Sources: NBA ‘progressing on plans’ for Virtual Draft Combine

The NBA is progressing on plans for a virtual draft combine to be held at regional sites throughout September, sources told ESPN. Formal plans could be completed and shared with teams in the next week, sources said. In what’s likely to become one of the most wide-open draft processes in years, prospective players would attend […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: NBA to Hold Virtual Draft Lottery on Aug. 20

The NBA plans to hold the Aug. 20 Draft Lottery virtually, with 14 team representatives appearing via virtual display, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. The NBA plans to hold the Aug. 20 Draft Lottery virtually, with 14 team representatives appearing via virtual display, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 10, 2020 Source: Shams […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: NBA Sets New Dates for Lottery, Draft, Free Agency

NBA has set an August 25 Draft Lottery and October 15 Draft, sources say. NBA has set an August 25 Draft Lottery and October 15 Draft, sources say. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 4, 2020 Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter Sources: The NBA informed the Board of Governors of scheduled dates: – Training camp: June […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: NBA to Consider Hosting Free Agency before Draft

The NBA board of governors will make key decisions in the coming month as they navigate the pandemic. Among them will be when to begin free agency and to hold the draft. Several league sources said the 2020 draft is expected to be pushed back from June 25 to September. However, one high-ranking league source, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Looking At The NBA Draft: The No. 5 Picks

David Yapkowitz checks out a decade’s worth of No. 5 overall picks in the NBA Draft.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Report: James Wiseman to Leave NCAA, Prepare for NBA Draft

Potential No. 1 pick James Wiseman of Memphis has left the university, will sign with an agent and begin preparing for 2020 NBA draft. Potential No. 1 pick James Wiseman of Memphis has left the university, will sign with an agent and begin preparing for 2020 NBA draft. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 19, 2019 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Report: Cole Anthony Out Four-to-Six Weeks after Surgery on Torn Meniscus

North Carolina freshman point guard Cole Anthony underwent an arthroscopic knee procedure Monday morning, according to the university. He is expected to miss four to six weeks as he recovers from a partially torn meniscus. Anthony’s injury was said to have occurred over time and not during one play. Source: Jonathan M. Alexander of The […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: RJ Hampton Out Four Weeks with Hip Injury

Potential 2020 NBA draft lottery pick RJ Hampton will miss about four weeks with a hip injury, a source told ESPN. Hampton suffered a hip flexor injury with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL last week and was prescribed to rest by a sport and exercise physician he visited, which will likely keep […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: LaMelo Ball Out Four Weeks with Foot Injury

LaMelo Ball — the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft — is expected to miss four weeks with a foot injury, sources tell ESPN. There’s hope that NBA teams can resume scouting him in the Australian NBL in January. LaMelo Ball — the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021