INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- The messages to LeBron James came through clearly as the specter of the four-time league Most Valuable Player's possible departure hung over Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman's first NBA draft.

Altman praised James for his "historical year" and "probably one of the best postseason runs of all time," while pointing out ...Read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While Michael Porter Jr. slid to the No. 14 pick in the NBA draft on Thursday in New York, two men in attendance to support him, Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin and Porter's younger brother Jontay, felt at ease.

"Jontay and I were laughing," Martin said during a Friday conference call. "Talking about different things."

After all,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Brett Brown is heading back to California.

The 76ers coach and interim general manager will fly to Los Angeles on Saturday to check in on Markelle Fultz and Joel Embiid and accompany Ben Simmons at Monday's NBA Awards Show. Brown was in L.A. last Monday to watch Fultz workout with shooting coach Drew Hanlen.

There's no doubt ...Read more

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami Hurricanes men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga has accomplished a lot in his career.

After 33 years on the sideline, though, he achieved a first when former Hurricanes Lonnie Walker IV and Bruce Brown were selected in Thursday's NBA draft.

"This is the first time in my coaching career that I've had two players ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. -- During a nearly six-hour interview with NCAA investigators and UConn attorneys, former associate head basketball coach Glen Miller made numerous allegations regarding his former boss, Kevin Ollie.

Many of the claims remain unsubstantiated by both the school and the NCAA and the university has not faced any penalties. By far ...Read more

MIAMI -- The most interesting part of Thursday night for the Miami Heat came after the NBA draft, when President Pat Riley touched on a variety of topics early Friday morning, including the possibility of guard Dion Waiters not being ready for training camp, how a seemingly fractured relationship with center Hassan Whiteside already is being ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- As the Los Angeles Lakers try to build their next championship team, general manager Rob Pelinka is learning something about opponents' willingness to help his team accomplish that.

"It's not like teams are saying, 'Oh, I'm not going to do a deal with the Lakers,' but I do think when you have 16 banners there's going to be a ...Read more

NEW YORK -- After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jerome Robinson each eased their way off the bus that ferried them from their hotel to the Barclays Center for the biggest night of their young lives, they wound up next to each other as they awaited the start of the NBA draft.

The two of them began to talk, two young men excited about the ...Read more

For just the second time in the last nine years, Kansas has failed to land a first-round pick in the NBA draft.

The Jayhawks, who were shut out in selections 1 through 30 during Thursday night's proceedings in Brooklyn, N.Y., did represent in the second round.

Big 12 player of the year Devonte Graham, a consensus first-team All-American out of...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Warriors selected Cincinnati junior forward Jacob Evans with their No. 28 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday, adding a player that could provide wing depth with defense and outside shooting.

Although the Warriors had maintained they would follow the old adage in selecting the best player available, they entered the ...Read more

NEW YORK -- The emotions on NBA draft night for Villanova's Mikal Bridges shifted dramatically from elation to confusion.

The Wildcats' All-America guard was selected No. 10 by the 76ers, the fourth lottery pick in the history of the Villanova program. But sometime near the end of his news conference when he talked about how "awesome" and "what...Read more

The Timberwolves took Georgia Tech's Josh Okogie with their first-round pick (20th overall) in the NBA draft on Thursday night.

Okogie, a 6-4 guard, was third-team All-ACC in 2017-18 as a sophomore after making the league's all-freshman team in 2016-17.

He averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for the Yellow Jackets last ...Read more

Landry Shamet became just the first Wichita State player selected in first round of the NBA draft in the last 33 years when the Philadelphia 76ers selected the Kansas City native with the No. 26 overall pick in Thursday's draft in New York.

Shamet, who declared for the draft following his redshirt sophomore season with WSU, averaged 14.9 points...Read more

Former Michigan center Moritz Wagner was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 25th overall pick in Thursday's 2018 NBA draft.

Wagner, who played three seasons for the Wolverines, earned All-Big Ten second team honors this past season. He led Michigan with 14.6 points and 7.1 rebounds, as the Wolverines made a run to the national ...Read more

Former Miami Hurricanes guard Lonnie Walker needed only just one year on campus to accomplish an impressive feat in school history.

On Thursday, Walker was taken by the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 18 pick in the NBA draft in New York. He is tied for the second-highest UM player selected. In 2014, Shane Larkin was drafted at the same slot by ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Michael Porter Jr. leaned against a wall on the third floor of the Grand Hyatt in midtown Manhattan and took off his blue jacket. This was Wednesday, the day before the 2018 NBA draft, and he was fresh off a half-hour media session, during which reporters repeatedly questioned his health.

The back surgery Porter underwent in ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Mikal Bridges is staying home. The 76ers selected the junior with the No. 10 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night at the Barclays Center.

The 6-foot-7, 210-pound swingman is a multi-dimensional defensive standout and a good 3-point shooter (43.5 percent last season). He averaged 17.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 32.1 minutes during ...Read more