Prep2Pro NBA Draft Podcast

On this episode we were joined by Jake Loos, VP of Basketball & New Initiatives at Sports Info Solutions, as he gives incredibly unique insight into what it's like to be a part of an NBA Draft room. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jake and Max discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the 2021 NBA Draft class.

Jake and Max are joined by Henry Ward for the second part of their conversation on team-building in the 2021 NBA Draft.Note: We elected not to discuss the tragic passing of Terrence Clarke as neither of us feels comfortable discussing it at this moment. Life is precious and we will always do our best to remember prospects are people first.

Jake and Max are joined by Henry Ward to talk about his philosophy on team-building and its application to the 2021 NBA Draft.

Jake and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss certain avenues of player development for 2021 prospects.

Jake and Max are joined by P.D. Web to talk about developing some prospects from the 2021 NBA Draft.

Jake and Max briefly overview every prospect--adopting a rather liberal interpretation of the term "prospect"--in the 2021 NCAA Tournament field, offering a viewing guide for 2021 March Madness.

Jake and Max are joined by Henry Ward for Part 2 of our conversation about latent skills and how the concept applies to the 2021 NBA Draft.

Jake and Max are joined by Henry Ward to talk about latent skills in prospect evaluation and apply it to the 2021 NBA Draft.

In this episode we talk about the value of ground coverage and defensive range. While diving into the specific types, we bring former/current prospects to the table who fit the bill.

Jake and Max talk about the different types of defensive manipulation.

Jake and Max discuss the value of advantage creation and the implications of prospects relying upon complex advantage creation to win.

Jake and Max continue their conversation on wings from Part 1, focusing on 3&D, slashers, and shooting specialists.

In this episode, we talk about the value of wings in the team-building process. We dive into different archetypes, explaining their value and limitations, with examples from the current and previous draft classes. Tough shot makers, elite glue guys and team defense are discussed in part 1, stay tuned for the second half later in the week.

Ben and Max are joined by Jake Rosen to talk Sharife Cooper's Auburn debut and the lessons he can teach us about guard evaluation. They also make an announcement about the future of the pod.

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss Day'Ron Sharpe, Cade Cunningham, Jaden Springer and more 2021 NBA Draft prospects.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped.1:40 - Day'Ron Sharpe13:00 - Cade Cunningham vs TCU25:40 - Greg Brown33:15 - Romeo Weems39:37 - Marcus Bagley47:50 - Terrence Shannon Jr53:15 - Christian Braun56:37 - Emoni Bates59:59 - Jaden Springer (again!)

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss all things Evan Mobley.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped.

Ben and Max discuss Scottie Barnes, Jaden Springer, Corey Kispert, and more 2021 NBA Draft prospects.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped

Ben and Max discuss the deep off-ball scorer pool for the 2021 NBA Draft, including James Bouknight, Ziaire Williams, Jalen Green, and more.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped

Ben and Max are joined by Jake Rosen to discuss Tre Mann and Scottie Lewis, Scottie Barnes, Keon Johnson, and more prospects.Presented by Betonline and ManscapedLatest update on Keyontae Johnson: https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1338949071416012804?s=20

Ben and Max are joined by Jake Rosen to discuss Cade Cunningham and big initiators, debate on secondary creators, and more.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:38 - Cade Cunningham/Big initiators15:38 - Jalen Johnson/Moses Moody37:14 - Secondary creators/scalability discussion58:25 - Strength

Ben and Max are joined by Jackson Frank of Dime Uproxx to discuss debuts of Ziaire Williams and Jalen Johnson, check in on the Kentucky prospects and much more.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:40 - BJ Boston11:33 - Terrence Clarke20:34 - Isaiah Jackson32:15 - Alen Flanigan and Jaylin Williams36:33 - Rocket Watts38:00 - Dre Davis41:55 - Kai Jones45:33 - Micah Peavy49:56 - Marcus Bagley58:26 - Aaron Henry1:01:23 - DJ Stewart1:04:36 - Tre Mann

