20-year-old Cameroonian forward Paul Eboua confirmed Sportando’s report, announcing to ESPN that he is entering the 2020 NBA Draft.
Eboua, the No. 53 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, played for VL Pesaro in the Italian Serie A this season, averaging 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 22 minutes per game
New York Knicks’ general manager Scott Perry future is still doubtful, as reported by New York Post’s Marc Berman.
His long term future is reportedly not guaranteed, but is considered safe for now after the team hired Brock Aller. Perry’s contract with the Knicks is up June 30th.
For now, Perry is preparing for the draft and is expected to run it for the Knicks whenever the event takes place. The urgency for the Knicks to make a chance is lessened due to the new logistics amid COVID-19.
Fonte: Marc Berman.
Texas Tech freshman guard Jahmi’us Ramsey will declare for the NBA Draft, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman.
Ramsey, the No. 23 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, averaged 15 points, four rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season, shooting 42.6% for three.
Fonte: Jeff Goodman.
18-year-old Serbian center Aleksej Pokusevski has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft.
Pokusevski, the No. 27 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, spent most of the 2019-20 season with Olympiacos’ farm team in the Greek second division.
Fonte: Aleksej Pokusevski Twitter.
ESPN’s Baxter Holmes reports Kobe Bryant had a film crew documenting his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers and the footage will likely be used for a documentary.
Bryant’s camera crew had access in locker rooms both at home and on the road, in the training room, throughout the team’s practice facility and even on the team’s charter plane.
Fonte: ESPN.
Memphis freshman forward Precious Achiuwa is entering the 2020 NBA Draft, he told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Achiuwa is the No. 12 prospect in the ESPN Top 100.
Fonte: ESPN.
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said that things are better now with coach Dwane Casey and his family.
Ujiri fired Casey in 2018 and decided to hire Nick Nurse that won the title at his first season as head coach in the NBA.
Per NBC Sports, “I will never, ever forget having to do that with Coach Casey and walking to his office, waking up that morning. Many times I wanted to move it and change it or think that you’re not making the right decision. It was incredibly hard, because Casey is an incredible person and so great to work with.
With Casey, it has gotten so much better now with his family and him”.
Tom Thibodeau is believed to solely be a candidate for the head coaching job of the New York Knicks, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times.
Thibodeau and recently appointed Knicks president Leon Rose have been close for two decades.
Fonte: Marc Stein.
European Prospects Marko Simonovic, Nikola Miskovic and Darko Bajo have declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, his agent announced.
Simonovic and Miskovic played this season for Mega Bemax, while Bajo was in the crotian A-1 Liga with KK Split.
Simonovic averaged 16.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in ABA Liga, shooting 50% from the field, 31% from beyond the arc and 81% from the foul line.
The 3rd mvp of Aba league, Marko Simonovic from Mega Bemax declared for Nba draft 2020! #BeoBasket
— Misko4Raznatovic (@MiskoRaznatovic) April 22, 2020
Nikola Miskovic, former mvp European championship u 18, declared for Nba draft 2020! #BeoBasket
— Misko4Raznatovic (@MiskoRaznatovic) April 22, 2020
Darko Bajo, pf, player of Croatian team, BC Split, declared for Nba draft 2020! #BeoBasket
— Misko4Raznatovic (@MiskoRaznatovic) April 22, 2020
According to The Athletic’s Tony Jones, the Utah Jazz have no plans to break up their core and trade either Donovan Mitchell or Rudy Gobert.
“If you made a list of the most untouchable players in the league, Mitchell would be on that list. He’s a dynamic talent, who is very well liked and a draw to other players around the league. He’s been terrific in the community. Most important, the Jazz have years of team control left in regards to his contract. As for Gobert, the Jazz have built their entire identity defensively around his talents. He’s one of the top 15 players in the league. He’s a unique player in the league. It’s imprudent to speculate on who the Jazz can get for either guy, because there aren’t any plans on trading either guy”, Jones said.
Fonte: Tony Jones.
Tyronn Lue is interested in Brooklyn Nets coaching job.
