Elfrid Payton officially accepted the Pete Maravich Memorial Award Saturday night, given to the top major college player in the state of Louisiana. For the past few weeks, Payton has been in California training for...
Reports surfaced last week that Louisiana Ragin' Cajun point guard Elfrid Payton would declare for the NBA draft. The school would not confirm Payton's status, until now. Payton says...
The New Orleans Hornets were a clear winner on Thursday night, as was Kentucy Wildcat basketball. Having the first two players selected, as well as six players overall in the NBA Draft, big blue nation reminded the basketball world why they won the NCAA National Championship less than three months ago. There were a few losers as well. For starters....
Even though the entire world has known for the last month, the New Orleans Hornets officially selected Anthony Davis out of Kentucky with the number one overall pick in the NBA Draft. Check out a video of the Hive going crazy when the announcement was made.
When the New Orleans Hornets select Anthony Davis with the number one overall pick in the NBA Draft tonight, every analyst and prognosticator will praise the pick, calling it a "no brainer." And they'll be right. Drafting Davis is the opposite of a mistake. However, many teams have made huge NBA Draft mistakes in the past which have haunted their franchise since.
Tomorrow night, the basketball world will be completely focused on the NBA Draft. However, 3 days later free agency begins. Whether than wait, let's get a headstart on NBA free agency by taking a look at the top 25 free agents. At number one...
Jared Sullinger worked out for the New Orleans Hornets on Monday morning, telling the media afterwards how good he felt and why he and Anthony Davis' game compliment one another. A few hours later, a report about Sullinger's health came out, claiming he has been red flagged by NBA doctors. It seems that Sullinger has issues with...
Hornets fans, get ready to "bow to the brow." The New Orleans Hornets won the NBA draft lottery Wednesday night, giving them the rights to select Kentucky big man Anthony Davis (along with Davis' unibrow). Monty Williams was smiling ear to ear when the Hornets envelope was opened last. In addition to the top overall pick, New Orleans also has...
There were no big surprises in the NBA draft last night. As many mock drafts predicted, Duke guard Kyrie Irving went first overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Arizona PF Derrick Williams was the next selection, taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Hornets, without a first round selection, used their lone draft pick in the second round on Kentucky Center Josh Harrellson, then traded him to the New York Knicks for cash considerations.
With the NBA draft taking place tonight, it's time to take a look at the biggest NBA draft busts of all-time. To qualify as a bust, a player must be a top 10 draft pick with big expectations, and never come close to reaching them.
While there have been great number one overall picks in the NBA Draft, there have been plenty of misses. For every David Robinson, there’s a Kwame Brown. And for every Shaquille O’Neal there’s a Michael Olowokandi.
But what about the players who were taken number two? There have been ...
The San Antonio Spurs have talked to a number of lottery teams about trading their All-Star point guard Tony Parker in exchange for a high first-round draft pick. Earlier this Summer, Parker noted to French reporters that he thought the Spurs window of winning another NBA championship had closed.