Share this: Every first-round pick in the NBA Draft wants to play right away. Players selected in the lottery expect to play right away. Playing time usually come quickly to these lottery picks because they are on teams without a lot of depth and/or talent. The Boston Celtics are the rare championship contender in the lottery thanks to a fantastic trade with the Brooklyn Nets in 2013. The C’s have the best chance (25 percent) of winning Tuesday night’s lottery because of their pick swap with the last-place Nets. Playing time won’t be easy to come by on the C’s roster next season, and according to ESPN’s Chad Ford, that has agents of top prospects in the 2017 draft class a little concerned. Ford reported Sunday
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How Patriots’ 90-Man Roster Stacks Up After 2017 NFL Draft Concludes
Share this: The 2017 NFL Draft is over, but the work is just beginning for the New England Patriots, who still have to fill out their 90-man roster. The Patriots came away from the draft with just four selections, picking defensive ends Derek Rivers and Deatrich Wise and offensive tackles Antonio Garcia and Conor McDermott. They also acquired tight end James O’Shaughnessy from the Kansas City Chiefs, bringing their 90-man roster up to just 70 players. What does that mean? They’ll be very active in the process of signing undrafted free agents. The Patriots have had a small class of rookie free agents over the past two seasons as veteran players have filled up the majority of their roster. The Patriots were active signing
Patriots Undrafted Free Agent Rumors: Harvey Langi Among Signees
Share this: The 2017 NFL Draft has concluded, and the New England Patriots still have 20 spots to fill on their 90-man roster. Many of those roster slots will be filled by undrafted free agents after the Patriots selected just four players in the draft. We’ll keep track of the Patriots’ signings here. Here’s who the Patriots are rumored to have signed. DT Josh Augusta, Missouri (Kansas City Star)LB Harvey Langi, BYU (Providence Journal)S Jason Thompson, Utah (The Salt Lake Tribune)G Jason King, Purdue (player)TE Jacob Hollister, Wyoming (Casper Star-Tribune)CB Kenny Moore, Valdosta State (Boston Herald)DE Corey Vereen, Tennessee (agency) Thumbnail photo via Brian Spurlock/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Johnny Oduya Among Best Unsigned 2015 NHL Free Agents (Photos)
Two weeks have passed since NHL free agency began, and even though activity has died down a bit, there are still several quality players left on the market for teams to pursue from now until training camps open in September. With lots of signings over the last two weeks, it’s time to re-rank the best unrestricted free agents on the market. Thumbnail photo via Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports Images ...