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With LaMelo Ball, James Wiseman and Anthony Edwards off to the NBA, teams can fully shift their attention to next year’s highly touted prospects, which is widely expected to be a banner crop with star power that significantly exceeds that of the 2020 class. We’ve been studying this group closely for the better parts of […]
Unable to secure a plan with Canadian health officials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Toronto Raptors will call Tampa, Florida home to begin the 2020-21 NBA season, the team announced Friday, "We commit to continuing our work together, planning for a safe return to play in Toronto," team president Masai Ujiri said in a statement. […]
The NBA is investigating a reported trade between the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings that may have violated league’s anti-tampering rules, two people with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. They requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation. On Monday, two days before Wednesday’s NBA draft, ESPN […]
James Wiseman couldn’t hold back tears. Neither could Obi Toppin, Tyrese Maxey, Onyeka Okongwu, R.J. Hampton, Cole Anthony, Aaron Nesmith or Tyrell Terry. “Man, I would just have to bust out in tears because I've been through a lot of adversity in my life,” said Wiseman, who missed almost all of his freshman season at Memphis […]
Trying to evaluate a draft in the immediate aftermath is impossible really. It takes at least a few years to begin to be able to assess a class and even longer to truly know just how good it is. But that's never stopped fans and pundits from making snap judgements. We love to debate winners […]
Who won the 2020 NBA draft? After the top three picks went off the board in the predicted order — Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), James Wiseman (Golden State Warriors) and LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets) — the draft started to see some surprise picks later on. Which teams get an A grade? What were the biggest […]
In any normal year, NBA draft picks walk to the stage after being selected and receive a hat from a league staffer before shaking hands with the commissioner and posing for photos. With this year's draft going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there weren't any photo-ops onstage with Adam Silver. So how did draft picks get […]
Who are the biggest winners and losers from the first round of the 2020 NBA draft? The top three picks — Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), James Wiseman (Golden State Warriors) and LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets) — went as expected, without any big trades shaking up the top of the draft. But there were still plenty […]
The 2020 NBA draft will be remembered as a painful one for critics of LaVar Ball. Sorry, haters, but on Wednesday, Ball made history. He became the only man to have sons picked in the Top 5 of the NBA draft. LaMelo Ball, LaVar’s youngest son, was taken by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 3 […]
Five months later than it was originally scheduled, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Anthony Edwards with the first pick of the 2020 NBA draft Wednesday night. Edwards, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound guard from Atlanta who spent his lone collegiate season at Georgia, joins a young Timberwolves core led by star center Karl-Anthony Towns and point guard D’Angelo […]