Reranking the 2023 NBA Draft Class as HS recruits
After years of scouting players before they even get a diploma, I wanted to know if the scouts actually get it right about which players will hear their names called on draft day?
How did undrafted players lead the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals?
The Miami Heat made it to the NBAFinals and almost nobody saw that coming. The truth is that the Heat aren’t just overachievers in the playoffs, they are a team filled with NBA rejects, the type of guys that nobody else wanted.
What REALLY happens to college basketball seniors in the NBA draft?
It is rare that a Senior in college is ever drafted in the NBA lottery. it has actually only happened ten times since the year 2011. But four years of college basketball develop a high school boy into a grown man. So how do those men perform at the NBA level?
These NBA Draft busts are now in the G League
If you are selected in the NBA draft lottery you get a big payday, and even bigger expectations. Yet some players go on to become busts and they even end up in the G league. Which is not supposed to happen, when you were supposed to be the future of a franchise.
Does TANKING for the NBA Lottery ACTUALLY work?
What does the history of the NBA draft actually tells us about the lottery’s chances of making your team into a championship contender? The truth is that it is much more likely to get you a benchwarmer than a future NBA star.
Is the G League Ignite REALLY better than College Basketball?
The truth is that the G League Ignite program is an option for top NBA prospects. But it is not much different than a college basketball team that plays against G league competition. The truthis that it is just as much of a gamble for you to actually make it in the league, as it is to commit with Kentucky or Duke.
Jimmy Butler’s was a JUCO player but is now a future Hall of Famer
Jimmy Butler led the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals and the media can’t stop raving about him. That’s only because they never really expected it. But he is a future Hall of Famer, because his resume reflects that, even if the media hasn’t really been paying attention.
The 2023 NBA Draft shows how the NBA really feels about college basketball
Four of the top five prospects in this year’s NBA draft are not from college basketball. That is because the NBA game has been changing and college basketball has been very slow to change with it. So it is clearly not the first place they are looking for talented players anymore.
Russell Westbrook is really a better Allen Iverson
Russell Westbrook is not only a future Hall of Famer, but he is actually this generation’s version of Allen Iverson, only he is even better, and here is why.
NBA history knows who will win the 2023 Playoffs!
NBA basketball is so predictable, that we might as well be watching the Fast and Furious movie series. So here is each team that can actually win the Larry O’Brien trophy, and a few wildcards that could make history.
What if Duke basketball players formed their own NBA team?
Currently there are 26 NBA players who played for Duke, on NBA rosters, that’s almost 1 per team! So what would happen if Duke basketball players exclusively played for their own NBA team?
Why Mac McClung won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, but plays G league basketball
With a series of windmills and double pump slams Mac McClung took home the crown as the NBA’s greatest dunker, but there’s only one huge problem. He doesn’t actually play in the NBA. And the real question is why?
How good is an NBA star actually in High School?
In the 2023 All Star game we get to watch several NBA players whom if it were up to the scouts, they never would have made it this far. And 2 players will suit up who were so unknown at the high school level, they never even received a ranking.
Bronny James is the ideal college basketball recruit
The truth is that Bronny James is much better than people give him credit for. He just might be the ideal college basketball recruit and here is why.