Jahlil Okafor

Oh look, it’s those pesky New York Knicks again. Ahead of and just after the NBA’s draft lottery, the idea of the Knicks trading their top pick—which ended up being No. 4—held some serious clout. Slowly, surely as the general public started to realize they wouldn’t land a superstar for that pick, the speculation dissipated. [...]

Hopefully Jahlil Okafor is high on the Minnesota Timberwolves, because they’re high on him. As the NBA inches closer and closer to the June 25 draft, there is no definitive sense of who the Timberwolves will take with the No. 1 pick. Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns has gained momentum as the top prospect in this year’s [...]

Ping pong gods are no fan of the New York Knicks. Phil Jackson and company had so much riding on Tuesday’s night’s lottery. They entered with the second-best chance (19.9 percent) at winning the No. 1 overall pick, and they desperately needed a top-three finish to nab one of the immediate fortunes-turning prospects, be it [...]

After successfully leading Duke to a National Championship, Jahlil Okafor now sets his eyes upon playing in the biggest stage of basketball—the NBA. Duke University announced on Thursday in a release that Okafor has declared to enter this year’s NBA Draft. From the official release: “As early as I can remember, I’ve fantasized and dreamed [...]

Of all the non-basketball things one could see JaVale McGee doing, mentoring young NBA talents is not among them. Professional volleyball-spiker? Uh-huh. Gumby imitator? For sure. Gangly hug-giver. You bet. Mentor? Not so much. Alas, McGee himself feels differently. Per the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Keith Pompey: “I don’t want to get bought out,” said McGee, a [...]

Let’s call last year’s NBA trade deadline what it was: Awful and boring. Next, let’s guess what this year’s NBA trade deadline will be like: Potentially awful and boring. The current collective bargaining agreement has made it so NBA teams aren’t as frivolous with their spending and willingness to assume long-term contracts. Punitive luxury-tax penalties [...]

May 2, 2012 – Allen Moll Most college hoops fans are still winding down after a thrilling NCAA Tournament, with the Kentucky Wildcats taking home the 2012 NCAA Title. In the process, an unbelievable new trend of starting 5 underclassmen has become not only a key to success, but possibly even the blueprint for winning [...]