Ben and Max are joined by Jackson Frank of Dime Uproxx to discuss debuts of Ziaire Williams and Jalen Johnson, check in on the Kentucky prospects and much more.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:50 - Ziaire Williams14:54 - Jalen Johnson26:46 - Greg Brown35:59 - Moses Moody43:26 - Jalen Suggs

Ben and Max discuss various games and performances from 2021 draft prospects in the opening few days of the college basketball season.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:49 - Jalen Suggs10:25 - Corey Kispert17:02 - Evan Mobley29:18 - Caleb Love/RJ Davis35:00 - Roko Prkacin39:40 - Trayce Jackson Davis44:22 - Jason Preston46:44 - Bryce Thompson49:18 - Dwon Odom

Ben and Max discuss various games and performances from 2021 draft prospects in the opening few days of the college basketball season.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:27 - Sharife Cooper eligibility4:26 - Cade Cunningham11:48 - Terrence Clarke17:29 - Brandon Boston 22:15 - Isaiah Jackson28:57 - Miles McBride36:57 - Nah’Shon Hyland43:00 - Ayo Dosunmu47:54 - Brandon Newman

Ben and Max recap their favorite and least favorite picks from the 2020 NBA Draft along with broad trends and takeaways.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped2:18 - Jalen Smith to the Suns7:33 - Aaron Nesmith to the Celtics15:39 - Immanuel Quickley to the Knicks19:29 - Payton Pritchard to the Celtics23:23 - Traditional bigs: Isaiah Stewart, Udoka Azubuike, Daniel Oturu, etc31:04 - Things to track35:25 - General trends and takeaways41:38 - Keon Johnson49:09 - Jaemyn Brakefield51:16 - Zach Freemantle

Ben and Max recap their favorite and least favorite picks from the 2020 NBA Draft along with broad trends and takeaways.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped2:25 - Tyrese Haliburton to the Kings5:30 - Kira Lewis to the Pelicans11:50 - Josh Green to the Mavericks16:46 - Precious Achiuwa to the Heat21:35 - Tyrese Maxey to the 76ers25:15 - Malachi Flynn to the Raptors31:42 - Nico Mannion to the Warriors35:48 - Sam Merrill to the Bucks38:50 - Various other good value picks44:35 - Onyeka Okongwu to the Hawks50:26 - Obi Toppin to the Knicks

Ben and Max's live draft show, but in podcast form.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped

Ben and Max's live draft show, but in podcast form.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped

Ben and Max's live draft show, but in podcast form.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped

Ben and Max discuss the draft boards and philosophy as a whole before analyzing the 2020 NBA draft and their personal draft boards and tiers.Max's board: https://twitter.com/maxacarlin/status/1328347399107059722?s=20Ben's board: https://twitter.com/Ben_Pfeifer_/status/1328805638395236352?s=20Presented by Betonline and Manscaped3:30 - Discussing big board tiers17:55 - Post-draft risers and fallers30:52 - Neemias Queta34:35 - Chet Holmgren (again!)36:40 - 2021 CBB talk, favorite teams

Ben and Max discuss the draft boards and philosophy as a whole before analyzing the 2020 NBA draft and their personal draft boards and tiers.Max's board: https://twitter.com/maxacarlin/status/1328347399107059722?s=20Ben's board: https://twitter.com/Ben_Pfeifer_/status/1328805638395236352?s=20Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:55 - Continued general 2020 draft discussion16:35 - Comparing 2020 to other draft classes26:11 - Discussing big board tiers

Ben and Max discuss the draft boards and philosophy as a whole before analyzing the 2020 NBA draft and their personal draft boards and tiers.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped2:52 - Value of draft boards15:50 - General draft philosophy overview30:11 - Overarching 2020 draft class thoughts

