Jeezy Bilas

The Twitter highlight of Sunday night: Jay Bilas, college basketball analyst and aficionado of NBA Draft pick body parts, revealing his appreciation for the works of Young Jeezy and Rick Ross. Or his account was hacked.

by Jason Kirk • Jul 17, 2011 7:24 PM EDT

Kill The NBA Draft Second Round? No!

The excellent staff of CBS Sports' Eye On Basketball blog put together a list of items the NBA should attend to while it's already working out this labor stoppage thing. One of Royce Young's suggestions is to kill the second round of the NBA Draft. (I know, a little part of you just died, right?)

Most second rounders don't make it anyway, but there are always five or six that are quality pickups for a team. Some get signed, some don't. And the ones that don't end up going to Europe or the D-League, sometimes because they're a small forward and were picked by the Heat. If the contracts aren't guaranteed anyway, what purpose does the second round really have other than it's decent TV?

Just decent? What second round are you watching? Three arguments for keeping the second round are below.

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by Tom Ziller • Jul 4, 2011 11:01 AM EDT

Charles Barkley Says Jan Vesely's Girlfriend Was 'Marking Her Territory' With Kiss

No wacky NBA story is ever complete until Charles Barkley weighs in, and Jan Vesely's kiss of his girlfriend at the 2011 NBA Draft is no exception. Vesely himself may be tired of all the attention the smooch received, but it was a kiss on live TV, dammit, and the news cycle will not stop until Barkley makes his opinion known.

Finally, Barkley has done just that. In a radio interview with Mike Lupica for ESPN Radio New York, Barkley said that the kiss was all about girlfriend Eva Kodouskova trying to prove a point.

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by Mike Prada • Jun 28, 2011 10:29 AM EDT

Indy Star Columnist Wonders, 'What's The Deal With Foreign Names, Anyway?'

When Tanguy Ngombo, Congolese by way of Qatar, was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, basketball fans couldn't help but laugh. Of course David Kahn's team picked the draft's most obscure player. Jeff Goodman, who'd broken news of just about every pick in the entire draft, called him "some guy named Ngombo" ... while breaking news of the pick.

But apparently we were laughing at the wrong thing. As the Indianapolis Star's Bob Kravitz writes, it's funny that Ngombo and Nigeria's Chukwudiebere Maduabum were picked because their "names are a series of clicking noises." For some reason it's also distressing that these players were picked instead of homegrown Americans.

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by Jason Kirk • Jun 27, 2011 4:33 PM EDT

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by Ryan Hudson • Jun 27, 2011 1:46 PM EDT

Tanguy Ngombo Is Actually 26, David Kahn Bought An Ineligible Draft Pick, According To Report

Tanguy Ngombo may have been the Internet's biggest revelation, or one giant prank pulled over the heads of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Earlier this week, DraftExpress floated his name and noted the Minnesota connection. He was the hidden gem, tucked away in Qatar and deemed worthy of a flier by the Timberwolves. So Minnesota pounced, buying the rights to the 57th pick from Dallas to draft 21-year-old Ngombo. And the Internet rejoiced.

Except there was one small problem with the pick, and it may be the most David Kahn thing ever.

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by Brian Floyd • Jun 24, 2011 9:27 PM EDT

Jordan Hamilton Called Uncoachable By Texas Coach Rick Barnes, According To Report

Jordan Hamilton found himself sliding fast during the 2011 NBA Draft and nobody was quite sure why. Finally, with the 26th pick in the draft, the Dallas Mavericks ended Hamilton's misery and snatched him up, sending him to Portland where he was then shipped to Denver as part of a three-team trade. But why did Hamilton fall so far, nearly ending up on the outside of the first round altogether?

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by Brian Floyd • Jun 24, 2011 7:30 AM EDT

2011 NBA Draft: Targuy/Tanguy Ngombo Drafted, Media Throws In Towel

Who is Targuy/Tanguy Ngombo? Well, he played in Qatar and nobody, outside of few a savvy Internet people, knew who he was. The ESPN broadcasters shrugged and laughed while Jeff Goodman tweeted this:

Welcome to the end of the draft, where the hidden internationals surface suddenly.

by Brian Floyd • Jun 23, 2011 11:57 PM EDT

Markieff Morris, Twin Brother Marcus Split Up By NBA Draft

Finally, you'll be able to tell Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris apart. Markieff is seven minutes older than his brother, but who would've predicted he'd be drafted something like seven minutes earlier than him as well? The Phoenix Suns picked the six-foot-nine Morris at No. 13, with the Houston Rockets selecting the slightly shorter Morris a pick later.

After Markieff's selection, both players appeared emotional at the prospect of no longer playing together.

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by Jason Kirk • Jun 23, 2011 9:01 PM EDT