Elevator Doors: Rookie Watch Part 1
Remember how this was supposed to be the worst NBA draft class of all time? In the weeks/months/years leading up to the 2024 NBA draft, anyone with a platform went out of their way to let everyone know how much they hated this year’s crop of prospects. “No superstars.” “Worse than 2000.” “Trade out if…
Elevator Doors: Cooper Flagg is Better Than You Think
I can’t remember an elite NBA prospect quite like Cooper Flagg. Let’s not get into any kind of hyperbolic, pointless “best prospect since [fill in the blank]” debate. Let’s not try to make Flagg into anything he isn’t. Let’s just take a few hundred words to appreciate exactly what he could be – the best…
Elevator Doors: Coaching Remains a Mystery
We have access to more information about basketball than we’ve ever had at any point in the game’s 133-year history. Synergy, Second Spectrum, Cleaning The Glass, Basketball Reference, NBA.com’s official stats page – if you want to know some arcane piece of minutiae, no matter how obscure, you can track it down. An infinite series…
Elevator Doors: As Good as It Gets
Elevator Doors: As Good as It Gets I look at my son and tell him with all the sincerity I can muster: “It will never get any better than this.” Andrew is nine years old. He is obsessed with basketball. I passed my Denver Nuggets fandom onto him, never expecting that the burly Serbian center…
2024 NBA Draft: Instant Analysis
Click Here to Follow the draft pick by pick by our draft expert Nick Prevenas Instant Analysis By Nick Prevenas
Situational Analysis: Dalton Knecht
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 23-year-old wing from Fargo, North Dakota, who averaged…
Situational Analysis: Bub Carrington
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. Carlton Kaleel “Bub” Carrington III is a 19-year-old guard from…
Situational Analysis: Matas Buzelis
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old forward from Chicago who averaged 14.3 points,…
Situational Analysis: Bronny James
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. LeBron Raymone “Bronny” James Jr. is a 19-year-old guard from Akron, Ohio, who…
Situational Analysis: Stephon Castle
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old combo guard from Covington, Georgia, who averaged…
Situational Analysis: Donovan Clingan
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 20-year-old center from Bristol, Connecticut, who averaged 13…
Situational Analysis: Cody Williams
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old forward from Gilbert, Arizona, who averaged 11.9…
Situational Analysis: Zaccharie Risacher
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old forward, French National, born in Málaga, Spain,…
Situational Analysis: Reed Sheppard
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is an almost-20-year-old guard from London, Kentucky, who averaged 12.5…
Situational Analysis: Alexandre Sarr
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), fatal flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old center/forward from Bordeaux, France, who averaged 17.2…
Situational Analysis: Bilal Coulibaly
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is an 18-year-old (19 in a month or so) wing from…
Situational Analysis: Cam Whitmore
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is an 18-year-old (nearly 19) power wing from Severn, Maryland, who…
Situational Analysis: Anthony Black
“Situational Analysis” is a series of articles that seeks to examine the circumstances that most often influence an NBA prospect’s success. Each player will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in four different categories: NBA-specific skill(s), flaw(s), collegiate/overseas/pre-NBA environment, and ideal NBA ecosystem. is a 19-year-old point wing from Texas who averaged 12.8 points,…