Jeremias Engelmann’s NBA Draft Guide: Deep Dives on Top Prospects, from Future Stars to Risky Picks
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Jerry Engelmann and I have posted about 20 NBA draft pieces the past six months, based on Jerry’s statistical breakdowns and lots of film work.
Here are 14 of the most pertinent, collected for your convenience.
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FINAL NBA Draft Big Board: Why Ace Bailey Is Slipping — and Who's Rising
My goal is to predict — better than NBA teams — which players will end up being true difference-makers, and which are overrated and don’t deserve the hype.
My 2025 NBA Mock Draft: All 30 First-Round Picks, Plus Potential Trades
Here’s our first mock draft in five weeks, with new insights and intel.
🚩 Before You Draft Ace Bailey: The Red Flags NBA Teams Can’t Ignore
When I watched Ace Bailey play for Rutgers, I thought he was a very talented prospect, but one who definitely needed to be drafted by the right NBA team.
The Case Against Tre Johnson: Why He Could Be This Draft’s Biggest Bust
Almost every NBA draft has its busts — that includes top-5 picks, the lottery picks that teams put so much hope into.
Perfect Fits: Where Every NBA Lottery Pick *SHOULD* Go
Cooper Flagg should not be a Dallas Maverick. And Dylan Harper probably shouldn’t go to San Antonio.
Upside Rankings: How I See the Top 30 NBA Draft Prospects and Their Potential
The draft is ruled by probabilities — especially when you work in an NBA front office, as I did from 2019 to 2022.
3 NBA Prospects Who Could Haunt the Teams That Don’t Draft Them
Of the NBA’s 30 teams, 26 are already focused firmly on next month’s NBA draft.
The Cooper Flagg Problem in Dallas — And How I’d Fix It as a Former Mavs Analyst
When Dallas GM Nico Harrison traded away Luka Dončić, he also traded the Mavericks’ future for — he hoped — a brighter but undoubtedly narrower title window.
Don't Waste a Lottery Pick on the Next Corey Kispert or Patrick Williams — My evaluation of 4 highly rated NBA draft prospects
These four players have their flaws but could thrive in the NBA — if they're put in the right situation.
Overrated NBA Lottery Guards? Pros & Cons of 3 Top Prospects
My next three prospects all have NBA talent.
Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey: Truly Top-3 NBA Prospects? — What their stats and game film reveal
Twelve weeks before the NBA draft, the consensus is this: Cooper Flagg is the best prospect by far, followed by two players from the same college team: Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey of Rutgers.
The Next Draymond Green? And Is V.J. Edgecombe Overrated?
You guys liked our previous breakdowns of draft prospects — including Cooper Flagg and three Duke teammates — so let’s dive back in.
Three Future NBA Point Guards — a Dazzling Ball-Handler, a 6’9” Russian, and My Favorite — and a Lottery Pick I Would Never Draft
Here are my pros and cons — based on stats and film study — for four players with a lottery grade on some NBA draft boards:
What Cooper Flagg Is and Is NOT — An Ex-NBA Analytics Staffer Takes a Close Look at Duke’s Top Draft Prospects
He's the best prospect since Player X is something you probably have heard about Cooper Flagg. And many observers see two other Duke freshmen, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach, as lottery picks.