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Daily Archives: May 31, 2024

Ranking the top 15 players in Celtics-Mavs NBA Finals

Ranking the top 15 players in Celtics-Mavs NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston With superstars on both sides, the 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks could come down to which team has the best supporting cast. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are expected to shine for Boston just as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving …

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All-American guard returns to Badgers men’s basketball opponent

Caleb Love, one of the nation’s best college basketball players, announced Wednesday that he is returning to Arizona for the 2024-2025 season. The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team will square off with him and the Wildcats in the regular season opener on Friday, November 15, at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin faced Arizona last season, dropping the contest 98-73 in Tucson …

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How do the Basketball Africa League and NBA compare?

Petro de Luanda’s Carlos Morais (left) and Al Ahly Libya’s Jo Lual-Acuil (right) meet in the BAL final and could become the competition’s MVP – matching NBA star Nikola Jokic (centre) [Getty Images] First-time champions of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) will be crowned when Al Ahly Libya face Angola’s Petro de Luanda in Rwanda on Saturday. The BAL has …

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College basketball transfer portal rankings 2024: Jaxson Robinson skyrockets after Kentucky commitment

College basketball’s transfer cycle never really ends, but June marks the month when it slows to a trickle. The NBA Draft withdrawal deadline has passed, and most 2024-25 rosters around the country are nearing completion. While a handful of coveted players are still waiting to announce their destinations, the overwhelming majority of impact transfers have made their commitments. Now that …

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Former Kansas State forward Arthur Kaluma will withdraw from draft ahead of deadline

Former Kansas State standout Arthur Kaluma will reportedly withdraw from the 2024 NBA draft ahead of the early entrant deadline on Wednesday, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Kaluma, who played the first two years of his career at Creighton, declared for the draft on April 24 while maintaining his remaining college eligibility. He also entered the transfer portal on …

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After Trajan Langdon hire, Pistons part ways with general manager Troy Weaver, per report

Troy Weaver is out as the general manager of the Detroit Pistons, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and James Edwards III.  This news comes eight days after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Trajan Langdon would leave the New Orleans Pelicans’ front office to become the Pistons’ new president of basketball operations. Detroit hired Weaver away from the Oklahoma City …

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ACC realignment 2024: Insider news, reports, conference rumors, updates by top North Carolina experts

College sports traditionalists are in for an awakening when the 2024-25 athletics calendar year gets underway this fall. The latest round of college conference realignment resulted in the collapse of the Pac-12 and the expansion of the four remaining Power 5 Conferences. The SEC and Big Ten were the big winners in the latest round of NCAA realignment, with the …

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Kansas basketball freshman guard Johnny Furphy announces he’s staying in 2024 NBA draft

LAWRENCE — Johnny Furphy has made the choice to remain in the 2024 NBA draft, he announced Wednesday through the Kansas basketball program. Furphy’s decision, which was revealed on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The Kansas basketball standout emerged as one of the Jayhawks’ best players over the course of …

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Karl-Anthony Towns ‘confident’ he will stay with Wolves after WCF loss, would ‘love for tenure to keep going’

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns doesn’t want to go anywhere, and he believes he’ll be back next season. “I’ve been here nine years,” Towns told reporters after the Timberwolves’ season-ending 124-103 loss against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday. “I would love for the tenure to keep going.” Towns elaborated: “I’m confident …

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Detroit Pistons fire general manager Troy Weaver after four seasons in charge

The Detroit Pistons fired general manager Troy Weaver amid a franchise-record losing skid. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) After a disastrous season, the Detroit Pistons fired general manager Troy Weaver on Friday, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The Pistons finished with a 14-68 record during the regular season, worst in the NBA. The lows of the 2023-24 season included …

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Rice Transfer Jordan Dunbar Commits To Kansas State

Rice Transfer Jordan Dunbar Commits To Kansas State – EMAWOnline PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncmEtY29udGFpbmVyIGRpc3Ryb19hZCc+CjxkaXYgY2xh c3M9J3ZpZGVvLWFkLXdyYXBwZXInPgo8c2NyaXB0IGFzeW5jIHNyYz0nLy9j LmpzcmRuLmNvbS9zL2NzLmpzP3A9MjI1NDYnIHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNj cmlwdCc+PC9zY3JpcHQ+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J3ZpZGVvLWNvbnRhaW5lcicg aWQ9J2RzX2RlZmF1bHRfYW5jaG9yJz48L2Rpdj4KPC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2PgoK Kevin Fielder • EMAWOnline Publisher Kansas State has added another weapon to their defense. On Friday, Rice cornerback Jordan Dunbar transferred to K-State, a source confirmed to EMAW Online. Dunbar will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. Despite redshirting last season, Dunbar established himself as …

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Kristaps Porzingis injury update: Joe Mazzulla ‘confident’ about Celtics star’s progress ahead of NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics have been without star big man Kristaps Porzingis since Game 4 of their first-round series against the Miami Heat, but he could be back in the fold soon. On Friday, two days after Porzingis pledged to return “soon” on social media, he took part in at least some of Boston’s practice, according to coach Joe Mazzulla. “He’s …

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Payton Sandfort announces return to Iowa basketball

Payton Sandfort is back for one more ride. The 6-foot-7, 215 pound forward decided his heart was still painted black and gold for next season. Faced with a tough decision, Sandfort took to X to announce that he had withdrawn his name from the 2024 NBA draft and would be returning to the Iowa Hawkeyes for his senior season. “This …

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Coleman Hawkins withdrawing from NBA Draft

May 29—CHAMPAIGN — Coleman Hawkins took as much time as he could to make his NBA draft decision. Nearly all the time he had even though it wasn’t as much as he’d like. The end result? The former Illinois forward is withdrawing from the draft to play one final season of college basketball not in Champaign, The Athletic’s Sham Charania …

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