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FILE - An NBA basketball sits in a rack before a game between the Detroit Pistons and the Charlotte Hornets, March 9, 2023, in Detroit. If you want to be in the NBA, it helps to be, among other things, excellent at the playing of basketball. If you want to be in the NBA draft, basketball skills aren’t required. There is a group of 18 people who are officially “draft eligible” for Thursday’s draft at Barclays Center in New York, and they have one thing in common: They will not be getting drafted. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

‘Unknown individuals’: People with no chance at playing in the NBA can still enter the NBA draft

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Victor Wembanyama, a projected first round 2023 NBA draft prospect, throws the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Victor Wembanyama throws out ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium ahead of NBA draft

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Boulogne-Levallois' Victor Wembanyama, top, dunks during the Elite basketball match Boulogne-Levallois against Paris at the Palais de Sports Marcel Cerdan stadium in Levallois-Perret, outside Paris, May 16, 2023. Wembanyam is among the headliners among the top big men in the upcoming NBA draft. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Wembanyama’s long frame, versatile game has him topping list of ‘bigs’ in NBA draft

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

Boulogne-Levallois' Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots in action during the playoffs of the Elite basketball match Boulogne-Levallois against Monaco at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Victor Wembanyama arrives in U.S. from France ahead of Thursday’s NBA draft

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Alabama forward Brandon Miller, left, drives into the lane during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, March 11, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Miller is among the top forwards in the upcoming NBA draft. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Alabama’s Miller tops list of talented 1-and-done forwards in the NBA draft

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams holds the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, March 30, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Williams announced his retirement from the NBA on Sunday, June 18, 2023 ending a career where he won the league’s Sixth Man award three times and scored more points off the bench than anyone in history. (AP Photo/Nate Billings, file)

3-time Sixth Man award winner Lou Williams announces retirement

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Michael Jordan looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, a move that will end his 13-year run overseeing the organization, the team announced Friday, June 16, 2023. Jordan is selling to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, the Hornets said. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)

Michael Jordan’s decision to sell Hornets leaves some team decisions in flux

By Steve Reed - Associated Press

Boulogne-Levallois' Bilal Coulibaly (0) drives up court in action during the playoffs of the Elite basketball match Boulogne-Levallois against Monaco at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Wembanyama, countrymen at French flair to international class of NBA draft prospects

By Ken Maguire - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) plays during the second half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games of the upcoming season for his second known incident of displaying what appeared to be a firearm on social media, the NBA announced Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Morant joins Artest, Arenas, Sprewell, others on list of suspended NBA players

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games of the upcoming season for his second known incident of displaying what appeared to be a firearm on social media, the NBA announced Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games for latest social media incident involving a gun

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan speaks to the media about hosting the NBA All-Star basketball game during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, a move that will end his 13-year run overseeing the organization, the team announced Friday, June 16, 2023. Jordan is selling to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, the Hornets said. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

Michael Jordan selling majority ownership stake in Charlotte Hornets

By Steve Reed and Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) plays during the second half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games of the upcoming season for his second known incident of displaying what appeared to be a firearm on social media, the NBA announced Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Notable moments of Ja Morant’s Grizzlies career, both on and off the court

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center left, jokes with guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, center right, during a rally and parade to mark the team's first NBA basketball championship on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Nuggets celebrate their first NBA title with parade through downtown Denver

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, front, gestures during the first half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nuggets become first NBA champion in this format to not face a top-3 seed

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, is defended by Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, right, during the second half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nuggets take home 1st NBA title in rugged 94-89 win over Heat

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts to a question during a news conference, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Denver. Miami takes on the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Heat won the East but will enter offseason with bigger goals for 2024

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic talks to reporters after the team won the NBA Championship with a victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nikola Jokic’s hometown in Serbia celebrates Denver Nuggets’ 1st NBA title

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

Boulogne-Levallois' Victor Wembanyama dunks during the Elite basketball match Boulogne-Levallois against Paris at the Palais de Sports Marcel Cerdan stadium in Levallois-Perret, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Wembanyam is projected to be the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

As NBA season ends, the draft looms, and that means Wembanyama’s arrival is near

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, right, laughs as he watches from the bench during a practice ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Heat’s Tyler Herro available to play in Game 5 of NBA Finals

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Mike Breen, NBA play-by-play sports commentator for ABC, prepares for Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers on June 4, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. Breen will hit his 100th NBA Finals broadcast on Monday night, June 12, 2023, during game 5 between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) **FILE**

Bang! ABC/ESPN’s Breen enters rarified air in Game 5 of NBA Finals with 100th broadcast

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press