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• Offseason trade proposal sends Lauri Markkanen to Pistons
One NBA analyst proposed that the Detroit Pistons acquire Lauri Markkanen from the Utah Jazz this offseason. Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Pistons and Jazz: Detroit Pistons Receive: PF Lauri Markkanen, SG Collin Sexton Utah Jazz Receive: SG Jaden Ivey, SF, Ron Holland II, F/C Isaiah Stewart, F Tobias Harris, […] The post Of...2025
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• NBA reportedly investigating Thunder, 76ers for Player Participation Policy violations
The league has already fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for not playing Lauri Markkanen. The final month of the season will get interesting....2025
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• NBA Investigating Thunder, Sixers For Potential Player Participation Policy Violations

The Oklahoma City Thunder are being investigated by the NBA for potentially violating the league's player participation policy. The game under review came on March 7th when the Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers despite sitting out their entire starting five of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Lu Dort and Isaiah Hartenstein. Cason Wallace also sat out the game. The NBA ...2025
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• Report: Lauri Markkanen signed extension with Jazz with understanding that team would have timely return to competing
According to NBA insiders Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Lauri Markkanen signed an extension with the Utah Jazz with the understanding that the franchise would have a timely return to completion. Markkanen signed a four-year, $195 million extension with the Jazz in August. It was a renegotiation-and-extend deal. “When Markkanen waited to sign […] The post Report:...2025
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• Jazz Promised Lauri Markkanen 'Timely Turn Toward Competing' When Signing Extension

When the Utah Jazz signed Lauri Markkanen to a four-year, $220 million contract extension last August, sources say they had an understanding that the team would have "a timely turn toward competing." After two seasons in which the Jazz were competitive for the first half of the season before shifting toward improving lottery odds, the team has largely been non-competitive throughout the entirety o...2025
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• Utah Jazz fined $100,000 for holding Lauri Markkanen out of games
Utah is tanking but Markkanen, an All-Star in 2023, qualifies for the league's Player Participation Policy....2025
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• Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen Still Questionable For Monday as He Battles With Persistent Back Problem
The latest Lauri Markkanen injury update sees the Utah Jazz forward listed as questionable for Monday’s contest with Portland, and his potential absence once again stems from well-documented back problems. Lauri Markkanen Injury Update The Utah Jazz are coming off an impressive 124-115 win over the Rockets on Saturday night, which arrived thanks in no […] The post Jazz’s Lauri Ma...2025
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images These nine NBA teams are still in the mix for winning the 2025 NBA Draft lottery and the rights to Cooper Flagg. It only took about 20 games for the 2024-2025 NBA season to completely reshape what we thought we knew coming into the year. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder emerging as the championship favorites in each conference was to be exp...2024
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• Klay Thompson’s Warriors breakup and arrival to Mavericks, explained

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Here’s why Klay Thompson left the Warriors in NBA free agency. Klay Thompson was the soul of the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty. Thompson is one of the greatest shooters in NBA history by any measure, and at his peak, he was a disruptive perimeter defender who helped make Golden State’s defense nearly as scary as its offense. Flanked by the legend Stephen Curry and ...2024
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Warriors have reinvented themselves as an NBA championship contender once again The Golden State Warriors’ dynasty has been pronounced dead so many times over the years. It was dead when a 73-win team blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was dead when Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson each suffered ...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
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• Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls

Coby White attacked the summer to level up for the Chicago Bulls. Weeks after Coby White realized his dream of being selected in the 2019 NBA Draft, he returned to his North Carolina roots at the behest of his first pro mentor. It was only a few years earlier that White had starred for Chris Paul’s grassroots club, Team CP3, on the Nike EYBL circuit. Now Paul had invited White to his Elite Guard c...2024
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s give out our predictions for the dunk contest, 3-point contest, and more on All-Star Saturday. The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will be a celebration of the biggest stars in today’s game, with so many living legends gracing the court together to put on a show for the fans. Before the All-Star Game tips off on Sunday, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest a...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Zach LaVine, Kyle Kuzma, Jalen Green and more

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images We’ve got the latest rumors about what NBA teams are thinking about with less than a week to go until the trade deadline. The Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline is officially less than a week away. With that in mind, let’s bounce around the latest smoke from the hot stove that a couple of the NBA’s biggest insiders cooked up on Friday. Zach LaVine to t...2024
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• Ben Simmons looked like his old self in Nets return, in a good way

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Ben Simmons’ return was everything the Nets hoped for Basketball feels like it’s only been a part-time job for Ben Simmons ever since his infamous meltdown with the Philadelphia 76ers during the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Simmons’ career has more or less unraveled ever since he bypassed a wide open dunk in Game 7 of that series: Doc Rivers and ...2024
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"From their original Durant free agency thunderbolt in 2016 … to last trade deadline’s inquiries about James … to this past offseason’s aggressive pursuits of both Paul George and Lauri Markkanen and, at times, trying to acquire both of them."

