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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.

4 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.

4 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.

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.

5 days ago | hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Krysten Peek

As I explained on Friday, Finch is an amalgam of six NBA scouts whom I granted anonymity and then interviewed about the top players in the draft. The idea to apply that name to an anonymous scout came from my former Sports Illustrated colleague Alex Wolff, who chose it because it is the surname of the character scout in To Kill A Mockingbird. (If you haven’t read that book, start immediately after reading this column.) Here, then, is part two of my conversation with Finch. Happy scouting.