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John Gasaway previews the key games in the 24-hour tipoff marathon with the help of some trusty advanced metrics.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2011

Doug Gottlieb analyzes a wide variety of early-entry decisions and determines whether players should go back to school or stay in the draft.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2011

Even after the deadline to declare for the NBA draft has passed, the fortunes of a few top college teams remain in flux as some players decide whether to remain in the draft. Jay Bilas examines which squads could be hurt the most.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2011

Chad Ford takes a look at a few NBA prospects whose teams might not make it to the NCAA tournament, thus severely limiting the amount of time they have to prove themselves to pro scouts in game situations.

Blog | Conversation | March 08, 2011

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

After looking at individual players in his weekly stock watch the past few weeks, Chad Ford pulls back a bit and focuses on this year's NBA draft as a whole, finding the good and bad at each position group.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2011

In this installment of Conference Voices, Washington's Isaiah Thomas explains why he's raising the roof again, how he became online buddies with Kevin Durant, and why he's excited to play in Oregon's new arena.

Blog | Conversation | February 02, 2011

At the midpoint of the college basketball season, Chad Ford examines eight questions that must be answered by draft night. Among the topics discussed: Who's the No. 1 pick? What can we expect from Enes Kanter? And who is the most underrated prospect?

Blog | Conversation | January 04, 2011

Chad Ford looks at 10 NBA prospects who took the court in Honolulu for the Diamond Head Classic with Klay Thompson leading the way in turning scouts' heads and Renardo Sidney continuing to turn them away.

Blog | Conversation | December 28, 2010

Doug Gottlieb recaps the Diamond Head Classic with notes on Butler, Washington State, Florida State, Baylor, Hawaii, Mississippi State, San Diego and Utah.

Blog | Conversation | December 27, 2010

With the college basketball season around the corner, Chad Ford goes conference by conference in previewing the top draft prospects scouts are watching. In the Pac-10, UCLA owns the cream of the crop, but an Arizona sophomore is making waves.

Blog | Conversation | October 29, 2010

Fran Fraschilla scouted several of college basketball's brightest stars at the LeBron James skills academy, and offers an early look at which guys have improved and how they stack up for the 2011 NBA draft.

Blog | Conversation | July 12, 2010

The report card is out, and Doug Gottlieb has the final grades for some of the best mid- and high majors and the schools from the top six conferences.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2010

Chad Ford looks at prospects who don't look like they'll qualify for the NCAA tournament and examines their current stock as well as what a tourney run might mean -- or could have meant -- for them.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2010

The Pac-10 is down this year, but there are still some intriguing prospects out West. David Thorpe scouts Klay Thompson, Quincy Pondexter and Malcolm Lee to determine if -- and where -- they'll fit into this year's NBA draft.

Blog | Conversation | February 17, 2010

Fran Fraschilla looks at a group of players he feels are underappreciated by NBA scouts and GMs, and another he feels are prized too highly, and offers his unique scouting take on where they belong in the draft.

Blog | Conversation | January 06, 2010