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 …

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 …

Getty Images Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Slava Medvedenko is selling his two NBA championship rings from 2001 and 2002 to raise money for Ukraine, his native country. Both are 14K gold rings he earned while playing along side Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. The rings are on the market at SCP Auctions through Aug. 5, and 100% of the profit …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Shareef O’Neal, son of Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, will play for G League Ignite next season, according to Shams Charania. O’Neal, a 6-foot-10 big man, will receive a six-figure contract, though exact specifics are unclear at this time.  The younger O’Neal was a highly regarded recruit out of high school, and signed to play for UCLA after backing out …

KD’s funny Kerr joke about hypothetical Warriors-Bulls clash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Amid trade rumors galore, Kevin Durant still has time to poke a little fun at his former coach Steve Kerr. The Brooklyn Nets star on Monday chimed in on a tweet posted by his old Warriors teammate Draymond Green, which saw the four-time champion claim the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Alabama basketball team will have its hands full against nonconference opponents in the upcoming 2022-2023 season. As if it weren’t hard enough already, Alabama is now slated to face Michigan State in the first round of the Phil Knight invitational. As shared by Alabama Men’s Basketball Twitter, Alabama will face the Spartans on November 24 at 9:30 p.m. CST …

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 …

Boston Celtics fans and players woke up to a Woj bomb on Monday morning — the Celtics had been in talks with the Nets about a Kevin Durant trade with Jaylen Brown as the centerpiece. Those talks appear stalled out — just like all Durant trade talks — but the Celtics being open to breaking up the core that came …

Kevon Harris, formerly of the Raptors 905 in the NBA G League, on Monday signed a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic, the team announced. The news was first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. Harris, who went undrafted in 2020 out of Stephen F. Austin, averaged 15.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.17 steals in 24 games …

Getty Images The Charlotte Hornets are aiming to bolster their depth at the point guard position, and they’re looking at a couple of familiar faces for the role. The team is considering bringing back Kemba Walker and/or Isaiah Thomas, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.  Both players would provide a solid veteran presence, and both are available as free …

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 …

“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 …

When Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets and his list of preferred destinations surfaced, the Boston Celtics were not considered among likeliest landing spots. But they always made sense as a possible destination … if they were willing to part with Jaylen Brown. That was a big if, but it appears the Celtics are indeed moving in …

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 …

AUGUSTA, S.C. — It is the last AAU summer for Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, and the 6-foot-2 combo guard left Augusta on a high note, cementing a good impression on the multiple NBA scouts and executives who were at Nike’s Peach Jam. Every summer, the top teams in the Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League descend …

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 …

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. …

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 …

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is one of the most outspoken players in NBA history and he didn’t mince any words on Sunday night with a bold statement. Green was watching the 1998 NBA Finals when he tweeted that his 2017 Warriors club would defeat the 1998 Chicago Bulls. “I can’t help but notice our 2017 team would’ve beaten these …