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Now that the 2014 NBA Draft is in the books, draft nets like myself can look ahead to next year’s class. Here is The Sports Bank’s extremely premature 2015 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have NOT been taken into account. Click on the player’s name for an in-depth draft profile. By the way, The Sports Bank had the most accurate NBA Mock Draft in both 2011 and 2012 along with the second most accurate mock in 2013.
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Eastern Conference teams had their first four picks in the 2014 NBA Draft and in my opinion, did a better job of drafting than the Western Conference teams. The clearcut winner out of the west was the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are my 2014 NBA Draft grades for the Western Conference. Check out my Eastern Conference NBA Draft grades as well. [Read more...]
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The 2014 NBA Draft is over so let’s hand out some grades. As always, there are initial winners and losers but the true reveal will come years down the road when we see what type of players these guys develop into. Here are my 2014 NBA Draft grades from the Eastern Conference teams who owned the first four picks of the draft. Click here for my pick-by-pick NBA Draft grades. [Read more...]
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HAPPY NBA DRAFT DAY!
Here is The Sports Bank’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have been taken into account. The draft order is based on the final standings since the NBA Draft Lottery doesn’t take place until May 20th. Click on the player’s name for an in-depth draft profile. By the way, The Sports Bank had the most accurate NBA Mock Draft in both 2011 and 2012 along with the second most accurate mock in 2013.
So without further ado, here is our FINAL 2014 NBA mock draft. UPDATED: 6:00 PM CST
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HAPPY NBA DRAFT DAY!
Here is The Sports Bank’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have been taken into account. The draft order is based on the final standings since the NBA Draft Lottery doesn’t take place until May 20th. Click on the player’s name for an in-depth draft profile. By the way, The Sports Bank had the most accurate NBA Mock Draft in both 2011 and 2012 along with the second most accurate mock in 2013.
So without further ado, here is our latest 2014 NBA mock draft. UPDATED 11:00 AM CST.
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Here is the second round of The Sports Bank’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have been taken into account. By the way, The Sports Bank had the most accurate NBA Mock Draft in both 2011 and 2012 along with the second most accurate mock in 2013.
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Ah NBA Draft night, when league commissioner David Stern introduces men tall enough to set drinks on his head to a nation of college basketball and Association fans.
It’s also the night that the formal dress code gets thrown out the window. Fashion week, it is not. Get ready for more futuristic, throw backs to the past, and just plain old UGLY threads to grace the stage on Thursday night.
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With the 2014 NBA draft expected to be one of the deepest ever, it’s the perfect time to take a look at the 10 best drafts in history.
This list starts with the 1966 draft, as drafts prior to that included “Territorial Picks”. In those days, teams were allowed to forfeit their first-round pick to take a player who attended college within 50 miles of their home arena. This was in the days before national TV, back when college hoops ruled, and the league hoped that placing stars close to home would help the NBA draw crowds who wanted to see their local heroes play professionally.
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After finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference, it appeared as if the Indiana Pacers were poised to dethrone the Miami Heat. However, a late season spiral carried into the playoffs as Indy was not playing their best basketball when it counted most and as a result, were defeated by LeBron and company in the Conference Finals.
Led by one of the league’s blossoming stars in Paul George, the Pacers have a few key decisions to make this off-season that affects whether or not they can remain among the best teams in the NBA. Most notably, what to do with free agents Lance Stephenson and Evan Turner. [Read more...]
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As the 2014 NBA draft approaches, teams are lining up to move up in the draft and/or add additional first-round picks, as this year’s crop of players looks to possibly be the strongest ever. This year’s NBA draft has drawn many comparisons to the last NBA “superdraft,” which took place in the summer of 2003.
Even the most casual NBA fan is familiar with the 2003 NBA draft class – LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade were the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th overall picks, and between them they have a combined:
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Whatever the Los Angeles Clippers did on the court this season was overshadowed by the terrible Donald Sterling incident that was leaked during the postseason. Now there is massive ownership question moving forward that might serve as a distraction for the team moving forward.
In regards to the actual basketball, the Clips posted the third best record in the Western Conference but still stumbled in the playoffs failing to get past the semifinals. L.A. has their core of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in tact but needs to improve the depth of their roster in hopes of trying to get over the hump. [Read more...]
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With reports that LeBron James will indeed opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat, suddenly the sting of the franchise being unable to complete the three-peat has been erased. Now the team turns into panic mode as they try to figure out how to bring Bron back to Miami while also wondering about the futures of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh who both also have the ability to become free agents this summer.
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