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NEWS: Northern Kentucky Transfer CG Donovan Oday is in The Transfer Portal after receiving his 5th year of eligibility, he tells me.
Will also be a plaintiff in an upcoming lawsuit being filed in Kentucky for double clearance.
Dynamic 3-level scorer who’s extremely athletic and plays above the rim. Efficient Looking for the right opportunity.
• 18.6p
• 3.8r
• 1.9a
• 2.0s. (Top 20 in NCAA)
• 50/33/81. (59 3PM, 158 FTM)
Coaches, DM @OdayDonovan for more information!
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6’6 PG Liban Aadan (@libanaadan0 ) is available! A long, extremely skilled, versatile guard with ability to score at all three levels and facilitate at a high level.
He has 3 years of eligibility left, played JUCO at Navarro College his first two years, and was a standout recently playing for Switzerland at the FIBA U20 Eurobasket, where he averaged 10.6 PTS, 3.4 REB, 3.4 AST, 1.7 STL and shot 40% from three!! He had some big games including:
18 PTS shooting 50% (3/6) from 3, & 2 STL vs Luxembourg
16 PTS shooting 50% (6/12) with 4 AST & 2 STL vs Denmark
13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, & 1 STL vs Georgia
His size, versatility, and complete skillset make him a piece coaches should take!
@JUCOadvocate @JucoRecruiting @SSN_CBB @VerbalCommits
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I’m usually not the biggest fan of all-in-one stats as a measure of a basketball player’s value, however I have been a long time fan of the stat Estimated Plus-Minus (EPM), created by data scientist @taylor_snarr. Personally, I feel like this is the closest stat to measuring a NBA players impact on the game, and I feel like it often aligns with my eye test more often than not - which is not something you can say about every stat. That being said, there are definitely some surprises in there as well! I spent this morning going through every player in the NBA’s EPM numbers from last season, and here are some interesting insights that I found:
• As great of a year as he had for the Lakers, I was surprised to see that Marcus Smart ranked 11th in the whole NBA in defensive impact/100 possessions and 71st in overall impact/100. He was huge in the playoffs for the Lakers, and by the numbers had one of the best seasons of his career in terms of defensive impact. The Rockets undoubtedly got great value signing him to a 2 year, $13 million deal this offseason.
• On the other hand, Alperen Sengun was ranked 117th in overall impact/100, far below what I thought he would be ranked. A big reason for that is his 4th percentile TOV rate, while also having middle of the pack true shooting (55th percentile).
• LaMelo Ball ranked 5th in the entire NBA in offensive impact/100 and 7th in overall impact/100. Despite his negative defensive impact/100 (406th) and turnovers (2nd percentile), his offensive creation is so high that he is analytically an overwhelmingly positive force. Hard to understate how big of an addition he is to the Timberwolves offensively.
• OKC had 4 of the top 10 and 6 of the top 25 defensive impact/100 guys in the NBA last season according to EPM in Alex Caruso (4th), Cason Wallace (5th), Chet Holmgren (6th), Isaiah Hartenstein (9th), Ajay Mitchell (13th), and Jaylin Williams (23rd). No doubt they all get a boost from playing with each other, but it is truly ridiculous how many high level impact defenders they have.
• Portland’s Donovan Clingan ranked 41st in the NBA in overall impact/100, being top 100 in both offensive and defensive impact/100. He’s quietly on trajectory to become one of the most valuable bigs in the league with hie elite rebounding and high level rim protection.
• Payton Pritchard has been on a steady improvement curve since he entered the NBA, making a significant jump in impact/100 in each season of his career. In 25-26 Pritchard ranked 23rd in the NBA in offensive impact/100 and 44th overall in overall impact/100. Jalen Brunson was 9th in the NBA in offensive impact/100 last season (regular season). Can Pritchard make one more jump into the top 15 next season?? Analytically he’s not far off, but making that jump from top 25 to top 15 is the hardest one yet.
• Detroit’s big man ranking 13th overall in defensive impact/100 and 23rd in overall impact/100.. was Paul Reed?? He might be the only guy in the NBA playing less than 15 mins a game with that type of impact/100. His eye popping numbers were driven by his 96th percentile block rate, 98th percentile steal rate, and 94th percentile true shooting.
• It’s so hard for rookies to be positive players, but three that did were Kon Knueppel (37th in the NBA in overall impact/100), Collin Murray-Boyles (74th), and VJ Edgecombe (84th). Either of Murray-Boyles and Edgecombe potentially making a jump into the top 50 next year would be huge for their respective team’s prospects at a title.
Of course analytics don’t tell the whole story, but it is definitely an important context to have when evaluating a player - especially when you are looking at them through the lens of immediate impact vs. development. Do you agree or disagree with the story that EPM tells?
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Easily one of my favorite players to watch.
It’s like watching Barry Sanders on the basketball floor the way he makes defenders look silly trying to pressure him.
West Virginia 🇨🇦 Freshman PG Miles Sadler came in at 30th overall in @Sam_Vecenie's Way-Too-Early 2027 NBA Mock Draft!!
