An early, post-Summer League top-50 fantasy basketball draft rankings offers an updated perspective for 9-category formats. We also have news finally that LeBron James is joining the 76ers after a drawn-out process. Now that LeBron has a landing spot, let's go over my early draft rankings. Top 10Victor Wembanyama, SAS F/CNikola Joki, DEN CLuka Doni, LAL GShai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC GCade Cunningham, DET GTyrese Maxey, PHI GAnthony Edwards, MIN G/FJayson Tatum, BOS FJalen Johnson, ATL FScottie Barnes, TOR G/FMany will have Joki as the 1.01, but it's Wemby's time. Luka and SGA are interchangeable at No. 3. Cunningham's turnovers can be frustrating, but he's a stat-stuffer on both ends and can lead the league in assists. Maxey's usage will take a slight hit with Jaylen Brown and James in the fold, but expect his efficiency to improve.Tatum makes his return to the top 10, as he should be ready to go for a full season. Young bucks Jalen Johnson and Scottie Barnes' versatility earns them late first-round validity Johnson finished 13th in 9-cat last season.1120Jamal Murray, DEN GDonovan Mitchell, CLE GTyrese Haliburton, IND GGiannis Antetokounmpo, MIA F/CCooper Flagg, DAL G/FKevin Durant, HOU G/FChet Holmgren, OKC F/CAustin Reaves, LAL G/FKarl-Anthony Towns, NYK F/CKawhi Leonard, LAC FGiannis lands in the second round because of his poor free-throw shooting and lack of 3s require too much work around. Now, if we're talking points leagues, he's a top-five player. Cooper Flagg ranks high, expect a big sophomore leap. He can literally do it all.Haliburton is returning from an Achilles tear. I'd still proceed with some caution though he should produce plenty of counting stats even if he misses games due to load management. Holmgren will have his best season to date, while Reaves gets to feast on usage post-LeBron.KAT and Kawhi are both efficiency-driven, productive assets. Keep an ear out for any news regarding penalizing Leonard for his alleged cap circumvention investigation with the Clippers. 2130Josh Giddey, CHI G/FLaMelo Ball, MIN GJalen Brunson, NYK GTrae Young, WAS GStephen Curry, GSW GLauri Markkanen, UTA FDerrick White, BOS GBam Adebayo, MIA F/CJames Harden, FA GDeni Avdija, POR G/FI expect the third round to be pretty guard-heavy. Giddey and Ball offer multi-cat upside at the point, while I anticipate strong bounce-backs from Young and Curry, who were both limited by injuries last season. Brunson is recovering from offseason wrist surgery, but the King of New York should be cleared by the preseason. Markkanen was eighth in per-game value in 9-cat last year. However, he only played in 42 games. He'll play in far more this upcoming season with the Jazz finally looking to compete. An uptick in 3s could be coming for Adebayo along with his steady dose of double-doubles and stocks.Harden's usage and efficiency slipped in Cleveland where he is expected to return still useful, but no longer a top-15 lock. Avdija's assists will take a hit with Ja Morant and DamianLillard back in the fold, but he should remain Portland's top offensive option.3140Jaren Jackson Jr., UTH F/CTrey Murphy III, NOR G/FJalen Duren, DET CDevin Booker, PHO GAlperen engn, HOU F/CAmen Thompson, HOU G/FPascal Siakam, IND F/CEvan Mobley, CLE F/CBrandon Miller, CHA G/FJalen Williams, OKC G/FA deep, position-flexible tier that gives me some pause. JJJ is in a good spot to showcase his two-way ability. He just needs to rebound more. Mobley is a bit overrated, while engn and Amen Thompson offer rare stat-sheet variety for their size but still have holes in their games. engn's issue is turnovers and poor free-throw shooting and Amen can't shoot beyond 10 feet consistently. Good thing they got the best shooting coach in the game now. Trey Murphy III has a new head coach in Jamahl Mosley, who doesn't exactly know how to enhance the team's best players. I'm not out on him, but I'm somewhat hesitant. Duren's contract situation could impact his play. Let's hope not seems like the Pistons are playing with fire. Booker's scoring and assists keep him in the top 35. That said, I'm not looking to draft him. Siakam remains a steady all-around option in Indiana and gets a bump with Haliburton returning. Brandon Miller's about to go off, while Jalen Williams is ripe for a rebound campaign. Injuries crushed his confidence and ability last year. 4150Desmond Bane, ORL G/FKon Knueppel, CHA G/FNickeil Alexander-Walker, ATL G/FKeyonte George, UTA GWalker Kessler, LAL CDomantas Sabonis, SAC F/CJaylen Brown, PHI G/FKyrie Irving, DAL GLeBron James, PHI FAnthony Davis, WAS F/CThe biggest risers into the top-50 crew are Kon Knueppel and Keyonte George. It may seem early, but I'd rather be early than late. These guys are going to ball. Kessler joining the Lakers will be great for his fantasy stock. Imagine how many easy conversions he'll get playing as the roll-man for Luka and Reaves, plus he's one of the best rim protectors in the game. I doubt the Kings will get rid of Sabonis, so he'll have at least one year left of top-50 appeal as one of the best passing bigs and triple-double threats.I'm trusting that a year off allowed Kyrie's ACL to fully heal, in which case, he's in a great position to cook with the Mavs lacking any true scorers or playmakers beyond Flagg.Let's close by turning our attention to LeBron and Brown. All the stars in Philadelphia will take a usage hit. However, I don't anticipate LeBron being too far off from his final season in L.A. 20-6-7. I could also see a world where he's among the top assist generators in the league with a slight downtick in scoring.While Brown is still going to provide buckets, rebounds and steals, he'll likely be overdrafted in 9-cat leagues relative to his performance, but is a top-30 player for points leagues.

