Draft

According to Bleacher Report Reporter Kevin Ding, the 76ers are leaning heavily toward drafting former LSU power forward Ben Simmons with the number one pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/732935309294481408] The 76ers won the NBA lottery Tuesday night and will be drafting no. 1 for the first time since 1996 when they took [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers won Tuesday night’s draft lottery, which isn’t surprising. They had the best odds of securing the No. 1 pick. Plus, you know, Dikembe Mutombo, told us they had won hours beforehand: [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/732676479256006657] There are only four possible explanations for this. Scenario No. 1: this could have been accident. Maybe Mutombo, or [...]

Kobe Bryant’s aging body, dipped performance and high salary have somewhat handcuffed the Lakers the past few seasons. We all see it, and perhaps, Kobe does as well. But, it’s one thing to realize this is the case, and it’s another thing entirely to say that out loud. That’s more or less what Mitch Kupchak [...]

Ben Simmons accomplished a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in major college basketball in over 20 seasons Wednesday night against North Florida: a 40 point, 10 rebound, five assist game. Simmons finished the night with 43 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocks in a extremely high scoring affair with the North [...]

August 27, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim We’ve got an interesting class of rookies this upcoming season. Here’s three guys I think should be looked out for in particular, for several reasons. [...]

April 16, 2012 – Allen Moll With the 2012 NBA Draft now less than 3 months away and the NCAA Tournament freshly concluded with Kentucky taking home their 8th National Championship, it’s time to take our second look at the top 1st Round prospects for the upcoming NBA Draft. Now that the collegiate season is officially over [...]

August 8, 2011 – Allen Moll While the 2011 NBA Draft was a supposed weak field, the 2012 version of the Draft is shaping up to be one of the best in recent years. Next June, we will be hearing names of potential franchise players like Barnes, Sullinger, and Davis called by David Stern rather [...]

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 [...]

May 31, 2011 – Allen Moll Now that we are roughly within a few weeks of the actual 2011 NBA Draft and all the early entry candidates have either declared or decided to remain in college for another season and the official Lottery draft order is intact, things are starting to come into focus leading [...]

May 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With the NBA regular season wrapped up and playoff action underway, the 2011 NBA Draft is fast approaching. Its time to take a serious look at who the top picks are that fortunate lottery pick holders should be targeting. [...]