Why I Have A Crush On Nerlens Noel: A 2013 NBA Draft Scout Report

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Dan Cutter

I like Nerlens Noel. A lot. I like like him. So when reports began coming out that Cleveland is considering “all” options at the first overall pick (all is in quotation marks because there’s only one option), I began to get worried. Don’t get me wrong, I like Alex Len, Ben McLemore, Anthony Bennett and Victor Oladipo. But I don’t like like them. So I thought I’d do a quick scouting report on the top prospect of the upcoming (TEN DAYS!!!) NBA Draft. Nerlens Noel…

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Mocking the Lottery: 2013 NBA Draft

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dan Cutter

After seeing my beloved Cavs win the draft lottery, I just had to write up a lottery mock draft! This is the first of likely many. We’ll see a full, 30 pick mock in the next week or so. 1. Cleveland Cavaliers- Nerlens Noel, C/PF, Kentucky Anderson Varejao is getting up there in age and is injury-prone anyway, and Tyler Zeller looks like a rotational big guy at best. Tristan Thompson has shown good development, but the Cavs need to pair him with a guy…

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Revisting the 2012 NBA Draft

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dan Cutter

In case if you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks (and trust me, as a college student, I accept this as an actual possibility), the NBA regular season is over and the playoffs have begun. Only a few teams remain, which leaves most fans sitting at home, pining over what could have been, watching players that they could have had, do amazing things on one of the biggest stages in America. While that may sound depressing, there’s always the NBA Draft!! For…

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Call For Sports Wunderkind Mailbag Questions!

Posted on April 16, 2013April 16, 2013 by Davis Mattek

Hello all! My schedule has recently become drastically less hectic and I want to start giving back to all of you who have loyally supported the site. Next Friday, I will be publishing the very first Sports Wunderkind Mailbag. You guys can ask me anything from Daily Fantasy Sports advice, fantasy football inquiries, NFL Draft opinions, absolutely anything that you want. Consider it a free-for-all. If you want to have your question listed, email me at [email protected] or tweet me @davismattek . If you tweet…

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Sweet 16 NBA Prospects: One Prospect Per Team

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Dan Cutter

Top NBA Prospect for Each Team in the Sweet 16 The tournament field has been trimmed from 68 to 16, and we’ve already seen quite a few prominent teams with NBA talent eliminated. Players such as Otto Porter of Georgetown, Anthony Bennett of UNLV, Shabazz Muhammad of UCLA, and Marcus Smart of Oklahoma State are considered elite prospects in June’s NBA Draft, but they are now watching the tournament from their dorm room couches. The remaining 16 teams may still have a shot at the…

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