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2 days ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
Bailey was very relaxed at the start of the draft and even picked up the golden basketball that was placed on each table in the green room and was spinning it on his finger and passing it between his hands. He dapped up his Rutgers teammate Dylan Harper when he was selected with the No. 2 pick to the Spurs and waved to the Rutgers fans that made the trip to see him get drafted. There was plenty of drama surrounding Bailey and his pre draft process.
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3 days ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek |Eden Laase
5 Intriguing Storylines for the 2025-26 Women’s Hoops Season Could UConn be even better? Who are their biggest threats and how might transfers alter the landscape? We preview the upcoming women’s season. That’s because the Wildcats had to do a total roster overhaul. For the first time in four years, Mittie doesn’t know what his main rotation will look like.
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3 days ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
There has indeed been a lot of winning, but also a lot of moving. During three seasons at Drake, Tucker was twice named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and averaged 18.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The team’s success earned Darian a promotion to West Virginia, where Tucker averaged 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals through the first eight games last season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.
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4 days ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek |Jason La Canfora
Asa Newell Top 20 (-150 FanDuel). Newell has been predicted to go top 20 and there isn’t any reason (on court or off) to fear a slide. This is priced as a fairly safe play. Newell is a long power forward that teams covet. He knocked down enough long-range attempts in college to warrant a high selection and he has a solid frame and brings elite shot blocking qualities that any team would covet. Newell is switchable defensively, which is also essential in the modern game.
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5 days ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Krysten Peek |Jonathan Wasserman
ESPN initially reported that Ace Bailey canceled his workout with the Philadelphia 76ers, a storyline that’s created poor optics and negative press. But does this mean he’s now poised for a draft-night slide? Sources I’ve talked to around the league don’t believe that Bailey is going to dramatically fall because of his agent’s decisions or strategy. He’s still going to be evaluated based on basketball, which they’ve seen him play plenty of dating back to high school.
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1 week ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
Spears, the son of former NFL defensive lineman and current ESPN analyst Marcus Spears, is a top-five prospect in the class of 2027. He showed at the Elite 100 Camp that he may be the best. Spears did a bit of everything for Team Dallas, hitting shots from the outside, from midrange and finishing at the basket. In one specific 3v3 drill, it seemed as if Spears grabbed every rebound. He was truly dominant in every facet.
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1 week ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
No one’s jumping with AJ Dybantsa in transition. pic.twitter.com/28i6FYl4gt — Krysten Peek (@krystenpeek) June 19, 2025Before the U19 trials, Dybantsa — a 6-foot-9, 210-pounder — was at BYU, working out and getting familiar with the campus in Provo, Utah. He attended his first service, visited a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been seen taking orders at a local McDonalds and doing TikToks with the BYU mascot, Cosmo the Cougar. “There’s a lot of love in Provo,” Dybantsa said.
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1 week ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
Note: Wondering why Cooper Flagg didn’t make the cut at 6-foot-8? We ranked him with the top wings in this year’s class. Check it out here. Khaman Maluach, 7-foot-1 freshman center, Duke Maluach didn’t have a dominant year at Duke but the sparks were there with what he projects as a rim-running center in the NBA. He’s extremely long with a 7-foot-7 wingspan and averaged 1.3 blocks per game at Duke.
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1 week ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
In other words, you want to hear from Finch. For the uninitiated, allow me to explain. As I have for many years, over the last week I interviewed six NBA scouts. These are men who spend all year crisscrossing the country, hustling to make connections, steering mid-sized rental cars, sleeping in moderately priced hotels and watching lots and lots of basketball. Their job is not only to decide how well a guy plays, but what makes him tick.
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1 week ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Jonathan Wasserman |Krysten Peek
Johnson led all freshmen in scoring the SEC while averaging 19.9 points and shooting 39.7 percent from 3-point range. He shot lights out at the combine and has one of the most fluid shooting strokes of any player in the draft. Johnson posted 20 or more points 14 times this past season with his best output being a 30-point effort in a one-point win over Texas A&M. Johnson is consistent taking players off the dribble and can bury it in catch-and-shoot situations.
