NBA Draft Scouting Report: Xavier's Dailyn Swain

Scouting Report: Dailyn Swain

Xavier Musketeers guard-forward Dailyn Swain (3) dunks in the first half of the NCAA basketball game between Xavier Musketeers and Villanova Wildcats at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

1. Player Info
2. Prospect Profile
3. Highlights
4. Draft Projection
5. 2025 Big Board

Player Info

Dailyn Swain

Wing | Xavier

Height: 6'8” | Weight: 220 lbs 

2025 Draft Age: 19.94

Xavier Musketeers guard Dailyn Swain (3) drives against DePaul Blue Demons forward Jeremiah Oden (25) in the first half of the NCAA Big East conference basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and the DePaul Blue Demons at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Prospect Profile

A sophomore breakout candidate, Swain is a player NBA scouts will be keeping an eye on this season at Xavier. He didn’t get many minutes as a freshman, but was impactful when he did take the floor. Now it’s about scaling that over more minutes in a more significant role.

Swain stands at 6-foot-7 as a wing and now has a solid build following an impressive transformation between his freshman and sophomore seasons from a strength standpoint. He’s an aggressive downhill attacker, but sometimes avoided contact or traffic in the paint. Swain needs to improve his jumper because it was not good at all last season — but that could huge swing this season for draft stock. Luckily for him, his attempts last season were fairly low, so a hot shooting season from beyond the arc as a sophomore would make that freshman blurb easy to disregard. 

While he’s comfortable with the ball in his hands, Swain can sometimes be turnover-prone, so getting more reps as a ball handler this year will be key. That will allow him to improve in that area and show teams he’s the perfect modern wing archetype for the NBA. The Xavier wing is also a good positional passer for his size, while being a good mover off-ball and smart cutter. 

Swain moves so well in space defensively for his size and knows how to navigate the opposing team’s offensive schemes. He’s effective at getting through screens and using angles, which makes him special on that end his size. Swain’s advanced numbers look really promising on defense, so he will have a real opportunity to stand out in a larger role this season. 

A former four-star recruit, Swain is young for his grade and will still be 19 on the night of the 2025 NBA Draft. He will bring a good blend of youth and experience to a team that needs perimeter size and two-way impact.

Highlights

Draft Projection

Potential Second-Round Pick in 2025 NBA Draft.

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