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Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson, coach Chauncey Billups are already creating a bond
The 2023 No. 3 draft pick has a valuable mentor and head coach in the five-time All-Star
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Brandon Miller’s NBA summer league debut is a multi-layered statement
Despite highs and lows in college and a rough start in his first game, the Charlotte Hornets’ No. 2 pick is supported by a proud family, agent
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Ja Morant, Janet Hill and reaching back for perspective
A 1997 conversation with the mother of Grant Hill on balancing parenting with celebrity still has weight in 2023
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Inside the G League Ignite’s NBA draft tradition
For a second year, the Ignite’s future draftees have made the ‘business trip’ to watch their brothers achieve NBA dreams
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How Amen and Ausar Thompson were inspired by their big brother
Before the Overtime Elite standouts hit the NBA, they were given a blueprint to stardom by Troy Thompson Jr.
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How Scoot Henderson’s family gym prepared him for the NBA
The G League Ignite star and top NBA draft prospect honed his game thanks to his parents’ Georgia gym
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Dereck Lively II has mom in his corner and dad on his mind at the NBA draft
After his mother’s battle with cancer and his father’s death, Lively is ready for his family’s ‘unreal moment’
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The case to abolish the NBA draft
A draftless league would give young players something they’ve sorely missed: Freedom of choice
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Juneteenth, the Black athlete and the pursuit of freedom
The holiday should be a reminder to keep the same energy when we salute and scrutinize, and beyond that, to organize