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I wrote a summary of how my prospect evaluation process has evolved every year. Always my favorite column to write; check it out!
Lessons from the Draft Cycle, 2026
In this annual column, Editor-in-Chief @DraftPow details how his prospect evaluation and philosophy have evolved over the years.
Read below!⤵️🔗⤵️
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Scouting Advice on Evaluating NBA Draft Prospects
"Build your intuition for what a good prospect looks like...
Players fail in the NBA for lacking skills where there's an identical player who succeeded – you have to find what made somebody lose.
You are actually trying to cut off the bottom before you try to predict the top" – @NileHoops
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 from @beyondtheRK
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My NBA breakout player picks for this season:
sbnation.com/nba/1131368/nba…
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The next part of my dream is to be a part of an NBA broadcast.
I’ve worked with CBC, TSN, the CEBL and the 905.
My new demo 👇🏼
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Who’s higher on your 2027 board?
75%
Jordan Smith Jr.
25%
Anthony Thompson
75 votes • Final results
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midterms coming up in a week and a half so I decided to write a bit about a player w/ less than 50K IG followers instead
check it out if ur interested about one of the most underrated players in the league.
Link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Josh Tyson is one of the players in 2027 I'm highest on relative to consensus. Tyson possesses an incredibly well rounded skillset, capable of table setting for teammates and he should be able to eventually guard 1-3 with his monster 6'9 wingspan. Future pro in my eyes
NEWS: 4⭐️ Josh Tyson has committed to Cincinnati, he told @Rivals.
The 6-2 point guard and top-60 overall recruit in the 2027 class chose the Bearcats over Xavier.
on3.com/rivals/news/4-star-p…
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I think the answer to the question of “how does x team stay lucky with 3pt defense” is we should consider closeout *threat* in the same way you can space just with the threat of shooting. Some teams close out so fast that the shooter feels always at risk of being contested.
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Of the 14 most recent players who measured <=175 pounds at the Combine, Tyler Tanner had:
- The most dunks, 3.8x median
- The most rim attempts, 2.0x median
- The highest free throw rate, 1.7x median
Remains one of the most fascinating prospects I’ve scouted.
Small guards are an endangered species in today's NBA. Tyler Tanner and Chance Mallory are here to prove they're not extinct.
New at Swish Theory! A collaboration between @AtTheLevel and @MaxiMonster111.
⬇️ READ BELOW ⬇️
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Potential 2027 NBA draft picks I've gotten higher on recently (and current rank in Wasserman's top 100):
My top 20:
- Malachi Moreno (B/R: #33)
- Nigel James (B/R: #51)
My top 40:
- Miles Byrd (B/R: #84)
- Xavier Edmonds (B/R: #93)
My top 60:
- De'Shayne Montgomery (B/R: UNR)
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This is revolting. Listen to nurses before it's too late.
We spoke to the nurses fighting to purge Palantir from one of the largest hospital chains in the country.
The surveillance company makes billions in contracts with ICE and the U.S. military. Now it’s expanding into the big business of health care — extending its influence to roughly 1 out of every 5 hospital beds in America.
HCA nurses warn its AI algorithms are making staff shortages worse, maximizing corporate profits while patient care suffers.
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jordan smith jr. is one of the best high school guard defenders i've scouted in some time, with elite skills and traits in multiple phases of the game.
his rim protection for a guard is especially stellar, which I covered below. go check out the full video, it would make my day!
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Always a joy to dive into scouting philosophy and to break down how I process the pro game. I hope this article can help folks with asking the right questions while they watch pros
How can we tell bench players from future starters?
@klaytheist11 breaks down his pro scouting philosophy, built on two pillars: how a player's role can scale up, and how it can transform entirely.
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I always appreciate people going deep on their unique scouting process, and Charlie has hit on something great here (with results to back it up). Check it out!
How can we tell bench players from future starters?
@klaytheist11 breaks down his pro scouting philosophy, built on two pillars: how a player's role can scale up, and how it can transform entirely.
Read below! 👇
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What do NBA scouts look for in college basketball's top returners?
@CrainNBA defines three avenues for players to improve their draft position:
1. Role Expansion
2. Skill Development
3. Production Translation
Check out who fits in each bucket; link below!
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With college basketball rapidly approaching, here are the top incoming freshmen as projected by my model! The model is trained on AAU, FIBA, and International league production and the target variable is first year BPR @EvanMiya's all-in-one metric!
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