The NBA Draft, International Basketball, College Hoops, Rumors, and everything in between http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/}Fri, 09 May 2008 16:24:57 CST DraftExpress is on hand in Madrid to take in the most important event on the European basketball calendar, the Euroleague Final Four. Maccabi Tel Aviv erased a 15-point deficit to knock of Montepaschi Siena in shocking fashion in the first game, while CSKA Moscow outmuscled Tau Vitoria in a brutally physical game to claim the second spot in the finals. There is some buzz coming from the many NBA scouts in attendance, while the junior tournament is also occupying our time nicely as well. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-the-Euroleague-Final-Four--Part-One-/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-the-Euroleague-Final-Four--Part-One-/ Fri, 02 May 2008 21:39:08 CST Antonio Anderson filed paperwork making himself eligible for this year’s draft, the player informed DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony today. “I sent my letter in today…I’ll be entering the draft without an agent,” Anderson told us. “I’ll be trying to learn as much as I can, and try to see where I’m at and what teams think of me.” http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Antonio-Anderson-Entering-the-Draft/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Antonio-Anderson-Entering-the-Draft/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:46:06 CST What will scouts be looking for from the various individual NBA prospects this weekend in San Antonio at the NCAA Final Four, and what their teams will need from them in the matchups they'll be facing. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/What-to-Look-for-this-Weekend-in-the-Final-Four/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/What-to-Look-for-this-Weekend-in-the-Final-Four/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:25:32 CST The first weekend of the NCAA tournament saw most of the top prospects in the draft eliminated from contention after only or two games, which is a major change compared to years past. As opposed to last year, where we could see six of the eventual top 9 picks in the draft just by showing up for the Final Four, or 9 of the top 14 in the Sweet 16 (in 2006 that rose to 10 of 14), this year’s group of NBA GMs will not be anywhere near as lucky. That is, unless a major shakeup happens on our board, caused by previously unheralded prospects moving up dramatically after monumental performances in the Sweet 16 and on. This year, only 5 of the projected 14 lottery picks are still standing going into the Sweet 16, meaning that the real-game evaluation period has mostly come to a close. In this article we take a look at the prospects still remaining in the Sweet 16, as well as sum up how the players who have been knocked out looked in their last game. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Bad-News-for-Those-Who-Didn-t-Do-Their-Homework-Early.../ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Bad-News-for-Those-Who-Didn-t-Do-Their-Homework-Early.../ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:06:42 CST With things calming down a bit as we wait for the NCAA tournament to kick off, we thought this might be as good a time as any to review arguably the best basketball book that came out in 2007, Keith Glass’ “Taking Shots,” which delves into the dark and crazy world of being an NBA agent. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Book-Review--Keith-Glass-“Taking-Shots”/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Book-Review--Keith-Glass-“Taking-Shots”/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:02:41 CST A comprehensive run-down of all the notable performances from this past weekend with NBA draft implications, including the Big 12, ACC, and Conference USA finals. Darren Collison, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur, Jerome Jordan, Derrick Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Blake Griffin, K.C. Rivers, Ty Lawson and others are included. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Five-/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Five-/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:59:00 CST We know which teams will be going head to head, but what will the most intriguing individual player matchups be this coming weekend? Who stands the most to gain or lose? http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Top-NCAA-Tournament-Individual-Player-Matchups/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Top-NCAA-Tournament-Individual-Player-Matchups/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:10:21 CST Another in-depth look at the Pac-10 conference tournament. Also some look-ins from elsewhere around the country. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Four-/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Four-/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:44:50 CST An in-depth look at the Pac-10 conference tournament, where nearly half the NBA is present alongside us taking in the many prospects in attendance here. Also some look-ins from elsewhere around the country. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Three-/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Three-/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:48:26 CST The first day of the PAC-ten tournament was quite an event in the NBA draft world. An unbelievable amount of teams showed up already for the 7-10 seed games, which is virtually unprecedented as far as past years are concerned. We saw at least eight general managers in attendance already, including Mark Warkentein (Denver), Bryan Colangelo (Toronto), Chris Wallace (Boston), Bernie Bickerstaff (Charlotte), Larry Harris (Milwaukee), Danny Ferry (Cleveland), Danny Ainge (Boston), Ed Stefanski (Philadelphia), and possibly others—not to mention a horde of agents and sneaker company executives. http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Two-/ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Blogging-through-Championship-Week--Part-Two-/ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:19:02 CST