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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 Cal...

Originally posted on RealGM  |  By Rafael Uehara  |  Last updated 6/29/21 Jalen Green was the top-ranked prospect in the 2020 high school class [1]. But instead of taking the most common routes of signing with an NCAA program or the Australian NBL’s Next Stars initiative, the six-foot-five gunner became the most prominent prospect to date to join the G-League, as part of the new program under the league’s control designed to bridge the gap between high school graduation and the NBA Draft. It is a bit unclear how the newly named Ignite will be integra...

Louisiana Ragin' Cajun basketball adds former McDonald's High School All-American Jordan Brown via the transfer portal.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajun basketball adds former McDonald's High School All-American Jordan Brown via the transfer portal.

Texas offers California C Yohan Traore The Prolific Prep product had added yet another offer out of the Big 12. Share this story 247Sports With a clear need for interior size and talent going forward, Chris Beard and the Texas Longhorns have put an offer on the table for Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep center Yohan Traore, he announced on Thursday evening. A 6’10, 225-pound prospect, Traore is originally from France, but arrived in the U.S. last year. Thus far, interest in his services primarily stems from the Big 12, as Texas becomes his fourth reported offer, alongside Kansas, TCU and UC S...