Noa Essengue Interview
is a long and talented 6-foot-10 combo forward from France. He was awarded MVP of the ANGT, which took place over the weekend in Dubai (recap to come). Noa also had a standout showing in Indianapolis over NBA All-Star Weekend at Basketball Without Borders camp. He has good size and length, combined with impressive athleticism…
2024 Adidas Next Generation Tournament: Belgrade: Top Prospects
The Adidas Next generation Tournament qualifier was held in Belgrade, Serbia from March 1st-3rd, 2004. This was the second of 4 qualifying tournaments where the best U18 clubs in Europe play each other for a for an auto bid to the finals that will be held in Berlin during the Euroleague Final Four (May 24-26,…
2024 Basketball Without Borders: Top Prospects
Basketball Without Borders once again displayed some of the best young talent from all over the world. The three-day camp, in Indianapolis over the weekend, consisted of drills and live games. Here are some of the standouts. Top Prospects 1. 6’9 195 PF, 6’11 wingspan, 9’3.25 standing reach – France 2006 Essengue looks the part…
2024 Basketball Without Borders Global Preview
The eighth annual Basketball without Borders Global Camp is scheduled from February 16 to 18 at the Mojo Up Sports Complex in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some of the athletes play on international clubs, some play with the NBA Academies and others play in high school programs across the United States. Some may be draft eligible as…
NBA Academy Showcase Africa: Top Prospects
The first NBA Academy Showcase Africa was held from April 6th to April 9th, 2023 in Saly, Senegal. 71 players comprising 6 teams played a total of 12 games (4 games each). The teams consisted of NBA Academy Africa Red (A team), Blue (B team), White (C Team), NBA Academy Latin America, the Seed Project…
International Stock Watch
This year’s International Draft Class is shaping up to be one of the all time greats with the obvious huge catch at the top as well as a number of other intriguing talents. Here is a look at this year’s group and how they have fared through the first few months of the season. Stock…
The Battle for the #1 pick: Victor Shines Against Scoot/Ignite
A recap of what we learned from the Wembanyama vs. Scoot “matchup” The pair of exhibitions between the Metropolitans 92 and the G-League Ignite was hyped as the best prospect duel of the 21st century and it did not disappoint. The top two prospects, and , in the 2023 NBA Draft class went head-to-head last…
Basketball without Borders Africa Recap
From August 28 -31 Basketball without Borders was held in Cairo, Egypt. Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri (Nigeria), Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Mike Gansey, Los Angeles Clippers scout Lance Blanks represented front office personnel and were camp directors while Steve Kerr, Willie Green and Chauncey Billups represented the NBA from the coaching side and provided…
FIBA U16 Europe: Top Prospects
The Fiba U16 Europe Division A was held in Skopje, North Macedonia from August 12th to 20th. Lithuania defeated Spain for the gold while France defeated Greece for the Bronze. Division B was held in Sofia where Germany defeated Finland for the Gold while Belgium defeated host Bulgaria for the Bronze. Neither event had any…
2022 FIBA U18 Africa: Top Prospects
The Fiba U18 Event was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar where Egypt beat host team Madagascar. Neither of the two top teams in the group stage made it to the finals (Mali and Senegal). Overall not the level of play from teams that were displayed at other events but there was some talent at this event.…
2022 FIBA Europe U18: Top Prospects
From July 29 through August 7th, 2022 the FIBA Europe U18 A & B divisions were taking place. Due to abnormalities in the scheduling the last couple of years, the top teams in division B had arguably as much talent as most of the teams in Division A so we decided to consolidate them and…
2022 FIBA U20 European Championships
The European U20 Championships were played in Podgorica, Montenegro that was won by Spain on July 24th. While it has less talent than other events such as the FIBA U17 World Cup, because many of the top 19 and 20 year prospects have either already been drafted or called up to the national teams the…
2022 FIBA U17 World Cup: Top 10 International Prospects
Malaga, Spain was host for the 2022 FIBA U17 world cup where Team USA defeated Spain to win gold. This event gave scouts the opportunity to watch many of the best 2005 and 2006 born basketball talents across the world in a single location and to start filling out their 2024 NBA draft boards. Here…
Early Top-5 International Prospects for the 2023 NBA Draft
The wait is over. is finally eligible for the upcoming NBA Draft, making the 2023 International Draft class one of the most interesting of all time. There are some intriguing prospects in this class. It might not be as deep as the 2022 class – which had 11 international players get selected – but it…
2022 NBA Draft: Top-10 International Prospects
There have been top heavy classes in the past. There have been deep classes. This year’s class is definitely interesting. It’s actually deeper than most people think, lacks star power, since the most intriguing player is also the one with the most question marks. With that said, there are actually a dozen international players who…
Situational Analysis: Dyson Daniels
“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 guard from Australia who averaged 11.3 points,…
Situational Analysis: Ousmane Dieng
“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 point forward from France who averaged 8.9…
International Stock Watch
Who’s Hot (2003, 6-10, G/F, New Zealand Breakers) After an extremely slow start to the season, Ousmane Dieng managed to turn things around eventually, finishing the season strong, which reminded everyone that what a unique prospect he is. The ultimate boom or bust pick. After a late growth spurt, he is now standing at 6-10,…