The string of trade activity throughout this NBA Draft week has already shown how seriously teams are taking the new salary cap restrictions.
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The Hornets selected Alabama forward Brandon Miller over G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson with the second pick of Thursday night’s NBA draft.
The 2-0 win over the Demon Deacons sends the Tigers (52-16) to the best-of-three MCWS championship series against Florida beginning Saturday night in a rematch of the 2017 all-SEC final that the Gators won for their first national title.
Amen and Ausar Thompson became the first brothers to be drafted in the top-5 of the same NBA draft since the 1976 merger, as Houston selected Amen fourth and Detroit took Ausar at No. 5.
The Victor Wembanyama era has begun in San Antonio, as the Spurs selected the phenom No. 1 overall.
The second round of the 2023 NBA draft saw the Cavaliers use their pick at No. 49 to select an intriguing prospect in Emoni Bates, a former top-ranked high school recruit who starred as a transfer at Eastern Michigan last season.
Cleveland’s selection of Bates, who was ranked No. 1 in the recruiting class of 2022, presents the promising 6-foot-6 forward with an opportunity to continue his career at the next level following a turbulent two collegiate seasons.
The NBA draft took place Thursday night, and now everyone will predict with extreme confidence how the careers of those chosen will play out. Just like last year, when everyone knew Bennedict Mathurin would be a scoring machine or that Christian Braun would play pivotal minutes in the Finals. With that in mind, let’s run through some winners and losers!
Winner: Spurs
Long known to be the first pick, Wembanyama’s fate was sealed Thursday night as San Antonio selected him.
Decades from now, the Hornets will hope their history reads something like this:
In his final act as team owner, Michael Jordan, the NBA’s greatest player, boldly selected Brandon Miller, who alongside LaMelo Ball led Charlotte to its first NBA championship.
What’s possible, though, is that the ’23 draft will be remembered like this:
In his final act as team owner, Michael Jordan, one of the worst talent evaluators in front office history, selected Brandon Miller over Scoot Henderson, a decision that set the franchise back for a generation.
In an interview with TMZ Sports on Thursday, UFC president Dana White said he believes a fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg would shatter all MMA records.
“This would be the biggest fight ever in the history of the world, bigger than anything that’s ever been done,” stated White. “It would break all pay-per-view records. These guys would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for charity.”
After speaking with Musk and Zuckerberg White added that ‘both guys are absolutely dead serious’ about stepping inside the steel cage.