On this episode Matt and Scott sit down with Indiana Pacers first round pick Ben Sheppard. Before joining the NBA, Ben played college basketball at Belmont in Nashville, TN. Listen in as Ben joins his first podcast to discuss a number of topics. The guys get the podcast going discussing the NFL season starting back and talk about the first ever Friday game in Brazil which leads to Ben sharing the news that he will be playing a game in France against the Spurs this upcoming season.  From there they dive into Ben's upbringing and his love of sports from an early age. Ben details how growing up he played all sports before really focusing in on basketball later on during high school. From there they touch on his high school playing days which leads to Ben going into detail about the "NBA Dream." 

They also discuss what it was like on draft day with Ben talking about everything that happened leading up the biggest night of his life. He talks about working out for several teams thinking one of those would pick him but it was the Indiana Pacers who had no contact leading up to the draft that made him their selection. Ben goes on to talk about his first practice with the team, the players he idolized growing up and getting to play against, the Caitlin Clark hype and how he can't wait to attend one of her games, and the different arenas he's played in so far and how special it is to be able to be on the court of The Garden where he would always go to games during the holiday season as a kid.