Getty Image The Pelicans started the 2022-23 season as one of the West’s best teams, but as injuries piled up and the season wore on, they eventually faded to ninth in the conference, losing to the Thunder in the first round of the Play-In. Durability remains the biggest obstacle in New Orleans’ way, particularly when …
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2023 NBA Draft Grades: Dallas Mavericks Get ‘B+’ Moving Down For Dereck Lively
Getty Image There was no one who expected the Dallas Mavericks to hold the 10th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, as they entered last season coming off of a Western Conference Finals appearance with a perennial MVP candidate in Luka Doncic leading the charge. While Doncic continued to produce eye-popping numbers (32.4 points, …
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The Mavs Traded The No. 10 Pick In The 2023 NBA Draft And Davis Bertans To The Thunder
Getty Image One of the most common rumors in the lead-up to the 2023 NBA Draft involved the No. 10 pick, which belonged to the Dallas Mavericks. Reports indicated that the Mavs were working the phones in an effort to find a deal for that selection, and right before they got on the clock, they …
2023 NBA Draft Grades: Oklahoma City Thunder Get ‘B’ Trading Up For Cason Wallace
Getty Image Entering the 2022-23 season, virtually no one expected the Oklahoma City Thunder to knock on the door of a playoff berth. Led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and head coach Mark Daigneault, the Thunder did exactly that, winning 40 regular season games and a Play-In game before falling one victory short of the No. 8 …
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2023 NBA Draft Grades: Washington Wizards Get ‘B’ Trading Up For Bilal Coulibaly
Getty Image The Washington Wizards are the first team to commit to fully shaking things up this summer. Prior to their front office shakeup, the expectation was for them to look to run it back and shuffle up the supporting cast, but for the first time in a long time, Washington has decided to break …
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2023 NBA Draft Grades: San Antonio Spurs Get An A+ For Drafting Victor Wembanyama No. 1
Getty Image The San Antonio Spurs fully embraced the tank in 2022-23, trading Dejounte Murray to the Hawks for three first round draft picks (and Danilo Gallinari, who they released) in the summer and sending Jakob Poeltl to the Raptors for another first round pick at the deadline. The result was a 22-60 record that …
The Nuggets Are Trading Into The First Round Of The NBA Draft With The Pacers
Getty Image The Denver Nuggets are fresh off of winning their first NBA championship, but building out their roster this summer will require them to be able to add some players on smaller deals. The best way to do that is through the draft, but Denver came into the week holding only second round picks …
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Adrian Wojnarowski Explained Why He Won’t Be Tweeting Draft Picks This Year
ESPN For years, the NBA Draft has been better to follow on Twitter than it is on the ESPN television broadcast, simply because you get information much quicker, knowing about picks and trades long before they get announced on air. Adrian Wojnarowski is the one who started all that more than a decade ago, and …
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Report: The Pelicans Are Interested In Trading Up To Draft Scoot Henderson
Getty Image When the NBA Draft begins on June 22, there’s no drama around the first name that will be taken off the board, as the San Antonio Spurs will gleefully select Victor Wembanyama. Beyond that, there’s still some debate as to who will go No. 2 and No. 3 between Scoot Henderson and Brandon …
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Teams Are ‘Skeptical’ The Blazers Will Find A Trade For The Third Pick In The NBA Draft
Getty Image While there is no drama as to what happens with the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, where the San Antonio Spurs have likely already turned in a draft card to Adam Silver that just reads VICTOR WEMBANYAMA, the rest of the top 10 is far less assured. The Charlotte Hornets will …
Here’s Victor Wembanyama’s Reaction To Learning The Spurs Won The No. 1 Pick In The 2023 NBA Draft
ESPN On Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs emerged as the victors of the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery by receiving the No. 1 pick. As such, the Spurs are now in line to select who many call one of the greatest prospects of all-time in French big man Victor Wembanyama. Like most other people, Wembanyama …
Manu Ginobili Sure Seems Happy The Spurs Will Get To Draft Victor Wembanyama
Getty Image The San Antonio Spurs won the most important NBA Draft Lottery in the last 20 years. On the heels of a season where the team accrued a 22-60 record, San Antonio was one of the teams with the best odds to pick No. 1 overall this year, and on Tuesday night, we learned …
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