Draft/trade/free agent/coach buzz
Here's one final (we think) dose of the latest chatter from the NBA grapevine leading into Thursday night's draft in Brooklyn
How about one more installment of What I'm Hearing in advance of Thursday night's NBA Draft?
Good idea?
Had a feeling you would agree.
To the notes ...
🏀 Maybe the most surprising scenario to cross my desk so far this week comes from the coaching front. There is some serious mounting buzz …
🏀 The Pistons are widely expected to make the pursuit of Phoenix Suns restricted free agent Deandre Ayton their priority after agreeing Wednesday to trade Jerami Grant to Portland. Word is Ayton, furthermore, would …
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🏀 Please don’t ask me to explain the betting action in Vegas that somehow turned Paolo Banchero into the overnight favorite to go No. 1 to the Magic. For the record: I haven’t budged from my own (only the top three) mock draft published last Friday: Jabari Smith Jr. to Orlando with the No. 1 overall pick, followed by Chet Holmgren to Oklahoma City and Banchero to Houston.
🏀 Love seeing one of my favorite football scribes in England, Matt Dickinson of The Times, writing a comprehensive profile on Baylor’s Jeremy Sochan, who largely grew up an hour northwest of London and is projected to be selected in tonight’s first round, perhaps as high as the late lottery.
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