NBA ArticlesLucas Kaplan | March 14, 2025 

 

For a young player with some confounding tendencies, it’s quite comforting to pop open the hood and see that everything checks out for Tari Eason. For the third straight season to begin his career, the Houston Rockets are much better when Eason is on t … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | February 5, 2025 

 

Here we are, halfway through the season. Monitoring this list has included many injuries, healthy DNPs, and strange performances. Yet we push on. For those new to the series you’ll want to read the first iteration of this year’s check-ins, plus the int … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | December 9, 2024 

 

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

   

AnalysisRyan Kaminski | November 27, 2024 

 

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 ArticlesLucas Kaplan | November 25, 2024 

 

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 ArticlesRyan Kaminski | November 22, 2024 

 

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

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | October 24, 2024 

 

Sometimes you need to leave a talented group to shine brightest. When Peter Gabriel left Genesis in 1975, confusion abounded. A highly successful band’s frontman striking out on his own was a common enough occurrence, but the timing was odd. Ten years … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | August 5, 2024 

 

Despite being only 21 years old, Dominick Barlow has already secured his place in history. Okay, it’s not the history you’ll read in social studies class, or even on Basketball Reference. Barlow has the distinction of being the first player out of the … Read more