NBA Draft Junkies: Recent Episodes

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Dakota Schmidt from Ridiculous Upside joins the show today to discuss his thoughts on the first week of the G-League bubble and his first impressions of Jonathan Kuminga, Jalen Green, Daishen Nix and Isaiah Todd.

We also share thoughts on a few of the 2020 NBA Draft picks playing in Orlando


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In this episode my brother James and I discuss the 2020 NBA draft class through the first month of the season.


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My guest Kuzey Kiliç and I discuss the progress of Usman Garuba, Roko Prkacin, Josh Giddey, Augustin Ubal, Juhann Begarin, Alperen Sengün and the 2021 NBA Draft international class.


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My Mock Draft lottery 1.0 is finally here!

0:41 -  1. Detroit Pistons - Cade Cunningham

6:42 - 2. Washinton Wizards - Evan Mobley

9:20 - 3. Minnesota Timberwolves - Jonathan Kuminga

13:38 - 4. New Orleans Pelicans - Jalen Green

17:57 - 5. Sacramento Kings - Scottie Barnes

20:36 - 6. Oklahoma City Thunder -  Jalen Suggs

23:28 - 7. Oklahoma City Thunder - Jalen Johnson

26:38 - 8. Houston Rockets - James Bouknight

30:13 - 9. Orlando Magic - Moses Moody

32:48 - 10. Chicago Bulls - Greg Brown

35:25 - 11. Charlotte Hornets - Day'Ron Sharpe

39:41 - 12. Toronto Raptors - Keon Johnson

42:47 - 13. Golden State Warriors - Corey Kispert

45:27 - 14. New York Knicks - Sharife Cooper


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This episode appeared on my NBA Draft Junkies Show on the Nothin But Net channel on Dash radio that comes on every Monday morning at 10am central.

I break down my top 5 prospects at each position as of January 18, 2021

Point Guards

:39 - Cade Cunningham

2:31 - Jalen Suggs

4:08 - Sharife Cooper

8:51 - Jaden Springer

11:26 - David Johnson

Shooting Guards

12:30 - Jalen Green

14:08 - James Bouknight

16:35 - Keon Johnson

20:18 - Cam Thomas

22:46 - Josh Christopher

25:23 - BJ Boston

26:00 - Ron Harper, Jr.

Small Forwards

26:34 - Jonathan Kuminga

29:06 - Moses Moody

30:44 - Corey Kispert

33:51 - Ziaire Williams

36:42 - Franz Wagner

Power Forwards

39:36 - Scottie Barnes

42:37 - Jalen Johnson

44:29 - Greg Brown

46:19 - Usman Garuba

47:19 - Vrenz Bleijenbergh

Centers

48:00 - Evan Mobley

49:21 - Day'Ron Sharpe

50:31 - Kai Jones


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Vrenz Bleijenbergh a 6'10" point forward who happens to be one of my favorite under the radar prospects joins the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to talk about his basketball journey and how he hopes to become only the 2nd player from Belgium to be drafted and the 1st to make it to the NBA..


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Mikey Visenberg from the Viseland podcast discusses his under the radar prospects that have caught his eye this season.

6:50 - Under the radar prospects

8:00 - Kai Jones

15:15 - Day'Ron Sharpe

19:50 - Miles McBride

26:21 - Romeo Weems

27:50 - David Johnson

28:44 - Aaron Henry

32:45 - Taevion Kinsey

36:34 - Yves Pons

41:35 - Tavion Kinsey II

46:05 - Jason Preston

52:40 - Jalen Wilson

59:17 - Chris Duarte


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In this episode I share my thoughts on a few prospects I've studied over the last few weeks.

0:53 - Cade Cunningham

2:52 - Jalen Suggs

5:10 - Evan Mobley

7:29 - James Bouknight

9:25 - Josh Christopher

16:13 - Moses Moody

19:11 - Cam Thomas

23:23 - BJ Boston

26:13 - Jalen Johnson

32:24 - Keyontae Johnson

35:55 - Dalano Banton

39:52 - Vrenz Bleijenbergh

43:44 - Usman Garuba


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Elias Rodriguez is an up and coming NBA scout who stopped by the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to discuss his top 10 prospects in this 2021 draft class..


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Spencer Weber returns to the NBA Draft Junkies Podcast to talk his top prospects in the 2021 NBA Draft


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I'm back! In this episode I talk 2021 international prospects with international scouting guru Kuzey Kilic. 


