Multiple media outlets are reporting that the 76ers have told Ben Simmons they plan on taking the former LSU star number one in Thursday night’s NBA draft. Simmons worked out for the 76ers yesterday and tonight he’ll be on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
The Pelicans have three picks in the NBA Draft, including the number six overall selection. Once the draft concludes, the Pelicans will focus on free-agency. Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson and Norris Cole are players that the Pelicans will have a chance to re-sign, but General Manager Dell Demps says it has to be a good fit…
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The Pelicans have released their summer league schedule. They’ll play at least three games in Las Vegas, starting with the Lakers on July 8th.
The Saints released their 2016 training camp schedule today as the team will hold its first practice at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs in West Virgina on July 28th. New Orleans will have joint practices with the Patriots on August 9th and 10th in Foxboro, Massachusetts and in Houston with the Texans on August 18th and 19th. The team will have four open practices to the public at their training facility in Metairie from August 22nd to the 25th.
In other football news…ESPN’s Darren Rovell says former LSU Tiger Odell Beckham has signed an endorsement deal with Campbell’s Chunky Soup.
The Monroe News Star reports Louisiana Tech is adding Iowa State linebacker Jordan Harris to their roster as he’ll suit up this season in Ruston as a graduate transfer. Harris started all 12 games for the Cyclones last season and had 70 tackles.
Northwestern State has named Bobby Barbier (BAR-bee-ay) as the Demons new head baseball coach. He played and coached for the Demons from 2002 to 2009 and was associate head coach last season.
LSU baseball announces that second baseman Cole Freeman has been chosen to wear number eight next season. Mikie Mahtook started the tradition of passing the jersey number eight to another player and he was placed on the disabled list today by Tampa Bay. He was hit by a pitch in the left hand in yesterday’s loss to Cleveland.