The Vancouver Canucks have made a couple of organizational moves today, re-assigning goaltenders Aku Koskenvuo to the NHL and Ty Young from the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL to the Abbotsford Canucks in the AHL. This comes on the same day that Vancouver is set to resume practicing as the 2026 Winter Olympics progress.
Vancouver’s goaltending moves come due to the fact that Thatcher Demko will remain unavailable for the remainder of the season while Kevin Lankinen represents Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. This has resulted in both Koskenvuo and Jiří Patera practicing with Vancouver until Lankinen returns. In the meantime, Young and Nikita Tolopilo will oversee Abbotsford’s crease.
Koskenvuo started the 2025–26 season with Kalamazoo, but found himself with Abbotsford by mid-November due to Vancouver’s injury issues. The goaltender won his first career AHL start and has since played in nine games for Abbotsford. At the AHL-level, Koskenvuo has put together a record of 2–5–0–1 as well as a 3.20 GAA and .895 SV%.
Young’s time in Abbotsford this season did not go the way many may have expected it to. The goaltender, playing behind a depleted lineup due to injuries and NHL call-ups, did not win any of the seven games he played in, finishing this stint with a 4.75 GAA and .840 SV%. Since arriving in Kalamazoo, Young has registered a 7–5–1 record, a 3.26 GAA, and a .896 SV%.
Vancouver resumes play on February 25 with a 7:00 pm PT home matchup against the Winnipeg Jets.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins were back at practice on Tuesday after almost two full weeks off.
They last played on Feb. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres and have been off since Feb. 6 due to the NHL's Olympic break rules. Tuesday's practice saw the return of two players, defenseman Kris Letang and forward Filip Hallander. Both players were in full-contact jerseys.
Letang missed the last four games before the Olympic break with a fractured foot. He last played on Jan. 29 against the Chicago Blackhawks and has three goals and 25 points in 50 games.
He was a full participant during practice and looked very comfortable in each drill. He was also skating really well and was paired with his usual defense partner, Brett Kulak. Letang told reporters after practice that he expects to play next Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. It's the Penguins' first game after the Olympic break.
Hallander was also a full participant in practice. He has been out since November due to a blood clot, but has been skating on his own before practices for the last few weeks. He's now back at practice and is getting closer to a return.
Hallander was paired with Bryan Rust and Kevin Hayes on the top line during drills. Hayes is filling in for Sidney Crosby, who is playing for Team Canada at the Olympics, while Hallander is filling in for Rickard Rakell, who is representing Team Sweden.
Hallander last played on Nov. 3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, a 4-3 loss for the Penguins. The Penguins had a 3-0 lead through two periods against the Leafs and needed to finish them off in the third, but collapsed. Hallander has one goal and four points in 13 games this season.
He might get a conditioning assignment to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton once the team deems him ready to play.
Tuesday's practice lasted over an hour, and, as always, it was high-spirited and competitive. The vibes were also through the roof, which shouldn't surprise anyone considering where the Penguins are in the standings.
They'll enter next Thursday's game in second place in the Metropolitan Division and will have two games to close out February before their brutal March schedule starts.
Here's a look at the full lines for Tuesday's practice:
Forwards
Hayes-Hallander-Rust
Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin
Mantha-Kindel-Brazeau
Dewar-Lizotte-Acciari
Defensive pairs
Kulak-Letang
Wotherspoon-Shea
Solovyov-Clifton
Ryan Graves was skating on an extra pair. Erik Karlsson is usually with Parker Wotherspoon, but like Rakell, is representing Sweden at the Olympics.
Sweden faces Latvia on Tuesday, and the winner will play the United States in the quarterfinals at 3:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Stuart Skinner was the primary goaltender for practice since Arturs Silovs is with Latvia.
The Penguins will return to practice on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET. They'll also practice on Thursday and Friday before taking an off day on Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEB 14: Stephen Curry of USA Stripes Team of 2026 NBA All Star Game speaks during the Media Day event at Intuit Dome, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States on February 14, 2026. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) | Anadolu via Getty Images
Stephen Curry isn’t buying into the idea that tanking is a major problem in today’s NBA.
