Tag: 2018 NBA Draft
With the 23rd selection in the NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers decided to pick UCLA point guard Aaron Holiday. Spending three years with the Bruins, Holiday made his mark as a versatile floor general. In every season, he shot above 41 percent from deep and averaged over four assists and a steal per game. As […]
With the 21st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz selected Duke’s Grayson Allen. Allen, a four-year senior with the Blue Devils, is one of the older players in the class at 22, with NBA-level athleticism and strong shooting. Allen is considered one of the top spot-up shooters in the class, with a […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Georgia Tech’s Josh Okogie with the 20th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. At the NBA level, Okogie probably projects as a shooting guard. Despite being 6-foot-4, Okogie has the physical tools and the ability to guard taller shooting guards. He was a pretty good defensive player in college and […]
With the No. 18 pick in the NBA draft, the San Antonio Spurs have selected shooting guard Lonnie Walker IV out of the University of Miami. The Spurs were granted the highest pick they’ve had since drafting Tim Duncan No. 1 in 1997, so they went for the prospect with arguably the highest scoring potential […]
The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly traded the rights to Mikal Bridges to the Phoenix Suns for the 16th overall pick, which was used to select Zhaire Smith, as well as a 2021 first round draft pick. Smith was a freshman small forward out of Texas Tech who has plenty of athleticism. Last season, Smith averaged 11.3 […]
The Washington Wizards will select Troy Brown from Oregon with the 15th overall pick. In his only season at Oregon, Brown averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game. He shot 44.4 percent from the field, 29.1 percent from three and 74.3 percent from the free throw line. The […]
With the No. 14 pick in the NBA draft, the Denver Nuggets selected forward Michael Porter Jr. from the University of Missouri. Leading up to the draft, there was much speculation that Porter could have gone as high as the second overall pick, but after teams got a look at his medical records, his perceived […]
The Los Angeles Clippers have drafted Jerome Robinson with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
The Charlotte Hornets have drafted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of Kentucky with the No. 11 pick overall. However, he will be traded to the Clippers. Clippers have acquired Gilgeous-Alexander in a trade with Hornets, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2018 Gilgeous-Alexander is an excellent pick. He is very talented and averaged 14.4 […]
The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Mikal Bridges with the No. 10 overall pick, and quickly traded him.
