ScoutWithBryan Podcast

The former head coach at Manhattan, St. John’s, & New Mexico, Fran Fraschilla has now been a longtime analyst of college, international, Draft, and all things hoops for ESPN. Coach hops on to discuss his mentors in coaching, what he would do differently, how coaching prepared him to have a trained scouting eye, Bruno Caboclo, why drafting is so difficult, and much more!

Dewayne Dedmon has had an incredible journey in the league. Not even a High School basketball player, Dedmon went undrafted out of USC, began in the D-League, signed 4 ten-day deals in his career, before a career that carried him to Gregg Popovich and the Spurs, the Orlando Magic, Trae Young and the Hawks, and ultimately a $40 million contract with Sacramento this offseason. Dewayne discusses his persistence, work habits, development of his 3PT shot, the leadership he hopes to bring to Sacramento, and much more!

Special guest IAN BEGLEY joins for a great chat about David Fizdale, Frank Ntilikina, RJ Barrett, Jim Dolan, and everything Knicks you can imagine! Then, Ian flips the script on Bryan and grills him on his NBATwitter beefs! A must-listen!!

James Holas, aka @snottiedrippen, is one of the OG’s of NBA Twitter. He’s perhaps most famous for the “Meet Me in Temecula” incident, where another user drove to Temecula, CA to fight James over some Kobe Bryant comments—when James was in Arizona. James, who has also gone by Tweetgood Mac, shares some of his greatest Twitter moments, predictions for the coming season, dangerous DM’s, and much more!

Enjoy this chat with longtime Sacramento Kings’ beat writer Jason Jones!! Jason discusses the Kings outlook for next season, what went wrong with Dave Joeger, DeMarcus Cousins, the challenges of being a beat writer today, and much more! Stay tuned for PT 2: a chat with new Kings’ Center Dewayne Dedmon!

One of the best play-by-play TV Announcers in the whole NBA, Pete Pranica has been broadcasting games for 27 years. He’s spent the last 15 seasons as the PBP guy for the Memphis Grizzlies, and has done the NBA Playoffs for Turner, the Olympics, and just about any sport you can imagine. He joins for a great chat about the Grit N Grind Era, what’s next for the Grizzlies, Zach Randolph and the young Blazers, and so much more from a life in the NBA!

Longtime ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian joins the show to discuss his second love: basketball! Tim discusses playing pickup games at Cal Ripken Jr.’s house, crushing Adam Sandler in 2-on-2, Pistol Pete, AI’s crossover, MJ playing baseball, and much more.

Jeff Goodman (@goodmanhoops) is probably the PREEMINENT college basketball insider, and now analyzes all levels of the game at Stadium. He joins me for a fantastic chat, touching on LaVar Ball, ESPN’s handling on the FBI investigation coverage, how much of college basketball is dirty, which coaches best prepare guys for the NBA, and so much more!

Coach David Thorpe is a legend in the game of basketball. Considered by some as the very 1st player development coach, Coach Thorpe has spent over 30 years training hundreds of pros across all levels, including Kevin Martin, Corey Brewer, Udonis Haslem, Omri Casspi, and many more. He’s also the author of Basketball is Jazz, a longtime ESPN analyst, and currently at the revived TrueHoop. Coach Thorpe drops by to give MANY tremendous insights and stories from all his years in basketball. Warning: some explicit content.

Today’s #NBAList comes in the form of a podcast! Check out my 5 FAVORITE NBA STORIES during my 7 years in the league, including 2 bonus stories. You’ll hear some hilarity also featuring JJ Hickson, Markieff Morris, Randy Wittman, and much more. Please make sure you subscribe and rate and review! Thank you!