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Kings To Sign Isaac Nogues To Exhibit 10 Deal

June 26th, 2025 at 11:52pm CST by Rory Maher

The Kings are signing Isaac Nogues, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link), who says the Spanish guard will have a chance to compete for a two-way spot.

James Ham of The Kings Beat confirms (via Twitter) that Nogues, who went undrafted tonight, will be inking a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal with Sacramento for training camp.

Entering the draft, Nogues was ranked No. 74 on ESPN’s big board and held the No. 91 spot on the big board of Sam Vecenie of The Athletic.

Nogues spent this past season playing in the NBA G League with the Rip City Remix, Portland’s affiliate. He made 40 combined appearances for the Remix in 2024/25, averaging 5.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals in 21.1 minutes per game. Nogues was named to the NBAGL’s All-Defensive team and finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting.

At 6’5″ with a 6’10” wingspan, Nogues possesses ideal size and length for a point guard, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony writes, and he’s a tenacious defender who contributes in multiple areas. The catch is that the 21-year-old is almost a total non-scorer, having averaged just 2.5 points on .474/.316/.542 shooting splits.

Nogues could earn a bonus worth up to $85K if he’s waived by the Kings before ’25/26 begins and spends at least 60 days with their NBAGL affiliate in Stockton. As Fischer noted, Exhibit 10 deals can also be converted to two-way contracts.

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Official Early Entrants List For 2025 NBA Draft

June 17th, 2025 at 12:35pm CST by Luke Adams

After announcing 50 withdrawals from the draft last month, the NBA has officially confirmed (via Twitter) that 13 additional early entrant prospects withdrew from the draft prior to Sunday’s deadline, leaving a total of 46 early entrants eligible to be selected in this year’s draft in addition to 2025’s automatically draft-eligible players.

Of those 46 draft-eligible early entrants, 28 are players from colleges (25 underclassmen and three seniors with eligibility remaining), 16 had been playing in international leagues, and two spent last season in the G League.

This year’s 46 early entrants represents the lowest total in well over a decade, since before the NCAA allowed prospects to test the draft waters — it’s just a fraction of the record set in 2021, when 217 early entrants kept their names in the draft. The sharp decline in early entrants in recent years is a reflection of the new NIL opportunities available to college players, who now have less motivation to go pro early in order to get paid.

[RELATED: Full 2025 NBA Draft Order]

A total of 109 prospects initially declared as early entrants, with 50 of those players removing their names from consideration prior to the NCAA’s May 28 withdrawal deadline to retain their college eligibility.

Here’s the complete list of early entrant prospects eligible for the 2025 NBA draft:

College underclassmen:

  1. Ace Bailey, G/F, Rutgers (freshman)
  2. Carter Bryant, F, Arizona (freshman)
  3. Egor Demin, G, BYU (freshman)
  4. V.J. Edgecombe, G, Baylor (freshman)
  5. Jeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma (freshman)
  6. Cooper Flagg, F, Duke (freshman)
  7. Rasheer Fleming, F/C, St. Joseph’s (junior)
  8. Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers (freshman)
  9. Kasparas Jakucionis, G, Illinois (freshman)
  10. Tre Johnson, G, Texas (freshman)
  11. Kon Knueppel, G/F, Duke (freshman)
  12. RJ Luis, F, St. John’s (junior)
  13. Khaman Maluach, C, Duke (freshman)
  14. Liam McNeeley, F, UConn (freshman)
  15. Collin Murray-Boyles, F, South Carolina (sophomore)
  16. Asa Newell, F, Georgia (freshman)
  17. Yanic Konan Niederhauser, F/C, Penn State (junior)
  18. Drake Powell, G/F, UNC (freshman)
  19. Tyrese Proctor, G, Duke (junior)
  20. Derik Queen, C, Maryland (freshman)
  21. Jase Richardson, G, Michigan State (freshman)
  22. Will Riley, F, Illinois (freshman)
  23. Thomas Sorber, F/C, Georgetown (freshman)
  24. Adou Thiero, F, Arkansas (junior)
  25. Danny Wolf, F/C, Michigan (junior)

College seniors:

  1. Cedric Coward, F, Washington State
  2. Omar Rowe, G, Morehouse
  3. Jamir Watkins, G/F, Florida State

International players:

Note: The country indicates where the player had been playing, not necessarily where he was born.

  1. Izan Almansa, F/C, Australia (born 2005)
  2. Joan Beringer, C, Slovenia (born 2006)
  3. Mohamed Diawara, F, France (born 2005)
  4. Noa Essengue, F, Germany (born 2006)
  5. Hugo Gonzalez, F, Spain (born 2006)
  6. Bogoljub Markovic, F/C, Serbia (born 2005)
  7. Muodubem Muoneke, G, Spain (born 2003)
  8. Ousmane N’Diaye, F/C, Spain (born 2004)
  9. Eli Ndiaye, C, Spain (born 2004)
  10. Saliou Niang, F, Italy (born 2004)
  11. Noah Penda, F, France (born 2005)
  12. Ben Saraf, G, Germany (born 2006)
  13. Alex Toohey, F, Australia (born 2004)
  14. Nolan Traore, G, France (born 2006)
  15. Hansen Yang, C, China (born 2005)
  16. Rocco Zikarsky, C, Australia (born 2006)

Other players

  1. Isaac Nogues, G, Rip City Remix (born 2004)
  2. Dink Pate, G/F, Mexico City Capitanes (born 2006)

For the full list of the players who declared for the draft and then withdrew, click here.

