuesday. “It’s my competitive spirit. I’m […]

The 2022-23 NBA season has had a lot of headline material already, and action has continued to intensify during the holiday season. Despite that, a lot of NBA fans are looking ahead to the future talents who’ll play in the Association. Likewise, scouts are already talking about the 2023 NBA Draft. That’s especially after many […]

The 2022-23 season has not even started but basketball fans and scouts are already talking about the 2023 NBA Draft. That’s especially true after seeing two consensus top prospects in this year’s cycle, Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, put up big numbers in a pair of exhibition games in Las Vegas this past week. Here, […]

Scoot Henderson and Victor Wembanyama are widely considered the potential top two picks in the 2023 NBA draft. Their talents were on display this week during two showcase games between Henderson’s G League Ignite and Victor Wembanyama’s Metropolitan 92. Unfortunately for Henderson, he suffered a knee injury in the second game on Thursday and did […]

The epic showdown between Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson on Tuesday night in Vegas lived up to all the hype, and more. It was a prospect show for the ages, highlighting why they’re the projected top picks in the 2023 NBA Draft. The star youngsters took the floor again for their respective squads Thursday afternoon, […]

Eschewing wins in the hopes of obtaining a high draft pick has long been a problem in the NBA. However, league commissioner Adam Silver may not see a tanking war as hotly-contested as the one that could occur during the 2022-23 season, with generational talents such as Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson as the ultimate […]

Scoot Henderson and his NBA G League Ignite may have come out with the victory on Tuesday night against Metropolitans 92, but there’s no denying that the biggest winner of the spectacle has to be French phenom Victor Wembanyama. With his team down big at halftime, the projected No. 1 overall pick for the 2023 […]

Victor Wembanyama has already been hailed as a generational talent and he completely lived up to the hype on American territory Tuesday night. The big man poured in 37 points and swatted five shots against the G-League Ignite and projected second overall pick behind him in the 2023 NBA Draft, Scoot Henderson. After over 200 […]

There is a whole basketball season between now and the 2023 NBA Draft. However, it seems like we can already pencil in the top two picks for next season, no matter which teams’ ping pong balls come up. So, let the Scoot Henderson, Victor Wembanyama debate officially begin. Wembanyama is an absolute unicorn. He is […]

French big man Victor Wembanyama is widely regarded as a generational talent and is likely to be selected first overall in the 2023 NBA draft. Wembanyama saw action for French pro team Metropolitans 92 as they faced G League Ignite today. Ignite won, 122-115, led by another top prospect, Scoot Henderson. The 6’2 Henderson finished […]

The current crop of rookies haven’t even been able to take the court yet, but the hype spotlight is already shining on next year’s shiny new prospect. Victor Wembanyama is simply that level of a prospect expected to enter his name in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 18-year-old Frenchman showed off exactly that in an […]

Victor Wembanyama, the projected no. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, proved to the whole basketball world that he is the real deal. Even better, he did it against the consensus no. 2 pick Scoot Henderson. In the meeting between Metropolitans 92 and Ignite, both Wembanyama and Henderson impressed. They basically erased all […]

There was a lot of hype leading up to Tuesday night’s matchup between French outfit Metropolitans 92 and the NBA G League Ignite. This is but a non-bearing exhibition match between a little-known Paris-based team and a G League side that is made up of amateurs. However, the main highlight of the contest is without […]

Victor Wembanyama is showing Scoot Henderson and everyone else why he is the consensus no. 1 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Facing off against Henderson and the G League Ignite, Wembanyama didn’t waste time showing the scouts and NBA officials what he can do with his massive frame and elite basketball skills. The Frenchman […]

Scoot Henderson doesn’t care about facing the top prospect of the 2023 NBA Draft in Victor Wembanyama. Whoever he is up against, he has only one goal in mind: embarrass his opponents. Henderson said as much in a recent interview with The Ringer. When asked if he gets extra motivation facing his biggest rival in […]

Victor Wembanyama is becoming a household name and the favorite to be the top pick in the 20223 NBA Draft. But he has a contender for the top spot, and his name is Scoot Henderson. Henderson, an 18-year-old, 6-foot-2 guard, has unreal explosiveness and showed that he can hang with NBA-level players last season with […]

It looks like hooping is not the only talent of 2023 NBA Draft top prospect Victor Wembanyama. Apparently, he can also drop nasty disses. Ahead of his showdown with Scoot Henderson in a couple of G League preseason games, Wembanyama was asked about his biggest rival and the presumed no. 2 pick of the 2023 […]