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Last podcast for the 2020 NBA Draft class... I present to you my western conference draft grades...


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Now that the draft is finally over, I can give my draft grades.


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Mock Draft 3.0 is finally here! With all the trades expected to happen between now and the draft, the order is going to look totally different.

1:02 - #1 - Minnesota Timberwolves - LaMelo Ball

2:46 - #2 - Golden State Warriors - James Wiseman

5:03 - #3 - Charlotte Hornets - Anthony Edwards

6:34 - #4 - Chicago Bulls - Deni Avdija

10:18 - #5 - Cleveland Cavaliers - Obi Toppin

12:31 - #6 - Atlanta Hawks - Devin Vassell

15:11 - #7 - Detroit Pistons - Killian Hayes

17:02 - #8 - New York Knicks - Kira Lewis

19:01 - #9 - Washington Wizards - Onyeka Okongwu

20:29 - #10 - Phoenix Suns - Tyrese Haliburton

22:11 - #11 - San Antonio Spurs - Patrick Williams

25:02 - #12 - Sacramento Kings - Isaac Okoro

27:52 - #13 - New Orleans Pelicans - RJ Hampton

31:00 - #14 - Boston Celtics - Tyrese Maxey

33:00 - #15 - Orlando Magic - Aaron Nesmith

35:08 - #16 - Portland Trailblazers - Saddiq Bey

37:04 - #17 - Minnesota Timberwolves - Precious Achiuwa

38:44 - #18 - Dallas Mavericks - Cole Anthony

41:10 - #19 - Brooklyn Nets - Jalen Smith

42:28 - #20 - Miami Heat - Tyrell Terry

43:51 - #21 - Philadelphia 76ers - Malachi Flynn

45:06 - #22 - Denver Nuggets - Josh Green

46:39 - #23 - Utah Jazz - Aleksej Pokusevski

48:11 - #24 - Milwaukee Bucks - Desmond Bane

48:55 - #25 - Oklahoma City Thunder - Jaden McDaniels

49:56 - #26 - Boston Celtics - Leandro Bolmaro

50:43 - #27 - New York Knicks - Xavier Tillman, Sr.

51:43 - #28 - Oklahoma City Thunder - Theo Maledon

52:07 - #29 - Toronto Raptors - Grant Riller

53:00 - #30 - Boston Celtics - Isaiah Stewart


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Natan Johnson-Potter stops by the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to discuss his 2020 NBA Draft Big Board. 

1:24 - Killian Hayes 

7:00 - Onyeka Okongwu 

10:46 - Anthony Edwards 

14:52 - Deni Avdija 

21:48 - LaMelo Ball 

26:02 - James Wiseman 

31:38 - Saddiq Bey 

35:11 - Obi Toppin 

42:03 - Devin Vassell 

46:42 - Kira Lewis 

50:56 - Aaron Nesmith 

54:39 - Tyrese Maxey 

59:13 - RJ Hampton 

1:03:57 - Cole Anthony


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He's baaack. A lot of people thought Will was crazy in the last episode when he chose Aleksej Pokusevski as the #1 pick. The comments on his selections were divided big time, but only time will tell if he's a genius or insane..Today he returns to for picks 11-20..  

5:19 - #11 - Spurs - Patrick Williams

12:10 - #12 - Kings - Deni Avdija 

18:31 - #13 - Pelicans - Desmond Bane 

25:40 - #14 - Celtics - James Wiseman 

33:58 - #15 - Magic - Malachi Flynn  

39:43 - #16 - Blazers - Josh Green 

45:58 - #17 - Wolves - Skylar Mays 

56:07 - #18 - Mavs - Tyrese Haliburton 

1:05:55 - #19 - Nets - Xavier Tillman 

1:12:05 - #20 - Heat - Leandro Bolmaro


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High Schooler Will Morris drops arguably the most shocking mock lottery since I've started this series. He makes a strong case for taking Aleksej Pokusevski #1 and while Anthony Edwards falls to the Cavs at number 5. 