When asked what the league should do to reduce teams intentionally losing for draft position, the Golden State Warriors star pushed back on the premise itself, pointing to the level of competition across the league.
Steph Curry was asked what he thinks the NBA should do to reduce tanking:
“Is it really that big of a problem? I’m asking. We feel like there’s obviously a lot of competition. It’s something I’m sure every year the NBA wants to address, why the Play-in Tournament exists. Things… pic.twitter.com/tMVMb1VaNK
Curry also noted that the regular season still carries real weight through seeding battles and the playoff chase, adding that if there’s an issue worth more attention, it might be the length of the schedule rather than tanking.
“There still is relevancy regular season-wise of the seeding and playoff chase,” Curry said. “I know there’s a conversation around how many games we’re playing. That’s probably where I would focus more of the attention.”
The tanking conversation has picked up this season in part for several reasons. The upcoming draft class is widely viewed as a strong one, giving struggling teams or teams who have traded protected picks added incentive to prioritize lottery positioning. At the same time, the NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement has placed a premium on young players on rookie-scale deals, making cheap, controllable talent more valuable than ever for teams trying to manage the cap and avoid harsh luxury-tax penalties.
Even with those pressures, Curry’s message was clear: the big picture focus on the game itself still matters.
“Let’s not forget the league is in a great place overall in terms of the attention, the skill level, the global reach, all of that stuff,” Curry said.
For more on this and other news around the NBA, here is our latest news round-up for Tuesday, February 17th:
If Porziņģis’ two-month tryout with the Warriors goes well, they can try and find a way to re-sign him, something general manager Mike Dunleavy acknowledged as a possibility during his post-deadline news conference. It also allows for the possibility that Porziņģis’ new deal could be used as a sign-and-trade for a bigger star over the summer. Either way, the Warriors are banking on Porziņģis finding his form because it’s in the best interest of the player and the organization. Whether Porziņģis stays with Golden State or not, he has to prove to the rest of the league that he can stay on the floor and produce.
“Every time you do something cool, it’s like, ‘Oh, you’re the oldest to do such and such’ or ‘You’re the oldest point guard to fill in the blank,’ ” Curry told PEOPLE. “So I wear all of those things like a badge of honor, because I know how much work goes into it— to play this game that I love.”
“When I got into the nba, they thought they were in the basketball business. They aren’t. They are in the business of creating experiences for fans,” he said.
To Cuban, a good fan experience also includes affordability.
“You know who cares the least about tanking , a parent who cant afford to bring their 3 kids to a game and buy their kids a jersey of their fave player,” he wrote. “[The NBA] should worry more about pricing fans out of games than tanking.”
The first NBA All-Star Game presented by NBC Sports since 2002 delivered the largest NBA All-Star Game audience since 2011, according to preliminary Nielsen data and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
Being 27 years old, Williams is a bit on the older side but does have a bit of experience as an NBA contributor. However, it remains unlikely that he will see actual rotation minutes outside of garbage time situations this season.
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Carson Benge knows all eyes are on him, in a sense, here in spring training. He’s not pretending that he’s unaware of the expectations, after David Stearns publicly left the door open for him to fill out the Mets’ starting outfield.
But as a hitter who says he is best when he “keeps things simple,” Benge insists he’s not feeling the weight of those expectations as he tries to make the ballclub this spring in his second full professional season.
“I need to be as free as possible, that’s when I’m at my best,” Benge told me me at his locker on Tuesday. “That’s how I’m going to approach it. If I don’t make it, I won’t be disappointed because it will mean I didn’t earn it. And that would light more of a fire for me to get to the big leagues.”
That’s probably exactly what the Mets’ brass, and fans as well, want to hear. Benge projects a casual confidence that is probably ideal in this situation, and though he doesn’t say it, you get the feeling speaking to him that he believes he’s ready for the big leagues.
In that case, there’s a chance he’ll be the Nolan McLean of position-player prospects, adapt quickly at the big league level, and blossom into the impact hitter that could be something of a missing piece to the 2026 Mets’ offense.
