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Josh Robbins: AJ Dybantsa appears to be the current projected No. 1 pick among NBA scouts and executives. The momentum has swung back to him over Peterson. I cannot claim any knowledge about who the Wizards would favor at this moment, but who they would favor at this moment is irrelevant, anyway. If this scenario comes to pass for Washington, I would think the front office would not merely invite Dybantsa and Peterson to town for thorough interviews and workouts, but would be interested in sitting down with Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson and Darius Acuff Jr., too, if those players would be willing to do so — given how the Wizards almost certainly would pick between Dybantsa and Peterson.
So you're saying there's a 47.9% chance... https://t.co/10H1jBAdz3
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) May 5, 2026
Rivers doubled down by saying Green is a future Hall-of-Famer, but not because of his offense. “You were the luckiest basketball player I think I’ve ever seen,” Rivers said. “You were drafted to a franchise with a Hall of Fame front office, Hall of Fame coach, the greatest shooter of all-time and perhaps a top-five player of all time … not to mention one of the most lethal scorers of all time and arguably a top-10 player of all time, Kevin Durant, the same guy you chased off because you talk too much. “There are clips of you getting a rebound and driving in a straight line and getting a wide-open layup because everyone’s fanning out to guard the actual talent on the team. Steve Kerr made your career. How dare you? Coming at me, ‘Oh, I wish I could give my son $200 million if I was a coach.’ Yeah, the NBA doesn’t give coaching jobs to guys who may or may not sucker punch one of the players and staff.”
Austin Rivers responds to Draymond Green for his, “disrespectful,” comments yesterday: pic.twitter.com/7ZV2fJg2Ts
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) May 5, 2026
NBA Communications: DRAFT COMBINE UPDATE: Juke Harris (Wake Forest) has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA Draft and will not attend the AWS NBA Draft Combine 2026.
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As well as building out his front office and finding that Lewin type, Graham has a coaching search to conduct as well as an NBA Draft to prepare for. The lottery is on Sunday, and the Bulls currently sit at Nos. 9 and 15 in the first round. Talent evaluation has been a strength for Graham, credited for the likes of Herb Jones and Trey Murphy III while he was in New Orleans, but also showing an ability to get off of players from a cap standpoint, moving Trae Young while Graham was in Atlanta last season. The good news for the 39-year-old? Besides multiple first-round picks in a loaded 2026 class, he’ll have a league-high $58 million in cap space this summer.
Shams Charania: Graham, 39, has been known across the NBA for a tremendous scouting eye and being part of successful finds in the draft and player acquisitions during his tenure with the Pelicans and Hawks. The Bulls conducted in-person interviews with candidates last week and mulled over three finalists — Graham, Detroit Pistons senior vice president Dennis Lindsey and Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd — over the weekend before deciding on Graham on Monday.
Sources tell The Sacramento Bee that Scott Perry will serve as Sacramento’s official on-stage representative when the lottery is held May 10 in Chicago. The Kings will go into the lottery with the fifth-best odds. They have a 45.2% chance of securing one of the top four picks and an 11.5% chance of securing the No. 1 pick, but they could fall as far as No. 9.
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Ian Begley: Knicks will host Florida State’s Lajae Jones for a pre-draft workout today, per league sources. As a 6-7 wing, Jones is viewed as prospect with intriguing ‘3-&-D’ upside.
Q. Obviously in the NBA, right, the teams are emphasizing space, pacing, and you're definitely, you know, efficient off the catch, but is there anything that kind of keeps you from taking more of those catch and shoot threes, or is it more of just like a preference or a coaching kind of thing? Kingston Flemings: I'd say it's a mix of a few things, you know? I'm not going to like talk anyone down or anything like that, but I think just getting downhill and just, I think I had the ball in my hand a lot. So I think just trying to get downhill and get my teammates some easy shots. I don't think I had a lot of catch and shoot. Like here I had to catch and shoot, but it's a little farther out. I'm obviously working on shooting farther out now because NBA the NBA range, but a little farther out here. So I kind of started using the little dribble to start getting downhill.
Michael Scotto: The NBA announced 73 players have been invited to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine. Additionally, a select number of standout players from the NBA G League Draft Combine will be invited to participate in the NBA Draft Combine following the event. Below are the current 73 players listed
The NBA announced 73 players have been invited to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine. Additionally, a select number of standout players from the NBA G League Draft Combine will be invited to participate in the NBA Draft Combine following the event. Below are the current 73 players listed pic.twitter.com/9kB4ChXFeo
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) May 1, 2026