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44 Prospects Invited To G League Elite Camp

May 5th, 2025 at 7:19am CST by Luke Adams

A total of 44 college and international prospects have been invited to the 2025 G League Elite Camp, aka the G League Combine, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

The list of invitees, as reported by Scotto, is as follows:

  1. Jabri Abdur-Rahim (Providence)
  2. Brooks Barnhizer (Northwestern)
  3. Tamar Bates (Missouri)
  4. Nathan Bittle (Oregon)
  5. Dylan Cardwell (Auburn)
  6. Rueben Chinyelu (Florida)
  7. Thierry Darlan (Delaware Blue Coats – G League)
  8. Johnell Davis (Arkansas)
  9. Jyare Davis (Syracuse)
  10. RJ Davis (UNC)
  11. Dawson Garcia (Minnesota)
  12. Keshon Gilbert (Iowa State)
  13. Caleb Grill (Missouri)
  14. Chucky Hepburn (Louisville)
  15. Chase Hunter (Clemson)
  16. Kobe Johnson (UCLA)
  17. Curtis Jones (Iowa State)
  18. Arthur Kaluma (Texas)
  19. Miles Kelly (Auburn)
  20. Viktor Lakhin (Clemson)
  21. Malique Lewis (South East Melbourne – Australia)
  22. Caleb Love (Arizona)
  23. Jaland Lowe (Pittsburgh)
  24. Jahmai Mashack (Tennessee)
  25. Chance McMillian (Texas Tech)
  26. Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana)
  27. Igor Milicic Jr. (Tennessee)
  28. Jacksen Moni (North Dakota State)
  29. Eli Ndiaye (Real Madrid – Spain)
  30. Ryan Nembhard (Gonzaga)
  31. Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Penn State)
  32. Isaac Nogues (Rip City Remix – G League)
  33. Lachlan Olbrich (Illawarra – Australia)
  34. Sean Pedulla (Ole Miss)
  35. Jonathan Pierre (Belmont)
  36. Jaron Pierre Jr. (Jacksonville State)
  37. Will Richard (Florida)
  38. Kadary Richmond (St. John’s)
  39. Joson Sanon (Arizona State)
  40. Nate Santos (Dayton)
  41. Brandon Stroud (South Florida)
  42. Wade Taylor IV (Texas A&M)
  43. Amari Williams (Kentucky)
  44. Chris Youngblood (Alabama)

These prospects will meet with NBA evaluators and scrimmage for two days in Chicago starting on May 9, ahead of the league’s annual draft combine. A small group of standout players from this event are generally invited to stay in Chicago for the full-fledged combine that takes place immediately following the G League Elite Camp. Typically, at least a half-dozen players move on.

While the May 11-18 combine focuses on the top-ranked players in each draft class, the G League Elite Camp offers opportunity to prospects further down boards who are more likely to go undrafted.

None of the 44 players invited to the G League Elite Camp show up in the top 50 of ESPN’s list of this year’s top prospects. Williams (No. 58) and Lewis (No. 59) are the top-ranked prospects for the event, per ESPN.

The G League Elite Camp will give invitees who declared for the draft as early entrants an opportunity to see where they stand ahead of the draft withdrawal deadline on May 28. Not all of the players who participate in this event will remain in the draft pool.

Jose Alvarado, Terance Mann, and Jaylen Martin are among the current NBA players who once took part in the G League Elite Camp. Last year’s list of invitees was highlighted by Jaylen Wells, though he ultimately received a combine invite before either event tipped off.

Keion Brooks, Isaiah Crawford, Yongxi Cui, Enrique Freeman, Emanuel Miller, Nae’Qwan Tomlin, and Anton Watson were among the other 2024 participants who signed two-way contracts with NBA teams this past year, while Isaac Jones finished the 2024/25 season on a standard contract in Sacramento.

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Scotto’s Latest: Hawks, Green, D’Antoni, Suns, Nogues Gonzalez

April 29th, 2025 at 4:00pm CST by Luke Adams

As the Hawks seek a new head of basketball operations, their top targets are believed to be Tim Connelly of the Timberwolves and former Warriors general manager Bob Myers, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype confirms.

However, as previously reported, Connelly is expected to sign a new deal to remain in Minnesota. As for Myers, people around the NBA believe it would take a “significant” salary and the perfect fit for the current ESPN analyst to return to an NBA front office, Scotto writes.

Other candidates on Atlanta’s list of potential replacements for former GM Landry Fields include Magic senior advisor John Hammond and NBA G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim, league sources tell HoopsHype. Abdur-Rahim spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Hawks as a player, earning his lone All-Star nod in Atlanta.

