FIBA tournaments have long been a staple for assessing top international prospects in the draft. The most notable player who saw his stock boom after stellar tournament play is Dante Exum at the U19 world championships in 2013. Since then, Exum hasn’t quite lived up to the hype of being selected fifth overall. While he …
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Here at tank2win, we are all about finding the underlying secrets and nuances of draft success. Over the years, we have created a robust, heuristic process involving elaborate data collection and advanced data analysis. We believe we have found the secret formula to --- Just kidding. We are college students who don’t want to pay …
In a BleacherReport article published by Adam Wells on March 14th, 2020, Wells cites Jabari Young of ESPN Radio for saying that multiyear all-star DeMar DeRozan was “not happy” as a San Antonio Spur. Since the NBA has postponed games amid the COVID-19 health pandemic, the Spurs currently sit with a lackluster record of 27-36 …
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Finishing the 2018-2019 season one spot out of the Western Conference Playoffs (39-43), the Sacramento Kings went above and beyond expectations by riding the success of their breakneck offense. Finally, after more than a decade of turmoil and failure to break into playoff competitiveness, Vlade Divac has found a workable core that would hopefully compete …
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Photo: https://dairylandexpress.com/2018/07/20/milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-god-east/ The Milwaukee Bucks has had an unprecedented start to the 2018-2019 regular season. They currently sit pretty with the second seed in the Eastern Conference and second overall in the NBA with a record of 44-14. Further indications of their regular season dominance are illustrated in the Bucks’ having the highest average point …
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The Detroit Pistons currently sit ninth in the Eastern Conference and 21st overall in the league with a 26-29 record. They are not only plummeting in the rankings but have continuously been relegated to the unenviable position of NBA purgatory--- based on the trajectory of the current team, the Pistons are slated to finish the …
Photo: http://www.celticshub.com/2018/03/12/just-far-can-celtics-team-go/ As of today, the all-consuming, gaping vacuum left by the departure of Lebron James from the Eastern Conference leaves the Boston Celtics sitting pretty, on top of the East. Currently, according to VegasOdds, the Celtics have a 5/1 odds of winning the 2019 NBA championship. The next Eastern team is the Philadelphia 76ers, …
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1. Lonnie Walker Photo: https-//www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Lonnie-Walker-Scores-25-as-Miami-Beats-Louisville-in-Overtime-471055783 Lonnie Walker’s is full of contradictions. On offense, he has a smooth jumper with compact mechanics, but only shot a meager 41% from the field and 34% from 3 on the year. He was only in the 22nd percentile in guarded catch and shoot jumpers and 29th percentile in pull-ups. …
11. Charlotte Hornets URL: https://www.tsn.ca/collin-sexton-eager-to-begin-pro-career-with-nba-draft-1.1118498 Team Need: Best Player Available Ideal Pick: Collin Sexton Coming off another consecutive season of not making the playoffs (36-46 record), the Charlotte Hornets find themselves in “No-Man’s Land”, picking at 11th for the second straight year. The current roster is filled with mediocrity and aging all-stars and yet another underwhelming …
6. Orlando Magic URL: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2018/6/4/17415048/nba-draft-2018-dallas-mavericks-trae-young-profile-oklahoma Team Need: Playmaking Point Guard Ideal Pick: Trae Young While Trae Young offers limited upside compared to players like Mohamed Bamba with Young’s rather diminutive frame (standing at 6-2 with a 6-2 wingspan), his ability to supercharge a team’s offense, as shown by his lone season in Oklahoma, should have …
