Sunday 31st August 2025,
The Hoop Doctors

NBA Draft

Magic Johnson Wants Lakers to Draft Lonzo Ball, But Others in Organization Pulling for Josh Jackson

Magic Johnson Wants Lakers to Draft Lonzo Ball, But Others in Organization Pulling for Josh Jackson

Somewhat lost in the Paul George-Los Angeles Lakers-Indiana Pacers triangle is the fact that Tinseltown has a draft pick to use this week. The Lakers aren’t giving up the second overall selection in any George deal, so the question of whether to choose Lonzo Ball or Josh Jackson lives on. As of now, the favorite [...]

June 19, 2017 admin Blogs 0

“The Process” Has Paid Off

“The Process” Has Paid Off

The Philadelphia 76ers organization and their fans have gone through a rough past four seasons, as former General Manager Sam Hinkie had absolutely zero problem with tanking and doing it in an obvious fashion in order to acquire high draft picks, cap space and other assets. The past four seasons of extreme tanking has come [...]

June 19, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Knicks Targeting Ntilkina With No. 8 Pick

Knicks Targeting Ntilkina With No. 8 Pick

The New York Knicks draft selection is always a huge deal as the draft is held in the Big Apple each year and the long-suffering and passionate New York Knicks fans have no problem giving their instant reaction to the selection. The Knicks find themselves with the No. 8 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft [...]

June 19, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Josh Jackson will be the Best Player in the 2017 NBA Draft

Josh Jackson will be the Best Player in the 2017 NBA Draft

In what figures to be one of the deepest and most intriguing NBA Drafts in a while and with more than a few trade rumors circulating you can expect potential shockers when teams walk up to the podium next Thursday night. There has been a consensus for months that Markelle Fultz, the silky smooth combo [...]

June 16, 2017 Anou Enright NBA Draft 0

Could Josh Jackson Have a Draft Promise From Lakers or Sixers?

Could Josh Jackson Have a Draft Promise From Lakers or Sixers?

Josh Jackson has been a name that is trending upward in the past weeks as an extremely athletic and gifted 6’8″ player out of the University of Kansas who projects to be an elite defender who can guard multiple positions and the potential to be a 20 point per game scorer down the line. The [...]

June 15, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Josh Jackson Cancelled His Workout with Celtics, so Does That Mean He’s Lakers-Bound?

Josh Jackson Cancelled His Workout with Celtics, so Does That Mean He’s Lakers-Bound?

The Boston Celtics got a workout with Markelle Fultz, the NBA’s consensus No. 1 overall pick. They won’t be getting one with Josh Jackson. Sources told ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman and Marc J. Spears that Kansas’ wing, who is projected to go in the top five of this year’s prospect pageant, bailed on his scheduled meeting [...]

June 14, 2017 admin Blogs 0

It Turns Out Lakers Will Get Meeting with Top NBA Draft Prospect Markelle Fultz After All

It Turns Out Lakers Will Get Meeting with Top NBA Draft Prospect Markelle Fultz After All

What was that about Markelle Fultz, the NBA’s consensus No. 1 pick, only meeting with the Boston Celtics? Though it was initially expected the point guard would only break bread with the owners of the no. 1 pick, it turns out he will be meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers, proprietors of the second overall [...]

June 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Los Angeles Lakers Remain ‘Split’ on Whether to Draft Lonzo Ball

Los Angeles Lakers Remain ‘Split’ on Whether to Draft Lonzo Ball

One of these days we won’t have a Lonzo Ball-Los Angeles Lakers rumor to write about. That day is not today. According to ESPN.com’s Chad Ford, the organization remains split on whether to select him with the No. 2 pick: The Lakers want to control the narrative, which is that they — not LaVar Ball, [...]

June 9, 2017 admin Blogs 0

If NBA Draft Happened Now, Los Angeles Lakers Would Pass on Lonzo Ball

If NBA Draft Happened Now, Los Angeles Lakers Would Pass on Lonzo Ball

Lonzo Ball landing with the Los Angeles Lakers is starting to feel like less and less of a formality. The latest, in fact, is fairly damning. A source told Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz that, if the draft were today, the Lakers would pass on Ball for a variety of reasons: [tweet https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/871111030918848513] Even if the [...]

June 5, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Detroit Pistons Reportedly Willing to Trade 12th Overall Pick for ‘Win-Now Veteran’

Detroit Pistons Reportedly Willing to Trade 12th Overall Pick for ‘Win-Now Veteran’

Desperate situations call for exceptional measures, and Pistons head coach and president Stan Van Gundy appears to be shooting his shot. Van Gundy isn’t one to rush the process by trading away first-round picks, at least not impulsively or in excess. But according to NBA Insider Marc Stein, he’s open to moving his team’s lottery [...]

May 31, 2017 admin Rumors 0