The hype around UCLA’s Russell Westbrook will undoubtedly grow as this summer’s NBA Draft draws closer. Right now, everyone’s focused on guys like Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley, and with good reason. But once individual workouts get going with teams, Westbrook will almost certainly gain a lot of momentum. The always-reliable DraftExpress has a breakdown […]

DraftExpress wraps up its Portsmouth Invitational Tournament coverage today with a recap of Day 4 and a look at who helped themselves the most.
And when it came down to it, the Atlantic 10 represented …
Check out previous posts about the P.I.T. HERE and HERE.

Of all the prime time freshmen in college ball this past season, it was thought all along that if any of them were going to come back for their sophomore season, UCLA’s Kevin Love could be that guy. Not gonna happen. Reportedly, some time this week (most likely Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Daily […]

“The Legacy” showed up on Day 2
The Draft Express crew was on hand for Day 2 of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and gives a full report on who did what.
Patrick Ewing Jr. showed why he’s an intriguing prospect:

In the second game, we got a look at a new crop of players, headlined by Patrick […]

Pat Calathes dominated Day 1
The crew at Draft Express is down in Portsmouth, Virginia, for the always-great Portsmouth Invitational Tournament - the last chance for many college seniors to make an impression with NBA scouts before the draft. For a hoophead, the P.I.T. is a great time. There’s nothing but ball all day long for […]

We saw big things for Michael Beasley before the college basketball season ever got underway. For the cover of our new issue we got up with Beasley way back in December, the day before he made his Madison Square Garden debut at the Jimmy V Classic in NYC. We found a guy who was just […]

O.J. (Photo. G. Land)
SoCal blog SportsHubLA officially launched their Mayo Declaration Watch immediately after O.J.’s Trojan were eliminated by Michael Beasley last night.
O.J.’s game could probably benefit from another year in school, but if he’s a virtual Lottery lock (as he seems to be), then he should bounce…

Photo. Land
ESPN’s Chad Ford writes today what pretty much everyone has known for a while - after years of hype touting him as a future No. 1 pick (us included), O.J. Mayo most certainly will never be taken first in an NBA Draft. From Chad today:
USC guard O.J. Mayo was ranked No. 1 on […]

I’ve been saying since Day One that Michael Beasley should be the No. 1 pick in this upcoming NBA Draft, no questions asked. It’s a belief only made stronger after watching him bulldoze through a very talented, very athletic Kansas squad last night.
You can’t just focus on guys like Beasley, Eric Gordon and Derrick […]