The Trail Blazers added point guard Isaiah Whitehead to their Las Vegas Summer League roster on Sunday. According to The Athletic’s Michael Scotto, the former Nets draft pick is set to head to Portland.
Most mock drafts predicted Nassir Little to go in the lottery, so when he remained on the board for the Portland Trail Blazers’ pick at No. 25, Neil Olshey simply selected the best player available.
The Memphis Grizzlies make a draft night move and trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder to go up two spots and get the guy on the top of their boards, Brandon Clarke. This is a huge move for Memphis to get another ridiculously athletic player from this draft.
Willie Cauley-Stein doesn’t want to stay in Sacramento, according to a report from the Sacramento Bee’s Jason Anderson. Willie’s agent spoke with Anderson and made it clear in no uncertain terms that Willie would like a fresh start and hopes the Kings will not extend a qualifying offer.
With the 2nd pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Ja Morant, guard, Murray State.
The Kings finished the 2019 draft by selecting Serbian guard Vanja Marinkovic with the 60th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Per RealGM, Marinkovic averaged 11.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting 35% from deep with 99 makes. Check out DraftExpress’ highlight clip on the newest King.
Right after the Miami Heat picked Kentucky guard Tyler Herro with their lottery pick Thursday night, many pundits and fans voiced their disapproval. Ethan Skolnick said the Heat didn’t draft the player with the highest upside — a sentiment that captures most of the criticism.
The Sacramento Kings are hiring Joe Dumars to a front office position, according to The Athletic’s Sam Amick and confirmed by the Kings via press release. Dumars will serve as Special Advisor to General Manager Vlade Divac.
Zion Williamson made a surprising comment about Miami Heat’s draft pick Tyler Herro last year.
