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NEWS: Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson, a third-team All-American last season, is keeping his name in the NBA draft, his agent Aaron Mintz of CAA Basketball told ESPN. Recent feedback from the Combine & pre-draft workouts reaffirmed Anderson’s status as a projected top 15-20 pick.

Good timing, Allen Graves scouting report up on YouTube today: 🔗: bit.ly/49TaESU

NEWS: Santa Clara's Allen Graves is staying in the 2026 NBA Draft, he tells DraftExpress. Graves, a projected top-20 pick, swept WCC Freshman, Sixth Man and Defensive Player of the Year honors, turning down significant NIL offers to start his pro career.

The 2025-26 Kia All-NBA First Team: ▪️ Cade Cunningham, @DetroitPistons ▪️ Luka Dončić, @Lakers ▪️ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, @okcthunder ▪️ Nikola Jokić, @nuggets ▪️ Victor Wembanyama, @spurs

The 2025-26 Kia All-NBA Third Team: ▪️ Jalen Duren, @DetroitPistons ▪️ Chet Holmgren, @okcthunder ▪️ Jalen Johnson, @ATLHawks ▪️ Tyrese Maxey, @sixers ▪️ Jamal Murray, @nuggets

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell has been ruled out for Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs with a right calf strain.

The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team: ▪️ Rudy Gobert, @Timberwolves ▪️ Chet Holmgren, @okcthunder ▪️ Ausar Thompson, @DetroitPistons ▪️ Victor Wembanyama, @spurs ▪️ Derrick White, @celtics

The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Defensive Second Team: ▪️ Bam Adebayo, @MiamiHEAT ▪️ OG Anunoby, @nyknicks ▪️ Scottie Barnes, @Raptors ▪️ Dyson Daniels, @ATLHawks ▪️ Cason Wallace, @okcthunder

Source: Miami’s Acaden Lewis has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA Draft and will return to school next season. Transfer from Villanova.

John Blackwell tells me that he will withdraw from the 2026 NBA Draft and play for Duke next season.

I talked to 10 NBA executives and got their takes on what these guys should do: Christian Anderson: 10 (go to NBA), 0 (back to college) Meleek Thomas: 9 (NBA), 1 (college) Allen Graves: 8 (NBA), 2 (college) Tounde Yessoufou: 5 (NBA), 5 (college) Koa Peat: 7 (college), 3 (NBA) Malachi Moreno: 9 (college), 1 (NBA) Matt Able: 9 (college), 1 (NBA) Tyler Tanner: 10 (college), 0 (NBA) Amari Allen: 10 (college), 0 (NBA) Milan Momcilovic: 10 (college), 0 (NBA) Flory Bidunga: 10 (college), 0 (NBA) Jeremy Fears: 10 (college), 0 (NBA) Billy Richmond: 10 (college), 0 (NBA) Andrej Stojakovic: 10 (college), 0 (NBA) John Blackwell: 10 (college), 0 (NBA)

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Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams will be evaluated day by day, game to game with a left hamstring injury, sources tell ESPN. He'll undergo treatment and return based on how he feels recovering from the second injury to the same hamstring in under one month.

the wait is over 🗣️🔥🔥

Series tied 😤

The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Rookie First Team: ▪️Cedric Coward, @memgrizz ▪️VJ Edgecombe, @sixers ▪️Cooper Flagg, @dallasmavs ▪️Dylan Harper, @spurs ▪️Kon Knueppel, @hornets

The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Rookie Second Team: ▪️Ace Bailey, @utahjazz ▪️Jeremiah Fears, @PelicansNBA ▪️Collin Murray-Boyles, @Raptors ▪️Derik Queen, @PelicansNBA ▪️Maxime Raynaud, @SacramentoKings

The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Rookie Team will be announced tonight at 7:30 PM ET on Peacock. Upcoming awards schedule ⬇️

NEWS: Jacob Cofie is withdrawing from the NBA Draft, agent Aman Dhesi tells DraftExpress. The 6'10, 20-year-old power forward had an eye-opening week at the G League and NBA Combines in Chicago and returns to USC with positive momentum heading into his junior season.

BREAKING: Jason Kidd is out as coach of the Dallas Mavericks. New Mavericks president Masai Ujiri is making a coaching change.