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- • 88%Featuredbleacherreport.com 2024 NBA Draft Selections: Tracking the Full List of Picks and Results
The Atlanta Hawks own the No. 1 overall pick for one of the most uncertain and unpredictable NBA drafts in recent memory. For the first time ever, the 2024…
Posted the top 10 separately but here’s the link for the rest since I’m having some trouble posting.
2nd round now live.
Completed picks so far
- Atlanta Hawks: Zaccharie Risacher | 6-9 forward | JL Bourg
- Washington Wizards: Alexandre Sarr 7-0 forward/center | Perth Wildcats
- Houston Rockets (via Nets): Reed Sheppard | 6-2 guard | Kentucky
- San Antonio Spurs: Stephon Castle | 6-6 guard/wing | Connecticut
- Detroit Pistons: Ron Holland | 6-7 wing/forward | G League Ignite
- Charlotte Hornets: Tidjane Salaun | 6-9 forward | Cholet
- Portland Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan | 7-2 center | Connecticut
- Minnesota Timberwolves (via Spurs, Raptors): Robert Dillingham | 6-1 guard | Kentucky
- Memphis Grizzlies: Zach Edey | 7-4 center | Purdue
- Utah Jazz: Cody Williams | 6-7 wing | Colorado
- Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis | 6-9 forward | G League Ignite
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via Rockets): Nikola Topić | 6-6 guard | Mega
- Sacramento Kings: Devin Carter | 6-2 guard | Providence
- Washington Wizards (via Trail Blazers, Warriors): Carlton "Bub" Carrington | 6-4 guard | Pittsburgh
- Miami Heat: Kel'el Ware | 7-0 center | Indiana
- Philadelphia 76ers: Jared McCain | 6-2 guard | Duke
- Los Angeles Lakers: Dalton Knecht | 6-5 wing | Tennessee
- Orlando Magic: Tristan da Silva | 6-8 wing | Colorado
- Toronto Raptors (via Pacers): Ja'Kobe Walter | 6-4 wing | Baylor
- Cleveland Cavaliers: Jaylon Tyson | 6-6 wing | California
- New Orleans Pelicans: Yves Missi | 6-11 center | Baylor
- Denver Nuggets (via Suns): DaRon Holmes | 6-9 center | Baylor
- Milwaukee Bucks: A.J. Johnson | 6-4 guard | Ilawarra Hawks
- Washington Wizards (via Knicks):Kyshawn George | 6-7 wing | Miami (Fla.)
- New York Knicks (via Mavericks): Pacǒme Dadiet | 6-8 wing | Ratiopharm Ulm
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via Knicks, Wizards, Clippers): Dillon Jones | 6-5 wing | Weber State
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Terrence Shannon Jr. | 6-6 wing | Illinois
- Phoenix Suns (via Nuggets): Ryan Dunn | 6-6 wing | Virginia
- Utah Jazz (via Thunder): Isaiah Collier | 6-3 guard | USC
- Boston Celtics: Baylor Scheierman | 6-6 wing | Creighton
31\. Toronto Raptors: Jonathan Mogbo | 6-6 forward/center | San Francisco
32\. Utah Jazz: Kyle Filipowski | 6-11 forward/center | Duke
33\. Milwaukee Bucks: Tyler Smith | 6-9 forward/center | G League Ignite
34\. New York Knicks: Tyler Kolek | 6-1 guard | Marquette
35\. Indiana Pacers (from Spurs): Johnny Furphy | 6-8 wing | Kansas
36\. San Antonio Spurs (from Pacers): Juan Núñez | 6-4 guard | Ratiopharm Ulm
37\. Detroit Pistons (from Timberwolves): Bobi Klintman | 6-9 forward | Cairns Taipans
38\. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Knicks):Ajay Mitchell | 6-3 guard | UC-Santa Barbara
39\. Memphis Grizzlies: Jaylen Wells | 6-7 wing | Washington State
40\. Phoenix Suns (from Knicks via Thunder): Oso Ighodaro | 6-10 center | Marquette
41\. Philadelphia 76ers: Adem Bona | 6-8 center | UCLA
42\. Charlotte Hornets: K.J. Simpson | 6-0 guard | Colorado
43\. Atlanta Hawks (from Heat): Nikola Djurišić | 6-7 wing | Mega
44\. Miami Heat (from Hawks via Rockets): Pelle Larsson | 6-5 wing | Arizona
45\. Toronto Raptors (from Kings): Jamal Shead | 6-0 guard | Houston
46\. LA Clippers: Cam Christie | 6-5 wing | Minnesota
47\. New Orleans Pelicans (from Magic):Antonio Reeves | 6-5 wing | Kentucky
48\. San Antonio Spurs: Harrison Ingram | 6-5 wing | North Carolina
49\. Indiana Pacers: Tristen Newton | 6-3 guard | Connecticut
50\. Indiana Pacers: Enrique Freeman | 6-7 forward | Akron
51\. Dallas Mavericks (from Knicks via Suns, Wizards): Melvin Ajinca | 6-7 wing | Saint-Quentin
52\. Golden State Warriors (from Thunder via Blazers, Warriors): Quinten Post | 7-0 center | Boston College
53\. Memphis Grizzlies (from Timberwolves via Pistons): Cam Spencer | 6-3 guard | Connecticut
54\. Boston Celtics: Anton Watson | 6-8 wing | Gonzaga
55\. Los Angeles Lakers: Bronny James | 6-2 guard | USC
56\. New York Knicks (from Suns): Kevin McCullar Jr. | 6-5 wing | Kansas
57\. Toronto Raptors (from Grizzlies via Timberwolves): Ulrich Chomche | 7-0 center | NBA Africa Academy
58\. New York Knicks (from Mavericks): Ariel Hukporti | 6-11 center | Melbourne United
