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College, NBA, NBA Draft / Apr 24, 2013 / 2:00 pm

Tracking This Year’s NBA Draft Class: The 5 Best Fits For Philly

Alex Len

Each Wednesday, we’ll be assessing how the top prospects of the 2013 NBA Draft are faring in college and overseas. Stick with us each week for assorted thoughts, including the biggest risers and fallers, the standouts, the sleepers and what we know and don’t know about the next NBA Draft class… Read More »

College, High School / Apr 24, 2013 / 11:15 am

Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and The Top 15 Incoming College Freshmen (With Highlights)

Andrew Wiggins

For those of us who follow the recruiting process, rankings aren’t always an accurate data point when measuring the likelihood of immediate success at the collegiate level. Sometimes, the biggest factor is player retention. Which freshman will be given an opportunity? Sometimes the biggest factor is “fit”. How does this new crop of talented freshman adapt to playing for a new coach in a new system? Read More »

High School / Apr 15, 2013 / 5:42 pm

From Underneath The Shadow Of Michael Jordan, Jordan Brand Classic Stars Show Out

Jabari Parker, Julius Randle

At one point early in the first half of Saturday night’s Jordan Brand Classic, the crowd at Barclays Center suddenly and incongruously erupted into a thunderous ovation during a dead ball. Only one person’s arrival could have elicited such a reaction.

Nope, not him. It was Drake. Read More »

High School, Video / Apr 14, 2013 / 8:47 pm

The best high school ballers in the nation put on a show in Brooklyn

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High School / Feb 12, 2013 / 3:45 pm

Jabari Parker, Aaron Gordon, Andrew Wiggins And More Are Part Of The 2013 Jordan Brand Classic

Jabari Parker

The 2013 Jordan Brand Classic announced its field today, a 22-star collection that’s the center of the showcase April 13 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. How many of these players will be back in the New York metro area for the 2014 NBA Draft just over a year later? By the looks of the field, a number of them could be. Read More »

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