Nick is joined by Nathan Grubel of No Ceilings and Ray LeBov of Basketball Intelligence for this episode to discuss five players from the 2024 NBA Draft class who are likely to be in line for a larger role in Year Two than they

Timestamps:

2:00: Nikola Topic

15:00: DaRon Holmes

27:00: Reed Sheppard

42:00: Rob Dillingham

52:00: Devin Carter

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Keith Smith of Spotrac, the NBA Front Office Show, and Sports Business Classroom joined the show! He discussed the NBA Draft, how league trends have influenced his approach, and how teams might approach the draft given the current CBA environment. Then, he discussed "His Guys" in the draft: VJ Edgecombe, Johni Broome, Kam Jones, Kobe Sanders, and Kobe Brea!

Intro- 0:00

Keith's Scouting Process- 1:40

NIL Potential Impact on the Draft- 4:28

NBA Playoffs' Influence on Scouting- 12:38

2025 NBA Draft Class Strengths & Weaknesses- 15:24

V.J. Edgecombe- 24:39

Johni Broome- 36:55

Kam Jones- 47:52

Kobe Sanders- 53:22

Koby Brea- 58:02

Cooper Flagg- 1:06:29

Outro/Upcoming Projects- 1:10:03

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Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) react to the latest version of the team’s composite big board.

0:00 Intro

5:45 1-5

8:55 6-10

18:25 11-15

28:56 16-20

35:42 21-25

40:45 26-30

45:40 31-40

54:05 41-50

57:08 51-60

1:03:55 The Green Room

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

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National Champion, Alijah Martin, joins Stephen to discuss his basketball upbringing, his time at FAU, his NCAA Championship run with Florida, his combine experience, and MORE!

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This week, Maxwell and Nathan discussed the NBA playoffs. The duo also went into depth on which players they've grown more positive about and skeptical of as a result of what they've seen on the floor.

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Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) react to the withdrawal deadline decisions. They then breakdown the games of Carter Bryant and Rasheer Fleming.

0:00 Intro

6:47 Withdrawal Reactions

29:15 Carter Bryant

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Yale Sharpshooter John Poulakidas Joins the Show to Break Down His Game

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Nick is joined by Stephen Gillaspie of No Ceilings and Ray LeBov of Basketball Intelligence for a Deep Dives/Unrestricted Area podcast crossover. They start out by talking about how the unexpected lottery results changed mock drafts, especially among the Top 3 picks. Then, they discuss potential lottery reforms, and the successes and failures of the current system. Finally, they talk about some of the standout players from the NBA Combine.

Timestamps

1:00: Top 3 Mock Draft discussion

23:00: Lottery reform

1:05:00: Combine discussion

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Kyle Boone of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss:

Intro- 00:00

The Zakai Zeigler Case Against the NCAA- 5:33

Some Kyle Draft Philosophy- 11:55

2025 NBA Draft Class Strengths & Weaknesses- 20:47

What Makes Cooper Flagg So Special?- 26:23

Kon Knueppel- 36:00

What Should the Spurs Do with the #2 Pick?- 44:04

Jeremiah Fears- 49:48

Egor Demin- 58:04

Drake Powell- 1:05:56

Outro- 1:16:01

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Maxwell sat down with Texas prospect Arthur Kaluma! They discussed his background growing up in a basketball family, his time with the Ugandan national team, his continued improvement, and how he sees himself contributing at the next level!

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