Nick Kalinowski
@kalidrafts.bsky.social
NBA Draft scout and Data Science Master's Graduate
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The personal website for all NCAA and NBA analytics projects by freelance basketball data scientist Nick Kalinowski, also known as kalidrafts on X/Bluesky. This website includes links to all of my bas...
kalidrafts.com
Excited to announce the release of my personal website, which contains links to all of my basketball analytics projects in one place, for both NCAA and professional/NBA! Check it out here:
kalidrafts.com
kalidrafts.com
Super excited to share that I have accepted a role within the analytics department with the Denver Nuggets moving forward!
Eternally grateful to everyone here for their support for my content over the years, this is a dream come true for me. Excited to get started!
Eternally grateful to everyone here for their support for my content over the years, this is a dream come true for me. Excited to get started!
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Super excited to share that I have accepted a role within the analytics department with the Denver Nuggets moving forward!
Eternally grateful to everyone here for their support for my content over the years, this is a dream come true for me. Excited to get started!
Eternally grateful to everyone here for their support for my content over the years, this is a dream come true for me. Excited to get started!
Gracias por los recuerdos, Sudamérica
Volveré pronto!
Volveré pronto!
August 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Gracias por los recuerdos, Sudamérica
Volveré pronto!
Volveré pronto!
Excited to announce the release of my personal website, which contains links to all of my basketball analytics projects in one place, for both NCAA and professional/NBA! Check it out here:
kalidrafts.com
kalidrafts.com
Kalidrafts: Basketball Analytics by Nick Kalinowski | Kalidrafts Basketball Analytics
The personal website for all NCAA and NBA analytics projects by freelance basketball data scientist Nick Kalinowski, also known as kalidrafts on X/Bluesky. This website includes links to all of my bas...
kalidrafts.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Excited to announce the release of my personal website, which contains links to all of my basketball analytics projects in one place, for both NCAA and professional/NBA! Check it out here:
kalidrafts.com
kalidrafts.com
Time for the annual "let's extremely overreact to summer league box scores" part of the offseason
July 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Time for the annual "let's extremely overreact to summer league box scores" part of the offseason
NBA G-League values have been added to the International League BPM database, as well as the following leagues:
Australian NBL1, German NBBL, Argentina (Liga A, Liga Argentina, Liga Desarrollo), Uruguay (LUB), Venezuela, Basketball Africa League, Turkish U19 Super League
Australian NBL1, German NBBL, Argentina (Liga A, Liga Argentina, Liga Desarrollo), Uruguay (LUB), Venezuela, Basketball Africa League, Turkish U19 Super League
June 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
NBA G-League values have been added to the International League BPM database, as well as the following leagues:
Australian NBL1, German NBBL, Argentina (Liga A, Liga Argentina, Liga Desarrollo), Uruguay (LUB), Venezuela, Basketball Africa League, Turkish U19 Super League
Australian NBL1, German NBBL, Argentina (Liga A, Liga Argentina, Liga Desarrollo), Uruguay (LUB), Venezuela, Basketball Africa League, Turkish U19 Super League
Similarly to my International League Box Plus-Minus (BPM) database, I created a spreadsheet depicting the BPM values of every FIBA Youth Competition, going back historically as far as I could find data. Link below!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
June 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Similarly to my International League Box Plus-Minus (BPM) database, I created a spreadsheet depicting the BPM values of every FIBA Youth Competition, going back historically as far as I could find data. Link below!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I computed the Box Plus-Minus (BPM) for almost every major international league! The spreadsheet includes over 40 domestic and continental competitions, from Europe, Asia, and South America.
A must-have tool for international hoops fans/scouts/coaches. Link below!
A must-have tool for international hoops fans/scouts/coaches. Link below!
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I computed the Box Plus-Minus (BPM) for almost every major international league! The spreadsheet includes over 40 domestic and continental competitions, from Europe, Asia, and South America.