Lue wants to reunite with Kyrie Irving with whom he won an NBA title in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Per NY Daily News, the former Cavaliers coach is, in fact, interested in the Nets gig, according to a source, following a Yahoo! report that Irving prefers Lue on Brooklyn’s sideline. Of course, Lue, who is currently a Clippers assistant, also wanted to coach the Lakers before reportedly turning down a three-year, $18 million offer. He sought compensation more fitting of a championship coach, so it’s fair to assume Lue wouldn’t come cheap. Nets GM Sean Marks declared on April Fool’s Day that the coaching search is paused during the coronavirus shutdown and he’s pleased with the leadership of interim Jacque Vaughn
Sam Mitchell will be the head coach of G League’s newly formed “Select Team” that will be headlined by five-star prospects Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd.
Mitchell has already coached Jalen Green in AAU and has recruited him to University of Memphis (a school Green will never join because he decided to turn pro).
Mitchell joined University of Memphis first staff in spring 2018 leaving the program in May 2019.
Mitchell began his coaching career in 2002 with the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant and became head coach of the Toronto Raptors in 2004. During the 2006-07 season, Mitchell’s Raptors finished 47–35, earning him NBA Coach of the Year honors.
20-year-old Cameroonian forward Paul Eboua has switched representation and signed with BDA Sports, a source told Sportando.
Eboua, a potential second-round pick, will declare for the 2020 NBA Draft soon.
He played for VL Pesaro in the Italian Serie A this season, averaging 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
20-year-old Latvian guard Arturs Kurucs has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, his agent Arturs Kalnitis told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Kurucs averaged 10.6 points per game in the Basketball Champions League for VEF Riga this season.
Fonte: Jonathan Givony.
New York Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose still doesn’t know if Kevin Knox is part of the team’s future, according to the New York Post.
In his second year, Knox hasn’t been able to find his footing in the league, averaging 6.5 points on 36% shooting from the field in 17.9 minutes.
Fonte: New York Post.
20-year-old Swiss point guard Selim Fofana has declared for the NBA Draft, his agent Sevag Keucheyan told Sportando
Fofana plays for Union Neuchatel Basket in Switzerland. He averaged 6.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 18.1 minutes per game this season in the Swiss national league.
Leandro Bolmaro has declared for the NBA draft, according to several reports from Argentina.
The prospect is playing with Barcelona where he was averaging 4.4 points in 13 games played this season.
Bolmaro is expected to keep his name in the draft even if he won’t be selected in the first round.
Former NBA coach of the year Sam Mitchell is the front runner to become the head coach of the new G League team in Southern California that will be headlined by five-star prospect Jalen Green, a source told Sportando.
On June 13, 2018, Mitchell was hired by the University of Memphis as assistant coach under Penny Hardaway but he left the program after one year.
Mitchell has been NBA coach of the year in 2007 while he was at the helm of the Toronto Raptors.
Interviewed by the New York Post, Cole Anthony discussed his love for the New York Knicks, adding that he could potentially fill a role with the team as a guard.
“It would be pretty cool. I was a fan for a good amount of time. I do like the Knicks. I think they definitely can use a guard, a good scoring point guard. If that happens, it would be pretty cool to play in front of my little brother,” Anthony said.
Fonte: New York Post.
Spencer Dinwiddie is getting the Nigerian passport and he will play for the African country the Olympics Games in 2021.
The Nets guard was not in USA Basketball expanded roster for Tokyo so he decided to acquire the Nigerian passport.
He will play for coach Mike Brown in Tokyo.
Sources: Nets‘ Spencer Dinwiddie is acquiring a Nigerian passport to play for the Nigeria national team. Dinwiddie didn’t receive Team USA Olympic invite; now joins Nigeria roster under Mike Bown that includes Al-Farouq Aminu, Josh Okogie, Chimezie Metu, Ekpe Udoh.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 18, 2020
CJ Elleby has entered the 2020 NBA Draft, Jonathan Givony of Espn reports.
The forward ended his sophomore year at Washington State with 18.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals, shooting 40% from the field, 34% from beyond the arc and 82% from the foul line.
