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USA Today
15 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Full Nets schedule for 2025 NBA Summer League
The NBA announced the Nets' schedule for the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League:July 10, vs. Thunder, 5:30 PM ET, ESPN2July 13, vs. Wizards, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN2July 15, vs. Knicks, 6:00 PM ET, ESPN2July 16, vs. Magic, 7:30 PM ET, NBA TVNets face 1 Lottery pick (Tre Johnson). The Brooklyn Nets are coming off a 2025 NBA Draft in which they shocked many around the league by the way that they went about the first round. Brooklyn did not make the decisions that many expected them to heading into the Draft, but with five new rookies to incorporate into the roster, it is now known when Nets fans will get to see them play. The NBA announced on Friday the entire schedule for the upcoming 2025 Las Vegas Summer League that will be happening from July 10 to July 20 to give a glimpse at some of the young players of the future. The Nets will be playing four times: July 10 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, July 13 against the Washington Wizards, July 15 against the New York Knicks, and July 16 against the Orlando Magic. As of this writing, it hasn't been announced what Brooklyn's summer league roster will be, but it's safe to assume that the five first-round picks will be on the roster. There is also the possibility that Alabama forward Grant Nelson will be on the roster after HoopsHype's Michael Scotto reported on Thursday that Nelson will compete for one of the Two-Way spots in training camp. Over the course of their summer league schedule, the Nets will be facing some interesting players like Wizards guard Tre Johnson, the only 2025 Lottery pick that Brooklyn will be facing on the slate. The Nets' summer league team last season was coached by assistant Steve Hetzel so it will be interesting to see if he assumes the mantle this time around. The summer league is more important for the Nets than most teams given that they are still in the early stages of their rebuild and are hoping that some of the young players on the roster will show signs of stardom in Las Vegas, Nevada. For example, Brooklyn selected BYU guard Egor Demin with the eighth overall pick in the Draft so Vegas will be the first chance for everyone to see what he can do at the NBA level.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year odds: Can anyone challenge Cooper Flagg?
The first round of the NBA Draft went mostly according to script early on, with Cooper Flagg getting drafted first by Dallas and Dylan Harper going second to San Antonio. The odds for NBA Rookie of the Year were already out before the draft, and the lack of major surprises in the first few picks meant the odds didn't shift much once the players got assigned to their teams. Flagg is, of course, the clear favorite to win the award. Advertisement Flagg is -225 to win Rookie of the Year on BetMGM, showing just how obvious of a pick he appears to be at this time. The ranking of the remaining players is more interesting. The top contenders to jump Flagg are not listed in draft position order. Sixth pick Tre Johnson is second in the odds at +700. Johnson steps into a Washington Wizards team where playing time and shots should, in theory, be available. He shot 39.7 percent from 3-point range in his one college season at Texas, so it's reasonable to think Johnson's game could translate into immediate production. Ace Bailey, who went fifth to the Utah Jazz, steps into a similar situation. Bailey was a polarizing prospect, with projections ranging from third to outside the top 10, but the fact that he goes to Utah and has a game built around volume-shooting gives him a reasonable chance to put up the counting numbers needed to contend for Rookie of the Year. Bailey is third in the odds at +800. Bailey's Rutgers teammate Harper went second but is fourth in the odds list. Harper joins a Spurs team that has more established players and realistic playoff ambitions for the coming season. A roster with Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle won't be as easy to break into for significant minutes or shots, even for a player of Harper's talent. The Spurs are home to the last two Rookie of the Year winners in Wembanyama and Castle. Harper could make it three in a row for San Antonio, which would be an NBA first. While no team has ever had three straight Rookie of the Year winners, San Antonio's consecutive winners made it six times the same team has had a player win the award two years in a row. After those top four, there's a big dropoff. VJ Edgecombe (third pick to Philadelphia) and Kon Knueppel (fourth pick to Charlotte) are both +2500. It's clear that Flagg is expected to win this award. It was obvious he was going to be the first pick for many months. Top picks don't always win Rookie of the Year, but Flagg is not your ordinary No. 1 pick. Wembanyama, another locked-in No. 1 well before the draft, won it, and fellow first pick Paolo Banchero did the year before. However, those were the only two out of the last seven Rookie of the Year winners. Since 2001, nine No. 1 overall picks have won Rookie of the Year. Betting/odds links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Cooper Flagg: Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for Dave & Busters)
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
The long and short of it: Tre Johnson could be a perfect fit for the Wizards
The most noticeable thing about Tre Johnson is not his fashion. Promise. Even though on Wednesday night Johnson made himself a topic among those who wonder why anyone would be caught on camera wearing a cropped suit jacket and billowing dress shorts that looked like they were stolen from his big brother's closet.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Drafting Tre Johnson should give Wizards the best shooter in 2025 NBA Draft
WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards' efforts to develop Tre Johnson as a basketball player started two weeks before the team drafted him sixth Wednesday night. On June 12, one day before Johnson's workout for team officials, Wizards general manager Will Dawkins showed Johnson some video clips from Johnson's lone season at the University of Texas. Those film snippets revealed Johnson taking some plays off. Dawkins wanted to gauge Johnson's feel for the game, see how Johnson responds to constructive criticism and also motivate him for the next day's workout. Advertisement Dawkins' blunt feedback helped in the short term. 'I appreciate him,' Johnson said Wednesday night, after Washington picked him. 'I feel like in my workout, he kind of pushed me, and I needed that.' The Wizards soon will begin learning whether it will help in the long term. Johnson, a 6-foot-5 swingman, ranked as perhaps the best shooting prospect in this year's draft after he hit 40 percent of his 3s as a college freshman. However, there are elements of Johnson's game that require significant improvement, including his defense, finishing at the basket and physical strength. 'It's important to be transparent,' Dawkins said after the draft's first round Wednesday night. 'There's a lot to like with Tre. But there are some areas he's got to grow in, just like every other 19-year-old player, and we'd rather address it on the front end, see if he can improve upon it, see what his answers are. It was just fun banter and conversation.' Dawkins was engaging in a bit of understatement there. It wasn't just 'fun banter.' In an ideal world, it will help establish a pattern in which Johnson eliminates his shortcomings and systematically solidifies his strengths. The Wizards need to hit on their selection of Johnson and help him come as close as possible to fulfilling his potential. In that sense, Johnson is no different than Washington's stuffed cupboard of young prospects, which includes wings Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn Johnson, guards Bub Carrington and AJ Johnson and big man Alex Sarr. There is a lot of work to be done. On Wednesday night, Winger and Dawkins made another move. They traded the draft rights to 18th pick Walter Clayton Jr. to the Utah Jazz for the draft rights to 21st pick Will Riley, the 43rd pick, a 2031 second-round pick and a 2032 second-round pick. Riley, a 6-foot-8 swingman from the University of Illinois who won the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year award, has a good feel for the game, drives confidently to the basket and has potential as a playmaker. 'Adding Tre and Will, they're like-minded players,' Dawkins said. 'They have some versatility. They compete. They get after it. And we're going to give them the same runway that we've given all the other players that we've drafted to work on their craft.' The Wizards' front office also had Rutgers wing Ace Bailey high on their draft board, and most likely ranked Bailey higher than they ranked Johnson. However, in one of Wednesday's biggest surprises, at least from the general public's perspective, the Jazz snapped up Bailey with the fifth pick. That had to be painful for Washington. Throughout the final weeks of the 2024-25 season, the Wizards and Jazz raced to the bottom of the league standings, attempting to outtank each other. In their season finale, the Wizards defeated the Miami Heat 119-118 when Carrington hit an off-balance buzzer-beater to end the game. The victory ensured that the Wizards finished with the NBA's second-worst record. Advertisement The Jazz could exit the lottery with no worse than the fifth overall pick, while the Wizards could receive no worse than the sixth overall pick. And that's precisely what happened: Both teams fell to their worst possible draft slots. And now, fairly or unfairly, Bailey and Johnson will be inextricably linked in the eyes of Wizards fans for years to come. Tuesday's trade of Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and this year's 40th pick to New Orleans for CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a 2027 second-round pick will create avenues for Johnson and Riley to play extensively as rookies. 'Both those guys are young,' Dawkins said. 'They've got to get better on the defensive end and just get more efficient where they can. But a lot of stuff is … just catching up with the speed of the game, working on their bodies, improving their habits. Things like that will go a long way. 'But fortunately, these two guys, they 'eat the gym.' They're in there, they're workers and it's in their DNA. So, I feel pretty good about whatever their weaknesses are and at least shoring those up.' (Top photo of Tre Johnson: Steve Roberts / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
New York Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year odds: Cooper Flagg a massive favorite after NBA draft first round
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books. It should surprise no one who is the overwhelming favorite to win the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year award. After going No. 1 overall, the Mavericks' Cooper Flagg is a -250 favorite to win the award at BetMGM Sportsbook. With NBA-ready skills on both ends of the floor, the Duke product is one of the most highly anticipated prospects to come into the league in recent history, setting him up for a historically strong shot at the Rookie of the Year award won by Stephon Castle this past season. Flagg's biggest competition is Texas alumnus Tre Johnson, who went No. 6 to the Wizards. NBA Rookie of the Year odds Team Team Odds Cooper Flagg Mavericks -250 Tre Johnson Wizards +700 Ace Bailey Jazz +800 Dylan Harper Spurs 13/1 V.J. Edgecombe 76ers 25/1 Derik Queen Pelicans 30/1 Jeremiah Fears Pelicans 35/1 Kon Knueppel Hornets 35/1 Egor Demin Suns 35/1 Kasparas Jakucionis Heat 60/1 Walter Clayton Jr. Jazz 100/1 Odds provided by BetMGM It's the Cooper Flagg era in Dallas. AP Ace Bailey, who was selected No. 5 overall by the Utah Jazz, was seen as a possible high-level scorer in the league by scouts, but may not love being in Utah, is sitting at +800 odds to win the award Despite being widely seen as the second-best talent in the draft, Spurs' No. 2 overall pick Dylan Harper has the fourth-best odds (10/1) to win the award. Follow The Post's coverage of the 2025 NBA Draft Betting on the NBA? Perhaps the most surprising player on BetMGM's odds board is Walter Clayton Jr. (100/1), who went outside the lottery at No. 21 to the Jazz. The other two top-five picks are also being given outside shots at winning the award. Baylor guard V.J. Edgecombe, who landed with the 76ers at No. 3, has 25/1 odds, while Charlotte's No. 4 pick, Kon Knueppel of Duke, is sitting at 35/1 odds. Why Trust New York Post Betting Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports. He's particularly knowledgeable about the big three — MLB, the NFL and the NBA.
