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Such a rise to stardom for Gilgeous-Alexander is stunning if you consider he was the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft and he was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers after his rookie season. The former University of Kentucky star said the first individual award that really meant something to him was being named the MVP of the 2018 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament after leading the Wildcats to a title. “I played a pretty good tournament. That was my coming-out party as a collegiate player,” Gilgeous-Alexander told Andscape. “I kind of knew after that I was going to enter the draft.”
Dawn Staley says she is convinced that NBA teams may never be ready to hire a woman as a head coach after her recent experience with the New York Knicks. Staley boasts one of the greatest coaching résumés in the history of basketball, which is why the Knicks interviewed her earlier this year before ultimately choosing Mike Brown as their new head coach to replace Tom Thibdeau. Staley said she was legitimately interviewed by the Knicks and entered the process with an open mind, but acknowledged that she doesn't think the league is ready for such a historic hire. "No, I don't [believe it will happen in my lifetime]," Staley said Tuesday during SEC media day. "And I hope I'm wrong."
Dan LeBatard: But this has the potential to be the biggest salary cap crime that we've seen. Pablo Torre: Yes. Yes. $28 million. And that, by the way, for the T-Wolves in that era in the '90s, five first-round picks, suspensions for the owner of the team for Glenn Taylor as well as other punishments down the line. But this this as tied into again an ongoing SEC DOJ investigation into fraud by this green bank, this climate change friendly company whose biggest investor or at least the most important, influential, notable investor was Steve Ballmer who put in $50 million of his own money. I mean, this is not merely a story about salary caps or circumvention. This is now a question that the seven sources I spoke to are asking. What else did Steve Balmer know about this?
Michael Scotto: Two-time SEC All-Defensive Team selection Cam Mathews (Mississippi State) will join the Houston Rockets and compete for a two-way spot in training camp, league sources told @hoopshype .
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Karter's older brother, Kevin Knox, played for John Calipari with the Wildcats and was the 2018 SEC Freshman of the Year.
One and done. Texas guard Tre Johnson, who took home SEC freshman of the year honors during the 2024-25 season, has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft. The unsurprising move means it’s draft prep time for Johnson, who is considered one of the top college prospects for the upcoming draft.
Shams Charania: Oklahoma freshman Jeremiah Fears is entering the 2025 NBA draft and forgoing his remaining college eligibility, he tells ESPN. The SEC all-freshman guard is the No. 7 prospect in ESPN's NBA draft projections.
BACK IN MARCH, Pelinka attended the SEC tournament in Nashville and linked up with an old friend, Steven Curtis Chapman, for a bourbon. It was there that the Grammy-winning recording artist offered some advice on where the GM should aim his scouting efforts. "'There's a kid that plays on Tennessee,'" Pelinka remembered Chapman saying. "And I was like, 'Yeah, Dalton. There's no way. He's a top-five pick. I am not going to spend all my time there.' He was like, 'No, my wife has a feeling. Like, he's going to be a Laker.'"
New additions to the board are NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars, Duke athletic director Nina King, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey, NCAA vice president of women’s basketball Lynn Holzman, NJCAA president and CEO Christopher Parker, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sylvia Fowles, two-time Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Whalen and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Shareef Abdur-Raheem.
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Pitaro has built a sports rights moat by doling out nearly $80 billion – that’s a b for billions – in new deals with the NFL, college football playoff, MLB, SEC, NCAA, NHL, PGA, Wimbledon, La Liga and now the NBA. One rival executive called ESPN’s suite of rights, “the greatest in the history of sports television.”
College head coach No. 1 (his team played Tennessee) on Dalton Knecht: He was the best player in the SEC this year and best player we faced. He could do everything on the offensive end. He’s a three-level scorer. Very good passer. Creates his own shot. Has good positional size. Can see over the defense. Way more athletic in person than he appears on film. Really improved as a defender as the year went on. Went from a below average to an above average defender throughout the season.
John Calipari is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next men's basketball coach at Arkansas, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, a blockbuster move that will shake up the SEC and college basketball landscape. Calipari's contract is expected to have an overall base salary of slightly less than the $8.5 million he's making at Kentucky, sources told ESPN. However, the deal is expected to be incentive-laden with the ability to pass that number.
The NBA is the latest property to partner with Fastbreak.ai, joining the likes of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Major League Pickleball in using the company’s scheduling technology. Last year, Fastbreak.ai closed a US$5.2 million seed financing round led by Greycroft. Other investors include Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward and retired National Football League (NFL) player Greg Olsen.