2025 NBA Draft Big Board 1.0

2025 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Swish Theory | January 29, 2025 

 

Swish Theory’s 2025 Big Board 1.0 is LIVE! Our draft team ranked the top 59 players in the 2025 NBA Draft. See where you favorite prospects land in a class loaded with talent!

   

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Scouting 2024 Hoopfest ft. Oak Ridge, Duncanville, Blake

Amateur Basketball | Ryan Kaminski | January 17, 2025 

 

Hoopfest Florida 2024 Scouting Report @ Oak Ridge Academy featuring an interview with Blake’s Joshua Lewis and a quote from the Orlando Magic’s Anthony Black about his brother Beckham BOOMSHAKALAKA! Joshua Lewis makes the highlight poster dunk of the w … Read more

   

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The Changing Landscape

Analysis | Emiliano | January 8, 2025 

 

About apex predators and the ever-evolving G League In 1995, 12 wolves were transferred from Western Canada to two different acclimatization pens in the Yellowstone National Park in an effort to restore the wolf populations of Wyoming, Montana, and Ida … Read more

   

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Finding a Role: Toumani Camara

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | January 6, 2025 

 

It doesn’t take an expert to say this rebuild is not going as planned for the Portland Trail Blazers. Yes, it’s only year two of the post-Damian Lillard era. These things rarely happen overnight. That being said, not much of this tank’s return has show … Read more

   

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2025 NBA Draft Board (Pre-Conference Play) and some draft philosophy notes

2025 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Roshan Potluri | December 31, 2024 

 

I stopped posting draft boards in the 2024 draft cycle because I started to feel like the exercise was futile in a vacuum. “How do you rank and project players without the development context?” It’s a fundamental question of scouting for the NBA Draft … Read more

   

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2025 NBA Mock Draft 1.0

2025 NBA Draft Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Swish Theory | December 30, 2024 

 

See who Swish Theory’s draft team likes at each spot for the 2025 NBA draft (determined by Tankathon based on current records) and read about each player’s game for our top 30. More draft content to come, only at Swish! 1. Washington Wizards: Cooper Fl … Read more

   

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Scouting The 2024 Sunshine Classic

Amateur Basketball | Ryan Kaminski | December 26, 2024 

 

Scouting standout players at the 2024 Sunshine Classic between LuHi, Brewster, Orangeville, and Montverde featuring an interview with Sebastian Wilkins, Preston Fowler, Ebuka Okorie from Brewster Academy Interview with Preston Fowler, Sebastian Wilkins … Read more

   

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Early Season Scouting Notes

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

   

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Closeout Creation: The Fulcrum Of NBA Offenses

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

   

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Finding a Role Check-Ins: Quarter Pole

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

   

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