Alperen Sengun

Alperen Şengün Scouting Report

August 19, 2021 Richard C. Harris 0

What Sengun accomplished this season as an 18-year-old was nothing short of amazing.  The 6-foot-10 center/power forward tore up the Turkish BSL, a high-level league.  Playing for Besiktas in 34 BSL games and three FIBA EuroCup contests, he averaged 19.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.9 combined steals and [ . . . ]

Josh Giddey

Josh Giddey Scouting Report

August 9, 2021 Richard C. Harris 0

The Australian NBL produced a lottery selection for the second consecutive year.  Last year, it was LaMelo Ball, the top-ranked prospect on the 2020 HP Draft Board, and this year, it is Josh Giddey, the seventh-ranked prospect on the 2021 HP Draft Board.  Both are point guards with great size, [ . . . ]

Jonathan Kuminga

Jonathan Kuminga Scouting Report

August 6, 2021 Richard C. Harris 0

A consensus five-star recruit out of high school, Kuminga decided to take his talents to the G League, but his performance with Ignite did not help his draft stock.  In early February, he was considered a candidate to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.  He [ . . . ]

Jalen Green

Jalen Green Scouting Report

August 4, 2021 Richard C. Harris 0

The Rockets could not go wrong with the second-overall pick.  The club’s options included USC’s Evan Mobley and Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, but ultimately, Houston went with the ultra-explosive Green.   A highly touted high-school recruit, Green had offers from Auburn, Memphis, Oregon, and others before deciding to play for the G [ . . . ]

Jalen Suggs

Jalen Suggs Scouting Report

August 3, 2021 Richard C. Harris 0

Though the Magic were already well stocked with guards, the team had to be pleased that Suggs fell to No. 5 overall in the NBA Draft.  There is so much to like about Suggs, the best pure point guard in the 2021 draft class.  He is an excellent all-round athlete, [ . . . ]

2021 NBA Draft Composite Rankings

July 26, 2021 Richard C. Harris 0

The 2021 NBA Draft will take place this Thursday, and most draft boards/big boards are finalized or nearly so.  With that said, I present the Hoops Prospects’ 2021 NBA Draft Composite Rankings, which involved combining the draft boards of seven sources (listed below).  The scoring/ranking system was rather simple.  For [ . . . ]

AJ Lawson

G League Elite Camp Wrap

June 28, 2021 Bobby Zeffero 0

Last week, the NBA G League Elite Camp welcomed 40-plus NBA draft prospects to Wintrust Arena in Chicago for the opportunity to play in front of NBA scouts and executives with the hopes of improving their stock for the 2021 NBA Draft.  The players, most of whom are second-round prospects, [ . . . ]