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The 2023 NBA Draft’s “Whiteboard” Prospects

NBA Draft Articles | Matt | May 9, 2023 

 

Concept The sample for NBA draft prospects is tiny. Even if we have perfect data for a player’s prep and pro careers, the top draft prospects are typically aged 18-22, undergoing massive changes to their games and lives over the span of mere months, ov … Read more

   

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Dereck Lively II and the Big Man Blues

NBA Draft Articles | Tyler Wilson | May 3, 2023 

 

Evaluating the NBA draft is in many ways an impossible task. The league is constantly shifting beneath the surface, the tectonic plates of scheme and skill crushing themselves against one another to slowly create an entirely new landscape upon which th … Read more

   

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The Pre-Draft Process Kicks Off: Analyzing the 2023 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

Analysis, NBA Draft Articles | Chip Jones | April 20, 2023 

 

I want to start this article with a quick thank you to the staff who made this event possible. The event was a great experience and it wouldn’t have been possible without them. While the NBA playoffs rage on, the pre-draft process had its unofficial st … Read more

   

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Roundtable: Best Player or Best Fit?

NBA Draft Articles | Swish Theory | November 18, 2022 

 

NBA Draft analysis is a major focus of many Swish Theory writers. But we aim to not evaluate players and their skills in a vacuum, but also assess attributes with an eye to how the NBA game is played and team-building works in practice. Our second roun … Read more

   

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Making Non-Shooting Wings Work: Part 1 – Boris Diaw

NBA Draft Articles | Oscar | November 8, 2022 

 

The 2023 NBA Draft is chock-full of talented and versatile wings with unfavorable shooting projections. Let’s take a look at some historical examples of non-shooting wings who stuck in the NBA, and see if we can generate a blueprint for finding offensi … Read more

   

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Shock The System: The 2023 G-League Ignite

NBA Articles, NBA Draft Articles | Neema Djavadzadeh | November 3, 2022 

 

How G League Ignite Are Revolutionizing the Pre-Draft Space In Henderson, Nevada, the G League Ignite team looks to enter its third season as an organization. The development program has spent the last two seasons in flux, with many outside the organiz … Read more

   

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