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I hate when people say that the draft is a crapshoot. They’re not entirely wrong. It’s impossible to be a complete developmental determinist given the confluence of factors related to both the drafting team and the mental makeup of the player. These ar … Read more


2025 is a strange time to be involved in amateur basketball. With the landscape of college basketball undergoing massive wholesale transformations over the past few years, the pressure felt by college coaches and programs as a whole has never been grea … Read more


With Summer League action kicking off today, we are officially in the portion of the basketball calendar more rife with hot takes and over-reactions than any other time of year. Although we are only a few months removed from watching these rookies play … Read more


When you evaluate a basketball player, what do you see? Do you take in the highlights, note the schematic or technical execution or simply look for the skillsets you value? There are infinite ways to watch and evaluate, something I believe is underappr … Read more


This article was co-written by Ahmed Jama. We are in the middle of the greatest era of parity in NBA history. With the Oklahoma City Thunder crowned champions, there have been seven different Finals winners in seven years, a new record; only once have … Read more


As we round the corner into the home stretch of draft coverage, set against the backdrop of a particularly dramatic NBA Finals, draftniks are mulling over whether the current crop of prospects they have spent the last calendar year evaluating could hol … Read more


When scouting NBA prospects, we’re often forced to give quick-fire grades or takes that may not capture the nuances of complex and multi-faceted skills. Take driving for example: there are a variety of microskills that make up the larger slashing skill … Read more


The Orlando Magic achieved their stated goal to find proven offensive talent in Desmond Bane, now what will the Orlando Magic do with 3 picks on draft night? The draft is one of three paths to building a team, and arguably the most important for teams … Read more


Basketball is the constant search for the smallest of edges. It’s the driver of team building at the macro level. A 37% three-point-shooting wing over a 35% three-point-shooting wing is an edge. A center who pulls down an 18% offensive rebounding rate … Read more


Few four-year NBA veterans can claim a more interesting basketball path than Day’Ron Sharpe. The Carolina native has an impressive list of changing circumstances, teammates, and responsibilities at 23 years old. Before we get to where he’s going, let’s … Read more