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NBA Draft Report: Ace Bailey Of Rutgers

by Zachary Cohen

Ace Bailey is a player that has all the offensive ability in the world. The shot creation is next-level, he can hit spot-up jumpers and he's going to be a terror in transition. He will be electric in the NBA with merely adequate surroundings. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Cooper Flagg Of Duke

by Zachary Cohen

Cooper Flagg is a dynamic two-way prospect that has one minor flaw. And Duke's roster construction isn't doing him any favors in hiding it. Read more »
Wolves Begin To Find Themselves All Over Again

by Zachary Cohen

The Wolves made a major trade right before camp and then started the season slow, but the new pieces have now been incorporated and they again look like the team that made the Western Conference Finals. Read more »
Five International Prospects For The 2025 NBA Draft To Know

by Zachary Cohen

On why Nolan Traore, Hugo Gonzalez, Ben Saraf, Michael Ruzic and Noa Essengue will be among the top picks in the 2025 NBA draft. Read more »
Many Encouraging Signs For Wizards Despite Losing Season

by Zachary Cohen

If you squint extremely hard, to the point that your eyes look closed, the Wizards quietly have a Thunder-like thing going on. Washington has a young core of big, versatile players that could become a factor in time if everything breaks right. Read more »
The Progress Of The Phoenix Suns

by Zachary Cohen

The Suns added just enough in the offseason in Ryan Dunn and Tyus Jones to give the team some depth while they also upgraded the system and vibes by bringing in Mike Budenholzer to replace Frank Vogel. Read more »
2025 NBA Draft: 10 NCAA Players To Watch

by Zachary Cohen

Cooper Flagg headlines the 2025 draft class, but Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Dylan Harper, Egor Demin, Kon Knueppel, Liam McNeeley, Khaman Maluach, Drake Powell and Tre Johnson will be worth following closely throughout the college basketball season. Read more »
2024 NBA Summer League Watchability Tiers

by Zachary Cohen

The Hawks, Magic, Jazz and Wizards enter Summer League as appointment television with their depth of prospects. Read more »
Best Fits, Shaky Fits From 2024 NBA Draft

by Zachary Cohen

On Cody Williams, Isaiah Collier, Kyle Filipowski, Ron Holland, Dalton Knecht, Stephon Castle, Rob Dillingham, AJ Johnson and Kel'el Ware. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Non-Lottery Upperclassmen

by Zachary Cohen

Breaking down DaRon Holmes II, Tyler Kolek, Jaylon Tyson, Terrence Shannon Jr. and Baylor Scheierman. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Tristan Da Silva Of Colorado

by Zachary Cohen

Players with Tristan da Silva's size that can shoot the basketball, make plays for others, and hold their own defensively usually aren’t available in the middle of the first round. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Carlton Carrington Of Pittsburgh

by Zachary Cohen

Carlton Carrington has a high upside given his ability to create for himself, while also possessing a rare high floor considering he can also do so for teammates. He has become one of the biggest risers in this draft class. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Tidjane Salaun Of Cholet

by Zachary Cohen

Tidjane Salaun has been a late bloomer in this draft process and he has a higher floor and lower ceiling than advertised as a potential two-way role player. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Matas Buzelis Of G League Ignite

by Zachary Cohen

Matas Buzelis can handle the ball and provide positional versatility on both ends of the floor. If he figures out his jumper, he will be a very good NBA player for a long time. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Zaccharie Risacher Of JL Bourg

by Zachary Cohen

Fluid wings with size that can shoot the basketball like Zaccharie Risacher are as valuable as any archetype in the league, but he lacks the on-ball creation to be the type of franchise altering talent we typically expect at the top of the draft. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Bronny James Of USC

by Zachary Cohen

Bronny James has helped himself a lot throughout the pre-draft process, reminding scouts and front office executives why he was a borderline five-star recruit coming out of high school. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Nikola Topic Of Crvena Zvezda

by Zachary Cohen

If Nikola Topic becomes an average shooter, his size, passing and finishing is special enough for a team to build an offense around. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Kel'el Ware Of Indiana

by Zachary Cohen

Kel'el Ware has stretch center potential, while also possessing a floor as a playable rim-runner, which says a lot about him as a prospect. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Devin Carter Of Providence

by Zachary Cohen

Devin Carter won't be a star, but he could certainly be a starter or high end rotation player with his ability on both ends of the floor and do all the little things. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Zach Edey Of Purdue

by Zachary Cohen

Zach Edey is going to be a guy that NBA teams can trust to contribute in a big way on offense, it'll just be extremely matchup dependent whether he can stay on the floor on defense. Read more »
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