Deni Avdija

Looking Abroad and Under the Radar

February 6, 2020 R. C. Harris 0

With the college basketball season in full swing, what’s happening abroad on the hardwood often gets ignored at this time of the year.  However, it appears that international players/prospects playing abroad will have a major impact on the 2020 NBA Draft.  At the same time, small-college prospects typically do not get much attention at any time, but it’s good to be aware of them before [ . . . ]

Goga Bitadze

The Analytics of International Players

July 26, 2019 R. C. Harris 0

International players always bring an element of intrigue to each NBA draft – relatively, they’re unknown quantities.  The average NBA fan in the United States has little-to-no exposure to prospects playing abroad.  Even more sophisticated fans, who enjoy diving into the numbers, probably don’t completely understand the context, and find interpreting international stats complicated and confusing.  However, for those who do understand metrics and analytics [ . . . ]