Hailing from the pine-filled landscapes of Estonia, Henry Veesaar may feel right at home amid the towering oaks of Chapel Hill. After three years in Real Madrid’s youth system and three more years at Arizona, the skilled 7-footer has made a strategic move east, transferring to North Carolina in hopes of a fresh start and a ... Read more The post Summer Sleepers: Henri Veesaar appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
Adrian Wooley is an awesome basketball player. That is the most basic descriptor I have used for a prospect, too generic to provide any real, useful insight. But man, it’s true. It is always nice when aesthetics align with on-court positive contributions, and that is what we have in Wooley. Aesthetics can matter in a ... Read more The post Summer Sleepers: Adrian Wooley appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
Syracuse’s Donnie Freeman hasn’t been widely discussed in 2026 mock drafts for two main reasons. First, a foot injury sidelined Freeman for the season right as conference play began last season. Second, his defensive output wasn’t exactly inspiring — he posted just five steals and five blocks over 357 minutes of play. Despite that, Freeman ... Read more| Swish Theory
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Bangot Dak does not yet have a superpower, but he is well on his way to developing that. Dak’s unique intersection is his combination of on-ball experimentation with hustle, buoyed by good awareness and technical development. At recently turned 20, and listed at 6’11”, a visibly smooth mover with great flexibility, Dak may not have ... Read more| Swish Theory
Last summer, I wrote two articles on scouting: Spotting the Stars and Cason Wallace’s Star Potential. The former was the result of a study of prospect tape for the NBA’s greatest players since the 1990s. The latter, stemming from my watching of prospect tape of the NBA’s greatest improvers over that same period. For both ... Read more| Swish Theory
Little known fact: there are gyms full of future professional basketball players that NBA GMs and Front Offices Execs are not permitted to enter due to league rules, including games played at the high school level. That’s where Swish Theory’s in-person scouting reports come in. In-person scouting reveals tons of golden nuggets not seen on ... Read more The post 2025 Montverde Invitational Scouting Report appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
I hate when people say that the draft is a crapshoot. They’re not entirely wrong. It’s impossible to be a complete developmental determinist given the confluence of factors related to both the drafting team and the mental makeup of the player. These are intuitively important but difficult to decipher without being involved in the draft ... Read more The post The Case for Egor Demin appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
2025 is a strange time to be involved in amateur basketball. With the landscape of college basketball undergoing massive wholesale transformations over the past few years, the pressure felt by college coaches and programs as a whole has never been greater. With the transfer portal providing access to a reservoir of veteran talent, gone are ... Read more| Swish Theory
With Summer League action kicking off today, we are officially in the portion of the basketball calendar more rife with hot takes and over-reactions than any other time of year. Although we are only a few months removed from watching these rookies play in a structured basketball environment, Summer League tests even the most seasoned ... Read more The post Summer League Primer: A Comprehensive Kon Knueppel Scouting Report appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
When you evaluate a basketball player, what do you see? Do you take in the highlights, note the schematic or technical execution or simply look for the skillsets you value? There are infinite ways to watch and evaluate, something I believe is underappreciated in the draft space. That’s what this annual column is for (see ... Read more The post Lessons from the 2025 NBA Draft Cycle appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
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