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Nets Take Day’Ron Sharpe At 29
With the 29th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets — who acquired the picks from the Suns in a deal that sent Landry Shamet to Phoenix — have selected North Carolina center Day'Ron Sharpe. Last season, Sharpe averaged 9.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game. He's an athletic big and […]
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Sixers Draft Jaden Springer
With the 28th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Phladelphia 76ers have selected Tennessee guard Jaden Springer. Last season, Springer averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 43.5 prcent from three. He'll provide the Sixers with some useful bench scoring, but it's really hard to know what […]
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Nets Take Cam Thomas At 27
With the 27th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets have selected LSU guar Cam Thomas. Thomas showed a knack for scoring with LSU last season, averaging 23.0 points per game, though he shot just 40.6 percent. That efficiency should rise in Brooklyn though, as Thomas will be surrounded by James Harden, Kevin […]
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Nuggets Draft Bones Hyland
With the 26th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets have drafted VCU guard Bones Hyland. The Atlantic-10 Player of the Year, Hyland is a great scorer who can hit the three but can also score inside. There are concerns about his strength, but Denver is a great landing spot for Hyland, who'll […]
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Knicks Take Quentin Grimes At 25
With the 25th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks have selected Houston guard Quentin Grimes, who started his college career at Kansas before transferring and spending two seasons with the Cougars. Last year, Grimes fulfilled the promise he'd long had, averaging 17.8 points on 40.6 percent shooting while also connecting on […]
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Rockets Use 24th Pick On Josh Christopher
With the 24th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets have selected Arizona State guard Josh Christopher. A favorite of NBA Draft Twitter, Christopher averaged 14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game last season. He shot just 30.2 percent from three, but he's a good at making tough shots. Of course, […]
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Rockets Take Usman Garuba With 23rd Pick
With the 23rd pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets have drafted Real Madrid center Usman Garuba. This is the second international big taken by Houston in this draft after they traded up for Alperen Sengun. You can argue that both players were steals based on their upside, and if this works for […]
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Wizards Draft Isaiah Jackson, Trade Him For Aaron Holiday
With the 22nd pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards selected Kentucky center Isaiah Jackson, then traded Jackson to the Indiana Pacers for guard Aaron Holiday. It's a weird trade for the Wizards, who acquire a player who averaged 7.2 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game last year for the Pacers. […]
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Clippers Trade Up For Keon Johnson
The Los Angeles Clippers have traded up in the 2021 NBA Draft, acquiring New York's No. 21 pick and using it on Tennessee wing Keon Johnson. Johnson is a great athlete who averaged 1.1 steals per game last year and can block shots as well. Defense is how he'll make his living in the NBA, […]
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Hawks Take Jalen Johnson With 20th Pick
With the No. 20 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks have selected former Duke forward Jalen Johnson, who made waves when he opted out of college basketball during last season. In the 13 games he played, Johnson averaged 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, plus added on 1.2 blocks and 1.2 […]
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Charlotte Trades For 19th Pick, Takes Kai Jones
The Charlotte Hornets have traded a future first-round pick to the New York Knicks. In return, the Hornets netted the 19th pick in this year's NBA Draft, which the team used on Texas center Kai Jones. Jones is an incredibly athletic big, though he wasn't super productive for the Longhorns last season, averaging 8.8 points […]
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Thunder Take Tre Mann With 18th Pick
With the 18th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder have selected Florida guard Tre Mann. This might have been a bit of a reach, but Mann shot 40.2 percent from three last year while averaging 16.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, as well as adding 1.4 steals per […]
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Pelicans Take Trey Murphy At 17
With the No. 17 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans have traded Virginia guard Trey Murphy. Murphy's NBA game is all about shooting, as he shot 43.4 percent from three last season and 92.7 percent from the foul line. Murphy's ability to shoot off the catch should help him find early […]
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Rockets Trade Up For Alperen Sengun
The Houston Rockets have traded up in the 2021 NBA Draft, sending two lottery-protected future firsts to the Thunder for the No. 16 pick. With that pick, Houston selected Turkey's Alperen Sengun, one of the most interesting prospects in this class. Sengun was dominant at times in Turkey last year, averaging 19.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, […]
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Kings Take Davion Mitchell At Pick 9
With the No. 9 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings have selected Baylor guard Davion Mitchell. The 22-year-old is a bit of a risk because of his age, but he was incredibly productive for the Bears last year, averaging 14.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. Arguably the […]
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Warriors Use No. 7 Pick On Jonathan Kuminga
