On this episode Mike and Jason look at the free agent signings & trades across the league. They discuss Durant's trade demand and possible landing spots, Goebert heading to Minnesota, Murray going to the Hawks, the rookie extensions of Ja, Garland, and Zion, plus the max deals for Beal, KAT, Jokic, and Booker. They also hit on Chet Holmgren's Summer League debut and speculate what the Cavs do with Collin Sexton.

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GameChanger

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Devin Durrant is the owner of multiple real estate–centric companies and a retired NBA player. Devin’s new book, The Values Delta, is a self-improvement action guide to help people prioritize their values and connect them to the most treasured people and parts of their life.  Over his professional basketball career, he played a season with the Indiana Pacers, briefly with the Phoenix Suns, and later with several European basketball teams. Devin was a consensus All-American at Brigham Young University as well as a two-time Academic All-American and was voted one of the top 10 Utah college basketball players of the 20th century. He has been named one of the 50 most influential sports figures in Utah by Sports Illustrated. He was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.

Devin has been a real estate investor for over 25 years and has guest-lectured in real estate courses at Brigham Young University. As an investor and speaker, Devin developed a way to look at adding value to properties and saw the close ties to adding value to all aspects of life in both personal and professional arenas. A motivational public speaker, Devin has spoken to thousands of groups around the world over the last 40+ years on a variety of topics from athletics to education and investing to parenting. Currently, he speaks on the importance of moral values and how they impact many areas of our personal lives, as well as our companies and organizations.

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Be prepared to take some notes as you listen to this episode with former NBA Devin Durrant, author of the new book, The Values Delta.

Website - https://thevaluesdelta.com/

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @DurrantDevin

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Matt Sayman is the head boys basketball coach at Grapevine Faith High School. Matt recently released his book titled, The Leftovers: Basketball, Betrayal, Baylor & Beyond, describing his journey to college athletics. The book is a remarkable story of personal loss, tragedy and perseverance through his senior season at Baylor University.

Matt’s teams at Grapevine Faith High School have become well known for their offensive accomplishments, including leading the nation in 3-point field goals made each of the last two years.

Matt was a three-year letterman at The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas, where he played under head coach Tommy Thomas. He was also a two-year Team MVP, elected Honorable Mention All-USA by USA Today, and a McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior. After his high school career, Matt signed a scholarship with Baylor University where he played all four years. While playing at Baylor, he set the record for the most games played in Baylor history – 118 games.

After college, Matt played professionally in Iceland.

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Get ready to take some notes as you listen to this episode with Matt Sayman, Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Grapevine Faith High School in the state of Texas.

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Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @Matt_Sayman

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On this episode Mike and Jason look back at the 2022 NBA Draft and ponder the futures of Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, and Jabari Smith. Next, they discuss the Cavs' selection of Ochai Agbaji, and then wonder about the Kings & Knicks. Jason introduces a new segment entitled "There are clowns everywhere" and finally, they hit on the early free agent happenings during the upcoming "silly season" including Kyrie opting in and whether Colin Sexton will remain with the Cavs.

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GameChanger

Introducing GameChanger, a free app that provides you with data to make strategic coaching decisions and to deliver memorable moments to your team and its fans. Engage your players, empower your coaching decisions, and give parents the thrill of watching every play unfold in real time this season. Download GameChanger now on iOS or Android. GameChanger equips your team with the tools they need to succeed. Download it today and make this season one for the books. GameChanger. Stream. Score. Connect. Learn more at gc.com/hoopheads.

Get automated highlight clips for all scoring plays as well as rebounds, steals, assists, and more. Plus free live streaming, advanced scorekeeping, and team management.

The Coaching Portfolio

Your first impression is everything when applying for a new coaching job.  A professional coaching portfolio is the tool that highlights your coaching achievements and philosophies and, most of all, helps separate you and your abilities from the other applicants. Special Price of just $25 for all Hoop Heads Listeners.

If you listen to and love the Hoop Heads Podcast, please consider giving us a small tip that will help in our quest to become the #1 basketball coaching podcast. https://hoop-heads.captivate.fm/support

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Ted Hotaling is entering his 12th season as the Head Mens’ Basketball Coach at DII University of New Haven.  With 173 career victories, he stands second among nine head coaches in the history of the New Haven men’s basketball program.  Hotaling’s teams have earned four bids to the NCAA Division II National Tournament, the most recent coming in 2022. Hotaling previously spent five seasons as an assistant at Eastern Kentucky University.

Prior to arriving at Eastern Kentucky, he served four years as a full-time assistant at Yale University from 2001-05. Hotaling also served one season as an assistant at New Haven in 2000-01. He began his coaching career at Adelphi University in 1998 where he spent one season as an assistant.

In the fall of 2012, Ted was inducted into the University at Albany Great Dane Hall of Fame as both an individual student-athlete and as a member of the 1993-94 men’s basketball team that advanced to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight.

After graduating from Albany Ted went on to play professionally in Europe for the Cardiff Phoenix Basketball Club in Cardiff, Wales, and the Plymouth Rotolok Raiders in Plymouth, England.

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Take some notes as you listen to this episode with Ted Hotaling,  Mens’ Basketball Head Coach at the University of New Haven.

