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4 weeks ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
Following the New Orleans Pelicans’ season finale, head coach Willie Green answered reporters questions for nearly 20 minutes. “My message to the team and to our staff was just gratitude, just starting with that,” he’d begin. “Grateful that everything that they poured into this… the character with our whole entire group.
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4 weeks ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
The Brooklyn Nets are just at the exordium of their rebuild. The trade market was kind to them last offseason, allowing them to stockpile first-round picks while moving a player that wasn’t able to maintain the role they had envisioned for him. On the heels of that decision was an expectation that Cam Thomas would take over as the No. 1 scoring option. A late first-round pick in 2021, Thomas was coming off of a career season, averaging 22.5 points per game.
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4 weeks ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
On Wednesday, 7-foot-1 center Hansen Yang declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, per ESPN draft expert Jonathan Givony. A 19-year-old prospect playing for the Chinese Basketball Association’s (CBA) Qingdao Eagles, Yang is currently averaging 16.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.7 blocks per game in 2024-25. He signed with Klutch Sports in January. Chinese Klutch Client Hansen Yang Declares For 2025 NBA DraftYang possesses a vast array of skills for a big man.
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1 month ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
Kentucky has had 137 former players reach the NBA. Since 1989, when the league cut the NBA Draft to two rounds, 90 have been selected. From NBA champions like Tayshaun Prince and Antoine Walker to MVP contenders like Dan Issel and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, former Wildcats have weaved themselves into the fabric of history with stupendous and serendipitous moments.
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1 month ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
After yet another underwhelming season, the New Orleans Pelicans are making changes, from top to bottom. As reported by ESPN senior insider Shams Charania, the team has fired former executive vice president David Griffin, intending to replace him with Joe Dumars. A highly accomplished former NBA player and front office executive, Dumars is currently finalizing a deal to become the Pelicans’ president of basketball operations.
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1 month ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
Last week, Baylor commit Tounde Yessoufou became a viral sensation after clips of him practicing for the Nike Hoops Summit surfaced and left fans feeling like they had seen a mirror image of Minnesota Timberwolves rising star Anthony Edwards. Baylor’s Tounde Yessoufou On Path To Make NBA HistoryAt 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds, Yessoufou’s build, athleticism, movements were reminiscent of the 23-year-old three-time All-Star. He even wears a No. 5 jersey.
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1 month ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
Charlotte Hornets playmaker LaMelo Ball has an uncertain a future as any star. There’s one side that believes Ball would be better off playing for a more competitive team or a larger market. The other side believes 2023 No. 2 pick Brandon Miller should takeover the team, with Ball being routed elsewhere. Then there’s the crowd that wants Ball to stay put, building alongside the franchise’s current core. For now, the Hornets brass appears to be part of that third group.
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1 month ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
Make no mistake, Jordan Poole has established himself as the top dog on the Washington Wizards. A player who went from a relative unknown to a postseason hero to the butt of the joke, his ability to focus on his craft and take the reins after the Wizards traded away Bradley Beal/a> has to be commended. With that being said, the focus of the franchise hasn’t necessarily been Poole. Instead, it’s the triumvirate of Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, and Bilal Coulibaly.
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1 month ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
Two weeks remain in the 2024-25 NBA regular season and the New Orleans Pelicans’ tank is in full effect. On Monday, the Pelicans announced that stars Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum will miss the remainder of the season “due to their respective injuries.” Williamson, who has played just 30 games in 2024-25, sustained a lower back contusion on March 19. McCollum, who has played 56 games this season, “was diagnosed with a right foot bone contusion” less than a week later.
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1 month ago | 
lastwordonsports.com | Quenton Albertie |Denver Broncos
The Boston Celtics have had 40 Hall of Famers and 62 All-Stars. None of them have been able to accomplish what Derrick White just did. Facing off against the now Tuomas Iisalo-led Memphis Grizzlies, White knocked down three 3-point attempts to finish the game with a near triple-double. In 35 minutes, he recorded 14 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, and two blocks as the Celtics won by 14. In the final quarter, he went 2-3 from 3, as Boston outscored Memphis by seven points.
