Draft Digest: Meet the Team

Meet the team behind the most comprehensive and expansive NBA Draft Coverage at Draft Digest.

Draft Digest, a Sports Illustrated and Fan Nation affiliate, is here to provide you with diverse coverage of the NBA Draft and upcoming professional prospects worldwide. This will include in-depth prospect profiles, deep-dive scouting reports, comprehensive coverage of team’s draft assets and more. Most simply, Draft Digest will function as a one-stop shop for all things NBA Draft.

Meet the team behind the coverage:

Derek Parker — Co-Founder & Publisher

Derek has been a credentialed sports writer in the Oklahoma City market for five years now, covering a variety of the biggest teams in the area for various outlets. He is the publisher of InsideTheThunder.com, and has closely followed the draft for several cycles.

Nick Crain — Co-Founder & Managing Director

Nick is a co-founder of Draft Digest and the lead draft analyst. A credentialed NBA reporter for over five years, he's covered the league for various outlets including SLAM and Forbes. When not covering draft prospects, Nick is on the Oklahoma City Thunder beat.

Matt Babcock — Senior Draft Analyst

Matt is Draft Digest's Senior NBA Draft Analyst who covers prospects at various levels, including high school, college, and internationally. Before becoming a scout, Matt was certified as an NBPA and FIBA agent and accumulated more than ten years of experience in the sports management industry, representing professional basketball players in the NBA and overseas.

Bryce Simon — Head of Film & Video Scouting

Bryce has extensive experience scouting prospects at all levels and breaking down film. He manages video operations at Draft Digest and also provides written analysis. He is a former JUCO and Division I basketball player that has now been a high school coach in multiple capacities for 13 years. Along with NBA Draft coverage, he co-hosts The Pistons Pulse Podcast. 

Jason Filippi — Scouting Advisor

Jason brings 19 years of NBA scouting experience to Draft Digest Pro and serves as a scouting advisor keeping a keen eye on international prospects. Before joining Draft Digest, he held positions as an international scout for the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat. He also served as the Director of International Scouting for the Portland Trail Blazers. He is from and currently resides in Bologna, Italy.

Doc Martin — Scouting Advisor

Terrance "Doc" Martin is a Scouting Advisor for Draft Digest Pro, where his primary responsibility is to evaluate imminent NBA draft prospects. After playing four seasons at the University of Alabama and several years in the minor leagues, he gained 15 years of NBA experience as he held scouting positions with the Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans. 

Derek Murray — Scouting Advisor

Derek is a Scouting Advisor for Draft Digest Pro, assisting with all day-to-day scouting operations. He is also responsible for contributing articles emphasizing evaluating NBA prospects by cross-referencing data analysis with traditional eye test scouting. Derek is also Head of Basketball for Cerebro Sports, a Mark Cuban Company and the basketball industry's newest and most comprehensive scouting platform.

Morten Stig Jensen — Draft Analyst

Morten has managed to create a stable career for himself, launching Denmark's first weekly NBA radio show, and co-hosting a weekly NBA TV show. He's a seasoned basketball analyst and is experienced covering the league and its upcoming prospects.

Jam Hines — Draft Analyst

Jam is a basketball scout for BPA Hoops (formerly EV Hoops) that is experienced in film breakdown and scouting reports on draft prospects and trends. From the high school to the NBA level, he's got a wealth of knowledge on prospects. 

Ignacio Rissotto — Draft Analyst

Ignacio is a basketball scout currently based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Since 2017 he has worked for multiple outlets (Pro Insight, The Stepien and ID Prospects) covering High School and International prospects.

Isaac Condra — Draft Analyst

Isaac is the founder of Global Scouting and an analyst for Draft Digest. He has scouted and covered the NBA draft for the last five years, with experience analyzing players at all levels.

Keenan Womack — Draft Analyst

Keenan is a sportswriter native to Dallas, Texas, who has spent the last 12 years in Austin, the home of his alma mater, the University of Texas. Keenan has covered sports for SB Nation, Bleacher Report, Rivals/Orangebloods, a host of his own sites and now, Fan Nation. Focusing on basketball, Keenan was on the beat for the Longhorns hoops team for the last two-and-a-half years before moving on to pursue other opportunities. He is married and lives with his wife close to the Moody Center, so they can continue to catch games together.

Jordan Monaco - Scouting Intern

Jordan is a senior at Cornell University where he is an analytics consultant for the men’s basketball team and Co-President of the Cornell ILR Sports Business Society. He has also interned for Sports Aptitude, where he helped interview former front office members and current professional basketball players with the goal of improving the pre-draft process.

Arya Chawla — Scouting Intern

Arya is an NBA & NBA Draft analyst from Boston, Massachusetts. He has produced content on specific players and teams as well as general basketball philosophy.

Eugene Tulyagijja — Scouting Intern

Eugene is a junior at Syracuse University where he is the Head of Performance Analytics and student manager for the Syracuse Men’s basketball team. He has also interned for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Shot Quality as a Data Scientist.

Nathan Aker — Scouting Intern

Nathan is a senior at the University of Oklahoma majoring in Public Relations set to graduate in May 2024. He holds experience covering multiple sports, primarily basketball, at the high school and collegiate level. 

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