Welcome to our Dalton Knecht episode! We break down his game to see if there's more than just the jump shooting potential, then we discuss his fit on the Lakers, the ROY race, and the context of his age and success in the NBA. We add a lot more color to his game, so tune in for a really good discussion on a Dalton and how his game fits in the greater NBA and the future of the league.

Next week, we will do a special Young Guys draft: We take the players in the 2024, 2023, and 2022 draft classes, put them in a massive pool, and attempt to build our own NBA teams with them. More than anything else, we'll be able to put all the players in comparison with one another and their effectiveness for what we see as the future of the NBA. Make sure to tune in next week after you enjoy this one!

00:00 Introduction to Dalton Knecht's stats and NBA Combine

06:59 Defense

20:19 Offense

34:01 Team Fit and Role on the Lakers

44:26 The Age Question

51:39 Player Comparisons and Potential

55:55 Rookie of the Year Predictions

57:53 Next Episode Young Players Draft Preview

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We continue our scouting series with Zach Edey! We analyze his game and break him down, and we'll let the cat out of the bag early: we both really like him. What really matters is, will it work in the NBA? And will he get the opportunity to do it? Tune in to find out.

You'll see a deeper look into the state of the low post in the modern NBA thanks to Noah's analysis, and see how Edey can get his pathway to minutes. Stick around to the very end to see how we'd split up our betting money for the 2024-2025 Rookie of the Year race.

Next week, our focus will be on the other dominant college scorer of this draft class: Dalton Knecht of the Los Angeles Lakers.

00:00 Introduction to Zach Edey's Stats, Summer League, and Combine

03:04 Offense

07:42 Philosophizing the Low Post in the Modern NBA

35:27 Defense

41:58 Grizzlies Fit and Future Potential

50:47 Rookie of the Year Investment Game

57:44 Final Thoughts and Next Episode Preview

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We finally come back to some 2024 rookies! This time we have a preview of Nikola Topic, who may very well be a 2025 rookie himself depending on how this year goes. Drafted 12th into OKC, we'll break him down to see what he can provide the Thunder and how he stacks up to other point guard prospects in both the 2024 and 2025 draft classes! This episode really puts the point guard conversation into context, so don't miss it!

Stay tuned next week when we finally shift away from guards and the perimeter entirely by examining the Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Edey.

00:00 Welcome and Intro to Nikola Topic

03:11 Standout Stats and Defensive Analysis

20:03 Offensive Analysis

41:36 Role in OKC and Potential

44:36 Player Comparisons

47:58 Investment Game

58:23 Final Thoughts and Next Episode Preview

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At long last, here is our final episode of the 2025 NBA Draft Preseason Preview series! Our final prospect is Nolan Traore, French point guard playing for Saint Quentin next year. We do an early deep dive and break down his strengths and weaknesses, before we see where he fits in to the larger 2025 NBA Draft big board conversation.

Stick around for some deep insights into our valuing of Traore vs the other prospects as we wrap up the series as a whole, and stay tuned for our philosophical conversation on point guards in the modern NBA context.

Keep a lookout for next week when we go over another point guard with also no summer league experience in Nikola Topic!

00:48 Nolan Traore Intro + Stats

05:22 Offense

30:47 Defense

37:42 Fantasy Hoops Breakdown

42:47 Big Board Rankings

47:17 Big Board Investments

51:55 Point Guard Philosophy Conversation

56:15 Player Comparisons

01:00:57 Series Wrap-Up and Next Steps

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Rounding out our 2025 NBA Draft preseason scouting preview series is upcoming Rutgers point swingman Dylan Harper. Heralded by his own merits even before Ace Bailey joined the Rutgers roster, he comes in as a smooth playmaking offensive engine. Here we highlight his unique strengths and skillset, and highlight areas he can improve on for the coming season.

Stick around for the player comps and fantasy snippets, and enjoy one of the players that we'll get to enjoy scouting over the next draft season. You'll also get to see how our big boards shape up at the end of scouting four prospects so far.

00:00 Intro to Dylan Harper

03:51 Offense

30:43 Defense

40:05 Player Comps

45:41 Big Board and Prospect Investments

53:28 Final Thoughts and Upcoming Reviews

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Continuing our 2025 NBA Draft preseason scouting preview series, we take a look at one of the top contenders for the #2 pick, and potentially challenging for #1, in Airious "Ace" Bailey. Known for his scoring prowess on the wing, Ace brings a lot to the table. We break down his strengths and areas of improvement, and determine just how much he can challenge for that top pick crown.

Rather than our normal pairings format, we decided to do a deeper dive and focus on a solo prospect, especially with how difficult it is to scout high school prospects. We enjoyed the deep dive early scouting, and the even deeper dive conversation.

Join us next week for Ace's Rutgers teammate Dylan Harper!

01:34 Challenges of Scouting High School Prospects

03:52 Ace Bailey Intro

04:49 Offensive

26:14 Defense

36:11 Final Thoughts and Big Board Rankings

43:41 Comparisons and Conclusion

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We are back and joined by a very special guest: standout hooper in his heyday and father to our very own Noah Sharp, Mr. Chris Sharp. He brings his sharp insight and deep basketball knowledge to help us kick off our new 2025 Draft Preview series, where we focus on the projected top picks of next year's draft class to gauge their starting point before they enter their final evaluation year.

We start the series off with the very top of the class, focusing on Duke's Cooper Flagg and Baylor's Valdez "VJ" Edgecombe, Jr. We analyze their current strengths and growth areas before they start their freshman year, and evaluate what they need to work on prior to the draft.

Come for the early analysis of next year's potential top picks, especially our focus on the heralded Cooper Flagg, and stay for the Steve Kerr Olympic Easter egg, along with sobered talks on the NBA draft hype machine.

Tune in next time for our look at Ace Bailey!

00:00 Introducing special guest Chris Sharp

02:01 VJ Edgecombe

20:10 Cooper Flagg

46:47 Final Thoughts on Cooper Flagg, VJ Edgecombe, and the hype machine

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Note: You may notice our production quality not being as crisp for this episode. There were some minor technical difficulties, so we had to use the backup audio copy.

In Part II of the Summer League review series, we take a look at the sophomore standouts from the Draft Class of '23. This was a bit more challenging to scout, as more of the sophomores were either unavailable, too good to play in summer league, so good they were on national teams for the Olympics, or were just near non-factors.

Tune in for the sophomore analysis, but stick around for much more glimpses into our own dynasty fantasy hoops leagues than we planned to include.

01:45 East: Jarace Walker

08:57 West: GG Jackson

13:12 East: Anthony Black and Jett Howard

21:25 West: Cam Whitmore

28:21 East: Jalen Wilson

34:21 West: Brandon Podziemski

41:51 West: Julian Strawther and Leonard Miller

44:41 West: Taylor Hendricks