Sadler has turned heads in the NBA world after leading @BellaVistaHoops to a Chipotle National Championship and an electric 29 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST performance at the Nike Hoop Summit game.
Special things brewing in Morgantown with the core of Sadler, Finley Bizjack, Joson Sanon, & Mouhamed Sylla!!
@WVUhoops @TheAthletic @Barlowe500 @DraftJunkyJames @mcfNBA @milesadler_ @WVSportsDotCom @WVUBarstool @smokingmusket @ethanbock_ @ebosshoops @bjpf_ @TheCBSPod @libaanstar1
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D2 COACHES - 🇨🇦 6’3 G Marcus Moore (@ISOMOORE) is available!! The third year guard was a USports standout last season for the MacEwan Griffins, averaging 10.5 PPG, 2.0 AST, & 1.5 STL and having some big time games including:
• 18 PTS, 3 AST, & 3 STL vs. Saskatchewan
• 16 PTS, 3 REB, & 5 STL vs. Winnipeg
• 16 PTS, 2 STL, & 1 BLK vs. Mount Royal
Strong, skilled guard who can score at all three levels and create his own shot! Has 2 years of remaining eligibility in the NCAA.
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Excited to Coach this High Level / High Character Human! Sky is the limit! Bismillah!
One of the HIGHEST UPSIDE players in the class of 2027 Ahmed Nur (@BABYSL1MM), has committed to the defending Chipotle Nationals champions @BellaVistaHoops!!! The 6’10 wing has big time upside as a fluid shot creator with a high motor.
Was recently named NBPA Too 100 camp MVP and has picked up offers from big time programs such as Kansas, West Virginia, Alabama, Indiana, Texas, Providence, & UNLV!!
@DraftJunkyJames @bjpf_
@adeelsahibzada @NoCeilingsNBA
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You heard it here first - 6'5 PG Jack Kayil is going to be a LOTTERY pick in the 2027 NBA Draft!! The Gonzaga commit has been extremely impressive for Alba Berlin this season against very strong German Bundesliga competition, averaging:
• 12.4 PPG
• 2.6 RPG
• 3.7 APG
• 39.5% 3PT (5.1 3PA/G)
For context, last year in the same league Ben Saraf averaged 11.5/3.0/3.9 on 31.5% 3PT (although he was also a year and a half younger at the time). Kayil is a strong, athletic, powerful guard who can score at all three levels and create off the dribble for himself and his teammates at an elite rate.
The film speaks for itself - Kayil is going to be one of the best players in the new Pac 12 from the jump!!
@5ongolo @TheoLawson_SR @slipperstillfit @QuinnFishburne @ryanhammer09 @SSN_CBB @T3Bracketology @mcfNBA @InsideTheKennel @DraftJunkyJames @GonzagaZagUp @CGForsman
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After taking a year off and competing in the 1v1 scene with Ballislife, I’ve been building momentum and gaining traction again. My game has continued to grow, and I’m ready to bring that development back into a team environment. 2 years of eligibility remaining.
📊 16.3 PPG | 4.8 RPG | 3.0 APG | 1.6 STL
🎥 1v1 Highlights (Ballislife)
🎥 5v5 Film (2024 Season)
Last season, I received strong interest while playing at the college level, and now I’m focused on putting my name back out there for my next opportunity.
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Five schools are standing out in the recruitment of Washington State transfer ND Okafor, @KayserHoops reports.
Okafor averaged 11.0PPG, 5.7RPG and 1.4BPG in his second season at Washington State. Also spent two seasons at Cal where he redshirted one.
(🎥@workinithoops)
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2027 NBA Draft prospect especially if the jumper is falling.
🇫🇷 6’8 Huge Yimga (2008) with a nice game for @Nanterre92 in the French cup against Le Portel.
• 25 PTS
• 5/8 3PT
• 8/11 FG
• 6 REB
The 2008 born wing is a great athlete with a powerful frame. He’s shown the ability as an aggressive downhill slasher in the past but his growth as a shooter is becoming evident. Continuing to tighten his handle and his shooting could put him firmly in future NBA Draft talks.
@nbadraftpoint @DraftJunkyJames @defaut_zero @scouting_lab
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NEWS: 6'9 SF Kok Yat, one of the most INTRIGUING young prospects in the NBA G League, is exploring NCAA transfer options. A product of the Overtime Elite program, Yat originally bypassed the college route and joined the Iowa Wolves in 2023.
The 22-year-old is a long, athletic wing with a smooth, compact 3PT shot that he can get to off of movement and from deep range. For his G League career (65 games) Yat averaged 11.3 PPG & 3.5 RPG per 36 minutes, shooting 34.5% 3PT. Would be a big time get for any D1 program!!
@risemngt @SoeliteBBall @EmilianoNaiar8 @ryanhammer09 @SeanPaulCBB @matthewwinick @CBB_Central
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Ross Hodge says he found the perfect fit in assistant coach Yusuf Ali, praising his recruiting ties, international reach, and ability to connect with players as #WVU continues building its new foundation.
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