The Kentucky Wildcats have now landed a pair of transfer portal commitments in Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins, but both of those guys are backcourt players. When it comes to the frontcourt, Kentucky has a lot of work to be done, as Malachi Moreno is set to be the only returning player who logged significant minutes last season. Advertisement On …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Durant was scheduled to miss the Houston Rockets’ playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers with a knee injury, leaving both teams without their top scorer to begin the first-round series. Durant was ruled out for Game 1 on Saturday night by coach Ime Udoka, but the Rockets seem confident Durant’s bruised right knee isn’t …

The Wisconsin Badgers had been relatively quiet over the first week of the transfer portal as they looked to see who would be available and what players best fit their system. Well, a couple of those dominoes are starting to fall, and the biggest one was announced on Saturday afternoon, as Miami (OH) transfer guard Eian Elmer has committed to …

UConn guard Braylon Mullins is returning to school for his sophomore season, he announced via Instagram on Saturday, April 18, which happens to also be his birthday. Mullins, a projected lottery pick in USA TODAY’s latest NBA mock draft, averaged 12 points per game for the Huskies as a true freshman in 2025-26, starting 29 games and playing a key …

Rising sophomore Braylon Mullins announced Saturday night that he will return to UConn for his sophomore season. Mullins, who flashed elite shotmaking skills all season and hit one of the most iconic shots in NCAA tournament history to lift the Huskies past Duke, is likely eschewing a first round selection in this year’s NBA Draft for another shot at an …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Fresh off a blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Orlando Magic find themselves in a 1 vs. 8 matchup with the Detroit Pistons. Advertisement Unfortunately for Orlando, what’s been a breakout year for the Pistons will have Little Caesars Arena rocking on …

Michael Malone, UNC retain former top-50 guard out of the transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Another UNC Tar Heels player has withdrawn from the transfer portal. After Jaydon Young decided to return to Chapel Hill, Isaiah Denis wasn’t far behind him.The 6-foot-5, 180-pound combo guard announced …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell has more support on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster going into this year’s postseason run. But even with the deeper roster, Mitchell still has the mentality of delivering the statement in the first game of a series. Advertisement The All-Star guard did that again Saturday afternoon with a game-high 32 points in the Cavaliers’ 126-113 victory …

Dana Altman might not have been able to secure commits from two talented guards who recently visited, but he did pick up a former top prospect. Kentucky transfer guard Jasper Johnson announced his commitment to the Oregon Ducks on Saturday. Johnson was the No. 25 prospect in the 2025 class, per Rivals Industry Ranking, and is another combo guard the …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Orlando Magic survived the play-in gauntlet, but there are bigger battles ahead as they start their first-round series against the relentless Detroit Pistons. Advertisement Orlando is back in action less than 48 hours after clinching the No. 8 seed, and my Magic …

Duke Basketball receives good news in transfer portal battle for top-5 player originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Duke Blue Devils haven’t made a lot of noise in the transfer portal during this cycle. But there have been clear targets for Jon Scheyer and his staff over the …

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Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder begin their quest for a repeat against the Suns The Washington Post Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxOYi05T3p2amQ3SDZFd1B1RWJuWThzbXBYQ2phcjVqakhNUDNUb2FVd3dqNFFHNXNlSnV5ZnJZeU82blZnSHRCQnVzU3g3Z0o2M2RWdHhRWnM4WmlOMmdrdDRJUmhPUFo4SF9ISnp6UURGeXMzNmU2czNWMUQzOTg4V1VuNDJibzlKalRMSjcwdHJZaXRFekNMcEs0emxYTk95VWFyYzRtMkUyb2pVWXVjaWJMcw?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2026-04-18 21:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The 2026 NBA playoffs have officially tipped off. The best NBA players showcase their skills and talent through an 82-game regular season, but the playoffs are where legacies are made – or tainted. The postseason is where performance determines who is the star of stars; who will rise to the occasion and who shrinks when the lights are brightest. Advertisement …

With graduations and outgoing transfers, the UNC men’s basketball team needs to reshape its backcourt for the 2026-27 season. North Carolina received some good news earlier Saturday, with freshman guard Isaiah Denis withdrawing himself from the transfer portal. The Tar Heels are also awaiting decisions from a few key targets, most notably Terrence Brown and Juke Harris. Advertisement On Saturday, …

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Former Furman guard Alex Wilkins has committed to Kentucky, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. The transfer guard will have three years of eligibility remaining after a breakout freshman campaign. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 17.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 35 starts for Furman during the 2025-26 season. He did so while shooting 46-percent from the field and just under …

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Mark Pope is working overtime to piece together a Kentucky Basketball roster that currently looks alarmingly bare. With only Zoom Diallo, Reece Potter, Kam Williams, and Trent Noah officially locked in for next season, and Malachi Moreno exploring the draft while Braydon Hawthorne’s status remains unofficial (he told the Herald-Leader he’d be back a month ago, but no announcement from …

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The last time the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers met in the NBA playoffs was 2018, and the history between them is about as lopsided as it gets. Cleveland holds a 12-2 all-time playoff record against Toronto, winning all three previous series, including back-to-back sweeps in 2017 and 2018. The Raptors came in having swept the regular-season series 3-0, …

Dan Hurley has another impact transfer from the portal, as the Huskies have landed Nikolas Khamenia from Duke. Khamenia, a 6-foot-8 forward, was the No. 19 recruit in the country per 247Sports composite rankings before joining Duke last season. Like his future teammate Najai Hines, Khamenia is a rising sophomore and has three years of eligibility remaining. Khamenia averaged 5.7 …