In last week’s overview of the upcoming draft, I mentioned that in my opinion the scouting consensus is underrating or overlooking certain backcourt prospects due to the concentration of high-end talent and depth there. Today I’ll focus on a few such prospects, beginning with … [Read more...]
Who is the Most Underrated NBA Draft Prospect?
So initially I planned to talk about a few players here, but when I realized I had written over 1,000 words on the first one I decided to break things up a bit and limit this post to my single most underrated prospect. I’d try to build up the suspense, but I imagine the photo … [Read more...]
How I See The Draft
I know it’s been a while since I posted anything, but with the draft coming up next week it seems like a good time to get started again. My plan is to post 3-4 articles leading up to the draft: (1) what you’re reading, or at least skimming, right now, (2) my annual Most … [Read more...]
Playing GM of the Milwaukee Bucks: 2016 Draft Edition
During the course of the past few weeks, I participated in a mock draft over at Baseball Think Factory. Each NBA team was assigned to a different poster, and I happened to be put in charge of the Milwaukee Bucks. Here are a few notable facts about the Bucks that informed my … [Read more...]
Who are the Most Overrated NBA Draft Prospects?
On the heels of Monday’s Most Underrated Prospects post, I couldn’t resist writing this companion piece. Consider it my personal Do-Not-Draft list. When evaluating prospects, I like to differentiate between NBA Draft Combine athleticism, or measurable athleticism, and what I … [Read more...]