1:53 - #1 Wolves - Aleksej Pokusevski 

11:40 - #2 Warriors - Devin Vassell 

19:52 - #3 Hornets - Killian Hayes 

27:03 - #4 Bulls - LaMelo Ball 

34:14 - #5 Cavs - Anthony Edwards 

40:20 - #6 Hawks - Isaac Okoro 

47:12 - #7 Pistons - Onyeka Okongwu 

50:17 - #8 Knicks - Grant Riller 

56:49 - #9 Wizards - Tyrese Maxey 

1:00:50 - #10 Suns - Kira Lewis


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In this interview Curtis Hollis speaks on his unconventional path to fulfill his dream to become and NBA player. We discuss his high school and JUCO career along with his experience playing in LaVar Ball's JBA league where he played with LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball while traveling across Europe. After a successful tour in the JBA, Hollis landed a job in Germany where he averaged 22.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.0 steals per game in 18 games. Now back in back in the Dallas area, Hollis is preparing for the NBA draft with his train Tim Martin.

1:35 - Who is Curtis Hollis

2:06 - Joining the JBA (Big Baller Brand League) and playing with Melo and Gelo

4:35 - Transitioning from JBA to playing professionally in Germany

7:54 - High school career

10:29 - Playing with future NBA players at Prime Prep and Advanced Prep International

13:26 - Turning down football scholarships from Power 5 schools

17:09 - Juco career

20:07 - Life in JBA and competition

23:08 - Adjusting to Germany and playing in Europe

31:53 - The differences between player development in USA vs Europe

39:30 - Preparing for NBA Draft

41:26 - How playing professionally gives him an advantage over the college players in 2020 draft class

44:21 - What role and value he would bring to an NBA team

45:34 - Typical day preparing for draft

48:08 - Area for improvement

49:05 - Team interviews and the draft process

51:18 - Speaks on if the non traditional route from JBA to Germany has helped or hurt his draft stock..


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Lee from the Which Carolina podcast and NBA Draft contributor for Hoops Prospects joins the NBA Draft Junkie podcast to discuss the lottery picks for his 2020 NBA Mock Draft. 

3:40 - #1 - Minnesota Timberwolves - Anthony Edwards

6:21 - #2 - Golden State Warriors - Tyrese Haliburton

12:04 - #3 - Charlotte Hornets - LaMelo Ball

18:13 - #4 - Chicago Bulls - Deni Avdija

24:02 - #5 - Cleveland Cavaliers - Onyeka Okongwu

29:27 - #6 - Atlanta Hawks - Patrick Williams

33:00 - #7 - Detroit Pistons - Killian Hayes

36:51 - #8 - New York Knicks - Obi Toppin

41:03 - #9 - Washington Wizards - Kira Lewis

45:03 - #10 - Phoenix Suns - Saddiq Bey

50:37 - #11 - San Antonio Spurs - James Wiseman

54:26 - #12 - Sacramento Kings - Devin Vassell

56:48 - #13 - New Orleans Pelicans - Jalen Smith

1:02:18 - #14 - Boston Celtics - Aaron Nesmith


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In part 3 of his 2020 Mock Draft, Alex Pugh explain why he isn't as high on Auburn's Isaac Okoro as others and has him dropping to the Celtics at #26..  

4:13 - #21 - Philadelphia 76ers - Tyrell Terry 

8:31 - #22 - Denver Nuggets - Aleksej Pokusevski 

12:49 - #23 - Utah Jazz - Robert Woodard 

15:54 - #24 - Milwaukee Bucks  - Desmond Bane 

18:53 - #25 - OKC Thunder - Malachi Flynn 

23:49 - #26- BOSTON CELTICS - ISAAC OKORO 

31:58 - #27 - New York Knicks - Josh Green  

37:43 - #28 - Los Angeles Lakers - Cassius Winston 

43:11 - #29 - Toronto Raptors - Jahmi'Us Ramsey 

50:18 - #30 - Boston Celtics - Daniel Oturu  

  • I apologize for the small technical audio issues

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Oklahoma City Thunder fan Thunder Dustin jumps on the podcast to discuss his draft board for the OKC...  

0:53 - Intro 

2:29 - CP3 trade options 

13:00 - Precious Achiuwa 

22:50 - Jalen Smith 

25:35 - Jahmi'Us Ramsey 

33:29 - Jaden McDaniels 

43:15 - RJ Hampton 

47:00 - Xavier Tillman


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Noah Magaro-George who covers the San Antonio Spurs for Pounding the Rock of SB Nation drops by the podcast to talk about his draft board for the San Antonio Spurs.   

