2013 NBA Mock Draft- First Round (5/23/13)


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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.)

GO HERE FOR THE SECOND ROUND

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2013 NBA Mock Draft- Second Round (5/23/13)


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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.)

CLICK HERE FOR THE FIRST ROUND

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2013 NBA Draft Combine nuggets and tidbits


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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.

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2013 NBA Draft Early Entrants


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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

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Top 20 2013 NBA free agents


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The 2013 group of NBA free agents is a lot deeper and more talented than last year’s crop.  Star players like Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, and Josh Smith will be available this summer and there are several teams that have put themselves in position to make some major splashes in free agency.  Here is a look at the Top 20 NBA free agents for this off-season.

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2014 NBA Mock Draft (4/22/13)


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The 2014 NBA Draft class is shaping up to be way more loaded than the 2013 group.  Here is an insanely early 2014 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have NOT yet been taken into account. Click here for The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Mock Draft.

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NBA Trade Deadline winners and losers


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The NBA Trade Deadline came and went without any star players changing homes.  It was less entertaining than this season of American Idol… and that’s saying something.  In fact, the “biggest” name to be traded was J.J. Redick who went from Orlando to Milwaukee.  Ish.  Here are the winners and losers of the 2013 NBA Trade Deadline.

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2012 NBA Draft re-do with 2013 hindsight


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It is an annual tradition here during the NBA All-Star break to re-do the NBA Draft lottery from the previous year.  The Sports Bank’s NBA Draft Nerd, David Kay and Peter Christian will alternate re-drafting the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft taking into account what they know about the rookies based off their performances so far this season.  They will factor in how each team’s roster looked at the time of the draft and give their reasons as to why the selection would be made.

Check out The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Mock Draft.

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Comcast Chicago brings in Jen Lada from Fox Milwaukee to free-lance


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Comcast SportsNet Chicago has made a couple female hires in the recent calendar year. First there was Susannah Collins to replace the departed Sarah Kustok, now Fox 6 Milwaukee’s Jen Lada gets the call up to the big show from AAA.

Beginning Wednesday, Lada will join the network’s anchor-reporter team as a free-lancer and will contribute to Comcast SportsNet Chicago’s online and on-air coverage. She replaces Nicole Darin, who joined Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic.

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Another NBA season, another mediocre Milwaukee Bucks team


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The Sports Bank will be counting down to the opening tip of the 2012-13 NBA season with team by team previews starting with the worst and working our way to the title contenders.  There is no lockout this time around so let’s get going.

With just one winning season in the past eight years, mediocrity is considered success for the Milwaukee Bucks.  Getting to the five hundred mark this season would be a win and might be enough to get the team into the Eastern Conference playoffs.

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What will the USA Basketball team look like at 2016 Olympics?


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Led by Kevin Durant‘s 30 points, the USA basketball team claimed another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics beating Spain, 107-100.  With several players and possibly head coach Mike Krzyzewski not expected to return for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the U.S. will have a good amount of turnover on their next Olympic roster.  Here’s a sneak peek at what Team USA could look like in four years.

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Top ten 2013 NBA restricted free agents


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We have already gone over our list of the top ten 2013 unrestricted NBA free agents.  Here are the best restricted free agents who are scheduled to hit the market next summer.  Don’t forget, a team has the right to match any offer sheet a restricted free agent signs which makes it difficult to sign away a player.   [Read more...]