Nick Kalinowski
@kalidrafts.bsky.social
NBA Draft scout and Data Science Master's Graduate
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!
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!
Here are the results from last year, as additional context
June 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Here are the results from last year, as additional context
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
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
all the same to me
May 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
all the same to me
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
The Recruit Points model has a pretty good past success rate at projecting which international players will contribute immediately at various levels. Here are some recent examples, and their respective Recruit Points values:
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Recruit Points model has a pretty good past success rate at projecting which international players will contribute immediately at various levels. Here are some recent examples, and their respective Recruit Points values:
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
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)
Here are my model's projected draft ranges for all of the prospects with a >50% chance of getting drafted, and have not already announced they are returning to school (although I may have missed one or two in that regard).
April 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Here are my model's projected draft ranges for all of the prospects with a >50% chance of getting drafted, and have not already announced they are returning to school (although I may have missed one or two in that regard).
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.
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...
Here's where my Bracketology Machine Learning model currently stands on the morning of Selection Sunday!
-UNC in, Indiana out
-Texas off the bubble thanks to the #TerryTurnaround
-UNC in, Indiana out
-Texas off the bubble thanks to the #TerryTurnaround
March 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here's where my Bracketology Machine Learning model currently stands on the morning of Selection Sunday!
-UNC in, Indiana out
-Texas off the bubble thanks to the #TerryTurnaround
-UNC in, Indiana out
-Texas off the bubble thanks to the #TerryTurnaround
Here's the plot with Knueppel added, he's the darker orange color
March 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Here's the plot with Knueppel added, he's the darker orange color
College coaches and fans: Transfer Portal season is upon us, and this year, I sought to create an all-in-one FREE database for anybody to track and compare players in the portal.
This tool includes ranking, expected performance, game-by-game grades, skill grades, and best fits
Link below! #rstats
This tool includes ranking, expected performance, game-by-game grades, skill grades, and best fits
Link below! #rstats
March 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
College coaches and fans: Transfer Portal season is upon us, and this year, I sought to create an all-in-one FREE database for anybody to track and compare players in the portal.
This tool includes ranking, expected performance, game-by-game grades, skill grades, and best fits
Link below! #rstats
This tool includes ranking, expected performance, game-by-game grades, skill grades, and best fits
Link below! #rstats
Dylan Harper with one of the craziest moves I've seen all year, this reverse pivot was absolutely filthy
March 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dylan Harper with one of the craziest moves I've seen all year, this reverse pivot was absolutely filthy
Great time to remind the audience of Deandre Ayton's monster run to close Pac-12 conference play
March 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Great time to remind the audience of Deandre Ayton's monster run to close Pac-12 conference play