6,10 – Center Kanter is a Turkish born big man who played High School ball in the US but was ruled ineligible to play at Kentucky due to prior compensation received. He burst onto the national scene with a dominant performance at the Nike Hoops Summit in Portland last spring (see video below). After sitting …
6,2 – Point Guard – Duke Kyrie Irving is an elite level point guard prospect and the likely #1 overall pick to the Cleveland Cavs. After a rough freshman season at Duke, which included a toe injury which kept him on the bench for much of the season, Irving is set to bring his electrifying, but …
One of the things I look for in evaluating players is how quickly they are improving. Some players have been good since High School and have sort of leveled off. Other players have all the physical tools but are just now, or through their college careers, making big strides and improving rapidly. One player that …
We’ve all heard that this is a weak draft and that by the second round most of the talent will be gone. But every year there are a few sleepers; players who fly under the radar but end up not only making an NBA roster but outplaying the higher drafted players. Here, in no particular …
Although the Timberwolves had the best odds, the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA lottery, jumping up to #1, using the Clippers ping pong ball which they obtained in a trade. The Timberwolves will pick #2 while the Jazz move up to #3. Cleveland will also have their own first round pick, #4 overall, giving them …
With the recent announcements of some key talent returning to college basketball it’s time to start getting excited about a potentially loaded 2012 NBA draft. With a possible NBA lock out after this season there has been added incentive for the top college players to consider staying in school for at least one more year. We’re …
6,2 Combo Guard BYU Jimmer Fredette has been a great college player but how will his skills transfer to the pro game? There is no doubt that Jimmer can shoot the ball but his lack of shooting guard size and less than elite athleticism will hinder his pro game. If he can learn to distribute …
March Madness is almost here and just like in past years we will see plenty of Cinderellas and upsets and there will be a few standout players who will rise up the draft boards. Remember the play of Tyrus Thomas at LSU a few years ago? His tournament heroics vaulted him to the number 4 overall pick …
Star Freshman Harrison Barnes struggled mightily in the first half of this year and the player, long considered a top draft prospect, began to fall down the mock draft boards. Now the young forward has found his footing, adjusted to the pace of the college game and is once again a top five prospect heading …
Texas Freshman Tristan Thompson is playing at a very high level and showing the potential to become a star power forward at the next level. Many of the NBA mock drafts and the so called ‘experts’ list Thompson outside of the lottery but his stock is rising up my 2011 mock draft, all the way to …