2024
"Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has signed a five-year, $238 million contract renegotiation and extension -- including $220 million in new money, his agent Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group told ESPN on Wednesday."

2023
"Utah's Lauri Markkanen told ESPN he is confident he can fulfill his mandatory service in the Finnish military "in a way that it's not going to affect my preparation for next season."

2022
"The Cavs are trading Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three first-round picks and two pick swaps to the Jazz for Donovan Mitchell, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

2021
"On Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and Portland Trail Blazers executed a three-team trade that sent Lauri Markkanen to Cleveland, Larry Nance to Portland, and Derrick Jones Jr."

2020
"Lauri Markkanen would rather play elsewhere if there aren't major changes to Bulls' plan, per report"

2019
"The team currently holds the third-worst record in the East at 10-29, with Kris Dunn (knee), Lauri Markkanen (elbow) and Portis (knee/ankle) all missing more than 20 games."

2018
"Lauri Markkanen has sisu."

2017
"Lauri Markkanen has a game winner, that being his three pointer with 49 seconds left Thursday night that basically clinched the Bulls fir"

2016
"Lauri Markkanen (Arizona, PF, 2017 Freshman) Markkanen had a huge performance at the Under-18 European Championships last summer, when he averaged 18."

• Jazz Promised Lauri Markkanen 'Timely Turn Toward Competing' When Signing Extension
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• Warriors, Suns Discuss Kevin Durant Trade, Could Involve Up To Five Teams Plus Jimmy Butler

The Golden State Warriors are pursuing a trade for Kevin Durant after they have struck out on a number of other star pursuits over the past 12 years including LeBron James, Lauri Markkanen and Paul George. The Phoenix Suns are engaging on Durant discussions after they have been unable to turn Bradley Beal into Jimmy Butler. The two teams share a commonality as they are in the play-in picture in th...2025
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• The Warriors getting LeBron James and Kevin Durant is the most unhinged rumor of the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images We have finally have an NBA trade rumor so delusional that only the Warriors could truly believe it. The last time Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry teamed up in the NBA, the result was three NBA Finals appearances and two titles in three years. And then, a few years after separating, they got together as part of the USA Basketball Avengers with LeBron Jam...2025
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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are the best players on the NBA trade market. The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 6, but the deal zone has officially open. Recently signed free agents are now eligible to be traded, meaning all the deals one might concoct on their local trade machine can now theoretically actually go through. The NBA already has a pretty clear picture of buyer...2024
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• Jazz Looking To Trade Veterans Before Deadline

In the past two seasons, the Utah Jazz have waited until closer to the trade deadline to pivot towards draft position. That pivot each season was aided by trading away veteran players. This season, the Jazz won't need to pivot, but the team is still likely to move some veteran players again. Vets that Utah could move include John Collins, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton. All three players have a...2024
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• Klay Thompson’s Warriors breakup and arrival to Mavericks, explained
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Warriors almost broke NBA’s single-game three-point record in the preseason

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Klay Thompson is gone, but the Warriors are still an elite shooting team. The Golden State Warriors won’t feel the same this year without Klay Thompson around. Thompson signed a deal with the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency over the ending, ending a legendary partnership with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Steve Kerr that helped produce f...2024
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• Lauri Markkanen's rough season continues with clutch misses in Jazz loss

Lauri Markkanen signed a big extension late in the summer to stay with the Utah Jazz long-term. Since then, all of his stats have gotten worse — including his free-throw shooting....2025
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• The Warriors getting LeBron James and Kevin Durant is the most unhinged rumor of the NBA trade deadline
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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• Klay Thompson’s Warriors breakup and arrival to Mavericks, explained
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Warriors almost broke NBA’s single-game three-point record in the preseason
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• Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• Donovan Mitchell Reacts To 2-Year Anniversary Of Cavaliers-Jazz Trade

