Overthinking The NBA

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If you’ve ever spent endless hours juggling tabs, spreadsheets, and shot charts trying to actually understand NBA Draft prospects, then this is for you.

Welcome to Overthinking the NBA Draft:

https://t.co/zQhiK5CJR3

We wanted to build a customizable workspace for fans, scouts, and content creators to analyze their favorite prospects, all in one place.

Here’s what we’ve built so far:

The War Room — Fully customizable dashboard with player cards, stats, tables, and custom data visualizations.
Shot VZN — Custom shot charts with 13 zones based on ESPN shot coordinates.
Chart Lab — Create custom data visualizations, charts, and tables using over 250 stats in our database
Draft Sim — Simulation with 15+ years of GM tendencies for the most realistic draft sim tool
Draft IQ — AI assistant that can answer any queries on the 2026 NBA Draft using any information in our database.

It's a beta. Things will break. Tell us what's missing and how to improve.

Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated.

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@zhong_fan87707 @alexwinton_ https://t.co/s1auKMaiCL

The shot charts come from:

https://t.co/gIelXYE8qo

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@KevinOConnor @YahooSports Nice to see we had the right idea here:

https://t.co/smke0atZhF

Launched over a month ago... 🤐

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@mikegrib8 @NBADraftWass @HoopIntelllect Would love to see how this turns out. Looks like a really fun idea!

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@alexwinton_ He seems like a perfect fit for Iisalo’s offensive philosophy.

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I guess we were ahead of the curve with Draft IQ.

https://t.co/JiaIjuigX4

[Kevin O'Connor @KevinOConnor]

New mock draft with all the latest intel just dropped in my 2026 NBA Draft Guide.

Plus @YahooSports and I created a brand new feature called “Ask Kevin O’Connor.”

Check it out!

https://t.co/r6UCn9RrjM

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@samesfandiari So it’s basically the same thing we launched over a month ago? 😂

https://t.co/JiaIjuigX4

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I agree that he’s going to have to increase his mid-range percentage in the NBA.

There is just this prevailing notion that he’s an unathletic, bruising PF with no self-creation, when in reality, he settled nicely into his role at Duke and dominated the game in the role he was asked to play.

[Alex Barutha 🏀 @BaruthaAlex]

(charts via @draftballr & @overthinkingNBA)

(video via @pitlessball)

[Alex Barutha 🏀 @BaruthaAlex]

Nate Ament is maybe the most polarizing prospect in the 2026 draft.

His box score says bust. There are scouts who think he's a steal.

One of them is very wrong.

He was hot and cold as a freshman. Who is he really?

Would you bet a lottery pick on it?

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@Wendeus___ @connor_long15 This is from our Shot VZN tool:

https://t.co/gIelXYE8qo

You can also use our customizable War Room dashboard for research:

https://t.co/s1auKMaiCL

Or compare prospects in the Chart Lab, where you can create some nice data visualizations:

https://t.co/bLjN8KfXwq

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@JobsOnRackz @DraftDeeper He didn’t just not win a championship.

He never made it past the first round.

No matter which way you slice it, it’s still an indictment on him. We’ve seen plenty of great players will their way to winning a playoff series.

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No doubt that he has to improve at that end, but not at the expense of changing who he is as a player, especially early in his career.

I think the bigger question for me is — Can you win a championship with him as the centerpiece of your offense?

Luckily, I think both Washington and Utah are great fits for him.

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@arhooptalk @iamrahstradamus Don’t you also have a futures bet on Spurs to win the finals?

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@shoooobb @Darryn_P1 He said all that he needed to say already. 🤐

[shoob. @shoooobb]

“ive been blessed to come out on top every time”😳

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@mikegrib8 @KISSproductions Definitely small sample size here in the long-mid area (14-22 feet).

Other buckets are well-sampled though, so it’s not all noise.

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@shoooobb Not sure who’s advising him throughout the process but this can’t be a good look.