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Analyst says Sophie Cunningham is the ‘face of the WNBA’ because she ‘understands what she looks like’

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The WNBA discourse has constantly revolved around the Indiana Fever since the franchise selected star point guard Caitlin Clark number one overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Shockingly, one of Clark’s teammates, guard Sophie Cunningham, has emerged as one of the league’s hot-button debate topics as well, despite not being a starter for Indiana. Cunningham…

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Mikel Brown Jr. talks Brooklyn, ball, & life with Sarah Kustok

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 15: (Editors Note: Tonal effects have been applied to this image) Mikel Brown Jr. #0 of the Brooklyn Nets poses for a portrait during the 2026 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at UNLV on July 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) | Getty Images It only took a matter of seconds for Brooklyn Nets fans to recognize Mikel Brown Jr. as the blue chip, potential franchise-carrying prospect they’ve been searching for. On his first Summer League possessio...

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July P&T mailbag: The Knicks’ biggest threat in the East, a new Dolan on the horizon & should NY have drafted somebody? Anybody?

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May 13, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) talks to Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) after game five of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Surviving your slog through the heat of mid-summer? Tired of the deluge of World Cup corruption? Weary of watching the Summer League Knicks struggle to score 50 stinkin’ points? You need a P&T mailbag, STAT. And you’...

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The One Skill That Makes Darryn Peterson Different From Every Other Prospect

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 14: (EDITORS NOTE: Tonal effects have been applied to this image) Darryn Peterson #22 of the Utah Jazz poses for a portrait during the 2026 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at UNLV on July 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) | Getty Images Darryn Peterson has had as big a microscope on him as any prospect in the draft. Because he went #2, and let everyone know he felt like he should be #1, everyone has been watching to see if he was right. His ...

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Mid-Major Reacts Survey: Who will have the best Summer League?

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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We’ve hit NBA Summer League season. While there have been a few games the last couple of days, Summer League starts in earnest in Las Vegas on Thursday. There were two players drafted straight from mid-major programs last month: Allen Graves from Santa Clara and Izaiyah ...

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NBA Polls! Get Your SBN NBA Rockets Results Here!

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Polls! America is obsessed with polls. Not Polish people, or metal or wooden tubes that sometimes people writhe upon, but surveys, votes, the heart of the Sports Blog Nation’s Electoral Process. If SBN had one. After a pretty boring, and chalk draft, where few indefensible decisions were made, thus generated little drama, NBA trades and to some extent, free agent signings have come through for us. The ongoing soap opera* that is the NBA has lots of emotive signings, and plots that would seem ...

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How Arizona Wildcats have fared in NBA Summer League

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Six former Arizona Wildcats players competed at NBA Summer League, which wraps up this weekend in Las Vegas. As was to be expected, Arizona’s two first round picks in this year’s NBA Draft made the greatest first impression. Arizona’s Brayden Burries and Koa Peat had two of the better Summer League runs of this year’s […]

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