Articles filed under Basketball
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‘Team in transition’: Bulls GM Eversley sends gloomy message on draft nightJun 26, 2025 7:15 pm - After the Bulls chose 6-10 French forward Noa Essengue in Wednesday’s NBA Draft, GM Marc Eversley took the microphone and went out of his way to keep team expectations low.
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Cooper Flagg the new Maine man for the Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draftJun 25, 2025 10:05 pm - Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks, who may have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away. The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the draft Wednesday night, selecting the 18-year-old who was the college player of the year in his lone season.
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French market: Bulls opt for athletic potential of Essengue with No. 12 pickJun 25, 2025 8:53 pm - The Bulls selected Noa Essengue with the No. 12 pick of Wednesday’s NBA Draft, a 6-10 forward from France.
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O’Donnell: Sunny reign in OKC, more trawling tedium for Bulls fansJun 24, 2025 6:30 pm - While Oklahoma City celebrates an NBA championship, the Bulls appear to be going nowhere.
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Mike McGraw’s NBA mock draftJun 24, 2025 4:16 pm - The Bulls will pick 12th in Wednesday’s first round of the NBA Draft. Mike McGraw makes his predictions here.
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Bulls should be thinking big with No. 12 pick of NBA DraftJun 23, 2025 5:55 pm - With the first round of the NBA Draft looming Wednesday, Mike McGraw looks at some options for the Bulls with the No. 12 overall pick.
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Mercury set franchise record for 3-pointers in a game in 107-86 win over SkyJun 21, 2025 5:24 pm - Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury's franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86. Kalani Brown hit a 3 — the second of the 6-foot-7 center's career — with 25.6 seconds left Saturday to break the Mercury's previous record of 16. Six different Phoenix players hit at least two 3-pointers, tying the WNBA single-game record.
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Lincicome: A Game 7, but with players to be identified laterJun 21, 2025 10:00 am - It is likely that the name Shalvante Alcian Gilgeous-Alexander (call him SGA) would have tied no tongues without a Game 7 for the NBA Championship, not usually the case t...
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For Pacers and Thunder, there’s no looking back now. All eyes are only on Game 7 in the NBA FinalsJun 20, 2025 3:21 pm - Game 6 of the NBA Finals had been over for only about 10 or 15 minutes, and the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder were turning the page. What happened over the previous couple of hours had already been deemed irrelevant. The only thing on their minds: Game 7.
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How billionaire NU Law grad Mark Walter, set to own the Lakers, made his fortune in ChicagoJun 20, 2025 3:10 pm - The billionaire slated to takeover the controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers has built a career leading businesses investing in everything from sports franchises to artificial intelligence. Mark Walter is CEO of the global investment and advisory company Guggenheim Partners, which is estimated to have more than $325 billion in assets. He's also co-founder and CEO of holding company TWG Global, which includes a portfolio of businesses spanning several sectors, including finance, technology, insurance, sports and entertainment. Forbes estimates Walter's net worth is $6.1 billion. The publication ranked him at No. 216 on its Forbes 400 list last year.