Washington State's CJ Elleby, a first-team All-Pac 12 player after averaging 18 points per game, has entered the 2020 NBA Draft, a source told ESPN. He'll maintain his eligibility while testing the waters.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) April 18, 2020
San Diego State point guard Malachi Flynn has decided to enter the 2020 NBA draft and forgo his senior season, he told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Flynn is the No. 40 prospect in the ESPN Top 100. He averaged 17.6 points and 5.1 assists per game for the Aztecs this season.
Fonte: ESPN.
Pistons rookie Sekou Doumbouya has left USA to return to Paris, France, according to a photo posted a few hours ago on Instagram. Stories from same IG account confirm he was with his friends in Paris.
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Pistons were not aware that he had left USA to return to France, a source told Sportando. NBA international players were asked not to leave North America since the coronavirus pandemic has begun in USA and NBA has been suspended.
Pistons rookie Sekou Doumbouya has left USA to return to Paris, France, according to a photo posted a few hours ago on Instagram.
Stories from same IG account confirm he was with his friends in Paris.
Pistons were not aware that he had left USA to return to France, I am told pic.twitter.com/Cgh5GzDjgl— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) April 18, 2020
The Chicago Bulls interviewed Michael Finley for their general manager position, as reported by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
Finley has spent the past seven season in the front office of the Mavericks, working also as Vice President of Basketball Operations.
Fonte: Tim MacMahon.
Andre Drummond is ‘likely’ to pick up his $28.7 million player option for next season, league sources told Chris Fedor of cleveland.com
Fedor adds that the Cavs, who acquired Drummond at the trade deadline, were not given any assurances from Drummond about his future before the trade.
Fonte: Chris Fedor.
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are finalizing a plan to withhold 25% of each player’s paycheck beginning May 15, sources told ESPN.
A formal ratification of the plan was underway Friday, but details are in place to deliver a gradual reduction in player salaries should the force majeure provision in the collective bargaining agreement be enacted with the cancellation of regular-season games. Players would receive their full paychecks on May 1.
The plan would serve as something of an escrow account that would return money to the players should all the remaining regular-season games be played in a resumption of the season. Otherwise, teams would keep a percentage of the money based on the cancellation of games.
Fonte: Adrian Wojnarowski.
Sources tell David Aldridge of The Athletic the hope is that immediate family members will be allowed to accompany their NBA-playing relatives to Las Vegas if they resume the season there under quarantine.
It is not yet known how the NBA will structure the resumption of their season considering there was approximately one month of games remaining before the playoffs.
Fonte: David Aldridge.
High school senior Isaiah Todd has signed to play in the NBA G League next season, it was announced today by NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Todd is ranked by ESPN as the top player in Virginia and No. 13 in the nation in the Class of 2020.
The NBA G League gives top young prospects a chance to begin their professional careers while receiving mentorship and life skills training.
A forward at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C.,Todd was named a McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand Classic selection this year.
“We’re excited to have Isaiah begin his professional career in the NBA G League,” said Abdur-Rahim. “With his skill and drive to succeed, I’m confident that he will thrive in the NBA G League and use all of our available resources to prepare for the next stage in his career.”
Todd joins fellow five-star recruit Jalen Green in signing to play in the NBA G League for the 2020-21 season. The two have played together on the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team, winning a gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship.
In the NBA G League, Todd will have the opportunity to accelerate his on-court development as he learns NBA-style basketball alongside veterans of the professional game while focusing heavily on life skills development. Details of the new team Todd and Green will play for, which will be unaffiliated with any existing NBA G League franchise or NBA team, are forthcoming.
Fonte: NBA G League.
Jalen Green, the No. 1 prospect in the 2020 high school class according to ESPN, announced he is bypassing college to sign a Select Contract with the NBA G League.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Jalen Green’s deal will be worth $500K-plus. He is the first participant of the G League’s new Select Contract program.
Fonte: ESPN.
West Virginia big man Oscar Tshiebwe announced on social media that he’s entering the 2020 NBA Draft.
Tshiebwe averaged 11.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game during his freshman year for the Mountaneers, shooting 55% from the field and 71% from the foul line.
He’s at No.79 in the Espn’s top 100.
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— Big O (@Oscartshiebwe34) April 8, 2020