Daily Archives: July 25, 2022

How Warriors’ Klay Thompson helped James Wiseman through injury rehab

How Klay helped Wiseman through difficult rehab process originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea James Wiseman is ready to play meaningful minutes again, but with a little help from his friends. The Warriors’ No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft missed all of last season rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and being sidelined for an …

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Minnesota adds freshman forward Betts after reclassification

MINNEAPOLIS — Freshman forward Kadyn Betts will join Minnesota for the upcoming basketball season, after he moved up his high school graduation. The Gophers announced Betts’ reclassification on Monday. The 6-foot-8 product of Pueblo, Colorado, was originally a 2023 recruit. Betts averaged 22.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game and led the state in double-doubles. He was a …

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Kentucky basketball recruiting: Justin Edwards, nation’s No. 2 prospect, commits to Wildcats on CBS Sports HQ

Kentucky landed a huge commitment Monday, when five-star wing Justin Edwards picked the Wildcats over Tennessee live on CBS Sports HQ. Ranked the No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, Edwards is UK’s third top-30 commitment of the class and second-five star pledge along with guard Robert Dillingham. Amid the reclassification of No. 1 overall prospect …

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Jaylen Brown makes cryptic tweet after Kevin Durant trade rumors

While the trade market for Kevin Durant has been at a slow crawl, however there are now rumors that the Boston Celtics are pursuing the disgruntled forward. The slashing wing Jaylen Brown took to twitter to react to the trade rumors that he’d be the centerpiece in a trade for the former MVP Durant. The talented young guard tweeted just-three-letters, …

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South Carolina, new coach Paris sign 5-star F Jackson

COLUMBIA, S.C. — First-year South Carolina coach Lamont Paris has signed five-star recruit and one-time North Carolina commitment, Gregory “GG” Jackson. The 6-foot-9, 210-pound Jackson was considered one of the top prospects for the 2023 recruiting class. But the school said he has reclassified to 2022 and will be eligible to play for the Gamecocks this season. Jackson is from …

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Three Michigan basketball players sign pro deals

Three former Michigan basketball players signed professional deals on Monday — just not in the NBA. Iggy Brazdeikis, Devante’ Jones, and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (MAAR) all signed deals overseas. MAAR signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro in Italy. He played for Michigan from 2014-2018 and then he went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft but played in the G-League from 2018-2020. During …

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Draymond Green’s perfect advice to James Wiseman about Warriors return

Draymond’s perfect advice to Wiseman about returning to action originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea James Wiseman has had to do plenty of watching and waiting since the Warriors drafted him with the second overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. As he spent the past 15 months recovering from a meniscus tear and subsequent rehab complications, the 21-year-old used …

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Examining the rumbles of a Jaylen Brown – Kevin Durant trade

Fans of the Boston Celtics awoke to news their favorite team might be gearing up to trade not only Jaylen Brown but also Derrick White or perhaps even Marcus Smart and more to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for veteran superstar Kevin Durant. And while there is little debate that as things stand now that Durant is the better player …

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Celtics’ Grant Williams claps back at Steph Curry for ESPYs diss

Celtics’ Williams claps back at Steph for ESPYs diss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The beef continues. “Petty King” Steph Curry and Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics have been going at it for nearly a week now, much to the delight of NBA fans who love a little bit of off-court drama. It all started with Williams’ comments …

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UNC’s first opponent, field set for

The pieces to UNC’s 2022-23 basketball schedule continue to come in as we are just months away from the start of the season. While most of the non-conference schedule was announced earlier, the opponent for the PKI was yet to be announced. And now on Monday, we know who UNC will open up against in the November tournament. North Carolina …

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The problem with trading Jaylen Brown for Kevin Durant

“But this is Kevin Durant.” That line from Shams Charania’s report for The Athletic, which suggested the Boston Celtics offered Jaylen Brown as the centerpiece of a trade for the Brooklyn Nets superstar, is a common refrain in analysis of the one-time league MVP’s value. In a vacuum, Durant is better than Brown and may have meant the difference between …

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WATCH: SF Justin Edwards, nation’s No. 2 recruit, to make college commitment live Monday on CBS Sports HQ

Getty Images One of the top prospects from the Class of 2023 will make his college commitment live Monday at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports HQ, when Justin Edwards announces his decision between finalists Kentucky and Tennessee. Edwards is considered a five-star prospect and is ranked the No. 2 overall player in the class by 247Sports. You can watch …

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Watch Montrezl Harrell, Daniel Gafford put up numbers at Drew League

LeBron James owned the place. Trae Young and John Collins had strong outings. NBA players keep showing up to the Drew League pro-am games in Los Angeles and putting up numbers. This Sunday, it was free agent Montrezl Harrell‘s turn as he scored 31 (making his case he should land a job somewhere). This content is not available due to …

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Michigan State basketball men, women to play in Phil Knight Invitational on Thanksgiving

Michigan State basketball will be serving a double helping on Thanksgiving Night. The Spartans’ men’s and women’s basketball teams will play in the Phil Knight Invitationals during the holiday weekend in Portland, Oregon. The eight-team PKI tournament will begin with four games at the Moda Center on Nov. 24: North Carolina vs. Portland at 1 p.m. Eastern, Iowa State vs. …

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Kevin Durant to Celtics trade? This is what it would look like

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics have emerged as a suitor for Kevin Durant. Last month when Durant publicly requested a trade, we took a look at potential teams that could be interested in him and pointed out how he would be the best player in the modern era to be traded since Shaquille O’Neal. After the Utah Jazz received …

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