There's still a chance that the Warriors trade this pick later in the night, but for now, the Golden State Warriors are using the No. 7 pick on G League Ignite forward Jonathan Kuminga. Probably the most physical wing player in this draft, Kuminga can do some ball-handling and is an explosive player in transition. […]
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Magic Take Jalen Suggs At Pick 5
With the No. 5 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic have selected Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs. A surprising pick because virtually everyone expected Suggs to be taken by the Raptors with the fourth pick, the Magic get a potentially elite guard who some analysts had ranked as high as second on their […]
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Russell Westbrook Traded To Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards have officially agreed to a trade that will send guard Russell Westbrook to the Lakers for a package that includes Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and the No. 22 pick in this year's draft. The former NBA MVP will join a Lakers team that also includes LeBron […]
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Rockets Use No. 2 Pick On Jalen Green
With the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets have selected Jalen Green, who spent the 2020-21 season playing in the G League for the Ignite team. Green should end up playing either the two or the three for Houston and gives the team an explosive perimeter threat who averaged 18.7 […]
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Cade Cunningham Picked First Overall
The Detroit Pistons have done what's been expected for weeks: drafted Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. A potential generational player, Cunningham is able to do essentially everything on the basketball court. Last season for the Cowboys, Cunningham averaged 20.1 points per game on 43.8 percent […]
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Lakers Nearing Trade For Russell Westbrook
The Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards are reportedly deep in talks to send Wizards guard Russell Westbrook to the Lakers for a package that would include Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and a first round pick. The deal isn't official yet and things could potentially fall apart still, but it sounds more and […]
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Cowboys Think Dak Prescott Can Return In A Few Days
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott strained his shoulder in training camp, but the team is optimistic that Prescott can return after a few days rest. Locked in as the team's starting quarterback for the foreseeable future, there's no reason to push things with Prescott, especially with him coming off of an ankle injury last season. […]
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Marquise Brown Leaves Field Early
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown left the field early in practice on Thursday and was seen having his legs stretched out by a team trainer. Luke Jones of WNST reports that it "didn't look to be anything serious," but noted there is "no reason to push it so early in camp, especially with Lamar […]
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Will Fuller "Dealing With Something"
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller left practice early on Wednesday and does not appear to be practicing Thursday, as head coach Brian Flores says that Fuller is "dealing with something." Normally, some slight injury this early in camp wouldn't be a huge concern, but Fuller has a history of injuries, especially when it comes […]
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Chris Herndon Working With Second Unit
New York Jets tight end Chris Herndon has been working primarily with the second unit at camp, with Tyler Kroft and Ryan Griffin getting time with the starting offense. Herndon has been a popular breakout candidate for a few years now, but after playing in all 16 games last year and finishing with 31 catches […]
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Corey Davis, Jamison Crowder, Keelan Cole Working As Starters
The New York Jets are using Corey Davis, Jamison Crowder, and Keelan Cole as their starting receivers so far in training camp, while second-year receiver Denzel Mims works with the second team. Davis and Crowder aren't surprises, but that fight to be the other receiver on the field when the Jets go with three wides […]
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Texans Sign Jordan Veasy
Following Wednesday's trade that sent Randall Cobb to Green Bay, the Houston Texans have made another move at wide receiver, signing free agent Jordan Veasy. Veasy has bounced around training camps and practice squads since 2018, but has never appeared in an NFL game. It would be surprising to see that change in 2021, as […]
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Henry Ruggs III Gains 13 Pounds
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III has arrived in camp weighing 13 pounds more than he did last season, seemingly in an effort to help Ruggs become a more physical receiver. Ruggs, the first receiver drafted last season, wasn't great as a rookie, catching 26 passes for 452 yards and two touchdowns. Drafted […]
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Jalen Richard, Theo Riddick Placed On COVID List
Las Vegas Raiders running backs Jalen Richard and Theo Riddick have been placed on the league's reserve/COVID-19 list, which will keep both out of training camp for the time being. With Kenyan Drake on the non-football injury list, the Raiders are left with just one of their top four backs at camp in Josh Jacobs. […]
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Kenyan Drake On Non-Football Injury List
The Las Vegas Raiders have placed running back Kenyan Drake on the non-football Injury list. It's unclear what exactly the Drake injury is, but with it still being early in camp, there's plenty of time for Drake to get healthy and return to practice. This Raiders backfield is an interesting one this season, as Josh […]
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