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Eagles’ regular season countdown: Every player to wear No. 98 for Philadelphia

With Eagles training camp less than 100 days away, we’re looking at every player to wear the No. 98 for Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Eagles will kick off their 2023 regular season against the New England Patriots on Sept. 10, now 90 days away.

From now until the start of the season, we’ll be counting down each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

No. 98 is currently worn by first-round pick Jalen Carter, who will be a key rotational piece and star at the defensive tackle position.

There have been some memorable players to don the number, including legendary Bears head coach Mike Ditka.

With 90 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to ever wear No. 98 for the Eagles (via Pro Football Reference):

Former Longhorn throws down the dunk of the NBA summer league

Greg Brown III with the dunk of the summer!

The Portland Trail Blazers summer league team was playing in the second most important game of the night on Tuesday, as they faced off with the Houston Rockets in the summer league consolation matchup.

The Blazers were unable to overcome the great offensive performances of Armani Brooks, who has spent majority of his professional career in the G League, having only played in 20 NBA games, and rookie out of Arizona State Josh Christopher. Brooks and Christopher combined for 50 of the teams 95 points, with Brooks scoring 30 and Christopher scoring 20.

However, those two have not been the talk of the town, as former Longhorn Greg Brown stole everyone’s attention on social media with what many are deeming the dunk of the summer league. On a fast break opportunity, Brown decided to add some extra flare to his dunk, going with the ever so elegant between the legs slam.

Brown and his team did lose the game, but he had a very solid performance off the bench. The Texas ex provided as personal summer league high with 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He finished summer league by averaging 9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots in five games.

LeBron James reacts to Greg Brown’s insane between-the-legs dunk

Trail Blazers rookie Greg Brown III capped off summer league with his best performance, and even impressed LeBron James in the process.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Greg Brown III on Tuesday capped off the Las Vegas Summer League with his best performance, and even drew high praise from LeBron James in the process.

Brown produced a summer league-high of 13 points and eight rebounds during a 95-92 loss to the Houston Rockets. He finished the contest by shooting 6-of-7 from the field while he also had two blocked shots in 25 minutes of work.

The 43rd overall pick also had probably the dunk of summer league.

The play unfolded with just over a minute to go in the second quarter when Brown found himself in a fastbreak situation. Brown beat everyone down the court following a missed shot and then pulled off the rare between-the-legs slam.

The dunk by Brown immediately got everyone at the Thomas & Mack Center hyped. It also didn’t take long before it started going viral on social media with fans and players alike weighing in on what they just witnessed in summer league.

Count James among those that were blown away by the play.

Brown finished summer league by averaging nine points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots in five games. He also scored in double digits on Thursday after recording 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals in a loss to the Indiana Pacers.

The Trail Blazers signed Brown to a three-year, $4.3 million contract that has the first two seasons fully guaranteed. He was viewed by some to be a potential first-round pick so Portland could have gotten a steal after taking him at 43.

Certainly, he is capable of doing amazing things on the court as we saw on Tuesday.

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Bleacher Report has three Longhorns taken in final NBA mock draft

Bleacher Report’s final NBA mock draft of the year.

On July 29, the lives of 60 basketball players from across the world will change forever.

The 2021 NBA draft will begin on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. CST on ESPN. The Texas Longhorns have four prospects that are hopeful to hear their name called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

The draft process has gone differently for each of Texas’ draft prospects, as Kai Jones has consistently been viewed as a lottery pick, whereas Greg Brown III has seen his stock fall.

On the other hand, Jericho Sims likely had the best pre-draft process of any player in the class. He was once viewed as a player who should head back to Austin, but his performance at the combine and workouts has caused him to skyrocket up draft boards. Matt Coleman III has also garnered interest from teams for a potential summer league roster spot.

Bleacher Report released their final mock draft of the year, and it has three of the four Texas prospects being selected. Let’s see where the experts think the trio of Longhorns will land.

Lakers work out Greg Brown, Neemias Queta, four more prospects Saturday

The Los Angeles Lakers worked out Greg Brown, Neemias Queta and four more prospects ahead of the NBA draft.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced it worked out six more prospects ahead of the NBA draft on July 29.

The new group of prospects includes Greg Brown of Texas, Neemias Queta of Utah State, Carlik Jones of Louisville, Feron Hunt of SMU, Jeremiah Tilmon of Missouri and Mitch Ballock of Creighton.

