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Media members met Wiggins at the Philadelphia International Airport when he arrived and asked the NBA prospect about the Sixers, a team his camp reportedly prefers over the Cavaliers and Bucks. Chad Ford of ESPN.com also reported that the Sixers engaged the Cavaliers for the No. 1 choice. MORE: 2014 NBA Mock Draft | All-time No. 1 picks | Tanking history "I'm excited," Wiggins told CSNPhilly.com. "Been looking forward to this time for a long time, so I'm excited....

Underclassmen and European players must declare for the draft by April 26, though they can pull out by June 15. (College players then can return to school provided they haven’t signed with an agent.) MORE: Biggest draft busts of all time | Seven Kentucky players enter | Last year’s list NBA Draft Early Entry List Cliff Alexander, 6-8, Fr., F (Kansas) Justin Anderson, 6-6, Jr., G (Virginia) Brandon Ashley, 6-9....

No, actually. It’s Lonzo, who sometimes gets lost in the shuffle when his father is busy going viral by attacking Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Fox’s Kristine Leahy or anyone else LaVar can randomly think of. “They have a lot of good players,” the UCLA product said after working out for Magic Johnson and the Lakers last week. “I just think they need a leader, a point guard, and I feel like I can bring that to the team....

On Tuesday, the NBA announced the complete list of participants invited to the NBA Draft Combine – 78 players who are hopeful to fill the 58 spots available in the 2022 NBA Draft. It’s worth noting that not every player on the list of participants will actually take part in the combine. Every year, some of the elite prospects in the draft class sit out, awaiting their own individual workouts with the franchises who hold picks toward the top of the draft....

The Pelicans won the lottery drawing with a 6.0 percent chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick. It’s safe to say New Orleans head coach Alvin Gentry was just a little bit excited about the idea of selecting Zion Williamson at the 2019 NBA Draft in June. NBA DRAFT BIG BOARD:Ranking the top 50 players in 2019 class This year’s lottery had to be a disappointment for many Knicks fans after New York finished with the worst record in the league (17-65) for the 2018-19 regular season....

The Timberwolves have the No.1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and there’s been a lot of debate about whether they’ll take LaMelo Ball or Anthony Edwards. There are many other points of intrigue early in the draft, with both the Warriors (No. 2 overall) and Hornets (No. 3) reportedly shopping their picks, and the Celtics having four first-round picks to play around with. Below is the complete list of all NBA Draft picks in 2020 from No....

The Mavericks and Hawks swapped Luka Doncic (No. 3 overall) and Trae Young (No. 5) early in the evening, and the 76ers surprisingly sent Mikal Bridges to the Suns after taking the Villanova star at No. 10. But it was a smooth draft for the most part, especially in the second round with teams firing off picks at a rapid pace. Here are the NBA Draft picks, complete with grades and analysis for each selection…...

However, not every big man prospect can be a so-called unicorn. In fact, not every big man needs to be. There are only 17 centers in the NBA this season (min. 500 minutes played) attempting more than 0.5 3-pointers per game. They play for 13 teams, which means about half the league is currently sorting out how to play full-time without a floor-spacing big man. MORE: Every NBA team’s ugliest draft mistake...

All of those elements were on display Sunday night when Green faced reporters after the Warriors’ Finals Game 2 victory over the Cavaliers at Oracle Arena. Sitting alongside teammate Kevin Durant, Green was posed a question about how he has been able to restrain himself after last year’s pivotal suspension against the Cavs. MORE: LeBron James goes full Popovich in response to poorly worded question The reporter began his question by saying, “I’m interested in your thoughts of how you’ve been able to restrain yourself emotionally and avoid getting —” before he was cut off by Durant, who chuckled and said, “Geez....

Wade has spurned Miami and will join to his hometown Bulls, The Vertical first reported Wednesday night. MORE: Wade among Heat’s all-timers | Free agent tracker Chicago was willing to give Wade the money ($47.5 million over two years, according to The Vertical) the Heat reportedly weren’t willing to spend. The Bulls were working Wednesday night to create enough cap space to sign the free-agent shooting guard by trading Mike Dunleavy and Jose Calderon....

MORE: NBA free agency live blog After three-straight cavernous campaigns, during which they amassed a combined 65-181 record, things were set to be looking up for the Lakers, heading into 2016-2017. The departure of legend Kobe Bryant, and the accompanying traveling circus show his final season became, coupled with the arrival of coach Luke Walton from Golden State was supposed to prompt their push to become a playoff team again....

Quite a few teams made notable moves to adjust their rosters, and some had more desirable outcomes than others. Here are three takeaways from free agency so far: The Nets are winning It appears like Brooklyn is acquiring two of the top three free agents that hit the market this summer in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Both Durant and Irving are prepping to sign multi-year deals, according to ESPN, which will surely make the Nets a top contender in the Eastern Conference for years to come....

Ranking the top 25 of this class was a lot harder than I expected. There are some decent players at the top, but overall this isn’t a good class. There also isn’t much cap space out there for teams to throw around. That doesn’t preclude player movement, though. Trades, including sign-and-trades with the players below, may be a bigger vehicle for flipping over rosters this season. For the purposes of this exercise, players that could technically become free agents but have close to zero chance of doing so are left off this list....

The Clippers are exploring the possibility of signing both Leonard and Jimmy Butler to play together, according to the New York Times. The reason for this is Leonard wants to be paired alongside a top-flight free agent, according to the report. This isn’t an entirely new idea, as the Clippers have been exploring adding Butler for a while and also have discussed the possibility of signing both players in recent weeks....

Stoudemire and Ellis are healthy and hoping to sign with a contender, according to a report from ESPN, which cites an unidentified league source. The pair will hold a workout Monday for about 12 teams, according to Yahoo Sports. The Lakers, Warriors and Knicks, among others, are expected to attend. Stoudemire, 36, last appeared in an NBA game in 2015-16 with the Heat. He scored 18.9 points per game and made six All-Star teams during his 14-year career but struggled with injuries over his last few seasons....

This year’s group of free agents doesn’t feature major star power, but solid talent is available. Aside from the signings, there will also be trade chatter, most notably surrounding the status of 76ers star Ben Simmons. We’ll have to wait and see how that situation unfolds. Where will the top available players land? And what surprises does this offseason have in store for basketball fans? Keep refreshing those Twitter feeds and follow along right here for the latest free agency news and updates....

New York went into Dallas on Friday and left with a 106-102 victory over old friend/enemy Kristaps Porzingis and the Mavericks. This was Porzingis’ first game against the team that drafted him (and then traded him after the relationship soured). Porzingis got his points — 28, in 35 minutes — but he also fouled out and almost had to endure Frank Ntilikina, another recent Knicks first-rounder, dunking all over him....

Wembanyama is a 7-foot-4 French big man with wing skills who, for lack of a better word, is truly a unicorn. Henderson is an explosive guard who is entering his second season with the G League Ignite, scoring with ease against other professionals last year at the age of 17. These two future stars have undoubtedly played a role in the way that NBA teams have tried to stockpile picks for this year’s draft, and their impressive exhibition showcase only solidified front offices’ desires to land one of these top prospects....

This time around, the NBA community could have a real conversation on its hands. A few worthy candidates are already on the MVP radar. It’s still early, of course, but it’s worth taking a closer look at which players are storming out of the gates and seeking that coveted MVP trophy. TRADE GRADES: 76ers take calculated risk with Butler deal 1. Giannis Antetokoumpo, Bucks Stats: 25.4 points, 13.0 rebounds, 5....