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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jay Bilas shares thoughts on Warriors' 2025 draft picks, team's core
On "Dubs Talk," Jay Bilas sits down with NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole and discusses Warriors' 2025 draft picks. Jay Bilas shares thoughts on Warriors' 2025 draft picks, team's core | NBC Sports Bay Area originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'He Will Not Fail!' Cooper Flagg GPA Turns Heads at NBA Draft As He Joins Dallas Mavs
'He Will Not Fail!' Cooper Flagg GPA Turns Heads at NBA Draft As He Joins Dallas Mavs originally appeared on Athlon Sports. DALLAS - As Cooper Flagg gets ready to pack his bags to come to Dallas as he is officially the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA Draft - a selection held most fortuitously by the Mavericks - the Duke phenom has all the markings of a franchise player in the pros... Advertisement Including smarts. Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game for the Blue Devils on his way to earning comparisons to everybody from Dirk Nowitzki (Shaq's idea) to LeBron James/Kevin Garnett (Kendrick Perkins' contribution) to Kawhi Leonard (Flagg's own comp). One way or another, ESPN's Jay Bilas believes Flagg... and maturity and intellect are a part of that belief. "Flagg has All-NBA potential, and I believe that he will reach it," Bilas said. "As long as he stays healthy, he will not fail in the NBA.'' "He will not fail''... is powerful stuff. And why not? "He is just different,'' Bilas said. "Putting aside the skills and measurable traits, Flagg (6-9, 225) is one of the most competitive players I have seen at this age. Yes, a lot of prospects are competitive, but this guy is on the highest tier of competitors. At only 18, Flagg is mature beyond his years - far beyond most 22-year-old prospects in this draft." Advertisement Flagg is special physically, of course. But yes, the Duke kid - who will wear No. 32 in Dallas - is also smart. Flagg had a 4.10 GPA at Montverde Academy. And then he matriculated to Duke... and this year, the school revealed that Flagg had a 4.0 GPA during the fall semester. That promo from the school: "What if Cooper Flagg is: the best defensive player in college basketball and leads the team in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocks and got a 4.0 fall GPA and turned 18 last month.'' He was all of that. He is all of that. And he brings his brains and his brawn, now officially, to the Dallas Mavs. Advertisement Related: Shaq Sparks Debate by Comparing 'Baby Dirk' Cooper Flagg to Mavs Icon Nowitzki Related: Kyrie Irving Commits to Mavs With $119 Million Deal on Eve of "Flagg Day" This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
Al Arabiya
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Johni Broome was a college force at Auburn. He'll start his NBA journey as a 2nd-round draft pick
Johni Broome was a college basketball headliner at Auburn, an Associated Press first-team All-American, an undeniable force powering the Tigers to the Final Four. His NBA journey is coming with less fanfare. The fifth-year big man went to the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 35 pick in Thursday's second round of the draft. It offered an example of how elite college production doesn't always equate to high-end NBA potential or draft status, particularly when it comes to an older player deemed more of a finished product compared to the youngster with rising upside. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Still, the player ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas described simply as 'a winner' is tough, tested and eager to start his pro pursuit all the same. 'I think what he said was right,' Broome said of Bilas during Thursday's ESPN broadcast. 'I'm a winner. I get things done offensively and defensively, so the Sixers got a good one.' The 6-foot-9, 249-pound Broome – who started his career as an unheralded recruit for two years at Morehead State – averaged 18.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks last year for Auburn, which started the year at No. 11 in the AP Top 25 poll but immediately climbed to a top-5 status it wouldn't yield for the rest of the year behind Broome's brilliance. That included eight straight weeks ranked at No. 1 from mid-January to early March. Broome stuffed box scores so thoroughly that he was the player of the year in a rugged Southeastern Conference, which was hands down the nation's top conference and produced a record 14 bids to the NCAA Tournament. And he finished as runner-up for AP national player of the year to Duke freshman and eventual No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg in what was a true two-man spotlight this season, with Broome collecting a third of the vote as the only