Deshaun Thomas

    As Derrick Rose continually dominated the Miami Heat's ball boys during pregame warmups at AmericanAirlines Arena, it became increasingly clear that the Chicago Bulls were largely playing for the future these past two weeks.     Without Rose, as...

You could almost feel the relief pouring out of C.J. McCollum as he talked at the rookie predraft combine. An unlikely preseason All-America from Lehigh University, McCollum was leading the country in scoring at 25.7 a game when he broke his left foot...

The Pistons have a huge need for athleticism and three-point shooting. That accounts for fans, draft experts and the media focusing on swingmen in next month's draft. But with only seven contracts guaranteed for next season, the Pistons could decide...

Deshaun Thomas found his comfort zone in his jump shot Thursday during his workout at the NBA draft combine in Chicago. Scoring comes naturally to the 6-foot-7 Ohio State forward, who led the Big Ten with a 19.8 points per game average in his junior...

History shows that the state of Indiana will be well represented in the 2013 NBA Draft next month. Over the course of the past five drafts, a dozen Indiana natives have been selected in either the first or second rounds, and there is virtually no chance...

The Big Ten Conference might be losing a handful of high-profile players to early entry in the NBA draft and dozens more to graduation, but it shouldn't stop business as usual for the perennially strong league in 2013-14. A few months ago, the 12-team...

Combining Maryland’s seventh-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference last season and the recent decision by 7-foot-1 sophomore center Alex Len to leave early for the NBA, most figured that the Terps would not get a marquee matchup in next...

The Sports Xchange NBA early-entry list includes 46 college players The NBA released on Wednesday its list of 46 college and 31 international players who have applied for early entry into the 2013 draft. Among the prominent names who project as...

The Sports Xchange The NBA on Wednesday released its list of 46 college and 31 international players who have applied for early entry into the 2013 draft. Among the prominent names who project as possible lottery picks are Nerlens Noel, who left...

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He not only made the winning pass, he ordered the winning basket. That is how Aaron Craft rolls, either into your heart or under your skin, his tiny hands rummaging deep into the pockets of March, his rosy cheeks squarely in America's face. With two...

A day before LaQuinton Ross leaped, splayed his legs and downed Arizona with a decisive three-pointer Thursday, the 6-foot-8 Ohio State forward randomly won the locker-room lottery. He walked into the Lakers' locker room at Staples Center — his...