A must-have tool for international hoops fans/scouts/coaches. Link below!
A must-have tool for international hoops fans/scouts/coaches. Link below!
It's that time of the year again! Here is where my Machine Learning Big Board stands on the best available prospects from the NCAA ranks in this year's NBA Draft. Rankings are determined by expected performance over a player's rookie contract
Note that this is *not* my opinion
Note that this is *not* my opinion
June 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It's that time of the year again! Here is where my Machine Learning Big Board stands on the best available prospects from the NCAA ranks in this year's NBA Draft. Rankings are determined by expected performance over a player's rookie contract
Note that this is *not* my opinion
Note that this is *not* my opinion
Combine Score website has gotten over 100,000 hits over the past month, which is absolutely crazy. Thank you all so much for the support, this means the world to me
June 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Combine Score website has gotten over 100,000 hits over the past month, which is absolutely crazy. Thank you all so much for the support, this means the world to me
I computed the Box Plus-Minus (BPM) values for most of the early-entry International/G league prospects to the 2025 NBA Draft
Here they are in ranked order. Note that some teams are still playing games. These values are through this morning
Here they are in ranked order. Note that some teams are still playing games. These values are through this morning
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I computed the Box Plus-Minus (BPM) values for most of the early-entry International/G league prospects to the 2025 NBA Draft
Here they are in ranked order. Note that some teams are still playing games. These values are through this morning
Here they are in ranked order. Note that some teams are still playing games. These values are through this morning
Pending last min changes, this is the final draft status of every prospect who declared for the 2025 NBA Draft and was invited to the combine.
Final withdrawal rate: 12/40 (30%). Not much higher than last year; however, the percentage of autoeligible players (38%) is much higher
Final withdrawal rate: 12/40 (30%). Not much higher than last year; however, the percentage of autoeligible players (38%) is much higher
May 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Pending last min changes, this is the final draft status of every prospect who declared for the 2025 NBA Draft and was invited to the combine.
Final withdrawal rate: 12/40 (30%). Not much higher than last year; however, the percentage of autoeligible players (38%) is much higher
Final withdrawal rate: 12/40 (30%). Not much higher than last year; however, the percentage of autoeligible players (38%) is much higher
Reposted by Nick Kalinowski
🚨Lakers fans alert 🚨 New Draft Data Deep Dive with @kalidrafts.bsky.social
Athletic, defensive-minded gems the Lakers could target in the 2nd round. Exactly what this roster is desperate for.
📊 Stats, comps, and Combine models
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
Athletic, defensive-minded gems the Lakers could target in the 2nd round. Exactly what this roster is desperate for.
📊 Stats, comps, and Combine models
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
Draft Data Deep Dive, Part II: Athletic Wings and Second-Round Gems for the Lakers
Let’s talk data, models, and other insights on athletic wings, bigs, and low-risk gambles
digginbasketball.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨Lakers fans alert 🚨 New Draft Data Deep Dive with @kalidrafts.bsky.social
Athletic, defensive-minded gems the Lakers could target in the 2nd round. Exactly what this roster is desperate for.
📊 Stats, comps, and Combine models
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
Athletic, defensive-minded gems the Lakers could target in the 2nd round. Exactly what this roster is desperate for.
📊 Stats, comps, and Combine models
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
The Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT) recently concluded, and I have calculated the Box Plus-Minus (BPM) values for every player who participated.
Here are the top 20 qualified players, and the link below will include all players who appeared in >60 minutes of gametime
Here are the top 20 qualified players, and the link below will include all players who appeared in >60 minutes of gametime
May 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT) recently concluded, and I have calculated the Box Plus-Minus (BPM) values for every player who participated.
