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Point guard crop is weak for 2010 draft

Chad Ford

The 2009 NBA draft may go down as one of the greatest point guard drafts of all time. A whopping 12 point guards were picked in the first round, inclu...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Stock Watch: Wall, Henry pacing college freshmen

Chad Ford

Of all the prospects to scout, freshmen are the hardest. Except for a small handful who dominate right away, it takes a keen eye to see how a player m...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Power forwards aplenty in 2010 draft

Chad Ford

Power forward, historically, has been the most coveted position in the draft and NBA teams should be hungry for talented 4s in 2010. The 2009 draft sa...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

Stock Watch: Turner's injury a very bad break

Chad Ford

We're now one month into the college basketball season, the Thanksgiving holiday tournaments are over and every player has roughly seven or eight games under...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Stealthy mid-major programs have NBA talent

Chad Ford

...F, So., Butler Some NBA scouts and executives claim Hayward is the most underrated player in college basketball. Hayward is a do-it-all forward playing for the best mid-major school in the country...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

Chad Ford

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Ebanks epitomizes players with volatile stock

Chad Ford

For the last decade we've gone about building our Top 100 by surveying NBA scouts and executives on their take on the top prospects in the world. Gen...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Would-be first-rounders back for better or worse

Chad Ford

If you're a college underclassman with a shot at going in the lottery, chances are you're declaring for the NBA draft. In the past decade, virtually e...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

'Kobe-esque' Barnes heads 2011 draft class

Chad Ford

...pull up for a silky smooth fadeaway midrange J. He is one of the most fundamentally sound basketball players you'll ever find at his age. His basketball IQ for a 17-year-old is...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

How Bosh could join Wade and LeBron

Chad Ford, ESPN.com

The scenarios may look tough, but there are three ways Miami could pull off a dream lineup.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

The boys of summer

Chad Ford

...Vesely is the rare European big man who relies more on hustle and athleticism and less on basketball IQ. He clearly looked like he belonged out there with the Suns. While he needs to get...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Breaking down the one-and-doners

Chad Ford

Welcome to our new NBA draft blog, in which Fran Fraschilla and I will keep you updated on everything draft related, all year long. From features on t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Chad Ford's 2009-10 Predictions

Chad Ford, ESPN.com

Our ESPN Insider forecasts the regular-season outcome for the Eastern Conference.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Wolves, Sessions a convenient match

Chad Ford, ESPN.com

With the Ricky Rubio plan on hold, Minnesota signed Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet. Good move?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 04, 2009

Ranking the summer moves

Chad Ford, ESPN.com

Chad Ford ranks all 30 teams' offseason moves so far.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009