Danny Leroux - Basketball Analysis
What To Expect In The 2018 Offseason
While we know the general contours of any offseason well in advance, the annual Dunc'd On tradition of a Mock Offseason has proven to be an enlightening and clarifying experience as both the preparation and negotiations themselves put the market forces to the text. Read more »
Leroux's 2018 NBA Draft Review
On how all 30 teams fared in the 2018 NBA Draft. Read more »
How To Approach Prospect Evaluation: Defense
On determining functional size, mobility, mental awareness and effort when judging the defensive potential of prospects. Read more »
How To Approach Prospect Evaluation: Video And Statistical Scouting
Creating a methodology for analyzing film and statistics for prospects with the goals of reducing sample bias and understanding context is a critical part of the draft process. Read more »
How To Approach Prospect Evaluation: Ballhandling
Evaluating potential NBA players is a challenging, imperfect process, so a good place to start is with a coherent and consistent approach. Read more »
CBA Encyclopedia: Hardship
Hardship is a way for a team to go beyond the typical 15-player roster limit during the regular season for a limited time due to extreme need. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Mar. 26-Mar. 31)
The end of the regular season is rapidly approaching but there is still plenty of uncertainty in both conferences outside the top two seeds. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Mar. 19-25)
With less than a month remaining in the regular season, teams are battling for position at both the top and bottom of the standings and that produces a fun slate of League Pass games. Read more »
CBA Encyclopedia: Stepien Rule
The Stepien rule isn't in the CBA and is an incredibly dense one-sentence rule that requires some serious unpacking. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Mar. 12-18)
The NCAA Tournament, an increased amount of games on NBA TV and the disparity between competitive and non-competitive teams has wreaked havoc with the League Pass slate but there are still some strong ones. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Mar. 5-11)
The congested playoff pictures in both conferences adds some serious sizzle to League Pass games until it gets sorted out, with an assortment of Double Tank contests and a fantastic Game of the Week in Rockets/Raptors. Read more »
Notes From The 2018 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp
On Josh Green, Sekou Doumbouya, Paul Eboua, AJ Lawson, Luka Samanic and the other top prospects of the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Feb. 26-Mar. 4)
As we enter March, the difference between teams that are still competing for playoff position and those out of the chase becomes even more striking. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Feb. 22-25)
The abridged first week after the All-Star break always marks a transition but it will be different this year with the trade deadline already complete. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Feb. 12-15)
The abbreviated final week of games before the All-Star break has a little extra intrigue this year since it will also be a time to see some faces in new places following last week's trade deadline. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Feb. 5-11)
The trade deadline looms over this whole week as we all experience a deadline with games all around it rather than the All-Star break. Celtics at Raptors could be the League Pass Game of the Year. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4)
The last full week before the trade deadline features a series of fun non-conference games featuring playoff teams, including Minnesota at Toronto in the Game of the Week. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Jan. 22-28)
A fun week of League Pass games features some intriguing non-conference matchups and potentially significant divisional contests, including Jusuf Nurkic's return to Denver in the Game of the Week. Read more »
Cap Space Sellers At The Trade Deadline
Typically, there is a group of teams that are in a financial situation where using the trade deadline to add salary for the next season is actually a very good idea. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week (Jan. 15-21)
The Pacers make the list four times but the headlining game is clearly Raptors at Timberwolves on Saturday. Read more »