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Olympics: Gui Santos plays 29 minutes off bench in Brazil’s loss vs. Germany in Group B

The young Golden State forward notched eight points off the bench against Germany on Tuesday.

While Steph Curry and Steve Kerr are busy in Group C of the Olympic Games, another player is representing the Golden State Warriors in Group B in Paris. On Tuesday, Gui Santos played his second Olympic game for Brazil.

After meeting France in the opening game of the group stage, Brazil met another tough opponent for game two — Germany.  The German team features multiple NBA players led by Dennis Schroder, Franz Wagner, Mo Wagner and Daniel Theis.

While Brazil battled for two quarters, Germany secured the lead in the third quarter and never looked back. Schroder led all scorers with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field with six assists in Germany’s 86-73 win in Group B.

After scoring nine points against France in his Olympic debut, Santos scored eight points in 29 minutes off the bench against Germany. Santos added five boards and an assist for Brazil. Santos shot the ball well, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers in the second quarter.

Via @worldhoopsfan on Twitter:

With two losses and only two points in the group, Brazil will have one final chance to secure a win in the group stage on Friday against Japan.

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Aggregate 2025 NBA Mock Draft: Cooper Flagg and Ace Bailey battling for No. 1 pick?

HoopsHype’s aggregate 2025 NBA mock draft lists the top prospects, including scouting reports from NBA executives and scouts by HoopsHype’s Senior NBA Insider, Michael Scotto.

HoopsHype has updated where the top prospects stand for the 2025 NBA Draft by compiling six mock drafts from ESPN, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, and USA TODAY. 

We spoke with an NBA executive and two scouts for their insights on the prospects for the first edition of the aggregate 2025 NBA mock draft.

An explanation for HoopsHype’s Draft Predictor from colleague Alberto de Roa, who contributed research to this story, can be found here.

NOTE: These rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for the overall consensus, not our own opinion. For example, if a player was the first pick on a publication’s mock draft, he received 60 points. If a player was second, he received 59 points, and so on. We then tabulated the total number of points for each player’s consensus ranking.

Watch: Steph Curry drills signature no-look 3-pointer in Olympics vs. Serbia

Steph Curry brought the no-look 3-pointer to the Olympics.

Fans of the NBA, especially the Golden State Warriors, have seen it many times: Stephen Curry looking away from the ball and running back down the court as it sails through the air before it swishes through the net.

The lookaway 3-pointer, the no-look shot, whatever you want to call it, but it’s something a shooter of Curry’s caliber only dares to do. It’s become a signature move for the two-time Most Valuable Player.

On Sunday morning, Curry broke out the no-look jumper for the first time in the Olympic Games. In his Olympic debut, Curry began to jog back down the court before his 3-point attempt fell through the bottom of the rim. The shot sent the French crowd into a frenzy. Curry’s teammate, Kevin Durant, was celebrating on the bench.

Via @TheWarriorsTalk on Twitter:

Curry finished his first Olympic game with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field to go along with three assists and three rebounds in 21 minutes during USA’s win over Serbia, 110-84.

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Watch: Steph Curry scores first Olympic points with signature 3-pointer

Stephen Curry got on the board in the Olympics with a signature 3-pointer in the opening minutes against Serbia.

While he’s worn red, white and blue on the floor for the FIBA World Cup and their recent run of showcase games, Sunday morning marked the official debut of Stephen Curry in the Olympic Games with Team USA.

For the first time in his career, Curry made an appearance in the Olympics for Team USA in their opening game of the group stage against Nikola Jokic and Serbia.

While the Team USA starters opened the game cold, falling down 10-2 to Serbia in the opening minutes, the Golden State Warriors point guard provided a little spark with his signature long-distance jumper.

Via @JoeVirayNBA on Twitter:

A red-hot Kevin Durant came off the bench and fueled Team USA in the first half, scoring a fiery 21 points before halftime. At the break, Team USA is leading 63-49 over Serbia.

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Gui Santos plays 24 minutes off bench in Brazil’s loss to France in Group C

The Brazilian forward tallied nine points in 24 minutes off the bench against France on Saturday.

While Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr will highlight Team USA on the basketball court in Paris, another member of the Golden State Warriors is in Paris to represent his country in basketball.

2022 second-round pick Gui Santos suited up for Brazil on Saturday morning to open the group stage of the Olympic Games against host country France. The French roster is loaded with NBA talent, including Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier, Bilal Couilbaly, Nicolas Batum and Frank Ntililkina.

Although Brazil took an early lead, the duo of Wembanyama and Batum pushed France to a 78-66 victory on Saturday morning. Wembanyama and Batum each scored 19 points against Brazil.

Santos played 24 minutes off the bench against France, scoring nine points on 2-of-5 shooting from the field with three steals, three assists and two boards.

Watch highlights from Santos’ performance against France via @CP3_777 on Twitter:

Brazil will play Germany on Tuesday in France for their next group stage game. Brazil will round out the group stage against Japan later in the week.