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Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @TedHotaling

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Bob Krizancic is the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Mentor High School in the state of Ohio.  Bob has served as head coach at Mentor and Girard High School for a total of thirty-nine years to date. He is one of four high school coaches in the state of Ohio to win state titles at different schools and received five Hall of Fame Awards as well. He currently has 679 career wins and ranks 6th in Ohio high school history. In the past three seasons Bob has led the Cardinals to a record of 68-10. 

Bob is also the author of the new book, Mental Toughness: The Game Changer - How to Create Elite Athletes, Teams, and Athletic Programs.

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Get ready to take some notes as you listen to this episode with Bob Krizancic, Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Mentor High School in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @coachkrizancic

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GameChanger

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On this episode Mike and Jason look back at the 2022 NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Celtics. They discuss Steph's place in history, Jason Tatum's struggles, Wiggins reclamation, and the future for both teams. Next, they look ahead to Thursday night's NBA Draft, make predictions for who goes where in the top five and dive into what the Cavs will do with the 14t pick. Finally, they take a quick glance at this summer's free agent class and potential Kyrie destinations that could shake things up in the off-season.

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GameChanger

Introducing GameChanger, a free app that provides you with data to make strategic coaching decisions and to deliver memorable moments to your team and its fans. Engage your players, empower your coaching decisions, and give parents the thrill of watching every play unfold in real time this season. Download GameChanger now on iOS or Android. GameChanger equips your team with the tools they need to succeed. Download it today and make this season one for the books. GameChanger. Stream. Score. Connect. Learn more at gc.com/hoopheads.

Get automated highlight clips for all scoring plays as well as rebounds, steals, assists, and more. Plus free live streaming, advanced scorekeeping, and team management.

The Coaching Portfolio

Your first impression is everything when applying for a new coaching job.  A professional coaching portfolio is the tool that highlights your coaching achievements and philosophies and, most of all, helps separate you and your abilities from the other applicants. Special Price of just $25 for all Hoop Heads Listeners.

If you listen to and love the Hoop Heads Podcast, please consider giving us a small tip that will help in our quest to become the #1 basketball coaching podcast. https://hoop-heads.captivate.fm/support

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Kent Dernbach is the Men's Basketball Head Coach at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.  Named head coach on March 12, 2018, Dernbach served as the Eagles’ interim head coach for the 2017-18 season.  He is 80-39 overall and 38-24 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in his first five seasons.

Dernbach previously served as associate head coach at UW-Stevens Point from 2011-17.  He was the Pointers’ interim head coach for the last 13 games of the 2016-17 season, leading the team to an 8-5 record.  UW-Stevens Point made four straight NCAA Division III Tournament appearances from 2012-15.  His fourth season with the Pointers culminated in winning the national championship in 2014-15. 

Prior to arriving at UW-Stevens Point, Dernbach was the director of basketball operations and an assistant coach at Northern Illinois University from 2009-11. He served as director of basketball operations atGeorge Mason University (Va.) from 2007-09 and was an assistant coach at Marymount University (Va.) from 2005-07.

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Have a notebook handy as you listen to this episode with Kent Dernbach, HeadMen’s Basketball Coach at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

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Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @dernbach4

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Rudy Bentley, Jr. is a PGC Basketball Director and has taught the game of basketball to thousands of athletes across the country.  He also works on PGC’s basketball development team, where he’s highly involved in the refinement and innovation of all PGC camp curriculums!

Following his playing career at Beloit College, Rudy began his college coaching career as the Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant Coach at Lakeland University. While at Lakeland he eventually took on a dual role as an Admissions Advisor and Assistant Basketball Coach. After one year at Lakeland, he went to Wisconsin Lutheran College to become the Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach before joining forces with fellow PGC director Sam Allen as a skill development coach at Blue Collar Basketball.

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Grab pen and paper before you listen to this episode with  PGC Basketball Director, Rudy Bentley, Jr.

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Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @rudybentleyjr

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On this episode Mike and Jason preview Game 6 of the NBA Finals including discussions around Andrew Wiggin's career arc, Jayson Tatum's trustworthiness, and Steph Curry's Finals MVP narrative.

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FastModel Sports has the most compelling and intuitive basketball software out there! In addition to a great product, they also provide basketball coaching content and resources through their blog and playbank, which features over 8,000 free plays and drills from their online coaching community. For access to these plays and more information, visit fastmodelsports.com or follow them on Twitter @FastModel. Use Promo code HHP15 to save 15%

GameChanger

Introducing GameChanger, a free app that provides you with data to make strategic coaching decisions and to deliver memorable moments to your team and its fans. Engage your players, empower your coaching decisions, and give parents the thrill of watching every play unfold in real time this season. Download GameChanger now on iOS or Android. GameChanger equips your team with the tools they need to succeed. Download it today and make this season one for the books. GameChanger. Stream. Score. Connect. Learn more at gc.com/hoopheads.

Get automated highlight clips for all scoring plays as well as rebounds, steals, assists, and more. Plus free live streaming, advanced scorekeeping, and team management.

The Coaching Portfolio

Your first impression is everything when applying for a new coaching job.  A professional coaching portfolio is the tool that highlights your coaching achievements and philosophies and, most of all, helps separate you and your abilities from the other applicants. Special Price of just $25 for all Hoop Heads Listeners.

If you listen to and love the Hoop Heads Podcast, please consider giving us a small tip that will help in our quest to become the #1 basketball coaching podcast. https://hoop-heads.captivate.fm/support

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