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Cooper Flagg was the No. 1 overall draft pick in late June. Two more Blue Devils came off the board as lottery picks. One of them, Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel, became MVP of the NBA 2K26 Summer League championship game on Sunday night.
Dwyane Wade says his experience announcing games at the 2024 Paris Olympics helped him grow as a broadcaster.
Las Vegas Summer League has become sort of the opposite: Player movement comes to a halt aside from a few restricted free-agency situations playing out, the best young players only take the court for a couple of games (if that), and the entire league unwinds from a long year.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kon Knueppel, the fourth pick in this year’s draft, scored 21 points and Charlotte held off a Sacramento rally to beat the Kings 83-78 on Sunday for the Hornets’ first NBA Summer League title.
This wasn’t just any basketball camp scrimmage. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for dozens of Wausau area kids.
While most professional athletes started developing their skills at a young age, here are 10 NBA stars who learned basketball later in life.
No serious person can argue the skill level of today’s NBA players isn’t vastly superior to those of 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago. More players can do more things with a basketball than ever.
He has tools that will translate to the NBA, so it wouldn't shock anyone if a team picking in the late 20s took a chance on him. All and all, Thiero is a big loss for Arkansas.
Before the finals, The Athletic reported Burke’s spot on the No. 1 team was not guaranteed. A Hall of Famer, Burke had been on the top trio since ESPN fired its lead analysts, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, during the summer of 2023.