Today’s post focuses on players who quite possibly won’t be drafted at all, though I think they should be. In my opinion, each of these guys could have a long and productive NBA career. I see them as very good value picks in the mid- to late second round, where any sort of … [Read more...]
Underrated NBA Draft Prospects, Part 2
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...]
Identifying Player Comps using Similarity Scores & Play Index Tools
I always enjoy thinking about player comps. I’ve included them in previous scouting entries, like my posts on underrated and overrated draft prospects and summer league players to watch. For prospects and young pros, a comp is really a form of projection that tends to focus on … [Read more...]