good morning, here's my latest piece on the 2025 freshman class where i try to look for potential underrated guys. To begin with, let's look at Michigan State's Jordan Scott and Providence's Jaylen Harrell sheedinatl.substack.com/p/class-of-2...

Chris Cenac is an unusual prospect. He's big, but he doesn't always play like that. I dive into Cenac's style of play at Link Academy, potential role at Houston and strong tools that provide room for scalability sheedinatl.substack.com/p/chris-cena...

good morning, here’s my piece on Baylor’s Tounde Yessoufou: i talk about his defense, two-way potential, a more realistic comp than Anthony Edwards as well as some of the main questions i have about Yessoufou for next season sheedinatl.substack.com/p/tounde-yes...

good morning, here’s my piece on Jaden Toombs, a promising freshman big for SMU. I look at his strong feel for the game, some physical concerns and the ways he can potentially mitigate them sheedinatl.substack.com/p/jaden-toom...

good morning, here’s my piece on Jayden Quaintance, diving into his outstanding defense: the playmaking, rim deterrence and underrated foul aversion, as well as the good and concerning aspects of his profile sheedinatl.substack.com/p/jayden-qua...

i've kept an eye on FIBA U18 Eurobasket overall it feels like it could be a weaker bunch than the 2024 U18's which produced four 1st round NBA draft picks this summer, but still some really interesting prospects to look out for sheedinatl.substack.com/p/u18-euroba...

good morning, i'm finishing up my 2026 NBA Draft top3 review with AJ Dybantsa in this piece i dive into Dybantsa's outstanding and efficient scoring, offensive projection and the defensive playmaking questions that ultimately make me slightly lower on him sheedinatl.substack.com/p/aj-dybants...

here's my article on Cameron Boozer - a truly incredible prospect who may be the most accomplished high school player ever i dive into his diverse offensive skillset, defensive playmaking and college projection sheedinatl.substack.com/p/the-analyt...

here’s my take on Darryn Peterson, the 2026 NBA Draft prospect that i have at 1 right now: his statistical profile, offensive game, outlier stocks and two-way potential sheedinatl.substack.com/p/screw-it-i...

i really enjoyed Jase Richardson's offensive game against the Toronto Raptors so here's my extended breakdown on how Richardson stabilized and impacted the game by not turning it over and turning Toronto's on-ball pressure into advantages for his team sheedinatl.substack.com/p/jase-richa...

the New Orleans Pelicans paid a lot to trade up and get Derik Queen at 13. But they still have Zion Williamson and Yves Missi. And they also signed Kevon Looney what is Queen's role in this ill-fitting ensemble? I examine his struggle playing with Missi sheedinatl.substack.com/p/i-have-no-...

icymi, here's what i wrote about the struggles of Kasparas Jakučionis in the California Classic games and the role adjustment he's likely to undergo in the NBA

1/15 from the field, 6 assists and 12 turnovers in 3 California Classic games. What happened to Heat's Kasparas Jakucionis? i tried to contextualize and make sense out of his difficult start to the Summer League sheedinatl.substack.com/p/is-it-time...

i've been watching the FIBA U19s, so here are some things that i saw over the past week or so. The players i cover in more detail (link below): - AJ Dybantsa - Hannes Steinbach - Koa Peat - Tyler Kropp - Mikel Brown Jr. also brief words on a few others sheedinatl.substack.com/p/fiba-u19-r...

ESPN projects Dash Daniels as a top10 pick in way-too-early 2025 NBA draft, i broke down film the performance of against France U19's from yesterday, check it out! sheedinatl.substack.com/p/dash-danie...

outside of the obvious one in Cooper Flagg, i have four other A+ grades on yesterday's 1st round draft picks

here are my 2025 NBA draft first round pick grades, check it out! major winners are the Mavs, Raptors, Suns, Bulls and Magic big L’s from the Nets and Pelicans open.substack.com/pub/sheedina...

Derik Queen, let's do a season review thread👇🧵 the Maryland center finished the season with a BPM of 7.9, good for 8th among all D1 freshmen. Queen's season had some memorable moments, including a game winning drive in a Round of 32 game against Colorado State

Collin Murray-Boyles has declared for the NBA draft, so let's do a prospect review thread on him 👇🧵 individually, CMB had an incredible season, finishing as the 5th best player in terms of BPM. What's notable is that he kept his production at a very high level against conf and t50 opponents

let's do a season review thread on Duke's Kon Knueppel 👇🧵 Knueppel made a huge impression immediately after arriving in Durham and became a key player in a team that nearly went to an NCAA title game. He finished the season as 4th best freshman in the nation in terms of BPM

April big board time! Replacing guys that are (presumably) returning, like Stirtz, Robinson II or Swain, was one of the trickier aspects to this big board. still a bunch of players i go up and down on, but with college basketball season over, i think guys in the lotto are largely settled

let's do a prospect review thread on Labaron Philon 👇🧵 a 34rd ranked recruit by 247sports, Philon made an immediate impact for Alabama team as a freshman, and made himself into a key contributor on a stacked team with F4 aspirations, finishing as the 12th best freshman in the nation in terms of BPM

let's do a season review on Georgia's Asa Newell 👇🧵 Newell is an athletic 6-10 F/C hybrid with great play finishing abilities and some defensive versatility with his quick feet. He was projected as a one-and-done prospect coming out of HS and finished 6th among all D1 freshmen in BPM

Michigan State's season is over after an Elite Eight loss so let's do a prospect review thread on Jase Richardson 👇🧵 Jase overperformed expectations massively. Per 247sports, he was the 37th best recruit of 2024, excpected to be a multi-year guy, playing a limited role at best and learning...

