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Team USA will open the FIBA World Cup against New Zealand, but a pool-play matchup against Greece — and possibly Giannis Antetokounmpo — looms.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr warned his team to be ready against a hungry Kings team facing elimination, but Golden State still appeared to be caught off guard in a lackluster 118-99 loss Friday night at Chase Center.

The Lakers are on to the second round of the playoffs after finishing off the Grizzlies with a dominant 40-point victory in Game 6.

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The first three rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft are in the books, so many of the players who will see opportunities as rookies have already had their names called. With that said, let’s look at which first-year players could struggle to make an instant fantasy impact based on their new teams and current roster competitions. We’ll start off in the Motor City, where the Lions drafted a talented runner into a crowded backfield.
Note: Players listed in order of their draft position.

Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions
The Lions shocked the fantasy world by taking Gibbs at No. 12 overall.

The Miami-New York Eastern Conference semifinal series, which begins Sunday at MSG, has all the makings of an old-school slugfest.

The Grizzlies’ season ended on Friday night as the Lakers blew them out 125–85 in Game 6. The loss also ended Dillon Brooks’s time as a postseason villain for now, as he couldn’t back up all the trash he talked before the series.
While Brooks was willing to verbally attack the Lakers, mainly LeBron James, once Memphis started to lose, he got quiet. After Memphis lost each game in Los Angeles, Brooks declined to speak to the media, something he did again on Friday night.

As we begin to digest all the selections in the 2023 NFL Draft a  bunch of the players who will see opportunities as rookies landed in exciting offenses. With that said, let’s look at which first-year players could make an instant fantasy football impact based on their new teams and current roster competitions. We’ll start off in Carolina, where the Panthers drafted their brand-new franchise quarterback.
Note: Players listed in order of their draft position.

The Saints will make the first selection of the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft after making a trade with the Bears.
Chicago traded its No. 103 pick to New Orleans about 45 minutes before the fourth round was slated to begin on Saturday. In return, the Saints traded their No. 115 pick and the Eagles’ No. 165 pick in the fifth round to Chicago, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
New Orleans recent move comes after the Saints selected Notre Dame defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey in the second round.

And the final day of the NFL draft is here for the real junkies …
• Two big names who at points over the past year were mocked in the first round that are still available: Ohio State OT Dawand Jones and Georgia CB Kelee Ringo. Both are still there for character reasons, and there’s boom or bust potential with each.
On the former, Jones’s handling of the pre-draft process has done a sizable amount of damage. The peak for him came at the Senior Bowl—when he checked in at 6’8”, 375 pounds and with a record 89.5” wingspan.