Ben and Max answer listener questions leading up to the 2020 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped1:28 - Will Kaleb Wesson be drafted3:37 - Evaluation biases8:58 - Robert Woodard's 3&D potential11:01 - Celtics drafting Markus Howard/Sam Merrill14:17 - Best pnr ballhandler in the draft15:42 - How the future of the NBA relates to the draft20:41 - Best fit for the Celtics in a trade up26:39 - Is 2020 draft deep with role players29:14 - Weighing/evaluating ceiling and floor33:45 - Josh Hall36:53 - Shakeel Moore37:45 - KJ Martin

Ben and Max answer listener questions leading up to the 2020 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped1:25 - Late 1st ballhandlers who could be steals6:18 - How we decide which games to watch8:59 - D'Angelo Russell to Killian Hayes12:49 - Grant Riller's ceiling similar to Kemba Walker16:08 - Mavericks trade up targets19:48 - Ideal draft night for the Celtics25:23 - Jaden McDaniels' ceiling/floor26:55 - First round prospect who will be out of the league in four years32:08 - Tyrese Maxey stock and Karim Mane38:27 - Favorite 2021 international prospect after Usman Garuba and Roko Prkacin40:11 - Mason Jones vertical increase43:03 - Onyeka Okongwu playing the 4 and other mobile 4s

Ben and Max answer listener questions leading up to the 2020 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped2:22 - Kira Lewis, Grant Riller or Malachi Flynn for the 76ers4:38 - Fake trades8:37 - Deuce McBride in 202010:34 - Prospects we're worried we're too high and too low on19:14 - Prospects we'd be most surprised to be wrong about24:41 - Prospect we'd add two inches to27:42 - Tyler Bey's potential is shooting percentages are legit29:27 - Kira Lewis to the Kings32:18 - Prospects with good shooting percentages who have bad shooting projections and vice versa42:24 - Why isn't Josh Green top 1047:19 - Precious Achiuwa vs Paul Reed

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss some bad player comparisons in the 2020 NBA draft and the general nature of player comps in the draft.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped3:18 - Killian Hayes to James Harden/D'Angelo Russell6:32 - LaMelo Ball to Shaun Livingston9:11 - Anthony Edwards to Victor Oladipo/ Wade11:37 - Onyeka Okongwu/Precious Achiuwa to Bam Adebayo/Montrezl Harrell15:58 - Kira Lewis to De'Aaron Fox18:18 - RJ Hampton to Dante Exum19:37 - James Wiseman to Chris Bosh/Deandre Ayton23:20 - Deni Avdija to Danilo Gallinari27:23 - Aleksej Pokusevski to Dragan Bender and Kristaps Porzingis32:20 - Jaden McDaniels to Jonathan Isaac35:08 - Aaron Nesmith to Klay Thompson42:45 - Tyrese Haliburton to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander46:02 - Obi Toppin to Shawn Marion49:17 - Abdoulaye N'Doye to Frank Ntilikina51:48 - Jaden Springer56:25 - Craig Porter58:44 - Aaron Henry1:00:20 - RJ Davis1:02:05 - Peter Hemschemeier (WTF, P.D.)

Ben and Max revisit their preseason 2020 NBA draft boards and discuss how their perception and evaluation of the top prospects in this draft has changed or not changed since then.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped2:12 - Devin Vassell9:12 - Onyeka Okongwu14:24 - Patrick Williams17:52 - Isaac Okoro24:27 - Tyrese Maxey29:04 - Isaiah Joe34:04 - Andre Jackson39:11 - Chet Holmgren43:02 - Jaden Hardy45:59 - Frankie Collins48:26 - Josh Giddey51:20 - Mojave King53:25 - Aly Khalifa/Bennedict Mathurin

Ben and Max revisit their preseason 2020 NBA draft boards and discuss how their perception and evaluation of the top prospects in this draft has changed or not changed since then.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped5:15 - Anthony Edwards11:45 - Cole Anthony20:20 - Deni Avdija24:40 - Nico Mannion30:50 - LaMelo Ball37:05 - RJ Hampton43:33 - Killian Hayes52:40 - Isaiah Stewart

Ben and Max rank their best value plays in the 2020 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped.