0:30 - Introduction/background  

9:35 - Spurs needs in 2020 NBA Draft 

10:47 - Killian Hayes  

15:00 -  Addressing the frontcourt needs  

15:29 - James Wiseman 

15:54 - Patrick Williams 

18:48 - Swinging for the fences 

19:07 - Aleksej Pokusevski 

24:23 - Kira Lewis 

30:54 - Theo Maledon 

34:12 - Leandro Bolmaro 

37:11 -  Obi Toppin 

46:10 -  Deni Avdjia


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Gerald Glassford from the Lakers Fast break podcast returns to discuss the second half of his 2020 NBA Mock Draft....  

1:12 - Celebrating the Los Angeles Lakers 17th NBA championship 

10:43 - #15 - Orlando Magic - RJ Hampton 

15:39 - #16 - Portland Trailblazers - Alexsej Pokusevski  

21:35 - #17 - Minnesota Timberwolves - Precious Achiuwa 

26:21 - #18 - Dallas Mavericks - Cole Anthony 

30:48 - #19 - Brooklyn Nets - Jahmi'Us Ramsey 

37:20 - #20 - Miami Heat - Grant Riller 

40:04 - #21 - Philadelphia 76ers - Tyrell Terry 

44:10 - #22 - Denver Nuggets - Desmond Bane 

47:11 - #23 - Utah Jazz - Theo Maledon 

51:13 - #24 - Milwaukee Bucks - Tyrese Maxey 

55:25 - #25 - Oklahoma City Thunder - Josh Green 

59:35 - #26 - Boston Celtics - Paul Reed 

1:01:05 - #27 - New York Knicks - Jaden McDaniels 

1:05:40 - #28 - Los Angeles Lakers - Tre Jones 

1:09:15 - #29 - Toronto Raptors - Leandro Bolmaro 

1:11:51 - #30 - Boston Celtics - Tyler Bey


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Chase Hammes drops by the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to discuss his Lottery Big Board and player comparisons.  

50:19 - The story behind the Jordan 1's in my background  

4:41 - #1- LaMelo Ball - Penny Hardaway/Trae Young 

8:03 - #2 - Anthony Edwards - Donovan Mitchell/Zach LaVine 

11:25 - #3 - Killian Hayes - D'Angelo Russell 

13:18 - #4 - Devin Vasell - Paul George  

16:56 - #5 - Onyeka Okongwu - Antonio McDyess 

20:03 - #6 - Tyrese Maxey - Bradley Beal/Lou Williams/Jamal Murray 

24:15 - #7 - Patrick Williams - Jonathan Isaac 

25:49 - #8 - Deni Avdija - Hedo Türkoglu 

30:58 - #9 - Aleksej Pokusevski - Lamar Odom 

36:05 - #10 - James Wiseman - Serge Ibaka/Myles Turner 

38:25 - #11 - Tyrell Terry - Jason Terry 

42:55 - #12 - Tyrese Haliburton - Lonzo Ball 

46:14 - #13 - Saddiq Bey - Tobias Harris 

48:37 - #14 - Isaac Okoro - Jimmy Butler


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In Part II of his 2020 Mock Draft, Alex Pugh drops another shocker and makes a case for Boston selecting Nevada guard Jalen Harris in the lottery.. 

1:07 - #11 - San Antonio Spurs - Saddiq Bey 

8:08 - #12 - Sacramento Kings - Precious Achiuwa 

13:58 - #13 - New Orleans Pelicans - Aaron Nesmith 

19:44 - #14 - Boston Celtics - Jalen Harris 

28:27 - #15 - Orlando Magic - Killian Hayes 

34:47 - #16 - Portland Trailblazers - Jalen Smith 

38:45 - #17 - Minnesota Timberwolves - Kira Lewis 

44:37 - #18 - Dallas Mavericks - R.J Hampton 

54:55 - #19 - Brooklyn Nets - Tyrese Haliburton 

1:05:34 - #20 - Miami Heat - Theo Maledon


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Dion Sherman from Thehoopjournal.com returns to discuss the picks 15-30 on his Big Board.  

