Category: NBA Draft Headlines

With the eighth pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks select Obi Toppin from Dayton. Toppin is arguably the best athlete in the draft. He can finish strong at the rim and is quick to get out in transiton. At Dayton, Toppin was a strong, efficient isolation scorer and, while the Knicks […]

With the seventh pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons selected Killian Hayes. Hayes is a big (6-foot-4), young (19 years old) point guard who’s passing and leadership can potentially jump-start a franchise. He’s a lefty who showed serious improvement in his three-point shooting during the 2019-20 season while playing for Cholet in […]

With the sixth overall pick, the Atlanta Hawks have selected

With the fifth pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Isaac Okoro from Auburn. Okoro is an intriguing wing prospect. Athletic with good size, Okoro’s combination of strength and agility, with time, should mesh perfectly with Cleveland’s young guards, Collin Sexton and Darius Garland, on offense. Meanwhile, Okoro’s defensive game should translate […]

With the fourth pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls selected Patrick Williams from Florida State. Patrick Williams shot up draft boards late in the process. But don’t let that late climb fool you, Williams is legit. He’s a big, strong, versatile forward and one of the younger prospects in the draft (19 […]

With the third overall pick, the Charlotte Hornets have selected Lamelo Ball

With the second pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select James Wiseman from Memphis. Wiseman fills a pressing need for the Warriors in the front court. A talented, and versatile player in the post with extended shooting range, Wiseman has an NBA ready frame and is likely to find himself in […]

Houston is trading Trevor Ariza and the No. 16 pick tonight to Detroit for a future first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. The deal gives the Rockets – a hard-capped team — the freedom to use their mid-level exception in free agency. Houston is trading Trevor Ariza and the No. 16 pick tonight to Detroit for […]

The Boston Celtics held exploratory talks that would send Marcus Smart to the Golden State Warriors for the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft recently, league sources told The Action Network Wednesday. Talks fell through on both sides, sources said, and more discussions are not expected after the Celtics rejected an unknown counteroffer. […]