Getty Images The 2023 NBA Draft is just days away and the list of invites to the green room for Thursday’s draft has been determined, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. On Tuesday, UCLA’s Jamie Jaquez Jr., Marquette’s Olivier Maxence-Prosper, Santa Clara’s Brandin Podziemski and New Zealand Breakers’ Rayan Rupert all received invites.  Green room invites are given to the top …

Should the Phoenix Suns pursue Draymond Green? With NBA free agency looming, the Phoenix Suns are bound to come up as a possible landing spot for several players as reports of them opting out of player options surface. Like Draymond Green. News recently broke that the Golden State Warriors forward was declining his player option, making him an unrestricted free …

Getty Images Michael Malone reached a monumental accomplishment by leading the Denver Nuggets to the franchise’s first ever NBA Championship trophy, and the head coach certainly has celebrated accordingly. Malone won’t be forgetting about it any time soon, as he has already inked it on his upper left arm. The head coach has gotten a full color tattoo of Maxie …

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Warriors star guard Steph Curry has tortured the Houston Rockets in recent years. Per NBA University, Curry leads all NBA players with the most clutch-time buckets against the Rockets (11) over the past five seasons. Curry, of course, is no stranger to clutch shots, but it took him 13 years to nail his first legitimate buzzer-beater. It’s no coincidence that …

Monday was a slow day on the NBA trade rumor front. After Bradley Beal landed in Phoenix on Sunday, the NBA managed to make it through an entire day on Monday without making a single trade. Don’t expect too many more days like that in the near future. The NBA Draft is now two days away, and teams hoping to …

UCLA”s Jaime Jaquez Jr. was honored as the Pac-12 Player of the Year after averaging a team-best 17.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, starting all 37 games for the Bruins. Jaquez Jr. was honored as a consensus second-team All-America pick and was named the Lute Olson National Player of the Year by CollegeInsider.com. Jaquez finished his UCLA career ranking …

Few people are enjoying the Denver Nuggets’ first ever NBA championship like the team’s head coach Michael Malone. He’s drinking the champagne. He’s promising more trophies at the parade. He’s taking shots at LeBron James that are very clearly landing. And now, he’s getting some ink to celebrate the highlight of his career so far. A photo surfaced on Twitter …

Getty Images Before Victor Wembanyama even steps onto an NBA court, he will take the mound at Yankee Stadium. On Tuesday, the Yankees announced Wembanyama will be throwing out the first pitch prior to their game against the Seattle Mariners. Wembanyama is in town for the 2023 NBA Draft, which will take place at the Barclays Center on Thursday night. …

Excitement for top pick Victor Wembanyama continues to build. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Days removed from the end of Victor Wembanyama’s French league career, fans will have the opportunity to watch his 8-foot wingspan at work in the baseball diamond for a moment. He’s in the Big Apple to presumably be selected with the San Antonio Spurs’ No. 1 pick at …

Getty Images Instead of becoming an unrestricted free agent, Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. will pick up his 2023-24 player option, worth $18.6 million, agent Lucas Newton and Klutch Sports head honcho Rich Paul told Turner Sports’ Chris Haynes. If this seems surprising, it might be because the 24-year-old was eligible to sign a four-year deal with the team …

Iowa will get a jumpstart with its personnel heading into the 2023-24 men’s basketball season. The Hawkeyes announced that they are heading overseas for a three-game set across Paris and Spain this August 5-16. Iowa will spend four days in Paris (Aug. 6-9), three days in Valencia (Aug. 10-12) and three days in Barcelona (Aug. 13-15). The dates across France …

The Atlanta Hawks are always a team that finds itself in the middle of trade rumors, and that is again the case leading into the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night. The Hawks were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs and have a couple interesting decisions to make with their roster as free agency …

Jan 5, 2023; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes fans cheer during the second half of the NCAA men’s basketball game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Value City Arena. Purdue won 71-69. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Ohio State has released its complete non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 men’s basketball season. Or, at least, as much as it knows …

Getty Images The 2023 NBA playoffs are over. And while fans will have to wait until July to see where the big-name free agents wind up, there has been plenty of movement on the coaching front in last few weeks. Five teams have hired new coaches in the last few weeks, and all 30 jobs are again filled. The Raptors, …

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Predicting an eventual Bob Myers replacement as Warriors general manager was a thought nobody inside or outside the building ever wanted, and tried to swat away the more real it became. For the past few years, however, there has been a possible replacement in waiting who is well versed in the good times, and more so the bad times, of …

Getty Images NBA free agency is less than two weeks away, and we’re getting a clearer picture of exactly who will be available this summer. Several players are facing decisions on player options for the 2023-24 season, and notable names like Draymond Green and Kyle Kuzma have already declined them. Green, as expected, turned down his $27.6 million player option …

The Chicago Bulls are one of the more intriguing teams around the league because they could go in a ton of different directions. Unfortunately, none of those directions are likely to lead to championship-caliber results. Instead, they are faced with the choice of running back the same core of blowing up their roster. It seems as though the Bulls plan …

The 2023 NBA Draft is set for Thursday night, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know all about Victor Wembanyama, who is a lock to go No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs.  After that, the intrigue begins. Will the Hornets trade down from No. 2, take Brandon Miller or disregard redundancy with LaMelo Ball already …

The 2023 NBA draft is just two days away, which means reports and rumors are being expedited before Thursday’s event. The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the draft with the No. 12 and No. 50 pick. The biggest news surrounding the Thunder in this year’s draft is what they’ll do with their lottery pick. Several possibilities have been discussed over the …

Two nights from now four Arkansas players will know their professional basketball fates. The 2023 NBA Draft takes place on Thursday and Razorbacks guards Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr. and wings Jordan Walsh and Ricky Council are all expected to be selected. Black and Smith are projected first-round picks, with Black even a likely lottery selection. At this point, so …

The San Antonio Spurs were the best fit for Victor Wembanyama for a number of reasons. Gregg Popovich’s experience guiding a young, star big man will be critical. The organization has had more success with French players than any other in the NBA. There is an established culture and an infrastructure that Wembanyama can trust from the moment he arrives …

DENVER NUGGETS VS MIAMI HEAT, NBA PLAYOFFS There’s been a lot of NBA Draft week trade speculation about the two NBA teams geographically farthest apart: The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat. Most of it has focused on Miami hoping things play out this way: The Trail Blazers can’t trade the No. 3 pick in the Draft for another star, …

Zion Williamson’s future is in question. The former No. 1 overall pick has battled through injuries since entering the NBA in 2019. Williamson has played in just 114 games over his first four seasons while missing 194 due to various ailments. Now, he’s wrapped up in multiple storylines as the 2023 NBA Draft inches closer. Williamson is involved in a …