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Zaccharie Risacher has previously played for ASVEL and JL Bourg in the French league [Reuters] The Atlanta Hawks selected teenage French forward Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick of the NBA draft. It is the second year running that a French player has been chosen first. Last year there was little doubt Victor Wembanyama would be the number one …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is finally in the books after months of lead-up. While the first two picks were somewhat expected in French products Zaccharie Risacher & Alex Sarr, the rest of the night was surely full of unexpected twists and turns. …

Many learned scholars of NBA basketball have said that you can’t judge a draft until at least five years down the line. But as I am not a learned scholar — I am, in fact, Just Some Guy — I say, very respectfully, “Nuts to that, poindexters.” What follows is a stab at a first draft of history — a …

NEW YORK — In April, Dalton Knecht rolled out of bed to a ton of text messages. He also got a call from his parents. Everybody wanted the Tennessee wing to see the video of LeBron James talking about him. “I thought it was fake,” Knecht said Wednesday at Barclays Center. Knecht’s name had only come up briefly in a …

Krysten Peek, Tom Haberstroh and Lamar Hurd look ahead to the 2025 NBA draft and the exciting prospects at the top including Cooper Flagg and Ace Bailey. View more Video Transcript Friday morning is when I start the new draft cycle. The 2025 NBA draft. You guys, I am so excited. No, I did. I said to my editor on …

Carter finds ‘perfect’ home with Kings thanks to drive, family ties originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO — The Kings added some needed defensive help and depth to an already crowded backcourt Wednesday when they took Big East Conference Player of the Year Devin Carter with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Carter was …

The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft has concluded (the second round is Thursday), and indeed there was more action that just draft prospects hearing their name called on Wednesday. In case you missed it, the New York Knicks have been busy. They did some clever draft work that might’ve gone under the radar between the Mikal Bridges trade and …

NBA draft first-round winners, losers: Kings strike gold with Carter originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is in the books. Zaccharie Risacher from France went first overall to the Atlanta Hawks, with Alex Sarr, also of France, following at No. 2 to the Washington Wizards before Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard went to …

After a short but newsworthy tumble out of the lottery, Tennessee wing Dalton Knecht was scooped up by a team that can absolutely use his scoring versatility. The Los Angeles Lakers landed Knecht with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, acquiring a high-volume shooter to work alongside LeBron James next season. Knecht took an extremely unconventional path to the NBA. …

NEW YORK — The intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush in Brooklyn has been where big NBA dreams come to die, but it takes a break one day in June. And from some of the first-round selections in the 2024 NBA Draft, it’s the home of some well-placed resentment. If this draft turns out to be one of those historic ones, …

The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft featured many surprises before coming to a close Wednesday night. Zaccharie Risacher was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the No. 1 overall pick. Alex Sarr — the top-ranked player in CBS Sports NBA Draft Prospect rankings — was off the board at No. 2 by the Washington Wizards. Some notable surprises …

Isis Young, Krysten Peek, Lamar Hurd, and Tom Haberstroh discuss several top players available for round 2 of the 2024 NBA Draft. View more Video Transcript Well, round one of the NBA draft is complete. Round two coming up and there are still a lot of very good available players at the college level that are available at around two. …

The 2024 NBA Draft’s first round is over, and everyone is either a winner or a loser. In a year where none of the prospects were viewed like Victor Wembanyama, a lack of clarity presided over the function. Add in that for the first time, the second round was split to a second day, and Round 1 definitely felt unusual.  It’s …

Isis Young, Krysten Peek, Lamar Hurd, and Tom Haberstroh discuss the Boston Celtics’ decision to select Baylor Scheierman with the 30th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. View more Video Transcript All right. Well, the defending champs, the Boston Celtics have selected Baylor Shireman as their 30th pick in the NBA draft Shireman out of Creighton good wing player, 66, …

After the Knicks traded back in the 2024 NBA Draft they selected Pacome Dadiet with the No. 25 pick on Wednesday night. New York originally had the No. 24, but traded it to the Washington Wizards for the No. 26 and No. 51 picks. The Knicks then dealt that No. 26 pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for five second-round …

NEW YORK — Yves Missi is an enormous, super-athletic center who covers an absurd amount of ground on defense. The day before the NBA Draft, Missi described himself as “someone with high motor and high energy who is able to block shots, play defense [and] finish through contact.” He regularly threw down thunderous dunks during his single season in college, …

Sixers snag Duke sharpshooter Jared McCain with 16th pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — The Sixers snagged a shooter with the 16th overall pick in Wednesday night’s NBA draft. The team took Duke product Jared McCain, a 20-year-old guard who posted 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game in his one college …

The Houston Rockets selected Reed Sheppard with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Sheppard comes from a basketball background, particularly in the bluegrass state. Both of his parents played basketball at the University of Kentucky, and his father, Jeff, briefly played in the NBA as well. When the time came for him to make his own college choice, …

The Washington Wizards traded forward Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for guard Malcolm Brogdon, the No. 14 pick in Wednesday’s draft and a 2029 pick, ESPN’s Wojnarowski reports. The Trail Blazers used that No. 14 pick to select Pittsburgh guard Bub Carrington, who will join the Wizards via the trade. Avdija is coming off his fourth NBA season …

Getty Images The Portland Trail Blazers selected Donovan Clingan with the No. 7 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Clingan played two collegiate seasons at UConn, and he won national championships in each of them. As a freshman during the 2022-23 season, he was the backup to current Chicago Bulls big Adama Sanogo, but he still managed to earn All-Freshman …

Isis Young, Krysten Peek, Lamar Hurd, and Tom Haberstroh discuss the Atlanta Hawks’ decision to select Zaccharie Risacher with the top pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. View more Video Transcript All right. Well, the number one overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft is in, it is Zachary Ricer, the 19 year old Frenchman KP is smiling, Tom is …

Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft has arrived. The two-night selection process gets started Wednesday with Round 1. The Atlanta Hawks hold the No. 1 pick after overcoming long odds to win the draft lottery in May. The Hawks seem likely to hang onto that pick (with French big man Zaccharie Risacher the favorite to go first overall). But the …

Yahoo Sports’ Draft Live discusses where the USC Trojans’ guard – and son of superstar LeBron James – will likely be selected in the 2024 NBA draft. View more Video Transcript Moving on, we have to talk about Bronnie, where will Bonnie games James get drafted? That is the conversation that everyone has talked about with this draft. That’s been …

Getty Images The New York Knicks are re-signing OG Anunoby to a five-year, $212.5 million contract that will make him the highest-paid player in franchise history, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will include a player option and a trade kicker, but comes in below the roughly $245 million max figure the Knicks could have paid him. According to …

The New York Knicks are having a very good week. Knicks star OG Anunoby intends to re-sign with the team on a five-year, $212.5 million contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Free agent F OG Anunoby intends to sign a five-year, $212.5 million contract to return to the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN. Deal will include a player option …