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- • 88%bleacherreport.com NBA Announces Rule Change to Expand Replay on Out of Bounds Calls for 2024-25 Season
The NBA announced Tuesday that it is expanding instant replay rules for the 2024-25 season as they relate to out-of-bounds calls, according to ESPN's Tim…
> Per Bontemps, the new rules will allow for officials to review whether a foul should have been called on an out-of-bounds play. That means that even if a replay shows the ball going off a certain team's player and out of bounds, the other team won't gain possession if it is determined they committed a foul on the play.
> Bontemps added that the rule changed was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on Tuesday, and commissioner Adam Silver will further explain the changes later in the day following the meetings.
- • 88%bleacherreport.com Evan Fournier Agrees to 2-Year, $4M+ Olympiacos Contract After 12 NBA Seasons
After 12 seasons in the NBA, veteran guard Evan Fournier plans to continue his basketball career elsewhere. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Monday…
- • 100%bleacherreport.com T.J. McConnell, Pacers Agree to $45M Contract Extension Ahead of 2024 NBA Season
The Indiana Pacers have agreed to a long-term contract with reserve guard and playoff star T.J. McConnell. McConnell's agents, Mark Bartelstein and Andy…
> McConnell's agents, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski their client will sign a four-year, $45 million deal with the Pacers.
> Combined with the $9 million remaining on his current deal, McConnell will earn $54 million over the next five seasons.
- • 93%bleacherreport.com Steph to Sign $62.6M Extension
"Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has agreed on a one-year, $62.6 million extension that’ll keep him under contract through the 2026-2027 season, his agent Jeff Austin of Octagon tells ESPN. https://t.co/XdxeevrbIC" via Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
> Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has agreed on a one-year, $62.6 million extension that’ll keep him under contract through the 2026-2027 season, his agent Jeff Austin of Octagon tells ESPN.
- • 75%www.theverge.com ESPN’s new ‘Where to Watch’ service is a TV Guide for sports streaming
A small step toward sanity for sports fans everywhere
- • 100%bleacherreport.com Video: Bulls' Lonzo Ball Plays 5-on-5 amid Knee Injury Recovery Before NBA Season
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball continued his journey back to the NBA court on Tuesday by playing some 5-on-5 during open runs in Los Angeles. Ball has…
Hope he’s able to play again, felt like he was just finding a good niche with the bulls.
> Ball has been out since January 2021 with a left knee injury and has since had three knee procedures, per K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago.
> He had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in January 2022 before having an arthroscopic debridement of his left knee in September 2022. Cartilage transplant surgery followed in March 2023.
> But there's certainly optimism for hope that Ball can return in 2024-25. Namely, he provided it with these comments to TMZ Sports.
- • 92%www.pbs.org WATCH: NBA coach Steve Kerr tells Trump ‘night night’ at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
“As a coach and former player, as a husband, a son, a father, even a grandfather, and as an American, I believe in a certain kind of leadership. I believe leaders must display dignity. I believe that leaders must tell the truth,” Kerr said.
- • 91%bleacherreport.com NBA Schedule 2024-25: League Releases Official Regular-Season Slate
The Boston Celtics will raise their championship banner on Oct. 22 when they host the New York Knicks in the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season. The league…
Oct. 22: Start of the regular season
Nov. 12: Emirates NBA Cup begins
Dec. 14: NBA Cup semifinals
Dec. 17: NBA Cup championship
Feb. 6: NBA trade deadline (3 p.m. ET)
Feb. 14-16: All-Star Weekend
April 13: Final day of regular season
April 15-18: NBA Play-In Tournament
April 19: NBA Playoffs begin
- bleacherreport.com NBA Rumors: Joe Harris Retires After 10-Year Career with Nets, Cavs, Pistons
Joe Harris is retiring from basketball after a 10-year NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons, according to Shams Charania…
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- • 93%www.nytimes.com Curry leads U.S. men past France for fifth straight Olympic gold
Curry drained four crucial 3-pointers inside of 3 minutes to go, including the likely game-clincher with 33 seconds left.
