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Pretending to be John Hammond: Mock drafting as the Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks started off the 2014 NBA Draft with the second overall pick, but pretending to be Bucks GM John Hammond, I wanted to re-make the team to something more athletic, as well as...
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Assessing Derrick Favors' Value: Favors and change for No. 1 pick?
Image courtesy of Derrick Favors/Facebook . Rumors are swirling of the Cleveland Cavaliers' uncertainty regarding the first overall pick with the news of Joel Embiid's stress fracture that will reportedly have him sidelined for approximately...
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Fellow draftees name Jabari Parker as No. 1 overall pick
Image courtesy of Adam Glanzman/Flickr . At last week’s pre-draft camp in Chicago, I posed the following question to 31 draft-eligible players: If you were a general manager and had the No. 1 pick in...
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NBA Draft combines may become thing of the past for college stars
Image courtesy of Adam Glanzman/Flickr . There should have been little surprise when it was announced several days ago that Joel Embiid, Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins would be skipping the upcoming NBA Draft combine....
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Wiggins, Embiid, and Parker will not participate in draft combine
Image courtesy of Michael Tretter/Twiter . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and...
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2014 NBA Draft: Best destinations for top 5 prospects
2014 NBA Draft: Best destinations for top 5 prospects Image courtesy of Joseph Glorioso Photography/Flickr. As the 2014 NBA draft nears, five names have consistently come up as the probable top 5 picks. These five...
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Andrew Wiggins declares for 2014 NBA Draft
Will Andrew Wiggins be smiling as the overall number one pick on draft day? Image courtesy of BasketballElite/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with...
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Is it selfish of NBA fans to want their teams to tank?
Image courtesy of Hugo-photography/Flickr . Tanking has been a big topic of conversation in the NBA this season. With the dreadful play of teams like the Philadelphia 76ers (who are currently in the midst of...
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Joel Embiid to declare for NBA draft
Image courtesy Kansas Men's Basketball/Facebook . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton Kansas star Joel Embiid –...
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Wichita State's schedule not the reason for their loss to Kentucky
Image courtesy of Wichita State/Twitter . Sunday's games completed a hectic first four days of basketball in the NCAA tournament. It also saw the first 1-seed go down as Wichita State lost an extremely entertaining...
