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Tony Jones: The Denver Nuggets are signing Tamar Bates from Missouri to a two-way contract, League Sources tell The Athletic
Other players who have worked out with the Jazz over the last few weeks includeb Hansen Yang (Qingdao), Yaxel Lendeborg (UAB — withdrawn from draft consideration), Milos Uzan (Houston — withdrawn from draft consideration), Tamar Bates (Missouri), Ethan Taylor (Air Force), Samson Johnson (UConn), Trey Galloway (Indiana), RJ Davis (North Carolina), Sean Pedulla (Ole Miss), RJ Felton (East Carolina), Ian Martinez (Utah St), Deivon Smith (St. John’s), Matthew Murrell (Ole Miss), and Will Richard (Florida).
Dalton Johnson: The Warriors are hosting these three players tomorrow as part of a pre-draft workout: Caleb Grill (Guard, Missouri) Amari Williams (Center, Kentucky) Brice Williams (SG/SF, Nebraska)
Conor Bergin: The prospects at the Blazers pre-draft workout today will include: - Cameron Hildreth (Wake Forest) - Ben Gregg (Gonzaga) - Jamiya Neal (Arizona State) - Mohamed Diawara (Cholet) - Caleb Grill (Missouri) - Damari Monsanto (UTSA)
Tatum, 27, hails from St. Louis, Missouri, where he learned from his father, Justin, the importance – or, better yet, the infatuation – of regularly getting his hair cut. The former Saint Louis University basketball star told Andscape there was a time during his son’s youth that he went to the barber twice a week, which included getting a lining during one sitting and a haircut the other. So, like father, like son, Jayson eventually got infatuated with having a fresh haircut. “My dad definitely introduced me to the barbershop,” Jayson said. “And like most kids, I didn’t like getting my hair cut. But around 12, 13, 14 age range was, you start to have some different interests. Getting my hair cut definitely became a priority. I eventually started getting my hair cut more than he did.”
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Nuggets unlikely to ever trade Michael Porter Jr.?
The Kroenkes have a fondness for Micael Porter that stems from deep ties to their shared alma mater: Missouri. Sources with knowledge of Denver's thinking have maintained for some time that they struggled to envision ownership ever approving a deal that would send Porter away from the franchise.
The Kings' guard had 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to finish with a franchise-record 60 points, besting Jack Twyman's 59 points for the Cincinnati Royals in 1960 and DeMarcus Cousins' 56-point performance in 2016, which was the most since the franchise moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Sacramento in 1985. Twyman's had been the longest standing single-game franchise record in the NBA. With Fox breaking the mark, the new longest standing single-game franchise record for points belongs to Bob Pettit in 1961, who co-holds the Hawks record with Dominique Wilkins and Lou Hudson. "I knew I was nice already, so I wouldn't really say so," Fox said when asked if he learned anything about himself.
All with the willingness to still grow his game, which stood among the deciding factors when he agreed to his one-year, veteran-minimum guaranteed contract. “The way they develop their guys, no matter their age, no matter the years, they just make everybody better,” the soft-spoken Missouri native said, with the Heat idle until Wednesday night’s season opener against the Orlando Magic at Kaseya Center. “I think that’s what I’ve learned so far, is their development of any type of player.”
Jon Chekpevich: Missouri’s Sean East II has agreed to an Exhibit-10 deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, I’m told. The 6’2 ½" combo guard averaged 17.6 PTS, 4.0 AST, 3.5 REB on a 63.0 TS% this season. Led the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in points + earned a G League Elite Camp nod.
Less than three weeks after one of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr.'s brothers was sentenced to six years in prison in connection with a fatal crash in Denver, one of his other brothers was arrested on suspicion of DWI in Missouri, where he plays college basketball. Online records from the Missouri State Highway Patrol say Jevon Porter, 20, was arrested about 1:30 a.m. April 27 in Boone County. The record indicates he was arrested for DWI - alcohol and speeding. He was released on a summons.
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Jaquez, 22, played four years at UCLA before being selected No. 18 in the 2023 NBA Draft. He was the first college senior taken off the board. Three other four-year players followed in the first round: Houston's Marcus Sasser at No. 25 to the Detroit Pistons, Belmont's Ben Sheppard at No. 26 to the Indiana Pacers and Missouri's Kobe Brown at No. 30 to the Los Angeles Clippers. “It helped [playing all four years] just learning how to win, learning to play the right way,” Jaquez told Yahoo Sports. “Something I learned under coach [Mick] Cronin is the little games within the game and what it takes to win and knowing when to make the right play and things like that. That stuff really translates when you’re coming into an organization that’s looking to win right away.”
There have only been three teams to finish undefeated at the Peach Jam and win a championship. The 2016 Mokan Elite team, led by Young and Porter, was one of them. Porter averaged 26.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.0 steals on 58.6/43.3/86.5 shooting splits before heading off to play collegiately at Missouri. Young averaged 27.0 points, 7.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds on 55.3/47.5/89.7 shooting splits. As a freshman at Oklahoma, Young made history by leading the nation in points and assists per game. Alec Kinsky (The Circuit): “Those eight games were the best basketball by a duo that I’ve seen at the grassroots level. They closed Peach Jam with wins of 33, 22 and 28 points. Complete dominance.”
On Tuesday, the Nuggets hosted a workout including Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, Connecticut’s Andre Jackson, Arkansas’ Jordan Walsh, Missouri’s Kobe Brown, Gonzaga’s Drew Timme and Wake Forest’s Tyree Appleby, two league sources said. According to one source, Walsh’s shooting stood out among the group.
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