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3 days ago | 
hoopshq.com | Krysten Peek |Alex Squadron |Riley Frain |Jonathan Wasserman
Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and VJ Edgecombe have been the most popular names projected in the tier behind Cooper Flagg all year. It’s sounding like Flagg’s Duke teammate, 7-foot-1 freshman center Khaman Maluach, may be entering that tier. Some think he’s going to be the surprise name to leapfrog Edgecombe or wind up going ahead of Tre Johnson, Kon Knueppel and Jeremiah Fears.
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2 weeks ago | 
hoopshq.com | Krysten Peek |Jonathan Wasserman |Riley Frain |Drew Blouin
Team Takeover dominated the session, going 4-0 with an impressive victory over the Oakland Soldiers in the most heavily attended game of the weekend. Smith, a consensus top-five prospect in the class of 2026, is Team Takeover’s engine on both ends of the floor. The high-flying, explosive guard averaged 17.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals.
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2 weeks ago | 
hoopshq.com | Krysten Peek |Jonathan Wasserman |Riley Frain |Drew Blouin
Let’s just say it’s less than 1.8 percent, which was the chance Dallas had of winning the NBA Draft lottery. It’s an understandable question in the wake of the team’s shocking trade of Luka Doncic to the Lakers. General Manager Nico Harrison said the night of the lottery that he plans to keep the pick and draft Cooper Flagg, even with Giannis Antetokounmpo stating he would be interested in talking to other teams.
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2 weeks ago | 
hoopshq.com | Krysten Peek |Jonathan Wasserman |Riley Frain |Drew Blouin
Purdue looks loaded, and the conference’s West Coast quartet loaded up on transfers Published: May 18, 2025 12:11 pm EDT It’s a 66.2-mile drive from Purdue’s Mackey Arena to Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, the site of the 2026 Final Four. Why are we being so specific? Well, when you start reading, it’ll become clear. You’ll also see which Big Ten schools grabbed the most blue-chippers out of the transfer portal, which schools focused on adding blue-chip freshmen and which schools are going...
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
For NBA draft prospects projected to be picked outside the lottery, the decision to stay in college or turn pro never has been more difficult. Top players potentially can earn more in NIL than they would in the NBA next season. Rookie contracts are predetermined, based on the spot where the player is drafted; the higher the pick, the greater the salary. Consider Texas Tech’s JT Toppin, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward and the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
It is not guaranteed that Lendeborg will play for Michigan. He has entered the NBA draft but retained his collegiate eligibility. Hoops HQ draft expert Jonathan Wasserman projects Lendeborg as a late first-round pick. That would allow him to make just over $2 million as dictated by the NBA’s rookie salary cap.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
Bueckers led the UConn Huskies to their first NCAA title in nine years, the program’s 12th overall, and averaged 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in her final year of college. While the Wings already get scoring prowess from Arike Ogunbowale and picked up the 2024 Most Improved Player in DiJonai Carrington, they went 9-31 last season, missed the playoffs and traded Satou Sabally to the Phoenix Mercury.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Jonathan Wasserman |Riley Frain |Hayley McGoldrick |Seth Davis
The Tigers (22-11) had a tremendous season cut short in the CAA Tournament semis, falling to a scorching-hot Delaware team that nearly won five games in five days to reach the NCAA Tournament. Towson is primed for another dominant season in the CAA, as it has retained its talent. Tyler Tejeda, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward who averaged 16.7 points, and 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Dylan Williamson (14.6 points per game) have announced they are returning; that’s a huge amount of production staying put.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
The Tigers (22-11) had a tremendous season cut short in the CAA Tournament semis, falling to a scorching-hot Delaware team that nearly won five games in five days to reach the NCAA Tournament. Towson is primed for another dominant season in the CAA, as it has retained its talent. Tyler Tejeda, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward who averaged 16.7 points, and 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Dylan Williamson (14.6 points per game) have announced they are returning; that’s a huge amount of production staying put.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Drew Blouin |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
Earlier this week, Texas Tech star JT Toppin announced that he will be returning for another season and his NIL package was reportedly a staggering $4 million. Toppin has been a projected late first-round pick all season long and is choosing to not even go through the draft process and receive feedback from teams. The 2025-26 NBA rookie scale salaries for picks 20 to 30 range from $2.2 million to $3 million in guarantee money.
