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Marshall County Hoopfest: Top Prospects - NBADraft.net
The high school season is now in full swing. Marshall County Hoopfest had a solid level of talent on display, with a mixing of public and prep schools. Here’s a rundown of some of the top prospects. 6’3 165 PG/SG – Woodward Academy 2025 (Clemson) Foster showed some ball-handling, he’s not the type to get…
Elevator Doors: NBA Cup: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - NBADraft.net
The second annual NBA Cup is in the books. How are we feeling about it? There seems to be a lot of handwringing and brow-furrowing in NBA circles about potentially waning interest in their product. With TV ratings in freefall ahead of a new multi-billion-dollar broadcast deal, events such as the NBA Cup take on…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings - NBADraft.net
Compared to the last several weeks, it was a relatively calm slate of games in college basketball this week as the national picture starts to round into form. A few of the major takeaways? The SEC could hypothetically occupy the Elite Eight on its own, Rutgers has two potential top 3 draft picks and Duke…
2024-25 ANGT Istanbul: Top Prospects - NBADraft.net
The first leg of the adidas ANGT took place in Istanbul in early December. U18 Mega MIS Belgrade punched their ticket to Abu Dhabi, UAE with an automatic bid at the adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals. Here is a recap of the top prospects. Date of birth: 18th March 2007 Position: SG/SF Height: 202cm/ 6´7.5 Weight:…
Elevator Doors: As Bad as It Gets - NBADraft.net
When we first opened the Elevator Doors about a month ago, I started with almost 1,000 gleefully delirious words about the experience of watching Nikola Jokic play basketball. The best player in the sport has somehow elevated his game to another unprecedented, unforeseen level. He is currently either first or second in every major counting…
AJ Dybantsa Interview - NBADraft.net
This morning, blue chip recruit chose BYU as his college destination for next season. We had the chance to catch up with the Boston native in Portland at the Nike Hoop Summit earlier this year. He’s one of the top prospects to emerge at the high school level in a number of seasons. During the…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings - NBADraft.net
Look out for the SEC. The conference posted a 14-2 record in the ACC/SEC challenge and both of its losers are still ranked in our top four due to a well-rounded body of work. The top contenders are starting to take shape and emerge while stars are doing the same with more consistency and time…
Elevator Doors: Rookie Watch Part 1 - NBADraft.net
Remember how this was supposed to be the worst NBA draft class of all time? In the weeks/months/years leading up to the 2024 NBA draft, anyone with a platform went out of their way to let everyone know how much they hated this year’s crop of prospects. “No superstars.” “Worse than 2000.” “Trade out if…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings - NBADraft.net
Madness came a bit early this season as more than half of the AP Poll went down at least once during Feast Week and No. 2 UConn got swept out of Maui to highlight the anarchy. Trying to pick up the pieces from a chaotic week proved to be challenging, but here’s our best attempt…
Elevator Doors: Cooper Flagg is Better Than You Think - NBADraft.net
I can’t remember an elite NBA prospect quite like Cooper Flagg. Let’s not get into any kind of hyperbolic, pointless “best prospect since [fill in the blank]” debate. Let’s not try to make Flagg into anything he isn’t. Let’s just take a few hundred words to appreciate exactly what he could be – the best…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings - NBADraft.net
The early season tournaments started this week, but the better ones are coming up next week as the Maui Invitational and Battle 4 Atlantis headline a big week in college hoops. Enjoy the holiday week and the March Madness appetizers that come with it in a terrific week for sports and especially college basketball. Here’s…
International Stock Watch - NBADraft.net
Who’s Hot (6-4, PG, 2006, Saint Quentin) The French phenom leads a class of international players having proven himself as one of the top over prospects in the Nike Hoop Summit, against the top US players of this draft class. He started to make some noise at the end of last season in France, as…
Elevator Doors: Coaching Remains a Mystery - NBADraft.net
We have access to more information about basketball than we’ve ever had at any point in the game’s 133-year history. Synergy, Second Spectrum, Cleaning The Glass, Basketball Reference, NBA.com’s official stats page – if you want to know some arcane piece of minutiae, no matter how obscure, you can track it down. An infinite series…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings - NBADraft.net