Brown, a 6’9″ forward, played one season of collegiate basketball and averaged 9.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting 42 percent overall on 7.4 attempts and 33 percent from deep on 3.5 attempts. He’s regarded as a late first-round pick or early second-rounder given the upside with his athleticism,

Queta, a 7-foot center, interviewed with the Lakers during the draft combine in June. He’s seen as a late second-round pick or an undrafted candidate, though there’s promise regarding his shot-blocking and altering ability.

Jones, a 6’1″ guard, played four seasons of basketball, but he spent his senior year in Louisville after three years at Radford. As a senior, he averaged 16.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.4 steals on 40.2 percent shooting on 14.8 attempts and 32.1 percent 3-point shooting on 2.9 attempts. He’s likely an undrafted candidate.

Hunt, a 6’8″ forward, played three seasons at SMU. Most recently, he averaged 11.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals while converting on 56 percent of his overall attempts on 7.8 attempts and 20 percent from deep on 1.6 attempts. Hunt is seen as an undrafted candidate.

Tilmon, a 6’10” big, played four seasons at Missouri. As a senior, he averaged 12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks on 61.4 percent shooting on 7.7 attempts. Tilmon is projected to go undrafted.

Ballock, a 6’5″ guard, played all four seasons at Creighton. In his final year, he averaged 9.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists on 43.5 percent shooting (8.2 attempts) and 38.6 percent from deep (6.4 attempts). Though the season prior, Ballock drilled 43.5 percent of his 3-point shots on 6.9 attempts. He’s also seen as an undrafted talent.

From this pool, Brown is the likely candidate the Lakers want to scout further for the No. 22 overall pick while the rest could be additions for the Summer League squad, and possibly the G League team down the line.

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2021 aggregate NBA mock draft 7.0: Ranking the full class of prospects

The 2021 NBA draft is less than a week away and we finally have an idea of who is in — and who has withdrawn — from the class.

The 2021 NBA draft is less than a week away and we finally have an idea of who is in – and who has withdrawn – from the class.

In order to get a better sense of where all of the prospects stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, Yahoo, The Athletic, The Ringer, Yahoo, NBA Big Board and USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win to see where the prospects rank at the moment.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion.

Since our previous update last month, some of the players with the most positive momentum include Quentin Grimes, Joe Wieskamp, Vrenz Bleijenbergh, Aaron Wiggins, Justin Champagnie, Jericho Sims, Jason Preston, Josh Primo, Neemias Queta, Trey Murphy and Bones Hyland.

Among players who ranked on our previous update who have since withdrawn from the draft include Roko Prkacin (32), Marcus Bagley (39), Terrence Shannon (48), Ariel Hukporti (50), Max Abmas (53), Johnny Juzang (54), Jordan Hall (66), Carlos Alocen (69) and Ochai Agbaji (75).

The most notable omissions who remain in this class but not these rankings are Yves Pons, Scottie Lewis, Jay Huff, Marcus Zegarowski, Aamir Simms, Dalano Banton, Matt Mitchell, Jose Alvarado, Carlik Jones, Derrick Alston Jr., Romeo Weems, Balsa Koprivica, Chaundee Brown, Isaiah Miller, Jordan Schakel and D.J. Carton.

Note that for the offensive roles, we borrowed a fun idea from Todd Whitehead (formerly of Nylon Calculus) with help from our friends at Bball-Index.com to create a slightly tweaked formula from the version they use.

The goal of that is not to explain how well a player scores but rather offer context for the way that he was used on his most recent team. This should help you predict how he might be used at the next level.

Meanwhile, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

NBA Combine reviews for Texas Longhorns prospects after day two

Stocks could be rising after a phenomenal day two from a pair of Longhorns.

Day one of the five-on-five scrimmages went really well for Jericho Sims, but it left Greg Brown III looking overwhelmed, and quite frankly, not good enough to be a first round pick.

However, Brown got a chance to redeem his lackluster performance on the second day of the NBA Combine and he did just that.

Brown came out of the gate with the energy and enthusiasm that he was lacking in the scrimmage on day one, which is also why scouts question his motor.

After coming off the bench to play a little over 14 minutes during the first game and only scoring two points while having the worst +/- rating, Brown was given a chance to start on day two.

Brown scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and recorded one steal. A performance that also saw him having the highest +/- rating on his team. If he wants to stay in the good graces of scouts and general managers, he will need to get a grasp on how important it is to impact the game in a positive way regardless if you are scoring or not.

Jericho Sims continues to impress at the combine, as he had another great game. Draft Expresses’ Jonathan Givony had nothing but high regards for Sims, who prior to the combine was not in seen in a single mock draft.

