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Until Tuesday night, only one Mexican-born player had been an NBA draft pick. Eduardo Nájera was selected 38th overall in the second round by the Houston Rockets in 2000 and enjoyed a 12-year career as a backup forward with five teams. Karim López joined him when the Detroit Pistons snapped him up at No. 21, making him the first Mexican-born …

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The Golden State Warriorsmade a pick we graded an A, one of the best in the first round, selecting Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg at No. 11. However, it wasn’t smooth sailing getting there — Warriors owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy were seen arguing in the run-up to making that pick, something shown on the ESPN draft broadcast. After …

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The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft is in the books, and SB Nation draft expert Ricky O’Donnell graded every pick from the first round. A total of eight teams managed to nail the first round in his eyes, earning an A-grade or higher for their selections. Grading was a blend of two factors: Where the player was on …

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The top of the 2026 NBA Draft went pretty much as expected on Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with AJ Dybantsa taken No. 1 by the Washington Wizards, Darryn Peterson selected No. 2 by the Utah Jazz and Duke’s Cameron Boozer going third to the Memphis Grizzlies. Peterson opened as the favorite at sportsbooks to be selected No. …

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When former Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg was growing up, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the biggest rivalries in the NBA. And like most sports-watching fans at his age, he had to pick a side. So when it came time to argue with his friends, Lendeborg defended Kyrie Irving and the Cavaliers, per ESPN. It reached …

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The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft is officially in the books, and if you have too short of an attention span to fully dive into the 30 players who heard their names called Tuesday night, here’s one fact about each player you can wow your friends and colleagues with: 1. AJ Dybantsa (Washington Wizards) Dybantsa was extremely close with …

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Austin Reaves is re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year contract worth $185 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is not yet official for Reaves, who cements his status as one of the most successful …

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Austin Reaves is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a historic deal that seems to be one of those win-win situations you so rarely hear about. ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday dropped major purple and gold news, reporting that Reaves “intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for …

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The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade saga was the narrative of the summer. Rumors swirled about whether or not the Milwaukee Bucks would prefer the four quarters on the dollar trade from the Miami Heat or the star-for-star swap from the Boston Celtics. Once the Bucks decided to accept Miami’s trade offer over Boston’s for Giannis, the narrative shifted from one star …

The college landscape has changed once again, this time for the better. On Tuesday, the NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously approved a shift to a five-year eligibility model. The rules, however, will not allow those who have exhausted their final year of eligibility during the 2025-26 academic year to get an extra year, as you can see in the graphic …

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At the top of the Lakers’ offseason priority list was re-signing Austin Reaves; the only question was how much this would cost. With at least a couple of teams looming to poach him away as a free agent — Brooklyn and Detroit were mentioned — the Lakers ultimately had to pay a little more than they may have ideally wanted. …

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the state of college basketball after Dusty May’s decision to leave Michigan for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Jay Bilas told Front Office Sports that the timing of May’s departure was less than ideal. May even spoke about the tumultuous state of college basketball to Jeff Goodman on The Field of 68 show …

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The 2026 NBA Draft had enough talent to make a lot of teams happy. My instant draft grades included eight A’s and only three C’s. Teams made sensible decisions throughout the first-round that went about as we expected. In fact, my final mock draft was determined to be the most accurate one on the internet. A lifetime of having no …

Derrick White already has just added another line to his already impressive basketball resume. The Boston Celtics guard was named Colorado’s president of basketball strategy, where he will help mentor Buffaloes players and presumably help the program recruit players down the road by “inspiring future Buffaloes.” Advertisement White played his college basketball at Colorado as a senior, where he averaged …