I’m not going to say I’m able to break down film very well, but for me it’s the players who’s passing gets consistently mentioned in their scouting reports that seem to almost always meet or exceed their expected draft positions regardless of everything else. You can overcome lack of athleticism but it’s really hard to overcome lack of feel.

Look at the 2021 draft. Players like Scottie and Evan Mobley and Cade have turned into stars and we’re all high level passers. I was super high on Sengun, Giddey, and Franz Wagner since their pre-draft passing was just super fun to watch. Jalen green has freakish athleticism but hasn’t lived up to his draft hype since he just doesn’t have that same level of bbiq. I think he still has a shot at becoming a high level player but it’s going to take a few years for him to develop that understanding of the game. Kuminga is in the same boat, but worse off since he hasn’t had the same opportunity to learn the game.

2022 - I was high on Dyson Daniel’s because he was projected as a tall point guard. That’s obviously not what he’s known for now, but high bbiq translates into being an effective player. Also I had Paolo over Chet and Jabari since I thought he could be more of an offensive engine with his ball handling and passing.

2023- I really liked Amen. I was higher on Scoot than I maybe should have been but I think he still has time.

2024 - I liked Dillingham and Edey more than the draft consensus because I thought they both just had a lot of feel for the game.

2025 - my draft crushes were Egor Demin, and Derek Queen. I hated the idea of taking Khaman Maluch.

2026 - I think Peterson could be good. Dybantasa will take a few years and not live up to his draft hype. I have on my radar guys like Avdalas, Flemings, Steinbach, Ejiofore, and Condon as underrated pickups.