Which would be quite remarkable, if it happens, considering that like McLean, Benge was a two-way player at Oklahoma State, but unlike his teammate, chose hitting over pitching after being drafted by the Mets.
McLean, for one, wouldn’t be surprised.
“He’s a super-gifted player,” McLean said Tuesday. “I’ve pitched against him a bunch of times in workouts, in the pros and in college, and he’s a really tough out. He’s going to make you throw it in the zone. If you get him to chase you’ve really accomplished something.
“I always thought he’d eventually choose hitting over pitching just because he was so good. From the day he rolled in (at Oklahoma State) he had a knack for getting the barrel to the ball, which isn’t easy coming into a program at that level. He was a better hitter than I was.”
Benge, meanwhile, says much the same about McLean.
“He could hit but I always felt he’d end up pitching,’’ he said. “You could see his stuff could play at the highest level.”
In fact, Benge says he’s never seen a pitcher spin the ball the way McLean can.
“It’s gross,” he said with a laugh.
Feb 12, 2026; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge (93) warms-up during spring training / Jim Rassol - Imagn Images
As for himself, Benge says he was still largely undecided between pitching and hitting when he was drafted by the Mets as their first-round pick in 2024.
“I talked to the people in the Mets’ front office and they felt like I’d have a chance to get to the big leagues quicker as a position player than a pitcher. And I said, ‘I’m all for it.’“
Scouts say there never should have been much doubt.
"He’s a natural as a hitter,” said one scout who saw him at all three levels at which he played last season, from Class-A Brooklyn to Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. “He’s got a very advanced approach, as far as hitting the ball where it’s pitched and staying disciplined in the strike zone. That’s what allowed him to rise so quickly.”
Benge, meanwhile, smiled when asked about that advanced approach and said, “Honestly, I keep it simple. See the ball, hit the ball. And hit it hard.”
If that’s the case, it’s fair to wonder if he needs to make adjustments, considering he struggled at Triple-A after tearing it up in Single- and Double-A, hitting .178 in 24 games there.
Benge, however, makes the case that the numbers are deceiving.
“I felt like I was in a good spot there, seeing the ball well,” he said. “I felt I was putting some good swings on balls, but not as many dropped for me. That’s baseball.
“It was good to go through it, though. Everybody has to at some point. The only difference I noticed in the pitching there was that guys were better at hitting their spots. But I didn’t feel a stuff difference.”
One scout who saw Benge in Triple-A offered a reasonably similar assessment.
“He didn’t look overmatched when I saw him,” the scout said. “I saw him get pitched tough, maybe because he already had some hype around him. He probably got himself out a little more at that level because he was seeing guys command their off-speed stuff better. I saw some hard contact but I’d also say he could use a little more time there before he’s ready for the big leagues.’’
That’s a determination the Mets will make this spring training, depending on what Benge does in Grapefruit League games.
In the meantime, they’re taking out some insurance, signing veteran outfielder Mike Tauchman in a deal the club has yet to announce. It’s a smart move – they need a Plan B, since they can’t be sure about how Brett Baty will look in the outfield.
Still, you hear much the same evaluation of Benge from inside and outside the Mets’ organization.
As that same scout put it:
“If he’s not there in April, I’d make a big bet he’ll be there by June or July. He can really hit.”
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Minnesota Twins suffered a major setback during their first full-squad workout, an elbow injury that likely will sideline ace Pablo López for the entire season.
General manager Jeremy Zoll told reporters at the club’s spring training facility on Tuesday that López has a “significant tear” in his right ulnar collateral ligament. He was seeking a second medical opinion but expected to need Tommy John surgery, Zoll said. López ended his bullpen session early on Monday after experiencing soreness in his throwing elbow.
The team’s opening day starter in each of the last three years, López was grappling with a double disappointment with the probable loss of not only the upcoming major league season but the World Baseball Classic next month, when he was scheduled to pitch for his native Venezuela.
“I already feel I’m letting a lot of people down,” said López, who was limited to 75 2/3 innings last year because of injuries. “I’m letting myself down. I’m letting the Twins down. I’m letting my family down.”
López, who turns 30 on March 7, is making $21.75 million this season. He is signed through next year.