0:44 - #15 - Kira Lewis 

5:39 - #16 - Precious Achiuwa 

9:38 - #17 - Tyrese Maxey 

12:53 - #18 - Patrick Williams 

14:43 - #19 - Paul Reed 

18:23 - #20 - Tre Jones 

22:05 - #21 - Aaron Nesmith 

25:32 - #22 - Jalen Smith 

31:51 - #23 - Josh Green 

38:36 - #24 - Cassius Stanley 

43:19 - #25 - Devon Dotson 

45:54 - #26 - Leandro Bolmaro 

51:44 - #27 - Grant Riller 

58:08 - #28 - Isaiah Stewart 

1:01:16 - #29 - Desmond Bane 

1:05:26 - #30 - Alexej Pokusevski & Jaden McDaniels


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Today my guy Alex Pugh came on the podcast to discuss his mock draft that looks a lot different than most mocks I've seen. 

We're going to have to break this down into 3 parts to avoid having one of those long 3 hour Joe Rogan type episodes, so this is part 1.  Forgive me for the less than crisp audio, apparently my mic wasn't plugged in so you can hear a little echo..  

Alex has a background working in the G-league, coaching on the grassroots level in Houston and is a certified NBA agent, so I was looking forward to hearing his opinions on the prospects...  This episode starts off with a shocker with Obi Toppin as his favorite to go #1 to the Timberwolves...  

3:52 - #1 - Minnesota Timberwolves - Obi Toppin 

9:55 -  #2 - Golden State Warriors - Anthony Edwards

17:58 - #3 - Charlotte Hornets - James Wiseman 

22:14 - #4 - Chicago Bulls - Devin Vasell 

26:32 - #5 - Cleveland Cavaliers - Deni Avdija 

33:53 - #6 - Atlanta Hawks - Onyeka Okongwu 

38:32 - #7 - Detroit Pistons - Tyrese Maxey 

45:10 - #8 - New York Knicks - LaMelo Ball 

57:11 - #9 - Washington Wizards - Jaden McDaniels  

1:10: 40 #10 - San Antonio Spurs - Patrick Williams


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Gerald Glassford from the Lakers Fast Break Podcast comes on the show to discuss his Mock Lottery for the 2020 NBA Draft.  

04:08 - #1 - Minnesota Timberwolves - Anthony Edwards  

09:55 - #2 - Golden State Warriors - LaMelo Ball 

15:03 - #3 - Charlotte Hornets - James Wiseman

16:03 - #4 - Chicago Bulls - Obi Toppin 

19:55 - #5 - Cleveland Cavaliers - Onyeka Okongwu 

23:40 - #6 - Atlanta Hawks - Deni Avdija 

27:14 - #7 - Detroit Pistons - Tyrese Haliburton 

32:28 - #8 - New York Knicks - Killian Hayes 

36:03 - #9 - Washington Wizards - Isaac Okoro 

38:21 - #10 - Phoenix Suns - Aaron Nesmith 

45:22 - #11 - San Antonio Spurs - Patrick Williams 

46:31 - #12 - Sacramento Kings - Devin Vassell 

49:58 - #13 - New Orleans Pelicans - Kira Lewis 

53:11 - #14 - Boston Celtics - Saddiq Bey 

*Bonus   

55:18 - #28 - Lakers


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Dion Sherman from Thehoopjournal.com stops by to give his lottery Big Board for the 2020 NBA Draft

0:30 - #1 - LaMelo Ball

4:43 - #2 - Deni Avdija

11:52 - #3 - Anthony Edwards

15:47 - #4 - Devin Vassell

19:57 - #5 - Onyeka Okongwu

24:58 - #6 - Tyrese Haliburton

31:18 - #7 - Killian Hayes

33:39 - #8 - James Wiseman

39:13 - #9 - Isaac Okoro

41:22 - #10 - Obi Toppin

45:20 - #11 - Cole Anthony

50:10 - #12 - Theo Maledon

54:43 - #13 - RJ Hampton

59:59 - #14 - Saddiq Bey


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Derek Praschak from Tailgatetake.com stops by to discuss his top 14 prospects in the 2020 NBA Draft class. I love hearing different perspectives on prospects and Derek explains why he ranks Jalen Smith and Paul Reed over Obi Toppin & James Wiseman.

