No Ceilings

The No Ceilings team reacts to the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.

Draft Guide: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-ceilings-nba-draft/id1595712943

Written work: noceilingsnba.com

Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA

Nick brings Ray LeBov of Basketball Intelligence on the podcast to discuss some of the top 2025 NBA Draft prospects who played internationally this past season. They dive deep into the games of the five international prospects who are projected to be selected in the first round of the draft tonight: Noa Essengue, Joan Beringer, Ben Saraf, Nolan Traore, and Hugo Gonzalez.

They also discuss five other international prospects who have a decent chance of hearing their names called on one of the two nights of the draft: Noah Penda, Bogoljub Markovic, Hansen Yang, Alex Toohey, and Lachlan Olbrich. Finally, they wrap up by discussing the recent trend of top international players leaving the professional ranks overseas to play for NCAA teams in the NIL and transfer portal era.

Timestamps:

2:00--Noa Essengue

8:30--Joan Beringer

12:30--Ben Saraf

17:00--Nolan Traore

32:00--Hugo Gonzalez

39:00--Noah Penda

42:00--Bogoljub Markovic

49:00--Hansen Yang

57:00--Alex Toohey

1:02:00--Lachlan Olbrich

1:05:00--International Players signing in the NCAA

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) share their guys, risers/fallers, Q&A, and more.

0:00 Intro

8:40 Our Guys

33:00 Most likely to be too high/low on

38:00 Potential Risers and Fallers

1:07:25 The Green Room

Draft Guide: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-ceilings-nba-draft/id1595712943

Written work: noceilingsnba.com

Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA

Tennessee's Chaz Lanier joins Stephen to discuss his time with the Volunteers, his March Madness run, and his Pre-Draft Process so far!

James Barlowe of the Locked On NBA Big Board joins Stephen Gillaspie to discuss some prospects they differ on!

Intro- 0:00

Quick Q&A with James- 1:47

Noa Essengue- 17:44

Maxime Raynaud- 28:05

Drake Powell- 36:28

Hansen Yang- 48:17

Will Riley- 59:44

BONUS CONTENT (Jeremiah Fears)- 1:06:02

Outro/Future Projects- 1:16:12

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) break down the top international prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft.

0:00 Intro

5:10 Noa Essengue 2230

22:38 Ben Saraf

36:48 Joan Beringer

46:55 Hugo Gonzalez

55:05 Nolan Traore

1:07:20 Noah Penda

1:13:25 Bogoljub Markovic

1:16:55 Hansen Yang

1:21:15 Alex Toohey

1:24:30 Rocco Zikarsky

1:27:25 Dink Pate

1:30:55 Izan Almansa, Saliou Niang, Mohamed Diawara, Lachlan Olbrich, Eli Ndiaye

1:35:00 The Green Room

Draft Guide: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-ceilings-nba-draft/id1595712943

Written work: noceilingsnba.com

Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA

Villanova forward Eric Dixon joins Corey and Albert to break down his game

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) conduct a mock draft where one acts as the GM and the other acts as the Assistant GM by offering options at each pick.

Draft Guide: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-ceilings-nba-draft/id1595712943

Written work: noceilingsnba.com

Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA

Ben Golliver from the Washington Post joins Stephen to discuss:

The Desmond Bane Trade- 1:42

The Future of NBA Team Building- 5:16

The Impact of NIL- 9:29

Memories from Attending the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery- 15:11

Thoughts on Lottery Reform- 20:33

The Anticipation of Cooper Flagg- 27:25

What the Spurs Should Do at #2- 33:17

The Type of Player the Hornets Should Target- 47:40

How the Nets Should Approach the Draft- 52:40

What the Rockets Should Do at #10- 56:40