“We know injuries are part of the game. You’re always trying to get through spring training as healthy as possible,” Zoll said. “It’s definitely a blow, but we’re going to just do the best we can to push forward.”
López made his major league debut with the Miami Marlins in 2018 and spent five seasons with them before being traded to the Twins. López made the All-Star team in his first year with the Twins and helped the franchise end an all-time record 18-game postseason losing streak for North American professional sports, going 2-0 with an 0.71 ERA in two starts in the 2023 playoffs.
When López was in the Seattle Mariners organization, he had Tommy John surgery that kept him out of the 2014 minor league season.
“We’re not designed to throw things that hard for an extended time,” López told reporters at the Lee Health Sports Complex. “Having done it once, I can do it again. Doesn’t mean I want to, but I’m going to have to and I know I can.”
López missed about three months last season with a shoulder injury. As the Twins were slashing payroll, he was mentioned often as a prime trade candidate, but the front office opted to keep him and right-hander Joe Ryan at the front of what was expected to be a strong rotation.
Now the Twins are missing their most important piece, with Ryan, an All-Star in 2025, now the ace and right-hander Bailey Ober under pressure to bounce back and be a reliable No. 2 starter.
Simeon Woods Richardson, Zebby Matthews and David Festa are all 25-year-old right-handers who have combined to make 98 starts over the past two seasons, with at least one or two of them likely to make the opening rotation. Taj Bradley and Mick Abel were acquired in the flurry of trades during the week leading up to the deadline last summer and also are firmly in the mix.
“In a lot of ways, we view this as a real opportunity for someone to step up and take advantage of that,” Zoll said. “We’ll pick up the pieces once we have a better handle on things.”
AUSTIN, TEXAS - JANUARY 7: Jason Flores #4 of the Texas Longhorns poses for a portrait on Texas baseball media day on January 7, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by The University of Texas Athletics/University Images via Getty Images)
After a weekend sweep of the UC-Davis Aggies, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns are back at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday to host the Lamar Cardinals looking to extend their series winning streak to six games.
Led by longtime head coach Will Davis, now in his ninth season with the Cardinals, Lamar enters Tuesday’s game at 2-1 on the season following a home series win over Oakland on opening weekend, missing a chance at a sweep because a 3-2 loss in 10 innings on Sunday.
Shortstop AJ Taylor is off to a hot start for the Cardinals at the plate, hitting .444 with two doubles against Oakland while second baseman Beau Durbin and center fielder Tab Tracy came up clutch with five RBI apiece.
The Lamar pitching staff held Oakland to a .204 batting average, but behind the plate Texas State transfer catch Theo Kummer had some issues controlling the base paths, allowing the Golden Grizzlies to steal five bases without throwing a runner out. And despite the poor batting average, Oakland recorded the only two home runs of the series.
Senior right-hander Blayne Fritcher, a reliever at McNeese last year, will receive the start for Lamar.
For Texas, sophomore right-hander Jason Flores is set to make the sixth start of his career after going 4-2 with a 2.78 ERA while holding opponents to a .205 batting average last season. Schlossnagle praised Flores’ maturation during the offseason, which helped him win a stiff competition to open the season as the midweek starter.
Schlossnagle and pitching coach Max Weiner also want to get a look at a number of young arms out of the bullpen on Tuesday with freshmen right-handers Brett Crossland, Sam Cozart, and Brody Walls all expected to make their collegiate debuts after strong starting pitching to only use five relievers in the weekend sweep of UC-Davis.
The Longhorns want to get some players going at the plate, too, like junior catcher Carson Tinney, who was able to draw seven walks, but only had one hit in six at bats. While Schlossnagle appreciates Tinney’s ability to work deep in counts, he also wants the powerful Notre Dame transfer to be more aggressive attacking early strikes.
“He’s a good baseball player, and the hitting stuff is going to come around,” Schlossnagle said on Monday. “He’s going to constantly be earmarked as the guy that has to be pitched to in a certain way and pitched to carefully, which is why we need somebody around him to maybe even get some pitches to hit.”
