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This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Bilas discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He discussed the potential of a successful rookie class in sports and the highly praised 2026 NBA Draft class.
"I don't know that I'm going to play well ( in the American Century Championship), but I'm going to look good." Said Bilas, "Being in all my Peter Millar stuff, long pants, great players wear long pants, so I'll be in good shape."
The 2026 NFL Draft is in the rear-view with the Kansas City Chiefs addressing several areas of need, especially on defense, with their first four picks. There is always a chance the next Hall of Famer is in this NFL class ahead of the 2026 season. As in the NBA, there are high expectations for this year's young crop, already receiving comparisons to past elite draft classes heading into the league.
"It's not unfair to compare them, as long as we're comparing them as of the draft, you know, sometimes when you look back from 1984 to 2003 you're talking about Hall of Fame players, and we don't know where these guys are going to wind up, so that's sort of the rub there, but as far as depth of talent, this draft is is the deep." said Bilas, "A draft of really good players that I can remember, and especially, I should say, this freshman class, is deeper than any freshman class I can recall. It doesn't mean the top five players are better than five or 10 years ago; it means the rest of the players are better. That's why so many teams were interested in having a draft pick. But having it as high as possible in this draft, because you have the chance to get a player that's really going to help you, and it's going to help you right away."
The annual tournament awards $750,000 in prize money, much of which the celebrity players donate to local and national charities. Over the years, over $8 million has been donated to non-profit causes. Network television exposure on NBC/Peacock and a first-place prize of $150,000 make the celebrity tournament one of the most prestigious in golf.
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In his interview with Easton Jr., Bilas discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He discussed the potential of a successful rookie class in sports and the highly praised 2026 NBA Draft class.
"I don't know that I'm going to play well ( in the American Century Championship), but I'm going to look good." Said Bilas, "Being in all my Peter Millar stuff, long pants, great players wear long pants, so I'll be in good shape."
The 2026 NFL Draft is in the rear-view with the Kansas City Chiefs addressing several areas of need, especially on defense, with their first four picks. There is always a chance the next Hall of Famer is in this NFL class ahead of the 2026 season. As in the NBA, there are high expectations for this year's young crop, already receiving comparisons to past elite draft classes heading into the league.
"It's not unfair to compare them, as long as we're comparing them as of the draft, you know, sometimes when you look back from 1984 to 2003 you're talking about Hall of Fame players, and we don't know where these guys are going to wind up, so that's sort of the rub there, but as far as depth of talent, this draft is is the deep." said Bilas, "A draft of really good players that I can remember, and especially, I should say, this freshman class, is deeper than any freshman class I can recall. It doesn't mean the top five players are better than five or 10 years ago; it means the rest of the players are better. That's why so many teams were interested in having a draft pick. But having it as high as possible in this draft, because you have the chance to get a player that's really going to help you, and it's going to help you right away."
The annual tournament awards $750,000 in prize money, much of which the celebrity players donate to local and national charities. Over the years, over $8 million has been donated to non-profit causes. Network television exposure on NBC/Peacock and a first-place prize of $150,000 make the celebrity tournament one of the most prestigious in golf.
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