Two years ago today, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired NBA star Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz. The Cavaliers traded Ochai Agbaji, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton and draft picks to the Jazz for Mitchell, who took to social media to react to the anniversary of the Cleveland-Utah trade. #LetEmKnow https://t.co/OwNWMMJADS — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) September 1, 202...2024
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
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• Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• Jazz Players Adamant They Were Robbed of Miraculous Game-Winner
Utah Jazz players are adamant they were robbed of a miraculous game-winner against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Down by two with 0.4 seconds on the clock, Lauri Markkanen caught a full-court pass and immediately threw up a twisting three-point prayer which caught nothing but net. Almost another special moment for Lauri Markkanen and […] The post Jazz Players Adamant They Were Robbe...2023
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• Alicia Santana, Bulls receptionist, celebrates 20 years with the team

The Bulls are trying to find the face of the franchise, though Lauri Markkanen, Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine all had pleasing moments in aud...2018
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• Alicia Santana, Bulls receptionist, celebrates 20 years with the team

The Bulls are trying to find the face of the franchise, though Lauri Markkanen, Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine all had pleasing moments in aud...2018
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• Sources: Cavs acquire Jazz star Mitchell in trade

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• The Lauri Markkanen trade clears way for Kevin Love to Lakers
Could Kevin Love be the next former All-Star to reunite with LeBron James and join the star-studded 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers? On Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and Portland Trail Blazers executed a three-team trade that sent Lauri Markkanen to Cleveland, Larry Nance to Portland, and Derrick Jones Jr. to Chicago. The Cavs then […] The post The Lauri Markkanen trade clears w...2021
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• RUMOR: Lauri Markkanen on his way to Mavs to join Luka Doncic?
After reports surfaced about Lauri Markkanen’s desire to leave the Chicago Bulls, more than a few teams have been linked to a swoop for the 24-year-old forward. Right now, Luka Doncic and the Mavs are the latest team that has been rumored to be in on the Markkanen sweepstakes NBA insider Kevin O’Connor brought up […] The post RUMOR: Lauri Markkanen on his way to Mavs to join Luka...2021
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• Donovan Mitchell trade: Cavaliers acquire All-Star for Collin Sexton, three unprotected picks, per report

Cleveland is reportedly trading Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji, Lauri Markkanen and loads of draft capital to Utah...2022
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• Bulls earn first win of the season

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• Lauri Markkanen: A Big Piece To The Puzzle
The old guys—like, well, you know who—think of Mel Counts. How about Bill Laimbeer? Brad Lohaus? Jack Sikma?...2017
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• How Finland and Sisu Helped Turn Lauri into a Rising Star

Lauri Markkanen has sisu. You sort of know that if you are Finnish; it’s a big part of who you are, your country....2018
• Jazz don't plan to trade Lauri Markkanen or Jordan Clarkson, set high price on Jarred Vanderbilt, per report

The Jazz are 12-7 and currently have the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference...2022
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• NBA Investigating Thunder, Sixers For Potential Player Participation Policy Violations
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• Dunc'd On: 15 in 60 (Western Conference 2.24.25)

DEN and LAL: The Lakers looked like a brand new team with a new strategy against Denver SAS: What now that Victor is out for the year? 17:49 GSW and DAL: The Jimmy Butler home debut was a rousing success for the Warriors 26:00 PHX: Is there even the slightest hint of a good team in here? 36:11 POR: How is Donovan Clingan looking as he ascends to the starting lineup? 43:46 MEM: Is Ja Morant ready t...2025
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• Jazz Notes: Tanking, Markkanen, Mills, Williams, Collins
Several Jazz players who have sat out recent games likely would’ve been playing more if the team were contending for a playoff spot, writes Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune. That group includes Lauri Markkanen, who missed four consecutive games due to back spasms, and John Collins, who was out for eight straight due […]...2025
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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• Klay Thompson’s Warriors breakup and arrival to Mavericks, explained
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Warriors almost broke NBA’s single-game three-point record in the preseason
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• The Warriors getting LeBron James and Kevin Durant is the most unhinged rumor of the NBA trade deadline
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Zach LaVine, Kyle Kuzma, Jalen Green and more
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
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• Early On-Court Impressions of Top 2017 NBA Draft Prospects
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• Early On-Court Impressions of Top 2017 NBA Draft Prospects
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• 2017 NBA Draft: Way-Too-Early Big Board
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