Rumors

Arizona forward Carter Bryant will remain in the NBA draft , where he could be a lottery pick. Bryant told ESPN on Wednesday he’s “completely in” on the draft process following workouts at the NBA draft combine. A 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward, Bryant had a solid freshman season at Arizona after being a McDonald’s All-American in high school. Bryant was a key reserve on a team that reached the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the second straight season.

Washington Post

There will be no Jump Men or Swooshes in Alijah Arenas' future ... Gilbert Arenas' high school basketball star son tells TMZ Sports he's signing a contract with Adidas!! The McDonald's All-American said out at LAX this week he's planning to follow in his dad's footsteps and ink an endorsement deal with the three stripes.

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Gottlieb later added, “I don’t even know what I’m responding to other than LeBron talking ish to me. Why? Because I didn’t think Bronny should be a McDonald’s All-American? Or should have been an NBA draft pick? OK. That’s my job, to give a sports opinion.”

Awful Announcing

Don Harris: Breaking News from the Uniform Czar. De'Aaron Fox has changed his mind. He will wear #4 in honor of his wife Recee'. San Antonio's own was a McDonald's All American at Johnson High School and wore #4 at Texas Tech.

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Things worsened for Dominique Wilkins and his family once the McDonald’s All-American left the ACC. “First of all, if you were a great player in the state of North Carolina in those days, you don’t leave the ACC. It was like against the law to leave the ACC,” Wilkins said. “So, I signed a letter of intent with North Carolina State. The University of Georgia came out of nowhere. ... The thing is that I didn’t want to be compared to anyone. So when I made that decision, all hell broke loose. I got all F’s on my transcript, paint poured on my mom’s car, and I had a cross burning in my yard.”

Newark Star-Ledger

This is where Cooper Flagg, the best high school basketball player in America, was raised. Cooper’s enrolling at Duke next season, before likely becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. At 17, the 6-foot-9 forward already has been named a McDonald’s All-American, the MVP of the annual NBA Players Association top-100 camp, and an all-star at the 2022 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup, which he helped the United States win. A native Mainer hasn’t been drafted in 40 years, not since the New Jersey Nets selected Jeff Turner in 1984. Yet somehow, this town — “a place for people going other places,” as resident Earl Anderson calls it — has bred one of basketball’s brightest rising stars.

The Athletic

Immanuel Quickley on his trade to Toronto: “I’m still in a little bit of shock, if I’m being honest. I grew up here, in a way. When I first got drafted, I had just turned 21. I felt like I was a little kid. I still remember that first day at the practice facility. So when you get there you get a practice jersey, right? The blue team is the starting five. And then the white team is the next five. Then you have the green jerseys and black jerseys, and those guys probably aren’t going to play very much or have to work their way into the rotation. Guess what I got?? Man, they gave me a green. And listen, I’m straight. It’s all good. But you gotta understand, in my mind it’s like, I’ve gone from being a McDonald’s All-American to playing two years at Kentucky, winning SEC Player of the Year, first-round draft pick. And now I got on a green jersey. That was a wake-up call for me that I’ll never forget. It was humbling.“

The Players' Tribune

Jon Krawczynski: The Timberwolves have reached agreement with Trevor Keels on a contract for training camp, sources tell @TheAthletic. Keels is a former McDonald's All-American from Duke. He had a 2-way deal with the Knicks last season.

Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers forward and former Houston-area McDonald’s All-American Jarred Vanderbilt held his 3rd annual Backpack Giveaway over the weekend, helping local students gear up for school.

Click 2 Houston

Ramon Sessions was one of the best draft selections in the history of the Milwaukee Bucks. Sessions was the 56th pick in the 2007 draft and went on to have a productive 11-year NBA career. After his playing days, Sessions worked in the front office for the New Orleans Pelicans and is now a licensed sports agent. In this year’s draft, he repping Jordan Walsh, a McDonald’s All-American who played last season at Arkansas. Walsh is projected to be a late-first to early-second round pick in the June draft, if he opts to remain in the draft.

Woelfel's Press Box

Bronny, the oldest son of LeBron James, committed to USC earlier this month, joining fellow McDonald’s All-American Isaiah Collier as part of a highly-touted recruiting class. In addition to DeRozan’s praise, George also spoke highly of Bronny’s talent and predicted he’d have success in the college game. “He’s got all the s--- that [LeBron James] got: high IQ, he’s athletic, he makes the right plays … I was amazed,” George said. “He’s got the personality, the charisma, he’s got the humbleness. ‘SC really got a good one.”

Sports Illustrated

Arkansas star freshman Anthony Black announced Wednesday on ESPN's NBA Today that he is declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft. The five-star McDonald's All-American is commonly projected to be lottery pick in the upcoming draft.

arkansas.rivals.com

Former Duke star Chris Duhon, 40, is the new boys basketball coach at Gaston Christian School. Duhon, a McDonald’s All-American in high school, was a point guard for the Blue Devils from 2000-04. After college, Duhon was a second-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls and played in the NBA from 2004-13 for the Bulls, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers.

Charlotte Observer

Oregon freshman Kel'el Ware, the No. 7 overall prospect out of the 2022 class and former McDonald's All American, will enter the transfer portal. As of now, Ware has no intention of entering the 2023 NBA Draft, he tells 247Sports.

247Sports