By PATRICK WALSH Jeenathan Williams (UPrep) and Jalen Pickett (Aquinas) are set to begin NBA Summer League action in Las Vegas with their respective organizations, with the first set of games beginning on Friday. Williams is entering his second year of service in the Summer League. The former University at Buffalo forward was a part of the Utah Jazz's Summer League squad … [Read more...] about Former Section V stars Williams, Pickett begin NBA Summer League action
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Thomas Bryant signs with the Miami Heat
Thomas Bryant is heading to South Beach. According to ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Rochester native signed a two-year deal worth $5.4 million with the Miami Heat. Bryant is coming off a 2022-23 season where he played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers traded Bryant to the Nuggets on February 9. Part of Denver's NBA … [Read more...] about Thomas Bryant signs with the Miami Heat
Denver Nuggets select former Aquinas standout Jalen Pickett
By PAUL GOTHAM With the 32nd overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, the champion Denver Nuggets selected former Aquinas Li'l Irish star, Jalen Pickett. Pickett, a Consensus All-American at Penn State University, scored 2,207 points over his five-year collegiate career. He became the first player since at least the 1992-93 to average better than 17 points, seven rebounds and … [Read more...] about Denver Nuggets select former Aquinas standout Jalen Pickett
Former Section V standouts Bryant and Lamb set to begin NBA playoff runs
by TYLER HATHAWAY With the NBA playoffs set to tip off this weekend, former Section V basketball stars Thomas Bryant (Bishop Kearney) and Anthony Lamb (Greece Athena) are about to begin playoff runs with their respective teams. Bryant is a member of the Denver Nuggets, where as Lamb plays for the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Denver faces the No. 8 seeded … [Read more...] about Former Section V standouts Bryant and Lamb set to begin NBA playoff runs
Rochester native Williams signs with NBA’s Trail Blazers
By PATRICK WALSH Jeenathan Williams (UPrep) is getting his chance to break into the NBA, signing a two-year deal to join the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. Williams, a Rochester native, spent his college career at Buffalo, before joining the NBA G League's Salt Lake City Stars after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft. He has averaged 14.4 points in G League … [Read more...] about Rochester native Williams signs with NBA’s Trail Blazers