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Duke’s Cooper Flagg declares for NBA draft
Wooden Award winner and Duke freshman Cooper Flagg declared for the 2025 NBA Draft. ,He is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the June 25 draft in New York. Flagg made the announcement in a post to Instagram. ,"It was an incredible year, probably the best year of my life," Flagg said in a video. "I...
Israeli PG Ben Saraf declares for NBA draft
Projected first-round pick Ben Saraf of Israel announced Friday he is entering the 2025 NBA Draft.,"This is the right time for me," he told ESPN. "After playing against the highest levels of competition in European basketball, I am ready and excited for the draft.",The 6-foot-6 point guard is ranked...
Duke freshman Kon Knueppel declares for draft
Duke guard Kon Knueppel declared for the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday and will forgo his remaining eligibility.,The 6-foot-7 freshman averaged 14.4 points and shot 40.7 percent from 3-point range in 39 games this past season.,He was the Blue Devils' second-leading scorer behind fellow freshman and pr...
Michigan 7-footer Danny Wolf declares for NBA draft
Michigan junior forward Danny Wolf declared for the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday, forgoing his remaining eligibility.,The 7-footer averaged 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 blocks in 37 starts during his lone season with the Wolverines in 2024-25.,"This season exceeded all expectations,...
Houston G Milos Uzan to declare for NBA draft
Houston guard Milos Uzan will declare for the 2025 NBA Draft after helping the Cougars reach the NCAA Tournament final.,The 6-foot-4 junior's agent, Aman Dhesi of PNW Sports Group, confirmed the decision with ESPN on Sunday.,Uzan averaged 11.4 points, 4.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds and shot 42.8 perce...
Saint Joseph's big man Rasheer Fleming declares for NBA draft
Saint Joseph's big man Rasheer Fleming is entering the NBA draft, his agency, Klutch Sports, told ESPN on Friday.,The 6-foot-9 Fleming stepped up as a junior to average career highs of 14.7 points and 8.5 rebounds. He knocked down 39 percent of his 3-point attempts, making 62 after hitting 56 combin...
Georgia freshman F Asa Newell declares for NBA draft
Georgia big man Asa Newell is entering the 2025 NBA Draft, his representatives confirmed Wednesday to ESPN.,The 6-foot-11 freshman averaged 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds in 33 starts for the Bulldogs this season.,Newell is ranked as the No. 21 prospect in the ESPN draft projections.,Newell made the S...
SEC freshman of year Tre Johnson leaving Texas for NBA
Tre Johnson broke one of Kevin Durant's records at Texas. Now Johnson will follow Durant as players who spent just one year with the Longhorns before entering the NBA.,Johnson, the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the year, announced Tuesday he declaring for the draft.,The 6-foot-6 guard led th...
Michigan State G Jase Richardson to enter NBA draft
Michigan State freshman guard Jase Richardson announced Tuesday that he will enter the 2025 NBA Draft.,The projected lottery pick averaged 12.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in 36 games (15 starts) this season. He was named to the Big Ten's All-Freshman Team and helped the Spartans win the Big Ten champio...
BYU freshman Egor Demin declares for NBA draft
BYU freshman point guard Egor Demin announced Tuesday he will enter the 2025 NBA Draft.,He leaves the Cougars after 33 games and averages of 10.6 points, 5.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals.,Demin, a Moscow native, was selected to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.,He made the announcement on social...
BYU freshman Egor Demin to announce draft decision
BYU freshman point guard Egor Demin will announce Tuesday whether he will return to school or enter the 2025 NBA Draft.,ESPN reported that he will go the draft route, leaving the Cougars after 33 games and averages of 10.6 points, 5.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals.,Demin, a Moscow native, was...
Auburn G Tahaad Pettiford to explore NBA draft
Auburn freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford declared for the 2025 NBA Draft but will maintain his college eligibility, he told ESPN on Monday.,"I'm looking for an NBA team that values my skill set and sees my long-term potential," he said. "The right fit and organization that values me. I'll sit down wit...
UAB standout Yaxel Lendeborg transfers to Michigan, will test draft waters
Yaxel Lendeborg, listed by 247Sports as the No. 1 transfer player in the nation, has committed to Michigan.,The 247Sports transfer portal listings confirmed the move on Saturday. He spent the past two seasons at UAB after starting his career at the junior college level at Arizona Western.,Multiple o...
Wisconsin G John Blackwell enters NBA draft
Wisconsin guard John Blackwell declared for the NBA draft on Thursday after enjoying a solid sophomore season.,Blackwell said he would retain his college eligibility in case he decides to pull out of the draft.,"My goal has always been to play in NBA, and going through the process will take me one s...
Oklahoma G Jeremiah Fears to enter NBA Draft
Oklahoma freshman Jeremiah Fears will forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility and enter this year's NBA draft, he announced Wednesday on ESPN.,"I was lucky to walk into a great situation at Oklahoma with a lot of opportunity," Fears said on ESPN's "The Paul Finebaum Show." "I had great teammates and co...
Maybe Tanking Isn’t All That Bad for the NBA
With so many inept teams throughout the NBA, tanking is far from Adam Silver's biggest problem, which is all of these really bad teams with no reason to watch or care....
NBA draft scheduled for June 25-26 in Brooklyn
The 2025 NBA Draft is scheduled for June 25-26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the league announced Tuesday.,Coverage on both nights will begin at 8 p.m. ET.,The first round June 25 will air on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN app. The second round June 26 will be on ESPN and the ESPN app. ESPN Radio will...
Three Teams That Could Land NBA's No. 1 Pick: Where Will Cooper Flagg Be Drafted?
Cooper Flagg is widely expected to be the 2025 NBA Draft No. 1 overall pick, and these three teams will battle to tank hard enough to land the talented youngster out of Duke....
Bronny James Forced His Way To Los Angeles Lakers By Threatening to Play in Australia
Bronny James and Rich Paul reached a new low, threatening NBA teams to not draft Bronny in order to get him to Los Angeles....
NBA draft Round 2 features Bronny James to Lakers, multiple trades
The Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James to form a father-son duo with future Hall of Famer LeBron James in the most monumental second-round pick in recent NBA history Thursday.,The guard from Southern California will join a Lakers team that's hoping to convince LeBron James, 39, to finish his s...