No Look Pass Podcast

Imagine if you could take all of the NBA's small forwards, throw them in a pool, and just draft them 2K style. Well, here at the NLP Podcast, that's exactly what we plan to do. Where do guys with a new home like Harrison Barnes and Chandler Parsons land on the list? Is the first overall pick Ben Simmons already good enough to make the list for next season? 

And then obviously there will be talk about the usual suspects like LeBron, KD, Kawhi, PG etc.

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Imagine if you took all the shooting guards in the NBA, put them in a pool, and drafted them 2K style? Well, that's exactly what we do at the NLP Podcast. Join us and see what we think of the young guns like Devin Booker, Jordan Clarkson, and Zach LaVine, and where they rank with the old guard like Dwyane Wade, Monta Eliis, and Jamal Crawford, and a change at number one from last year.

The hosts will also talk specifically about the placement of Kyle Korver, Khris Middleton, Archie Goodwin (!), and Bradley Beal on the list, and attempt to justify their picks.

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What if you could throw all of the point guards into a free agent pool and draft them fantasy style like you do in 2K? That is what we do here at the No Look Pass Podcast? From 1-30, we decide who we would take just for the upcoming season in our annual positional drafts. 

We will tell you who has risen and fallen from last year, justify our own picks, but more importantly, question each other. 

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With the Olympics approaching, the story thus far has been the guys who have decided not to show up. LeBron James, Steph Curry and others took a pass on the 2016 team in Rio, but one player is more than a familiar face on the roster, Carmelo Anthony. He is the first American basketball player to participate in four olympic games, and may shatter multiple USA records this time around. But, what does that mean for Melo's legacy?

Also, do we consider James Harden "great"? And does Klay Thompson have to make sacrifices for the Warriors to succeed?

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Though much of the free agency buzz has died down, there are still players that are looking for a home next season, and we will discuss who the best of the bunch is, and who we are surprised is on the market.

There will also be a student's favorite time: a pop quiz! We ask ten questions about the season that just past to see how quick we forget the events from the prior season.

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The NBA is officially in the off-season, with even free agency signings slowing down, and it is time to find other outlets for your hoops habits. Thankfully, the Summer League is in motion, and the 2016 Olympic Games will cushion the blow slightly. However, we are looking for a more permanent solution, and have tried to give the WNBA a look to see how it compares to the pro game, and ponder whether a "WNBA Select Team" could compete in the Summer League.

But then, it's back to the big leagues, as we discuss what exactly the Thunder should do with Russell Westbrook, and hit the trade machine to see if we can come up with some destinations for the superstar point guard.

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NBA Free Agency certainly has not lacked excitement, starting with the first shocking announcement of Kevin Durant going to the Warriors, but it has not stopped there. Dwyane Wade has also switched teams, and we wonder which one was more shocking?

We also discuss the best/worst deals in free agency thus far, and whether we agree with the suddent value of NBA deals. 

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With Kevin Durant choosing to form a dynasty-destined team in Golden State, the ramifications will perculate throughout the whole league. What does it mean for the Warriors, the Thunder, and the league as a whole? Who are the biggest winners and losers of the deal? How long did it take for Russell Westbrook to delete Kevin Durant's phone number?

The Kevin Durant decision, believe it or not, is only one of the things going on in the NBA, as free agency is in full swing. What signing surprised us the most? And is the controversy over free agent money fair or foul?

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The NBA Draft is a prime time for trades to take place, and this year was no exception. Many surprises took place both on the draft board and off of it, and the hosts will unpack some of the roster changes that took place.

The hosts will also play a game of "Assist or Turnover" with some of the league's pending free agents, like Rajon Rondo and Hassan Whiteside to see if they would take a chance on some of the players looking for a new home.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are officially the 2016 NBA champions, but their work may not be done yet. With the NBA Draft approaching, will they make a blockbuster deal for recent champion Kevin Love, or stay pat? 

Ben Simmons is the presumed first pick, but there are always steals later on both in and out of the lottery, and we attempt to find the diamonds in the rough. We also remember past draft predictions that we nailed in the past, and a couple of regrets.

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