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2025 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | AJ Carter
December 17, 2024
With college basketball well underway we now have enough of a sample size to have real takeaways from the early portion of the season. There’s still a lot of basketball left to evaluate, but I’m going to lay out some thoughts I have on various players … Read more
2025 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Roshan Potluri
December 16, 2024
Picture this: a defender scrambling to recover, a shooter with just enough daylight, and the crowd rising in anticipation. That fleeting moment—a closeout—opens up a range of unique possibilities to generate points on that possession. You can partially … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
December 9, 2024
Last season, I decided to express my interest in player development in writing at a scale I hadn’t reached before. It was difficult to fully explore how stars become stars, role players become role players, and why some find themselves outside of the l … Read more
December 6, 2024
Prior to this season, Ty Jerome bounced around the league for five years as a fringe rotation player. Then finally at age 27, something clicked. This year he’s been one of the best bench players in the league for Cleveland. (Fourth among bench players … Read more
November 27, 2024
Tracking every block from behind, forced turnover, and (missed) shot contest for Jalen Suggs 18 games into 2024-25 Season If you’ve tuned into an Orlando Magic game recently, noticed Jalen Suggs make a chasedown block, and started to wonder, “wow, it f … Read more
November 25, 2024
Our own Charlie Cummings started Swish Theory’s Finding a Role series at the start of last season, the title being self-explanatory: While much of our collective player-analysis brainpower goes into identifying the future stars of the NBA, the meat-and … Read more
November 22, 2024
This season the folks at Swish Theory are targeting a handful of players they think will bring more winning impact than expected in their respective roles. These players might not be superstars, but they won’t be benchwarmers, either. In the spirit of … Read more
Amateur Basketball | Ryan Kaminski
November 21, 2024
Darryn Peterson & Prolific Prep Darryn Peterson makes a claim for the throne. Racking up a statline of 33 points (11-17 FG), 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, Peterson showed out on both ends in a marquee matchup upset of Prolific Prep … Read more
November 20, 2024
October 29th, Dallas at Minnesota A tight game in the third quarter, this Western Conference Finals rematch is hotly contested. Luka, who was demoralizingly great against the Wolves in the playoffs last season, is currently working off the ball to get … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
November 15, 2024
What do you know about nothobranchius furzeri? If your answer is “Nothing, Charlie. What the hell are you talking about?” congratulations—you know as much as I did when I wrote this. Nothobranchius furzeri, known as the turquoise killifish (fire name a … Read more