Thursday night the Mavericks drafted A.J. Hammons, a senior center from Purdue, with the 46th pick in the NBA Draft. As it is after any draft, excitement for the prospect is high, but fans probably aren’t all too familiar with him, unless they kept a close eye on Big Ten basketball for the last four […]
The NBA Draft Lottery takes place tonight. Complete and total luck will potentially determine the future of the 14 teams with ping pong balls in play. But before the lottery was instituted in 1985, settling ties came down to a coin flip and that was that. It nearly came to that in 1984 when, had […]
During typical years, there’s somewhat of a drop-off from lottery players to late first-rounders, and another from them to second-rounders. However, this year’s draft is said to have unprecedented depth, meaning players will still be on the board in the second round that would normally have been taken much, much earlier in the evening. Ahead […]
Draft night is always exciting. Whether you’re at a draft party with friends, following it on the radio or geeking out at home with your stat sheets and mock drafts, it’s always a night Dallas Mavericks fans look forward to. The 2014 NBA draft is scheduled for June 26 and there was a collective sigh […]
DALLAS — Don’t look now, but the NBA Draft is quickly approaching. Armed with a lottery pick for the first time since 2000, when they selected Etan Thomas with the 12th overall selection the last time the franchise didn’t make the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks will look to make a splash by selecting a Day […]