let's do a season review thread on Tre Johnson from Texas 👇🧵 Johnson finished the season as the freshman leader in points per game (19.9), good for 21st in the nation. According to BPM, he was the 13th best freshman this year

Kasparas Jakucionis finished his freshman year at Illinois with an NCAA tournament loss against Kentucky, so let's do a season review thread 👇🧵 his season can be split in two parts. The first part is up until an early January injury where Jakucionis (with all of his flaws)...

with Adrian Wooley now in the portal, here's my quick, half-baked current portal ranking, judging solely from the NBA draft point of view have in mind that Bennett Stirtz is going through the process despite commiting to Iowa, so he may still come out this year

VJ Edgecombe is now done at Baylor and is headed to the NBA draft, so let's do a prospect review thread 👇🧵 he had a bit of a difficult start to the year, but after overcoming initial struggles, Edgecombe turned up the heat in Big 12 play and finished as the 2nd best freshman in BPM this year

Bennett Stirtz finished his first (and likely only) season at Drake last weekend, so let's do a prospect review thread 👇🧵 he was a t20 player in D1 according to BPM this season. A few things pop immediately on his statistical profile: high AST%, fantastic A/TO, 60%+ TS, 3.1% STL

Dailyn Swain finished his sophomore year at Xavier with a career-high 27 pts. Let's do a prospect review thread 👇🧵 a glance at his general statistical profile shows a few positive things: very good positional size, stocks, overall scoring efficiency, some playmaking ability and a bad 3 point shot

Miles Byrd has wrapped up his season for SDSU, so let's do a prospect review thread 👇🧵 a quick glance at his statistical profile. positive things: otherworldly stocks, high 3 pt volume, FT%, AST% suggests connective ability negative/meh things: TS%, rim pressure, rim%, FTr

Ryan Kalkbrenner is good defending the post and all that, but these plays yesterday were encouraging since he's going to play a lot of this type of drop defense at the next level - he was able to contest these elbow middies that, in theory, you're giving up instead of rim shots or threes

Nique Clifford is one of the most popular senior player picks for this years NBA draft, so let's quickly break down his game and film from his 26 point game against Utah State in the Mountain West semi-finals (THREAD) 👇🧵

VJ Edgecombe's rim game is one of the most interesting aspects of his eval, so a quick thread on his close shots from the B12 tournament loss against Texas Tech 👇🧵

a possible positive indicator for JT Toppin: it does feel like he's becoming more of a willing shooter from three when left open. During the past month, his volume has jumped to 6.4 threes per 100 possessions (up from 2.8 until Feb 14th). percentage up to 36% from <30% prior to Feb 14

Tre Johnson is like the opposite of Jase Richardson, his lack of coordination in tight spaces + an average handle may prevent him from fully accessing his court vision

Bennett Stirtz v Bradley, Arch Madness, let's watch some film 👇 (THREAD) a couple of simple, but very well executed reads by Stirtz. Really like how he keeps the ball on a string in the first clip, keeps his options open, waits until defender commits onto him, bounce pass for an easy layup

if there's a thing that's going to be a make-or-break factor for Cooper Flagg in his path to NBA superstardom, it's the development of his handle doesn't react to ball pressure well here at all and tries to get himself out of it with an elbow, a clear and obvious foul

March big board time! Last board until the end of March Madness. Narrowed down tier 1 players to the three that i like the most and i feel like they're super unlikely to leave t4 still a lot of new entries to the top30, some notable absentees as well, like McNeeley and Demin

these cross court passes by Cooper Flagg move me so much

my latest NBA draft notes! This week i examine Ace Bailey's passing and defensive progression as well as: - Thomas Sorber's injury - Anthony Robinson's shooting - Asa Newell's (lack of) passing - A great month for Max Shulga enjoy! the-center-hub.com/2025/03/03/t...

Really, really good game by Anthony Robinson II against Vandy. Started slowly, got going in the 2nd half and made massive plays in crunch time. Defense, passing and, yes, off dribble three point shooting.

a thread on Ace Bailey's passing and defense from the Michigan game Michigan start by trapping Ace in p&r's. The first one, Ace does very well to anticipate a trap and hit a roller. The second one, Goldin takes a more agressive angle to force Ace further out, he fumbles the one-handed pass

Colin Murray-Boyles is a proof that you don't have to be on a great team to put up great numbers

it seems like Asa Newell is slowly getting more comfortable with his 3 point shooting, actively looking out for opportunities and taking them under tighter closeouts, instead of just shooting when he's left wide open. Good sign, i'd say

with Thomas Sorber being done for the year, let's watch some of the best film from his freshman season 👇 (THREAD) Sorber is a super potent interior scorer, bulky frame, silky smooth footwork and soft touch around the rim, able to carve out space on drives, post-up's and rolls with frequency

my new NBA draft notes on The Center Hub! Players covered: - Paul McNeil - Javon Small - Egor Demin - Dailyn Swain enjoy! (link below)

Paul McNeil had a breakout game for NC State yesterday, so let's watch some film 👇 inserted into the starting lineup for the first time, McNeil immediately made the presence of his athleticism and shooting felt, grabbing two quick offensive rebounds and knocking down a three

Javon Small is one of my favourite (if not the favourite) senior in this years draft class he hits that sweet high frequency 3 point and elite FT% intersection. The 3 point percentages aren't elite, but that's in part due to WVU's offensive imbalance since Tucker DeVries's injury (short thread)

Caleb Grill having 70% true shooting while launching 14.5 threes per 100 possessions is nuts