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Suns win lottery for No. 1 pick in NBA draft; Kings 2nd

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of May 16 11:12 AM

The Phoenix Suns were awarded the No. 1 pick in next month's NBA draft via the lottery held Tuesday in Chicago. Read more »

Suns, Grizzlies own top shots at No. 1 pick in draft lottery

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at May 15 09:26 AM

One loss to Memphis helped give the Phoenix Suns the best chance to win the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday night in Chicago. Read more »

Young, Bagley, Bamba headline NBA combine invites

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at May 08 09:43 AM

Oklahoma's Trae Young, Duke's Marvin Bagley III, Texas' Mohamed Bamba and Alabama's Collin Sexton headline the list of prospects who will participate in the NBA Draft Combine from May 16-20. Read more »

More than 200 seek early entry to NBA draft

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 10:52 AM

The NBA draft consists of 60 picks, yet Tuesday, the league released a list of 236 players who applied for early entry. Read more »

Simmons passes on sweatshirt taunt from Mitchell

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of Apr 12 10:04 AM

Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell are still sparring over who should be the NBA Rookie of the Year. Read more »

PBA: Kiefer holding off Jeron in chase for top rookie honors

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 04:38 PM

NLEX guard Kiefer Ravena has a slim lead over Alaska's Jeron Teng in the race for Rookie of the Year honors at the end of the PBA Philippine Cup elimination round. Read more »

KILALANIN: 7-footer 'Blue Eaglet' na nagpabilib sa NBA agent

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 12:26 AM

Bukod sa tangkad na 7'1'', agaw-pansin din ang skills ng 15 anyos na manlalaro ng Ateneo Blue Eaglet. Read more »

Judge, Bellinger win top rookie awards

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 10:01 AM

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger were named Major League Baseball's 2017 rookies of the year on Monday. Read more »

PBA D-League sets deadline for Fil-foreign draft hopefuls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 03:07 PM

Filipino-foreign players who hope to one day play in the Philippine Basketball Association only have until Friday, November 10, to join the PBA D-League Rookie Draft.   Read more »

PBA: Alaska rookie Jeron Teng has no problem ‘starting from zero’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 01:24 AM

Former UAAP star Jeron Teng said he’s willing to prove himself to earn a part in Alaska coach Alex Compton’s rotation. Read more »

With rookie Jose, Blackwater looks to build on strong Governors Cup showing

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 03:39 PM

Blackwater Elite was one of the feel-good stories in the season-ending PBA Governors' Cup after they nearly pulled off an upset of eventual finalist Meralco in the quarterfinals. Read more »

Alaska's Compton looks forward to coaching 'unique' Jeron Teng

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 11:29 AM

It came as a surprise to many that former La Salle star Jeron Teng "dropped" to the fifth pick in the 2017 PBA Rookie Draft. Read more »

Standhardinger will make a 'pretty good' SMB team even better

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 05:52 PM

Arguably the most talented team in the PBA, San Miguel Beer got even better on Sunday when they added Filipino-German big Christian Standhardinger through the PBA Rookie Draft. Read more »

Guiao expects Kiefer to make immediate impact for NLEX

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 04:24 PM

Yeng Guiao is confident that it will not take a long time before Kiefer Ravena fully adjusts to life in the Philippine Basketball Association.  Read more »

Letran coach sees bright future for Nambatac in PBA

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 03:56 PM

They were unable to lead the Knights to the Final Four in their brief partnership, but Letran coach Jeff Napa is confident that the best is yet to come for their former ace, Rey Nambatac. Read more »

PBA draft: Kiefer goes No. 2 as NLEX rebuild finds cornerstone player

Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 07:11 PM

NLEX has chosen Kiefer Ravena No. 2 in the PBA rookie draft. Read more »

SMB Octoberfest: Beermen choose Fil-German Standhardinger as top draft pick

Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 07:06 PM

Christian Standhardinger was chosen No. 1 in the 2017 PBA rookie draft by San Miguel Beer in a ceremony held at Robinson's Manila on Sunday. Read more »

WATCH: PBA veterans Fajardo, Scottie Thompson welcome class of 2017

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:59 PM

As tradition goes, no PBA rookie draft is complete without league veterans joining their respective teams to welcome their new brothers. Read more »

WATCH: Minutes before PBA draft, Standhardinger tells Kiefer, ‘You look good’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:50 PM

Prior to the draft, the two shared a light moment with Standhardinger complimenting Ravena's threads — a navy blue suit with tie. Read more »

PBA: Despite lack of games, Wright's numbers pace chase for top rookie nod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 06:24 PM

Matthew Wright may have played a lot less games than his fellow PBA first-timers, but when he was on the court his impact was undeniable. Read more »