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This year's NBA rookie class is largely living up to the hype. It's not just the most familiar faces fueling it, either.

As the college basketball season gets underway, these prospects are soaring up 2026 NBA Draft behind unexpectedly strong play.

The college basketball season has been off to an incredible start and, at almost two weeks in, many college teams with NBA prospects have played around 2-3 game

The Memphis Grizzlies are signing rookie guard Jahmai Mashack to a two-way contract, according to ESPN. Center PJ Hall will be waived to make room for the move.

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Boilermakers' standout Braden Smith shined in a win against Labaron Philon Jr. and the Crimson Tide on Thursday.

The first time it happened, Ford actually declared for the 2003 Draft a few days before an incident, so his future was in jeopardy. One pickup game put his whole future on the line when Ford hit another player's thigh with his head while going full speed on the fast break.