Confirming a report from NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), Scotto says the Hawks are parting ways with VP of pro personnel Grant Liffmann. Atlanta also isn’t expected to retain executive advisor Chris Emens, Scotto adds.

Here’s more from Scotto:

  • The “prevailing expectation” is that Willie Green will keep his job as the Pelicans‘ head coach entering the 2025/26 season, league sources tell Scotto. However, he hears that New Orleans won’t be retaining coaching advisor Mike D’Antoni, who has been with the organization in that role since 2021.
  • The “strong belief” around the NBA is that the Suns will be seeking a young, first-time head coach to replace Mike Budenholzer, according to Scotto, who identifies Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott and Thunder assistant Dave Bliss as two candidates expected to receive consideration. Ott was a finalist a year ago for the head coaching opening in Charlotte, while Bliss is the coordinator of an Oklahoma City defense that was the league’s best in 2024/25.
  • After earning All-Defensive honors in the G League this season with the Rip City Remix, guard Isaac Nogues Gonzalez – one of 106 early entrants in the 2025 NBA draft – intends to keep his name in the draft pool, Scotto reports. He turned down a multiyear offer to play for Club Joventut Badalona in Spain, agent Michael Naiditch informs HoopsHype.
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G League’s All-Defensive, All-Rookie Teams Unveiled

April 17th, 2025 at 2:43pm CST by Rory Maher

The NBA has officially announced (via Twitter) the G League’s All-Defensive Team for the 2024/25 season. Here’s the full five-player list:

All-NBA G League Defensive Team

The top rookies of the NBAGL season were also unveiled on Thursday (Twitter link). They are as follows:

All-NBA G League Rookie Team

Key, who was recently promoted to a standard contract with Golden State, was named the NBAGL’s Defensive Player of the Year, while Alexander won Rookie of the Year. Badji, who recently signed with a Spanish club, and Nogues, who has declared for the 2025 NBA draft, finished second and third in DPOY voting, respectively. Jones Garcia was the runner-up for ROY, with Young finishing third.

As our tracker shows, Alexander, Jenkins, Young and Dennis are on two-way contracts with their respective NBA clubs.

Journeyman center Brown also earned a spot on the All-NBA G League Second Team, while Alexander made the Third Team.

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Warriors’ Braxton Key Named NBAGL Defensive Player Of The Year

April 2nd, 2025 at 3:43pm CST by Luke Adams

Santa Cruz Warriors forward Braxton Key, who is on a two-way contract with Golden State, has been named the NBA G League’s Defensive Player of the Year for the 2024/25 season, according to an official announcement (Twitter link). The award is voted on by the league’s 31 head coaches and general managers.

Key appeared in a total of 49 G League games this year in the Tip-Off Tournament and regular season for the San Diego Clippers and Santa Cruz Warriors. He averaged a league-leading 2.6 steals per game to go along with 1.1 blocks per contest.

While both San Diego and Santa Cruz finished in the middle of the pack in defensive rating, the Clippers were significantly more effective on that end of the floor when Key was playing. San Diego had a 102.5 defensive rating during his minutes and a 113.7 mark when he wasn’t on the court. Santa Cruz, which finished the season with a 111.5 defensive rating, had a 109.2 mark during Key’s minutes.

Wisconsin Herd center Ibou Badji, who anchored the defense for the Bucks‘ G League affiliate with 3.5 blocks in just 22.4 minutes per game across 50 appearances, was the Defensive Player of the Year runner-up.

Rip City Remix guard Isaac Nogues finished third in the G League’s DPOY voting. He averaged 2.1 steals per contest across 40 games for the Trail Blazers‘ affiliate, which had a defensive rating of 107.8 when he was on the floor and 113.5 when he wasn’t.

Neither Badji nor Nogues is under contract with an NBA team. Key will be eligible for restricted free agency this offseason.

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Remix’s Isaac Nogues To Enter 2025 NBA Draft

March 3rd, 2025 at 12:05pm CST by Rory Maher

Spanish guard Isaac Nogues, who has been playing in the G League this season with Portland’s affiliate, the Rip City Remix, is submitting the paperwork necessary to enter the 2025 NBA draft, he tells Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link).

As Fischer observes, it’s rare for a player to declare for the draft in the middle of a season, but evidently the 21-year-old feels confident about his chances of being selected. He’s not currently listed on ESPN’s latest big board (Insider link), which ranks the top 100 prospects ahead of June’s draft.

According to Fischer, Nogues is known as a defensive specialist — he recently set an NBAGL record by recording 10 steals in a game.

“I can defend a lot of positions,” Nogues told Fischer. “Not only the point guard. Not only the best player. I can defend all 48 minutes of the game. I can give 100% of my energy on defense. This really helps any team.”

The 6’5″ guard has appeared in 33 combined games with the Remix in 2024/25, averaging 2.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 18.9 minutes per contest. He has attempted just 1.8 field goals per night, with a shooting line of .458/.294/.474, and he acknowledges his game is a work in progress on that end of the floor.

“My offensive skills, I will improve,” he insists. “I am improving.”

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