NBA Draft
Kentucky Freshman Hamidou Diallo Is College Basketball’s Most Terrifying Athlete
Type “Hamidou Diallo” into the Twitter search bar and you might think he’s the inspiration for the next Marvel superhero flick. Words like “freak” and “monster” have become synonymous with [...]
The 7 Biggest ‘Freaks’ of the 2018 College Basketball Season
College basketball is being invaded by freaks. Their wingspans seem to stretch from sideline to sideline. Their vertical jumps seem capable of clearing the hoop. They’ll torment you with their [...]
Meet Kostas and Alex Antetokounmpo: Giannis’s Uber-Athletic Younger Brothers
Forget the Ball brothers—let’s talk about the Antetokounmpo brothers. Yes, Giannis has brothers. You may have heard of Thanasis, the eldest Antetokounmpo brother who possesses extraordinary explosiveness and once played for [...]
Why Zach Collins Became a Lottery Pick After Averaging Just 10 Points Per Game at Gonzaga
When you first glance at Zach Collins’ numbers from his lone season at Gonzaga, you might be a bit confused as to why he went 10th overall in the 2017 [...]
Freshman Phenom Michael Porter Jr. Has Been Training for ‘Positionless Basketball’ His Entire Life
Basketball is evolving. Traditional positions are evaporating in favor of an army of tall, ultra-athletic freaks who can defend multiple positions. That's exactly why the NBA is so bewitched with Michael [...]
After a Devastating Injury, Xavier PG Edmond Sumner is Ready to Prove Himself in The NBA
When Xavier made their run to the Elite Eight during March Madness, they did so without one of their best players. Edmond Sumner—a redshirt sophomore point guard—was averaging 15 points, 5 [...]
How Creighton’s Justin Patton Rose from Redshirt to NBA Draft Prospect in Just 1 Year
Redshirting as a freshman can be a discouraging experience. You’re stuck on the sideline and have to watch your team play without you. For Justin Patton, former Creighton center, redshirting [...]
It Took Just One Season for Wake Forest’s John Collins to Go From an Unknown to a Potential NBA Superstar
Player Efficiency Rating—or PER—is a stat defined as “the overall rating of a player’s per-minute statistical production.” Essentially, PER aims to boil down all of a player’s on-court contributions into a single [...]
Why Oklahoma State’s Jawun Evans Could be the Biggest Steal of the 2017 NBA Draft
The NBA is filled with players who got drafted way too low. In 2011, Jimmy Butler went 30th overall and Isaiah Thomas went 60th. Draymond Green went 35th in 2012. [...]
How Former Oregon PF Jordan Bell is Handling the Difficult Transition to the NBA
At the 2017 NBA Combine, Jordan Bell broke the Shuttle Run record with a time of 2.56 seconds. “When I finished the drill and heard the time, I knew I [...]