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2026 NBA Draft Articles | Matt
October 28, 2025
For this series, I will be interviewing a variety of thoughtful draft analysts, both from the Swish Theory team and not. Each guest will make a claim, which I will then challenge in a written back-and-forth exchange. First, I’m talking to Logan Adams w … Read more
2026 NBA Draft Articles | Matt
October 21, 2025
The Blind Profile Before watching any tape, I like to get a good grasp of where a player’s strengths and weaknesses are statistically. This helps me ground their performance, where anything unexpected compared to their stats then jumps off the screen. … Read more
October 21, 2025
(Header image by Emiliano Naiaretti) Few sports have as much obsession over prospects as the NBA. Potential is king in the league, and collecting potential leads to success when done correctly. But you hardly ever see comprehensive rankings that reflec … Read more
October 14, 2025
Standing 6’1 and listed 188 pounds (per Tennessee athletics website), senior guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie was one of the most sought-after transfers in the country, ranked as the 12th overall portal commit by 247 Sports. Despite Gillespie’s plaudits and his … Read more
2026 NBA Draft Articles | Brian Geisinger
September 11, 2025
Hailing from the pine-filled landscapes of Estonia, Henry Veesaar may feel right at home amid the towering oaks of Chapel Hill. After three years in Real Madrid’s youth system and three more years at Arizona, the skilled 7-footer has made a … Read more
2026 NBA Draft Articles | Matt
September 4, 2025
Adrian Wooley is an awesome basketball player. That is the most basic descriptor I have used for a prospect, too generic to provide any real, useful insight. But man, it’s true. It is always nice when aesthetics align with on-court positive contributio … Read more
2026 NBA Draft Articles | Michael Neff
September 2, 2025
Syracuse’s Donnie Freeman hasn’t been widely discussed in 2026 mock drafts for two main reasons. First, a foot injury sidelined Freeman for the season right as conference play began last season. Second, his defensive output wasn’t exactly inspiring — h … Read more
2026 NBA Draft Articles | Matt
August 20, 2025
Bangot Dak does not yet have a superpower, but he is well on his way to developing that. Dak’s unique intersection is his combination of on-ball experimentation with hustle, buoyed by good awareness and technical development. At recently turned 20, and … Read more
2026 NBA Draft Articles | Matt
August 8, 2025
Last summer, I wrote two articles on scouting: Spotting the Stars and Cason Wallace’s Star Potential. The former was the result of a study of prospect tape for the NBA’s greatest players since the 1990s. The latter, stemming from my watching of prospec … Read more
Amateur Basketball | Ryan Kaminski
July 30, 2025
Little known fact: there are gyms full of future professional basketball players that NBA GMs and Front Offices Execs are not permitted to enter due to league rules, including games played at the high school level. That’s where Swish Theory’s in-person … Read more