Tag: NBA Draft
How does March Madness affect draft stock? Jabari Davis explains, and highlights players who could climb with strong play.
NBA scout on Tyus Jones: "He should leave because his stock will never be higher."Currently No. 27 on @DraftExpress — Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 20, 2015 via Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv on Twitter
March Madness gets underway tomorrow and a few would-be NBA Draft prospects can use the big stage to cement their appeal to NBA teams.
NBA draft lottery reform is coming. The league’s owners voted down the latest proposal, one which would have tilted the odds toward the better non-playoff teams at the expense of the worst teams. But that was an issue with the unintended consequences of that specific plan. The appetite to curb – or at least give […]
In talking about the trade of Michael Carter-Williams to Milwaukee, (Larry) Brown mentioned the Sixers’ interest in (Emmanuel) Mudiay. “[Carter-Willilams] was rookie of the year and I know they have been interested in Emmanuel, and I thought, man, that is a backcourt made in heaven because they are both long and athletic,” Brown said. “. […]
(NBA Commissioner Adam) Silver also wants to: Take another look at draft lottery reform. “We do need to make some changes in the Draft Lottery, which I believe is largely a perception issue,” he said. “We want to ensure that our fans know that our teams do not have an incentive to lose games. … […]
It’s been suggested that mock drafts hold no value to the process and are meaningless to NBA teams, but that’s simply not true.
Emmanuel Mudiay could “pull an Exum” and just not play competitive basketball until the 2015 NBA Draft, one league source told SNY.tv Friday. “Sources close to him say that he is going to pull a Dante Exum,” the source said. “That is more logical than coming back to play in the D-League.” Mudiay would be eligible to […]
Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein sure helped his draft stock on Friday. The 7-foot junior went for 21 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks and made several key defensive plays in No. 1 Kentucky’s 63-51 victory over No. 6 Texas at Rupp Arena. “Made himself some money tonight,” one veteran NBA scout told SNY.tv. “Best […]
Emmanuel Mudiay, the potential No. 1 pick in the 2015 Draft, is in Asia now instead of Texas. He is playing for the Guangdong Tigers in Dongguan, China, not for Larry Brown’s SMU Mustangs in Dallas as planned. He has single-handedly made China a destination on the scouting trail for the first time in years. […]
