Garwey Dual: The Most Intriguing Player in the 2024 Draft?

2024 NBA Draft Articles | Ahmed Jama | August 29, 2023 

 

The 2024 NBA Draft class is widely considered to be one of the weakest classes in years, bereft of a franchise talent; many NBA and draft media pundits have urged teams to trade their 2024 picks en masse in order to recoup proper value. The discourse s … Read more

   

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Inside Wes Unseld Jr.’s Creative Playbook

NBA Articles | Joe Hulbert | August 25, 2023 

 

For many, the Washington Wizards are an afterthought: fluctuating between rebuilding and contending, constantly retooling and doubling down on a roster unlikely to win. It is, however, within these teams that I find the majority of my joy in watching a … Read more

   

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The Defensive Growth of Moses Moody

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | August 11, 2023 

 

This current iteration of the Golden State Warriors is loaded with outstanding defenders. Draymond Green has arguably been the preeminent defensive player of the whole league for the past decade. Andrew Wiggins is a Rick Ross-level Wing Stopper; ditto … Read more

   

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ROUNDTABLE: Remembering Some NBA Guys

Analysis | Swish Theory | August 10, 2023 

 

As writers about the sport we love, it can be easy to distill and summarize. Too often these outstanding athletes and entertainers are reduced to dehumanized debate points and objective numbers. Advanced metrics are here for that reason, as is a good p … Read more

   

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Becoming Primary: Aly Khalifa and Andrew Rohde

2024 NBA Draft Articles | Matt | August 6, 2023 

 

From Steph Curry to Damian Lillard to Ja Morant to CJ McCollum to Pascal Siakam to Paul George, there have been countless examples of mid major draft picks who kept their primary usage when they skipped a level to go pro. Finding commonalities in this … Read more

   

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Midwest High School Academy Standouts

Amateur Basketball | Josh Abercrombie | August 4, 2023 

 

Over this past weekend I had the privilege of traveling to Louisville, Kentucky to watch Made Hoops’ Midwest High-School Academy showcase. The event was loaded with high level talent from all over the country (not just the Midwest, though with a focus … Read more

   

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A Beginner’s Guide to Amateur Basketball

Analysis | Tyler Wilson | August 2, 2023 

 

High school basketball, and more specifically grassroots circuits, is the Amazon rainforest of the basketball world. A wealth of natural hoops knowledge sitting at your fingertips, hidden in the foray of unexplored jungle. Watching college and internat … Read more

   

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Napheesa Collier: Leader of the Pack

WNBA Articles | Corey | July 31, 2023 

 

Maya Moore. Sylvia Fowles. Rebekah Brunson. Seimone Augustus. Lindsay Whalen. Katie Smith. The Minnesota Lynx have had no shortage of great players don the navy, green and gray. Crowning the heir apparent is always the goal for a franchise accustomed t … Read more

   

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Jonathan Kuminga, Future Shooter?

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | July 20, 2023 

 

Shooting has a way of presenting itself in the strangest ways. No matter how many indicators we identify and traits we look for, it comes out of left field all the same. Picture you are ten years in the past. 2013 Blake Griffin is dominating on the pic … Read more

   

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ROUNDTABLE: Summer League 2023 Takeaways

NBA Articles | Swish Theory | July 18, 2023 

 

In the Vegas heat, it can be easy to see things that aren’t there. Summer League stat lines pop and crackle, games sizzling in the excitement of new NBA basketball. It can be difficult to sort through what is real and what is not. Swish is here to help … Read more

   

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