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Joseph Duarte: Former Houston guard L.J. Cryer recently had a pre-draft workout with the Spurs, according to a source. The All-Big 12 guard is scheduled to meet with a dozen more teams in the coming weeks.
Michael Scotto: Baylor’s Norchad Omier has received an invite to the NBA G League Elite Camp, sources told @hoopshype . Omier led the Big 12 Conference in rebounding (10.8) and averaged 15.7 points. He averaged a double-double five straight seasons. He played for Arkansas State, Miami and Baylor.
Michael Scotto: Source: Joson Sanon declined an NBA G League Elite Camp invite. The former top-25 recruit averaged 18.8 points his last five Big 12 games and shot 37% on 3-pointers overall as an Arizona State freshman. The 19-year-old St. John’s transfer has draft workouts scheduled in the 30s.
University of Houston point guard Milos Uzan plans to declare for the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he told the Houston Chronicle on Sunday. Uzan was an All-Big 12 second-team selection this season, averaging 11.4 points, 4.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 43% from 3-point range.
Texas Tech junior Darrion Williams will reportedly enter the transfer portal while declaring for the 2025 NBA draft, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Williams was named to the All-Big 12 first team after averaging 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals on 34% shooting from 3-point range. He registered nine 20-point games, including a season-high 28 points on March 22 in a win over Drake in the round of 32.
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While the NBA is leaving TNT Sports after this season, Grant Hill is staying behind to remain on the company’s college basketball coverage. Hill has struck a “long-term” contract extension with TNT Sports to remain as the company’s lead college basketball analyst, it was announced Thursday. He will continue to serve on the lead broadcast team for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament — which TNT shares with CBS — and add new roles on TNT’s upcoming BIG EAST and Big 12 basketball games.
Javon Small took to Instagram this afternoon to announce he will officially be declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft. In his statement, Small thanked his family, friends, teammates, coaches, and former Universities. Small averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.6 assists this season and was named an All-Big 12 honorable mention.
Greenlight Media: Keyshawn Hall, the Big 12’s leading scorer, is declaring for the NBA Draft, he tells @greenlightbball. The 6’7 big-guard averaged 18.8PTS and 7.1REB as a junior at UCF. He notably scored 40PTS at Arizona State and 34PTS vs OK State. Native of Cleveland, Ohio has made previous stops at George Mason and UNLV.
Shaquille O'Neal's new deal with TNT will pay him over $15 million per year
Shaquille O’Neal has an agreement in place for an enormous long-term deal with TNT Sports that will pay him over $15 million per year, Front Office Sports has learned. The deal is good news for TNT as it licenses the Emmy Award–winning Inside the NBA to ESPN next season in exchange for a package of Big 12 college football/basketball games. Whether O’Neal would return for the show’s first season on ESPN was one of the biggest questions hanging over the cast. The four-time NBA champion joined Inside the NBA in 2011 after a 19-year playing career. With his portfolio of endorsements, the 52-year-old is believed to have a net worth around $500 million.
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Jon Chepkevich: Iowa State’s Gabe Kalscheur has agreed to join the Golden State Warriors for NBA Summer League, I’m told. 6’4 ½” guard w/ a versatile shooting repertoire — off screens, receiving hand-offs, dribble pull-ups, etc. Capable of checking ones and twos. All-Big 12 + PIT selection.
Chris Haynes: Undrafted free agent point guard Marcus Carr out of Texas will play Summer League for the Phoenix Suns, his agent Chris Grier Luchey of @CGLSports tells @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport. Carr was First-Team Big 12.
As a member of the Florida Gators in 2020, Johnson, 23, collapsed on the court against Florida State and spent three days in a medically induced coma. He was diagnosed with a heart condition, but he eventually was cleared to play again and landed at Kansas State, where he was voted the 2023 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year.
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