Prospect Podcast: NBA Draft Scouting and Analysis

In this episode, Ethan and Alex break down their predictions for how the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft will play out on Thursday night. Make sure to leave a nice review and like the podcast if you enjoyed the episode.

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In this episode, Ethan and Alex break down the a few of the most interesting big guys in the 2021 NBA Draft class in Isaiah Jackson, JT Thor, Day'Ron Sharpe and Sandro Mamukelashvili, their strengths and weaknesses and their avenues to success at the next level.

Timestamps:

0:45 - Isaiah Jackson

15:00 - JT Thor

29:00 - Day'Ron Sharpe

40:00 - Sandro Mamukelashvili

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In this episode, Ethan and Alex are joined by NBA Draft Writer for BasketballNews.com and Senior Basketball Operations Analyst at Sports Info Solutions Derek Murray to break down the biggest risers from March Madness 2021. The 3 discuss the potential draft ranges and strengths and weaknesses of Davion Mitchell, Jared Butler, Matthew Mayer, Corey Kispert, Joel Ayayi, Quentin Grimes, Johnny Juzang, Miles McBride, Isaiah Mobley and Neemias Queta.

Timestamps:

1:40 - Mitchell

8:35 - Butler

12:10 - Mayer

16:10 - Kispert

19:30 - Ayayi

22:25 - Grimes

26:00 - Juzang

30:55 - McBride

35:20 - Isaiah Mobley

38:30 - Queta

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In this episode,  Ethan and Alex are joined by Babcock Hoops Director of Scouting Derek Murray to break down the most interesting returning prospects in the 2021 class. The 3 give their initial impressions and thoughts on James Bouknight, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Kai Jones, Jared Butler, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Kessler Edwards, Deuce McBride, Scottie Lewis, Chris Smith, Matthew Hurt and Ochai Agbaji throughout their initial showings in 2020-21. 

Timestamps:

1:53 - Bouknight

7:30 - JRE

14:30 - Kai Jones

21:50 - Jared Butler

25:12 - TJD

29:23 - Kessler Edwards

33:15 - Deuce McBride

36:50 - Scottie Lewis

40:25 - Chris Smith

44:23 - Matthew Hurt

49:40 - Agbaji

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In the first episode of season 2 of the Prospect Podcast, Ethan and Alex break down and react to their initial thoughts on Cade Cunningham, Jalen Suggs, Evan Mobley, Zaire Williams, Jalen Johnson, the Kentucky Kids (BJ Boston, Terrence Clarke, Isaiah Jackson, Devin Askew), Illinois (Ayo Dosunmu, Kofi Cockburn, Andre Curbelo, Adam Miller, Coleman Hawkins, Giorgi Bezhanishvili) and Arizona St. prospects (Josh Christopher, Marcus Bailey, Remy Martin) through their first few collegiate showings of 2020-21.

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Timestamps:

1:50 - Cade

8:25 - Suggs

13:30 - Mobley

21:30 - Ziaire

26:05 - Jalen Johnson

30:50 - BJ Boston

35:10 - Clarke

37:40 - Isaiah Jackson

41:00 - Askew

44:10 - Dosunmu

50:40 - Adam Miller

53:40 - Kofi

55:30 - Josh Christopher

59:25 - Bagley

1:04:30 - Remy Martin

1:06:20 - Questions

In this episode, Alex and Ethan address all of the rumors and buzz in the 2020 NBA Draft, and discuss potential strategy and trading options for a few interesting teams based on their draft capital.

Timestamps:

2:34 - OKC Draft/Off-season Strategy

11:10 - Boston trade up?

22:50 - Westbrook/Hornets?

29:05 - 76ers Draft Strategy

35:00 - Cole Anthony

40:00 - Justinian Jessup

43:50 - Questions

In this episode, Ethan and Alex are back and break down their favorite realistic fits for each team in the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery. Spoiler: Devin Vassell fits well everywhere.

Timestamps:

2:18 - T-Wolves

6:50 - Warriors

13:15 - Hornets

17:00 - Bulls

21:00 - Cavs

24:58 - Hawks

27:40 - Pistons

30:30 - Knicks

33:30 - Wizards

39:40 - Suns

42:55 - Spurs

46:45 - Kings

51:50 - Pels

55:55 - Celtics

In this episode, Ethan and Alex are back and break down their projected risers and fallers for the 2020 NBA Draft Combine. They also detail a couple of snubs that they believe should've received combine invites.

Timestamps

Combine Risers

2:30 - Zeke Nnaji

5:10 - Mason Jones

9:00 - Paul Eboua

14:00 - Jay Scrubb

16:10 - Cassius Stanley

18:35 - Robert Woodard

22:00 - Mamadi Diakite

24:50 - Josh Hall

26:52 - Tyrell Terry

31:35 - Kira Lewis Jr.

33:55 - Killian Tillie

36:20 - Malachi Flynn

Combine Fallers

39:30 - Kaleb Wesson

40:45 - Vernon Carey

44:15 - Khalil Whitney

47:25 - Udoka Azubuike

Combine Snubs

50:20 - Lamine Diane

52:10 - Justinian Jessup

57:25 - Nate Hinton

58:45 - Kylor Kelley

1:00:00 - Giorgos Kalaitzakis

In this episode, Ethan and Alex read through and answer the questions they received for a mailbag episode!

In this episode, Alex and Ethan are joined by Derek Murray, Director of Video Scouting for Babcock Hoops, to talk his journey to where he is now and where he hopes prospect scouting takes him, and then dive into a few guys he's done scouting reports on.

Timestamps:

0:30 - Derek’s path to prospect evaluation

5:30 - Biggest draft hit/miss?

9:00 - Eval process

23:40 - McDaniels

34:30 - Bolmaro

42:05 - Stanley

45:50 - Hayes

53:40 - Avdija

Higher/Lower

59:00 - Cole Anthony

1:04:40 - Maxey

1:12:30 - Wiseman

1:15:50 - Toppin

1:23:20 - Stewart

1:25:40 - Carey Jr.

1:28:30 - AntMan

1:29:20 - LaMelo

1:32:10 - Derek’s sleepers