Welcome you to version 24.0 of our 2025 NBA Mock Draft. As the big night is now here, this will be our final version. The Dallas Mavericks will indeed "capture the Flagg," as they will select Cooper Flagg first overall later tonight. Here is what we're going with in our final predictions and projections. We'll see how many we get right, and how many we get wrong. The Sports … [Read more...] about Final 2025 NBA Mock Draft, Version 24.0
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Dylan Harper, Son of Bulls Legend Ron Harper, Has High NBA Draft Stock
With the NBA Draft tomorrow night, we now re-post our NBA Draft Stock Profile articles. This one originally ran in October. For five time NBA champion Ron Harper, and his son Dylan Harper, "the son also rises." If we can get Hemingwayesque here. Actually this is the second instance of the son also rising, as Ron Harper Jr. is currently a member of the reigning champion Boston … [Read more...] about Dylan Harper, Son of Bulls Legend Ron Harper, Has High NBA Draft Stock
Jase Richardson Could Follow in Father’s Footsteps from MSU to NBA
With the NBA Draft tomorrow night, we now re-post our NBA Draft Stock Profile article. This one originally ran March 18. Right now, #16 Michigan State are doing what the best teams of the Tom Izzo era always do- win, and win with rebounding, defense, and solid offensive execution. They won 78-68 at Northwestern today, but the game's halftime score (MSU 47-28), tells the true … [Read more...] about Jase Richardson Could Follow in Father’s Footsteps from MSU to NBA
Will Riley Brings NBA Lottery Level Talent to Illini Basketball Team
With the NBA Draft tomorrow night, we now re-post our NBA Draft Stock Profile articles. This one originally ran in November. NBA level talent is something that had been truly missing from the Illinois Fighting Illini program for some time. There was a long drought between Meyers Leonard (2012) and Ayo Dosunmu (2021). However, between Brandin Podziemski in 2023, Terrence Shannon … [Read more...] about Will Riley Brings NBA Lottery Level Talent to Illini Basketball Team
Cooper Flagg Will Be the 2025 NBA Draft #1 Pick, but Where Will He Go?
Image courtesy of YouTube Cooper Flagg being the number one pick of the 2025 NBA Draft is the worst-kept secret in basketball. The Duke Blue Devils youngster is such a hot favorite to be picked first that several NBA online betting sites have stopped taking bets on it happening. Those that are accepting wagers price Flagg's name being first out of the hat at between -6600 … [Read more...] about Cooper Flagg Will Be the 2025 NBA Draft #1 Pick, but Where Will He Go?
Pete Carroll, Charles Barkley, Mark Cuban Called Out Trump’s Ugliness
As it's just hours until 2024 Election Day, we now republish some of our more scathing past posts on Donald J. Trump. Here is one about Pete Carroll, Mark Cuban and Charles Barkley from November 2016. Friday night Donald Trump held a campaign rally for an election that he already won 10 months ago. … [Read more...] about Pete Carroll, Charles Barkley, Mark Cuban Called Out Trump’s Ugliness
Final 2024 NBA Mock Draft: 6-26-24
Welcome to the final edition of our 2024 NBA Mock Draft! Happy Draft Day everybody! It tips off tonight at 8pm EST on ESPN and ABC. The Sports Bank is the only independently-owned, mom and pop shop website to do a mock draft for all four of the major North American sports. … [Read more...] about Final 2024 NBA Mock Draft: 6-26-24
Will Riley: Illini Basketball Inks Their Highest Rated Recruit Ever
In Will Riley, Illinois may have their men's basketball version of Chase Brown. By that we mean a Canadian import who totally changes the game for them in a revenue sport. Will Riley is the Illini basketball program's highest ranked recruit of all-time. If that sounds like hyperbole, you have to remember that recruiting services have only been around a few decades or so. … [Read more...] about Will Riley: Illini Basketball Inks Their Highest Rated Recruit Ever
NBA Draft Lottery Conspiracy Theories for Every Single Team
As today is NBA Draft Lottery day, we figured we'd bring this one back from 2017: Every NBA Draft Lottery, the conspiracy theorists will come out in full force. In reality though, the lottery is just an endeavor of mixed integrity. The genuine, empirical truth likely lies somewhere between the two polarities of "hey, man it's all manipulated by the league, the NBA Draft … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Lottery Conspiracy Theories for Every Single Team
What Max Christie Brings to the L.A. Lakers Table This Season
Selected by the dynastic Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2022 NBA draft, Max Christie is going to league's banner franchise. Taken with the 35th overall pick out of Michigan State, Christie has a lot to prove in order to carve out a real role with the Lakers this season. And he got the ball rolling in 2022 NBA Summer League. During his Summer League debut, Max … [Read more...] about What Max Christie Brings to the L.A. Lakers Table This Season