Sims got the start day one, but was given the opportunity to come off the bench this game, as that would likely be his role anyway. Even coming out of a reserve role, Sims was the highest scoring player on the team with 18 points and fell one rebound short of outrebounding the starting forward who had 7.

Based off the two games, it is safe to say Brown is likely still considered to be a “tweener,” whether scouts view him as a first or second is objective. Sims on the other hand likely earned himself a summer league invite at worst and may even be able to hear his name called in the second round.

Draft stock watch: Davion Mitchell, Josh Giddey, BJ Boston and more

With the NBA draft lottery and combine less than two weeks out, we can reflect on the biggest risers and fallers in this draft class so far.

With the NBA draft lottery and combine less than two weeks out, we can reflect on the biggest risers and fallers in this draft class so far.

Our aggregate mock drafts track where each draft prospect ranks across trusted mock drafts. As we face the calm before the storm, these rankings help us track all of the progress and regression each player faced during this past season.

Preseason rankings are here and the latest update, our fifth edition, is here.

Much like our ongoing free agency series at HoopsHype, we will continue to update with new posts about whose draft stock has gone up – and down – the most as we get closer to the big night.

2021 NBA Mock Draft 4.0: Player comparisons and predicting all 60 picks

Who should the Houston Rockets select if they get the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft?

While fans are now enjoying the NBA postseason, there are several teams that didn’t make the playoffs with full attention on the draft.

Now that the regular season and play-in tournament are both complete, the order is set for picks No. 15 to No. 60. However, we will have to wait until the lottery on June 22.

For more details on odds for when each team in the lottery will be on the clock, you can read this post by our own Charles Curtis.

Meanwhile, we also have a pretty clear idea of which prospects have opted to declare for the 2021 NBA draft. But any stragglers still have until May 30 to make their decision in order to be eligible for draft consideration.

Scouts and executives around the league will have an even better feel for this class come June 21, when the combine begins in Chicago.

After that, all those who hired either NCAA-certified agents or do not already have any representation have until July 19 to decide if they wish to remain in the class and forego their collegiate eligibility or return to school.

Until then, however, this is how we predict the two rounds of the 2021 NBA draft will shake out:

Two Texas players go in first round of ESPN’s latest NBA mock draft

In the latest NBA mock draft, both Greg Brown and Kai Jones are selected in the first round. UT has not had two players picked since 2011.

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Shaka Smart’s final impression in Austin will always be the failure to win during March Madness. During his six seasons, Texas never won a tournament game. Abilene Christian proved to be too much this season, even though the Longhorns were a three seed.

Had Texas won in the round of 64, it is a real possibility Smart is still the head coach. Winning the Big 12 tournament after an 11-6 conference record was a major leap forward from years past. Most importantly, at least two of Smart’s players are expected to be drafted in the upcoming NBA draft.

Greg Brown, Matt Coleman, and Kai Jones are all going to take their stabs at the next level throughout the next couple of months. Brown was always seen as a one-and-done prospect, while the other two have been on campus for multiple seasons. Whether or not all three get drafted is yet to be seen.

In the latest ESPN mock draft, both Brown and Jones are selected in the first round by the Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies respectively. Both are currently competing in the NBA playoffs, meaning neither player would be a lottery pick.

Texas has not had two players selected in the same draft since Tristian Thompson and Jordan Hamilton both went in the first round of the 2011 draft. Only four Longhorns were drafted from 2012-2020.

Here is what ESPN had to say about Memphis selecting Jones:

One of the deepest teams in the NBA, the Grizzlies could stand to add some explosiveness and versatility in the frontcourt to shore up their depth in an attempt to establish themselves as contenders in the Western Conference. Jones is a versatile defender who showed some promise as a floor spacer to complement his rim-running, offensive rebounding and finishing prowess, giving him plenty of upside to grow into long term.

Coming into the season, Brown was projected to be one of the top 14 picks in the draft. He has fallen to a fringe first-round pick and is selected by Utah at No. 30 overall.

Coming off a phenomenal regular season, the Jazz can afford to swing for the fences in picking Brown, a raw prospect who was a top-10 recruit a year ago. The Jazz don’t have much depth at power forward, and Brown’s budding perimeter shooting and potential defensive versatility give him a solid foundation to build on as he continues to round out his skill level and decision-making.

As for Coleman, he was not projected to get picked on July 29. Despite leading the Longhorns in assists for four seasons, the point guard would have to test the undrafted free agent waters.