The NBA is so stacked. The vast majority of teams either have playoff-level rosters or enticing young cores. Determining which squads will top the standings in 2025-26 is a tough task, but I gave it a try anyway. Here’s my preseason power ranking of all 30 teams, with placements based on a combination of projectedContinue reading “2026 NBA Power Rankings”
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Big Facts: Why Centers Are the Most Undervalued Position in the NBA Draft
NBA teams are drafting centers too low. There are always a couple prominent big men picked early, but in the last five years we’ve seen dozens of non-lottery centers outperforming their expectations and rewarding teams with valuable contributions in their rookie seasons and beyond. Let’s look at the facts about non-lottery centers drafted in theContinue reading “Big Facts: Why Centers Are the Most Undervalued Position in the NBA Draft”
Grading the 2024 NBA Draft
This has always been an NBA centered blog because that is pretty much the only basketball I watch. However, this spring, I decided to take a deeper dive than ever before into the draft and the players in it. I did extensive research and formed a big board that included over 140 names, and IContinue reading “Grading the 2024 NBA Draft”
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