22 Oct 19
The Lottery Mafia 22 Oct 19
NBA Eastern Conference X-Factors
The term X-factor is vague enough that it allows me get away with picking almost anyone for each respective team. The rules are simple (…)
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21 Aug 19
The Lottery Mafia 21 Aug 19
NBA League Pass Rankings: Lottery Edition
NBA NATIONAL TV GAMES CHART Over/Unders via Westgate LV and current as of Aug. 12. The adjusted column weighs one (…)
20 Jun 19
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2019 NBA Draft: If We Called the Shots...
This brief article takes a look at who we (the royal we) would take in the 2019 NBA Draft if we (myself and Ilia Shatashvili) were (…)
20 Jun 19
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Ilia's 2019 NBA Draft Big Board: Annual Tiers
Last year we unveiled the inaugural “Final Tiers” Draft Big Board. 12 months later, I get to do this all over again. The tiers (…)
20 Jun 19
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Projecting NBA Draft Prospects: Bol Bol
Height: 7-2 Weight: 210 lbs. Wingspan: 7-7 Birthday/Age: (…)
20 Jun 19
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Projecting NBA Draft Prospects: Zion Williamson
Height: 6-7 Weight: 285 lbs. Wingspan: 6-10 Birthday/Age: (…)
20 Jun 19
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Projecting NBA Draft Prospects: Ja Morant
Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 lbs. Wingspan: 6-8 Birthday/Age: (…)
19 Jun 19
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Projecting NBA Draft Prospects: R.J. Barrett
Height: 6-7 Weight: 208 lbs. Wingspan: 6-10 Projected NBA (…)
19 Jun 19
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Ilia's 2019 NBA Mock Draft
Mock Drafts are cute until you realize that there will probably be a dozen first round picks moved around on Thursday night (…)
19 Jun 19
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Projecting NBA Draft Prospects: Grant Williams
Height: 6-7.5 Weight: 240 lbs. Wingspan: 6-9.75 Projected NBA Role: (…)
19 Jun 19
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Projecting NBA Draft Prospects: Brandon Clarke
Height: 6-8 Weight: 207 lbs. Wingspan: 6-8 Birthday/Age: 9/19/96 (…)
28 May 19
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Trippin' in the Trade Machine: Exploring a Dozen Potential Anthony Davis Deals
Having won the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery (aka the Zion Williamson sweepstakes), the New Orleans Pelicans may decide to enter the 2019-20 (…)
13 May 19
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NBA Powerless Rankings: Ping-Pong Ballin' and Dreamin' on Zion
Zion Williamson is arguably the best NBA prospect to step foot on a college basketball court in some time, which is something the eye test (…)
11 Mar 19
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NBA Powerless Rankings: One Month Remains
A month from today the NBA’s 2018-19 regular season will be over. Another 1,230 games in the books. Without getting too far ahead (…)
28 Feb 19
The Lottery Mafia 28 Feb 19
Historical Context for Zion Williamson with CBSR
A holistic approach to talent evaluation involves qualitative and quantitative analysis. However, a few times in every (…)
05 Dec 18
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NBA Powerless Rankings: First Quarter Edition
The Detroit Pistons played their 21st game on Monday night, which means that all 30 teams are officially in the second quarter of (…)
18 Oct 18
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Golden State Warriors X-Factor: The Forgotten MVP
I’m going to keep this short, sweet, and Steph Curry. I can hear you already, “Is this guy seriously picking a multiple MVP (…)
17 Oct 18
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Indiana Pacers: Myles Turner is the X-Factor
After a promising rookie season in which Myles Turner averaged 10.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 23 minutes per game, many (…)
16 Oct 18
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Philadelphia 76ers X-Factor: The Fultz Redemption Tour
The Philadelphia 76ers did not sign a superstar this summer but the silver lining is that their 3rd star might be hiding in (…)
16 Oct 18
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Portland Trail Blazers: Zach Collins is the X-Factor
Zach Collins was supposed to be a long-term project for the Trail Blazers, a raw two-way talent who was acquired with the tenth pick in (…)
16 Oct 18
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NBA Season Preview: 2018/19 Over/Under Predictions and X-Factors
Last season I decided to share my season predictions on opening night. The results? 18 out of 30 over/under predictions were correct. That’s (…)
16 Oct 18
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Milwaukee Bucks: Thon Maker is the X-Factor
Most of the basketball world was flabbergasted by the Milwaukee Bucks making Thon Maker the 10th overall pick in 2016. It was almost as (…)
