NBA draft
Does the NBA Care That Markelle Fultz's College Team Didn't Win?
Markelle Fultz looks like a prototypical NBA point guard, and could be the top pick in the 2017 draft. Does it matter that his Washington team was terrible?
Lonzo Ball's "Ugly-Ass" Jumper Would Be An NBA Problem If It Didn't Go In
The star UCLA guard has a funky, unorthodox shooting motion, but NBA talent evaluators aren't particularly worried.
Lauri Markkanen Will Stretch NBA Floors, But Can He Stretch His Game?
Sweet-shooting Arizona seven-footer Lauri Markkanen is a prototypical stretch big man, and a likely NBA draft lottery pick. Can he become a well-rounded player?
De'Aaron Fox Will Shoot His Way into—or Out of—NBA Stardom
The Kentucky freshman has everything NBA scouts look for, except a reliable jump shot. In modern basketball, that's a major question mark.
Malik Monk Is Breaking The Mold, But Is That What The NBA Wants?
Kentucky's Malik Monk is torching college basketball. How well will his torrid scoring translate to the next level?
OG Anunoby Looks Like the Next Kawhi Leonard, But Is That Decieving?
Regardless of Anunoby's recent knee injury, the NBA's recent draft bias toward Leonard-like wings figures to play a major role in the Indiana forward's professional future.
Will Hamidou Diallo Become College Basketball's First Semester-And-Done Player?
Five-star wing prospect Hamidou Diallo joined Kentucky this semester. Will he play for the Wildcats next season, or enter the 2017 NBA Draft?
Former Baylor Star Isaiah Austin, Diagnosed with Rare Genetic Disorder Before 2014 NBA Draft, Is Cleared to Play Again
Diagnosed with Marfan syndrome two years ago, it looked like he might never play basketball again. Now Isaiah Austin has been cleared to play again.
Cheer Up, Greg Oden: You're Not Nearly as Big a NBA Draft Bust as These Guys
Andrea Bargnani is a guy who existed, for crying out loud, Greg. Relax!
The Second Round of the NBA Draft Is Broken, But Not Beyond Repair
Right now, it makes far more sense for a player to go undrafted than to be selected in the back half of the NBA draft's second round—what some agents have started calling the "dead zone."
DeMarcus Cousins Doesn't Understand What the Kings are Doing
The Kings are a pretty mystifying team, even to DeMarcus Cousins.
The First Ben Simmons/Brandon Ingram Match-Up Was More Preview Than Main Event
When the top two picks of the NBA Draft—and a pair of potential franchise saviors—squared off in the NBA Summer League, the fun was mostly about what's to come.