Braylon Mullins | UConn SG, 20 y/o -6'6" 198lbs -72 3PTM 33 games, 89% FT, 52% floaters. Elite touch, shooting potential -Diverse shotmaker: 47% PUJ, 42% TRAN3s, 38% off screens, 60% 2PT jumpers -Athletic D-playmaking -Limited creator/rim pressure, 36 total FTA

Alijah Arenas | USC SG, 19 y/o -Advanced handle/pacing for getting to spots, generating rhythm, keeping defenders off balance -3-level shotmaking skill + float touch -Passing flashes, 15% AST -Struggled at rim, weak explosion/rim reads -Low-% shot diet (25% on pullups), predetermines shots

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Jalen Haralson had an underrated freshman season with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and is now set to team up with one of the top transfers of this cycle, Juke Harris, at Tennessee. This past season, Haralson averaged 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 51.5 percent from the field. ​ At 6’7” and 220 pounds, Haralson has the ideal build for a wing in the modern NBA. He has a well-rounded skill set and isn't the type of player that needs to dominate the ball to be effective, which helps his fit alongside Harris on the wing for the Vols next season. He’s a solid creator and is capable of initiating an offense and handling the ball. ​ Scoring-wise, he excels at getting downhill and scoring at the basket. He has solid finishing skills and relatively smooth touch around the rim, making him the type of player who constantly puts pressure on the rim. Haralson is a real advantage creator and knows how to use his size to dominate mismatches when smaller players are switched onto him. When given room to work, Haralson’s athleticism can be on full display with big dunks or sweet finishes above the rim. He can handle himself in the pick-and-roll, and has definitely flashed serious upside as a potential jumbo playmaker. Where the question marks come in offensively is his three-point shooting. At times he’s shown flashes of an effective catch-and-shoot player, but has really struggled with efficiency and volume, shooting just 20 percent from three on 0.9 attempts per game last season. With improved outside shooting, Haralson would no longer be someone defenses are inclined to sag off of to take away his inside scoring game. On the defensive end, he projects to be a solid defender in the NBA mostly due to his size, length, and basketball IQ. He’s a really good team defender and is capable of making plays in the passing lanes. He doesn’t have the fastest foot speed and can get exposed against quicker players; his frame and awareness help him project as a solid defensive piece. Haralson is a unique prospect because, while he doesn’t have one standout skill, his frame and well-rounded skill set project well for him to become a quality forward at the NBA level. For now, he projects to stay in college for another season or two. However, if he can continue to grow into a high-end playmaker at his position and improve his outside shooting touch, the former five-star recruit could be a name to watch in the 2027 NBA Draft.

The New Orleans Pelicans are signing Julian Reese to a two-way deal, agents Yann Balikouzou and Kevin Bradbury of @LIFTSPORTSMNGMT told @hoopshype. Reese averaged 11.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and shot 52.9% from the field in 13 games for the Wizards last season.

Dame Sarr | Duke wing, 20 y/o -6'6" barefoot, 7'0" wingspan -Disruptive POA defense, super quick/long -Speed/bounce in transition -Catch-shoot potential, 32% 3PT -14% TO, 7% AST -No creation or pullup + struggled to convert contested finishes (45% layups)

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Amari Allen | Alabama wing, 20 y/o -6'5" barefoot, 6-8 WS -PnR handler: Gets downhill, makes passing reads -More versatility wing than scorer: 3 APG, 1.5 3PTM, 6.9RPG -Can attack, make shots, pass but isn't a creator, surefire shooter or main playmaker -No in-between game + 35% on drives

Collin Chandler | BYU SG, 22 y/o -Athleticism + shotmaking for offensive spark role -Dangerous from 3 (41%): 13-28 in tran, 11-19 in ball screens -Bounce around rim -Functional ballmover, capable playmaker -Limited handle for driving, 56 rim attempts, 46% layups -Needs floater

Somto Cyril | Miami C, 21 y/o -6'11", 260, 7-7 WS -Strong, long, athletic destructive force at rim, led nation in dunks. Easy basket off dump-downs, lobs, O-REBs, 76% FG -Career 11.4% BLK. Can erase shots as drop or recovery defender -Career: 5.7 PF per 40, 54% FT, 5.6 AST%, 17% TO

Matt Able | UNC SG, 19 -6'4" barefoot, 6-8 WS -Shotmaker used in different ways: Transition 3s, movement 3s, inverted PnPops... -Touch, 44% floaters -Flashes of vision despite low assist rate -3.3% STL -Limited creation, rim pressure, finishing craft -Needs to improve PUJ

Bryson Tiller | Missouri PF/C, 20 y/o -6'11" 245, 7-2 WS -Strong defensive tools, moves well, blocks shots -Flashes of inside-out scoring versatility with finishing, post shotmaking, catch-shoot game -19% TOV to 18.6 usage -Questionable feel in paint, 48% on layups

Matas Vokietaitis | Texas C, 21 y/o -7'0", 255, very fluid shaking, pivoting in post -Scores with both hands in paint, finishes over top or has counters, good footwork -Coordinated driving in space -Off. rebounding force -Per 40 min: 5.3 PF, just 1.4 BLKs -Zero jumpers attempted

Xavier Edmonds | TCU, CF, 22 y/o -6'8" 245—Disruptive D-tools, slides well, walls up, contests -Efficient playing to strengths—43% catch-shoot, 68% at rim, 74% FG transition -Productive postup forward, O-rebounder (14.5%) -Limited threat OTD. No pullup, lacks explosion driving

Shelton Henderson | Miami, wing, 19 y/o -6'6" 240, super powerful frame. Plows thru contact. Shot 62% 2PT in PnR -Effective combo of power/touch: 44 dunks + 18-32 touch shots -Strength is advantage creator but also functional handle -Non-playmaker, must improve 3PT/pullup

Amani Hansberry | Virginia Tech PF, 21 y/o -6'8" 240, strong tools, motor for PF -Excels as screener—rolling, popping, passing -35% 3PT, 15.8% AST -Threat to attack closeouts -2.8 STL%, moves well and anticipates on D -Limited OTD, lower feel on postups + contested finishes

Jordan Scott | Michigan State, wing, 19 y/o -Positional size at 6-8 200 -37% 3PT, minimal dip with signs of movement shooting -Strong wing D-tools, good closeout defender with feet/hips -Flashes of line-drives, 1-2 dribble pullups -Limited creation, explosion, rim pressure

Braden Frager | Nebraska, wing, 19 y/o -Off-ball scorer. Identifies open space, cuts through it or drifts into it for 3s -Catch-and-shooter, 57 3PTM -Great finisher at 6-7 220 with strength, left hand, feel -Limited versatility, 0 2PT Js/floaters, weak pullup, non-playmaker

Nigel James Jr | Marquette, PG 19 y/o -Powerful/explosive/shifty, creates rim pressure -Tough finisher with physicality or craft -37% AST, true setup man -D-playmaker, 3.7 STL% -Capable shooter, better off catch -6'0" but 195lbs -Must improve 3PT, pullup, floater, drawing fouls