Givony reported that the Charlotte Hornets (No. 4 pick) and Utah Jazz (No. 5 pick) both "appear to have interest" in Knueppel, and that his floor is "seemingly no lower" than the Brooklyn Nets at No. 8. Knueppel averaged 14.4 points on 47.9 percent shooting from the field and 40.6 shooting from deep through 39 starts of his lone college season.

• In the 2025 NBA Draft, the top international players who competed at U.S. colleges in 2024-25 include BYU’s Egor Demin (Russia), Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe (Bahamas), Illinois’ Kasparas Jakučionis (Lithuania) and Will Riley (Canada), Duke’s Khaman Malu- ach (South Sudan) and Stanford’s Maxime Raynaud (France).

Six players have received invitations to attend the 2025 NBA draft in New York and sit in the green room, sources told ESPN, adding on to 13 top prospects already invited last week.

While the first day of NBA free agency is typically filled with activity, there's belief around the league that the 2025 NBA draft will be the most hectic time of the offseason.

The South Carolina Gamecock forward has been invited to intend the NBA Draft on June 25-26 in New York, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported Monday. According to Givony, 19 players have been invited so far with five more expected to receive invitations.

Bryant's closest physical dimension comp is Los Angeles Laker Dorian Finney-Smith, who has had a long and valuable NBA career. Bryant's natural strength should produce even more defensive versatility, however. At 19 years old, Bryant's physical profile leaves room for optimism, and has bolstered his case for the late lottery. Top 100 ranking: No. 8

Greek guard Neoklis Avdalas reportedly withdrew from the 2025 NBA draft ahead of the deadline on Sunday at 5 p.m. EDT.