NBA Draft Writer on SI.com for @DraftDigest | Future Basketball Operations Stars Program @ NBA | Cornell ‘24 | Previous: Analytics @ Cornell Men’s 🏀
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Excited to share that I've put all my work samples in one Dropbox for easy access 📁
Check out my scouting reports, draft-related analytical studies, and prospect interviews below ⬇️⬇️
Would love to hear any feedback!
#NBADraft #NBA
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Among the 90 prospects who met the Productive Young Athlete (PYA) Query:
• 78% played 5 NBA seasons
• Produced historical All-Star and starter rates comparable to Picks 1-15
Article ⬇️
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“The analytics people in every NBA front office have Cameron Boozer as the No. 1 player…”
Why?
He had the 2nd-most productive season based on Box Plus-Minus since it was tracked in ‘08.
But he’s not the only one in the 2026 NBA Draft class to meet key production thresholds ⬇️
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“The analytics people in every NBA front office have Cameron Boozer as the No. 1 player…”
Why?
He had the 2nd-most productive season based on Box Plus-Minus since it was tracked in ‘08.
But he’s not the only one in the 2026 NBA Draft class to meet key production thresholds ⬇️
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Among the 90 prospects who met the Productive Young Athlete (PYA) Query:
• 78% played 5 NBA seasons
• Produced historical All-Star and starter rates comparable to Picks 1-15
Article ⬇️
si.com/nba/draft/newsfeed/20…
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Jordan Monaco retweeted
The modern NBA has a blueprint:
Positional Size Shooting.
Among the 77 prospects who met the Efficient Tall Freshman (ETF) Query:
• 68% played 5 NBA seasons
• Produced historical All-Star and starter rates comparable to picks 11–20
Article ⬇️
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It’s noticeable how great of an official Zach Zarba is
He was excellent in Cavs/Raptors G7 as well
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63% of juniors who hit the Productive Junior Query play 5 seasons in the NBA
2 players in the 2026 NBA Draft class qualified 👇
• Joshua Jefferson — met the query in ’24–25
• Aday Mara — met the query in ’25–26
#NBADraft
More about the query📝⬇️
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Since 2010, 58 players have met the Productive Sophomore Query
~ 7% became multi-time All-Stars
~ 38% became Starters
~ 27.5% became Backups
~ 27.5% did not stick in the NBA
See which 2026 NBA Draft prospects met the criteria this past season⬇️
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50% of players (45/90) who have met the Productive Young Athlete Query become NBA Starters or multi-time All Stars
Another 27.8% stick and become backups
The 11 players who met the criteria this past season:
AJ Dybantsa
Darryn Peterson
Cam Boozer
Caleb Wilson
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50% of players (45/90) who have met the Productive Young Athlete Query become NBA Starters or multi-time All Stars
Another 27.8% stick and become backups
The 11 players who met the criteria this past season:
AJ Dybantsa
Darryn Peterson
Cam Boozer
Caleb Wilson
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Allen Graves
Kingston Flemings
Brayden Burries
Ebuka Okorie
Hannes Steinbach
Darius Acuff Jr
Ivan Kharchenkov
How these historical probabilities align with pick valuation ranges, the players from previous years to meet the query, and more⬇️
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78% (67/86) of CBB players meeting 4 specific criteria stick in the NBA.
Half (43/86) became starters or multi-time All-Stars.
I analyzed:
- 2026 Draft prospects hitting the mark
- Distribution of outcomes vs specific pick ranges
The Productive Young Athlete Query 🧵⬇️
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78% (67/86) of CBB players meeting 4 specific criteria stick in the NBA.
Half (43/86) became starters or multi-time All-Stars.
I analyzed:
- 2026 Draft prospects hitting the mark
- Distribution of outcomes vs specific pick ranges
The Productive Young Athlete Query 🧵⬇️
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Apr 21
Talked to Thomas Haugh about his surprise decision to return to Florida for his senior year. (Free for all to read)
-Why he did it
-Some details on how it came about
-What it means for Florida and him
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