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Shams Charania: Michigan 7-footer Vlad Goldin has agreed to a two-way NBA contract with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN.
In the No. 10 range, it remains to be seen which players will be available after Toronto selects at No. 9 ... or the Raptors trade that selection elsewhere. Two names I've been told to monitor for the Suns on NBA Draft Eve at No. 10: Maryland's Derik Queen and Michigan's Danny Wolf.
Duane Rankin: Louisville guard Reyne Smith had solid pre-draft workout with Phoenix Suns yesterday. A 6-2 guard, Smith shot 37.94% from 3 (107-of-282). Michigan big Danny Wolf, Alabama forward Grant Nelson, Missouri guard Caleb Grill and Nevada wing Kobe Sanders have made visits. #Suns pic.x.com/M97Lv7yknZ
Sean Cunningham: recognizable names visit the King’s on Friday: Ryan Nembhard (Gonzaga) PG, 5'11", 176 Curtis Jones (Iowa) SG, 6'3", 183 Koby Brea (Kentucky) SG, 6'5", 202 Kadary Richmond (St. John’s) SG, 6'4", 206 Norchad Omier (Baylor) C, 6'5", 246 Vladislav Goldin (Michigan) C, 7'0", 253
Johnnie Bryant and Jordan Ott selected as finalists for Suns head coaching job
Shams Charania: The Phoenix Suns have narrowed their head coaching search to two finalists from the Cleveland Cavaliers, associate coach Johnnie Bryant and assistant Jordan Ott, sources tell ESPN. Both will meet with Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Michigan ahead of a hiring as soon as later this week.
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Which college basketball team is the biggest winner after the withdrawal deadline? Borzello: Florida was one. There were other winners, certainly -- including Houston (Milos Uzan), Michigan (Lendeborg), Auburn (Tahaad Pettiford) and Kentucky (Otega Oweh) -- but the Gators went from a borderline top-20 team to a legitimate contender to open the season as the No. 1 team with a real chance to win back-to-back titles. Florida was the beneficiary of Fland's withdrawal, as the Arkansas transfer ultimately committed to the Gators a week after making his decision. Then Alex Condon, a fringe first-round pick, also withdrew to return to Gainesville. With both officially in the fold, coach Todd Golden has as good a starting five as there is in college basketball.
Yaxel Lendeborg, the No. 1-ranked player in the transfer portal, has committed to Michigan, sources confirmed to 247Sports. The former UAB forward will also go through the NBA draft process with the intention of finding a guaranteed contract, Jonathan Givony of ESPN reports. Lendeborg played two seasons at UAB and has two seasons of college eligibility remaining.
Wisconsin sophomore guard John Blackwell declared for the upcoming NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. This means the Michigan native can test the NBA waters, but could decide to return to school with full remaining eligibility.
“The few times that ESPN sent me out to cover an NBA game and do a sideline reporting gig, I loved that because you walk in, like I remember the night that my son got into Michigan I was doing a Cleveland Cavaliers game on a Friday night in late March. I’m in the hall and LeBron walks past and he goes, ‘What are you doing here did you get lost?'” Schefter recounted.
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Five months after officially being named vice president of the Charlotte Hornets’ new health and performance department, Trent Salo has decided to shift into a different role within the organization.. In a social media post on Tuesday announcing the move, Salo said he had to leave Charlotte to go back to his home state Michigan to be closer to family.
Earlier this month, the Detroit Pistons organized “Pistonsland: What Up D.O.E.,” a nonpartisan day festival in collaboration with Rock the Vote and Detroit Votes, to encourage early voting in Michigan, one of the key battleground states in the presidential election. Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Baby headlined musical performances at the block party, which also had food trucks and tried to encourage Gen Z voters to cast their ballots early. “For the Pistons to be part of the community, but also motivate people to participate in the voting process, I think it is great,” Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff said last week. “It’s one of those things that we all need to be a part of. None of us are perfect in it, but understanding the significance of it, what it means to actually cast a vote, what those people before us had to do in order for us to get the right to vote, and make sure we don’t squander the opportunity.”
Dirk Nowitzki if he had remained a Buck after 1998 draft: 'I think Milwaukee would have been great'
The Bucks would get Michigan big man Robert "Tractor" Traylor from Dallas in a swap that then-director of scouting Larry Harris said was a deal that was done before the draft and Nowitzki never was going to be in Milwaukee. Nonetheless, it's one of the biggest what-ifs in Bucks franchise history. Nowitzki recalled that draft night in his recent appearance on former Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo's podcast, The Thanalysis Show. "I think Milwaukee would have been great," Nowitzki said.
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