Shabazz Muhammad

Cavs win top pick in draft

2013-05-21 18:24:00

For the second time in three years, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. "It's huge for us," Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said after Cleveland won the draft lottery Tuesday. "This is our third year in a row in the lottery....

Cavaliers land No. 1 pick

2013-05-21 18:37:00

For the second time in three years, the Cavaliers will have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. “It's huge for us,” Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said after Cleveland won the draft lottery Tuesday. “This is our third year in a row in the...

Cavs will weigh options for top pick

2013-05-21 19:30:04

The Sports Xchange By Cliff Brunt, The Sports Xchange Cavs will weigh options for top pick The Cleveland Cavaliers have been reeling since LeBron James took his talents to the Miami Heat after the 2009-10 season. Now, Cleveland is having a string of...

NBA Draft: Lottery winner still facing roll of the dice

2013-05-20 09:07:02

The Sports Xchange NBA Draft: Lottery winner still facing roll of the dice Winning the rights to the top overall draft pick in Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery might not cause franchise-wide celebration or bring a surge in ticket sales at the team's box...

Big man Rudy Gobert talks with Sixers

2013-05-18 06:54:03

Rudy Gobert was the biggest prospect at the NBA draft combine. The center from France stands 7 foot 1/2 in his socks and 7-2 in his sneakers. He has an incredible 7-81/2 wingspan and massive hands. Yet the 20-year-old is a raw talent. He needs to...

NBA draft prospect C.J. McCollum quite familiar with Pistons

2013-05-18 02:44:02

When he heard the reporter was from Detroit, C.J. McCollum knew exactly what to say. "Detroit Basketball," he said in mimicking the battle cry made famous by Palace PA announcer John Mason during the Detroit Pistons' run of dominance in the last decade....

UCLA's Muhammad welcomes questions about age at draft combine

2013-05-16 08:58:00

As much as former UCLA swingman Shabazz Muhammad is eager to show NBA scouts how he has worked on his footwork and creating his own shot, the swingman is just as eager to interview with them and tackle questions about his character. Muhammad, who played...

Sam Hinkie's first order of business for Sixers

2013-05-16 01:54:03

While the top priority for Sam Hinkie is to find a new coach for the 76ers, his first order of business will be here in Chicago where the NBA draft combine will take place today and tomorrow. Hinkie, the Sixers' new president of basketball operations...

BRIEF: ESPN mock draft: Detroit Pistons select UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad at No. 7

2013-05-09 11:44:02

While others are speculating about the Detroit Pistons' next head coach, ESPN's Chad Ford is busy predicting the Pistons' pick in the NBA draft. In the second edition of his first-round mock draft, he has the Pistons taking UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad, a 6-...

Angels say they are not pursuing former closer Troy Percival as coach

2013-04-16 15:55:00

MINNEAPOLIS — The Angels moved Tuesday to defuse speculation they were pursuing former closer Troy Percival, possibly as a replacement for pitching coach Mike Butcher, and Percival said Tuesday that “no one has contacted me directly”...

Shabazz Muhammad says he will leave UCLA and enter the NBA draft

2013-04-16 21:45:00

Shabazz Muhammad, the centerpiece of UCLA's 2012 basketball recruiting class, will try his hand at the next level in 2013. Muhammad said Tuesday he would enter the NBA draft in June, a decision that came as no surprise. Muhammad, one of the top...

NBA Roundup: Boylan out as coach of Bucks, Kobe tweets photo of ankle stitches

2013-05-01 15:28:01

The Sports Xchange NBA Roundup: Boylan out as coach of Bucks, Kobe tweets photo of ankle stitches Jim Boylan will not return as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks next season, the team announced Wednesday. Boylan went 22-28 as the interim coach of the...

UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad is averaging 17.9 points.

2013-01-22 17:16:18

Before signing with UCLA, Shabazz Muhammad was one of the nation's top-rated players, and nearly every college basketball powerhouse in the nation wanted him. He is shown driving for a basket against Stanford on Jan. 5.

2013-01-05 00:00:00

Every time Shabazz Muhammad set foot on a college campus, the basketball world took note. In all, he visited more than 15 colleges before choosing UCLA.

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