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The trade deadline showed what NBA teams think of this season's draft crop, but something else became clear as well -- the Cleveland Cavaliers, likely recipients of the No. 1 overall choice, will target Duke's Kyrie Irving with their top pick.

Blog | Conversation | February 25, 2011

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2010-11 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

While there's a growing certainty about where prospects will land tonight, there's still plenty of intrigue. David Thorpe looks at five moves that could drastically change the draft, including the Wizards' swapping John Wall for an All-Star point guard.

Blog | Conversation | June 24, 2010

Three days from the draft, trade buzz is growing louder. Chad Ford discusses what he's hearing on the trade front and identifies the key debates confronting front offices. Plus, an NBA GM provides the top 20 picks in his organization's mock draft.

Blog | Conversation | June 21, 2010

When smart teams draft, they don't use a 1-to-30 ranking; they utilize a tier system that accounts for team need and player talent. Chad Ford, after talking to numerous teams, divides this year's crop into tiers and explains how the system works.

Blog | Conversation | June 18, 2010

Trades, surprising picks, sleepers -- we're hearing all kinds of rumors about the 2010 NBA draft. Chad Ford reports on a wide array of news: the jumbled lottery picture, college stars ready to make noise in the second round and trades in the works.

Blog | Conversation | June 14, 2010

The top draft picks aren't necessarily the ones who will have the greatest impact next season. Rookie Watch author David Thorpe takes us through the 10 most NBA-ready players in this year's draft.

Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010

The biggest story of Day 1 at the Chicago combine was the number of no-shows. However, some prospects made strong impressions, a couple of highly regarded players had rough interviews with teams and an International Man of Mystery emerged.

Blog | Conversation | May 21, 2010

Chad Ford looks at who helped and hurt their draft stock through four rounds of the NCAA tournament. Among the big risers are at least one player from each of the Final Four teams: Gordon Hayward, Durrell Summers, Nolan Smith and Da'Sean Butler.

Blog | Conversation | March 29, 2010

The AP and coaches have let us know what they think. Isn't it way past time to hear from those who matter most? We got 100 players from 23 Division I conferences to come clean on every topic from gamblers and agents to coaches and cheerleaders.

The key to downing the Panthers revolves around getting DeJuan Blair in foul trouble.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

A little music, a little dancing and a hell of a lot of algorithms. The winner is...

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

Our secret formula reveals the likeliest underdogs to pull off NCAA tournament stunners, plus the big-time schools that are most vulnerable.

Lower-seeded teams should be licking their chops if they wind up opposite one of these 10 power schools in the NCAA tourney.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2009

Insider has a new tool that we named Bracket Predictor. He's our friend, mainly because he brings the perspective of cold, hard facts to all the emotional hand-wringing we do about our NCAA tournament picks. Bracket Predictor does not care if UNC is ...

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2009

The key to downing the Huskies revolves around controlling Hasheem Thabeet.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009