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Aaron NkrumahTennessee StateG - 2
Milos UzanHoustonG - 3Noam YaacovIsraelG
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Kylan BoswellIllinoisG - 5
Jaden HenleyGrand CanyonG - 6
Nick BoydWisconsinG - 7
Quadir CopelandNC StateG - 8
Tre DonaldsonMiamiG - 9
Mark MitchellMissouriG - 10
Tamin LipseyIowa StateG - 11
Seth TrimbleNorth CarolinaG - 12
Lamar WilkersonIndianaG - 13
Peter SuderMiami (OH)G - 14
Duke MilesVanderbiltG - 15
Isaac McKneelyLouisvilleG - 16
Robert McCray VFlorida StateG - 17
Cade TysonMinnesotaG - 18
Jaylin SellersProvidenceG - 19
Donovan AtwellTexas TechG - 20
Josh DixCreightonG - 21
Melvin Council Jr.KansasG - 22
Fletcher LoyerPurdueG
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The Trail Blazers hired then on the same day fired Braiden Bell as their play-by-play announcer after a series of inappropriate social media posts from when he was a teenager came to light.
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Where NBA expansion stands ahead of the 2026-27 season
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Fantasy basketball draft guide: Rankings, mock drafts, sleepers, projections and analysis
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NBA preseason buzz: Latest on trades, news and intel
The NBA regular season is less than a month away, and we're tracking all the news, deals, and trades across the league.
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2026 NBA free agency: Grades for offseason signings, extensions
We're grading the biggest free agent signings and extensions, including Jalen Duren's new five-year deal.
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Jalen Duren accepts 5-year, $200M deal from Pistons
Jalen Duren agreed to a five-year, $200 million fully guaranteed contract to return to the Pistons, agent Chafie Fields told ESPN's Shams Charania ahead of a Thursday night deadline the All-NBA center had to accept a 1-year qualifying offer.
