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Ary: Alabama’s Clifford Omoruyi will work out for the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers this week, sources tell @TheDraftStack . The 6-foot-11 big man with a 7-foot-6 wingspan is drawing interest in the second-round due to his elite athleticism and rim protection.
Jeff Borzello: Alabama guard Labaron Philon says he’s staying in the NBA draft and won’t return to the Crimson Tide. He’s already told Nate Oats his final decision. “I’m all-in on the draft,” he said. “They weren’t surprised. They knew it already.” Is the door closed on a return? “Yeah.”
Jon Chepkevich: Alabama’s Aaron Estrada has agreed to an Exhibit-10 deal w/ the Detroit Pistons, I’m told. 6’4” lefty guard who plays w/ great pace and a jittery, unpredictable attacking style that gives defenses fits. Put forth strong offensive showings at PIT and the G League Elite Camp.
Alabama guard Aaron Estrada is declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft, he announced via Instagram. He led the Crimson Tide in assists en route to the program’s first-ever Final Four appearance this past season.
Alabama center Charles Bediako will remain in the 2023 NBA Draft, sources told ESPN on Monday.
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Matt Babcock: Alabama's Charles Bediako has completed workouts with Memphis, Portland, Utah, and San Antonio and has received requests from a handful more teams for workouts following the NBA Draft Combine, per his agent, Danny Green of Green Sports Management.
Brandon Miller entering draft
Alabama freshman forward Brandon Miller, the No. 3 prospect in ESPN's latest mock draft, is entering the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Thursday. Miller, a 6-foot-9 All-American considered to be the top college prospect in the draft class, has emerged shoulder-to-shoulder with G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson to become the No. 2 pick in the June draft behind generational No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama of France. Miller told ESPN that that he thanked "God, my family, my fans and all the coaches at the University of Alabama," and now planned to forgo his college eligibility.
Brandon Miller ahead of Scoot Henderson in draft boards?
I alluded to this in my column Monday when I wrote about Scoot Henderson’s somewhat disappointing season with G League Ignite, but Alabama’s Brandon Miller is making the No. 2 spot on draft boards a competition. Teams are going to have a lot of questions about Miller. A police investigator testified in court last month that Miller brought then-teammate Darius Miles a gun that was used in the Jan. 15 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. Miller’s attorney rebutted the report, and Miller has remained an active member of the Crimson Tide. Teams are doing extensive due diligence on Miller and his background.
Brandon Miller just received top honors in his conference -- despite his connection to a murder case -- with the Alabama Crimson Tide star being named Player of the Year. The Southeastern Conference unveiled the winners of the men's basketball postseason awards on Monday ... which are selected by the 14 head coaches. The Tide forward -- who leads the SEC this season with 19.6 points per game -- received two of the awards: Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year ... weeks after Miller's name was mentioned in a murder case.
Adam Zagoria: Alabama's Keon Ellis has agreed to a Two-Way with the Sacramento Kings, per league source
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The biggest surprise of the draft came in the lottery when the San Antonio Spurs selected Alabama’s Joshua Primo. HoopsHype was actually in the room with Primo when he was selected and even he didn’t believe his agent when he first heard that San Antonio pulled the trigger that early in the draft. But once reality settled in, the move made more sense.
Seven-time NBA Champion Robert Horry, who played for the Crimson Tide from 1989-92, is returning to the Capstone after earning his bachelor's degree this spring. The Andalusia, Ala., native led Alabama men's basketball to three Southeastern Conference tournament titles and two Sweet 16 finishes in the NCAA Tournament, before going on to win more NBA championship rings than any player not to have played on the 1960s Boston Celtics.
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