Monthly Archives: June 2026

Florida’s Thomas Haugh chooses friends, siblings and another title chase over NBA life

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thomas Haugh’s return to Florida was a lifestyle decision. The All-Southeastern Conference forward postponed his chances of becoming an NBA lottery pick when he chose to return to school for his senior season. He preferred to live with his best friend and fishing buddy, teammate Alex Condon, for another year, attend college with both of his younger …

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Thunder’s Presti defends Gilgeous-Alexander against social media narrative, ‘He’s playing against six people’

Sam Presti knew he shouldn’t do it, but he couldn’t help himself. The man in charge of Oklahoma City’s basketball operations — the man widely considered the best executive in the league, one who built a young championship roster — said he knew Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would “kill me for talking about this” and then he proceeded to talk about the …

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NBA Mock Draft projections for Jayden Quaintance and Otega Oweh

With the Kentucky Basketball roster essentially finalized following Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic’s withdrawal from the NBA Draft and commitment to the Wildcats, attention now shifts to where forward Jayden Quaintance and guard Otega Oweh will be selected in the NBA Draft. Kentucky’s roster currently includes Zoom Diallo, Alex Wilkins, Milan Momcilovic, Ousmane N’Diaye, Malachi Moreno, Jerone Morton, Braydon Hawthorne, …

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UCLA’s 2026-27 Basketball Season Starts With Major Test

This year’s UCLA men’s basketball team won’t have much time to figure things out, as the Bruins will be thrown into the fire immediately with a neutral-site game in Las Vegas against the Arizona Wildcats as part of the Hall of Fame Series at T-Mobile Arena. It’s the third straight year the Bruins have played the Wildcats on a neutral …

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NYC watch parties expected to continue for NBA Finals Game 4

The atmosphere surrounding the New York Knicks’ first home game in the NBA Finals since 1999 was always going to be crazy. Throw in an appearance by President Donald Trump and the usual celebrities who’ve publicly supported the Knicks for years and you have a recipe for complete chaos. Advertisement Not surprisingly, a planned public watch party outside Madison Square …

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One ACC Newcomer Duke Basketball Must Monitor

The Duke basketball program will once again enter the college basketball season as the team to beat out of the ACC, but this is probably the deepest the league has been in any of the last several seasons. Squads such as Louisville, Virginia, Miami, and North Carolina all have the potential to challenge the Blue Devils for the ACC crown …

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Purdue basketball adds in-state exhibition to complete preseason part of schedule

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue basketball fans in Fort Wayne will have a short drive to catch an early glimpse of the 2026-27 Boilermakers. Purdue will play at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 22 in an exhibition game against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. Advertisement It’s the third exhibition contest for the Boilermakers, who’ll play their lone home exhibition …

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President Trump is reportedly not expected to attend Game 4 between Spurs-Knicks on Wednesday

President Donald Trump is reportedly not expected to attend Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The reasoning was “scheduling conflicts and obligations.” Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks was overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s attendance. He became the first sitting President in history to …

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Brew Hoop Community Draft Board: No. 16, Hannes Steinbach

Editor’s note: You likely have noticed we continued this series past 10th, where the Bucks’ first-round pick landed. With rumors that they were operating as if they’d have multiple picks—not necessarily firsts—in this draft at the combine, we’ll continue it for a couple more days until we reach 18th. Why? Two teams have two picks in the teens: Oklahoma City …

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Sixers draft profile: Isaiah Evans fires away from long range

Sixers draft profile: Isaiah Evans fires away from long range originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A scouting report on NBA draft prospect Isaiah Evans: Height: 6-foot-5.5 (without shoes) Strengths Evans had a substantial jump in playing time and production from his freshman to sophomore year. He started every game last season for a 35-3 Duke team and averaged 15.0 …

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