The Blind Profile Before watching any tape, I like to get a good grasp of where a player’s strengths and weaknesses are statistically. This helps me ground their performance, where anything unexpected compared to their stats then jumps off the screen. First off, I love to see Koa’s playmaking burden. In AAU, he finished: He ... Read more The post Pow Report: Koa Peat appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
(Header image by Emiliano Naiaretti) Few sports have as much obsession over prospects as the NBA. Potential is king in the league, and collecting potential leads to success when done correctly. But you hardly ever see comprehensive rankings that reflect the true depth of young talent in the NBA. With how many games I’ve watched ... Read more The post Ranking 2025-26 NBA Farm Systems From 1-30 appeared first on Swish Theory.| Swish Theory
Standing 6’1 and listed 188 pounds (per Tennessee athletics website), senior guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie was one of the most sought-after transfers in the country, ranked as the 12th overall portal commit by 247 Sports. Despite Gillespie’s plaudits and his background as a Tennessee native, growing up only an hour away from Knoxville, his addition has ... Read more| Swish Theory
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
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