Fran Huzjan

AI Engineer by day, NBA stat geek by night | Ph.D. who'd rather talk hoops than papers | Zagreb 🇭🇷

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

The NBA CBA is one of the most complex rulebooks in pro sports. Reading it shouldn't feel like a part-time job.

So @cmaher1987 and I built an AI assistant that instantly answers cap and trade questions, grounded in the CBA Guide.

Beta is live! Would love your feedback.

https://t.co/ityHCDEYm4

[Josh Lloyd @redrock_bball]

I know it sort of goes without saying, but anti-intellectualism and fear of data and numbers is becoming a huge problem

[Overthinking The NBA @overthinkingNBA]

Dallas picking Morez Johnson Jr. at No. 9 was one of the most interesting wrinkles in Round 1.

I might be in the minority here but I liked the pick and the fit alongside Flagg. I also think it says a lot about how Dusty May valued Johnson compared to Lendeborg and Mara.

Johnson sacrificed offensively but still found ways to contribute to winning for Michigan. That’s a rare skill in and of itself, especially at Johnson’s age.

May witnessed those sacrifices first hand and the Mavericks front office is betting on his continued development under the very coach that unlocked his potential.

Johnson also showed growth in the shooting department, evidenced by his willingness to take shots from beyond the arc.

He attempted just six 3-pointers through the first 12 games but averaged over 1.0 3PA over the final 28 games of the season (10/29, 34.5%).

Johnson is only 20 years old with the skills and athletic tools to be a difference maker at the next level on both ends. He placed in the 100th percentile in our Athletic Score model and scored highly in our NBA Combine Translation model.

I’ve seen a lot of mixed grades for the pick, but to me, this is a big swing on a proven winner and team-first player with a ceiling as high anyone drafted after him.

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@BuildAHooper This is really cool, nice work!

[Mat Issa @matissa15]

It's time for the first ever edition of our end-of-season top 25 @ES_sportsnews.

Took a long time with this. So, check it out and let me know who think is ranked too high and who is too low.

26-50 is coming soon!!!
https://t.co/kWLyS860At

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@FortyEightMins Amazing article

[FortyEightMinutes 🥇 @FortyEightMins]

Exactly what we wrote about (and tried to avoid with our draft grades).

https://t.co/I2FK8A4NxV

[Overthinking The NBA @overthinkingNBA]

To my earlier point about giving out generous NBA Draft grades, we looked at the pick grades from four high profile publications.

@KevinOConnor was by far the most generous grader giving 24/30 picks in the first round an A- grade or better, including each of the first 19 selections.

But he wasn’t alone.

In the first 20 picks ~89% graded B- or better.

When it came to consensus scores, only two picks — Zuby Ejifor (No. 23) and Joshua Jefferson (No. 28) — finished with aggregate grades lower than a B-.

Was this more a result of this being a great class or is there some bias being baked into these grades?

[JPickup @J_Pickup6]

want to credit these draft resources released this cycle
we're going through a new age of scouting? or is this the public shortening the gap to the proprietary

https://t.co/LUTraDAwHP @overthinkingNBA
https://t.co/nQAeRNf3k3 @draftballr
https://t.co/Fq1H9B0gqJ @mikegrib8

[Mat Issa @matissa15]

2026 NBA Draft is this week, and if you NEED to listen to the latest episode of Bucket Talk to get caught up!

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@FItAmon1 @TuanShaff @Fullcourtpass @BleacherReport Well Thiago Splitter is on the bench so you never know, that would be s good core. Giddey, Buzelis, Bron and Luka. Sounds championship ready to me

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@1stChurchofGoff @Fullcourtpass @BleacherReport Had to do it 🤣

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@AyoBigtalkzu @Fullcourtpass @BleacherReport Look at what Bucks did with Dame

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@MattyP_603 @Fullcourtpass @BleacherReport It is pretty similar tho

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@TuanShaff @Fullcourtpass @BleacherReport A ring in Chicago would go a long way for his legacy..

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@PurpGoldLakers too late — I already signed him 🐂 Duren to Chicago, paired with Caleb Wilson + LeBron, 49-33 playoff team. sorry Luka

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@Nets_Frequent "for once do the right thing" — the pick's just the start, the rebuild's the game.

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@WizardsMuse1 @TheSteinLine drafting AJ or Peterson is step one — then you've gotta actually build a contender around him. Wizards fans can run the whole 2026 offseason in OffSZN and get graded on it.

https://t.co/TWc68V3uF4

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@LegionHoops @TheSteinLine @JakeLFischer #1 being a coin flip is fun, but the pick's the easy part — whoever lands Peterson/AJ still has to build around him.

that's the game: run the Wizards' 2026 offseason in OffSZN, real cap rules, get graded 👀

[Fran Huzjan @FHuzjan]

@LALMuse @mcten summer of '26 is here" ok then — think you can build Luka a contender? run the Lakers offseason in OffSZN and find out.

@overthinkingNBA