Here is our updated 2013 NBA Mock Draft. Click on the players’ name for a complete, in-depth scouting report.
(By the way, The Sports Bank was graded as the most accurate 2011 AND 2012 NBA Mock Draft on the web.)
2013 NBA Mock Draft- First Round (5/23/13)
May 22, 2013 by 14 Comments
2013 NBA Mock Draft- Second Round (5/23/13)
May 22, 2013 by 3 Comments
Here is the second round of our updated 2013 NBA Mock Draft. Click on the players’ name for a complete, in-depth scouting report.
(By the way, The Sports Bank was graded as the most accurate 2011 AND 2012 NBA Mock Draft on the web.)
2013 NBA Draft Combine nuggets and tidbits
May 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The NBA Draft Combine hit Chicago this week. Everyone who’s likely going to get picked in the NBA Draft comes to the Second City for workouts with NBA scouts and interviews with the media.
Here’s the list of all the former college basketball players who were invited to the NBA Draft combine. And here’s our latest 2013 NBA Mock Draft.
The NBA Draft combine is pretty much a beauty pageant for boys.
The 2013 NBA Draft is scheduled to be held on June 27, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Pitt’s Steven Adams to increase New Zealand Presence in NBA
May 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
New Zealand and the NBA isn’t something you hear very often. You’ve had Kirk Penney, the former Wisconsin Badgers guard from Auckland, New Zealand; where he attended Westlake Boys High School. Penney didn’t even last two years in the league. Sean Marks is also from Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest metropolis. He’s from Rangitoto School in Auckland and played his college basketball at Cal.
Marks was taken in the 1998 NBA Draft, Round 2 by the New York Knicks. He stuck around for awhile, but his numbers were rather meager. He hardly produced very much.
Steven Adams is a 7 foot freshman who declared for the NBA Draft last month. He got invited to the NBA Draft combine, so there’s a good chance he’ll get drafted.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, DePaul University step up with Arena Deal
May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced plans for a large-scale project near McCormick Place, which includes construction of a 10,000-seat, multipurpose events center to be the new home for DePaul Blue Demons college basketball.
In addition to hosting the DePaul men’s and women’s basketball teams; and serving as a college basketball practice facility, the events center will host the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) and Chicago convention-related business, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced.
DePaul to get new downtown arena
May 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Chicago Tribune broke a story in the early morning hours about the new DePaul college basketball arena. The new plan, and like Benjamin Linus on the former ABC series Lost, DePaul “always has a plan,” calls for two hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues next to the McCormick Place convention center.
The formal announcement could come this week.
2013 NBA Draft Combine Participants
May 9, 2013 by
The NBA Draft Combine hits Chicago next week. It’s the most…..wonderful…..time……of the year!!!!!!! Ok, not really. But it’s still a pretty cool event. Most likely everyone who’s going to get picked in the NBA Draft comes to the Second City for workouts with NBA scouts and interviews with the media.
The invite list did not include the Gophers’ Rodney Williams (that’s fine, he really shouldn’t be picked anyway), Florida State’s Michael Snaer (surprising, I mean someone in the NBA has to play defense at some point), Alex Oriakhi (take it or leave it), Marquette’s Vander Blue (we’re very surprised) and Elias Harris of Gonzaga.
Like the late Nate Dogg said: “I don’t want to dream about getting paid,” and pretty soon these gentlemen won’t have to.
2014 NCAA Tournament Bracketology
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s never too early to start thinking ahead. Here is an a very early projection of the 2014 NCAA Tournament Bracketology.
UPDATED: 4/7/13
UPDATED 2013-2014 preseason top 25 college basketball rankings
April 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With the Louisville Cardinals cutting down the nets, the book was officially closed on the 2012-2013 college basketball season. Hoop junkies like myself are already looking ahead to next season so allow me to present to you my updated way too early 2012-2013 preseason Top 25 college basketball rankings.
So here is my preliminary preseason Top 25 college basketball rankings for next season. I have updated these rankings since the NBA Draft early entries list is complete and a number of transfers have since been announced. There is still one major x-factor out there, the undecided Andrew Wiggins who is the #1 prospect in the 2013 class. Leave a comment below if you think a team is too high, too low, not getting enough respect, or if you notice an error in a projected roster. (Click here to see how my 2012-13 way too early preseason college basketball rankings turned out.)
UPDATED 2013-2014 preseason top 25 college basketball rankings (part 2)
April 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here are teams 16-25 in my updated 2012-2013 preseason Top 25 college basketball rankings and other teams who just missed the cut.
CLICK HERE FOR TEAMS 1-15 IN MY 2013-14 PRESEASON TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS
2013 NBA Draft Early Entrants
April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The 2013 NBA Draft will soon be here. The deadline for college basketball underclassmen having to decide their future has officially passed so at this point, you are either in or out. Here is an updated list of underclassmen who have declared for the 2013 NBA Draft and where they could end up being selected.
Click here for The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Draft mock.
Updated: 4/29/13
2013 NFL Mock Draft: 4-25-13 FINAL
April 25, 2013 by 18 Comments
Our 2013 NFL mock draft is updated for the final time. Lots of changes. And we are a Chicago based website, so check out our latest analysis of the Bears draft prospects for all 7 rounds. And our Bears “Hindsight Draft.” By the way, Hollywood is filming a movie about the NFL Draft at this year’s draft in New York City. I guess they understand how much us sports bloggers obsess with this topic during the month of April.
Here’s our 2014 NFL mock draft
And go here for the top NFL Draft related Twitter hashtags, @mentions and search topics.
By the way, here’s our 7 round mock for 2013 And of course, our NBA mock drafts: 2013 and 2014. Yes, we’re nerrrrrrrrds. Your hunch is correct.
