Buddy Ball

Recurring guest Sam Johnson joins the pod to talk about all things Minnesota Timberwolves and about the Ben Simmons saga in Philadelphia. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJ015

Justin Matcham - a junior at Bowling Green State University and head manager of the school's Men's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about all things Cleveland Cavaliers. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustinMatch26

Charley Wadler - a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with internship experiences on both the team and agency sides - joins the pod to preview the 21-22 season for four NBA teams. We do a deep dive on the teams' past offseasons, on-court outlooks, and predicted outcomes for this season. Twitter: https://twitter.com/charleywadler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charleywadler/

Teo Rice - a freshman on the Yale Men's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about his basketball origin story, prep year at Phillips Exeter, and time interning (with me!) at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Twitter: https://twitter.com/buckets_teo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deuceteo/

Sam Shin - a UC Irvine graduate who has experience working with the LA Clippers - joins the pod to talk about the 2021 offseason live from the Sports Business Classroom studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Twitter: https://twitter.com/shinsanityyyy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam_shin/

Solo pod today recapping the 4.5 hour mock offseason I recorded earlier today. I go through the deals all the top free agents signed and the negotiation processes behind them. Enjoy! Full Mock Offseason (Part 1): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/assistant-to-the-general-manager/id1513739016?i=1000530608672 General Managers' Twitter Handles: @ChanNBAthots @SamJ015 @aramgh @JustinMatch26

Myles Crowell joins the pod to talk about the Philadelphia 76ers. After discussing the jobs he has held in the sports world and what he aspires to do moving forward, we talk about the Sixers from 2013-2021. We start with the Jrue Holiday trade on 2013 draft night all the way through the team's collapse to the Hawks in the 2021 playoffs. Enjoy! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mylescrowell/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcrwll

Lola Mullaney - a rising sophomore on the Harvard Women's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about growing up in Colts Neck, New Jersey, her recruiting process, her amazing freshman season, and her decision to take a gap year during the 2020-2021 school year. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lolamullaney/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lola_Mullaney

Gabe Rozier joins the pod to talk about all things Orlando Magic. We talk about the Vuc era from 2012-2021, the decision to trade the team's three best players this past trade deadline, what to do with the fifth and eighth picks in next week's draft, and much more. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotTakeGabe407 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otowngabe407/

Zach Welch - a rising junior at Cornell - joins the pod to talk about his basketball origin story, next week's draft, and NBA team building philosophy. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Z_Dubz26 Mock Draft Results: Cade Cunningham (1), Jalen Green (2), Evan Mobley (3), Jalen Suggs (4), Jonathan Kuminga (5), Scottie Barnes (6), James Bouknight (7), Moses Moody (8), Jalen Johnson (9), Franz Wagner (10), Jaden Springer (11), Josh Giddey (12), Jared Butler (13), Davion Mitchell (14)

Fellow NBA aficionado Sam Johnson joins the pod to talk about potential Damian Lillard trades. Sam plays the role of Portland's GM and I play the role of the other 29 teams putting together offers for Lillard. Sam rejects about 70% of my initial offers to get us down to five finalists, which quickly becomes four and eventually becomes three. Eventually he is deciding between three pretty big market teams, two of which are in the Eastern Conference. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJ015

Naomi-Grace Jennings - a rising junior on the Harvard Women's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about her upbringing in Bakersfield, California, her journey getting into Harvard on her own and walking onto the Women's Basketball team, and what she has learned from her Government major and African American Studies minor at Harvard. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naygrace_/

Eric Pincus - writer for Bleacher Report, salary cap guy for Basketball Insiders, and instructor at Sports Business Classroom - joins the pod to talk about his experiences as an NBA media member, some interesting cap scenarios this offseason with Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, and Chris Paul, and much more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricPincus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericpincus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/emplay Recent Podcast Appearance: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-baseline-podcast/id1544276107?i=1000526137812

Nate Koesel - a senior at Malone University in Canton, Ohio - joins the pod to talk about all things Cleveland Cavaliers. We touch on the team's #3 draft pick, the restricted free agency of Jarrett Allen, the contract extension talks for Collin Sexton, and potential Kevin Love and Larry Nance trades. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/KoeselNate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nate_koesel/

Sara Park - a rising junior on the Harvard Women's Basketball team - joins the podcast to talk about her recent semester abroad in Korea, her basketball origin story in McLean, Virginia, and her time at Harvard. Enjoy! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ssarapark/

Lorenzo Capannolo - a mutual friend I met through a Fantasy Basketball league this past year - joins the pod to talk about his Phoenix Suns fandom, what these last 11 years have been like since playing the Lakers in the 2010 Western Conference Finals, and the wild ride this season has been. The Suns are hosting Game 1 of the Finals!! Also I take the listeners through a quick preview of the Phoenix Suns' offseason at the end of the episode. Twitter: https://twitter.com/lorenzzbro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorenzocappuccino/

Chris Ledlum - rising junior on the Harvard Men's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about growing up in Brooklyn, New York, his eventful recruiting process, his impressive first season at Harvard in 2019-2020, and the impact of recent legislation regarding the name, image, and likeness of college athletes. Twitter: https://twitter.com/chris_ledlum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c.ledlum/

Ben Pfeifer - a rising junior at Missouri and NBA draft expert - joins the pod to preview next month's draft. We hit on Cade Cunningham (6:15), Evan Mobley (11:05), Jonathan Kuminga (16:36), Scottie Barnes (23:20), Josh Giddey (30:07), Roko Prkacin (36:19), and then Ben does a mock draft of the lottery (41:00). Great episode for those of you interested in the NBA draft. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ben_pfeifer_?lang=en

Kale Catchings - a rising senior on the Harvard Men's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about his upbringing in the greater St. Louis area, his impactful time at Harvard on and off the court, and the importance of his coach, Tommy Amaker. Twitter: https://twitter.com/kcatch24 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_kcatch_/ Social Justice in St. Louis: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2021/05/jhj-undergraduate-between-harvard-stlouis

Maggie McCarthy - a rising junior on the Harvard Women's Basketball and Harvard Women's Lacrosse teams - joins the pod to talk about her upbringing surrounded by sports in Medfield, Massachusetts, her time at Harvard, and her "CEO for a month" position with ISlide. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiemc15/ ISlide Article: https://www.wcvb.com/article/intern-gets-to-be-ceo-of-islide-boston-company/36721384

My friends Chandler Harper and Sam Johnson join the pod to talk about the recent NBA Draft Lottery, the two Conference Finals series, and much more. Chandler: https://twitter.com/ChanNBAthots Sam: https://twitter.com/SamJ015 Chandler and Sam's Podcast: https://twitter.com/tothegm

Lindsey Lawson - rising sophomore on the Harvard Women's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about her upbringing in upstate New York, her basketball recruiting story and what ultimately led her towards picking Harvard, her crazy freshman year experience amidst a pandemic as one of the few Harvard students able to live on campus both semesters, and more. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindseylawsonn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseylawsonn/

Luka Sakota - rising junior on the Harvard Men's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about his Canadian basketball story and some contemporary issues in the basketball world. This is the first of hopefully many top basketball players that I will be talking to. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Luka__Sakota Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luka_sakota/

My good friend and roommate Joey Griffith joins the pod to talk all things Boston Celtics. Listen until the end to find out who Joey would pick as the next coach of the team. Twitter: https://twitter.com/jgriffith1999 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jgriffith18/

This is a pre-episode of the Buddy Ball podcast. In less than 90 seconds I give a quick overview of what to expect from this podcast. Full episodes coming soon!