2024 Draft Shooting Heuristic

2024 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Ahmed Jama | April 23, 2024 

 

“This team needs shooting.” “They lost because the spacing was terrible.” These may be the most common phrases uttered when describing an NBA team’s shortcomings over the course of a season or in a highly pressurized playoff series. Teams are always se … Read more

   

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How Prospects Outflex Their Opponent

2024 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Matt | April 20, 2024 

 

I struggled with the title of this piece, the third of three pieces on how I frame prospect analysis. This final installment will discuss a player’s athleticism, well, physical athleticism (not cognitive), but with an eye to dominance. I use the term f … Read more

   

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The Rebooting of the Warriors

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | April 18, 2024 

 

In this age of cinema, very few successful franchises have escaped the ignominy of a terrible reboot. Star Wars has the shameful second and third trilogies (Revenge of the Sith exempt here). Jurassic Park has created a lot of slop. Ghostbusters continu … Read more

   

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Defining Scalable Bigs

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

   

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Swish Theory’s 2024 WNBA Draft Board

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

   

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Scouting the 2024 Hoophall Classic Title Game & Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament

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

   

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Brandin Podziemski: Guard Rebounder Extraordinaire

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

   

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Why Can’t Anybody Stop DJ Burns?

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

   

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Shootin’ Sam Merrill’s Emergence

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

   

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Johnny Furphy and the Paradigms of Role Malleability

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

   

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