Lessons-from-the-draft-cycle
July 14, 2023
With the first Swish Theory draft cycle in the books, it’s time to recap the cycle in this follow-up to my final piece with The Stepien. Here I’ll be looking…
lakers-draft-recap
June 27, 2023
Draft day for the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t the most exciting. They finally made a trade with the Indiana Pacers, but that was to only move up seven spots in…
flawed-freshmen-dariq-whitehead
June 27, 2023
The NBA draft is in the books but things are far from determined. That is especially the case for our set of “Flawed Freshmen,” viewed so for lack of consistent…
June 23, 2023
It was a hectic day for the Golden State Warriors roster. Chris Paul is now in Golden State. Jordan Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr., and Ryan Rollins are in Washington along…
June 22, 2023
At long last, the 2023 NBA draft is here. Despite coming in with the best odds in the draft, the Detroit Pistons slid all the way to the fifth pick….
leonard-miller-paradigm-evaluation-nba-draft-2023
June 20, 2023
Leonard Miller is creative, dynamic, and reckless. He throws no-look skips for seemingly no reason, he has both the external hip range of motion and intermediate area touch of Kentucky…
the-lead-guard-fallacy-nsj-cason-wallace
June 19, 2023
The Fallacy: Lead Guards Are the Same as They’ve Always Been LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Those four players hold 9 of the last 11 Finals MVP…
One-Size-Fits-All-Big-Board-Leonard-Miller
June 12, 2023
Michael Neff’s Strategy for the 2023 Draft Lately, I have been dissatisfied with using a big board as a means of properly reflecting my thoughts on a given draft class….
los-angeles-lakers-nba-draft-guide-2023
June 8, 2023
With the Los Angeles Lakers’ season ending in successful, yet bittersweet, fashion, their focus shifts to the 2023 NBA Draft where they have two picks. LA holds the #17 pick…
Victor-Wembanyama-Ant-Black-Amen-Thompson
June 7, 2023
Setting the Stage The basketball gods must love breakfast tacos. The San Antonio Spurs struck gold in the lottery once again, where their record is somehow even more impressive than…
everything-everywhere-prospects-2023-nba-draft
June 6, 2023
My first piece recapping the 2023 NBA draft cycle focused on dynamic prospects, those whose production declined as competition increased. I called them “whiteboard” prospects given their obvious strengths/weaknesses, seemingly…
pure-hooper-index
May 30, 2023
Bucket getters. Ethical Hoopers. “That-boy-nice”. The Pure Hooper. Whatever way you would like to phrase it, there is a beauty to watching a player hit his defender with a hesi-cross…
May 27, 2023
Meet JT Shumate. First, in his own words: A 6’7 shooter from the University of Toledo, JT Shumate is one of the more interesting evaluations in the 2023 draft class….
May 26, 2023
Meet Kam’Ron Blue. First, in his own words: Kam’Ron Blue, a redshirt senior from Greenville S.C., is a 6-7 wing who played for Coppin State in the 2022-23 season. Before…
jett-howard-brandon-miller-archetypes-nba-draft-2023
May 24, 2023
Floor and Ceiling “How is he going to stick in the league?” is a question you hear every draft season as scouts, teams and fans alike begin the inexact science…
Whiteboard-Prospects
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,…
Dereck-Lively-Big-Man-Traditional-Landscape
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…