Take anything in life. Whether it’s playing a game of chess or doing your taxes, winning or succeeding at the highest level requires a strategy where you can find an advantage against your opponent or within the system. Winning at the highest level of … Read more

   

 

One of the more polarising prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft comes via Mega Basket in Serbia. Nikola Djurisic is a 20-year-old small forward who is seen by some as a lottery talent in the entire class, by others a late second rounder. Playing on a Mega B … Read more

   

 

Welcome to my big board! While I may have some far out of consensus takes, I assure you my process is done thoughtfully with careful tape review, statistical deep dives and rigorous methodology updates. I was open with my process this year, grading pla … Read more

   

 

Sequels. Everyone’s seen at least one, everyone’s enjoyed the culmination of their favorite characters diving back into their world to achieve a new task, sometimes even exceeding expectations and driving you further into the mythos of that story. The … Read more

   

 

I often envy the theatrics and scope of the NFL draft. Three whole days, seven rounds, 257 picks and a media circus unlike anything the NBA draft receives. I love the NBA draft. I wish we had more of it. Another advantage NFL draft analysts find with t … Read more

   

 

A 6’7 wing out of France, Saint-Quentin’s Melvin Ajinca has a chance to be one of several French prospects to get drafted in the first round in recent years. Ajinca has been on the radar for a while now, but really established himself as an NBA prospec … Read more

   

 

It took a while, but Devin Carter is finally receiving the draft buzz he deserves. After spending much of the season ranked on the fringes, public perception has warmed up to the idea of Carter as a serious prospect. ESPN currently places him as the #1 … Read more

   

 

“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

   

 

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

   

 

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