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DeAndre Ayton’s collegiate basketball career is officially over. Sometimes, after a top NBA prospect’s NCAA season has concluded, he waits a little while before declaring for the draft. And during that time, people speculate about whether he might return to school for one last go-round. It’s a meaningless debate, make no mistake. Those billed as [...]

With the way the current system is set up, if you are a team that is hovering in the middle of the NBA hierarchy and don’t have a transcendent star to become a contender, the best course of action is usually to blow up your roster and start to rebuild. In order to do that [...]

Initially slated to be in the running as the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick, University of Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. suffered a back injury expected to sideline him for the entire season. Since then, however, there has been speculation that he would strive to return before the year is over—and, well, that’s apparently where [...]

Nikola Mirotic is ruining the Chicago Bulls’ tank job, and they appear to know it. Since making his debut after suffering facial fractures and a concussion during a dustup with teammate Bobby Portis, the 26-year-old forward is averaging 17.2 points and 7.6 rebounds on 50.4 percent shooting, including a 47.5 percent clip from downtown. The [...]

Things have gone downhill in a hurry for the Memphis Grizzlies. They have lost 16 of their last 17 games and have gone from 7-4 to last place in the western conference at 8-20. One of their stars is out recovering from Achilles and heel soreness, but the other has been slogging away with the [...]

Michael Porter Jr. needn’t worry about season-ending back surgery torpedoing his NBA draft stock. Though he is most likely out of contention for the No. 1 overall pick, at least a couple of general managers don’t see him slipping much further in the order. David Aldridge of NBA.com polled a bunch of front-office types about [...]

And now for some really crappy news. The Missouri Tigers announced on Tuesday that freshman Michael Porter Jr., one of the candidates to be selected first overall in the 2018 NBA draft, will miss the rest of this season due to a back injury that will require surgery. SI.com’s Chris Chavez relayed some of the [...]

The NBA All-Star game is headed back to Chicago…in 2020. ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell brought word on Thursday that the league and the Bulls will be announcing plans to put 2020’s superstar meetup in The Windy City. Shams Charania of The Vertical relayed more details: The NBA All-Star Game is returning to Chicago in 2020. (AP) [...]

Sorry, Markelle Fultz. Apologies, Lonzo Ball. Sincere condolences, Jayson Tatum. Ditto Josh Jackson. Why are we offering apologies to the top-four picks from the 2017 NBA draft, the ostensible cream of an incredibly deep crop? Because according to one NBA scout, not one of them would have go in the top four of this year’s [...]

As was first reported a few weeks ago, formerly the No. 1 player in the country for the 2018 class, Marvin Bagley III, filed for reclassification to be able to play college basketball in the 2017-18 season and be eligible for the NBA Draft. While it was never reported officially that his application was accepted, [...]