Ryan talks with 4-time NBA rebounding leader, 2-time NBA All-Star Andre Drummond about the emotions he experienced on Draft Night, his secrets to being a great rebounder, and the importances of maintaining mental health in the NBA

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Ryan talks with 2007 #1 Overall Pick Greg Oden about his emotional Draft Night as well as how difficult it was for him to face big men like Shaq and Yao Ming in the NBA.

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Ryan talks with Metta Sandiford-Artest aka "Ron Artest" about bringing bus loads of his friends to the NBA Draft, going head-to-head with Michael Jordan in his rookie season, how he decided to join the Lakers, the Mental Health journey that let him hit the game icing shot in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals, and how the future looks for Bennedict Mathurin in Indiana.

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Ryan Hollins talks with NBA legend, Vernon "Mad Max" Maxwell about the lessons he learned from his mistakes at Florida, his matchups against Michael Jordan, hitting the game icing shot in Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals and what he thinks about future Rockets super-star Jalen Green.

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Ryan talks with NBA Legend, Mario Elie about how he found out he was drafted, starting his career in Philly with Charles Barkley, playing with Chris Mullin and the Run TMC Warriors, and then hitting the famous "Kiss of Death" three pointer to help the Rockets beat the Suns in the Playoffs. 

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NBA.com Senior Writer Steven Aschburner joins Ryan Hollins to talk about the top rookies this season, reviewing highlight tape, and discussing the Kia Rookie Ladder. Ryan also asks Aschburner about the rookie careers of NBA legends. 

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Ryan talks with early 2000's Clippers legend Darius Miles about playing with and against Michael Jordan at 16 years-old, his Draft Night Drama with Quentin Richardson, catching crazy lobs before Lob City, and his favorite players from this year's rookie class. 

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The Orlando Magic's Franz Wagner joins ten-year NBA veteran and current Analyst for the Houston Rockets, Ryan Hollins, to talk about what it's like to play on the same NBA team as his brother, the biggest challenges he's faced on the court, and how he used his first NBA paycheck. In the NBA Rookie Life film room, Ryan and Franz discuss Franz's 38 pt career high game against the Bucks. 

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Ryan talks with the 7th Pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, the Pride of Patterson N.J., Tim Thomas. Tim tells Ryan about playing on what many believe to be the greatest AAU team ever assembled, the story behind his Draft Day suit, and of course behind the scenes of what it was like playing with Allen Iverson as a rookie in the NBA.

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Ryan talks with 2010 NBA All-Rookie 1st Team, 11-year NBA vet, Darren Collison about his Draft Day, the first thing he bought with his NBA check, and playing with Chris Paul as a rookie. Ryan and Darren also breakdown some film on 2 of the guys that Darren has trained in preparation for the the NBA, Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren.

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