U19 FIBA World Cup: Top International Prospects
Over the years, the Fiba U19 World Championship event has produced numerous players that went on to become first rounders and NBA stars. The 16 teams that participated in Riga, Latvia were on par with current NCAA players and first year pros, with a solid level of talent comprising most of the rosters. In fact,…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Southeast Division
Orlando Magic Needs: Talent Picks: 5, 8, 33 The Magic found their new head coach in Jamahl Mosely who comes to them from the Dallas Mavericks. He inherits a roster that has a serious lack of talent. After years of poor drafting, poor roster construction, and poor asset management, the team is at a cross…
Situational Analysis: Jonathan Kuminga
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is an 18-year-old wing from the Congo who averaged 15.8…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Central Division
Detroit Pistons Needs: Scoring, Shooting, Rebounding Picks: 1, 37, 42, 52 Detroit came away from the Draft Lottery as the proud owners of the number one pick. Because of that, they will almost assuredly come away with Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham. Cunningham is a player that can play on or off the ball, has…
Situational Analysis: Jalen Suggs
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 20-year-old guard from Saint Paul, Minnesota, who averaged…
Biggest Winners and Losers of the NBA Draft Combine
Tale of the Tape: Winners and Losers of the NBA Combine (and G-League combine) The NBA Combine took place last week, and the (G League Combine the week before) and, like every year, a number of players stood out while others came up short. How much it will affect their overall body of work and…
Situational Analysis: Jalen Green
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old wing from Merced, California, who averaged 17.9…
2021 NBA Extended Mock Draft 2.0
With the NBA Draft Combine underway and the draft order now set following Tuesday’s Draft Lottery, here is the second edition of our Extended mock, including explanations for why teams would select each player. 1. Detroit 6-8 220 PG/SF Oklahoma State Fr. Cunningham came into the season as the prohibitive favorite to go number one…
2021 NBA Draft Combine Measurements
Pos Body Fat% Hand Length (Inches) Hand Width (Inches) Heaight W/o shoes Height W/ Shoes Standing Reach Weight (Lbs) Wingspan SG-SF 4.40% 8.50 9.25 6’5.5” 6’6.75” 8’3.5” 179.2 6’6.75” SF 5.60% 8.50 9.25 6’4.5” 6’6.0” 8’7.5” 209.6 6’10.75” SG-SF 5.00% 8.75 8.50 6’4.5” 6’5.0” 8’7.0” 190.0 6’9.75” C 8.10% 9.50 9.50 6’10.75” 7’0.0” 9’3.5” 246.0…
Situational Analysis: Evan Mobley
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 20-year-old center from San Diego who averaged 16.4…
Situational Analysis: Cade Cunningham
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old point forward from Arlington, Texas, who averaged…
European Stock Watch
Who’s Hot (02′, 6-8, F/C, Real Madrid) Garuba had a solid season. Then, the EuroLeague’s playoffs happened and he exploded, dominating in a number of games, like he did against Anadolu Efes, the team that went on to win it all. And, just like that, everyone remembered how special a player he is and what…
2021 Pangos All American Camp: Top Prospects
1 6-10 260 PF/C Montverde Academy (2022) Duren came out with a strong performance on Day One showing solid touch on his jumpshot. He registered a very impressive 18 point 18 rebound game against Team Syracuse (Kel’el Ware and Taylor Bol Bowen). His shot is a little flat, and he cooled off some shooting but…
2021 NBA Draft Combine List
The 2021 NBA Draft combine takes place June 21-27th. Here are the 68 participants invited (and have accepted invites) to attend. | Oral Roberts | 6-1 | Sophomore | Kansas | 6-5 | Junior | Arizona State | 6-8 | Freshman | Florida State | 6-9 | Freshman | Western Kentucky | 6-11 | Junior…
Michael Foster Interview
is a walking double-double with his rebounding and ability to score in the paint, and he wasn’t shy to show that at the Iverson Classic. With the McDonald’s All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit not having a game this year, the Iverson Classic took on more meaning. Foster chose to play for…
2021 NBA Draft Early Entry List
EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR NBA DRAFT 2021 *Via NBA.com A total 353 players — 296 players from colleges and other educational institutions and 57 international players — filed as early entry candidates. PLAYER | SCHOOL | HEIGHT | STATUS | Oral Roberts | 6-1 | Sophomore | Kansas | 6-5 | Junior | Denmark Technical…
2021 NBA Extended Mock Draft 1.0
This year’s NBA draft has been impacted in numerous ways due to COVID-19, with many players having far less exposure, with abbreviated schedules, and scouts being forced to do much of their workload from home instead of seeing every player numerous times in person. The freshman class was behind the eight ball, and the proof…
2021 Iverson Classic: Top Prospects
The Iverson Classic provided a talented roster with coaches Rasheed Wallace and Stephen Jackson on the sidelines. In an odd year, it was nice to see these seniors get an all-star game to showcase their skills. Team Honor beat Team Loyalty 143-131. Unfortunately, a box score wasn’t provided, and the score totals I have for…