Brown's offense is evolving. Which lineups are finding early success in the half-court? A comparison of data to Tom Thibodeau's offense in November. All in this write up Consider subscribing and if you do receive the raw data Log⬇️ Link: open.substack.com/pub/shaxnba/p/…

Pre-NCAA Darryn Peterson had an 11% TO rate in PNR overall that jumped to 55% (!) when blitzed. UNC bigs Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson thrive in more aggressive ballscreen coverages, making this the matchup I'm most interested in tracking during tonight's game.

🚨 New Stat: Paint Touches Per 100 🚨 Not a perfect science, but simulates paint touches/rim pressure on per 100 basis. AST% factored in to emphasize self-creation. Note this is purely a volume metric, no PPP or Rim% factored in. Top 50 FR-SO from 24/25 in paint touches below

Here's why you want, as directed by Cam, the more perimeter-centric screener as the first screener in Iverson Follow Empty Sometimes the momentum off the consecutive screens / iverson cut doesn't need the Empty BS but spacing of the Follow cut makes the play - Cedric Coward

I humbly present the 2026 Mexico City Capitanes The Team Of The Internet El Equipo de Internet Aside from representing Latin American basketball, this team stands for Statheads and BartBoys alike, a celebration of online draft discourse This is Your Team! ¡Este es tu equipo!

UNC's Caleb Wilson versus Kansas: - 24 points (9-11 from two, 0-1 from three, 6-9 FTs) - 7 rebounds (2 offensive) - 4 assists to 1 turnover - 4 steals to 3 fouls Let's see how he did it with the first thread of the season 🧵⤵️

6'2 USF sophomore guard CJ Brown had an incredible game versus George Washington last night. 28 points 5 rebounds 4 assists 4 steals 70 TS% Including last season, Brown is quietly building one of the best 2-way guard resumes in the country

NEW AT No Ceilings! USC’s Jacob Cofie is on the cusp of the cutting edge. Can he emerge as a first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft? PLUS: Quick Hits on Caleb Wilson, Thomas Haugh, and more! NC+ subscribers get a bonus section every week, too! noceilingsnba.com/p/the-awakenin…

for Finn's double bonus podcast: henry, ahmed, finn and myself have racked up a dozen hours of episodes on top 100 recruits in the 2026 class inspired by our discourse, this is a thread of some of my favorites prospects in the 2026 rsci t100, with notes on what to monitor:

Tuomas Iisalo | Paris Basketball & Telekom Baskets Bonn | Stampede-the-Tag Here's one idea Coach Iisalo used in Europe to exploit Two-Way Motion (help to tag the P&R and closeout back to your man) on the weak-side of the P&R w/ the Dribble-Pass-Pass

The full breakdown of my T30 prospects + my watchlist for who I’m tracking throughout this cycle can be found on my Substack down below 👇🏽

Today on The Double Bonus, avi, Ahmed Jama, & henry join us to continue our breakdown of the 2025 RSCI t100. Hear thoughts on Braylon Mullins, Cayden Boozer, Nikolas Khamenia & more + a brief thank you @ the end for 1.3k. Links to Apple + Spotify below:

If you want to learn more about why I’m intrigued by Bangot Dak’s upside, from this summer: theswishtheory.com/2026-nba-draft…

After 2 weeks off, I'll be dropping a new Taco Takes video tommorow! Slight departure from my draft stuff so far, want to mess around with different types of hoop content on the channel. Stay tuned 👀

🚨 New Taco Takes Video 🚨 We talk a ton about "Feel" in our draft videos, but... what is it, really? This video is a full deep-dive on that abstract concept. We break down 🔹 Components of feel 🔹 Is it Born or Forged? 🔹 How Feel manifests RTs & feedback welcome ⬇️

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Interesting IMO: Cam Boozer is 3/3 on Iso 2s and 0/4 on PnR/DHO/Off Screen 2s thus far. He's been more comfortable blending face-up agility + brute physicality in space to mask handle, rather than screen situations that mostly rely on agility + handle in tighter, straight-lines.

Gonzaga's Mario Saint-Supery yesterday in 18 minutes versus Creighton: - 13 points (3-4 from two, 2-2 from three, 1-1 FTs) - 3 assists to 2 turnovers - 4 rebounds - 3 steals - 1 block - 3 fouls Let's break down how he did it🧵⤵️

Aday Mara is a rare player, not just by virtue of his 7'3'' height, but also his overall statistical profile and feel for the game. Ahmed Jama makes the case for the Michigan big, also evaluating how to scout big men generally. Read below!⤵️

For anyone looking to learn more about Aday Mara after an incredible game last night check this out! Covered Mara's game and what makes a lottery level prospect in my eyes.