NCAA Tournament: Stock Watch
The NCAA Tournament is the pinnacle of the college basketball season. It’s where legends are made, and stories are written. But it’s also a stage for college players to show NBA evaluators their talents for the upcoming draft(s), whether that be at the end of the season or a few years down the line. Performances…
NBA Rookie Watch
Welcome back to another edition of NBA Rookie Watch, where we showcase the top-performing players in the rookie class. It’s been a while since our last official ranking in late January, so, there’s a ton of movement on this list. A previous low-ranked rookie jumped all the way up to the No. 3 spot and…
NBA Sophomore Watch
Welcome to another ranking for the NBA’s sophomore class. Just as we did last week, the newest rankings for the sophomore class will only count games up until the All-Star break. The next batch of rookie and sophomore rankings will both begin from the first games post All-Star break. We do this to accurately depict…
NBA Hot & Cold: Rookie Edition
Hot & Cold is one of my favorite articles to write because we get to see under-the-radar players who are putting up statistics above or below their averages. In this week’s article, we have a few fresh faces on the list who are making it hard for coaches to not raise their playing time. We…
NBA Trade Deadline Winners & Losers:
The 2023 NBA trade deadline was one of the more active deadlines in recent years. Sixteen trades were agreed upon from Feb. 5-6 (one of which was finalized on Sunday; the four team deal including GP2 who failed his physical opening up the process which the Warriors eventually accepted the terms of the deal) including…
Hot & Cold: Sophomore Edition
This week’s edition of Hot & Cold: Sophomores comes at a perfect time. One sophomore put up historic numbers in his last five games, etching his name in the record books. The other two performers in the hot category made the most of their minutes on the floor this week. For the cold category, both…
NBA Sophomore Watch
As we near the All-Star break, we’d like to introduce a new issue of sophomore watch. Each of the players listed below was recently named to the NBA Rising Stars Challenge, funny how that works. After nearly a month since our last ranking, there has been some shifting of the top 5 players. Two Houston…
NBA Rookie Watch
Rookie Watch (12/26 – 1/23) This edition of Rookie Watch, dating back to Dec. 26, is subject to a ton of movement. Since our last ranking, two players have departed from the list which opened the spot for two additional players, both deserving of recognition due to their contributions to their respective teams. Two players…
NBA Sophomore Watch
Happy 2023! A new year calls for a new edition of the NBA sophomore watch, highlighting the best players from the 2021 NBA Draft. This edition welcomes two new faces after Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers and Jose Alvarado of the New Orleans Pelicans fell off the list. There has also been a…
NBA Rookie Watch
Closing in on the halfway point of the NBA season, this edition of rookie watch has a lot in store. (Games: 11/28 – 12/26) There are high-risers, players who have fallen toward the end of the list and even some who fell off the list entirely. The top five is identical to the previous edition…
NBA Sophomore Watch
In this first batch of NBA sophomore rankings, we will look at which players from the 2021 NBA Draft are trending upward after this week’s performances. The first few draft selections round out the top of the list, three players from outside the draft lottery crack the list and two undrafted sophomores make the mark.…