Ben and Max rank their best value plays in the 2020 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped.

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss the morass of combo bigs in the 2021 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:28 - Greg Brown12:50 - Jalen Johnson20:02 - Evan Mobley31:20 - Jalen Harris34:10 - Tramon Mark37:05 - Dominick Harris/Julian Strawther40:40 - Andre Jackson43:40 - Geico Top Flight Invite

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss the morass of combo bigs in the 2021 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped0:26 - Devin Vassell did what????8:12 - Roko Prkacin23:52 - Scottie Barnes38:30 - Usman Garuba

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss his heuristic for evaluating guards and its implications for the 2020 NBA Draft.4:08 - Easy half-court buckets11:45 - Degree of difficulty of the average bucket20:07 - How dramatic is the advantage/space creation29:30 - Look closely at the passing windows 37:55 - Show me the special

Ben and Max discuss the 2020 NBA Draft prospects they're most afraid they're going to be wrong about.Presented by Betonline and Manscaped1:35 - Kira Lewis7:18 - Mason Jones12:55 - Sharife Cooper28:01 - Caleb Love37:00 - Ziaire Williams44:03 - Moses Moody

Ben and Max discuss the 2020 NBA Draft prospects they're most afraid they're going to be wrong about.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped3:17 - Anthony Edwards12:22 - Killian Hayes18:37 - Aleksej Pokusevski25:35 - Isaac Okoro32:00 - Cole Anthony43:27 - RJ Hampton

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves' core and what they should do with the number one pick.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped2:25 - Anthony Edwards15:16 - LaMelo Ball26:20 - Deni Avdija34:55 - Isaac Okoro43:10 - Devin Vassell49:28 - Aleksej Pokusevski55:42 - Killian Hayes1:00:40 - Other options/our picks1:03:28 - Mike Saunders1:09:00 - Sharife Cooper

Ben and Max are joined by P.D. Web to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves' core and what they should do with the number one pick.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped2:05 - Karl-Anthony Towns13:35 - D'Angelo Russell27:52 - Jarrett Culver51:50 - Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez

Ben and Max discuss their rankings of 2020 NBA Draft prospects based on their ceiling outcome.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped1:45 - Patrick Williams9:39 - Obi Toppin16:06 - Kira Lewis20:55 - Killian Tillie25:52 - Xavier Tillman30:25 - James Wiseman35:52 - Isaiah Joe39:18 - Malachi Flynn42:11 - Deni Avdija47:30 - Josh Green51:57 - Jaden McDaniels56:15 - Tyrell Terry59:08 - Desmond Bane1:01:12 - Tyrese Haliburton1:04:42 - Precious Achiuwa1:07:40 - Theo Maledon1:10:55 - Tyler Bey1:12:44 - Aaron Nesmith1:14:32 - Nico Mannion1:15:50 - Naji Marshall1:17:50 - Nate Hinton1:19:19 - Honorable mentions

Ben and Max discuss their rankings of 2020 NBA Draft prospects based on their ceiling outcome.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped3:13 - LaMelo Ball10:30 - Killian Hayes17:35 - Isaac Okoro27:00 - Anthony Edwards36:59 - Leandro Bolmaro38:59 - Grant Riller44:46 - Tyrese Maxey51:58 - Devin Vassell56:45 - Aleksej Pokusevski1:02:17 - RJ Hampton1:07:50 - Cole Anthony1:14:14 - Onyeka Okongwu

Ben and Max discuss their favorite projected second rounders in the 2020 NBA Draft.Presented by Betonline.ag and Manscaped1:52 - Malachi Flynn14:09 - Grant Riller18:18 - Abdoulaye N'Doye22:42 - Xavier Tillman29:55 - Desmond Bane38:09 - Ty-Shon Alexander42:00 - Isaiah Joe49:47 - Nate Hinton53:40 - Killian Tillie59:59 - NBA teams hiring high school analysts1:01:55 - Isaiah Stewart