In the weekend batting order, that player was junior first baseman Casey Borba, who has started the season 2-for-11 (.182) because he’s narrowly missed multiple home runs that were pulled foul and had another big swing that resulted in a ball hit well to center field that he just got under.
The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that they have recalled goaltender Carson Bjarnason from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
With Dan Vladar currently representing Team Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Bjarnason will fill in for him at the Flyers' practices until he returns to the club.
Still, this is a good opportunity for Bjarnason to get some practice time with the Flyers and show them what he can do. The 20-year-old goaltender is viewed as having good upside and has the potential to emerge as a nice part of the Flyers' roster in the future.
Bjarnason is currently in his first AHL season with the Phantoms. In 22 games with the AHL club so far, he has recorded an 11-7-3 record, a .889 save percentage, and a 3.08 goals-against average. This is after the 2023 second-round pick had a 22-15-3 record and a .913 save percentage in 40 games this past season with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
EL SEGUNDO, CA - September 20: Tim Harris, Los Angeles Lakers President of business operations, appears as the Lakers host a 2021-2022 season kick-off event to unveil and announce a new global marketing partnership with Bibigo, which will appear on the Lakers jersey at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Now, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic, Tim Harris, the Lakers President of Business Operations, will not return next year.
Lakers president of business operations Tim Harris informed staff Tuesday that this will be his final season with the organization per sources. Harris, who was the driving force between the massive local TV rights deal with Spectrum SportsNet, has been with the Lakers/The Forum…
Harris is widely considered responsible for the Lakers’ local TV rights deal with Spectrum SportsNet, which is incredibly good. That deal has brought in billions of dollars to the franchise over the years, helping the Buss family run the organization.
Considering that Harris has been with the Lakers for over 35 years, this is a major shake-up. It’s unknown at this time why this is happening, or whether Harris had been contemplating it for a while, or if the change in ownership influenced his decision.
Another thing that is all but guaranteed is that this won’t be the last person to leave the Lakers in the near future. A new owner often means changes are on the way.
And even if the perception is that Walter allows his employees to do their work and can be a bit hands-off, he didn’t hire the current people working for LA.
So, expect change to be a constant for the purple and gold. And even people like Harris, who have been with the franchise for decades, will be exiting as Walter fully takes over and starts making more decisions.
BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 18: Zack Gelof #20 of the Athletics catches the ball during the game between the Athletics and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday, September 18, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Natalie Reid/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Looking to give him more chances to play, the A’s are reportedly set to get second baseman Zack Gelof some time on the grass this spring in an effort to boost his versatility.
Which makes sense! Offseason acquisition Jeff McNeil looks like he’ll be getting the majority of the reps at second base (with an occasional appearance at third in the cards as well). That means unless Gelof is hoping for an injury, he’s not going to be lining up at his primary position anytime soon.
In the majors second base is the only position Gelof has played. He did begin his professional career as a third baseman so he has some experience there in the minor leagues. While the A’s are still unsettled at the hot corner he hasn’t gotten meaningful playing time at the position since ‘22.
Getting him some reps at the hot corner this spring seemed like a no-brainer entering camp but the A’s are apparently thinking bigger than that. With the recent departure of Max Schuemann the A’s don’t have a super-utility player on their roster. If the A’s can add some outfield (namely center field) to Gelof’s bag of tools that makes the Athletics’ roster all the more flexible. It’d also add another layer of security in case a younger guy like Colby Thomas, Carlos Cortes or Junior Perez isn’t ready for a part-time role.
Several players have made a successful conversion from the dirt to the grass in recent years, most recently the Padres’ Jackson Merrill (formerly a shortstop, now an elite center fielder) and our very own Tyler Soderstrom (once a catcher, then a first baseman, now a Gold Glove finalist in left field). The Diamondbacks are attempting a position switch with their own prized infield prospect as well, getting shortstop Jordan Lawler reps in center field this spring. Lawler and Merrill are fast guys but Gelof’s no slouch himself, swiping 25 bags just two years ago.
The transition that Gelof is going to attempt to make has been done in the past, and Gelof is enough of an athlete that he should be able to handle himself decently well as he gets used to an unfamiliar position. How well he hits will be the ultimate factor in how long he holds a roster spot but adding more positions other than second base can only help boost his value to the club this coming season.
