Tag: NBA Draft
Anonymous NBA scout on Dante Exum: “I have seen him play live a limited number of times, but I have to say that he’s really intriguing. He has a legitimate chance to go No. 1 in this draft. He’s that good. His upside is enormous. I won’t be surprised if he goes No. 1 on […]
The NBA Draft has been two rounds since Mark Cuban became the Dallas Mavericks’ owner on Jan. 4, 2000. But he would like to see that expanded. “I’d like to see four rounds so you can draft guys overseas, get more guys drafted that are your property so you can try to develop them,” Cuban […]
This could be it for Jabari Parker at Duke. His final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium could come Saturday night when No. 4 Duke hosts rival North Carolina — if the freshman phenom jumps to the NBA after the season, as most outsiders always assumed he would do. Parker insists he still hasn’t made up his mind. “If […]
ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla has seen Dante Exum play against strong competition, and he compared the PG to a young Michael Jordan
Jahii Carson has played his final home game for Arizona State. Coach Herb Sendek ended any latent speculation on that after the Sun Devils rolled past California 78-60 on Saturday. “He’s not coming back,” Sendek said. No qualifier was added. This season is it — period. Asked if it was his last home game in college, […]
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes it’s in the best interests of elite prospects to play in the NBA Development League instead of spending one season in college. “I think what will end up happening — and this is my opinion, not that of the league — is if the colleges don’t change from the one-and-done, we’ll […]
Surprisingly, a number of scouts are saying that Tyler Ennis is strongly considering a return to Syracuse for his sophomore year. — Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) February 27, 2014 via Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
Some scouts are very confident that Jabari Parker will enter the 2014 draft. One said there is "a 90% chance" that Parker is one-and-done. — Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) February 27, 2014 via Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
(NBA Commissioner Adam) Silver said everywhere he goes that “people dislike so-called one and done,” referring to the many players who go to college for just one year to meet the league’s age minimum of being one year out of high school and 19 years old. He favors pushing the age minimum to 20. “It […]
Nate Duncan looks at five rookies who have disappointed, and talks with executives and scouts about whether their careers can be salvaged.
