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2024 Draft Preview
It’s early to do a full big board, as at this stage it is impossible to be confident in even 10 guys being worth a first round pick. The info is so thin…
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Summer League Reactions
This will not have many strong reactions to summer league, but it does give an extra perspective to consider so let’s dive into the top 5 and follow it…
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Revisiting the 2022 Draft
Recently I tweeted a quick and dirty list of 2022 re-draft and got savagely ratio’ed for not agreeing with consensus. The problem with consensus is that…
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June 2023

2023 Draft Grades Pick by Pick
The hard part about making a big board is that typically most of my analysis goes into the top prospects, and otherwise I’m taking guesses on thin…
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2023 Big Board
This my 10th year of doing a big board. Ranking an entire draft every season is a learning experience, as the feedback from NBA outcomes helps separate…
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2023 Draft: Which Prospects Are Hard Passes?
This year instead of ranking everybody, I am going to have a list of prospects I would not draft. This does not mean that they are necessarily not top…
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Did Jalen-Hood Schifino Justify Lottery Hype as a Freshman at Indiana?
Jalen Hood Schifino has lottery hype, as he is ranked #13 in ESPN’s latest mock draft. He fits the coveted archetype of being a large ballhandler at 6’6…
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Are the Thompson Twins Going to Bust?
Outside of some occasional highlights, I have yet to watch tape on the twins, because there is no value to it. They should be college sophomores, yet…
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Which 2023 Prospects Are Best Outside of Top 3? Part 2
Part 1 has already been released, and now we are onto Part 2 which could be taken synonymously with Tier 2, as this group is a cut below the prior one…
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