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Chad Ford takes a look at the players who improved their draft stock after this past weekend's action.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2013

With the college basketball season around the corner, Chad Ford goes around the country to preview the top draft prospects scouts are watching. The mid-majors have plenty of talent, even if these prospects don't get much exposure.

Blog | Conversation | November 02, 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

Early-entry candidates have flooded the NBA draft pool. But with the deadline to declare for the draft approaching, Chad Ford examines the cases of a few top prospects who are still deciding whether to stay or go.

Blog | Conversation | April 20, 2010

Chad Ford examines NBA draft prospects' stock, leading with a note on Evan Turner, who looked solid in his early return from a severe back injury. But there's still some concern about Turner from NBA teams. Plus news on a host of other players.

Blog | Conversation | January 12, 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