The Wizards will have plenty of draft options after landing the No. 2 pick in this year’s lottery, writes Josh Robbins of The Athletic. General manager Will Dawkins, who was inside the lottery drawing room to learn his team’s fate, admitted there was some slight disappointment in not getting the top selection, but he’s confident about adding another valuable piece to the … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Wizards, Schnall, Longstaff, Hawks
Southeast Notes: Williams, Hornets Front Office, Hartman, Hawks
Grant Williams had a prolific high school basketball career in Charlotte and was recently named one of the city’s best high school players of the past 40 years. Although he wasn’t drafted by Charlotte in the 2019 draft, he was traded to the Hornets at the 2024 deadline and made an immediate impact. After being dealt from Dallas to the Hornets, Williams averaged 13.9 points, 5.1 … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Williams, Hornets Front Office, Hartman, Hawks
Draft Notes: Combine, Mocks, Holland, Trade Rumors, Osobor
Boogie Ellis (USC), Isaac Jones (Washington State), Jesse Edwards (West Virginia), Nae’Qwan Tomlin (Memphis), and Enrique Freeman (Akron) are among the prospects who stood out at the G League Elite Camp over the weekend and earned invitations to participate in the NBA’s combine this week, according to a series of tweets from Jonathan Givony of ESPN. The G League officially … [Read more...] about Draft Notes: Combine, Mocks, Holland, Trade Rumors, Osobor
Coulibaly Calls Siakam ‘Easiest Superstar To Guard’
Asked during a an appearance on FanDuel’s Run it Back show (Twitter video link) about his claim in a French-language interview that Pacers forward Pascal Siakam is overrated, Wizards youngster Bilal Coulibaly clarified his comments, but didn’t exactly walk them back. “I just said he’s not overrated, but they were asking me who was the easiest superstar to guard,” Coulibaly … [Read more...] about Coulibaly Calls Siakam ‘Easiest Superstar To Guard’
Draft Notes: Topic, Top Five Picks, Combine, Bronny
Projected top-10 pick Nikola Topic avoided a serious injury after a scary incident during the Adriatic League finals, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reports (Twitter link). Topic suffered a non-contact injury, with an initial diagnosis of a sprained left knee that will likely rule him out for the remainder of the Adriatic League tournament. However, he should be a full participant in … [Read more...] about Draft Notes: Topic, Top Five Picks, Combine, Bronny