1:14 - #1 Anthony Edwards

5:20 - #2 LaMelo Ball

16:26 - #3 Isaac Okoro

26:55 - #4 Killian Hayes

35:45 - #5 Devin Vassell

40:25 - #6 Tyrese Haliburton

51:09 - #7 Jalen Smith

56:10 - #8 Paul Reed

1:00:54 - #9 Onyeka Okongwu

1:05:23 - #10 Saddiq Bey

1:07:45 - #11 Josh Green

1:13:43 - #12 Patrick Williams

1:15:59 - #13 James Wiseman

1:20:35 - #14 Aaron Nesmith


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Derek Praschak from Tailgatetake.com returns to the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to discuss the second half of his 2020 NBA Draft board.  Derek isn't afraid to go against the grain and explains why he's not as high on Deni Avdija, Cole Anthony and Aleksej Pokusevski as others.  

4:33 - #15 - Precious Achiuwa 

9:15 - #16 - Tyler Bey 

12:39 - #17 - Obi Toppin 

17:13 - #18 - Xavier Tillman 

19:51 - #19 - Cassius Stanley 

22:01 - #20 - RJ Hampton 

30:49 - #21 - Deni Avdija 

36:18 - #22 - Kira Lewis 

39:12 - #23 - Tyrese Maxey 

43:18 - #24 - Elijah Hughes 

49:58 - #25 - Devon Dotson 

52:49 - #26 - Robert Woodard 

55:20 - #27 - Desmond Bane 

59:15 - #28 - Nico Mannion 

1:04:05 - #29 - Cole Anthony 

1:09:57 - #30 - Aleksej Pokusevski


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Spencer Weber returns to the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to discuss the 2nd half of his 2020 NBA mock draft.

1:03 - #15 - Patrick Williams - Orlando Magic

2:57 - #16 - Tyrese Maxey - Portland Trailblazers

7:24 - #17 - Aleksej Pokusevski - Minnesota Timberwolves

12:14 - #18 - Jalen Smith - Dallas Mavericks

16:37 - #19 - Isaiah Stewart - Brooklyn Nets

21:35 - #20 - Paul Reed - Miami Heat

24:15 - #21 - Grant Riller - Philadelphia 76ers

32:11 - #22 - Tyler Bey - Denver Nuggets

35:00 - #23 - Precious Achiuwa - Utah Jazz

42:25 - #24 - Tyrell Terry - Milwaukee Bucks

46:10 - #25 - Vernon Carey - Oklahoma City Thunder

49:44 - #26 - Jahmi'Us Ramsey - Boston Celtics

55:03 - #27 - Malachi Flynn - New York Knicks

59:35 - #28 - Tre Jones - Los Angeles Lakers

1:01:00 - #29 - Jaden McDaniels - Toronto Raptors

1:07:23 - #30 - Leandro Bolmaro - Boston Celtics


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Payne Sisson from Thehoopuniverse.com stops by to discuss the top 14 players on his 2020 NBA Draft Big Board.  

0:55 - Anthony Edwards 

2:50 - James Wiseman 

8:45 - Deni Avdija 

16:28 - Onyeka Okongwu 

19:53 - LaMelo Ball

25:30 - Killian Hayes 

31:55 - Obi Toppin 

37:10 - Kira Lewis

40:25 - Isaac Okoro 

43:00 - Patrick Williams 

46:45 - Tyrese Haliburton 

50:30 - Theo Maledon 

55:18 - Aaron Nesmith 

58:50 - Tyrese Maxey


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This is the 3rd episode where I invited subscribers to join my podcast to breakdown their Big Board or Mock Draft. In this episode Chris LeBron from the Off The Ball Podcast discusses draft options the New York Knicks 3 picks in the 2020 NBA Draft.  

0:24 - Intro 

6:50 - Options at #8 

10:34 - Obi Toppin 

21:30 - Devin Vassell 

22:23 - Cole Anthony 

26:34 - Options at #27 (Devon Dotson, Tre Jones, Cassius Winston) 

34:29 - Theo Maledon 

34:55 - Cassius Stanley 

36:59 - RJ Hampton 

37:40 - Options at #38 

45:00 - Desmond Bane 

46:40 - Jaden McDaniels 

47:22 - Sam Merrill 

48:00 - Payton Pritchard 

48:32 - Isiaha Mike 

48:40 - Markus Howard


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I recently extended the opportunity for subscribers to join my podcast to discuss their Big Board/Mock Draft. Spencer Weber was the 2nd guest to appear on the show and gave a breakdown of his mock lottery with details on each pick. The biggest surprise to me was Obi Toppin going 3rd to Charlotte.

