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• Draft Notes: Topic, Top Five Picks, Combine, Bronny
Projected Top-10 pick Nikola Topic avoided a serious injury after a scary incident during the Adriatic League finals, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reports (Twitter link). Topic suffered a non-contact injury, with an initial diagnosis of a sprained left knee that will likely rule him out for the remainder of the Adriatic League tournament. However, he should […]...2024
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• Pelicans Not Interested In Trading Zion Williamson
The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly been exploring the possibility of trading up in the draft to select Scoot Henderson, which has led to speculation that they are open to moving on from Zion Williamson. ESPN's Jonathan Givony has been told that the Pelicans are not putting Williamson on the trade block.
"I've been told New Orleans is not trading Zion," said Givony on the Zach Lowe Podcast. "...2023
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• Michigan’s Jett Howard Declaring For 2023 NBA Draft
Freshman Michigan guard Jett Howard has informed Jonathan Givony of ESPN that he intends to declare for the 2023 NBA draft. Howard, currently recovering from ankle injuries to both feet for the next month, is projected as the No. 16 prospect in Givony’s latest mock draft. “This was a great learning year for me,” Howard […]...2023
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• Georgetown sophomore Mac McClung declares for 2020 NBA Draft
Georgetown sophomore Mac McClung told ESPN Jonathan Givony that he’s declaring for the 2020 NBA Draft. McClung first came to national prominence when his high school highlights blew up on YouTube: In his second season at Georgetown, McClung averaged 15.7 points and 1.4 steals per game. A foot injury in late-January kept McClung out of...2020
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• Korean Basketball League cancels remainder of season due to coronavirus
The Korean Basketball League is one of many leagues that have suspended play due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they will not be resuming this season. The KBL has decided to cancel the remainder of its season due to ongoing coronavirus concerns, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reports. Play had been suspended since Feb. 29, and officials from all 10 teams met on Monday to decide whether or not they would...2020
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• LaMelo Ball shut down for rest of NBL season
Despite initial optimism that he’d return before the end of the season from the foot injury that sidelined him last month, top prospect LaMelo Ball won’t play any more games for the Illawara Hawks, manager and trainer Jermaine Jackson told Olgun Uluc of Fox Sports Australia. According to Jackson, Ball is now healthy after dealing with a bone bruise in his foot, but would require several weeks of t...2020
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• LaMelo Ball's foot injury prohibiting NBA scouts in Australia
NBA teams hoping to scout LaMelo Ball in Australia will have to wait a little longer, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, who reports that the Illawarra Hawks guard remains out indefinitely due to a foot injury. Ball is still in a walking boot and has been instructed not to put any weigh on his injured foot for at least two more weeks, sources tell Givony. With the Hawks unlikely to make the Nat...2020
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• Projected lottery pick R.J. Hampton out with hip injury
Just days after we heard that LaMelo Ball would be sidelined into the new year due to a foot injury, the other top prospect playing in Australia’s National Basketball League has been ruled out until 2020 with an injury of his own. According to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, New Zealand Breakers point guard R.J. Hampton will miss approximately four weeks due to a hip flexor injury. Hampton, who opted to p...2019
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• Top prospect LaMelo Ball sidelined with foot injury
LaMelo Ball had recently been gathering momentum for the top pick in the 2020 NBA Draft as a result of his strong play in Australia’s National Basketball League, but evaluators hoping to take a closer look at Ball will have to delay those plans until the new year. According to a press release issued by the Illawarra Hawks, Ball’s NBL team, the guard suffered a bruised foot in practice and is expec...2019
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• Romeo Langford To Enter NBA Draft
After an injury plagued freshman campaign at Indiana, Romeo Langford has decided to declare for the 2019 NBA Draft, Jonathan Givony of ESPN reports. Though once considered a potential top-five pick, Langford currently sits in the No. 16 spot on Tankathon’s NBA Draft Big Board. Much of that dip could be attributed to lingering thumb […]
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• Maryland’s Justin Jackson, potential first-round pick, entering NBA draft despite shoulder injuryMaryland sophomore forward Justin Jackson had season-ending shoulder surgery in December, complicating his NBA aspirations. He’s still turning pro, though. Jonathan Givony of ESPN: Maryland sophomore Justin Jackson is foregoing his final two seasons of eligibility and declaring for the 2018 NBA draft. Jackson will hire an agent in the near future. Unfortunately for him,...2018