NBA day is finally upon us! In celebration of what should be a national holiday, I’m delivering the prelude to my favorite annual tradition: my top 100 players list. This is a prediction of what my rankings will look like at the end of the 2025-26 season. I’m projecting the upcoming season alone, assuming healthContinue reading “Predicting the Top 100 NBA Players of the 2026 Season”
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2026 NBA Power Rankings
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”
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”
2024-25 Breakout Candidate: Mark Williams
The Charlotte Hornets are stuck deep in NBA mediocrity. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2016, and that was the only time they’ve made it in the last 10 seasons. A combination of whiffed draft picks, lackluster free agency hauls, and injury issues have been the primary reasons for Buzz City’s major shortage of success. Continue reading “2024-25 Breakout Candidate: Mark Williams”
Grading the 2022 NBA Draft (6/26/22)
In my quest to overcome my draft casual status, I researched around 80 prospects and threw together two big boards. Therefore, for the first time ever, I considered myself decently knowledgeable headed into the 2022 NBA draft. So, now that we’re a couple of days removed from draft night, it’s time to hand out someContinue reading “Grading the 2022 NBA Draft (6/26/22)”
A Draft Casual’s 2022 Big Board: Part 2 (6/11/22)
On March 2, I began my journey to graduate from draft casual status and released my Draft Casual’s Big Board article in which I ranked my top thirty prospects in the 2022 NBA draft class. A few months later, I’m back with part two as promised. Since the first edition, I’ve done a lot moreContinue reading “A Draft Casual’s 2022 Big Board: Part 2 (6/11/22)”
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