Archive - 🏀 5x5 | Royce Webb

Derik Queen’s Unique Game Is Exceeding Expectations — and Defying the Controversial Trade That Brought Him

How bright is the future for this different kind of big man?

Dec 24 • Jeremias Engelmann

Darryn Peterson Is Injured. Does This Change His NBA Draft Outlook?

The hamstring isn’t the scary part

Dec 19 • Jeremias Engelmann

Five Big Anthony Davis Trades That Might Actually Work

Job 1 in Dallas: Move AD and build around Cooper Flagg

Dec 12 • Jeremias Engelmann

2 NBA Lottery Draft Prospects Who Look Seriously Overrated

NBA draft boards need to be updated

Dec 10 • Jeremias Engelmann

Motown Leads the East — and It Looks Legit. What’s Goin' On?

The Pistons have one of the league's best young cores and a proven formula to win big, now and in the future

Dec 5 • Jeremias Engelmann

My Early Rankings of 3 Top NBA Prospects — AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson

Plus their strengths and areas for improvement — with stats & video

Dec 2 • Jeremias Engelmann

November 2025

8 NBA Rookies Crushing It — and 5 Lottery Picks Who Aren’t

Rookie breakouts and the biggest disappointments — what advanced stats & video show

Nov 24 • Jeremias Engelmann

How Are the Phoenix Suns *THIS* Good — and What Happens Now?

The Suns are in the playoff chase just a month after Vegas listed them as the third-worst team in the West

Nov 20 • Jeremias Engelmann

The Mavs' Absolute Best Path Out of Purgatory — Perspective from a Former Mavs Analytics Staffer

Nico Harrison put Dallas on a very dark timeline. Here’s how the next GM can brighten the future.

Nov 18 • Jeremias Engelmann

Power Grabs that Brought Down the Dallas Mavericks: Lessons from the Nico Harrison–Luka Dončić Fiasco

As a former Mavs staffer, here are my takeaways

Nov 11 • Jeremias Engelmann

8 Young Players Who Are Killing It, According to Advanced Stats

Rising and surprising, here are eight emerging NBA stars to watch — with video

Nov 5 • Jeremias Engelmann

October 2025

10 Takes: NBA's Latest Betting Scandals

NBA Substack on the Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier arrests ... and the league's response

Oct 27 • Royce Webb

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