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Amin Elhassan breaks down the 10 best young players who were moved at the NBA trade deadline.

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2013

Most NBA teams don't exactly pore over stats. But in ESPN The Magazine's Analytics issue, Jordan Brenner writes that the Portland Trail Blazers have gone all-in with advanced metrics to rebuild their franchise.

Story | Conversation | February 19, 2013

Check out John Hollinger's player scouting reports and 2012-13 projections for the Wizards.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2012

Bradford Doolittle of Basketball Prospectus takes a look at what NBA teams need and what trade could address that need.

Story | Conversation | February 29, 2012

Check out John Hollinger's player scouting reports and 2011-12 projections for the Washington Wizards.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2011

Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus looks at the coming week in the NBA with an eye toward fantasy and lists five players with favorable matchups worth starting, five with unfavorable matchups to bench and one waiver pickup to target.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2011

David Thorpe rewards the rooks who have improved the most this year.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2011

Homework time for the rooks. Which veteran should Jordan Crawford study?

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2011

Chris Broussard takes stock of a wild offseason by examining each team's changes as well as any lingering issues. John Hollinger adds projected stats for each starting lineup. Next up: Teams 13-18 (Knicks, Rockets, Grizzlies, Hawks, Hornets, Bucks).

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2010

Sometimes one great skill is enough to earn you a spot on an NBA roster. Fran Fraschilla breaks down this year's crop of shooters, shot-blockers and energy guys as teams look to fill specific needs in both rounds of Thursday's NBA draft.

Blog | Conversation | June 22, 2010

Chad Ford, David Thorpe, Fran Fraschilla and Ryen Russillo hash out some intriguing draft questions, including which prospect may provide the biggest return on investment and which players could join the rotations of the Celtics or Lakers next season.

Blog | Conversation | June 02, 2010

After talking to sources around the league, Chad Ford sees 23 prospects who are locks for the first round of the NBA draft. But what about those final seven spots? There are roughly 20 players in the mix. Ford identifies them and breaks down their games.

Blog | Conversation | May 31, 2010

Chad Ford kicks off his annual tour of NBA draft prospect workouts in Los Angeles, where he saw Jordan Crawford, Damion James, Paul George, Jerome Jordan, Ben Uzoh, Jarvis Varnado and Luke Harangody in action. A few players already changed his Big Board.

Blog | Conversation | May 11, 2010

With the May 8 deadline nearing for prospects to withdraw from the NBA draft and retain their college eligibility, Fran Fraschilla breaks down four guys who should wait until 2011 before going pro.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2010

Chad Ford looks at all the underclassmen who declared for the 2010 NBA draft to see who should stay in the pool and who should return to college for another year.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2010

Butler's run to within inches of a national title was magical, but Tom Haberstroh already is looking at three schools that fit the profile for a similar run one year from now.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2010