Shabazz Muhammad News

March 16, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; UCLA Bruins guard/forward Shabazz Muhammad shoots against Oregon Ducks guard Johnathan Loyd during the second half of the championship game of the Pac 12 tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

After gaining the sixth overall pick in the NBA draft lottery earlier this week, New Orleans Pelicans Coach Monty Williams isn't ready to reveal yet what players they could be targeting.

Vivek Ranadive is taking over a downtrodden NBA Franchise that needs a lot of fixing up and this summer will be crucial in laying a foundation for the future.

May 16, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Shabazz Muhammad is interviewed during the NBA Draft combine at Harrison Street Athletics Facility.

Coming out of highschool as a top-3 recruit, Shabazz chose to play at UCLA this season.

Source: www.sbnation.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013It's post-combine and very drafty in here.

It has now been a few weeks since the end of the season, which means that enough time has past that we can get a clearer picture of the rosters each Pac-12 team will carry into the 2013-14 season.

The NBA combine is a venue for prospects to display their athleticism and professionalism, but some players need direct competition to shine.

Trey Burke was the consensus national player of the year at Michigan this past season.

Shabazz's season at UCLA was a disappointment to many fans and it seems to many scouts who have his draft prospects falling.

In the last three years and five of the last six, the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft has been a player who declared after only one year of college basketball .

As teams begin to solidify their non-conference schedules for the 2013-14 season, it has been reported that UCLA will host Alabama next season with the Bruins traveling to Alabama the following year.

Our NBA Draft profiles continue with a look at Shabazz Muhammad, the one-time phenom whose stock has fallen from that of a top-overall pick a few years ago to the point that some are questioning whether he could fall out of the top 10 altogether.

Shabazz Muhammad said he prefers to play shooting guard in the NBA because he would be one of the bigger players at his position.

San Diego State junior Jamaal Franklin considers himself one of the better defenders in the country.

Thursday and Friday in Chicago is the NBA Draft Combine, where 60 invited players - guys likely or at least in the mix to be drafted - get measured, tested, go through interviews with teams, and occasionally run drills.

The Orlando Magic have brought a large contingent to the Windy City for the 2013 NBA Draft Combine, which moved to a gym today for group drills.

For the next five weeks PBT will be profiling likely first-round draft picks in the upcoming NBA Draft.

Chad Ford's second NBA mock draft for ESPN has the Pistons selecting Shabazz Muhammad with the No.

For the "Freshman Impact" series, Insider's college basketball and recruiting experts will be teaming up to examine how 15 of the nation's best recruiting classes will fit in with their teams in the 2013-14 season.