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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

Amateur Basketball | Ryan Kaminski


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


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


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

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings


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

NBA Articles | Taylor Wyman


Prior to this season, Ty Jerome bounced around the league for five years as a fringe rotation player. Then finally at age 27, something clicked. This year he’s been one of the best bench players in the league for Cleveland. (Fourth among bench players … Read more

Analysis | Ryan Kaminski


Tracking every block from behind, forced turnover, and (missed) shot contest for Jalen Suggs 18 games into 2024-25 Season If you’ve tuned into an Orlando Magic game recently, noticed Jalen Suggs make a chasedown block, and started to wonder, “wow, it f … Read more

NBA Articles | Lucas Kaplan


Our own Charlie Cummings started Swish Theory’s Finding a Role series at the start of last season, the title being self-explanatory: While much of our collective player-analysis brainpower goes into identifying the future stars of the NBA, the meat-and … Read more

NBA Articles | Ryan Kaminski


This season the folks at Swish Theory are targeting a handful of players they think will bring more winning impact than expected in their respective roles. These players might not be superstars, but they won’t be benchwarmers, either. In the spirit of … Read more

Amateur Basketball | Ryan Kaminski


Darryn Peterson & Prolific Prep Darryn Peterson makes a claim for the throne. Racking up a statline of 33 points (11-17 FG), 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, Peterson showed out on both ends in a marquee matchup upset of Prolific Prep … Read more