NBA Draft Junkies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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