0:55 - #1 Wolves - Anthony Edwards

3:06 - #2 Warriors - James Wiseman

9:40 - #3 Hornets - Obi Toppin

12:25 - #4 Bulls - LaMelo Ball

18:22 - #5 Cavs - Onyeka Okongwu

22:46 - #6 Hawks - Deni Avdija

25:48 - #7 Pistons - Killian Hayes

30:54 - #8 Knicks - Kira Lewis

39:27 - #9 Wizards - Isaac Okoro

43:15 - #10 Suns - Saddiq Bey

47:29 - #11 Spurs - Devin Vassell

56:29 - #12 Kings - Aaron Nesmith

1:01 - #13 Pelicans - Tyrese Haliburton

1:08 - #14 Celtics - Cole Anthony


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Kuzey Kilic and I had the opportunity to sit down with Henri Drell who is one of the top international prospects in the 2020 NBA draft.  We discussed the challenges of preparing for the 2020 NBA draft while currently playing in the 2020-21 season in Europe and the uncertainty of if he'll finish this season in Italy or with an NBA team.


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I recently extended the opportunity for subscribers to join my podcast to discuss their Big Board/Mock Draft. Garrett Lucas e-mailed me his Mock Draft and to my surprise, he had Tyrese Haliburton #2 on his list, so I had to schedule him to be the first guest and explain his reason.  

1:29 - #1 Wolves - Killian Hayes 

3:47 - #2 Warriors - Tyrese Haliburton 

10:00 - #3 Hornets - James Wiseman 

11:19 - #4 Bulls - LaMelo Ball 

17:45 - #5 Cavs - Deni Avdija

20:00 - #6 Hawks - Anthony Edwards 

26:45 - #7 Pistons - Isaac Okoro 

31:08 - #8 Knicks - Devin Vassell 

39:36 - #9 Wizards - Obi Toppin

41:10 - #10 Suns - Saddiq Bey 

44:10 - #11 Spurs - Onyeka Okongwu 

47:15 - #12 Kings - Aaron Nesmith 

51:12 - #13 Pelicans - Josh Green 

53:34 - #14 Celtics - Cole Anthony


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Part 2 of my Mock Draft 2.0 features the non lottery teams.  

Check out my website at NBAdraftjunkies.com  

0:35 - Invitation to collaborate with NBA Draft Junkies  

2:40 - #15 - Magic - Kira Lewis 

4:16 - #16 - Blazers - Saddiq Bey 

5:46 - #17 - Wolves - Aleksej Pokusevski 

9:20 - #18 - Mavericks - Aaron Nesmith 

10:53 -#19 - Nets - Jalen Smith  

11:55 - #20 - Heat - Tyrell Terry 

14:14 - #21 - 76ers - Tyrese Maxey 

16:01 - #22 -  Nuggets - Josh Green 

17:17 - #23 - Jazz - Leandro Bolmaro 

18:48 - #24 - Bucks - Nico Mannion 

20:43 - #25 - Thunder - Jaden McDaniels 

23:09 - #26 - Celtics - Theo Maledon 

25:05 - #27 - Knicks - Cassius Winston 

27:05 - #28 - Lakers - Desmond Bane 

28:33 - #29 - Raptors - Tyler Bey 

29:58 - #30 - Celtics - Isaiah Stewart


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We're now officially in NBA Draft season and I've released my mock draft 2.0 lottery edition on NBADraftjunkies.com    

0:33 - Wolves - Anthony Edwards 

2:17 - Warriors - James Wiseman 

5:13 - Hornets - Onyeka Okongwu 

7:41 - Bulls - LaMelo Ball 

10:31 - Cavs - Deni Avdija 

12:41 - Hawks - Isaac Okoro 

14:29 - Pistons - Killian Hayes

17:32 - Knicks - Obi Toppin 

22:10 - Wizards - Devin Vassell 

24:52 - Suns - Cole Anthony 

28:50 - Spurs - Patrick Williams 

33:42 - Kings - Tyrese Haliburton 

37:43 - Pelicans - RJ Hampton 

40:20 - Celtics - Precious Achiuwa


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Korey Knepper returns to the NBA Draft Junkies Podcast to round out the lottery on his Big Board for the 2020 NBA Draft..  

