A 1957 rookie card of the late, great Bill Russell sold for $660,000 at an auction Thursday, according to PWCC Marketplace. Russell’s card went for the third-most money of all time among pre-1980 vintage basketball, according to Card Ladder via ESPN. The other cards are a 1948 Bowman George Mikan rookie card, which sold for $800,000 in March 2022 and …

BLOOMINGTON – Mike Woodson’s dramatic offseason roster rebuild got perhaps its biggest boost yet Friday, when top-10 forward Mackenzie Mgbako committed to Indiana following a visit to Bloomington last weekend. A five-star prospect originally signed with Duke, Mgbako reopened his recruitment in the spring window and took visits to St. John’s, Kansas and IU before announcing his decision Friday. He …

The Indiana Pacers held their first pre-draft workout on Friday and the organization had a familiar face on hand to catch the festivities: Hall of Famer Larry Bird. Of course, Bird coached the Pacers from 1997-2000 and later served as the president of basketball operations in two separate stints from 2003-2012 and again from 2013-2017. He was later an advisor …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Mike Woodson’s dramatic offseason roster rebuild got perhaps its biggest boost yet Friday, when top-10 forward Mackenzie Mgbako committed to Indiana following a visit to Bloomington last weekend. A five-star prospect who originally signed with Duke, Mgbako reopened his recruitment in the spring window and took visits to St. John’s, Kansas and Indiana before announcing his decision …

Getty Images After the Phoenix Suns were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in a blowout Game 6 loss in the Western Conference semifinals, Dwight Howard was quick to tease point guard Chris Paul to come join him in Taiwan. “Aye @cp3 what we doing,” Howard, currently a player for the Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League, wrote on Instagram.  Underneath, he …

Tommy Yarrish/247Sports Indiana landed one of the top prospects in the 2023 class in a somewhat surprising announcement Friday. Fve-star forward Mackenzie Mgbako, the second-highest ranked uncommitted player in the cycle and a former Duke signee, chose the Hoosiers over Kansas and other potential suitors one month and a day removed from his Duke decommitment.  Ranked as the No. 10 overall player in …

Dray calls All-Defensive Second Team a ‘slap in the face’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Draymond Green holds himself to a very high standard, and his NBA résumé backs him up. So when the four-time champ was named to the 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive Second Team on Tuesday, Green was a bit taken aback, to say the least. “Yours truly …

Indiana basketball has landed top-10 recruit Mackenzie Mgbako. The New Jersey native was once committed to Duke but decided to reopen his recruitment in the spring window. This is what you should know about the newest Hoosier: How to pronounce Mackenzie Mgbako’s last name (em-BAH-ko) is the correct pronunciation. Mackenzie Mgbako picks Indiana: Top-10 recruit and former Duke commit chooses …

Getty Images Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is still listed as questionable for Game 6 of the team’s Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday due to a left costal cartilage fracture — located in the ribs. However, Golden State is reportedly “hopeful” that he will be able to suit up for the win or …

Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum showed up when it mattered most and scored 12 of the Celtics’ last 14 points in the final frame of the Celtics’ critical Game 6 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in their 2023 Eastern Conference semifinals series. The St. Louis native started the game just 1-14 over the tilt’s first three quarters and ended …

Lottery Simulator: A double dose of Wizards luck originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington With the Wizards set to have the eighth-best odds in the May 16 NBA Draft Lottery, we at NBC Sports Washington are running through the different scenarios. The idea is to simulate what the draft board could look like when they are on the clock on …

Getty Images A 1957 Topps Bill Russell rookie card sold for $660,000 on Thursday in PWCC Marketplace’s May Vintage Premier Auction. The card was graded to a PSA 8.5 and awarded a PWCC-A Eye Appeal designation. This marks a new all-time high for a public sale of a Russell trading card. The previous record was set at $630,000 in August …

It’s never a good thing when one of your star players goes almost historically cold in the first half of a must-win playoff game, but even after Jayson Tatum went 0-for-10 in the first half of Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2023 East Semis, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla still had plenty of praise for the …

INDIANAPOLIS — Andre Jackson Jr. is confident enough in NBA talent evaluators to believe they understand his value. It might be easy to dismiss Jackson and his 6.0 career points per game in three seasons at UConn including two as a starting guard if he hadn’t just helped the Huskies to a mildly surprising national title. During that run, all …

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler looks on during a break in play during game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News Editor’s note: Twelfth in a series evaluating and grading every player that was on the Jazz’s final 2022-23 roster. Sometimes it is best to look at a player’s performance in …

The Philadelphia 76ers had a chance to finish off the Boston Celtics on Thursday night at home in Game 6 and advance to the Eastern Conference finals, but they weren’t able to do so. The Celtics showed off their experience as they went into the Wells Fargo Center and defeated the Sixers 95-86. The win staved off elimination for Boston and …

It was a risky move for Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla to go back to a double big lineup putting Al Horford and Robert Williams III in the starting lineup for a must-win Game 6 of their East semis series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, but it paid dividends with a win, and veteran point guard Marcus …

If you need a break from the Thanksgiving delicacies and NFL matchups, Texas A&M basketball has you covered as they’re officially heading to Disney World for the 2023 ESPN Events Invitational. Joining the Aggies is a loaded field that includes the likes of Boise State, Butler, Florida Atlantic, Iowa State, Penn State, VCU, and Virginia Tech. Not only did these …

(Photo: John Locher/AP Photo) With the NBA playoffs in full swing, it’s time for another season-defining NBA event: the 2023 draft lottery. This Tuesday, 14 teams will get their shot at this year’s top NBA Draft picks, including Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson. The three teams with the best odds of landing the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday are …

The Tigers are reportedly set to play a home-and-home against the Kansas State Wildcats this upcoming season and next. According to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, who first reported the news, the series will begin this year with a game in Baton Rouge on Dec. 9. The two teams will then face in Manhattan, Kansas, during the 2024-25 season. Both …

Victor Wembanyama C France • 7’4″ / 210… Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2023-nba-mock-draft-alabamas-brandon-miller-is-first-college-player-to-go-in-pre-combine-projections/ Author : Kyle Boone Publish date : 2023-05-12 18:21:46 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. This NBA star predicted Tatum’s fourth quarter heroics in Game 6 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics needed a huge fourth quarter from Jayson Tatum to stave off elimination in Thursday night’s Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday …

B.J. Edwards is transferring to SMU from Tennessee basketball, he announced Friday. The Knoxville Catholic product entered the transfer portal May 5, ending his Vols career after one season. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 4.3 minutes in 14 games. He posted 1.2 points per game. See more Former Vols assistant coach Rob Lanier is entering his second season as coach of …

The Phoenix Suns suffered another embarrassing playoff elimination loss Thursday night, this time from the Denver Nuggets. When halftime rolled around the Nuggets were up by 30 points, an eerie callback to Phoenix’s Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in last season’s playoffs when the deficit was the same. Similar to the Mavericks, the Nuggets cruised to a win …

The Phoenix Suns could have a very busy NBA offseason and Chris Paul’s future with the team could be one of the many big issues for the team to address after the 125-100 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night at Footprint Center. According to one NBA insider, Paul’s future with …