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Ralph Walter: Spokane’s distant NBA connections, and how future Seattle expansion – with a Stockton-like assist from Gonzaga basketball – could stir imaginations here

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 21, 2024

Why would a return of pro basketball to Seattle make any difference to a region that lost its lukewarm embrace with the team the first time around? Easy. Spokane – aka Hooptown USA – is literally a basketball hotbed now.

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Brimming with confidence, former Gonzaga wing Julian Strawther looking to ‘seize’ new opportunities with Denver Nuggets

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Julian Strawther couldn’t necessarily point to a single “welcome to the NBA” moment that defined his rookie season with the Denver Nuggets.

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‘It’s kind of sunk in’: After emotional draft night, Anton Watson ready to make mark with Boston

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Earlier this summer, Gonzaga coach Mark Few took time to visit with Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center.

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Analyzing the situation for all 15 former Gonzaga and Washington State players entering the 2024-25 NBA season

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

With the 2024-25 NBA campaign approaching, we take a look at the 11 former Gonzaga players and four former Washington State players currently on NBA rosters, breaking down who’s playing where and what the situation looks like for each former Zag and Coug entering the season.

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‘That small place produces good products’: Memphis rookie Jaylen Wells has hopes of being the next Coug to stick in the NBA

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

DALLAS – Jaylen Wells is new to the topsy-turvy world of professional basketball, but the former Washington State sharpshooter – who was a second-round pick (39th overall) for Memphis in the 2024 NBA draft – is adjusting well to his new surroundings.

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Finally healthy, former Zag Brandon Clarke has put in the work to help the Grizzlies re-emerge as a contender

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 20, 2024

DALLAS – Three-hundred-eighty-seven days.

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Former Gonzaga forward Zach Collins embracing new teammates, goals entering fourth season with San Antonio Spurs

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

LAS VEGAS – During his sixth NBA season, Zach Collins dealt with an ankle injury that sidelined him for games in December and January, then suffered a torn right labrum in the third quarter of a regular-season finale against the Detroit Pistons, roughly 20 minutes before the San Antonio Spurs were scheduled to begin their offseason.