3:00 - Devin Vassell 

15:00 - Patrick Williams 

18:29 - Obi Toppin 

27:39 - Deni Avdija 

40:00 - Isaac Okoro

43:34 - Saddiq Bey 

51:51 - Tyrese Haliburton 

59:00 - Josh Green 

1:03 - Tyler Bey


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Henri Veesaar, one of the top young prospects in Europe, came on the NBA Draft Junkies podcast with myself and Kuzey Kiliç to discuss basketball in Estonia, playing for Real Madrid and his future goals.


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Korey Knepper came on the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to discuss his Big Board for the 2020 NBA Draft.  

2:55 - James Wiseman 

10:22-  Killian Hayes 

12:44 - Anthony Edwards 

27:16 - Onyeka Ogongwu 

40:03 - LaMelo Ball


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In our latest interview, Kuzey Kiliç and I sit down with one of the best Greek NBA draft prospects in Georgios Kalaitzakis.  Georgios discusses his unique playing style, his pre draft workout routine and  the difference between playing in Lithuania and Greece...


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Jake Rosen comes back on the NBA Draft Junkies podcast to give his thoughts on 2020 NBA Draft prospects

:52 - Deni Avdija 

10:04 - Kira Lewis 

17:15 - Devin Vassell

23:10 - Tyrese Maxey 

32:18 - Obi Toppin

43:47 - Aleksej Pokusevski

58:28 - Isaac Okoro

1:04 - Patrick Williams

1:09 - James Wiseman

1:10 - Tyrese Haliburton

1:16 - Leandro Bolmaro


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Jake Rosen from Jakeinthepaint.com stops by the podcast to discuss his big board for the 2020 NBA Draft...  Jake explains why he's still high on North Carolina's Cole Anthony despite a freshman season that did not live up to expectations.


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James and I have a totally different perspective on how we rank our power forwards (example: Precious Achiuwa) for the 2020 NBA Draft.. I had a somewhat of a more traditional list with some wild cards, while James' list had quite a few guys who I had listed as small forwards... 


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Richard from MavsDraft.com breaks down his top prospects for the Mavericks in the 2020 NBA Draft. Dallas owns picks #18 and #31 and we discuss realistic targets to add to the Mavs high powered offense and how they would compliment  Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.. 


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In my latest interview, Kuzey Kiliç and I sit down with Italian/Cameroon born prospect Paul Eboua. I think Eboua is one of the top second round sleepers in the 2020 NBA Draft and we discuss his upside ( he's only been playing basketball since 2014) how he's preparing for the draft and his off the court interests and hobbies..


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Latvian star Arturs Kurucs sat down with Kuzey Kiliç and I to discuss how he's preparing for the 2020 NBA Draft, basketball in Latvia and Spain and following in the foot steps of his older brother, Rodion who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets..


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Saturday July 12, 2020 I hosted my first live mock draft featuring Kuzey Kiliç, James Barlowe, Stone Hansen and Mike & Jason Visenberg..


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We rank our top 10 small forwards in the 2020 draft. Our opinions on whether certain players are 3's or 4's differs and find out which prospects is falling on both of our boards..


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New contributor Kuzey Kiliç and I sat down with Tennessee combo forward and 2020 SEC Defensive player of the year Yves Pons to discuss his breakout junior season, the NBA draft, basketball in France and how COVID-19 has impacted his draft process..


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Up and coming international scout Kuzey Kiliç joins the podcast to discuss his top international prospects. Despite only being 19 years old, Kuzey is the chief editor for Eurosport TR (Turkey) has made a name for himself in the scouting world with his work ethic. 

In this episode we disagree an debate over the top French point guard prospect in the 2020 NBA Draft.


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Part two of a three part series where we rank and discuss our top 5 shooting guards in the 2020 NBA Draft.


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Joe Gomez and I compare our list and rank the top 10 shooting guard prospects in the 2020 NBA Draft...


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I caught up with NBA Skills trainer Tyler Relph and discussed how he approaches the pre draft process with his clients, his friendship with Julius Randle and if he feels he's put in a box as a ball handing guru.


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New contributor Joe Gomez and I compare our list of the top 10 point guards. We share our different opinions on Tyrese Maxey's position and who is the the top point guard in the 2020 NBA Draft class.


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I complete my first 2020 mock draft and I'll tell you that this was tough and very likely will change.... But here it is.. My mock draft picks 15-30... 


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In this episode I'll give my mock lottery and draft opinions based off the Tankathon.com standings as of May 18, 2020


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