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NBA Draft 2013: Early Ranking of the Freshmen Centers

November 26, 2012 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

I believe the story of the 2013 draft will be the big men, specifically the freshmen big men. This class had 11 centers in the top 40 overall players. That’s an unheard of number. Considering the love NBA teams always show for big men in the draft and the fact that 5 of the last 6 top overall picks have been freshmen, I think it’s pretty clear these 11 prospects will be watched closely and will be the story of the year for draft watchers. With that in mind I want to get an early start on … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Early Ranking of the Freshmen Centers

NBA Draft 2013: Early Look at the Incoming Freshmen

November 3, 2012 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

This could be an exercise in futility here, but I’m going to attempt to analyze the 2013 incoming freshmen based on stats compiled in the all-star games. This process will probably play out somewhat like trying to predict the rookie of the year from summer league play. That’s always been kind of a joke. The reason is the games played in the summer league are played for a different reason than the games played for real. The same is true with the high school all-star games. They’re a talent … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Early Look at the Incoming Freshmen