Jeff Howe

I respect him for not only bowing up to LeBron, but actively trying to throw hands with the face of the league. Every good team needs one of those guys who doesn't mind throwing down.

I was reading some smoke(?) that the Sixers might be targeting Tre Johnson at No. 3, which is probably why I mindlessly typed that. Good looking out, ElCafetero!

I couldn't believe this when I looked it up, but the Timberwolves own the Pistons' pick (No. 17) from a draft-day trade in 2020. The Pistons took Isaiah Stewart with that second first-rounder.

Shades of Ray Allen, maybe, but I think Tre's ceiling is Michael Redd (before he wrecked his knees, obviously).

The Wizards are picking in the No. 6 spot tonight.

Utah has the No. 5 overall pick tonight.

Or how high the heat gets turned up on Brent Venables' seat.

He did.

No, and that has a lot to do with the roster size dropping from 40 to 34 following the House settlement.

The Mavericks and the Spurs are making picks that could change the course of their franchises. The Rockets are making headlines by trading for Kevin Durant. Tre Johnson will go in the lottery. It should be a special night for professional basketball in the state of Texas. The draft starts at 7 p.m. on ABC and ESPN. FIRST ROUND PICKS TO FOLLOW 1. MAVERICKS — Cooper Flagg, F, Duke 2. SPURS — Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers 6. WIZARDS — TRE JOHNSON, G, TEXAS 10. ROCKETS (will be sent to the Suns in the Durant trade) 14. SPURS — Carter Bryant, W, Arizona

Honorable mentions today go to Brett Valdez and Sedrick Flowers.

If it’s not Blake this morning, it’ll be me on the livestream tonight.

Word is Texas wanted Chamberlain to stay.

Here's a link for those folks who want to bookmark the graphic on the Twitter machine:

Texas catcher/infielder Cole Chamberlain has entered the transfer portal, OTF has learned. Chamberlain's profile has already been removed from the program's online roster. Zachary Symm of Orangebloods first reported the departure of Chamberlain, who played in 22 games as a freshman for the Longhorns. Chamberlain went 5-for-37 with two doubles, nine RBI, 15 walks and 15 strikeouts. With Chamberlain's departure, here's the updated list of outgoing transfers from the 2025 squad: C Oliver Service C/INF Cole Chamberlain INF Carson Luna INF/OF Sam Richardson INF Jaquae Stewart OF Tommy Farmer IV OF Will Gasparino OF Donovan Jordan OF Matt Scott LHP Chance Covert II LHP Ace Whitehead RHP Easton Tumis The following is the updated list of incoming transfers Jim Schlossnagle and the Longhorns have added through the transfer portal: C Carson Tinney (Notre Dame) INF Temo Becarra (Stanford) INF Josh Livingston (Wichita State) UTIL Kaleb Freeman (Georgia State) OF Jack Moroknek (Butler) OF Aidan Robbins (Seton Hall) LHP Luke Dotson (Mississippi State) LHP Cal Higgins (Western Kentucky)

No offense taken, and I enjoy the dirty water in Galveston, FWIW.

I'm an Astros fan and I don't live in DFW, so I've got no dog in the Dallas-versus-Houston fight.

It's an impressive list of young assets they've gathered. I wish the Mavericks would take note and follow suit.

They've recruited two from the portal. Max Weiner likes what he's got with the young arms from last year's recruiting class. There are high hopes for Flores and Rerick, specifically.