#1: Ace Bailey Listed at 6’10”, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Freshman, 18.9 on draft day Ace Bailey is a dynamo, a blistering midrange scorer where he shot 46% with only 27% of his makes assisted. Much of the damage was done on midrange pull-ups: he was 4 … Read more

   

 

See here for mock drafts one and two, and our most recent big board rankings. 1. Utah Jazz – Cooper Flagg, Duke If you can believe it, I came away from my most recent Duke watch even higher on Cooper Flagg. “There is an easy case to be made for Flagg e … Read more

   

 

Welcome to Swish Theory’s official Big Board 2.0 for the 2025 NBA draft. Our list features the opinions of ten different Swish draft analysts. Stay tuned for future updates! For our most recent mock draft, featuring written explanations for each pick, … Read more

   

 

1. Washington Wizards: Cooper Flagg, Duke This one is a no-brainer. Flagg is a special prospect, capable of instantly changing the fortunes of any team that selects him. Washington is the fortunate one here, landing their future primary initiator and d … Read more

   

 

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

   

 

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

   

 

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