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Joey Linn: John Collins on Chris Paul: “It didn’t workout for whatever reason. But somebody who I looked up to. Wake Forest guy, Clipper legend. Somebody I had a relationship with before I was even drafted. So all love and respect out to my guy CP… Definitely was a lot quieter without him here today. So I’ll leave it at that. Wishing him well in whatever he chooses to do in his next steps.” On working alongside CP3: “Intense. He’s a leader. Somebody that wants the best for everybody. It was extremely hard. Whether it was me not being in perfect sync with him, or him seeing that I gave 95% effort instead of 100%. He wants greatness and that’s what he demands. That was the biggest thing. Him being a leader and me trying to play to that standard that he expects me to.”
John Collins on Chris Paul:
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) December 9, 2025
“It didn’t workout for whatever reason. But somebody who I looked up to. Wake Forest guy, Clipper legend. Somebody I had a relationship with before I was even drafted. So all love and respect out to my guy CP… Definitely was a lot quieter without him… pic.twitter.com/l39vCFHSWi
That's why Wake Forest recently hired longtime Chicago Bulls staffer Steve Weinman to serve as the Demon Deacons' general manager, leading to a new analytics apparatus for head coach Steve Forbes. It's why Cincinnati pursued Corey Evans from the Oklahoma City Thunder's vaunted scouting department. Pat Garrity, who worked in the Pistons' front office after his retirement as an NBA player, is now the general manager back at Notre Dame. Ronald Dupree, another former NBA player, returned to LSU as the Tigers' general manager after most recently serving as the Milwaukee Bucks' director of global scouting.
Steve Weinman, who has spent the past 13 years in the Bulls‘ front office, has been hired by Wake Forest University and will serve as the general manager for the Demon Deacons’ men’s and women’s basketball programs, the school announced on Thursday in a press release. According to Wake Forest’s announcement, Weinman will also hold the title of senior associate athletics director for analytics in his new position. He’ll work closely with the men’s and women’s basketball head coaches on “roster construction including recruiting strategy, transfer portal evaluation, resource allocation and planning.”
Shams Charania: Wake Forest's Hunter Sallis has agreed to a two-way NBA contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN.
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)
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Gary Woelfel: The Bucks are clearly intrigued with Hunter Sallis, a 6-5 guard from Wake Forest. The Bucks worked out Sallis last year before the draft before he opted to return to school. Now Mileaukee is taking a long look at him again. Sallis, who averaged.18 pts the last two seasons, is a projected second-round pick.
Conor O’Neill: Hunter Sallis announced he's going to the NBA. Normally not news, given he played 4 seasons -- 68 games at Gonzaga, 66 at Wake Forest. But given how many 4-year players entered the portal in the last few days, appreciate the clarity from @Hunter Sallis
Shams Charania: The Miami Heat are signing former Wake Forest standout guard Alondes Williams to an Exhibit 10 training camp contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Williams appeared in one game for Nets last season and averaged 13.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG and 2.9 APG for G League Long Island.
Bryan Kalbrosky: NEWS: Tyree Appleby (Wake Forest) will join the Bulls as an UDFA for summer league, per sources. The ACC Player of the Year averaged 18.8 ppg and 6.4 apg and he had the highest on-off point differential in the NCAA. Full tracker of undrafted free agents: ftw.usatoday.com/lists/tracking…
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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.
Shams Charania: Wake Forest freshman Bobi Klintman is withdrawing from the 2023 NBA draft, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. He will now pursue alternative routes to the NBA, both domestic and abroad. Klintman is a projected lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Schuyler Callihan: Today's NBA pre-draft workout participants for the Charlotte #Hornets: G Tyree Appleby (Wake Forest) G Mike Bothwell (Furman) G Courtney Ramey (Arizona) F Chris Livingston (Kentucky) F Nathan Mensah (San Diego State) C Charles Bediako (Alabama)
Wake Forest freshman Bobi Klintman, a 6-foot-10 wing with terrific shooting upside and strong feel for the game, is declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft while maintaining his eligibility. And while many may not have heard of Klintman at this stage, his pre-draft decision is poised to be a perfect encapsulation of the NBA’s feeling of the next two drafts as a whole. He’s also going to be the perfect test case for how far NBA teams are willing to go in order to take a home run swing on the newest obsession within front offices: the big, skilled wing.