FLOOR and CEILING (Wilko)
@wilkomcv
NBA Draft. Creator of FLOOR and CEILING. Covering the Brooklyn Nets for On SI. USC and Stony Brook alum. https://floorandceiling.substack.com/
Final 2025 #NBADraft Big Board Open to all opinions and questions!
Mainstream sports media is obsessed with moving everything to Las Vegas for some reason
Peach Jam is awesome, but it has outgrown facility in Augusta. Move it to Vegas same week as NBA summer league, then end the summer with a tourney featuring all the top teams from all the top circuits. One-stop shopping for NBA execs, coaches, media, agents, NBA players, etc.
I’ve been watching Jason Crowe Jr. since he was a 14 year old freshman dropping 30+ points. Just committed to Mizzou. Crowe might be the most natural bucket-getter I’ve ever evaluated. Not just a pull-up shooter either, as he’s really grown his driving game to pair with his soft…
Cam Boozer showing off his handle, strength, and touch
It’s close. Peterson has the best handle, but Boozer’s size might tip the scale his way. I think he’ll be a monster making quick reads in a more spaced out court at Duke. That said, curious to see how Cam adapts as an advantage creator if post-ups are totally eliminated from his…
I love immediate full court passes after a made basket. This is a good one by Cayden Boozer
2026 #NBADraft poll: Who is the best passer of the group?
Something tells me those dickriding European hoops would not support the US sending its top players to basketball academies at 12 years old either.
Something tells me those dickriding European hoops would not support the US sending its top players to basketball academies at 12 years old either.
AJ Dybantsa is so elite at using his length to cover ground (his strides) and finish (his wingspan) around or through defenders
David Jones-Garcia just signed a two-way with the Spurs. Here’s my film breakdown of him
One of the most impressive SL performances was David Jones-Garcia, who averaged 22 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and shot 52/51/87 splits in Vegas and the California Classic summer leagues. Jones-Garcia just turned down a 2.2 million euro deal per year from Olympiacos of the…
🇶🇦 6’2 PG Abdulla Mousa was COOKING grown men at 17-years-old at the 2025 William Jones Cup in Taiwan! Playing against teams from all over the Asia-Pacific area, Mousa was very impressive for Qatar - averaging 15.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.9 APG, & 1.6 STL across 7 games, including 21…
In the first episode of the Global Basketball Podcast hosted by @wilkomcv, Wilko, @CP3_777, and @zachrudeen discussed how Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. should've won the MVP of the tournament. In this thread we'll break down some of his film: Watch below: youtube.com/watch?v=oCCSTc…
Close eye on what’s being built in London…
We’re proud to announce Tautvydas Sabonis as the new Head Coach of the London Lions for the 25/26 season. 🦁 At just 33 years old, Sabonis joins the Lions from Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas, where he quickly rose through the coaching ranks after a successful playing career…
Unrivaled presented by Samsung Galaxy just signed 14 of the top women’s college hoopers to game-changing NIL deals. We’re kicking it off with The Future is Unrivaled Summit Presented by Samsung Galaxy in Miami at the end of July 🤩 Stay tuned for more 👀
🚨🏀 New Hoops Content 🏀🚨 Tune into Episode 2 of the ‘Global Basketball 🌎 Podcast’ - a TCH exclusive production hosted by @wilkomcv! Wilko is joined by @12Jmendel to discuss the standout players from Team Australia 🇦🇺 at the FIBA U19 Tournament! 🎥: youtu.be/lCJd7UKlUj4?si…
NBA sent out a memo before the draft about a new liminal space opened up by the influx of NIL money into college basketball. It explains why the league considers CBB a pro sport, and why a few college players are gonna play next season as NBA free agents nytimes.com/athletic/64978…
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That felt very imposing from Vingegaard
🧵 The NBA Academy Games' alumni list features: Ulrich Chomche, Johnny Furphy, Josh Giddey, Khaman Maluach, Ajay Mitchell, Tidjane Salaun, Alex Toohey, Amari Williams… Here are 4 prospects who caught my eye this year: