Minnesota Selects Josh Okogie With The 20th Pick

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected guard Josh Okogie with the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Okogie shot 41 percent from the field as well as an efficient 38 percent from deep through 24 games at Georgia Tech last season. He was also solid on the defensive end, averaging nearly two steals as well […]

Philadelphia Selects Landry Shamet With 26th Pick

The Philadelphia 76ers have selected Wichita State point guard Landry Shamet with the 26th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. At 6-foot-5 with about a seven-foot wingspan, Shamet has great size for a point guard and was an elite three-point shooter over his college career. Shamet struggles with athleticism and has had some lingering […]

Atlanta Selects Kevin Huerter With 19th Pick

The Atlanta Hawks have selected guard Kevin Huerter with the 19th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Huerter averaged 12 points, five boards and three assists through 65 games as a Maryland Terrapin. The sophomore also shot 50 percent from the field in addition to an accurate 41 percent from deep. He has the […]

Lakers Choose Moritz Wagner With 25th Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers picked Michigan center Moritz Wagner with the 25th pick in the NBA Draft. Wagner can work as a stretch five for the Lakers who is capable of rebounding the ball -- he averaged 7.1 rebounds per game last season for the Wolverines -- but there are concerns about him on the […]

Portland Selects Anfernee Simmons With 24th Pick

The Portland Trail Blazers have selected Anfernee Simmons with the 24th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. Simmons was a fifth-year post-graduate student out of high school and passed up college offers to go pro. Simmons lacks size as a shooting guard but makes up for it with his quickness and ability to shake […]

Spurs Select Lonnie Walker With 18th Pick

The San Antonio Spurs have picked Miami guard Lonnie Walker with the 18th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. With Dejounte Murray as the starting point guard, Walker won't be asked to do too much on the defensive end or play with the ball in his hand much, allowing Walker to focus on his shooting. […]

Indiana Selects Aaron Holiday With 23rd Pick

The Indiana Pacers have selected the younger brother of Jrue Holiday, UCLA guard Aaron Holiday, with the 23rd pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. A. Holiday lead the PAC-12 in scoring with 20.3 points per game and dished out 5.8 assists per game as well. Holiday has the family blueprint and is capable ball-handler who […]

Milwaukee Grabs Donte DiVincenzo At 17th Overall

The Milwaukee Bucks have selected Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo with the 17th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. DiVincenzo boosted his draft stock with an incredible 31-point outburst off the bench in the 2018 NCAA Championship. DiVincenzo has potential to be a solid spot-up shooter in the NBA, but there have been concerns about his […]

Jazz Select Grayson Allen With 21st Pick

The Utah Jazz have selected guard Grayson Allen with the 21st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Allen played four seasons for the Blue Devils, with his sophomore season representing his peak. If his numbers from that season -- 21.6 points per game on 41.7 percent shooting from deep -- are a good barometer of […]

Clippers Select Jerome Robinson With The 13th Pick

The Los Angeles Clippers have picked Boston College guard Jerome Robinson with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Robinson was a prolific scorer in his final year at BC, averaging a robust 20.7 points per game on an efficient 48.5 percent from the field. The Clippers were in dire need of a […]

Charlotte Trades Down For Miles Bridges

The Charlotte Hornets have traded the 11th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, to the Clippers for the 12th pick, Michigan State forward Miles Bridges. Bridges was a 37.5 percent shooter from deep in two seasons for the Spartans, averaging 17 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Bridges is an excellent athlete who […]

Clippers Trade Up For Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

The Los Angeles Clippers have traded with the Charlotte Hornets for the 11th overall pick, Kentucky point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. With Patrick Beverley injured and Milos Teodosic rumored to be on his way out of Los Angeles, the Clippers had a need at the point guard position and picked a player who had been rising […]

Philadelphia Drops To 16th And Selects Zhaire Smith

The Philadelphia 76ers have traded with the Phoenix Suns for a 2021 first-round pick (via Miami) and the 16th overall pick of the NBA Draft, which they used to select Texas Tech guard Zhaire Smith. Smith is only 19 years old and led Texas Tech to an Elite Eight appearance with his impressive three-and-D ability. […]

Suns Trade Up For Mikal Bridges At 10th Overall

The Phoenix Suns have traded with the Philadelphia 76ers to move up and select Villanova forward Mikal Bridges with the 10th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. Bridges was a two-way stud at Villanova, shooting 43.5 percent from the three-point line and averaging over a steal and block per game in his senior year while […]

Wizards Pick Troy Brown With 15th Pick

The Washington Wizards have selected Oregon forward Troy Brown with the 15th pick in the NBA Draft. Brown, who averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game for the Ducks last season, is a good ball-handler but there are concerns about his jumper. He shot under 30 percent from three last season and […]