So how do you guys think the Gelof-to-the-outfield experiment will work? Discuss and debate below in the comments!
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies covers as Addison Barger #47 of the Toronto Blue Jays runs to first base on a pick off attempt during the second inning of a spring training game at BayCare Ballpark on March 17, 2025 in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images
Something vaguely resembling a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game will occur on Saturday. Until then, we’re in grainy cell phone video of batting practice land. I’ve actually never been to the Jays’ spring training home in in Dunedin (the Cactus League in and around Phoenix is much more accessible from here in Calgary), but I know a lot of our commenters have and I’m sure a few are planning to check it out this year.
Given that, I thought today I’d open things up for a bit of an advice thread. For those of you who’ve gone down to Florida, do you have any advice about where to stay, what to eat, where to sit in the stadium? And anybody considering going down this spring, what would help you to plan your trip? Let’s try to share some info and make sure anyone flying down this year has as much fun as possible.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a growth in his left knee.
The Jazz said Jackson will begin rehabilitation and be re-evaluated in four weeks to determine his recovery status. Dr. Travis Maak performed the procedure in Salt Lake City.
The 26-year-old was drafted by the Grizzlies with the No. 4 pick in the 2018 draft. He was a two-time All-Star in Memphis and the 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Jackson, who played in three games for Utah, has averaged 19.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 blocks in 48 games this season.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 10: Kingston Flemings #4 of the Houston Cougars drives while being defended by Terrence Brown #2 of the Utah Utes during a college basketball game between the Houston Cougars and the Utah Utes on February 10, 2026 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo by Aaron Baker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
As the college basketball season pushes deeper into the winter stretch, the picture surrounding the 2026 NBA draft class is continuing to evolve.
In the newest installment of The Long Forecast on NetsDaily, we take a closer look at the latest risers, fallers, and the latest in the NCAA as we continue to inch closer to June.
Where do the Nets’ picks sit?
The Nets lost their lone game after last week’s column, falling to the Indiana Pacers, 115-110, at home.
They currently hold the NBA’s fifth-worst record at 15-38, while their second-round selections currently sit at Nos. 35 and 41 overall.
Christian Anderson has taken a meaningful sophomore leap at Texas A&M this season.
In 24 games, he averages 19.1 points and 7.7 assists, shooting 43.5% from 3-point range across 38.8 minutes per contest.
Against the No. 1-ranked Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Anderson erupted for 19 points and eight assists while knocking down 40% of his 3-point attempts, leading the Red Raiders to an overtime road victory.
Texas Tech's Christian Anderson put on a passing clinic in a win at Arizona.
19 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 6-15 from three.
Works so well out of the high pick and roll. Makes some ridiculous passes. Confident enough to pull up on a dime.
This has absolutely nothing to do with performance.
Caleb Wilson had been putting together a tremendous freshman campaign, flashing his two-way versatility and high defensive upside that made him one of the most intriguing prospects in this year’s draft class.
However, a broken hand halted that momentum. Wilson is still only a freshman, but he will need to get back on the court, re-establish his rhythm, and show scouts he can produce at the same level post-injury.
If he returns healthy and looks like himself, the long-term outlook won’t change, but in the short term, the injury will inevitably raise questions about his draft stock.
Kingston Flemings has been one of the most productive guards in the country at Houston this season, averaging 16.4 points and 5.3 assists while shooting 49.2% from the field in 31.1 minutes per game.
Beyond that, his poise has stood out while operating the Cougars’ offense as a freshman.
Speaking on the “Locked on Nets podcast,” with Erik Slater of Clutch Points, No Ceilings’ Corey Tulaba said that the Nets have expressed interest in the 19-year-old.
“Kingston Flemings is a name that I’ve heard the Nets are interested in.”@CoreyTulaba on the top draft prospect outside the top four that Nets fans should be watching. pic.twitter.com/ZqhJgGbRi9
Standing at 6’4” and 190 pounds, Flemings is highly athletic, can score at all three levels, and is making a case as the top point guard in this year’s draft class. Finally, the kid can play defeense.
