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CHICAGO (AP) — Bryson Graham took over the Chicago Bulls when he was hired as executive vice president of basketball operations in May. At his introductory news conference, he referenced the acronym SLAP — size, length, athleticism, physicality. Advertisement That vision is beginning to come into focus. Chicago selected Caleb Wilson and Dailyn Swain in the first round of Graham’s …

The Los Angeles Lakers plan to sign star guard Austin Reaves to a four-year, $185 million max contract, including a player option for the 2029-30 season, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Reaves, 28, declined his $14.9 million player option in favor of receiving a long-term extension. Reaves’ new $185 million deal is reportedly the richest contract for an undrafted player in …

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of New York’s biggest basketball heroes were second-round draft picks. Like Jalen Brunson, the guy marching through Manhattan with the Larry O’Brien Trophy in his arms last week during a joyous parade celebration. And Willis Reed, the guy who limped into Game 7 of the NBA Finals to lift the Knicks to their first championship. …

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s the third quarter of a late May game against the Valkyries and the Fever are looking to cap off a third-quarter rally that saw them overturn a seven-point deficit to take the lead. With 20 seconds remaining, a miscommunication by the Golden State defense allows Kelsey Mitchell to find Raven Johnson in the corner for a three …

The Oklahoma City Thunder were pushed into an unfortunate situation in 2019. Despite finishing in the top-3 of MVP voting and leading the team to a playoff appearance, Paul George wasn’t happy. George, reportedly due to his relationship with then-Thunder star Russell Westbrook, demanded a trade. Once Kawhi Leonard signed a free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, all the …

Sunrise/ Sunset/ Since the beginning it hasn’t changed yet/ People fly high begin to lose sight/ You can’t see very clearly when you’re in flight — “On Your Way Down” Allen Toussaint To be honest I didn’t pay much attention initially when Pat Kelsey was first asked Monday morning about not being invited to attend the NBA Draft. Advertisement He …

Winners The tanking teams After a season that featured multiple teams participating in the most egregious display of tanking in NBA history, Adam Silver responded by implementing new rules that will supposedly stop the tactic. However, those rules will not go into effect until next season, which means the biggest losers were the biggest winners on draft night. Advertisement The …

Before the NBA Draft, and after being taken by Memphis with the #3 pick, Cameron Boozer made it clear that he didn’t understand why he wasn’t seen by many as a likely #1 pick. He has a point, but let’s look at the other side of the argument. Advertisement Boozer is seen, somewhat unfairly, as not highly athletic. By conventional …

If I had a nickel for the amount of times a former Indiana men’s basketball star who wore No. 1 was involved in a blockbuster NBA trade… well I’d have two nickels. Kel’el Ware, who spent a single season with Indiana in 2023-24 before being selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of that year’s NBA Draft, has …

For the second time in the past four years, the Boston Celtics reportedly included Jaylen Brown in an offseason trade. And for the second time in the past four years, the trade didn’t go through. That could create a bit of an awkward situation between Brown and the organization that drafted him. After being involved in trade rumors for the …

What a difference a year makes. Following the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, Sean Marks faced, through a screen, bewildered media simply trying to make sense of what the hell had just happened. The Brooklyn Nets not only did not trade any of their five first-round picks, but, judging by consensus, reached on plenty of prospects. The first …

It’s the second day of the NBA Draft. Teams may be satisfied with their first round selections, but they have to follow it up with additional pieces to compliment their team. The Golden State Warriors made a splash selection grabbing Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg, a wing player who is seemingly ready to step in and contribute in the Bay Area. Advertisement …

The San Antonio Spurs doubled down on front-court depth after selecting Jayden Quaintance with the 20th overall pick. They traded up into the first round, acquiring the 26th pick from the Denver Nuggets for the 35th pick and two future second-rounders. With that pick, the Spurs took Tarris Reed Jr., a senior big man from UConn. Reed is a massive …

DENVER (AP) — The usually stoic Darryn Peterson couldn’t mask his feelings after being taken by Utah with the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night. His grandfather was crying. His mom was crying. So the Kansas standout got a little emotional, too. Advertisement “It was surreal,” Peterson said, “to hear my name.” Now, the real …

Dean Wade has long been the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ only real option on the wing. That once again proved true this season when they traded De’Andre Hunter in February. Only, this time, Wade actually stepped up? All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Advertisement Regular Season Stats Wade’s regular season was more of the same. We’ve come …

Good morning, BBN! Day 1 of the NBA Draft was a success, with so many kids realizing their childhood dreams. For Kentucky specifically, Jayden Quaintance was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 20th pick. Advertisement Despite the up-and-down story of his time at UK, I’m happy for the kid. He’s worked really hard to get to this point, …

Jayden Quaintance is a very talented basketball player. Need proof? Quaintance was drafted 20th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Draft Tuesday night, despite potentially needing a procedure that could sideline him for a good chunk of his rookie season. Advertisement Players have to have talent to be drafted into the NBA, so that tells you how …

The New York Knicks entered the 2026 NBA Draft with a first-round selection (No. 24 overall), but in a move we could see coming from the West Coast, they quickly shifted direction, moving out of the opening round through a series of trades that landed the franchise plenty of goodies. The Leon Rose-led front office executed three separate deals, ultimately …

With the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft completed, there is still plenty of talent on the board for teams selecting during day two of the event. Of course, while many of the big names have found homes with professional franchises, front offices have another evening of decisions to make during the second round. After several trades during night …

Few leaders in professional sports have more patience at the podium than Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. Stevens is typically verbose, fields more questions than is necessary, and goes into more depth than is required (while also being impressively articulate). But, on Tuesday night, just moments after the Celtics selected Houston forward Chris Cenac Jr. with the No. …

You’re telling me Leon Rose didn’t pick at No. 24 and instead decided to trade back multiple times to accumulate future second-round picks? No… it can’t be. He’d never do something like this… The Knicks entered Tuesday night with the 24th pick. They then traded back three different times (technically). They came out the other side with the No. 47 …

The first round of the NBA draft started quietly on Tuesday night with teams selecting players and keeping them at least through the first 12 spots. Then the trades started at No. 13 involving the teams that were part of the massive swap agreed to on Monday sending Giannis Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee to Miami. Advertisement That was the first of …

Before a draft pick was ever made, NBA commissioner Adam Silver laid out why this day was important for every franchise. “Every pick matters in the chase to become an NBA champion, and that pursuit begins tonight.” Advertisement For the Lakers, patience was key for this draft. After waiting hours, anticipation turned into action for the Lakers as they moved …

The 2026 NBA Draft will go down in the history books for the Utah Jazz. It really was a long time coming. Tonight, they selected their first top-2 pick since the 1980 Darrell Griffith selection. For weeks, there was a shakeup between the top-3. First, the Wizards-Jazz egregious mock trades (sorry, Ace is still ours, Wizards fans), then came the …

The Golden State Warriors used the 11th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Yaxel Lendeborg, a consensus first-team All-American who was viewed by most as second only to Cameron Boozer among collegiate players last year. So why did he fall all the way to No. 11? It’s fairly simple: his age. Lendeborg was a super senior who spent …