Nuggets Pick Michael Porter Jr. With The 14th Pick

The Denver Nuggets have added a high-upside rookie with the 14th pick in the NBA Draft, selecting Missouri forward Michael Porter Jr. After missing most of last season with a back injury, there were major question marks about his health, which led to Porter falling from his preseason status as a top-five pick to his […]

Orlando Selects Mohamed Bamba With Sixth Pick

The Orlando Magic have selected Texas center Mohamed Bamba with the No. 6 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Bamba, who set a record for the largest wingspan ever recorded at the NBA Combine, averaged 12.9 points and 10.5 rebounds in his one season as a Longhorn while also blocking 3.7 shots per game. Bamba […]

Hawks Move Back To Draft Trae Young At Fifth Overall

The Atlanta Hawks have traded the third overall pick with the Dallas Mavericks for the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft and a 2019 protected first-round pick. With the fifth pick, Atlanta has selected breakout Oklahoma point guard Trae Young. With speculation of current point guard Dennis Schroder on his way out of […]

Dallas Trades Up For Luka Doncic

The Dallas Mavericks have traded the fifth overall pick and a future first-round pick to the Hawks for the third overall pick in this year's NBA Draft, guard Luka Doncic. Doncic, who was thought of by many as the best player in this year's draft class, will play next to Dennis Smith Jr. in a […]

Knicks Pick Kevin Knox Ninth Overall

The New York Knicks have selected Kentucky small forward Kevin Knox ninth overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. Knox, who averaged 15.6 points per game at Kentucky, is a proven scorer with a seven-foot wingspan and has potential as a two-way player in the NBA. His lack of peripheral stats and his 34.4 percent shooting […]

Cleveland Selects Collin Sexton With Eighth Pick

The Cleveland Cavaliers have selected Alabama point guard Collin Sexton with the eighth pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. After trading Kyrie Irving to Boston before the 2017 season, the Cavaliers were in need of a point guard with upside, and they'll hope that they've gotten that in Sexton. Sexton averaged 19.2 points per game […]

Bulls Select Wendell Carter Jr. With Seventh Pick

The Chicago Bull have selected Duke center Wendell Carter Jr. with the seventh pick in the NBA Draft. Carter played one season for the Blue Devils, where he averaged 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game. Carter made 41.3 percent of his three-point attempts in college on 1.2 attempts per game. Like with […]

Grizzlies Take Jaren Jackson Jr. Fourth Overall

Jaren Jackson, Jr. was drafted fourth by the Memphis Grizzlies. Jackson has been labeled the most complete big man in the draft. Jackson is more skilled on offense than Mo Bamba and is a better defender than Marvin Bagley III and DeAndre Ayton. He is one of only 10 players since 1992 to post a […]

Kings Select Marvin Bagley III Second Overall

The Sacramento Kings have selected Duke forward/center Marvin Bagley III with the second pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. Bagley earned ACC Player of the Year honors with averages of 21.0 points and 11.1 rebounds per game while shooting 61.4 percent from the field. Bagley is an extremely athletic big that will replace aging big […]

Phoenix Selects DeAndre Ayton With First Pick In The NBA Draft

The Phoenix Suns have selected Arizona center DeAndre Ayton with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. Ayton averaged 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds per game during one season with the Wildcats and shot 34.3 percent from deep. There are questions about his defensive abilities, but Ayton should immediately slide into the starting center […]

Dewayne Dedmon Exercises Player Option

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon has exercised his player option for the 2018-2019 NBA season, Yahoo Sports' Shams Charania reports. Dedmon, who started in 46 of the 62 games he played in last season, is coming off his best season in the league. He averaged 10 points and 7.9 rebounds per game last year for […]

Dwight Howard Traded To Brooklyn

Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has been traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for center Timofey Mozgov. In addition to acquiring Mozgov, Charlotte will also receive two second-round draft picks and cash. Howard saw a significant increase in production in his lone year as a Hornet, averaging 16.6 points, 12.5 boards and nearly two […]

LeBron James Cannot Lead Team To Game 4 Win

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James left it all on the floor in Game 4 as his team got swept for the second time in his 15-year career. James took only 13 shots in this one, recording 23 points while dishing out eight assists and hauling in seven rebounds with six turnovers in 41 minutes. It […]

J.R. Smith Records 10 Points In Game 4

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard/small forward J.R. Smith scored all 10 of his points in the first half as his club got swept in the finals to end their season. Smith converted 3-for-8 from the floor and played some excellent defense throughout this game on Kevin Durant to contain the superstar to just 20 points. We […]

Rodney Hood Fills The Stat Sheet

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard/small forward Rodney Hood was able to do a little bit of everything off the bench for his club. Hood struggled from the floor, going 4-for-14 en route to 10 points and was able to chip in eight rebounds with two steals and a block. Hood came to life in the series' […]