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NEW YORK, June 23, 2023 (AFP) – France’s Victor Wembanyama was chosen with the top pick in the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, sparking wild celebrations as the Texas club reveled in landing the gifted teenager seen as a once-in-a-generation talent. The 7ft 4in (2.24m) 19-year-old hugged family members as the Spurs confirmed a decision which had been a mere formality ever since San Antonio were handed the No.1 selection […]
NEW YORK, June 19, 2023 (AFP) – Victor Wembanyama signed autographs for well-wishers after getting off a flight from France on Monday ahead of his expected selection with the top pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. The 7-foot-4 (2.24m) teen prodigy is expected to be selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the top pick in the annual allocation of talent, to be conducted in New York. Supporters, some clad in Spurs jerseys, greeted the 19-year-old […]
LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2023 (AFP) – The San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday were awarded the top pick in next month’s NBA draft, leaving them in pole position to land French prodigy Victor Wembanyama. San Antonio, who finished the regular season bottom of the Western Conference with a 22-60 record, were drawn first in the NBA’s lottery to determine who gets the coveted top pick in New York on June 22. Barring a monumental surprise, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Paolo Banchero was the surprise top pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday as the Orlando Magic confounded expectations by swooping for the towering teenager from Duke University. The highly rated 19-year-old power forward — who stands 6ft 10in (2.08m) and weighs in at 250 pounds (113kg) — averaged 17.2 points per game in the 2021-2022 season. Orlando’s decision to opt for Banchero wrongfooted many pundits, with Jabari Smith […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday and will have the chance to make collegiate superstar Zion Williamson the top pick on June 20. The New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns each had a 14 percent chance of landing the number one selection under a system that gives equal chance of winning the lottery to the teams with the three worst records in the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Phoenix Suns used their first-overall pick in franchise history to select Bahamian teenager Deandre Ayton No. 1 at the 2018 NBA draft on Thursday. The 19-year-old Ayton was expected to go first to the Suns who like the seven-foot center’s size and skill that he used to dominate in US college basketball last season with the Arizona Wildcats. The Suns are hoping Ayton can help turn around a team […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Shaquem Griffin’s odds-defying football journey is set to continue after the linebacker who lost one hand at the age of four was drafted Saturday by the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks chose Griffin in the fifth round (141st overall), making him the first one-handed player ever selected in National Football League entry draft. Getting picked was a dream come true for Griffin as he joins his twin brother, Shaquill […]
(Eagle News) –Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, April 16, stood by his decision not to sign the blue ribbon committee draft report that recommended the filing of charges against Former President Benigno Aquino III and others over the Dengvaxia mess. This was after Senator Richard Gordon, the panel chair, cited Lacson’s alleged ties with Aquino when asked to comment on Lacson’s opposition to the draft that also recommended the filing of charges against former Health […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine and Kuwaiti governments will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this month. “In two weeks, the panels agreed to have the signing most likely in Kuwait,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in an interview on Friday, March 16. Bello said that labor officials from both countries approved the final MOU draft on that same day after a two-day negotiation […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves swung a deal with the Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler on Thursday, reuniting the former first round NBA draft pick with his former coach Tom Thibodeau. NBA commissioner Adam Silver confirmed the trade during the 2017 entry draft. Butler was dealt for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the rights to Finland’s Lauri Markkanen. Also going to Minnesota are the rights to Justin Patton, who was picked […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James matched a record with his 11th All-NBA First Team selection while Houston guard James Harden was a unanimous choice, the NBA announced Thursday. Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook, San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard and New Orleans center Anthony Davis were other selections to the select squad, chosen in a global media vote. None of the Golden State Warriors roster were included in the first […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Star center DeMarcus Cousins was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday in a blockbuster NBA trade deal involving five players and two draft picks. Cousins and forward Omri Casspi will join the Pelicans while New Orleans sent rookie guard Buddy Hield, swingman Tyreke Evans, guard Langston Galloway, a 2017 first-round NBA Draft pick and a 2017 second-round selection to the Kings. Cousins, averaging […]
