Some rookies come into the NBA that were drafted high and they’re going to get every opportunity to make their team better. Some rookies won’t have the greatest success in their first season. There are a lot of reasons like the position they got drafted, depth of rotation, and a lot of coaches and veterans
What do Paul Millsap, Manu Ginobli, Dennis Rodman and Alex English all have in common? They were all 2nd round selections in the NBA Draft and have had successful and long careers in the league. Being a second round selection does not have all the glamour that some first rounders may have but that does not
The Dallas Mavericks only had one draft pick on draft night and it came in the second round and they spent it on drafting my guy from Purdue, AJ Hammons. I believe that Dallas got a true steal in the NBA Draft. AJ Hammons has lottery type of talent and stayed at Purdue for all four years.
The 2016 NBA Draft has come to a close. There were a good amount of trades that were made during the draft including a huge deal involving Serge Ibaka. At first glance (and a second glance), it seemed like the Thunder were the obvious winners in that trade as they had received Victor Oladipo along
You’re probably wondering why the title of this week’s Fisch’s Friday Rant is labeled as “v2.” Well, that would be because v1 of the Friday Rant Draft Reactions was a full year ago! So, first off, thank you to all who have watched me rant about everything basketball over the course of this year! Anyways,
Every NBA Draft has late round steals teams regret on passing. Players like Isaiah Thomas, Draymond Green and Marc Gasol were drafted in the second round. There are late round prospects in this draft who may not become NBA stars, but have the talent to play solid NBA basketball. This isn’t the deepest draft class,
The NBA Draft is on the horizon, and there are plenty of teams who are looking forward to the draft for many different reasons. One of the teams that has the most pressure to make the right picks is the Philadelphia 76ers. Sam Hinkie is out, Bryan Colangelo is in, and the rebuild must come
As everyone saw yesterday, all reports are leading to the Philadelphia Sixers taking forward Ben Simmons out of LSU as the number one overall pick in tomorrows NBA Draft. But the question that I know I have and some people are thinking is how are they going to keep this 19 years old happy and
Lakers Lair is by Laker fans talking Lakers _____________________________________________________ With the Los Angeles Lakers locked in for the no. 2 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the conversation has begun about who we will choose after the Philadelphia 76ers make their no. 1 overall selection. The two frontrunners are Brandon Ingram and Ben Simmons, and it’s
Hear ye, hear ye! Episode 44 is here, and I’m bringing some NBA Draft talk to your ears! This week, I run down the first round of the NBA Draft and give my thoughts on who the teams in the Atlantic Division should or will draft. Some might want to trade their pick, some might want