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Amin Elhassan and Dave Telep offer their scouting reports on high school phenom and new Kansas Jayhawk Andrew Wiggins, the likely No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA draft.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Kansas has proven capable of losing to inferior opponents this season, but also have the ability to win it all. How will it play out for the Jayhawks? ESPN Insider has the answer, along with advanced metrics and scouting info for every tourney team.

Story | Conversation | March 15, 2013

As news about his future decision emerged over the weekend, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist continued his dominance in the NCAA tournament. And he wasn't the only UK Wildcat on the rise.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2012

Jay Bilas draws from a season's worth of film and live scouting to make his bracket selections, taking Insiders pick by pick to the title game in New Orleans.

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2012

David Thorpe evaluates two of the top NBA draft candidates from Monday's Kansas-Davidson matchup and breaks down their strengths and weaknesses.

Blog | Conversation | December 21, 2011

ESPN Insider Chad Ford provides scouting reports on all the top prospects from the Maui Invitational.

Blog | Conversation | November 25, 2011

Chad Ford checks in with more observations from the Las Vegas workouts of several prospects, including Josh Selby, who showcased lottery-level talent and has the potential to shoot up draft boards.

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2011

Fran Fraschilla lays out a plan for opposing teams to beat the VCU Rams. Opponents need to avoid turnovers and focus on guarding the perimeter to end the Rams' Cinderella story.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2011

Chad Ford breaks down what scouts will be watching for in Sweet 16 matchups and identifies the players who could secure their draft position with big games in the Sweet 16.

Blog | Conversation | March 24, 2011

Chad Ford takes a look at the Southwest Region of the NCAA tournament through the lens of the NBA draft. Three Jayhawks sit atop his list, including Marcus and Markieff Morris, who are likely first-round picks this summer.

Blog | Conversation | March 17, 2011

In the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine, Jay Bilas looks at the vast amount of info college basketball coaches can present to players, and wonders what's the right balance in presenting scouting reports.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2010

Fran Fraschilla checks in with the second half of a two-part evaluation of NBA prospects who played in the FIBA World Championship. Today, he looks at Ante Tomic, Tibor Pleiss, Nick Calathes and Elias Harris, among others.

Blog | Conversation | September 17, 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 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

David Thorpe studies the film of Cole Aldrich, Solomon Alabi and Dexter Pittman to see what the big men can bring to an NBA roster. Each could help a team, but none appears close to being a star, and maybe not even a consistent starter.

Blog | Conversation | February 04, 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