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The Charlotte Hornets lost 63 games last year. The four players they took in this year's draft — combined — lost fewer than half that last season in college. Charlotte drafted two players from Duke, one from UConn and one from Creighton this year.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Joe Dumars is acting quickly to make his mark on the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade French forward Noah Penda — the No.

ULAANBAATAR — The Canadian men dropped two games Thursday to miss the playoff cut at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup. France defeated Canada 21-18 in the early game. Aaron Rhooms and Grant Audu scored eight points apiece for the Canadians.

When Jayson Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the Celtics' conference semifinals loss the the New York Knicks, everything about Boston's immediate future changed.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cooper Flagg is the new Maine man in Dallas. The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, hoping they have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away.

Freshmen dominated the first round of the NBA draft. That squeezed out some veteran college big men. St.

DALLAS (AP) — Before the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery and the right to select Cooper Flagg, general manager Nico Harrison said he was preparing for a pick around the 11th spot.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 22 points and became the fastest player in WNBA history to 5,000 points as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 85-59 on Wednesday night.

Collin Murray-Boyles shook his head when his name was called at the NBA Draft, appearing to let out a curse word.