Excited to make my debut over at @swishtheory.bsky.social:
Scouting Henri Veesaar, who brings a lot to the table for UNC, along with some NBA upside: good mobility, stretch potential and rim protection — more on his fit and role in Chapel Hill theswishtheory.com/2026-nba-dra...
Coming up today on #GamePlay, Matthew Cauz will be joined by @keeganmatheson.bsky.social and @draftpow.bsky.social!
Listen from 2-4pm on your home speakers, @tsnofficial.bsky.social App, iHeart Radio App or player.toronto.tsn.ca!
we’ll find out!
it’s definitely not my favorite fit with Scottie there, but they could still co-exist with the combined talent. would love to see them go ultra smallball with those two here and there
My 2025 NBA Draft Big Board:
Talked to Will Morris of @swishtheory.bsky.social about three one-and-done guards: Jeremiah Fears, Kasparas Jakucionis, Jase Richardson.
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he’s being mocked at #32 on average so it’s possible, though could also see a good team liking how polished he is and then requiring a move up
A Toronto Raptors NBA draft wish list.
Filters:
- Minimum starter level rim protector
- Minimum starter level play finisher
Sorted by advantage extension.
Kalkbrenner a sneaky option later on if miss/pass on Maluach?
thank you!
Took the board in a new direction this year with an interactive interface to create custom rankings. Check it out!
I'm late to this but @swishtheory.bsky.social and @draftpow.bsky.social knocked it out the park with this
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🎯🎯New Episode (audio)🎯🎯
227: 2025 Draft Bigs w Brains (Queen, Sorber, CMB, Kalkbrenner, Yang) with @draftpow.bsky.social
Enjoy!! And thank you for the questions! Addressed at end of episode.
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New: As I catch up on scouting, I'm getting help from draft experts to learn more about players the Sixers could take at No. 3.
Up first: @draftpow.bsky.social on Ace Bailey, a prospect of major highs & lows. Outstanding, nuanced breakdown of a confusing player!
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and yes, this account will primarily be NBA draft content
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the fact that Jakucionis really struggles with blitzing and on-ball pressure is evident in this very neat graphic made by Swish Theory's Matt Powers (@draftpow.bsky.social)
Check it out!
NEW from Swish!
Who is Khaman Maluach?
@DraftPow breaks down the #2 player on his board with a scouting report on the Duke freshman 📝 Relatively new to the sport, the potential is sky high for the 18 year old big.
Link below!
Among lottery prospects, Noa Essengue, Khaman Maluach, Asa Newell and Derik Queen had the widest range of opinions on Swish Theory’s 2025 consensus Big Board, compared to universal agreement with Cooper Flagg at top.
Check out the rankings from the team!
I was highest on:
⚪️ Khaman Maluach
⚪️ Noa Essengue
⚪️ Ben Saraf
⚪️ Joshua Jefferson
⚪️ Alex Condon
Lowest on:
🟣 Dylan Harper
🟣 Kon Knueppel
🟣 Nolan Traore
🟣 Danny Wolf
🟣 Hugo Gonzalez
Hand-tracked Kasparas Jakucionis drives
Cooper Flagg vs Dylan Harper shooting profiles, all Synergy data
I make the case for Cooper Flagg having top five player upside. t.co/ivO25rxbYc
Decided to pivot from draft philosophy to pure scouting reports this cycle. First up this week:
Just due to the likely difference in offensive burdens, I might have Noah Penda as my pick for most likely to make an All Defense team over Cooper Flagg. Leads the LNB in blocks while second in steals, turns 20 next week. CMB in third.
I made the following picks:
8. Brooklyn Nets - Jeremiah Fears
21. Brooklyn Nets - Labaron Philon
25. Brooklyn Nets - Darrion Williams
38. Brooklyn Nets - Danny Wolf
48. Cleveland Cavs - Bogoljub Markovic
56. New York Knicks - Drake Powell
SWISH THEORY MOCK DRAFT 1.0
Prepare for 2025 with our team's debut NBA mock draft for the cycle. Featuring write-ups from 11 writers for the top 30. Let us know where you agree or disagree!
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Not every player's usage is the same, so one way to adjust is by benchmarking to play-type efficiency rather than overall efficiency.
Essentially, which players have the most difficult play-type usage, and how efficient are they relative to those looks?
Data is per game.