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Here's a look at 10 impact players who could be changing uniforms by the Feb. 21 deadline.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2013

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

Darko Milicic -- the name will be forever linked to the term "draft bust," but he is far from the only flop. It turns out there are common traits among draft busts, and Chad Ford talks to GMs around the league to uncover them.

Blog | Conversation | June 11, 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

Trade talk is starting in earnest ahead of the NBA draft. See who could switch teams, who may swap picks and what the Spurs would want for Tony Parker. Plus, potential red flags for Daniel Orton and Elliot Williams, and news on what Philly wants at No. 2.

Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2010

John Wall and Evan Turner squared off for a friendly one-on-one game, a fun game between the top two prospects in the draft. Or are they? Chad Ford reports on which guys are moving up in the draft. Plus, more from Chicago.

Blog | Conversation | May 24, 2010

Chad Ford examines all of the measurements from this year's NBA combine and analyzes the surprises.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 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

Upon the release of his first mock draft, Chad Ford highlights some NBA draft hopefuls who've been garnering buzz recently from both stat geeks and scouts alike and quickly shooting up team draft boards.

Blog | Conversation | May 06, 2010

Chad Ford looks at prospects playing in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, naming his top five as well as others to watch. Not surprisingly, his list includes a slew of Kentucky players.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2010

Chad Ford checks in with his weekly NBA draft Stock Watch, with Evan Turner soaring. Could he dethrone John Wall as the No. 1 pick?

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2010

Chad Ford turns his gaze across the Atlantic to look at European players who could make an appearance in the 2010 NBA draft. The pickings, he finds, are slim. On the domestic front, however, DeMarcus Cousins might now be the top big man in the draft.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2010

Chad Ford looks at three college players who entered the season amid speculation that bad attitudes or off-court issues would damage their draft hopes. Now those three, headlined by Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins, are rapidly rising.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2010

Insider's new NBA draft blog launches with Chad Ford's take on the likely one-and-done candidates from this season's crop of college freshmen, including John Wall, Derrick Favors and Xavier Henry. Plus, news and notes on other freshmen to watch.

Blog | Conversation | November 10, 2009