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NBA Draft: Bucks get Nate Ament with Miami's No. 13 pick from Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, Brayden Burries with their own at No. 10

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Parting with a franchise icon like Antetokounmpo is never easy. But the cupboard is far from bare in Milwaukee as the Bucks move into their post-Giannis era.

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Bulls hope for more UNC magic with Wilson. Bucks begin post-Giannis era by taking Burries and Ament

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The Chicago Bulls tried to strike gold in North Carolina again and the Milwaukee Bucks started their post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era in the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday. Both the Bulls and Bucks had two top-15 picks Tuesday to highlight the first night of the draft in the Central Division. Chicago selected North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson with the fourth overall pick and took Texas forward Dailyn Swain at No. 15.

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Smith Goes Undrafted in Round 1 but B1G Well Represented

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Braden Smith, the NCAA’s All Time leader in assists, didn’t hear his name called in the first round of the 2026 NBA draft. With only one major draft board having Smith taken in the late first round, it was largely expected that Smith would go in the second round. Most of the projections place Smith […]

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Detroit trades up to #17 to select Ebuka Okorie

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Trajan Langdon had his eyes on Ebuka Okorie and traded up four spots to draft his guy. After Memphis moved back one pick to #17 after receiving two second rounders from Oklahoma City, they swapped with Detroit at #21 for an additional three more seconds. Okorie is a 6’2″ and 185 lbs point guard from […]

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Giannis Antetokounmpo trade linked to 1st of 9 deals in Round 1 of NBA draft

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Then the trades started at No. 13 involving the teams that were part of the massive swap agreed to on Monday sending Giannis Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee to Miami. The Memphis Grizzlies were involved in two deals sliding back five spots and netting five future second-round selections, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. No. 17: G Ebuka Okorie, slot held by Oklahoma City sent to Memphis in trade for Stirtz's rights.

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Liberty take down Aces in a preview of upcoming Commissioner’s Cup final

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LAS VEGAS — The boo birds sang from Section 110 inside Michelob Ultra Arena as the New York Liberty took the court before the game. Las Vegas provides one of the league’s most raucous settings, but ahead of the Liberty’s 87-76 win over the Aces on Tuesday night, there was maybe a little added spice behind New York’s pregame welcome. After all, these teams “have history,” as the Liberty’s Breanna Stewart put it. For the better part of the last four seasons, the Aces and Liberty have provided the

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Dubs' Lendeborg 'used to hate Steph' as Kyrie fan

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A decade after watching the evolution of the rivalry between the Warriors and Cavs, Michigan wing Yaxel Lendeborg was drafted by Golden State with the 11th pick on Tuesday and admitted at the podium: "I'm a big Kyrie guy. So I used to hate Steph Curry."

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