THE Sacramento Kings selected Tyrese Haliburton with the 12th overall pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, adding depth to a backcourt that is almost certain to undergo significant changes.Haliburton averaged 15.2 points and 6.5 assists during his sophomore ...
Nov 19, 2020
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks selected Obi Toppin with the No. 8 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night (Thursday, Manila time), bringing the national player of the year back to his hometown.Toppin ended a remarkable ride from unheralded prospect ...
Nov 19, 2020
FOR the third straight year, Terrafirma will get pole position in the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft.The Dyip will once again have the first crack at the next neophytes' pool after finishing dead last in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup in ...
Nov 12, 2020
NEW ORLEANS - Zion Williamson capped his long-awaited NBA debut by scoring 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and stirring the crowd into a frenzy - only to see his team come up short.LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and ...
Jan 23, 2020
METAIRIE, Louisiana - Zion Williamson opened with a joke - about himself.A months-long recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery is finally behind the New Orleans Pelicans rookie and top overall draft choice. And when Williamson discussed the long wait for his highly anticipated ...
Jan 22, 2020
LOYALTY is what AMA Online Education put premium on when it chose to stay at home and picked Reed Baclig as the top overall selection in the 2020 PBA D-League Draft.Titans assistant coach Edwin Ancheta explained his team's ...
Jan 20, 2020
JAMIE Malonzo fell to Marinerong Pilipino as AMA Online Education zagged from its earlier plans, taking in homegrown guard Reed Baclig as the top pick in the 2020 PBA D-League Draft Monday at PBA Office in Libis.It was a surprising ...
Jan 20, 2020
ATENEO coach Tab Baldwin would love to see all of his Ateneo players get picked early once the 2019 PBA Rookie Draft rolls on Sunday."I hope to see all of them picked very early," said the American-Kiwi mentor. "I don&# ...
Dec 4, 2019
ISAAC Go is going to the pros.The 6-foot-8 slotman confirmed that he has submitted his application for the 2019 PBA Rookie Draft, signifying his preparedness to make the leap after crowning his collegiate career with a historic three-peat ...
Nov 28, 2019
NEW YORK - Zion Williamson smiled his way through nearly half an hour of questions, trying to portray himself like any player just hoping to be drafted.Suddenly, a tall, thin newcomer pushed his way to the front of the shoulder-to-shoulder ...
Jun 20, 2019
COLUMBIAN Dyip went all in on CJ Perez as the cellar-dwelling squad made the Lyceum swingman the top overall pick in the 2018 PBA Rookie Draft on Sunday at Robinsons Place Manila.Perez, the 25-year-old do-it-all star ...
Dec 16, 2018
SAN Beda head coach Boyet Fernandez gave a glowing recommendation of pro-bound point guard Robert Bolick immediately after the Red Lions' title clinching 71-56 win over the Lyceum Pirates in the NCAA Season 94.Bolick didn't score much in ...
Nov 12, 2018
BI?'AN - Columbian coach Johnedel Cardel said he already has in his mind who he wants to pick in this year's PBA Draft following the end of the Dyip's disappointing season on Saturday.The Dyip finished their season with a ...
Oct 27, 2018
COLUMBIAN is poised to finish dead-last in the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup and it's all but certain the franchise will claim the top overall selection in the rookie draft for the second straight year.However, Dyip management remained ...
Oct 5, 2018
PHOENIX - Since the heady days of Steve Nash came to an end, there have been few signs of joy from a dwindling fan base that watched the Phoenix Suns tumble to the bottom of the NBA standings and miss the playoffs for ...
by bob baum, ap
Jun 23, 2018
CHICAGO - Deandre Ayton might be going back to Arizona after all. The same can be true for Marvin Bagley III. Or maybe Luka Doncic gets to reunite with his past coach.The Phoenix Suns have a trio of fine candidates for the ...
May 16, 2018
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz will miss another two to three weeks as he recovers from soreness in his right shoulder.The Sixers said Fultz's return to action will be determined by how the shoulder responds to progressive basketball ...
Nov 20, 2017
THE bigger they are, the harder they fall seems to be the message TNT coach Nash Racela is sending about the recently consummated controversial trade that saw San Miguel Beer gain the No. 1 overall pick in the draft from Kia for ...
Oct 29, 2017
PROOF that he's eager to take his act to the PBA, big man Christian Standhardinger arrived in the country on Saturday night in time for the 2017 rookie draft at the Robinsons Place Manila.The 27-year-old Fil-German ...
by Gerry Ramos
Oct 29, 2017
THE PBA board has vowed to support whatever decision Commissioner Chito Narvasa comes up with regarding the controversial trade between San Miguel Beer and Kia.The board convened on Thursday and discussed the deal, among other topics, that will see the Picanto ...
Oct 26, 2017
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