Zach Edey, the 2-time AP player of the year, drafted by Grizzlies ninth overall

Zach Edey is taking his 7-foot-4 frame to Memphis to start his NBA career. Edey, the former Purdue center who became the first player in more than 40 years to win The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball player of the year award in back-to-back seasons, was taken by the...

Vive la France! Hawks make Zaccharie Risacher second straight Frenchman taken No. 1 in NBA draft

NEW YORK (AP) — First, Victor Wembanyama, now Zaccharie Risacher. These days, American college players have to wait their turn in the NBA draft. It's someone else's time at the top. Vive la France! The Atlanta Hawks took Risacher with the No. 1 pick...

2024 NBA draft tracker: List of first-round picks

The players selected in the first round of the NBA draft Wednesday night in New York. ___ 1. Atlanta Hawks — Zaccharie Risacher, forward, 6-9, 215, JL Bourg-en-Bresse (France) Scouting report: A developing player with two-way potential. Has guard...

Zach Edey, 2-time AP player of the year at Purdue, drafted by Memphis Grizzlies with 9th pick in NBA draft

NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Edey, 2-time AP player of the year at Purdue, drafted by Memphis Grizzlies with 9th pick in NBA draft.

French teen Alexandre Sarr and UConn's Donovan Clingan headline list of top big men in the NBA draft

This year's NBA draft features potential starters and valuable role players more so than no-doubt future stars. That becomes evident when looking at the headlining prospects among big men. French teenager Alexandre Sarr from France could go No. 1 overall with his length and defensive...

Zach Edey insists there's more to his game than meets the eye as he prepares to enter NBA

CHICAGO (AP) — For all he accomplished the past four years at Purdue, Zach Edey realizes there are some huge questions surrounding his game — almost as big as his 7-foot-4 frame. Though he was the national Player of the Year the past two seasons and led the Boilermakers to the...