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, [ . . . ]
In the modern NBA, the value of athletes who bring a confluence of size and guard skills is at an all-time high. Meet Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound lead ball-handler, who makes difficult shots look easy. In 27 games as a freshman, he lived up to the hype, [ . . . ]
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 [ . . . ]
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 [ . . . ]
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, [ . . . ]
This past season, basketball was a unique experience for every player, especially for those entering this year’s NBA draft. With the pandemic causing a shortened college season, it was harder for prospects to showcase their talents to scouts with a less amount of time to do it. However, the NCAA [ . . . ]
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 [ . . . ]
Projected as a late first-round or early second-round pick, Josh Christopher is a dynamic shooting guard who has a strong frame and very good length. As a freshman this past season with the Arizona State Sun Devils, he averaged 14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.0 combined steals and blocks per [ . . . ]
Last year, Aaron Henry declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, but decided to come back to school for another season. In a statement he made after his decision, he said, “This decision was based off wanting to maximize my opportunity to be coached by the best coach in the game [ . . . ]
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