The Hornets are building a war chest of draft assets to utilize down the line:
2027 1st
2027 lottery-protected 1st (via Heat)
2027 top-2 protected 1st (via Mavericks)
2028 1st (Timberwolves swap rights)
2029 1st
2029 1st (via Mark Williams trade)
2030 1st (Minnesota swap rights)
2031 1st
2032 1st (Minnesota swap rights)
2033 1st
2033 1st (via Minnesota)
Charlotte GM Jeff Peterson has completely rebuilt an empty asset cupboard in Charlotte since taking over.
Grit n Grind 2.0 era is clearly coming in Memphis with Isaiah Stewart joining Cam Boozer, Zach Edey, Cedric Coward, and this whole young Grizzlies core.
Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. https://t.co/2ZGUjZR0uJ
Markus Burton in actions with Yigitoglu with Darren Harris spotted up on the wing.. really really like what Indiana has put together so far in the portal
NEW: Kansas forward Flory Bidunga plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, @JoeTipton reports.
Bidunga is also declaring for the NBA draft.
https://t.co/mQdOZUBG77
Lastly, Cam Boozer. What a year, the ultimate team guy, a true winner, an absolute warrior. NPOY and every other accolade may still not justify what he brought to this team night in and night out. Truly a generational player, he represented everything Duke Basketball is about.
Lot of thoughts on the Duke game.. First one is, grown men running to an 18yr old kids IG comment section to talk wild is weird behavior.
2nd, this team went 35-3.. those 3 losses by a combined 5 points. Obviously anything less than winning it all would’ve been a “failure”.
3rd miss me with any Jon Scheyer slander, the passing of the torch has been seamless at Duke. Losses to Kelvin Sampson and Dan Hurley led teams in the Elite 8 and Final 4 are something I can live with. His growth on the X’s and O’s + ability to roster construct will lead to 🏆’s