other player named on a ballot. He pushed the Tigers program to only its second trip to college basketball's biggest stage, grinding through an elbow injury suffered during the Elite Eight win against Michigan State and then being hampered by it during the loss to eventual champion Florida in the national semifinals a week later. That all seemingly had him positioned to be a first-round prospect, who led Auburn to 59 wins in the past two years alone. NBA evaluations, however, are different. Broome lacks elite athleticism. His testing and measurements at the combine didn't help his first-round chances: he had a 28-inch max vertical leap (tied for second worst at the combine), while only six players posted a lower standing vertical leap (24.0). He also finished tied for fourth-worst in the shuttle run (3.23 seconds), designed to test agility. Numbers aren't everything, of course. Maryland big man Derik Queen tied Broome for the second-worst max vertical and still went on to go late in the lottery (No. 13). But Queen is the still-developing prospect, growing into his upside at 20 years old and with just 36 games of college experience, compared to Broome being the as-is prospect who turns 23 on July 19 after playing 168 college games. When it comes to his game, he plays more below the rim and lacks the defense-stretching range essential in today's game built around floor-spacing. His jumper is rated as below average in Synergy's analytics rankings, with him making 27.1 percent to rank in the 25th percentile – with most of those attempts coming in catch-and-shoot situations. That underlying data aligns with his outside-shooting statistics, where Broome made just 31.4 percent of his 3-point attempts (53 of 169) over the last two seasons and had at least two made 3s in just 15 of 71 games. He was at his best in post-ups, as a cutter, working as the roll man in pick-and-rolls, and attacking the offensive glass, ranking good to very good in all of those categories in Synergy. He also ranked as very good in finishing layups and dunks at the rim, converting 65.9 percent of those attempts to rank in the 81st percentile. Metrics aside, there's a place in the NBA for guys who can rebound and defend with toughness. He's already proven he can, along with putting in the work going back to being a three-star signee with Morehead State. 'He may not be an above-the-rim big guy, but he carves out space and he gets things done,' Bilas said during the broadcast.
Associated Press
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Johni Broome was a college force at Auburn. He'll start his NBA journey as a 2nd-round draft pick
Johni Broome was a college basketball headliner at Auburn, the Associated Press first-team All-American an undeniable force powering the Tigers to the Final Four. His NBA journey is coming with less fanfare. The fifth-year big man went to the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 35 pick in Thursday's second round of the draft. If offered an example of how elite college production doesn't always equate to high-end NBA potential or draft status, particularly when it comes to an older player deemed more of a finished product compared to the youngster with rising upside. Still, the player ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas described simply as a winner is tough, tested and eager to start his pro pursuit all the same. 'I think what he said was right,' Broome said of Bilas during Thursday's ESPN broadcast. 'I'm a winner. I get things done, offensively and defensively, so the Sixers got a good one.' The 6-foot-9, 249-pound Broome — who started his career as an unheralded recruit for two years at Morehead State — averaged 18.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks last year for Auburn, which started the year at No. 11 in the AP Top 25 poll but immediately climbed to a top-5 status it wouldn't yield for the rest of the year behind Broome's brilliance. That included eight straight weeks ranked at No. 1 from mid-January to early March. Broome stuffed box scores so thoroughly that he was the player of the year in a rugged Southeastern Conference, which was hands down the nation's top conference and produced a record 14 bids to the NCAA Tournament. And he finished as runner-up for AP national player of the year to Duke freshman and eventual No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg in what was a true two-man spotlight this season, with Broome collecting a third of the vote as the only other player named on a ballot. He pushed the Tigers program to only its second trip to college basketball's biggest stage, grinding through an elbow injury suffered during the Elite Eight win against Michigan State and then being hampered by it during the loss to eventual champion Florida in the national semifinals a week later. That all seemingly had him