Vic Bubas’ Great Run

Stephen Curry knows that the rift between his Golden State Warriors teammates Kevin Durant and Draymond Green might be viewed by outsiders as something that can doom the defending champions’ NBA season. “That’s not going to happen,” Curry said on Saturday. Curry spoke publicly for the first time about the testy exchange between Durant and Green – they went at each other late in what became an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers last Monday night, and the fallout has been a major talking point around the NBA since.

Mikal Bridges arrived at Villanova a gangly 17-year-old. After four seasons in the Wildcats’ player development machine, he’s become a major NBA prospect.

With the NFL combine all wrapped up, we’ve cleared one major hurdle in the pre-draft process. And you know what that means: Time for a new mock draft! In our case, it’s time for our first mock draft, and we’re pulling out all the stops. OK, not really, but we’ve included mock trades in this one! Three of them to be exact. Enough talking. Let’s get to the mock… 1. Broncos (via mock trade w/ CLE): Josh Allen, QB Wyoming The Broncos, after missing out on Kirk Cousins — this mock is based on him ultimately signing with the Jets — get desperate and offer the Browns a bushel of picks and Aqib Talib to move up four spots to get Allen. 2. Giants: Josh Rosen, QB UCLA Reports suggesting the Giants are