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Steph Curry reveals who he’s looking forward to playing in the Olympics

The Warriors star point guard revealed who he’s looking forward to playing in the Olympic Games in Paris.

In the 2024 edition of the Olympic games, Team USA will meet a flurry of talent on the basketball court. To get to the gold medal, the men’s team will face off against NBA star-caliber players like Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Giannis Antetokounmpo and others.

Before the group stage begins, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were asked who they’re looking forward to playing on the court at the Olympics in Paris. Without mentioning a specific team or player, the Golden State Warriors’ point guard gave simple answer. Durant quickly cosigned his answer.

Whoever is in the gold medal game.

Via @usabasketball on Twitter:

The American men’s basketball team will begin their push toward the gold medal on Sunday morning with their first game of the group stage against Serbia in Lille, France. Tipoff is set for 8:15 a.m. PT on Sunday.

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Jaylen Brown names a Warrior to his all-time starting five

The reigning champ named a member of the Warriors when asked who would be in his NBA all-time starting five.

Coming off his first NBA championship run with the Boston Celtics, All-Star wing Jaylen Brown was recently asked about his all-time starting five by House of Highlights. While revealing his answers, Brown named a member of the Golden State Warriors.

After initially naming LeBron James as the point guard, Brown moved James to power forward and added Stephen Curry to the point guard spot.

After listing Curry and James, Brown went on to name Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Shaquille O’Neal. Brown then went on to swap O’Neal out and add Boston Celtics’ legendary center Bill Russell.

Via @HoHighlights on Twitter:

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2024 Olympics: Team USA men’s basketball schedule for opening group stage

Team USA will open group play of the Olympics on Sunday against Nikola Jokic and Serbia.

After five showcase games that spanned from Las Vegas to Abu Dhabi to London, the Olympic Games in Paris is the next step for Team USA. Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and the rest of Team USA will suit up for their first official Olympic contest on Sunday morning against Nikola Jokic and Serbia.

Team USA met Serbia earlier this month in an exhibition game. Behind a game-high 24 points from Curry, Team USA rolled to a dominant win over FIBA’s No. 4 ranked team in the world. Jokic tallied 16 points on 6-of-19 shooting from the field with 11 rebounds and two assists in Serbia’s 105-79 loss to Team USA.

Team USA will follow Serbia in Group C with a highly-anticipated rematch with South Sudan. South Sudan gave Team USA their toughest test in the showcase series. James helped Team USA survive with a 101-100 win over South Sudan.

Team USA will round out Group C with a matchup against Puerto Rico, FIBA’s No. 16-ranked team in the world.

Each win in the group stage is worth two points, and the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout quarterfinals. Teams in the same group can’t be drawn against each other again.

Here is a look at the Team USA’s group stage schedule:

  • July 28 – 8:15 a.m. PT vs. Serbia – Lille, France
  • July 31 – 12:00 p.m. PT vs. South Sudan – Lille, France
  • Aug. 3 – 8:15 a.m. PT vs. Puerto Rico – Lille, France

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Steph Curry scores 13 points vs Germany in Team USA’s final showcase game before Olympics

Steph Curry notched 13 points against Germany on Monday in Team USA’s final showcase game before the start of the Olympics.

After winning their first four showcase games, including a narrow win against South Sudan, Team USA had one final tune-up game before the official start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

On Monday in London, Team USA met up against Germany, the No. 3 ranked team in the FIBA world rankings.  In a close game that saw Germany hold on to a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, Team USA handled business to secure a showcase game sweep.

For the second straight contest, Lebron James took over down the stretch to help push Team USA. James finished with a game-high 20 points in Team USA’s 92-88 win over Germany.

Steph Curry struggled with his long-distance jumper, hitting only one 3-pointer on seven attempts from deep. However, the Golden State Warriors point guard still finished with 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field to go along with three rebounds, two assists and a block in 25 minutes.

Watch Curry’s highlights from Monday’s game via YouTube:

Curry and Team USA will now prepare for the group stage of the Olympics, starting with a matchup against Nikola Jokic and Serbia. Team USA will open Olympic player with a contest against Serbia on Sunday, July 28.

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Watch: Rookie Quinten Post slams two-handed dunk in Summer League vs. Heat

In his second Summer League game, the rookie big man slammed an emphatic dunk against the Heat.

After making his highly-anticipated debut in the Summer League on Friday off the bench, the Golden State Warriors only draft pick from 2024, Quinten Post, made his first start in the Summer League semifinals on Sunday against the Miami Heat.

Post followed his 10-point performance in his debut with another solid 10-point effort on Sunday. In 15 minutes, the Boston College product tallied 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field to go along with two boards and two assists in Golden State’s loss to Miami in Las Vegas.

Before the Warriors Summer League campaign ended, Post added a clip to his early-stage highlight reel. In the third quarter, Pat Spencer dished the rookie a crafty pass before he emphatically slammed down a two-handed dunk.

Via @warriors on Twitter:

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