For Chucking Darts' special 200th episode, Swish Theory editor-in-chief Matt Powers states his case on Zach Edey as the best player in the 2024 draft. In-depth scouting, philosophy, and projection talk on Edey, Uconn's Donovan Clingan, and one of the draft's most underrated players, San Francisco's Jonathan Mogbo. Zach Edey Donovan Clingan Jonathon Mogbo Enjoy ..read more

The country's finest ACC analyst, 247 contributor, and NC State Wolfpack alum Brian Geisinger returns to provide in depth scouting reports on NC State-Purdue and UConn-Alabama. Can State pull the upset? (I think they can.) How the aesthetic difference between DJ Burns and Zach Edey may give them a puncher's chance. Plus, some draft thoughts regarding Zach Edey, Donovan Clingan, Stephon Castle, and Alex Karaban. Enjoy ..read more

Acclaimed and accomplished ACC expert Brian Geisinger returns to analyze, in more depth than you will find anywhere, the 4 Sweet 16 matchups featuring ACC teams - Duke-Houston, UNC-Alabama, Clemson-Arizona, and NC State Marquette. Plus, draft talk on the darts therein. Enjoy! 6:00 Duke-Houston 47:00 UNC-Alabama 1:09:00 NC State-Marquette 1:30:00 Clemson-Arizona ..read more

Merry Marchness! I do a quick sprint through my bracket after giving an update on the three NBA-relevant Colorado Buffs at the start of the ep (Cody Williams, KJ SImpson, Tristan Da Silva). Enjoy ..read more

Esfandiar Baraheni returns to discuss his article in Forbes calling for the NBA to debut five man teams for the Most Improved Player award. Then, he runs down his MIP winner, honorable mentions, and three five man units for 2024. We dive into the philosophy and importance of improvement, how the draft can predict it, which improvements matter the most, and what they say about where the league is going. Enjoy! 0:00 Intro + MIP Race and Maxey 14:40 First Team with Coby, Jalen Johnson, Sengun, Kuminga, JDub 40:00 Second Team with Herb Jones, Derrick White, Suggs, Deni, Sexton 53:40 Third Team ..read more

Maxwell Baumbach, host of the Draft Sickos podcast and prolific writer for No Ceilings (Prospect Overview, No Stone Unturned) stops by to discuss SEC player of the year and likely lottery pick Dalton Knecht. Dalton is a clear NBA wing, but how will his game scale to winning? Which sorts of NBA wings and contexts are instructive to his skillset? What is trickier about finding a role on a contender, and how big would his role be? What other wings in the class might be better bets to eventually help great teams? Maxwell covers it all, and sells me on why Dalton is sniffing the top 10 on his boa ..read more

Trill returns for a marathon on NBA contenders in the wake of the trade deadline. Who improved their chances, who did right and wrong by standing pat, and what teams can overcome their perceived "fatal flaw" come playoff time. 4:20 Mavericks as a true contender 11:15 Clippers Playoff Qs 18:00 West Favorite? 28:20 Warriors Trade Silence 36:00 Lakers Offensive Potential 50:00 Pelicans Trade Silence 58:00 Thunder Playoff Qs 1:09:30 The Bucks under...Doc 1:14:30 Celts by Default 1:17:00 Cavaliers' Rise 1:29:00 The Lurking Heat 1:32:00 Sixers with Buddy Hield 1:41:00 Maxey as Playoff Superstar 1:5 ..read more

A quick solo recap of four most consequential trades of a Trade Deadline that contained plenty of insight. Knicks Sixers/Celtics Thunder Mavs Enjoy ..read more

Swish Theory contributor Charlie Cummings (Klaytheist11) discusses the explosion of Jonathan Kuminga in the Warriors' offense, how his herky jerky development path led here, and the team's new imperative now that he has arrived. Then, we contrast Kuminga with Aaron Nesmith, a wing who has solidified his role and returned lottery value in a much different way, and how much more development he may have ahead of him in Indiana. Intro 0:00 Jon Kuminga's Scoring Explosion 2:40 How Kuminga Changes the Warriors 9:30 Kuminga's Future and Ceiling 30:15 Aaron Nesmith's Rise in Indiana 57:00 Nesmith's ..read more

The Ringer's Kyle Mann joins to talk about his beloved Kentucky Wildcats, and the two guard prospects polarizing opinions in this year's draft: Rob Dillingham and Reed Sheppard. In depth scouting report on each player, how each subtly defies a given "archetype," how each stacks up in recent Kentucky lore, and what recent draft history and theory tells us on how high to take each of them. First half of episode is on Rob, second half is on Reed. Enjoy! For Kyle's most recent video on electric but iffy shooting NBA wings (Ausar Thompson, Anthony Black, more) see below: https://youtu.be/nCuydWt ..read more