Some Scouting Reports
David Aldridge’s introduction to the draft
- PG – link
- SG – link
- SF – link
- PF – link
- C – link
- Big Board – link
- Players who improved their stock at the draft combine – link
The Painted Area has some great run downs on the top international prospects
- Donas Motiejunas
- Jonas Valanciunas
- Bismack Biyombo
- Jan Vesely
- Nikola Mirotic
- David Bertans and Bojan Bogdanovic
- 2011 Nike Hoop Summit and Bismack Biyombo
Grantland
- A preview of the lottery picks
- Chad Ford on covering 15 years of the NBA draft
Truehoop
- Kemba Walker profile
- Draft’s Best Bargains
- The question of age for draft prospects – link
- Kenneth Faried profile
- Jimmer Fredette profile
- Who is better – Klay Thompson or Alec Burks?
- Who is better – Brandon Knight or Kemba Walker?
- How risky a pick is Kyrie Irving?
Asia Basketball – best info I could find on J.Tyler’s time in Japan
NBA Playbook
Articles about the strengths and weaknesses of the each of the individual players linked with below. Complete with video highlights.
- Kyrie Irving
- Derrick Williams
- Bismack Biyombo
- Jonas Valanciounas + Raptors Post Defense (Bargnani/Jonas)
- Jan Vesely
- Brandon Knight
- Tristan Thompson
- Kemba Walker
And a rookie from a previous draft
Mock Drafts
NBA.com has a consensus mock draft with links to the top draft site’s individual mock drafts.
Draft Express + Their Statistical Analysis
Draftexpress – By The Numbers
Draftexpress – Situational Stats
Draftexpress’ look at the combine results – link
More Statistical Analysis
Wage of Wins
- Dave Berri – the skinny on the top prospects
- Dave Berri – win score numbers for draft
Basketball Prospectus
- Similarity scores – link
Courtside Analyst
Posted in: Draft
Posted on June 24, 2011 by Dave