The Pac-12 dodged a dash of ignominy Thursday evening in the NBA Draft, but it couldn’t escape a trend. The conference produced three first-round selections, albeit barely: UCLA wing Peyton Watson was the final pick (by Oklahoma City) and joined Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin and Dalen Terry to form the trio of top-30 selections. With that,…
NBA Draft 2022: Winners and losers from the Pac-12, plus a concerning trend for the conference — East Bay Times
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors selected Arizona center Christian Koloko with the 33rd overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night.
Raptors draft Arizona C Christian Koloko with 33rd pick —
SAN FRANCISCO — While some of the Warriors are still celebrating the NBA title they won one week ago, Golden State’s brass turned its attention to what’s to come. The Warriors added a future prospect with their 2022 first-round NBA draft pick, selecting 19-year-old guard/forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. 28th overall. A star out of high…
2022 NBA Draft: Warriors take Patrick Baldwin Jr. with first-round pick — East Bay Times
The Chicago Bulls selected Arizona guard Dalen Terry with the No. 18 pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, adding wing depth to their roster as the team looks to build around DeMar DeRozan for the 2022-23 season. The 19-year-old averaged eight points and 3.9 assists in his sophomore season with the Wildcats, serving a…
Chicago Bulls select Arizona guard Dalen Terry with No. 18 pick in the NBA draft — Orange County Register
The Timberwolves had two clear weaknesses bite them in key moments of their first-round playoff loss to Memphis: They weren’t big enough and they couldn’t rebound. With his first selection as Minnesota’s president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly did his best to address those holes. After trading down three picks in the first round, the…
Timberwolves trade down, select Auburn center Walker Kessler — Twin Cities
The Knicks ditched their first-round pick and ditched Kemba Walker. It was a confusing and hectic first two hours of the draft for the Knicks, with little to show for it but more cap space for their Jalen Brunson quest. They failed to trade for Jaden Ivey, who was picked fifth by the Pistons. Then…
Knicks select cap space in 2022 NBA Draft, trade away pick and Kemba Walker — Twin Cities
The Orlando Magic selected versatile Duke forward Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick, the Oklahoma City Thunder selected Gonzaga’ s Chet Holmgren second, and the Houston Rockets rounded out their young Big 3 with the third pick, drafting Auburn’ s Jabari Smith Jr. Banchero, a forward ESPN likened to both Ben Simmons and Michael Beasley, joins Cole Anthony, Franz…
The 2022 NBA Draft made the Magic, Thunder and Rockets all winners — Boston Herald
The Orlando Magic are headed to the 2025 NBA Finals. On a franchise altering Thursday night, the Magic drafted 6- foot-10, 250- pound Duke manchild Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. And, no, I’ m not going to write the mundane, obligatory sentence that sports columnists write after every draft in any sport:“ We won’ t know for a couple of years if…
Jump on the Paolo bandwagon because the Magic are now going places | Commentary — Twin Cities
The Nuggets have options. Specifically, general manager Calvin Booth has numerous levers to pull ahead of Thursday night’s NBA draft, which will be Booth’s first as the Nuggets’ primary-decision maker. The Nuggets enter the draft armed with the Nos. 21 and 30 overall picks. What they need – and what the Nuggets are targeting –…
Nuggets GM Calvin Booth has options heading into first NBA draft as team’s lead decision-maker — The Denver Post
Having an argument with a parent is a normal occurrence in life, but those dynamics are a whole other story if your father is an NBA Hall of Famer. Shareef O’Neal will be entering the 2022 NBA Draft after a combined three years at UCLA and LSU. His father, Shaquille, disagreed with the decision, according […]
Shareef O’Neal, Shaquille Clashed Over 2022 NBA Draft Decision — NESN.com
In a business with as much uncertainty and misdirection as the NBA draft, there are precious few signs that a team really likes you. For Syracuse’s Cole Swider, the callback really drilled it home. The 23-year-old sharpshooter (41.1% from 3-point range last season) out of Syracuse went through 12 NBA predraft workouts over the past…
Lakers have found value late in NBA drafts – but will they buy back into this one? — Orange County Register
Ahead of Thursday’s NBA Draft, Timberwolves beat reporter Jace Frederick identifies what he thinks are the best likely available options for Minnesota to select at No. 19: EJ LIDDELL, F, OHIO STATE Sometimes, need perfectly intersects with quality of prospect. In many ways, Liddell looks like a home run fit for the Timberwolves. While he’s…
Jace Frederick: Best options for the Timberwolves at No. 19 — Twin Cities
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