Week Two of the college basketball season had even more excitement than the first with a thrilling Champions Classic, marquee matchups, big upsets and an early game of the year candidate that provided the play of the week. For the recap on all of that and more, check out our weekly rankings, players of the…
Top 10 Overall High School Prospects - NBADraft.net
(PHOTO: USA basketball) As the holiday season approaches, high school basketball takes center stage in high school sports. Following a busy off-season, as several top-10 players across various classes transferred schools, this year’s basketball landscape will look quite different. With several teams already in action, the debate for the country’s #1 player is heating up.…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings - NBADraft.net
The 2024-25 college basketball season is upon us, and from a fight on a plane to buzzer-beater upsets, there’s already an overwhelming amount of action to catch up on. We’ll track the top 16 teams, players of the week, top prospects and the nation’s most exciting plays each week, so stay up to date with…
Elevator Doors: As Good as It Gets - NBADraft.net
Elevator Doors: As Good as It Gets I look at my son and tell him with all the sincerity I can muster: “It will never get any better than this.” Andrew is nine years old. He is obsessed with basketball. I passed my Denver Nuggets fandom onto him, never expecting that the burly Serbian center…
Big 10 Preview: Top 5 NBA Prospects - NBADraft.net
Top 5 Prospects in the Big 10 (Rutgers) The Scarlet Knights managed to recruit two of the highest ranked basketball players in the class of 2024 and one of those players is 6’8” small forward Airious (Ace) Bailey (pictured). He ranked second in ESPN’s 2024 class rankings and when you watch his high school highlight…
2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket: Top Prospects (Heraklion, Greece), plus notes from B Division - NBADraft.net
From August 9 to 17th the EuroBasket A Division was played in Heraklion, Greece where 16 teams played 7 games to determine where they currently rank in European basketball. Resulting in France defeating Spain 82 -70 in the championship game and Serbia defeating the host country Greece for its third-place finish on the podium. This setting is for…
2024 John Lucas Be Elite Invitational - NBADraft.net
The 2024 John Lucas Be Elite Invitational, held on September 14 and 15 in Houston, TX, has a history of elevating unranked players to highly regarded NBA prospects. Notable examples include 2024 projected top 5 NBA pick and 2025 prospect , who rose from unranked status to become the top-ranked center in his class. Recognizing…
The 2024 U18 Eurobasket Tampere: Top Prospects - NBADraft.net
The 2024 U18 Eurobasket was held in Tampere, Finland from July 27 to August 4th, 2024. Some of the biggest international names for the 2025 Draft participated including Nolan Traore and Hugo Gonzalez. In the end it was neither powerhouse programs Spain or France who were in the running to medal with France and Spain…
Ace Bailey Interview - NBADraft.net
Airious is an Atlanta based wing forward who oozes upside. He stood out in a number of the post season showcase events, including the Nike Hoop Summit, where I had the chance to catch up with him for a conversation. He’s clearly a young man who is passionate about the game of basketball. His skill…
VJ Edgecombe interview - NBADraft.net
We first saw incoming Baylor freshman combo guard play at the 2022 Hoop Hall West in Phoenix, Arizona. At the time he was unranked nationally, but right away it was clear that he had talent to shine at the highest level. He comes into Baylor as one of the highest rated freshmen and a potential…
2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket: Top Prospects - NBADraft.net
2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket, Gdynia, Poland: Top Prospects FIBA U20 EuroBasket was held from July 13th-21 in Gdynia, Poland where, for the second consecutive year, France won gold. In the Finals, France defeated Slovenia 82- 78, coming from behind for the second time in three tries, after Noah Penda made a game winning three versus…
FIBA U17 World Cup, Turkey: Top 10 International Prospects - NBADraft.net
The USA Team dominated the FIBA U17 level once again, with the closest game being a 23-point victory in their opening game versus France and the second closest being a 41 point victory in the finals over Italy. In the 3rd place game, host Turkey defeated New Zealand. The USA team dominated the NBA level…
2025 NBA Draft: Extended Mock Draft 1.0 - NBADraft.net
Following a lackluster draft, the 2025 NBA draft has the type of talent that draft heads can look forward to and get hyped about. With a legitimate franchise guy at the top (Flagg) and a number of long term, high upside guys, here is our first look at an extended 2025 mock. The mock includes…
