NBA teams are always looking for raw prospects with immense upside. Skill can be taught, physical traits can’t. Ousmane Dieng spent this past season playing for the New Zealand Breakers in the National Basketball League. His numbers weren’t spectacular, but he still displayed legitimate promise with a coveted versatility. The…

Unlike most one-and-dones, Blake Wesley didn’t enter college with a 5-star pedigree. Still, he held a 4-star rating and was slotted in as the 121st-ranked recruit on 247Sports. But when Wesley arrived on campus, his talent gleamed and he went from a spark plug off the bench to a coveted…

In every draft, there always seems to be one highly-coveted prospect who carries a bevy of risks because he decided to declare to the draft a year early. This year’s version is Shaedon Sharpe. The №1 recruit of the 2022 high school class was set to spend his freshman year…

In an era when “big men are a dying breed.” this draft class boasts a multitude of high-level big men prospects. Most fit the new age prototype, but Mark Williams — who might end up as a lottery pick — is an interesting case. He’s an old-school big, but one…

The NBA has always put a heavy emphasis on draft prospects’ physical tools/athleticism — and for good measure. There are a plethora of uber-talented college players who’ve faltered at the next level because of size and/or athleticism woes. For some, Kennedy Chandler fits into that category. For others, the 6-foot…

Malaki Branham piled up the accolades after a triumphant freshman season. The Ohio State shooting guard was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, emerged as the Big Ten Rookie of the Year and made the Third Team All-Big Ten. Branham proved to be an asset all season, but he…

All the months leading up to the season, Jeremy Sochan was profusely known as “the other freshman.” While all the hype was surrounding 5-star Kendall Brown, Sochan wasn’t in quite the same light. But his impact would not be denied. Despite only starting only one of 30 games this season…

Jalen Green was the pioneer of the NBA’s attempt at establishing an alternative to college for highly-rated prospects. He was the №2 pick in the 2021 draft after the G League Ignite’s inaugural season. In its second season, the Ignite has a batch of players who could all be first-round…

Kendall Brown’s eye-popping athleticism vaults off the screen. For whatever else can be said about his game, the allure of his physical tools are too enticing to pass up. At 6–8, 205 pounds, Brown has nice positional size for a shooting guard. Although he appears too skinny to be a…