1 Kansas This ranking is based on the Jayhawks returning three starters – Dajuan Harris, Kevin McCullar and K.J. Adams – from a team that won the Big 12 regular-season title before securing a No. 1 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Bill Self has reshaped the roster with a top-10 recruiting class highlighted by former Michigan All-American Hunter Dickinson, …

Getty Images The Miami Heat are on the brink of elimination against the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals, facing a 3-1 deficit ahead of Game 5 on Monday. The Nuggets are heavily favored to close out the series and win the franchise’s first championship, but as we’ve learned throughout this postseason, you can never count the Heat out. The …

When healthy to start last season, the Pelicans looked like a playoff team and a potentially dangerous one with Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and solid role players. Then Zion got hurt, Ingram missed half the season with a toe injury, and the wheels came off in New Orleans. They couldn’t get past the surging Thunder in the play-in …

Michigan State basketball is off to a good start in the 2024 recruiting cycle, but who else could they add before signing day? Chris Solari of The Detroit Free Press took a look at a handful of recruiting targets Michigan State could be focusing on to round out its 2024 class. At the moment, they have commitments from four-star shooting …

Considered a top-three prospect in the NBA draft, Scoot Henderson appears likely to land with either the Charlotte Hornets or Portland Trail Blazers on June 22. However, another team may have entered the Henderson sweepstakes. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly interested in trading up and acquiring either the second pick from the …

Under Armor/247Sports Former North Carolina signee Simeon Wilcher, who requested his release from the Tar Heels program earlier in June, committed to St. John’s on Monday, giving new coach Rick Pitino his highest-ranked signee for the 2023 class. Wilcher is the No. 46 overall prospect and a four-star recruit in the 2023 recruiting cycle, according to 247Sports, and picked the …

Getty Images Scoot Henderson came into the season as a virtual lock to be selected No. 2 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, but after an uneven season playing for G-League Ignite and some unexpected movement on lottery night, his future isn’t quite as clear. Alabama forward Brandon Miller has passed Henderson on some draft boards, and the teams picking …

Could we see a major shakeup at the top of the 2023 NBA Draft? The New Orleans Pelicans plan to “aggressively pursue” a trade for one of the top picks in this month’s draft in an effort to land point guard Scoot Henderson, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported, citing sources, on Monday. New Orleans currently holds the 14th overall selection. …

Getty Images Two days removed from matching his lowest-scoring outing of the season for Mets 92 in a Pro A Finals-opening dud vs. Monaco, projected No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama on Monday came out angry and out to prove himself in Game 2 by reeling off six first-quarter points with an array of acrobatic finishes and demonstrative defensive displays. But …

The Nuggets have taken a commanding 3-1 lead on the Miami Heat heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. The Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray combo has been virtually unstoppable in its quest for an NBA title, and the Nuggets are just one win away from reaching their goal. Standing in their way is a resilient …

Gehrig Normand is one of the four pieces in Michigan State’s star studded 2023 recruiting class, and is someone that could find himself playing a key role off of the bench in his true freshman season. Thanks to Normand’s high school, Birdville, we get a first look at Normand on the Spartan practice floor upon his arrival this summer. You …

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As the Philadelphia 76ers move forward with their title quest under the guidance of new coach Nick Nurse, there are plenty of questions that still need to be answered. The biggest one still revolves around James Harden and what comes next for the future Hall of Famer in free agency. Nurse mentioned that he had a talk with Harden and …

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet (23) drives past Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri). The Phoenix Suns have a decision to make with Chris Paul going into free agency, but seeing Fred VanVleet declining his player option to become an unrestricted free …

Getty Images Fred VanVleet is expected to decline his $22.8 million player option from the Toronto Raptors and become an unrestricted free agent this summer, per Adrian Wojnarowski. This isn’t a surprising development, as VanVleet is set to earn more money with a new contract, but there will be plenty of suitors interested in signing him away from Toronto when …

Fans of the Boston Celtics are not the only ones among us looking for a basketball fix right now with only two teams left in the NBA having left a league-sized hole in our viewing habits. But there is an entire league of basketball taking place alongside the Denver Nuggets – Miami Heat finals series that is perhaps too raw …

Getty Images Houston’s Kelvin Sampson has agreed to a new contract that will make him one of the highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country, according to multiple reports. Sampson, fresh off a Sweet 16 appearance with the Cougars in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, will reportedly earn around $5 million annually in the revised contract — up from $3.4 million he …

Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals will take place on Monday in Denver and the Nuggets will be looking to close out the series with a win over the Heat. Denver owns a 3-1 series lead after a 108-94 win in Game 4. Aaron Gordon was integral in that victory, scoring a playoff-high 27 points. He also added seven …

Getty Images Houston’s Kelvin Sampson has agreed to a new contract that will make him one of the highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country, according to multiple reports. Sampson, fresh off a Sweet 16 appearance with the Cougars in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, will reportedly earn around $5 million annually in the revised contract — up from $3.4 million he …

From the opening jump of the 2023 NBA Finals, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was prepared for everything his Miami Heat counterpart would hurl at his team, and Erik Spoelstra will unfurl anything. For all the discussion about Spoelstra and Heat Culture through the Eastern Conference finals — and a championship with this eighth-seeded squad would make a case …

If the Denver Nuggets win Game 5 tonight, they’ll take home their very first 2023 NBA championship. Here’s how you can tune into the pivotal game. (Photo by: Megan Briggs/Getty Images) The Denver Nuggets are now just one win away from their very first NBA championship in franchise history. Game 4 saw Bruce Brown and teammate Aaron Gordon score a …

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Along with Jabari Smith, Bennedict Mathurin was invited to the 2023 Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy, to share his knowledge with young prospects worldwide. Mathurin, who averaged 16.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in his rookie season, caught up with HoopsHype to talk about his first season in the NBA, the Indiana Pacers’ future, his confidence, and more. Do …

The Denver Nuggets could do something Monday night no team in the franchise’s history has done before: win an NBA championship. After picking up two wins on the road to go up 3-1, the Nuggets can crown themselves NBA champions if they beat the Miami Heat in Game 5 at home on Monday.  There will surely be tons of excitement …