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🚩 Before You Draft Ace Bailey: The Red Flags NBA Teams Can’t Ignore
Bailey's camp is hurting his draft stock, and maybe his future in the NBA
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Jeremias Engelmann
Why Kevin Durant Is Overrated — Yet These 3 Teams Should Trade for Him Anyway
Durant isn’t nearly as good as his reputation — and he’s even harder on coaches than defenders
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Jeremias Engelmann
My 2025 NBA Mock Draft: All 30 First-Round Picks, Plus Potential Trades
Complete first-round breakdown, with trade targets and undervalued players to watch
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Jeremias Engelmann
The Case Against Tre Johnson: Why He Could Be This Draft’s Biggest Bust
These factors will determine whether Johnson thrives — or flames out
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Jeremias Engelmann
Perfect Fits: Where Every NBA Lottery Pick *SHOULD* Go
Best destinations for the top players in the NBA draft
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Jeremias Engelmann
Upside Rankings: How I See the Top 30 NBA Draft Prospects and Their Potential
Let's put on rose-colored glasses and be a little more optimistic with our projections
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Jeremias Engelmann
5 Genius Moves That Made OKC Title Favorites — And 1 That Could Cost Them
Sam Presti’s bold decisions turned the Thunder into contenders — but even great GMs miss sometimes. Here’s what's worked and what has not.
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Jeremias Engelmann
First-Round Prospects Are Skipping the Draft for NIL Dollars — Here's How the NBA Can Fix the Problem
The situation will get worse before it gets better. Here are two potential solutions.
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Jeremias Engelmann

May 2025

The Mavs Almost Traded for Tyrese Haliburton — Here’s Why, and Why It Didn't Work
Our draft model identified Haliburton as our top target in 2020. Here is how statistical models work, and why they saw Hali as an elite talent.
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Jeremias Engelmann
Alex Caruso Might Be the Greatest Inch-for-Inch Defender in NBA History
Sounds crazy — but he’s closing in on his second ring, and the stats back it up
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Jeremias Engelmann
3 NBA Prospects Who Could Haunt the Teams That Don’t Draft Them
An NCAA champion, the next French point guard, and the player with the biggest plus wingspan in the draft
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Jeremias Engelmann
​Why Boston Should Trade Jaylen Brown
The Celtics are in a tough spot. Moving a superstar is the best way out.
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Jeremias Engelmann
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