And The Winner Is…. The Cleveland Cavilers… “Maybe”?

May 22, 2013   Roundball Direct   No comments
Ben McLemore, Credits Kansas Univ

Ben McLemore, Credits Kansas Univ

By Reggie Richardson

The Cleveland Cavaliers defied the odds, by jumping from a projected third place selection to the first place position in Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery. The conventional wisdom is to take the best available big man, and then cross your fingers that he doesn’t turn into the next Sam Bowie, or Greg Oden. The Cleveland franchise has had its fair share of set backs and heartaches in recent years. The most notable was the loss of their hometown hero and star LeBron James. James left the Cavaliers franchise in 2010 to join the Miami Heat. LeBron led Miami to the NBA championship last year, and is on pace to do the same thing again this season. He also won the fourth MVP award of his illustrious career, while Cleveland missed the playoffs for a third straight season. So the question is will the 2013 draft deliver the type of impact player that James was during his stint with the Cavalier franchise? To determine that we need to breakdown the two potential first overall NBA draft choices. 

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2013-2014 Marquette Men’s Basketball Outlook

May 22, 2013   Roundball Direct   No comments
Buzz Williams; Credits Marquette

Buzz Williams; Credits Marquette

By Alexander Maykowski

Only four teams have made the last three Sweet Sixteens: Florida, Kansas, Ohio State and Marquette. To add to that, Marquette made the Elite Eight last year and boasts the 11th rated 2013 recruiting class according to ESPN.com. ESPN also ranked them 9th in their Very Early 2013-14 rankings, while CBS Sports put them at 10th in their Way-too-early 2014 Top 25.

All of this was done under the assumption that leading scorer Vander Blue, a junior, would be back. Then, on, April 16th, against the advice of his coach, Buzz Williams, Blue announced he would declare for the 2013 NBA Draft. This decision, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, was predicated on the determination that Blue had “lost interest” in attending classes.

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NBA Draft Rumors for May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013   Roundball Direct   No comments
Nerlens Noel; Credits, Kentuckystraitpinkie.com

Nerlens Noel; Credits, Kentuckystraitpinkie.com

Chad Ford: One dark horse for No. 1 pick? Georgetown’s Otto Porter. Cavs love him. Perfect fit. Helps right away. Twitter @chadfordinsider

Jason Lloyd: Instant analysis: I don’t think #Cavs are sold on Noel. This draft just got very, very interesting Twitter @JasonLloydABJ
Paul Coro: #Suns GM McDonough on #5 pick: “We’re excited about it. We’re going to get a good player. There are more than 5 good players in this draft.” Twitter @paulcoro
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Florida Gators Five Star Prospect Chris Walker

May 21, 2013   Roundball Direct   No comments
Chris Walker; Credit Cardinal Sports Zone

Chris Walker; Credit Cardinal Sports Zone

By Alexander Onaindia,

The star of the Florida Gators incoming recruiting class is Chris Walker, a 6’10 versatile forward from Bonifay, Florida. Walker is the No. 6 prospect in the country according to Rivals.com. He chose the University of Florida over offers from Duke, Kansas, Louisville and North Carolina.

Walker is a forward who can run the floor, rebound well and has excellent length and skill for a young big man. He is the kind of young player that scouts and coaches love because of his seemingly infinite potential. He fits the mold of a prototype big man in today’s NBA.

Walker is a confident kid who has not been shy about his goal for the upcoming college basketball season. He announced his intentions to attend UF through a YouTube video. In the video, Walker said “I will be playing college basketball for the University of Florida. I will be teaming with Kasey Hill, and together we will be the best duo in college, and we will win a national championship.”

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NBA Draft Rumors for May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013   Roundball Direct   No comments

NBA DraftBill Oram: GM Dennis Lindsey said Jazz are open about what they’ll do in first round. “Open is a good thing,” he said. Could pick, move up, move down. Twitter @tribjazz

Bill Oram: Lindsey said No. 21 can be a good player and he isn’t sure there is enough separation from 14 caliber guy to higher picks to use 21. Twitter @tribjazz

Bill Oram: But, Lindsey said, “I think we can move up. I think we’ve already had a few loose conversations around that so there’s some potential there” Twitter @tribjazz

Ryan Lillis: #NBAKings team representative tells me Coach Keith Smart will represent team at tomorrow’s #NBA draft lottery Twitter

There are no concerns among the Lottery teams that Noel won’t make anything but a complete recovery from the ACL tear, suffered Feb. 12 against Florida. A cynical view would be that it would be good for a bad team to take Noel this year and hope he doesn’t play this season, making that team more likely to have another high Lottery pick for a 2014 Draft that potentially will be one of the best in recent memory. NBA.com

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NBA Draft Rumors for May 18, 2013

May 18, 2013   Roundball Direct   No comments
Victor Oladipo

Victor Oladipo

Unless the Trail Blazers get the luck of the ping-pong balls and find themselves in the top three, the chances of them acquiring Oladipo are slim to none. However, there are moving up possibilities. Sources close to the prospect say the Trail Blazers, among a few others teams, “really like him” and are “considering moving up to get him.” CSNNW.com

When Oladipo was reached for comment, he acknowledged being aware of the interested teams that weren’t in position to take him. If Portland did pull off the move, Oladipo is all for it. “I would really love to go to Portland, and I’m not just saying that,” he said convincingly to CSNNW.com. “I hope, and I don’t think I’m dropping that far, but if they decided to move up somehow, I think that would be a great situation for me. It’s a place where you can just concentrate on basketball.” CSNNW.com

Chris Mannix: An aside on Boston. C’s met with Victor Oladipo, who will likely be gone in top-ten. Met with Kelly Olynyk, too. Could be looking to move up Twitter

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