Author: Benjamin Bornstein

The San Antonio Spurs are hovering around .500 to start the season. If they stay there for the season they can expect to be picking just outside the lottery. A prospect to keep an eye on (again) this year is Western Kentucky’s Charles Bassey. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound big man has been on our radar for a couple of years now. An injury last year kept him to only 10 games and out of the draft. However, he’s already gotten off to a hot start in the 16 games he’s played so far. Here are his stats in those games....

We might have just profiled his teammate, but Texas sophomore big man Kai Jones is our next prospect. The 6-foot-11, 218-pound has improved quite a bit from his freshman campaign. He’s driving from the perimeter and making more shots this year in about five more minutes of game time. Jones is still coming off the bench for the most part, but his minutes have increased from last year. He’s been entrusted to do more on offense and has rewarded coach Shaka Smart with steady play and good decision-making. So far in 12 games this season, here are Jones’ stats....