Here are the top 20 qualified players, and the link below will include all players who appeared in >60 minutes of gametime
Here are the top 20 qualified players, and the link below will include all players who appeared in >60 minutes of gametime
Reposted by Nick Kalinowski
🚨Cooper Flagg Data Deep-Dive🚨
Stats, comps, and a detailed Q&A with @kalidrafts.bsky.social on the most hyped prospect in years. With data, models, tons of comps, playmaking, fit in Dallas...👇
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
Stats, comps, and a detailed Q&A with @kalidrafts.bsky.social on the most hyped prospect in years. With data, models, tons of comps, playmaking, fit in Dallas...👇
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
Draft Data Deep Dive, Part I: The Cooper Flagg Comparisons You Haven’t Heard Yet
Let’s talk data, models, and other insights on the prodigy prospect
digginbasketball.substack.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🚨Cooper Flagg Data Deep-Dive🚨
Stats, comps, and a detailed Q&A with @kalidrafts.bsky.social on the most hyped prospect in years. With data, models, tons of comps, playmaking, fit in Dallas...👇
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
Stats, comps, and a detailed Q&A with @kalidrafts.bsky.social on the most hyped prospect in years. With data, models, tons of comps, playmaking, fit in Dallas...👇
digginbasketball.substack.com/p/draft-data...
Today's Athletic Profile Comparison:
Walter Clayton Jr. and Brandon Knight
Walter Clayton Jr. and Brandon Knight
May 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Today's Athletic Profile Comparison:
Walter Clayton Jr. and Brandon Knight
Walter Clayton Jr. and Brandon Knight
College coaches and fans, with the recent flood of international prospects into the NCAA, I aimed to create a system to compare the best eligible players from the major European leagues against one another
Introducing: The Recruit Points model, a 7-category statistical approach to rank intl players
Introducing: The Recruit Points model, a 7-category statistical approach to rank intl players
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
College coaches and fans, with the recent flood of international prospects into the NCAA, I aimed to create a system to compare the best eligible players from the major European leagues against one another
Introducing: The Recruit Points model, a 7-category statistical approach to rank intl players
Introducing: The Recruit Points model, a 7-category statistical approach to rank intl players
Update: Maluach and Bryant are in, Karaban will return to UConn.
Have not heard/seen anything on Faye and Zikarsky
Have not heard/seen anything on Faye and Zikarsky
NBA Draft Early Entry Deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM EST, with no official word on the following players:
-Khaman Maluach
-Alex Karaban
-Carter Bryant
-Mouhamed Faye
-Rocco Zikarsky
Seems like the South Sudanese visa restrictions may prevent Maluach from being able to enter
-Khaman Maluach
-Alex Karaban
-Carter Bryant
-Mouhamed Faye
-Rocco Zikarsky
Seems like the South Sudanese visa restrictions may prevent Maluach from being able to enter
April 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Update: Maluach and Bryant are in, Karaban will return to UConn.
Have not heard/seen anything on Faye and Zikarsky
Have not heard/seen anything on Faye and Zikarsky
NBA Draft Early Entry Deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM EST, with no official word on the following players:
-Khaman Maluach
-Alex Karaban
-Carter Bryant
-Mouhamed Faye
-Rocco Zikarsky
Seems like the South Sudanese visa restrictions may prevent Maluach from being able to enter
-Khaman Maluach
-Alex Karaban
-Carter Bryant
-Mouhamed Faye
-Rocco Zikarsky
Seems like the South Sudanese visa restrictions may prevent Maluach from being able to enter
April 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
NBA Draft Early Entry Deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM EST, with no official word on the following players:
-Khaman Maluach
-Alex Karaban
-Carter Bryant
-Mouhamed Faye
-Rocco Zikarsky
Seems like the South Sudanese visa restrictions may prevent Maluach from being able to enter
-Khaman Maluach
-Alex Karaban
-Carter Bryant
-Mouhamed Faye
-Rocco Zikarsky
Seems like the South Sudanese visa restrictions may prevent Maluach from being able to enter
Over the past couple of weeks, I have spent some time developing a few Python scripts to pull play-by-play data for NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball, for all divisions.
