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NEW YORK — For the first time in its history, the NBA turned its annual draft into a two-day affair this year. Prospects selected in the first round had the opportunity to shake NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s hand at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, prospects selected in the second round had the opportunity to shake deputy commissioner …

The 2024 NBA Draft is over and it will be a few years until the dust settles on this unpredictable draft class and teams find out who the real stars are out of the 58 players picked. Brooklyn was the only team that sat this one out and didn’t make a single pick, while Washington ended up with three first-round …

The Los Angeles Lakers have selected Bronny James with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. James is the oldest son of NBA legend LeBron James. The two of them will now become the first father-son duo to ever play in the NBA at the same time, and if LeBron decides to return to the Lakers on either …

What Celtics fans need to know about second-round pick Anton Watson originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics wrapped up their 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday night by selecting Gonzaga forward Anton Watson with the No. 54 overall pick. Watson, like Boston’s first-round pick Baylor Scheierman, is 23 years old with five collegiate seasons under his belt. The …

The first two-day NBA Draft in history is in the books. After Wednesday night’s Round 1 gave us some surprises, some trades and some Lakers buzz, Thursday night’s Round 2 promised even more of all of those things. It didn’t exactly promise Bronny James. But the son of the greatest active player was indeed selected, at No. 55 overall by his …

The Knicks selected Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. with the No. 56 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday. By the Numbers –Age: 23 -Height: 6’5″ –Weight: 206 pounds –2023 Numbers: In 26 games (all starts), the Kansas forward averaged 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists. McCullar Jr. also shot 45.4 percent from the field (33.3 percent …

The 2024 NBA Draft is in the books with the completion of the second round Thursday. The biggest name called was at No. 55 when the Los Angles Lakers selected Bronny James. It was reported on ESPN by Bob Myers that James’ agent, Rich Paul, was telling teams that drafted before the Lakers at 55 that Bronny would go to Australia …

C’s select Gonzaga forward Anton Watson in Round 2 of NBA Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics used both of their picks in the 2024 NBA Draft. After taking Creighton wing Baylor Scheierman with the 30th pick in the first round, the C’s used their second-rounder (No. 54) to select Gonzaga forward Anton Watson. Watson, 23, …

Getty On Thursday afternoon, Raptors forward Jalen McDaniels was traded to the Sacramento Kings for guard Davion Mitchell, EuroLeague MVP forward Sasha Vezenkov and the 45th pick in today’s NBA Draft. The news surprised not only NBA fans, but apparently McDaniels himself. His trainer, Clint Parks, broke the news to him and recorded his immediate reaction on his Instagram story. …

Following a deal with Portland, the Knicks selected Marquette guard Tyler Kolek with the No. 34 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Knicks are sending three second-round picks to the Trail Blazers for the No. 34 pick. Additionally, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that the Knicks have traded the No. 38 …

The 2024 NBA Draft’s top prospects may not be as notable as some years, but there’s one differentiator that’s worth calling out: It’s a two-day event! So after Wednesday night’s Round 1 gave us some surprises, some trades and some Lakers buzz, Thursday night’s Round 2 promises even more of all of those things. Bronny James is still available. Other …

Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets are working towards an extension that would keep the point guard in Denver for the near future. Murray and the Nuggets are negotiating a four-year contract extension worth up to $209 million, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Per Charania, the negotiations will take place this offseason with Nuggets presenting the deal to Murray. Both …

1 Cooper Flagg, Duke — The top-ranked prospect in the national high school class of 2024 is arguably the most anticipated college freshman since Zion Williamson. Flagg is a 6-foot-9 native of Maine who reclassified up last summer, essentially skipping a grade of high school, and wouldn’t even be eligible for next year’s draft if he were born ten days …

Source: Warriors trade No. 52 pick to OKC for young shooter originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors made a move well before they were on the clock with their scheduled No. 52 draft pick on Day 2 of the 2024 NBA Draft. Golden State has traded its second-round selection to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Lindy Waters …

Getty Images The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is in the books. The two-night selection process got started on Wednesday with Round 1, and will continue on Thursday with Round 2. After much suspense, the Atlanta Hawks used the No. 1 pick to select French big man Zaccharie Risacher, who was one of four Frenchmen taken in the first round.  …

Five NBA free agents who best address Warriors’ biggest needs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the hours lurch toward Sunday afternoon, when the doors officially swing open to the NBA free-agent market, the Warriors are in a position they know better than they would like. As other teams gaze at big-ticket items, the Warriors, a franchise perpetually …

The 2024 NBA Draft started Wednesday with the first round as basketball fans watched the Atlanta Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher as the No. 1 overall pick. While this year’s draft didn’t have a consensus top pick (here’s out latest mock), and doesn’t appear to be as deep as the last couple of draft classes, that doesn’t mean we won’t be in …

In honor of Scheierman pick, here are best Celtics left-handed shooters ever originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Fire up the highlights of Celtics first-round pick Baylor Scheierman and what immediately jumps out is pretty basic – he’s a lefty. There’s something about a smooth left-handed stroke that just looks pure. From Chris Mullin to Manu Ginobili to James Harden, …

After the Knicks’ megadeal on Tuesday night to land Mikal Bridges from the Nets, there is still more work for the club to do . The center position remains one of the New York’s burning questions this offseason. Starter Isaiah Hartenstein is an unrestricted free agent, and as SNY’s Ian Begley has reported, it has become unlikely that the Knicks …

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis made his return from a rare lower leg injury during Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks and earned his first championship ring, but that doesn’t mean he’s back to full strength. The Celtics announced that Porzingis underwent surgery to repair a torn retinculum and dislocated posterior tibialis suffered during Game 2 of the Finals, …

What Celtics fans need to know about first-round pick Baylor Scheierman originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics closed out the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday night by selecting Creighton wing Baylor Scheierman with the No. 30 overall pick. Scheierman was a popular pick to the Celtics in many expert mock drafts over the …

Night one of the inaugural two-day NBA Draft is now behind us, featuring 30 picks and two players left standing behind in the greenroom — Johnny Furphy (Kansas) and Kyle Filipowski (Duke). On Thursday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. ET, 28 more players will hear their names called and there is still some good talent left on the board. While both …

Round 1 of the 2024 NBA Draft is over, but we’ll get another dose of draft season on Thursday as the second round gets underway at 4 p.m. ET. With several surprises in the first round, we’ll see what value slipped into Day 2 and which team will potentially draft Bronny James. As analysts continue to dole out their initial …

Getty Images The Washington Wizards are trading 23-year-old wing Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, the No. 14 overall pick, the second-most favorable of their three 2029 first-round picks (originally their own, Boston’s and Milwaukee’s) and two second-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Avdija is coming off of a breakout campaign for the Wizards. With …

NBA: Draft It’s easy if a team drafts a player like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, or Giannis Antetokounmpo — how they fit into the team’s culture and system doesn’t matter because they are the system. They will be great anywhere. However, for the role players who make up 99% of the NBA, fit can be the difference between success and …