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Dylan Mingo continued his dominant summer with an MVP-worthy performance at last weekend’s NBPA top 100 camp. The 2026 five-star guard thrived early on with his PSA Cardinals squad on the Nike EYBL circuit and stood out against other top-level competition. Mingo won camp MVP honors after averaging nearly 24 points, seven assists and seven […]
Aziz Olajuwon caught scouts’ attention at the NBPA top 100 camp this past weekend. The 6’7, 2026 class wing and son of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon hasn’t garnered much college buzz to this point. After a strong performance against top high school competitions, schools are beginning to take notice and recruit Olajuwon. After some productive […]
One of the youngest and toolsiest players in the draft, Beringer makes his prospect case obvious. He’ll need plenty of seasoning, but Beringer’s incredible measurements and athleticism present considerable theoretical upside on both ends of the floor. How high will a team invest in Beringer’s potential? Team: KK Cedevita Height: 6’11 Weight: 234.8 Wingspan: 7’4.5 […]
With less than two weeks to go until the 2025 NBA Draft, plenty of insider mock drafts will keep circling the draft space. Even with reliable intel and sourcing, predicting how any draft will fall is a near-impossible endeavor While I can’t accurately predict what each team will do, I can determine what I would […]
Traditional measures of passing struggle to fully capture a player’s level of playmaking. All assists and turnovers aren’t created equally, yet they’re weighed as such in basic stats. I aimed to create hand-tracked, subjective measures of passing quality to better estimate a player’s passing quality. Inspired by Pro Football Focus’s “Big Time Throw” metric, I […]
After a breakout freshman season at Oklahoma, Jeremiah Fears entered himself into lottery discussions for the 2025 NBA Draft. I broke down his game in a recent video on my YouTube Channel, making the case for fears as a top-five player in this excellent draft class. Rim pressure often forms the foundation for elite shorter […]
Drake Powell is the 2025 NBA Draft’s premier wing hyper athlete. He tested out of this world at the combine, spiking his stock and luring him away from college basketball despite a quiet freshman season. Can Powell turn his tantalizing physical tools and shotmaking flashes into real NBA impact? Team: North Carolina Height: 6’5 Weight: […]
Noa Essengue has continually risen up draft boards as the process progresses. His youth, athleticism and physical tools entice NBA scouts, leading to a possibly high ceiling. He’s been an effective player in a professional league as an 18-year-old, overwhelming his competition athletically. How much of his early dominance will translate to the NBA? Team: […]
Maxime Raynaud broke out this season for the Cardinal, developing into one of the country’s best bigs. NBA scouts will fall in love with Raynaud’s floor spacing and creation potential as a true seven-footer. Despite notable flaws on both ends, Raynaud’s highly coveted archetype is scarce around the league. Team: Stanford Height: 7’0 Weight: 236 […]
A historic pre-draft period saw more prospects than normal withdraw their names from the 2025 NBA Draft pool. The draw of significant NIL funding as well as the chance to boost draft stock understandably enticed many players. Some players decided to stay in the draft, declining lucrative college situations to test the NBA waters. Let’s […]