Deni Avdija

Deni Avdija Scouting Report

November 10, 2020 Dustin Barnes 0

Avdija is one of the more versatile players in the 2020 draft class — he can do a little bit of everything, and he is a proven winner, helping Maccabi Tel Aviv win a championship in Israeli BSL this summer.  He has size, is solidly built, and is a competitive [ . . . ]

João Vitor França

João Vitor França Scouting Report

November 10, 2020 Luis Poliseli 0

João Vitor França is a 7-foot-1 big man, who has played his entire career in Brazil. Until the 2019-20 season, the 21-year-old center was just a back-of-rotation piece for Flamengo, which has been the top team in the country over the last few years, with a roster consisting of a [ . . . ]

Devin Vassell

Devin Vassell Scouting Report

November 9, 2020 Clayton Conover 0

Devin Vassell, one of the most dependable and consistent players in this draft class, dramatically improved himself from his freshman to sophomore year. Playing 28.7 minutes per outing as a sophomore, the Florida State wing averaged 12.7 points, 1.6 assists, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.4 combined steals and blocks per game, [ . . . ]

Killian Hayes

Killian Hayes Scouting Report

November 6, 2020 Richard C. Harris 0

Hayes has been playing at a high-level of professional basketball since 2017.  He made his debut in the French Jeep Elite League at the age of 17.  Now 19, he is coming off a solid season with ratiopharm Ulm, which competed in both the German BBL and EuroCup.  Hayes was [ . . . ]

Isaac Okoro

Isaac Okoro Scouting Report

November 4, 2020 Dustin Barnes 0

When the 2019-20 college basketball season tipped off, Isaac Okoro was somewhat off the radar.  He arrived at Auburn as the 36th ranked freshman in the 2019 class.  It didn’t take long for the athletic 18-year-old (now 19) to get noticed, and when the season was over, Okoro was an [ . . . ]

Kira Lewis

Kira Lewis Scouting Report

October 31, 2020 Dustin Barnes 0

Lewis, one of the fastest and youngest players in this draft, was highly productive this past season.  Playing 37.6 minutes per outing, the Bama sophomore averaged 18.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.4 combined steals and blocks per game, with shooting splits of .459/.366/.802.  An All-SEC first-team selection, he [ . . . ]

Tyler Hagedorn

Tyler Hagedorn Interview and Highlights

October 30, 2020 Richard C. Harris 0

On October 15, Lee Branscome and I had a very interesting interview with Tyler Hagedorn, a first-team All-Summit selection this past season and a 2020 NBA Draft prospect.  In August, Tyler signed with Buducnost, the premier team in the Montenegrin Basketball League, which also competes in the Adriatic League and [ . . . ]