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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces Karl-Anthony Towns as the overall first pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) **FILE**

Adam Silver: Playoff changes likely in NBA, moratorium mulled

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 27, 2015 file photo, Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, left, works the ball in against Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph during the first half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in Portland, Ore. A person with knowledge of the negotiations says LaMarcus Aldridge and the Miami Heat have spoken about his future plans, and that a formal conversation is scheduled for Thursday night, July 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

SNYDER: In today’s NBA, players don’t need bright lights to become superstars

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 21, 2015, Dallas Mavericks' Rajon Rondo makes his way to bench after being called for a foul against the Houston Rockets during the third quarter of Game 2 in the first round in the NBA basketball playoffs in Houston. Rondo sat nearly the entire second half of the Mavs' loss to Houston and didn't get a lot of support from his coach afterward in what is clearly an experiment gone wrong. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

AP sources: Kings agree to deals with Rondo, Belinelli

By Antonio Gonzalez - Associated Press

Washington Wizards' Kelly Oubre Jr. listens during an NBA basketball news conference, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Washington. Washington moved up four spots in the first round to get the Kansas freshman in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks, who selected Oubre with the 15th overall pick in the NBA draft the night before.. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

For Wizards’ Kelly Oubre Jr., self-assurance comes from years of development

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Jan Vesely showed his humorous side when asked at a news conference if he was the European Blake Griffin. "Yeah, I think so," he said of being compared to the Los Angeles Clippers' All-Star dunk specialist. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

The good, the bad and worse: Ernie Grunfeld’s Wizards draft history

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 22, 2015, file photo, Duke's Jahlil Okafor (15) points to a teammate after a basket against San Diego State during the second half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 32 in Charlotte, N.C. Okafor is a top prospect in the NBA draft on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Whether it’s Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor, top pick still to be decided

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2015, file photo, Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns (12) shoots over Notre Dame's Bonzie Colson (35) in the first half of a college basketball game in the NCAA men's tournament regional finals in Cleveland. Towns seems the likely pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves at No. 1 in the NBA draft on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/David Richard. File)

Small ball was story of NBA Finals, but bigs may own draft night

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

UCLA freshman forward Kevon Looney worked out for the Wizards on Monday in preparation for this week's NBA draft. (Associated Press)

Kevon Looney, from UCLA, offers more potential than polish in low post

By Dan Roth - The Washington Times

Virginia's Justin Anderson reacts after a basket against Belmont during the second half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 64 in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Virginia’s Justin Anderson believes transition to NBA will not be difficult

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Denver Broncos Jeremiah Castille (28) strips the ball from Cleveland Browns Earnest Byner in the closing minutes of the AFC Championship game in Denver Sunday, Jan. 17, 1988 to get the ball for the Broncos who won the game in the losing seconds, 38-33. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

LOVERRO: Earnest Byner, known for ‘The Fumble,’ still feels Cleveland’s pain

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, foreground, yells as he carries the Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy in front of center Andrew Bogut after the team's flight landed in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their first NBA championship since 1975. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

SNYDER: LeBron James didn’t get ending he wanted, but the rest of the NBA did

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, holds the championship trophy and Andre Iguodala holds the series MVP trophy as they celebrate winning the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 105-97 to win the best-of-seven game series 4-2. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Plenty of changes could come to the NBA, and quickly

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Washington Mystics’ Kara Lawson looks to pass during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Friday, June 5, 2015, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) ** FILE **

The Conversation: Mystics’ Kara Lawson on being home, broadcasting and the WNBA

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) hangs his head during the second half of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Cleveland, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

LeBron can’t deliver title to Cleveland despite great effort

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, with trophy, celebrates with Warriors owners Peter Guber, left, and Joe Lacob after the Warriors won the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 105-97 to win the best-of-seven game series 4-2. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Warriors’ championship run may offer blueprint for winning in the modern era

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) dunks against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

SNYDER: By not going big, versatile Warriors show unwillingness to go home

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Arkansas forward Bobby Portis, center, celebrates after a Missouri turnover during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Arkansas forward Bobby Portis could be a fit for Wizards as young ‘stretch four’

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Guard Dez Wells, who played his final three collegiate seasons at Maryland, made the 25-minute drive to the Verizon Center to work out for the Wizards on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Dez Wells, former Maryland Terrapin, works out for Wizards

By Dan Roth - The Washington Times

Tony Gwynn Jr. is one of a group of offsprings in the Nationals organization with fathers who were once major-league All-Stars. (Associated Press)

THOM LOVERRO: Sports teams betting on dips into gene pools

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates after end of the overtime period of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 7, 2015. The Cavaliers won 95-93 in overtime. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

DERON SNYDER: LeBron James makes sure NBA Finals far from over

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times