Новости за 30.07.2021

It only takes one team to fall in love with a player for him to be selected significantly earlier than mock drafts predicted he would fall.

Marc Stein: Teams interested in Atlanta restricted free agent John Collins have grown increasingly pessimistic that Collins can be signed away from the Hawks, league sources say. More coming in today’s This Week In Basketball column at marcstein.substack.com

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly agreed on a deal to acquire Russell Westbrook for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, and the 21st overall pick in the 2021 draft. This trade comes as a huge surprise after nearly a week of speculation that the Lakers were in serious talks with the Sacramento Kings on a trade for Buddy Hield featuring Kuzma. It’s especially surprising considering it was reported that the Lakers were moving forward on a trade for Hield minutes before the Westbrook trade was reported. Читать дальше...

Paul Garcia: Woj on John Collins/Hawks: “I think there’s a lot of optimism with Atlanta and John Collins that they can get a deal done at the start of free agency and build on that success they had in reaching the Eastern Conference Finals this season.”

Here are the next generation of stars are going to be suiting suit up for the next phase of their basketball careers.