Team Needs: Central Division
Detroit Pistons Needs: Rebounding, rim-protection Picks: 7 If we’re being honest, Detroit has one of the worst rosters in the NBA right now. Blake Griffin is their highest profile player, and his contract calls for him to make over 75 million over the next couple of seasons. Derrick Rose has had a bit of a…
Situational Analysis: Deni Avdija
“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 Israel who averaged 7.4 points,…
Situational Analysis: Aaron Nesmith
“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 21-year-old wing from Charleston, South Carolina, who averaged…
Deni Avdija Interview
Being the only NBA prospect able to demonstrate his improvement during the “Covid-19 virus time period” due to the restart of the Israeli League, was clearly able to improve his stock. Playing for Israel’s powerhouse, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Avdija and earning a bigger role for of a variety of reasons including (injuries, Covid-19 restrictions that…
Situational Analysis: Tyrese Haliburton
“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 combo guard from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who averaged…
Situational Analysis: Killian Hayes
“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 combo guard from Florida by way of…
Playoff Storylines Take Form
Now that every playoff series has a team in the driver seat, storylines from these playoffs are taking shape and the ripple effects of what they mean for teams going forward are being felt. Here are the most intriguing stories to come out of all 8 series thus far. The “Spyda” bites If you haven’t…
2020 Extended NBA Mock Draft: 2.1
With Thursday’s draft lottery complete and the top four picks decided, and the Minnesota Timberwolves coming away the big winners, here is how we see things playing out, with a little less than two months before the October 16th NBA draft. 1. Minnesota Timberwolves Edwards has been compared by some scouts to a 6-foot-6 LeBron,…
NBA Restart: First Impressions
Basketball is back, and the only thing that could be more exciting is lemon pepper wings being added to the Casitas room service menu. Two and a half days into this mad sprint to the finish and some fun story lines have developed into themes to watch. Guys are going full-throttle LeBron set the pace…
Situational Analysis: James Wiseman
“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 center from Nashville who averaged 19.7 points,…
Situational Analysis: Obi Toppin
“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 22-year-old power forward from Brooklyn who averaged 20…
Jonathan Kuminga Interview
, a 6-foot-8 small forward who will turn 18 in October, is currently “50/50” on reclassifying to the 2021 class. He recently narrowed his list to five potential future destinations: Duke, Kentucky, Auburn, Texas Tech and the G-League. He is widely regarded as one of the top hoops prospects on the high school level. His…
Situational Analysis: Anthony Edwards
“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 power guard from Atlanta who averaged 19.1…
2020 Extended NBA Mock Draft: 1.0
The 2020 NBA Draft and year will forever be linked with the outbreak of the COVID-19 corona virus. The draft class unfortunately was unable to experience March Madness and there will always be a feeling of unfinished business and a lack of satisfaction for players and fans alike as the outbreak took hold and the…
Situational Analysis: LaMelo Ball
“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 guard from Chino Hills, California, who averaged…
2020 Early Entry List / Projected Draft Ranges
2020 NBA Draft Early Entry Candidates / Including Projected Draft Ranges On Tuesday, the NBA released the list of the 205 official early entrants to the NBA draft. *The withdrawal deadlines for the (205) NCAA and International players will be announced when the NBA determines the date for the 2020 NBA Draft. Following is the…
Mid Major Conferences Wrap Up
Player of the Year: , SF/PF, #3 Dayton Flyers From the beginning of the season until the unfortunate premature ending, Obi Toppin cemented his status as the best player among mid-major prospects, as well as players in the entire country. Even the best team in the country, the Kansas Jayhawks, could not find a way…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
Due to COVID-19, NCAA basketball came to a screeching halt and with the season officially over, we can only imagine an NCAA Tournament that might have been. It’s a tragedy that there’s no March Madness this season as it is both the players and fans favorite time of the year, but obviously a necessary precaution.…