St. John's RJ Luis Jr. enters NBA draft, transfer portal
March 29 - St. John's star forward RJ Luis Jr. is declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft and entering the transfer portal, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.
Luis has one season of college eligibility remaining.
Named the Big East Player of the Year, Luis averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds in 35 games (32 starts) this season.
Luis also earned Big East Tournament MVP honors. However, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, with St. John's as the No. 2 seed in the West Region, he made just 3 of 17 shots from the floor and sat out the final 4:56 of the second half in a 75-66 setback to No. 10 Arkansas on March 22.
Luis, a Miami native, began his college career with one season at Massachusetts before transferring to St. John's prior to the 2023-24 campaign.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Reuters
2 hours ago
- Reuters
Report: Suns weighing Kevin Durant trade options
June 11 - The Phoenix Suns are actively working with Kevin Durant's business partner to weigh trade options, ESPN reported Wednesday. The Suns and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman have met "multiple times" in the past week to discuss potential destinations for the future Hall of Famer, per the report. Teams that have reportedly expressed interest in the 36-year-old forward include the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, although the report indicated that "several wild-card suitors" have recently entered the conversation. Durant is due to earn $54.7 million in 2025-26. If he is traded, the 15-time All-Star becomes eligible to sign a two-year extension worth up to $112 million in July. The Suns finished 36-46 this season despite having the highest payroll in NBA history, leading to the firing of head coach Mike Budenholzer and a demotion for general manager James Jones. A two-time NBA champion and four-time scoring champion, Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 62 games (all starts) in 2024-25. --Field Level Media
The Guardian
3 hours ago
- The Guardian
Suns reportedly discussing trade options with Kevin Durant's business partner
The Phoenix Suns are actively working with Kevin Durant's business partner to weigh trade options, ESPN reported on Wednesday. The Suns and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman have met 'multiple times' in the past week to discuss potential destinations for the future Hall of Famer, per the report. Teams that have reportedly expressed interest in the 36-year-old forward include the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, although the report indicated that 'several wildcard suitors' have recently entered the conversation. Durant is due to earn $54.7m in 2025-26. If he is traded, the 15-time All-Star becomes eligible to sign a two-year extension worth up to $112m in July. The Suns finished 36-46 this season despite having the highest payroll in NBA history, leading to the firing of head coach Mike Budenholzer and a demotion for general manager James Jones. A two-time NBA champion and four-time scoring champion, Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 62 games in 2024-25.
Reuters
4 hours ago
- Reuters
Celtics' Jaylen Brown has knee surgery, expects to return by training camp
June 11 - Boston Celtics star swingman Jaylen Brown underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday. Per the Celtics, Brown is expected to be ready to participate in training camp without limitation. Brown, 28, finished the playoffs with a partially torn meniscus, ESPN reported. He averaged 22.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game during the playoffs for the Celtics, who lost star Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles before being eliminated by the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. A four-time All-Star and 2025 NBA Finals MVP, Brown averaged 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and a career-high 4.5 assists in 63 games (all starts) this season. Brown has averaged 19.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 603 career games (496 starts) since being selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. --Field Level Media
