The Drop Step

Just how do you scout the draft in 2024? What do you look for? What do you value? Well, I've drafted in draft expert (see what I did there?) Chucking Darts to help you and I through the process.

We talk about what it really means to be an NBA athlete, valuing efficiency at all levels and what's going to stay valuable as we get into the backhalf on the 2020's in the NBA.

Let us know what your philosophy is heading into the 2025 class, what are you valuing that no one else seems to be talking about?

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What's going to happen next year in the NBA? Who will be the best player? Which teams will dissapoint? Which young guys have a chance to break through and do something special?

I've decided to arrogantly share my East/West Conference Predictions as well as my Top 75 players list with a bunch of fellow content creators so they can tear me down all in the name of good listening!

For the debut episode of Rate my NBA season I had friend of the pod Asher Levy NBA on to dissect my list and my man got forensic on me. We argued about the Clippers, the Bucks, Jamal Murray, Kevin Durant and a whole lot more! Make sure to give the episode a listen and check out Asher's YT channel and Substack!

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Bryce joins the show to hopefully reframe the conversation around the Detroit Pistons. It's easy to see the gaps in the roster but we try and imagine what success could look like in Motor City.

We talk about each member of the young core and highlight one area of their game in which we'd like to see them improve to get this roster to a place where we're talking post season not potential draft picks. Disclaimer: With every single one of these guys we could have spoken about shooting but we wanted to have a little more fun!

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How far can synergy get you in the NBA? As the Knicks trade the farm for Mikal Bridges, the Celtics win it all with one of the most balanced teams of all time and star laden teams like the Phoenix Suns flame out early in the post season Judson Walden and I wanted to explore just how far synergy can get you.

We put on our fake GM hats and drafted against eachother in an effort to build a championship quality 8-man rotation without selecting all-stars. Team philosophies differed, big names didn't make the cut but most inportantly we had a great time recording! Make sure to check out Jud, this was his debut podcast and honestly it felt like he'd been doing it for years.

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Hawks expert Glen Willis joins the podcast to talk about his beloved Atlanta! Trading Trae Young or Dejounte Murray? What to do with the number 1 pick? Jalen Johnsons ultimate ceiling? The unexpected value of De'Andre Hunter. We talk about a ton of interesting stuff in this episode so make sure to chekc it out!

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An MVP, an All-Star, 5 draft picks and $55,000,000 in cap space. The Philadelphia 76ers have all of the above, Ricky Council III and the rest is a blank canvas. In a move to build a championship team round Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey this summer Daryll Morey has created flexibility that most GM's would dream of. Heading into free agency they have the room to sign any player and with their stash of draft picks traidng for a star isn't out of the question.

So... Why not get the Slopfather himself, TrillBroDude of the You Know Ball podcast, on The Drop Step to dissect every move Philadelphia could make this offseason? We talk about upgrading the Nic Batum spot (by signing LeBron James), a Jimmy Butler reunion, Joel Embiid morphing into Brook Lopez and tonnes more on the star front.

We wrap the podcast up talking about some of our favourite guys from the 2024 draft but most importantly this episode was a blast to record! Trill is great and we cooked up some plans that could see Philadelphia vault back into contention.

Give it a listen!

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Small guards thriving, depth is king, two big or not two big... Every year the playoffs throw up a ton of questions and answers so on today's show Parker Flemming and I took his team, the Memphis Grizzlies, and spoke about some takeawys they could make and apply to next season.

We got into winning the possesion game, optimising Jarren Jackson Jr, the two best value wings in the NBA and a whole lot more! Check out the episode! Parker is the best! He's got an encyclopedic knowledge of the Grizzlies and thinks about the game in a really fun way.

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Nic Thomas of The Lead and The Box Score pod joined the podcast for one of our favourite nights of the year... The NBA Draft lottery! Listen in as we speculate about some exciting outcomes that could come to pass pre Lottery or feel free to jump ahead to 30 minutes in where we officially react to the lottery as it's taking place. In the final stages of the podcast we did a lottery Mock Draft to round out the show. Like, Rate and Follow the Feed!

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Will everyone be 7ft tall? Will everyone be hitting stepback 3's? Are solo Rim Protectors a thing of the past? Mike Gribanov, Draft analyst and youth Basketball expert joins the podcast to talk about the future of the NBA and some of the untapped advantages that teams may well look to exploit as we enter the back half of the 2020's. We talk about why it's important not to pidgeon hole prospects into specific roles, some of the stand out players from the 2025 class and some favourites from 2024 too. Favourite young cores in the NBA, the transition to even more transition in Basketball, it all comes up with Mike!

Had an absolute blast recording with Mike, be sure to check him out in the links below!

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Angst and anguish are apt words for describing the emotions and feeling of Minnesota sports fans for the best part of a century. Since George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers sailed away to sunnier Western coast shores the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" has failed ot make a major splash on the USA sporting scene; all too often leaving their fans drowning in misery. But... Say it quietly. All that might be about to change. Minnesotan Basketball analysts Emmett Laurent and Andrew Dukowitz join the pod to recap the Wolves feasting on the Suns in their first round series. We speak about stand out performers like Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Nikeil Alexander Walker and dare to dream about making the finals. I had great fun with these two, particularly in discussing the defensive coverages Chris Finch and co employed to stop Phoenix; ball knowers of the highest order, make sure to go and check them out!

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