Basketball

Victor Wembanyama's NBA draft experience will be quite unlike last year's No. 1 pick. Paolo Banchero could never be certain he would be taken first. There was too much speculation that Orlando was also considering Jabari Smith Jr.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NBA All-Star weekend organizers announced Wednesday the popular Saturday night skills challenges will be held Feb. 17 at Lucas Oil Stadium, the home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.

DENVER (AP) — Bruce Brown is set to become a free agent after declining his $6.8 million player option with the NBA-champion Denver Nuggets, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Tammy Sutton-Brown and Rowan Barrett led Canada's basketball teams at the 2000 Olympics, have become executives in the sport, and are about to share another honour.

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama walked into his first NBA news conference Wednesday morning, took his seat and looked out at a maze of cameras and microphones that have been awaiting him for years. And then he smiled.

Kyle Kuzma will be a free agent when the league's annual offseason shopping period starts next week.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — The Stockton Kings hired Lindsey Harding as coach and Anjali Ranadivé as general manager on Tuesday, marking the first time that a G League team will simultaneously have women in those roles. Harding — a former No.

NEW YORK (AP) — The tall task of determining Victor Wembanyama's height isn't finished yet. The expected No. 1 pick in the NBA draft might be 7-foot-4. Maybe not, though.

MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley sometimes finds himself waking up in the middle of the night these days, turning on the television because he’s unable to sleep. This is when the president of the Miami Heat watches Garfield cartoons.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have some considerations in mind for Thursday night's draft. Toronto has just one pick, sitting on the back end of the lottery at 13th overall in the first round.