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USATSI The San Antonio Spurs have selected Stephon Castle No. 4 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft. Castle, a top recruit in the 2023 high school class, played his lone college season at Connecticut and immediately emerged as an impact player. He quickly became a starter and averaged 11.1 points per game for the Huskies. He was stellar on both …

2024 NBA Draft: Who is Matas Buzelis? What to know about the Bulls’ newest member originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Matas Buzelis told ESPN after being drafted with the No. 11 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Bulls that he “wanted to be here.” That’s because Buzelis, the 19-year-old forward from the G-League Ignite, is from here. …

The Atlanta Hawks have selected Zaccharie Risacher with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, making him the second consecutive French player to go No. 1 after Victor Wembanyama did so a year ago. Risacher comes from a strong basketball background as his father, Stéphane Risacher, was a professional player in Europe as well. The younger Risacher started …

The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft brought plenty of trade activity, but for all the league-wide buzz of veterans possibly moving teams, only Deni Avdija and Malcolm Brodgdon will be wearing new uniforms after Wednesday night’s events. A total of six first-round picks ultimately changed hands throughout the first 30 picks —Thursday’s second round begins at 4 p.m. …

Rob Dillingham was widely expected to be drafted in the top 10 on Wednesday, and sure enough, he went at No. 8 overall. What nobody saw coming was the team that drafted him. It wasn’t a lottery team. No, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who just came three games away from the NBA Finals, just jumped all the way up to No. …

The winner of three of the last four NBA MVP awards was drafted during a Taco Bell commercial. As the Denver Nuggets’ selection with the 41st overall pick in the second round of the 2014 draft flashed at the bottom of the screen—Nikola Jokic (listed as a power forward, by the way)—fans were treated to images of a mouthwatering quesarito. …

Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers have hired Kenny Atkinson as their coach, signing the former Golden State Warriors assistant to a five-year contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Atkinson, who previously served as coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016-20, spent the past three seasons in Golden State as a top assistant under Steve Kerr. He is known for running his pick-and-roll …

Report: Warriors could be willing to give PG13 max contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area If Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers decide to part ways this offseason, one NBA insider revealed a suitor that makes sense for the nine-time NBA All-Star. It all comes down to George’s contract, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Wednesday morning on “Get …

Getty Images The Memphis Grizzlies have selected Zach Edey with the No. 9 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Though Edey was not especially highly-touted as a recruit, he would eventually grow into one of the most decorated players in the history of college basketball. He won two Naismith College Player of the Year awards at Purdue, joining only Bill …

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, …