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NBA Rumors: Bulls, Heat, Pacers, Nets, Jazz & Bucks Interested in Drafting Hamidou Diallo
One of the more interesting prospects in the 2017 NBA draft, if he doesn’t decide to “drop out” and return to college basketball, is Hamidou Diallo, who is drawing interest from quite a few teams, including the Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat.
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NBA Rumors: Knicks, 76ers, Timberwolves & Kings Interested in Drafting Dennis Smith Jr.
In one of the deepest drafts in recent memory (especially at the point guard position), Dennis Smith Jr. coming out of North Carolina State is trying to stand out. He’s gathering quite a lot of interest from teams, with the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings all interested in seeing him for a workout.
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Lakers, 76ers, Timberwolves, Suns, Nets & Pelicans – Who Should be Optimistic?
As this 2015-2016 NBA season gets closer to the very end, some teams get ready for postseason play while others are just crossing their fingers to land something in the draft although they might need something more. The Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans have been worse than the rest in varying degrees. How good is the future?
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NBA Rumors – Thon Maker is Trying to Break the Draft System
In an interesting challenge to the NBA trying to keep straight-out-high school players from the league, Thon Maker, a Sudanese-Australian basketball who plays high school ball in Canada, announced he plans to declare for the 2016 NBA Draft.
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20 Best Memes of the 2015 NBA Draft
As always, the butt of the joke on draft night, and of most memes, were the New York Knicks and their fans who weren’t very happy with Kristaps Porzingis being their fourth overall selection.
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All the Trades of Draft Day
There was promise for plenty of traded on the 2015 draft day but turns out Luke Ridnour getting moved around like some used piece of clothing was the most eventful thing besides mid-first round and second round picks getting traded. Usually they don’t really make a difference, although in a few years, we’re probably going to have a team or two feeling like they made a huge mistake by giving up on that one guy who ended up surprising everyone and making a huge difference.
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13 Recent NBA Draft Busts & the Players Teams Missed Out On
It’s hard to define what is a draft bust exactly, but guys like Hasheem Thabeet and Ekpe Udoh are easy to identify. It doesn’t help when just after these disastrous picks come in guys who end up being All-Stars or even more. For the worst hit and misses general managers have made in the NBA draft over the last few years, keep reading
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Interested in Drafting D’Angelo Russell Over Jahlil Okafor
It seems the consensus of sending Jahlil Okafor to the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick is broken, and there are those suggesting that it’s going to be D’Angelo Russell instead.
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Best NBA Draft Classes of All-Time
No one is going to say that the 2015 NBA Draft class is the greatest of all-time. But who knows, maybe in a decade or two, some will be comparing it to the great ones of 2003 (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade), 1996 (Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Allen Iverson) or even the mythical one of 1984 (Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Stockton, Charles Barkley)?
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NBA Rumors – Minnesota Timberwolves Already Told Karl-Anthony Towns They’re Drafting HIm
Not that it comes as any surprises, but Karl-Anthony Towns isn’t just projected to be drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves (number one overall). They’ve probably already told him he’s going to be.