2024 Jayson Tatum Elite Wing Camp: Top College/HS Prospects - NBADraft.net
The CP3 Elite Point Guard Camp and Jason Tatum Elite Forwards Camp joined forces this year with each group working on skill development in the mornings (90 minutes CP3 and then 90 Minutes JT) and then had informal scrimmage runs with both camps combined for a couple hours in the afternoon from 2-4. While it…
2024 Chris Paul Elite Guard Camp: Top College/HS Prospects - NBADraft.net
The 2024 CP3 and Jason Tatum Nike Camps took place early this year, combining forces and running together at Coronado High School in Las Vegas on Monday and Tuesday, July 1st and 2nd. On hand were roughly 30 top tier high school and 30 college guard and wing prospects, split between the two camps, running…
2024 NBPA Top 100 Camp: Top Prospects - NBADraft.net
With a number of events taking place simultaneously, with USA Basketball and others, and therefore missing a number of the headliners from year’s past, the NBPA put together the best group of prospects available in Orlando for one of the top camps every summer. Here’s a rundown of some of the top prospects that participated.…
Section 7: Top Prospects - NBADraft.net
Section 7 was held from June 21-23 at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The event featured top National Prep teams and some of the best high school teams, in particular from the West coast, playing each other to see how they currently stack up for the 2024-24 season. Over 160 teams participated with Millenium…
2024 NBA Draft: Western Conference Grades - NBADraft.net
Dallas Mavericks 51. , France The Mavericks moved up a few spots in the second round and drafted a long, athletic wing from France. Ajinca struggled shooting the ball for much of the year, but proved in past years the ability to knock down the three ball. His athletic profile should allow him to develop…
2024 NBA Draft: Eastern Conference Grades - NBADraft.net
Atlanta Hawks — B 1. , France 43. , Serbia With no first rounders over the next three years, having had their pockets picked by San Antonio in the Dejounte Murray heist (and yes, no trade backs), the pressure to get this pick right was high. The national perception of Risacher has largely been seen…
2024 NBA Draft: Second Round Mock (Take 2) - NBADraft.net
Our 2024 first round mock had 6 picks right on the dot, with 1,2,3,4,7,10. We had three projected picks, 20, 29 and 30, (, and ) ending up in the second round. With projected second rounders , , and going the first. Here is an updated projection of the second round. 31. *Toronto 6-7 215…
2024 NBA Draft: Top 5 Superlatives - NBADraft.net
Our yearly look at prospects,by top 5 superlative categories. SPEED 1. , Kentucky Dillingham has the cat quickness to leave defenders in the dust and create scoring opportunities off the dribble. He can push the ball up the floor with the best of them, but most impressive his his first step to blow by defenders,…
2024 NBA Extended Mock Draft: 6.0 - NBADraft.net
Our final extended mock draft “6.0” with player outlooks, team fit and player comps for the top 30 picks on Wednesday, round one of the 2024 NBA Draft. (Ws = Wingspan) 1. *Atlanta 6-10 Ht, 6-10 Ws, 195 lbs, SF/PF France Intl. Risacher actually made a late push at the very end of the year…
2024 NBA Draft: Top 10 Shooting Guards - NBADraft.net
The shooting guard group has solid depth with as many as eight first rounders and five potential lottery guys. While none are considered surefire stars, a few of them have a real chance to make noise at the next level. 1. , UConn 6-7 210 PG/SG UConn Fr. Castle has terrific physical tools, defensive potential…
2024 NBA Draft: Top 10 International Prospects - NBADraft.net
There is no Victor Wembanyama in this year’s international class, but everyone was aware of that before the season. Still, even without a generational talent available, the No 1 pick is almost a lock to once again be an International player. But even in a weak class like this year’s, the truth is that there…
2024 NBA Draft: Top 10 Centers - NBADraft.net
A case can be made that center and not small forward is the top position group for this year’s draft. And there’s no denying that this draft has a stronger center class than usual. This draft is highlighted by two traditional bigman, Clingan and Edey, who will attempt to turn back the clock on the…
2024 NBA Draft: Top 10 Power Forwards - NBADraft.net
the power forward position has two big names and 2-3 other potential first rounders. While not the most talented or deep position, the international duo at the top gives this power forward group some real intrigue. 1. 6-10 195 SF/PF G-League Fr. A bouncy combo forward, Buzelis has an intriguing combination of athleticism and face…