Prospects

One-Size Fits All Draft Strategy

NBA Draft Articles | Michael Neff | 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. I would target certain players in each range of the draft. The rest are just red he … Read more

   

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The San Antonio Spurs Have the Juice

NBA Articles | Tyler Wilson | 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 in the postseason.  Victor Wembanyama is a reality-breaking prosp … Read more

   

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The Pure Hooper Index

NBA Draft Articles | Gannon Rice | 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 to swish a contested stepback jumper with 23 seconds left on the shot … Read more

   

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JT Shumate

| AJ Carter | 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. He’s a prime example of a player whose role in college is significantly different than … Read more

   

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Kam’Ron Blue

| Dennis Janßen | 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 that, he was at Daytona State in junior college for two seasons, then a season at … Read more

   

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Archetypes and Prototypes

NBA Draft Articles | Tyler Wilson | 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 of prospect evaluation and projection. Every NBA draft prospect has a unique collection of s … Read more

   

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Justyn Mutts

| Matt | May 23, 2023 

 

Meet Justyn Mutts, prospect in the 2023 NBA draft. First, hear him in his own words: The short scouting report pitch for Mutts is a connector / finisher hybrid who can hold his own on defense. A scheme-solving PF who processes the floor with the best o … Read more

   

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The Problem With Player Comps

Analysis | Josh Url | May 18, 2023 

 

Scoot Henderson is the next _______________! How quickly did your brain fill in that blank and with which star’s name? Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook, two MVPs, often come up in comparison to Scoot. Is that, in any way, fair to Scoot? Scoot has the … Read more

   

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Dereck Lively II

| Tyler Wilson | May 3, 2023 

 

Meet Dereck Lively II Dereck Lively enrolled at Duke last as the centerpiece to one of the most decorated recruiting classes in recent memory. Despite his five-star pedigree, Lively had an incredibly narrow role offensively while captaining the defense … 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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