Gold: USA
Silver: France
Bronze: Serbia
- • 100%bleacherreport.com Every NBA Roster's Best Kept Secret for 2024-25 Season
True diehard NBA fans know their favorite squad up, down and sideways. Those "us vs. them" one-team loyalists won't find any secrets here because, for…
Some of these are a bit of a reach but thought it was an interesting article.
- • 86%www.theguardian.com ‘Godlike’ Curry saves USA from seismic Olympic basketball shock at hands of Serbia
The US men’s basketball team nearly suffered a huge shock on Thursday night as they narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of Serbia in the semi-final of the Paris Olympics
- • 66%www.nytimes.com NBA's Christmas slate to feature Lakers-Warriors, Spurs-Knicks
There will be five games showcasing the league's biggest stars on the holiday.
> The lineup for the holiday during the 2024-25 season, according to league sources, is as follows:
*San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks
*Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks
*Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
*Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
*Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
Alright guys this sub is a little dead and to bring a little discussion here I thought it would be fun to make some predications for next season!
MVP : Shai
DPOY : AD
MIP : Victor Wembayama
COTY : Redick
6MOY : Reid repeats
Champion : Thunder
I also predict the Nuggets will have a troubling season if no trades are made. Losing KCP and replacing him with Westbrook is going to be disastrous unless Braun really steps it up.
What’s some of your fun, realistic or even wild takes?
- bleacherreport.com Report: Lauri Markkanen, Jazz Agree to 5-Year, $238M Contract amid NBA Trade Rumors
Lauri Markkanen will continue to call Salt Lake City home for the time being. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Markkanen and the Utah Jazz have agreed…
> The Jazz can't trade Markkanen for six months after re-signing him thanks to the collective bargaining agreement. If he had signed on Tuesday, Utah could've moved him on the day of the 2025 trade deadline (Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. ET). Doing so from Wednesday means he's locked in for the entire 2024-25 season.
- • 90%bleacherreport.com Charles Barkley Reaffirms Exclusive Long-Term Commitment to TNT Sports
Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has reaffirmed his commitment to TNT Sports. Barkley and Luis Silberwasser, Chairman and CEO of TNT Sports, made the…
Sounds like they’ll follow through with his contract so he’ll stay.
If they don’t end up successful in suing the NBA for the Amazon package he’ll be on covering other things.
- • 100%www.nytimes.com Markkanen, Jazz expected to reach extension
Utah held trade conversations surrounding the 27-year-old forward this offseason, most notably with the Warriors.
> The deal will come via a renegotiation-and-extend, using the Jazz’s $33 million of open salary-cap space. League sources said Markkanen’s deal is projected to be worth upwards of $200 million over five years.
> For Markkanen and Utah, this is a landscape-altering deal, keeping him off the trade market for a full season and out of 2025 free agency where he currently would have been the No. 1 available player.
> The Jazz held Markkanen trade conversations with several serious suitors over the last month, including the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. The Warriors made the most aggressive offer, centered around Moses Moody, multiple first-round picks, pick swaps and second-rounders, team sources from both sides said. Utah wanted Brandin Podziemski in any theoretical deal. The Warriors were protective of Podziemski in the Markkanen conversation and a few other leaguewide trade proposals this summer, league sources said.
- • 100%www.nytimes.com Silver says NBA could soon expand to Europe
Adam Silver said Friday that the NBA is considering its next move.
> The NBA has had discussions about starting its own basketball league in Europe. Commissioner Adam Silver told the Associated Press on Friday that the NBA is considering its next move on the continent and is weighing whether to start an annual tournament or league.
> It is not yet clear how far along the NBA is in its planning. Silver said that the NBA is not in a place where it will “transform a league structure in the short term.” But talks about a league have gone far enough that it has recently been a topic of discussion in European basketball circles. The league has been working with financial firm, The Raine Group, to explore its opportunities in Europe.
- • 100%bleacherreport.com Gordon Hayward Retires After 14 NBA Seasons: 'It's Been an Incredible Ride'
Veteran forward Gordon Hayward is retiring from the NBA after 14 seasons, he announced Thursday on social media. Hayward, 34, split the 2023-24 season between…
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Hibs has a YouTube channel. It’s not too bad!