North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi has been placed on paid administrative leave, The Associated Press reported.The school announced the move with a statement Monday morning, coming days before the Tar Heels open preseason camp. The school didnt provide details as to the reason, noting that employees and athletes arent permitted to address the topic as is standard procedure with personnel matters.Lombardi joined Bill Belichick in making the NFL-to-college move when the school hired the former New England Patriots coach in December 2024. Lombardis career as an NFL executive had included being the GM of the Cleveland Browns in 2013, and he was an immediate hire by the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach in Chapel Hill.The school had hired Belichick to jolt a football program that had largely been an Atlantic Coast Conference also-ran while making periodic but unsustained climbs into national relevance.A few months into Belichicks tenure, Lombardi said the goal was running a college program in a way similar to the NFL, saying the Tar Heels consider ourselves the 33rd (NFL) team due to the staff connections to the pros.The Tar Heels went just 4-8 in Belichicks first season. They open his second against TCU in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 29.

The long list of all-time great Carolina Panthers linebackers may soon be getting a little longer.Devin Lloyd spoke to reporters following Sunday's outing of training camp. He was asked about his recent film session with franchise legend, Pro Football Hall of Famer andperhaps above allwell-noted tape junkie Luke Kuechly. "He's a guy that really loves ball. So I'm grateful that he was willing to do that. Hopefully, I'm pretty sure it won't be the last time," Lloyd replied. "But it was great. We really just talked about leadership, we talked about ball, talked about life a little bit. Really just trying to find that one percent to take my game to the next level on and off the field. And, it was a great talk."Lloyd took his game to another level in 2025, where he earned the very first Pro Bowl selection of his four-year NFL career. Over 15 regular-season games, he posted bests in interceptions (five) and pressures (28) while helping lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to an AFC South title.The former first-round pick has since joined the other conference's southern champs. Lloyd inked a three-year, $42 million deal with the Panthers in the spring, and will serve as the new man in the middle for an ascending defense.And after taking in the history of that position in Carolina, Lloyd seems ready to etch his name into franchise lore."Yeah, I knew about Luke, I knew about Thomas Davis and then Sam Mills. I learn more about the guysobviously, Dan [Morgan] and Jon Beason, Shaq [Thompson]. You go down the line and you look at the history of linebackers, I know I missed a couple. I learned more about it as I came here, but I already knew about some of the mainstays, some of the big names. "And then look at it even deeper as I was here a little longer, you really realize there's a lineage of great linebacker play and that's special to be a part of."Follow@ThePanthersWireon Twitter/X for more Panthers content.This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Panthers' new star defender learning from franchise legend

As the Denver Broncos kick off training camp this week, the health of quarterback Bo Nix (ankle) will be a key storyline. Nix underwent surgery in January after breaking his ankle in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. He had a clean-up procedure a few months later and was limited this spring. The Broncos and Nix have both said he will be full-speed at training camp, and the QB appeared to move well in offseason workout videos. Another key offensive player returning from injury is running back J.K. Dobbins (foot), who has said he could have returned for the Super Bowl last season had Denver made it that far. Three others returning from serious injuries are offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo (knee), defensive lineman Matt Henningsen (Achilles) and safety Brandon Jones (pectoral). Gargiulo will begin camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.The list of players who were sidelined this spring includes tight end Caleb Lohner (lower body) and guard Ben Powers (unknown). We'll see if there are status updates for those players when veterans report for camp on Tuesday.Broncos returning from injuries 5. OL Nick Gargiulo (knee) [PUP]4. DE Matt Henningsen (Achilles) 3. DB Brandon Jones (pectoral)2. RB J.K. Dobbins (foot)1. QB Bo Nix (ankle)Denver's veterans are set to report on Tuesday with the team's first training camp practice with fans in attendance scheduled for Friday (view the team's full training camp schedule). Social: FollowBroncos WireonFacebookandTwitter/X!Did you know:These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: 5 Broncos players returning from injuries in 2026

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