DENVER (AP) — The name of Boston Celtics guard Derrick White surfaced on draft night. Not as part of a trade or anything, just for taking on a new title with a familiar school. White was announced Tuesday as the president of basketball strategy for his alma mater, Colorado. When he’s not shooting jumpers for the Celtics, he will assist …

The upcoming 2026-27 season is the first in which the NCAA upped the maximum number of regular season games to 32. For Syracuse and the other 17 ACC teams, that means scheduling 14 non-conference games to pair with the 18 league match-ups, before the ACC Tournament is contested next season with a one-year move to Greensboro. Advertisement Through various reporting …

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After leading the Knicks for five seasons, including back-to-back 50-win seasons and their first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years, Tom Thibodeau was surprisingly fired by team president Leon Rose at the end of the 2025 season. The move raised many questions about New York’s direction as it felt like Thibodeau was a driving factor in the …

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Greetings, BBN! It’s been quite the roller coaster of an offseason for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Basketball program. Following a 22-14 season that ended with a blowout in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. Pope watched much of his roster leave Lexington, then struggled to fill it out when the transfer portal first opened. Advertisement Thankfully, Kentucky was able to end …

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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 …