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Friday, September 29, 2023

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Amsterdam native, Albany Academy graduate Jackson enjoying first steps of NBA journey with Bucks

For Andre Jackson Jr., June 22 will forever remain a special date. “That was a great night,” Jackson said Saturday,… Read more »

Amsterdam native Andre Jackson Jr. was picked by the Orlando Magic in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday, but he is expected to be traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. (Gazette file photo)

Amsterdam’s Jackson picked by Magic in second round of NBA Draft, expected to be traded to Bucks

Amsterdam-native Andre Jackson Jr. was selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday… Read more »

In this March file photo, an NBA basketball sits in a rack before a game between the Detroit Pistons and the Charlotte Hornets in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

People with no chance at playing in the NBA can still enter the NBA draft

If you want to be in the NBA, it helps to be, among other things, excellent at the playing of… Read more »

Siena’s Jalen Pickett takes a shot over Niagara’s Steven Levnaic during a March 4, 2020 game in Albany.

Former Siena men’s basketball star Pickett projected as a 2nd-round NBA Draft selection

Former Siena men’s basketball standout Jalen Pickett could hear his name called late Thursday night during the NBA Draft. Multiple… Read more »

Andre Jackson, Jr., celebrates on the sidelines during a March 19 NCAA Tournament game at MVP Arena in Albany.

Amsterdam’s Jackson set to join exclusive club of Capital Region products selected in NBA Draft post-merger

CAPITAL REGION – At some point Thursday night, Andre Jackson, Jr. is likely to hear his name called in the… Read more »

Boulogne-Levallois' Victor Wembanyama celebrates after a dunk against Lyon-Villeurbanne during a basketball game in Levallois, France, on Jan. 9. Wembanyama will learn Tuesday night which team will be picking him in the NBA Draft. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Siena grad Phelps representing Pistons at Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery

Siena College graduate Jon Phelps will represent the Detroit Pistons at Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery in New York. Phelps,… Read more »