Hoops Rumors

Heat forward Nikola Jovic, the 27th pick of the 2022 draft, had a solid showing as a starter down the stretch of his second regular season, averaging 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists on .476/.390/.815 shooting in 26 games (22.2 minutes per contest). He followed that up by averaging 9.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal on .444/.409/.857 shooting in Miami’s … [Read more...] about Heat’s Jovic Talks Growth, Next Steps, More

The Heat began hosting prospects for pre-draft workouts this week, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald, who reports that Providence guard Devin Carter, USC guard Isaiah Collier, Indiana center Kel’el Ware, Arizona forward Keshad Johnson and UConn guard Tristen Newton are among the players who will take part. The Heat control one first-round pick (No. 15 overall) and … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Draft, Two-Way Players, Bam, Jones, Cap, More

The Spurs and Trail Blazers were among the winners on last month’s draft lottery day, with the results on May 12 ensuring that both teams would have a pair of lottery picks in 2024. San Antonio received Toronto’s top-six protected first-rounder when it dropped to No. 8, while Portland was assured of receiving Golden State’s top-four protected first-rounder when it remained at … [Read more...] about 2024 NBA Draft Picks By Team

Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo of ESPN recently updated their top-100 list, with several new tidbits of information on prospects ranked in the top 25 (subscription required). Sources tell Givony that G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis “will work out for almost every team in the top five.” As Givony writes, teams are intrigued by Buzelis’ size, skills, versatility and … [Read more...] about Draft Rumors: Buzelis, Clingan, Dillingham, Topic, More

After getting the interim tag removed, Wizards head coach Brian Keefe is focused on continuing to build relationships within the organization, according to the Washington Post’s Ava Wallace. “This is a relationship business,” he said. “And when you develop these relationships, then you can really dig into the stuff that we need to improve on.” The Wizards went 8-31 after Keefe … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Keefe, Gafford, Micic, Hornets, Pullin