Women’s Basketball: Quintet of US post players may be best group ever assembled >United State s Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart warm up with teammates Tina Charles, rear left, A ja Wilson and Sylvia Fowles, rear right, before a women s basketball preliminary round game against Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. The U.S. has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to talented post players, possibly the best ever assembled. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Charlie Neibergall >United States Brittney Griner (15) reacts during women s basketball preliminary round game against Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay
Just as the Pistons spent the past month learning everything they could about Cade Cunningham, so did the player tabbed nearly universally as the rightful No. 1 pick spend time since the June 22 lottery envisioning himself tugging on a Pistons jersey.
“I love Detroit,” Cunningham, who indeed was drafted No. 1 in Thursday night’s NBA draft, said last week after being hosted by the Pistons for his predraft workout.
“I’ve already been listening to Detroit music way before the draft lottery, any of that stuff. I was already hip to the culture in Detroit. It’s a city that has a lot of things going on. Getting the sports teams rolling again would be huge for the city. If Detroit picks me, that’s the main thing I’m going to try to do is step in and embody the swag that people from Detroit, Michigan walk with.”
HOUSTON – During tonight’s 2021 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets selected guard Jalen Green with the second overall pick.
Green (6-6, 178), who turned 19 years old on Feb. 9, was the first player to sign with NBA G League Ignite, a team dedicated to the development and mentorship of top young prospects in preparation for the NBA Draft. In 15 G League games last season, he averaged 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.53 steals, and 2.1 3-pointers made. Green tallied 30 points, 7 assists, 5 boards, and 3 steals in the Ignite’s lone playoff game vs. Raptors 905.
As a senior at California’s Prolific Prep in 2019-20, Green averaged 31.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists. He was ranked as the No. 1 high school prospect in the Class of 2020 by ESPN and was a McDonald’s All-American.
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