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2026 NBA Draft Watch: Scoring Guards

The NCAA and other worldwide leagues are officially in full swing, and the NBA season is already at the first quarter mark. Scouts are now hard at work looking for their teams’ next potential star and core pieces. The following are scoring guards to watch ahead of June’s draft, as a part of Sports Business Classroom’s 2025 NBA Draft series.   A scoring guard is categorized as a backcourt player who possesses a score-first approach to their offense, as opposed to a lead guard who approaches it with a pass-first mindset. These guards score in various fashions, including with and without the ball, in the paint, beyond the arc, and more.   First Round:      Darryn Peterson – Kansas     Brayden Burries – Arizona     Tounde Yessoufou – Baylor     Cameron Carr – Baylor     Meleek Thomas – Arkansas     Dash [Read More]

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