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Chad Ford examines NBA draft prospects outside of the mainstream conferences. Turns out there are plenty that have a shot to crack the League. Plus, a look at a few unheralded freshmen who have caught scouts' eyes.

Blog | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Chad Ford looks at what's left in the free-agent class of 2010 after the top players have been scooped up.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2010

Organizational strategy plays a large role in the draft, and more and more teams are using advanced metrics to guide their selections. Chad Ford gets access to three teams' metric-based top-10 lists and unveils those rankings, in addition to other notes.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2010

Chad Ford examines why NBA teams usually turn up their noses at college seniors come draft day and names the top 10 four-year players with a chance to crack the first round in June. Plus, other updates to his Big Board.

Blog | Conversation | November 24, 2009

UConn's Rudy Gay heads Chad Ford's Big Board of the top 10 projected prospects for the '06 draft.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2005