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Report: Nets' Drake Powell out for Vegas Summer League with knee issue
Drake Powell will not play for the Brooklyn Nets in the Las Vegas Summer League that begins Thursday, July 10, but he still will travel with the team. Per the New York Post, Powell is dealing with left knee tendinopathy, but the team considers it to be a minor injury that shouldn't linger. Powell also will work out with the team in Las Vegas, per the report. (
USA Today)
Evaluating Freshman Impact: UNC Basketball's Caleb Wilson
Caleb Wilson is the highest-rated basketball recruit of the decade so far for North Carolina. He’ll now bring a skillset that’ll help the Tar Heels on both sides of the court as a true freshman next season in Chapel Hill. "For me, what really stands out with him is the defensive aspects of his game. He’s incredibly switchable. I think there’s a very high upside." (
On3.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Offers Quinn Costello; NBA Summer League; QB Conundrum?
Host Isaac Schade discusses
class of 2026 4-star forward
Quinn Costello's offer and meteoric rise, from unranked to 72nd nationally, Tar Heels in the NBA Summer League,
Armando Bacot's impressive Grizzlies debut, and a deep dive into UNC Football's quarterback conundrum.
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Author Ron Smith Details UNC Basketball History Books
When Ron Smith walked into North Carolina's Wilson Library, he wasn’t looking for a passion project. He was looking for a distraction. It was 2005, and Smith’s wife was undergoing treatment for cancer at Duke Hospital, and he needed an escape among the Wilson stacks. The solution soon presented itself: studying the history of Carolina basketball. (
Chapelboro.com)
Nuggets newcomer Cam Johnson’s path to NBA stardom paved by hard work, smarts
Cam Johnson is set to replace
Michael Porter in Denver's starting lineup after a career year in Brooklyn, where he compiled 18.8 points per game on 39% outside shooting. But those who’ve coached or trained Johnson would attest that what makes him a natural fit with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets is his selflessness and cerebral approach to the game. (
Denver Post)
Multiple Tar Heels participating in 2025 NBA Summer Leagues
The annual NBA Summer League action gets underway on July 5, as there will be games played in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and California up until July 20. There are quite a few former North Carolina basketball players competing over the next few weeks, as they are all aiming to prove that they deserve a spot on a future NBA roster. (
Keeping It Heel)
From Draft Night to Camp Day: Drake Powell shows up at UNC hours after being drafted
Becoming a first-round draft pick is a dream that millions of people have. For
Drake Powell, that dream became a reality, being selected with the No. 22 pick in the NBA Draft. Now, following arguably the biggest night in his young life, Powell likely has plenty of things to do. However, Powell made a special appearance at the UNC basketball camp. (
Keeping It Heel)
Video: Harrison Ingram Previews His Second Season In The NBA
Former UNC and current San Antonio Spurs forward
Harrison Ingram meets with the media ahead of Summer League workouts. He shares his mindset, practices his Spanish, and discusses the team's chemistry heading into the upcoming season.
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UNC basketball alum Quentin Thomas joins UTSA basketball coaching staff
Former UNC basketball player
Quentin Thomas has joined the coaching staff at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Thomas will be an assistant coach and director of operations. Thomas has been climbing the ladder the hard way, starting in the high school ranks before landing an assistant coaching gig under head coach Gary Payton at College of Alameda. (
Keeping It Heel)
How to watch RJ Davis’ Summer League debut
Former UNC guard
R.J. Davis makes his NBA Summer League debut Saturday, when
Harrison Ingram and
Cole Anthony also are scheduled to play. You can watch Davis’ debut on the Los Angeles Lakers’ team against the Golden State Warriors at the California Classic Summer League in San Francisco’s Chase Center at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2. (
Tar Heel Tribune)