Today Finn (@FinnDraft) and Nile (@NileHoops) are joined by Mike Gribanov (@mikegrib8) to have a casual chat about all things draft. Hear thoughts on Tawny Park Metrics consensus big board project, Mike's scouting philosophy, and finally, why teams should publicize more of their data (and how that relates to the 2026 NBA Draft). 

Grib's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Mikegrib8

Tawny Park Metrics: https://tawnyparkmetrics.com/consensus-nba-draft-board 

Nile's Josh Hubbard Article: https://medium.com/@_Nile_/machine-gun-mississippi-states-josh-hubbard-and-his-imminent-nba-success-13b69f5426fc

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is happy to be joined by Laz (@MT_Lazarus) to draft the  10 best guard prospects since the 2020 NBA Draft. Hear Laz explain why Ant is the best guard prospect of the past five years, even with a middling Bart profile. Hear why we both think Cade is not a primary handler in the NBA, and more on guard scouting philosophy. 

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is happy to be joined by Coleman (@903coleman) to give some NBA Draft buzzwords some statistical proxies. Hear us give some stats to measure traits like burst, effort, and more. We also give some names that we feel best represent these buzzwords in the 2026 NBA Draft. Make sure to like, comment, and leave a review. All support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for listening.

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is privileged to again be joined by three all-stars in the NBA draft space, Henry (@Henrynbadraft), Avi (@100guaranteed), and Ahmed Jama (@slipthescreen) to continue traveling down the list of names in the RSCI t100 for the 2025 high school graduating class. Hear why all four of us were high on Kingston Flemings (taped before his meteoric rise), as well as some thoughts on Jalen Haralson, Trey McKinney, and Shelton Henderson. 

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is excited to bring on his new cohost, Nile (@NileHoops), to discuss who they think are the top ten best players in the NBA heading into the 2026 season. Hear the case for Franz Wagner becoming a top-five player in basketball, the case for Luka not being inside of that top five, and why Ant Edwards should be one of the most polarizing players in basketball today. 

Also, go watch Capitanes basketball! Nile introduces the 2026 Mexico City Capitanes here: https://x.com/NileHoops/status/1987266079899721983?s=20

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is privileged to again be joined by three all-stars in the NBA draft space, Henry (@Henrynbadraft), Avi (@100guaranteed), and Ahmed Jama (@slipthescreen) to continue traveling down the list of names in the RSCI t100 for the 2025 high school graduating class. Hear thoughts on Braylon Mullins' boom or bust profile, why Cayden Boozer is a surefire lottery-level prospect, and the case for and against Nikolas Khamenia as a real guy in the 2026 NBA draft. 

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is happy to be joined by Jackson McGuire (JHMBasketball) to talk about an early prototype for predicting Lifetime RAPM, some rookies that did well on our model, as well as some rookies that didn't. We also talk about some 2026 prospects we like. Hear why RAPM is our favorite advanced metric, thoughts Dylan Cardwell's future NBA success, and our shared love for Braden Smith, Kayden Mingo, and more. 

Jackson's Articles: https://medium.com/@ahead.of.the.game.2024/a-basketball-philosophy-part-2-c008318db833

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Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is privileged to be joined by two of the best minds in the NBA draft spaceAvi (@100guaranteed), and Ahmed Jama (@slipthescreen), to continue our breakdown of the RSCI's top 100 players in the 2025 high school graduating class. Hear their thoughts on the Mikel Brown Jr dilemma, the good and the bad of Brayden Burries, the Darius Acuff Jr case, and Meleek Thomas's outlier profile. 

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New week, new pods. Today, Finn (@FinnDraft) is joined by Sam (@Double_PG) to discuss even more sleepers for this upcoming college basketball season that you should keep an eye on. Hear the case for Joshua Jefferson, Nolan Winter, Eric Dailey, Christian Anderson, James Scott, and more. 

Sam's substack: https://substack.com/@samuelwilsonpc?r=1o13d2&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

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On this episode, Finn (@FinnDraft) is joined by Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker), founder of NoCeilingsNBA (@NoCeilingsNBA), to talk through the top 10 of our 2026 big boards before the start of the season. Hear why Cam Boozer is Rucker's number one guy to start the year, Finn's skepticism with this year's freshman class, and our gripes with big boards. Finn had some audio issues for the first 25 minutes or so. Apologies for that in advance.

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