NBA Draft Junkies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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

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