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NEW YORK (AP) - Jahlil Okafor's wait is almost over.The NBA draft is Thursday night, and the Duke big man will be one of the top picks. He said Wednesday he wished he already knew his destination.''I'd be able to sleep better at night if I did. I have...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Stan Van Gundy wants to keep expectations reasonable as the Detroit Pistons prepare to make yet another mid-level lottery pick.The Pistons have the eighth pick in Thursday night's draft, a spot that's becoming pretty familiar in Detroit. The Pistons also had the No. 8...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - John Calipari's Kentucky teams have featured 19 NBA draft picks in his six seasons at the university and could have seven more taken on Thursday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.Below is a list of Kentucky players selected in the NBA draft...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - Had Phil Jackson been discussing his six championships with Chicago, nobody would argue.If he meant the five more he won coaching the Lakers, he'd have been correct.But when he said Tuesday he did a ''great job,'' he was referring to last season, his first as...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The pipeline of players from Europe to the NBA isn't slowing down.Some current players who attended a recent Basketball Without Borders camp in Croatia believe it's growing.Pacers forward Damjan Rudez attended the same camp more than a decade ago and when he returned to his home...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Thaddeus Young has informed the Brooklyn Nets he will become a free agent, and general manager Billy King says they want to keep the forward and center Brook Lopez.Young told the Nets on Monday, bypassing the $10.2 million he would have made next season...

Small ball was the story of the NBA Finals.It might seem temporarily forgotten at the start of the NBA draft.The first three players taken Thursday could easily be a trio of big guys. Karl-Anthony Towns seems the likely pick by Minnesota at No. 1, the Los Angeles Lakers would...

ATLANTA (AP) - An independent investigation has found former Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry was not motivated by racial bias in making statements which ultimately ended his time with the team.A letter summarizing the investigation by the Atlanta law firm Alston & Bird was obtained Saturday by The...

ATLANTA (AP) - A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a buyout of the final two years of general manager Danny Ferry's contract.The person says the buyout will be paid by the current ownership group, which has reached a...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In a rare moment of glory, Oakland will shine in the national spotlight as the Golden State Warriors parade through the city with their NBA championship trophy.Oakland usually makes news for crime, corruption, protests and violence. But on Friday, thousands of blue-and-gold-clad fans will flood...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The parade is not until Friday. The Golden State Warriors are already looking ahead to what could be a promising future.And with their young core under contract and MVP Stephen Curry just entering his prime, the Warriors believe their first NBA championship in 40 years...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor stood at the podium and used the words ''gold standard'' and ''radical departure from the norm'' to describe the team's glimmering new practice facility, as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver nodded his head in agreement.For once, it appears, the long-suffering Timberwolves are...