Canada’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper has received an invitation to go to the green room with his family for Thursday’s NBA Draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported Tuesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The move signals that Prosper’s stock has risen in recent weeks. The Montreal native is now projected to go 20th overall to the Houston Rockets in ESPN’s mock draft. The six-foot-eight power forward averaged 12.5 points and 4.7 rebounds and showed promise as a shooter this season at Marquette, with his three-point percentages improving from 31.7 per cent in 2021-22 to 34.9 per cent in 2022-23 on a…
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Gary Trent Jr. will opt into the final year of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, NBA Insider Chris Haynes reported on Tuesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 24-year-old Minnesota native has been a Raptor since 2021 and is set to earn $18.5 million in the final year of his deal. Haynes also reports that Trent wants to remain in Toronto and that both sides will work on a longer-term deal. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Declining his 2023-24 player option would have allowed Trent to pursue a more lucrative deal. Trent Jr. averaged 17.4…
The team are back for another episode of the Transfer Talk podcast! Listen and subscribe on: Pete and Dharms return with a bitesize episode of the podcast to run through some of the biggest transfer lines that are currently on the agenda.They discuss the latest on Arsenal’s pursuit of West Ham captain Declan Rice, as well as their moves to sign Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber (03:18).Dharms provides the state of play on Manchester United’s move for Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount as well as the potential flurry of exits from Stamford Bridge to Saudi Arabia (15:52). Pete gives the lowdown…
Hollie Doyle and Bradsell tasted Royal Ascot success once more after surviving a dramatic stewards’ enquiry to keep the King’s Stand Stakes.Bradsell landed the six-furlong Coventry Stakes last term, yet had shown plenty of speed in his recent work and his trainer was able to persuade connections to supplement him for the five-furlong dash. Doyle, gaining her fourth Royal Ascot success, was positive from the stalls aboard the three-year-old and had Highfield Princess for company throughout, in a race few ever really got into. But it was not all plain sailing for Doyle and Watson, who had to survive a…
Rashmika Mandanna on Tuesday took to her social media platforms to share that she recently wrapped up Animal and began shooting Sukumar’s Pushpa 2: The Rule with Allu Arjun and Fahad Faasil. The actor also wrote a long note describing her experience working on Sandeep Reddy Vanga‘s Animal with Ranbir Kapoor. Sharing how much she loved working on the sets of Animal, Rashmika wrote, “Dear diary, Today. hmm no actually last night I had night shoot and I just wrapped up and I am back in Hyderabad and tonight I start work on Pushpa 2. But first I wanted to…
PARIS – The French national financial prosecutor’s office says investigators are searching the headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers in a probe into suspected corruption. The Paris organizing committee says a search is under way at their headquarters in the suburb of Saint-Denis and that the committee is cooperating with the investigators. The prosecutor’s office has revealed two preliminary investigations related to the Paris Olympics that had not previously been made public. One involves suspected embezzlement of public funds and favoritism. Another involves suspected conflict of interest. They are related to contracts reached by Paris organizers for the 2024 Olympics in…
Arsenal are expected to make a formal bid worth £90m for West Ham United captain Declan Rice. The Gunners had their opening £80m offer plus add-ons – which would have been paid in slow instalments with a lot of tough contingencies attached to it – rejected by West Ham, who are holding out for £120m. It is understood that the Hammers would accept £100m plus a player, though.Manchester City and Manchester United are also interested in the 24-year-old. Image: Declan Rice could be on the move from the London Stadium in the summer Rice, who replaced Mark Noble as the…
The Blue Jays made a series of roster moves on Monday ahead of their series against the Marlins in Miami, led by addressing the injury to catcher Alejandro Kirk. Kirk, who took a pitch off the hand in Sunday’s loss to Texas, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a hand laceration. Kirk had to be removed from the game in the second inning, though x-rays ruled out a fracture. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The Jays called up catcher Tyler Heineman from triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. He will be active for Monday’s game (6:40…
The Washington Wizards are trading All-Star guard Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Beal needed to waive his no-trade clause for the deal to occur. His agent, Mark Bartelstein, told Wojnarowski the trade was “an extremely complicated process” that involved Wizards owner Ted Leonsis and president Michael Winger. Wojnarowski further reported that the Suns will send guards Chris Paul and Landry Shamet, multiple second-round picks, and pick swaps to the Wizards. Phoenix does not have a first round pick available to trade. Additionally, the Wizards will continue to…
Atlanta Hawks’ Lou Williams has announced his retirement after a stellar 17-year career in the NBA.The 37-year-old is a three-time Sixth Man of the Year award winner and the NBA’s all-time leading bench scorer. Williams was first drafted in 2005 out of South Gwinnett High School by the Philadelphia Sixers. He was coached by the likes of Allen Iverson and Chris Webber as he earned more and more minutes on the court.After Iverson departed for Denver, the young rookie evolved into one of the NBA’s best sixth men, and did not need much time to prove it.Williams averaged 11.5 points…