positioned to be a first-round prospect who led Auburn to 59 wins in the past two years alone. NBA evaluations, however, are different. Broome lacks elite athleticism. His testing and measurements at the combine didn't help his first-round chances; he had a 28-inch max vertical leap, tied for second worst at the combine, while only six players posted a lower standing vertical leap (24.0). He also finished tied for fourth-worst in the shuttle run (3.23 seconds) designed to test agility. Numbers aren't everything, of course. Maryland big man Derik Queen tied Broome for the second-worst max vertical and still went on to go late in the lottery (No. 13). But Queen is the still-developing prospect growing into his upside at 20 years old and with just 36 games of college experience, compared to Broome being the as-is prospect who turns 23 on July 19 after playing 168 college games. When it comes to his game, he plays more below the rim and lacks the defense-stretching range essential in today's game built around floor-spacing. His jumper is rated as 'below average' in Synergy's analytics rankings, with him making 27.1% to rank in the 25th percentile — with most of those attempts coming in catch-and-shoot situations. That underlying data aligns with his outside-shooting statistics, where Broome made just 31.4% of his 3-point attempts (53 of 169) over the last two seasons and had at least two made 3s in just 15 of 71 games. He was at his best in post-ups, as a cutter, working as the roll man in pick-and-rolls and attacking the offensive glass, ranking 'good' to 'very good' in all of those categories in Synergy. He also ranked as 'very good' in finishing layups and dunks at the rim, converting 65.9% of those attempts to rank in the 81st percentile. Metrics aside, there's a place in the NBA for guys who can rebound and defend with toughness. He's already proven he can, along with putting in the work going back to being a three-star signee with Morehead State. 'He may not be an above-the-rim big guy, but he carves out space and he gets things done,' Bilas said during the broadcast. 'A really productive player that has been overlooked before and has come through.' ___ AP Sports Writer Steve Reed contributed to this report. ___ AP NBA:
New York Post
23-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
We found cheap tickets for the 2025 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. With an electric seven-game NBA Finals in the rearview mirror, all 30 franchises are finally looking forward to the 2025-26 season. The march toward the next campaign begins with the annual selection of the best college basketball has to offer, aka the NBA Draft. This year's festivities — which includes an impressive crop of young lottery hoopers like Duke star Cooper Flagg (who Jay Bilas calls 'the best freshman Duke's ever had'), Rutgers high scorer Dylan Harper and Baylor standout VJ Edgecombe — goes down at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Wednesday, June 25. While we know Flagg will likely go to the Dallas Mavericks with the top pick and San Antonio has their sights set on Harper going number two, there are still a lot of questions here. Who will the Nets take with the eighth, 19th, 26th and 27th picks on their home court? Do the Knicks have any tricks up their sleeve? What dominant fashion trends will emerge? If you want to be there to bear witness to all of these intriguing storylines and more, last-minute 2025 NBA Draft tickets are still available. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $45 including fees on Vivid Seats. Lower-level seats start at $211 including fees. For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about the 2025 NBA Draft at Brooklyn's Barclays Center below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. 2025 NBA Draft tickets A complete breakdown of all the best prices on 2025 NBA Draft tickets by section at Brooklyn's Barclays Center can be found here: Barclays Center sections Ticket prices start at 200 level $45 (including fees) 100 level $145 (including fees) Lower level $211 (including fees) About the 2025 NBA Draft Although we don't know who will go where in this year's Draft, hoops analyst Jay Bilas had some thoughts. Here are his takes on the major players from Flagg to St. John's hero RJ Luis to who the next Knicks head coach might be as told to The Post's own Steve Serby. But wait! There's more! All of the NY Post's 2025 NBA Draft coverage can be found here. Huge 2025 NYC concerts Hoping to see a few shows this year, too? Honestly, same. Here are just five of the biggest acts we can't wait to catch live these next months. • Wu-Tang Clan • NBA Youngboy • Tyler, The Creator • Lil Wayne • Ken Carson Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show that makes the most sense for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