- • 100%bleacherreport.com Russell Westbrook, Nuggets Agree to 2-Year, $6.8M Contract with Player Option
Russell Westbrook and the Denver Nuggets have agreed to a contract following his trade from the Los Angeles Clippers and buyout by the Utah Jazz. Shams…
> Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported the news Friday, noting the deal has a player option for the second season.
- • 100%www.nytimes.com Charles Barkley to entertain deals if TNT doesn't honor contract
Barkley said he planned to retire during the NBA Finals, but said he would be “stupid” not to listen to offers from ESPN, NBC and Amazon.
> Charles Barkley will either remain with TNT Sports on his 10-year, $210 million contract or he will listen to offers from ESPN, NBC and Amazon Prime Video as he reconsiders retirement, he told *The Athletic *on Friday.
> “My deal is 10 years, $210 million,” Barkley said in a phone interview. “Turner has to come to me ASAP and they have to guarantee my whole thing or they can offer me a pay cut, which there is no chance of that happening and I’ll be (a) free agent.
> “My thing was, ‘Wait, y’all f— up, I didn’t f— up, why do I have to take a pay cut?”
> Barkley said Johnson won’t go to a new network, while he has not checked in on O’Neal’s or Smith’s plans. The Athletic was told from sources briefed on the other networks’ plans that they could offer to let Barkley and the full crew, including Johnson, the chance to remain in Atlanta and do the same show.
- • 97%bleacherreport.com Charles Barkley Releases Statement
"Charles Barkley, legendary TNT Inside the NBA Analyst, releases statement https://t.co/oP3depz9xd" via Bleacher Report on Twitter
- www.nytimes.com NBA announces $77 billion deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon
When the current agreements were signed a decade ago, streaming was on the horizon, but not part of the deals.
> The NBA announced new 11-year TV deals with incumbent ESPN and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video, rejecting TNT Sports’ right to match, which could lead to a legal battle between the network and the league, according to sources briefed on the deal.
> The forthcoming agreements with ESPN, NBC and Amazon are not set to begin until the 2025-26 season, meaning TNT could go into this season, its final under its current contract, with the specter of suing the league it is covering.
> The agreements, announced Wednesday, also include the WNBA, which is expected to receive a total of $2.2 billion over 11 years.
> TNT Sports, according to sources briefed on the matter, has honed its sights on Amazon’s streaming-only agreement, which includes the playoffs, six conference finals, the In-Season Tournament and regular season action. Amazon’s deal is for around $1.93 billion per year, according to sources briefed on the precise numbers. Amazon will also continue to air the WNBA.
> “Warner Bros. Discovery’s most recent proposal did not match the terms of Amazon Prime Video’s offer and, therefore, we have entered into a long-term arrangement with Amazon,” the NBA said in a statement.
- bleacherreport.com NBA Rumors: Tom Thibodeau, Knicks Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension Through 2027-28
The New York Knicks have fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after three seasons, according to <b>SOURCE</b>. <b>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</b> Thibodeau was hired by...
- • 85%bleacherreport.com Andrew Nembhard Signs $59M Pacers Contract; Updated Salary Cap in 2024 Free Agency
The Indiana Pacers and guard Andrew Nembhard have agreed to a three-year, $59 million extension, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported. The contract is the…
- • 100%www.nytimes.com TNT to match Amazon's media rights deal with NBA
The NBA is expected to decline TNT Sports' right to simply take the agreed upon Amazon package, sources briefed on the NBA's plans said.
> TNT Sports has informed the NBA it plans to use its matching rights to continue broadcasting the league games. The network is targeting the 11-year package signed by Amazon Prime Video, sources briefed on the move said.
> While TNT has the contractual right to match an offer, per its current contract, the NBA is expected to decline the network’s right to take the agreed-upon Amazon package, sources briefed on the NBA’s plans said. The league’s preference is to honor the $1.8 billion per year contract it agreed to with Amazon.
- • 100%www.nytimes.com Hauser, Celtics agree to fully-guaranteed 4-year, $45 million extension
Hauser has been one of Boston’s best development projects in recent memory.
- • 100%www.nytimes.com Cavs, Evan Mobley agree to 5-year extension
The deal could be worth up to $269 million, a league source confirmed Saturday.
- apnews.com James hits game winner with 8 seconds left, US avoids upset and escapes South Sudan 101-100
LeBron James saved the U.S. from a stunning loss. James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the go-ahead basket, and the U.S.
- apnews.com Lakers shut down Bronny James after back-to-back promising performances
Bronny James was a spectator on Saturday. The Los Angeles Lakers determined they have seen all they need out of the NBA’s most talked-about rookie.