MarJon Beauchamp’s story reads like a Hollywood script. From considering a break from basketball to playing his way into the 2022 NBA Draft green room in the span of 15 months, the 6-foot-6 wing’s journey has been a whirlwind. After joining Chameleon BX — a training program for draft hopefuls that flopped — instead of … Read more
As a 22-year-old, four-year college player, Ochai Agbaji is an outlier in next week’s NBA draft. You won’t hear overused draft terms like upside and potential used nearly as much with him as some of the other younger top prospects in the draft. Unlike many others who will realize a lifelong dream next Thursday at … Read more
Are you watching the NBA Finals? Are you watching them and thinking about what they might mean for this year’s draft? We’re in a little bit of a weird place, right? The consensus top three players are fours and fives, but all the value is in big wings. Unlike a year ago, there isn’t an … Read more
Odds of a Donovan Mitchell trade are low. The Mavericks seem intent on keeping Jalen Brunson. Needing to make a backcourt splash, Leon Rose bites the bullet, and trades one of his best young assets, understanding it is the only way to get to the desired No. 4 spot in the draft. The Knicks own … Read more
Hollinger’s Free-Agent rankings and projections:Top 25 free agents by BORD$ projectionsTop point guards by BORD$ projections At least in theory, it’s a stellar NBA shooting-guard market when free agency begins. Three max-caliber All-Stars headline the offerings at this position, although that excitement might fade quickly with the reality that all three players seem overwhelmingly likely … Read more
New York Knicks teammates Obi Toppin and Immanuel Quickley do just about everything together. They work out together. They celebrate holidays together. Sometimes, they combine the two and leave holiday parties to go to the gym. Quickley departed the Toppin household at 1 a.m. after Christmas festivities and headed to the court, a story Toppin … Read more
Larry Brown, University of Memphis assistant coach, is an old-schooler, a Hall of Fame coach who prizes high-motor interior centers. A few years back, 6-foot-11 Memphis freshman center Jalen Duren would’ve been top-three material in the NBA draft, even if he is only 18. But in this new era, in which centers are expected to … Read more
As Knicks center Mitchell Robinson continues with his cryptic Instagram posts, a small but clear free-agent market awaits him. After the Feb. 10 trade deadline, The Post reported the Pistons and Bulls talked to the Knicks in the days leading up to it. The Knicks cut off talks with 24 hours to go, deciding they … Read more
It’s time for the experts to weigh in. The Knicks will pick 11th in the first round of the NBA Draft on June 23, and they will have their choices. The consensus is that there isn’t much of a difference between the prospects who project to go near the end of the lottery. Maybe an … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Near the end of the evening’s panel discussion, when things tend to get a little silly anyway, an excitable young fan rose from the crowd during the Q&A to ask Jeremy Lin how he planned on celebrating his birthday. “Great question,’’ replied Lin, who will turn 34 on Aug. 23, “because that’s … Read more
