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2024 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Ben Pfeifer
April 17, 2024
Modern NBA bigs must operate smoothly with and without the ball. Ahead, we’ll define scalability and its specific features before diving into the bigs of the 2024 NBA Draft. When I evaluate a prospect’s offense, I ask myself these two questions first: … Read more
WNBA Articles, WNBA Draft | Swish Theory
April 14, 2024
1. Caitlin Clark, Iowa The 3-point revolution was always coming to the NBA. It took a while, but by the time Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors ascended, the train had already left the station. Curry merely became the face of the movement, and w … Read more
Amateur Basketball | Ryan Kaminski
April 5, 2024
Three #1 Prospects from 3 Different NBA Draft Classes play in the same game for the first time in ESPN history. Scouting Potential Future NBA Players in The 2024 Hoophall Classic Title Game & Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament Scouting Repor … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
March 31, 2024
Brandin Podziemski is a rare player, for many reasons. Besides being a lefty who looks like the upper half of a centaur with a funky love of hook shots, his proficiency as a rebounder is nearly unparalleled among NBA guards. Podz rates as a 99th-percen … Read more
NCAA Basketball | Lucas Kaplan
March 29, 2024
There’s a lot to love about DJ Burns, whose NC State Wolfpack are just two wins away from capturing an improbable Final Four appearance, but already captured the hearts of basketball fans and post-up enthusiasts everywhere. There’s the way he calls for … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
March 7, 2024
Some guys need a shot. So many NBA-level talents hardly get a chance, and second chances are even harder to find. Making the most of that chance can change the fortunes of a player or a team in a big way. Sam Merrill was once a 24-year-old rookie taken … Read more
2024 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Roshan Potluri
March 6, 2024
Chaos: a fast break ensues, its arrival in the two-handed dig that dislodges the ball. Players on both sides begin to leak out, trying to retrieve the ball with vigor and act upon this newfound disarray. Stability: ever-present calmness as the home cro … Read more
On the 25th February 2017, in a game between the Raptors 905 and the Delaware 87ers at the Bob Carpenter Center, Nate Robinson created the “Natemeg”, one of the craziest, most disrespectful and visionary plays most people don’t know about. A true hymn … Read more
2024 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Swish Theory
March 3, 2024
Prompt: who is your favorite sleeper in the 2024 NBA draft? Ahmed: Isaiah Crawford Perhaps no draft class of the past decade has taken shape later in its cycle than 2024, and in a class defined by uncertainty it only makes sense for some of its prospec … Read more
February 27, 2024
“Can you be porous defensively and win a championship? No, I don’t think you can be. [But] can you be adequate and be able to ramp it up when you need to, for a stretch in a game? It’s important.” That’s how ex-NBA’er Tim Legler described his baseline … Read more