Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is happy to be joined by Jackson McGuire (JHMBasketball) to talk about an early prototype for predicting Lifetime RAPM, some rookies that did well on our model, as well as some rookies that didn't. We also talk about some 2026 prospects we like. Hear why RAPM is our favorite advanced metric, thoughts Dylan Cardwell's future NBA success, and our shared love for Braden Smith, Kayden Mingo, and more. 

Jackson's Articles: https://medium.com/@ahead.of.the.game.2024/a-basketball-philosophy-part-2-c008318db833

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is privileged to be joined by two of the best minds in the NBA draft spaceAvi (@100guaranteed), and Ahmed Jama (@slipthescreen), to continue our breakdown of the RSCI's top 100 players in the 2025 high school graduating class. Hear their thoughts on the Mikel Brown Jr dilemma, the good and the bad of Brayden Burries, the Darius Acuff Jr case, and Meleek Thomas's outlier profile. 

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New week, new pods. Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is joined by Sam (@Double_PG) to discuss even more sleepers for this upcoming college basketball season that you should keep an eye on. Hear the case for Joshua Jefferson, Nolan Winter, Eric Dailey, Christian Anderson, James Scott, and more. 

Sam's substack: https://substack.com/@samuelwilsonpc?r=1o13d2&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

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On this episode, Finn (@FinnDraft) is joined by Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker), founder of NoCeilingsNBA (@NoCeilingsNBA), to talk through the top 10 of our 2026 big boards before the start of the season. Hear why Cam Boozer is Rucker's number one guy to start the year, Finn's skepticism with this year's freshman class, and our gripes with big boards. Finn had some audio issues for the first 25 minutes or so. Apologies for that in advance.

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is joined by the man who got him into the door of the draft, Eli the Economist (@Flawlesslikeeli), to do a Q&A on anything NBA draft related. All questions are via Twitter, so go follow me as well as Eli over there. Hear our thoughts on Boozer's potential offensive role at Duke, our favorite returners/sleepers for 2026, Ament's limitations, and so much more. 

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is privileged to be joined by three powerhouses in the NBA draft space, Henry (@Henrynbadraft), Avi (@100guaranteed), and Ahmed Jama (@slipthescreen) to go through the top 5 of the RSCI's top 100 players in the 2025 high school class. This will be a part of a series where you will get to hear these talented evaluators' thoughts on every name inside the RSCI t100 (or at least the t25 + names we like). Hear their thoughts on AJ Dybantsa's standing within the top three of this class, Nate Ament's struggles as a rim finisher, Cam Boozer's case as a GOAT level prospect, and so much more. 

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In this episode, Finn (@FinnDraft) is joined by Joseph (@thezonemaster) to redraft the 2023 NBA draft. In these redrafts, we pretend we are in the war room on the day of the 2023 NBA draft with no knowledge of each prospect's NBA production. We draft out to 10 picks, 5 picks each, and talk about what went right and wrong based on their pre-draft profiles. Hear why Lively is a surefire t3 prospect in this class, thoughts on Toumani Camara vs Ausar Thompson, and some words on the complex intersection between stats + film ft. Barttorvik queries. 

Follow Joseph @thezonemaster

The Zone Master Substack: https://thezonemaster.substack.com/

QBERT Model: https://www.natesilver.net/p/qbert-nfl-quarterback-ratings

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In this episode, Finn (@FinnDraft) is joined by Colton (@criggsNBA) to redraft the 2025 NBA draft. In this episode, we put a bow on this most recent draft class, fleshing out our final thoughts on these prospects before the start of the NBA season. Hear both sides of the CMB debate, thoughts on Essengue's NBA outlook from two of his biggest supporters, and some of our gripes with other guys in this class (Kon, VJ, Ace). 

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Colton's draft notes for the 2025 class: https://medium.com/@criggsNBA/2025-nba-draft-board-b62a18e96b18

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In this episode, Finn (@FinnDraft) is blessed to be joined by Henry (@HenryNBADraft), to redraft the 2018 NBA draft. In these episodes, we pretend to be in the room on the day of the draft, with no knowledge of each of these players' production in the NBA. We then discuss each pick's predraft profile, what we like and don't like, and then talk about what went right and what went wrong in their transition to NBA play. Hear our thoughts on evaluating heliocentric guards, why Shai and Brunson's star ceilings might not have been so hard to see, and why Ayton/Bamba/Bagley failed in the NBA. 

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In this episode, Finn (@FinnDraft) is very grateful to once again be joined by Nile (@NileHoops) to redraft the 2017 NBA Draft. Hear why Lonzo should've been the 1st overall pick, why anthropometric measurements matter in drafting (Jonathan Isaac, De'Aaron Fox, Malik Monk), and why Nile thinks Jayson Tatum is overrated relative to the NBA's consensus. 

Follow Nile's work: 

Nile's Talen Horton-Tucker article: https://medium.com/@_Nile_/the-revenge-of-talen-horton-tucker-d9b3ade81452

Nile's Twitter: https://x.com/NileHoops

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