NBA Draft

It was a surprising decision when promising Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart decided to return to college rather than going pro after his freshman season.  It’s even more rare he did so despite being projected as a Top 5 pick and the best floor general available among all prospects. Many scouts and NBA General [...]

With the NBA regular season officially over and another exciting postseason for playoff teams  just underway, what do the disappointing non-playoff teams have to look forward to in the coming months? Well, of course it is the 2013 NBA Draft which is just over 2 months away, where teams like the Charlotte Bobcats, Sacramento Kings, [...]

It has been since midway through the ’07-’08 season that legendary collegiate coach Bob Knight last coached a minute on an NCAA hardwood. After finishing with a record 902 Division I coaching victories, a mark since broken by Duke University’s Mike Kryzewski, “The General” has since taken his talents to the broadcast booth as an [...]

June 11, 2012 – Check out which players’ stock is rising and which is dropping because of their 2012 NBA Draft measurements at the combine last week…. [...]

June 11, 2012 – Allen Moll Usually moving up 2 picks isn’t breaking news or ideally an intelligent move to make just weeks prior to the Draft unless a team is acquiring the top overall selection or you are getting a franchise player going forward. [...]

June 28, 2011 – Allen Moll With the 2011 NBA Draft officially a wrap, all of the trades finalized, and teams’ newest draft picks now being introduced to the home crowds, it’s time to take a closer look as to which teams used the draft to their advantage and conversely which squads wasted the opportunity. [...]

June 23, 2011 – Allen Moll With the 2011 NBA Draft merely a few hours away, team GM’s are gearing up to make that last second trade, somehow nab the sleeper of the draft, or move up to nab a game-changing player. The draft can be either make or break a General Manager. Surely they [...]

June 21, 2011 – Allen Moll With the 2011 NBA Draft a couple days away many rumors and questions still remain.  Who will the Cavalier select #1 overall, PG Kyrie Irving or forward hybrid Derrick Williams?  Are the rumors true that the Cavs are working hard to somehow pull off getting the top 2 picks [...]

June 3, 2011 – Allen Moll With a number of top tier players like Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones, and Harrison Barnes pledging to return to school for their sophomore seasons, the 2011 NBA Draft has decidedly gotten weaker. This year’s field may be one of the least potent in recent memory, going back to the [...]

June 2, 2011 – Allen Moll With the 2011 NBA Draft quickly approaching, most of aspiring draftee hopefuls were in Chicago for the annual Draft Combine. Surely most prospects felt like cattle being led to the slaughter, being constantly poked, prodded, and asked seemingly millions of questions about their work ethic. They have been thoroughly [...]