I think they're at a point now where I can make them public and share with the community!
Link below!
I think they're at a point now where I can make them public and share with the community!
Link below!
April 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Over the past couple of weeks, I have spent some time developing a few Python scripts to pull play-by-play data for NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball, for all divisions.
I think they're at a point now where I can make them public and share with the community!
Link below!
I think they're at a point now where I can make them public and share with the community!
Link below!
NBA Draft testing szn is back, which means it's time for the return of Combine Scores! Find all of the results for the recent Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) below!
Highest Combine Scores:
1) Jahmai Mashack (69.9)
2) Chase Hunter (67.8)
3) Moussa Cisse (65.5)
Highest Combine Scores:
1) Jahmai Mashack (69.9)
2) Chase Hunter (67.8)
3) Moussa Cisse (65.5)
April 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
NBA Draft testing szn is back, which means it's time for the return of Combine Scores! Find all of the results for the recent Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) below!
Highest Combine Scores:
1) Jahmai Mashack (69.9)
2) Chase Hunter (67.8)
3) Moussa Cisse (65.5)
Highest Combine Scores:
1) Jahmai Mashack (69.9)
2) Chase Hunter (67.8)
3) Moussa Cisse (65.5)
Final results for my NBA Draft Probability model for NCAA prospects. 45 players finished with a draft probability score above 50%, although a significant number have already announced that they are returning to school.
April 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Final results for my NBA Draft Probability model for NCAA prospects. 45 players finished with a draft probability score above 50%, although a significant number have already announced that they are returning to school.
Reposted by Nick Kalinowski
I don’t put all my hot takes online, and this is a trust me bro situation but, when Cluff was in the portal last year I was on the Make Cluff a Buff train, and thanks to @kalidrafts.bsky.social’s portal tool I feel vindicated. And Cluff got a massive bag to go to Purdue this year.
April 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don’t put all my hot takes online, and this is a trust me bro situation but, when Cluff was in the portal last year I was on the Make Cluff a Buff train, and thanks to @kalidrafts.bsky.social’s portal tool I feel vindicated. And Cluff got a massive bag to go to Purdue this year.
Reposted by Nick Kalinowski
Big Z is in the portal. Would be fun to see the brothers Ivisic playing together for Illinois and what that double big lineup could look like.
For all Portal inquiries be sure to check out the Transfer Portal App
🔗: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
App Creator: @kalidrafts.bsky.social
For all Portal inquiries be sure to check out the Transfer Portal App
🔗: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
App Creator: @kalidrafts.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Big Z is in the portal. Would be fun to see the brothers Ivisic playing together for Illinois and what that double big lineup could look like.
For all Portal inquiries be sure to check out the Transfer Portal App
🔗: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
App Creator: @kalidrafts.bsky.social
For all Portal inquiries be sure to check out the Transfer Portal App
🔗: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
App Creator: @kalidrafts.bsky.social
Curious about what your favorite player is worth in the transfer portal? Well fear not, because NIL Value estimations have been added to my transfer portal webapp!
(Note: men's only for now, until I find good data for women's)
nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
(Note: men's only for now, until I find good data for women's)
nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Curious about what your favorite player is worth in the transfer portal? Well fear not, because NIL Value estimations have been added to my transfer portal webapp!
(Note: men's only for now, until I find good data for women's)
nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
(Note: men's only for now, until I find good data for women's)
nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
College basketball fans: now that the transfer portal window is open, I have created an interactive database for both men's and women's players! Track game performance, projections for production, and more! #Rstats
MBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
WBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/transfer_mod...
MBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
WBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/transfer_mod...
March 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
College basketball fans: now that the transfer portal window is open, I have created an interactive database for both men's and women's players! Track game performance, projections for production, and more! #Rstats
MBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
WBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/transfer_mod...
MBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/portal_datab...
WBB: nkal11.shinyapps.io/transfer_mod...