The Double Double

We are getting towards the end of the college basketball season, which means that it is a good time to start introducing ourselves and our audience to the upcoming prospects for next year's draft. Some of these names are household names already like Wembanyama and Scoot, but there are still a lot of players rising up draft boards. Today, we give you 18 of the top prospects in the 2023 draft, and a quick introduction and discussion about each player. Enjoy!

The Phil Jackson Theory is the idea that the only "True Contenders" are teams that reach 40 wins before getting 20 losses. Since 1980, all but 4 champions have followed this rule. There are 3 teams that follow that rule this year, and it seems very likely one of them is taking home the chip. The Suns are a team that does not fit that rule, but may very well be contending for a championship this season. We saw a ton of different trades at the trade deadline, so today gives us a good opportunity to talk about what we've seen from each new team so far. Enjoy!

A LOT of trades went down today. The Phoenix Suns surprised the NBA at 1 AM by Trading for Kevin Durant, and Sending out a large haul in the process. The Lakers actually traded Russell  Westbrook! The talent they brought back fits their team much better and might propel them high into the playoffs. The Clippers traded away both of their point guards and brought in Bones Hyland and great frontcourt depth. This was a very eventful trade deadline day, and a lot of different teams got better today. Enjoy!

The Dallas Mavs made a home run swing earlier this week in trading for Kyrie Irving after he requested a trade only 6 days before the trade deadline. Now, Luka has the second star that he needs to make a deep playoff run, but it will rely on Kyrie's ability to stay healthy and available for the Mavs. The Nets got decent role players in return, but it will hard to see them remaining equally competitive without one of the best second options in the league. The Cavs have been empowering Evan Mobley more recently, and his stand out play is starting to show on both sides of the ball. The Bucks have won 8 straight, and Giannis has averaged 35/15/4 in their win streak. Finally, we talk about the all-star selections, and which reserve picks we disagreed with the most. Enjoy!

This episode is all about this year's All-Stars. Today we cover the All-Star Starters that have been announced for the East and West, and then give our picks for who belongs as a reserve. There are some obvious picks in each Conference, like Joel Embiid or Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander, but there are definitely some different players you could argue deserve a spot. If you disagree with our list, find us on TikTok and let us know! Enjoy!

This episode is a recap of recent news in the NBA. Evan Mobley scored a career high 38 pts on 19-27 FG against the Bucks the other day and showed people the kind of offensive upside we saw him have at USC. Rui Hachimura has been sent to the Lakers, which is an improvement for LA but probably won't move the needle enough. Kawhi and the Clippers are healthy recently, and with the shooting Kawhi has been showing, the Clippers may be starting to heat up. Jonathan Isaac returned to an NBA Court for the first time since 2020 and helped the Magic beat the Celtics for a 3rd time. Enjoy!

In this episode, we take a look at the 2021 draft class and give you our breakdown on which players belong in which tiers. We have the superstar/star tier, the fringe all-star tier, and the impact player tier. It is still early in all of these careers, but the trajectory for most of these players seems pretty clear. If you disagree with any of our rankings, find us on tiktok or Instagram and let us know! Enjoy!

We have made it through the first half of the season, and with that, we've been understanding each teams' weaknesses and what kind of players they should try to add. This episode, we go through some mock trade ideas and talk about different potential scenarios that could shake up the NBA Landscape. A team like the Mavericks needs to get more stars to their team while a team like the Raptors might be looking to move OG Anunoby and stay competitive while remaining a young team. Find us on Instagram or Tiktok and let us know what you thought about our trades! Enjoy!

We are about halfway through this year's regular season. In this episode, we take a look at the top 6 teams in each conference and talk about how they have found success this year and what kind of challenges they've faced. We also go over their playoff hopes, as well how likely they are to hold on to the seed they find themselves at now. Enjoy!

We are about 35 games into the regular season and we're starting to get a good sense of what each rookie this year is capable of. This episode, we go through all of the rookies that have played significant minutes this season and break down their play. We end the podcast with some talk about the top 5 prospects of next year's draft, and where we do and do not want to see every player land. Enjoy!