Jordan Monaco

Excited to share that I've put all my work samples in one Dropbox for easy access 📁 Check out my scouting reports, draft-related analytical studies, and prospect interviews below ⬇️⬇️ Would love to hear any feedback! #NBADraft #NBA dropbox.com/scl/fo/vm6z84j…

63% of juniors who hit the Productive Junior Query play 5+ seasons in the NBA 2 players in the 2026 NBA Draft class qualified 👇 • Joshua Jefferson — met the query in ’24–25 • Aday Mara — met the query in ’25–26 #NBADraft More about the query📝⬇️ si.com/nba/draft/news…

Since 2010, 58 players have met the Productive Sophomore Query ~ 7% became multi-time All-Stars ~ 38% became Starters ~ 27.5% became Backups ~ 27.5% did not stick in the NBA See which 2026 NBA Draft prospects met the criteria this past season⬇️ si.com/nba/draft/news…

50% of players (45/90) who have met the Productive Young Athlete Query become NBA Starters or multi-time All Stars Another 27.8% stick and become backups The 11 players who met the criteria this past season: AJ Dybantsa Darryn Peterson Cam Boozer Caleb Wilson Continued⬇️

Allen Graves Kingston Flemings Brayden Burries Ebuka Okorie Hannes Steinbach Darius Acuff Jr Ivan Kharchenkov How these historical probabilities align with pick valuation ranges, the players from previous years to meet the query, and more⬇️ si.com/nba/draft/news…

78% (67/86) of CBB players meeting 4 specific criteria stick in the NBA. Half (43/86) became starters or multi-time All-Stars. I analyzed: - 2026 Draft prospects hitting the mark - Distribution of outcomes vs specific pick ranges The Productive Young Athlete Query 🧵⬇️

Talked to Thomas Haugh about his surprise decision to return to Florida for his senior year. (Free for all to read) -Why he did it -Some details on how it came about -What it means for Florida and him nytimes.com/athletic/72151…

Haugh is now officially the biggest surprise of the three imo

Two projected FRPs returning to college due (mostly) to the influx of NIL The 30th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft is projected to make ~$2.95M in Year 1, meaning it’s safe to assume both players will receive well over $3M

Mullins and Ngongba II both returning has to be unprecedented, right?

Probably worth bookmarking NBA rookie scale contracts during stay/declare decision week 1st year NBA salary: Picks #1-5: 11M-7M Picks #6-14: 7M-4M Picks #15-20: 4M-3M Picks #21-30: 3M-2M

This is the first time in a few years that a projected top-25 pick that was almost certain to go in that range has decided to return to school. And I don't think Mullins will be the last one this year, either. Big time sign of the financial windfall for CBB players right now.

@jake_hall7 @thedjhall #RomanDomon

Three Mid-Major Gems Hiding in the Data Article🔗⬇️ si.com/nba/draft/news…

Impact of NIL on the 2025 NBA Draft: 22 college players were taken in the 2nd round. Of those 22, only 3 players were not seniors or graduate students. Those three players were Fleming, Thiero, and Proctor--all three signed contracts with at least the first 2 yrs guaranteed.

Then the article goes on to discuss the Productive Junior Query: 63.2% (24/38) of juniors who met the criteria played 5+ years in the NBA or are currently in the league. (Only player to end up meeting the criteria this season was Aday Mara, for context) si.com/nba/draft/news…

…In order to decrease the level of uncertainty, especially for a second round that will likely be filled with mostly older prospects, it has become increasingly popular to design statistical queries to identify NBA talent.”