The NBA Draft Blog Scouting Report takes a look at a player who has taken every opportunity to increase his draft stock since the end of the basketball season – Marquette’s Jimmy Butler.  A great Big East Tournament, a solid NCAA Tournament and the MVP of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, Butler has shown that he […]

Throughout the college basketball season, and more so leading up to the draft, players catch your eye for a variety of reasons.  While the way they play is usually the top reason, sometimes you become a fan because of the person themselves.  If you are lucky, you find a great player who is also a […]

One of the best parts of draft time is the opportunity to check out and talk to a lot of players who you may not get to see during the season.  I recently spoke to Nick Murphy, a 6’4 guard out of Jacksonville State about his career there, where he became the school’s all-time leader in […]

This year, the NCAA Tournament gave us a new concept called the First Four, 4 opening round games in Dayton.  For those who watched, one of the players who stood out was J.P. Primm, a 6’1 guard from UNC-Asheville, whose 22 points and 5 assists led his team to an opening round victory over Arkansas-Little […]

Here is the complete list of Early Entry Candidates as released by the NBA today.  Will update later with links to scouting reports: EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2011 NBA DRAFT Player School Height StatusOlu Ashaolu Louisiana Tech 6-7 JuniorKeion Bell Pepperdine 6-3 JuniorJacob Blankenship Southeastern (FL) 6-9 JuniorLaurence Bowers Missouri 6-8 JuniorAlec Burks Colorado 6-6 […]

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to former Alabama and Manhattan guard Rico Pickett as he is preparing for this June’s NBA Draft.  A top-rated high school prospect, Rico started at Alabama as a freshman before transferring to junior college and finally to Manhattan, where he exploded on to the MAAC scene, leading the conference in […]

Today’s NBA Draft Blog Scouting Report will take a look at one of the greatest rebounders in college basketball history Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried.  Faried, who plays with energy almost unparalleled, made himself a national name with his game-saving block against Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  However, people who have been following […]

The NBA Draft Blog Scouting reports continue with a look at one of the most popular players in Kansas State basketball history, senior guard Jacob Pullen.  Pullen who made his name as a high volume, and at times very clutch, scorer, took on the role of the team’s primary playmaker for a lot of this season.  […]

The NBA Draft Blog Scouting Report takes a look at one of the more surprising players in the NCAA year, SEC Player of the Year and Florida senior forward Chandler Parsons.  While he doesn’t have any numbers that seem impressive, he has such an effect on the game, that numbers don’t do him justice.  The question […]

I wrap up the look at the player’s to watch in Portsmouth with 3 guys who I looked at earlier this season.  It’s worth seeing how many of them have made the adjustments pointed out at the time I wrote about them.  All 3 are borderline draftees, but each have solid cases as to why they […]

Today kicks off the official start of Draft Season with the opening round games of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Virginia.   Consisting of seniors whose draft status is, for the most part, uncertain, the PIT gives players an opportunity to showcase their skills in a unique atmosphere with the hopes of getting an invitation […]

Tomorrow kicks off the official start of Draft Season with the opening round games of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Virginia.   Consisting of seniors whose draft status is, for the most part, uncertain, the PIT gives players an opportunity to showcase their skills in a unique atmosphere with the hopes of getting an invitation […]

The NBA Draft Blog Scouting Report takes a look at one of the best pure scorers in the NCAA this past season – Colorado’s Alec Burks.  Burks, only a sophomore, is a great athlete who understands how to find different ways to score, and he is still getting better.  But will his lack of defensive […]

As we head towards the 2011 NBA Draft, it is time to give a look at some players who are borderline draftees, but may have the skills which could translate to a NBA career down the road, maybe even next season.  The Case For….takes a look at these players and tries to give a brief […]

The NBA Draft Blog Scouting Report makes its second trip out to Columbus with a look at Ohio State senior David Lighty (I looked earlier at Jared Sullinger here).  Lighty, who suffered a horrible knee injury just a few years ago, has made his way back and shown himself to be a more complete player than many […]