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• Trail Blazers hiring ESPN draft analyst Mike Schmitz as assistant GM
New Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin is building his staff....2022
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• Sources: Trail Blazers to hire ESPN's Schmitz
The Portland Trail Blazers are hiring ESPN's NBA draft analyst Mike Schmitz as an assistant general manager, assigning him leadership of the franchise's domestic and international scouting departments, sources told ESPN....2022
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• NBA Draft news: LaMelo Ball details how he developed his passing skills
LaMelo Ball is definitely one of the top prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft. With his size and skills, any team would welcome the flamboyant guard. Recently, he sat down with NBA Draft analyst Mike Schmitz to break down some of his plays from the National Basketball League in Australia, which showcased his passing acumen. […]
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• 2023 NBA Draft Prospect Victor Wembanyama Impresses Against Rudy Gobert
French basketball player Victor Wembanyama stood out in a recent workout against the Jazz’s Rudy Gobert and Celtics’ Vincent Poirier. Following the workout, ESPN’s Mike Schmitz referred to the 16-year-old French big man as “arguably the best prospect in the world regardless of age.” Standing at 7-3 with a 7-8 wingspan, Wembanyama has a chance […]
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• Top 10 prospect RJ Hampton leaves Australia to prep for draft
Projected lottery pick RJ Hampton has returned to the U.S. to continue rehabbing a hip flexor injury and prepare for this June’s draft, according to an NBL.com post. The 18-year-old point guard chose to play in Australia’s National Basketball League rather than be a one-and-done college prospect. Hampton posted modest stats in 15 NBL games, averaging 8.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 2.4 APG. He played his fi...2020
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• Sekou Doumbouya enters 2019 NBA Draft
Another potential lottery pick has entered the 2019 NBA Draft pool, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN.com, who hears from agent Bouna Ndiaye that French forward Sekou Doumbouya has submitted the paperwork necessary to declare as an early entrant. While he won’t arrive with the same sort of fanfare that Luka Doncic did a year ago, Doumbouya is widely considered to be the top international prospe...2019
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• Lonzo Ball got away from what made him great in college
The 2017 NBA Draft class has thus far turned out to be one of the most impressive crops in recent memory. In addition Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum, poised freshmen that played significant roles in the playoffs, there are also a handful of lottery picks with tremendous opportunity for future growth.ESPN’s Mike Schmitz (Insider) recently profiled a few players from last year’s draft class who s...2018
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• Step taken toward elimination of one-and-done rule
In a step toward the elimination of the one-and-done rule, the NBA, NCAA, and NBPA reached an agreement with USA Basketball, announcing Wednesday that Team USA will expand its Men’s Junior National Team program to include additional training camps and year-round player development programming. The program will include approximately 80 top high school prospects, or about 20 per high school class. H...2018
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• Nets, Rodions Kurucs agree to multiyear deal
The Nets and second-round pick Rodions Kurucs have reached an agreement on an NBA contract, according to international basketball journalist David Pick, who reports (via Twitter) that it will be a four-year deal.Kurucs, who was selected using the 40th overall pick that initially belonged to the Lakers, had one year left on his contract with Barcelona. However, the Nets and Kurucs’ Spanish club wer...2018
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• ESPN Draft Insider on Michael Porter Jr.: "He really scares me"
Formerly of DraftExpress, draft guru Mike Schmitz went on the popular Dunc’d On podcast to talk about some of the most polarizing prospects. While talking to rising podcast host Nate Duncan, Schmitz had this to say about the ever so controversial Michael Porter Jr.:“He really scares me, and it’s not just as much about the injury for me…I thought he was obviously really talented and had a great sh...2018
• Draft Prospect Lonnie Walker IV: ‘The Earth Is Definitely An Illusion’ 🤔Lonnie Walker IV dished out some interesting takes about the earth while chatting with ESPN’s Mike Schmitz during the NBA Draft Combine over the weekend: “When you talk about facts and things of that nature, it’s amazing to me we’ve discovered so much about this world, yet, we don’t anything about this world … the […] The post Draft Prospect Lonnie Walker ...2018See more Lonnie Walker