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Elite Eight: Top prospects in the 2019 NBA draft

June 19, 2019 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The hype surrounding the 2019 NBA draft all points to one player: Zion Williamson. The Duke superstar is the most celebrated basketball pro prospect in recent memory and he will be coming to an NBA city near you. The New Orleans Pelicans hold the top pick in the draft and — barring some kind of … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, NBA Tagged: Brandon Clarke, Coby White, Darius Garland, DeAndre Hunter, Ja Morant, NBA Draft, R.J. Barrett, Romeo Langford, Zion Williamson

Elite Eight: Top prospects in the 2018 NBA draft

June 12, 2018 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

This year’s NBA draft may not have a LeBron James or Kevin Durant or a Steph Curry but it has plenty of very gifted young prospects who have the talent and pedigree to could contribute right away for a lot of teams, and may even become the face of a franchise. The Phoenix Suns have … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, Featured, NBA Tagged: 2018 NBA draft, Collin Sexton, DeAndre Ayton, Jaren Jackson Jr., Luka Doncic, Marvin Bagley III, Michael Porter Jr., Mikal Bridges, Mohamed Bamba

Elite Eight: Top prospects in 2017 NBA draft

June 19, 2017 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

  The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are the two most storied franchises in the NBA. These two teams have a combined 33 championships and dozens of Hall of Famers. Now, they are in a rare position of drafting No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the 2017 NBA draft. Boston is coming … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, Featured, NBA Tagged: 2017 NBA draft, De'Aaron Fox, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson, Justin Jackson, Lauri Markkanen, Lonzo Ball, Malik Monk, Markelle Fultz

Elite Eight: Top prospects in the 2016 NBA draft

June 23, 2016 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Philadelphia 76ers hold the No. 1 selection in this year’s NBA draft, and they have their eye on former Louisiana State standout Ben Simmons. Sixers coach Brett Brown knows Simmons and his family well. He coached Simmons’ dad, David, when he was with the Melbourne Tigers, so it makes perfect sense for Philly to … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, NBA, Uncategorized

Lakers opt for D’Angelo Russell, pass on ‘next Tim Duncan’

June 25, 2015 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

This year’s draft was supposed to be the rebirth of the Los Angeles Lakers brand. After Minnesota took Karl-Anthony Towns the Lakers were poised to land arguably the best center in the draft in Duke center Jahlil Okafor. It was a marriage made in basketball heaven, right? The Lakers and a dominant center. You couldn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, Featured, NBA Tagged: Byron Scott, d'angelo russell, jahlil okafor, Lakers, Mitch Kupchak, NBA Draft

Elite eight: Top prospects in 2015 NBA draft

June 22, 2015 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Golden State Warriors may have made small ball trendy, but the NBA is still a big man’s league. Go big or go home. That’s the TNT slogan in the NBA playoffs. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers could be the big winners in the 2015 NBA draft as both teams should walk away … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General, NBA Tagged: d'angelo russell, emmanuel mudiay, jahlil okafor, justise winslow, karl-anthony towns, NBA Draft, stanley johnson, trey lyles, willie cauley-stein

Isaiah Austin’s big NBA draft moment

June 26, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Adam Silver has only been NBA commissioner five months but he has already delivered two landmark moments. First, Silver dropped the hammer on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling by banishing him from the league after it was found that he made racist remarks. Second, Silver and the NBA made an incredible touching gesture Thursday … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General, NBA Tagged: Adam Silver, Isaiah Austin, NBA Draft

Exum could be top-five prospect in 2014 NBA draft

June 24, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Dante Exum may be from Melbourne, Australia, but he is well versed in the history of American basketball. Exum’s dad, Cecil, was on the University of North Carolina basketball team coached by Dean Smith. On that same Tar Heel team was a young phenom named Michael Jordan. Exum would love nothing more than to become … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General, NBA Tagged: Aaron Gordon, Andrew Wiggins, Dante Exum, Elfrid Payton, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Julius Randle, Marcus Smart, Noah Vonleh, Zach LaVine

Shoving incident could haunt Marcus Smart for rest of his career

February 9, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

It was the dumbest move of Marcus Smart’s young basketball career. On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Oklahoma State All-American guard lost his cool and shoved a Texas Tech fan during a heated exchange. Smart claims he heard the fan throw a racial slur at him, but the fan vehemently denied it. A day later, having … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General Tagged: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Travis Ford

Julius Randle may be the next Zach Randolph

November 12, 2013 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

The college basketball season is barely breaking a sweat and Kentucky freshman Julius Randle has pushed his way into the conversation for college player of the year and the No. 1 selection in next year’s NBA draft. On a night when three of the five projected top picks in the 2014 draft were on display … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General Tagged: Julius Randle, Kentucky, Michigan State, Tom Izzo, zach randolph
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