I think it’s time we take a deep dive into Goga Bitadze. If you’re a loyal reader, which I expect all of you are, you know that I briefly touched on the Pacers big man a few weeks ago in one of my pick up columns. Back then, I was

Nikola Jokic’s magical 2021 MVP season represented the first time a center has won the award since Tim Duncan (2002 & 2003) and Shaquille O’Neal (2000). In between those two decades the requirements from the position have drastically changed. Centers now have to check off a myriad of boxes in

31. Dennis Smith Jr, Point Guard, New York Knicks Age: 21 As a start of their rebuilding project, the Dallas Mavericks utilized a lottery pick in 2017 on the explosive point guard from Fayetteville, NC. All of the tools DSJ exhibited to get stamped with the “freak athlete” label coming

  De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard, Sacramento Kings Age: 21 Few players made a bigger jump in value last season than the Kings’ second-year point guard. Fox’s emergence made himself a fantastic fantasy asset and, even more astoundingly, made the Kings a potential playoff threat. A year after all the talk

  Aaron Gordon, Forward, Orlando Magic Age: 23   AG was the youngest player to enter the 2014 NBA Draft, which feels WILD(!!) as he finishes up his undergraduate years for the purpose of this exercise. This should be a great revelation for understanding the value and the growth curve for

Readers – I thank you for your patience. I have not lost my fire for dynasty sports (not even one bit!), but this year the demands of a new job, baby number two… you get it. I have always been fairly aggressive in favor of youth, but you may notice

I thought that the 2018 Summer League did more to change my opinion of players than ever before. It could be a fluke (it’s probably a fluke), but it also be that the difference between NCAA basketball and pro basketball has never been wider. Kevin Knox demonstrated ball handling skills,