12:14 AM ET On Thursday morning, Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III appeared on First Take, speaking on the 2019 NBA draft and a variety of topics. One of those topics was Bagley’s rap prowess, as outlined in this exchange with Max Kellerman: Max Kellerman: Roy Jones, who was a colleague of mine at
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1:19 AM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade center Aron Baynes and the No. 24 pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft to the Phoenix Suns for their 2020 first-round pick (via the Milwaukee Bucks), sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Suns used the 24th pick to select Virginia shooting guard
8:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Welcome to the NBA, Zion Williamson. The superstar forward out of Duke was selected No. 1 overall by the Pelicans in Thursday night’s NBA draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, confirming what had been inevitable once New Orleans won the draft lottery last month. Williamson, a generational
9:40 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks have acquired the No. 4 pick, Virginia forward De’Andre Hunter, in Thursday’s NBA draft from the New Orleans Pelicans for the No. 8 (Texas center Jaxson Hayes), 17 (Virginia Tech guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker) and 35 picks, league sources told ESPN. The Pelicans are also sending Solomon Hill, the No.
6:34 PM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired the sixth pick in Thursday’s NBA draft for the 11th selection and Dario Saric, league sources told ESPN. Minnesota president Gersson Rosas had been trying to move up to No. 4 or 5 before finally getting No. 6, sources said. ESPN projects Texas Tech shooting guard Jarrett
5:55 PM ET The Phoenix Suns are trading T.J. Warren and the No. 32 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft to the Indiana Pacers, a league source told ESPN. The Pacers will send cash to the Suns in exchange, according to a a league source. Phoenix wanted to unload the three years, $35 million remaining on
2:04 PM ET The 2019 NBA draft is Thursday night (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN). Here’s all the latest you need to know. Full draft order | Trade tracker Mock draft update In Jonathan Givony’s latest NBA mock draft, the New Orleans Pelicans select Zion Williamson at No. 1, the Memphis Grizzlies take Ja Morant at
1:00 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have picked up the 2019-20 team option on Jahlil Okafor, league sources told ESPN. Okafor — who was drafted third by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015 and spent time playing with the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets — signed with the Pelicans during the summer
6:21 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have picked up the 2019-20 team option on Jahlil Okafor. Okafor — who was drafted third by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015 and spent time playing with the Brooklyn Nets — signed with the Pelicans during the summer of 2018. During his rookie season in
11:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has been released from the hospital as he continues to recover from a stroke suffered last month. Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner said in a statement Thursday that Gilbert was discharged Wednesday and would continue his recovery at an in-patient rehabilitation center. “Dan is