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Learn about NBA basketball and NBA Draft prospects from experts, scouts, analysts, writers, reporters, coaches, players, front office execs, and fans! Every episode of Learning Basketball has the goal of teaching listeners something new about hoops as Host Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK takes listeners behind the scenes to study teambuilding strategy, concepts on the floor, scouting draft prospects on the rise, covering teams around the NBA, and evaluating player development in the gym. A podcas ...
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Ep. 61 Learning Basketball with Ryan Girardot! @rmgbuilds Ryan Girardot is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cerebro Sports, a basketball scouting data company that is out to collect every box score on earth and put it in one place. Today we learn about Ryan Girardot's journey to running a basketball data company, how he convinced Mark Cuban to invest, bui…
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Ep. 60 Learning Basketball with Ahmed Jama! @SlipTheScreen Ahmed covers the NBA Draft and does Grassroots Scouting with Swish Theory and Next Up basketball. Today we learn about the 2025 NBA Draft lottery, as we bounce around the best matches of player and team when it comes to the player's longterm development chances of success Timeline: 0:00 Int…
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Ep. 59 Learning Basketball with Charlie Cummings! @klaytheist11 Today we learn about the Golden State Warriors after two monumental wins in a Game 7 and Game 1 on the road and celebrate Aaron Gordon making game-winner nba playoff history for Denver. Steph Curry Injury Game 7 Buddy Draymond's shooting and defense Jimmy's clutch factor GM 7 Rockets-W…
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Ep. 58 Learning Basketball with Dayne Coates! Dayne Coates (PG) just averaged 18 PPG for an undefeated 26-0 Class C winning high school team named Berne-Knox-Westerlo. (New York) Dayne went viral in recent weeks due to his unique shooting form and has college football aspirations as a two-sport athlete pursuing college football. Today we learned ab…
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Ep. 57 Learning Basketball with Jackson Frank! @jackfrank_jjf Today we learn about Anthony Edwards' development, James Harden's career evolution, Julius Randle's impact, the Lakers future plans around Luka, as Jackson and I dive into the NBA Playoffs with the Timberwolves knocking out the Lakers and the Nuggets - Clippers series heading to Game 6. …
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Ep. 56 Learning Basketball with Josh Cohen @Josh_Cohen_NBA Josh Cohen is a Writer and Digital Content Manager for the Orlando Magic who covers the Magic and the rest of the NBA. Today we learn about how the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics in GM 3 of their first round series, look at the film and matchups, celebrate Franz Wagner’s and Paolo Ba…
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Ep. 55 Learning Basketball with Robert Flom! @RichHomieFlom Robert Flom is the managing editor for 213 Hoops, covering the NBA, the Clippers, and formerly of Clips Nation, Blazers Edge, and The BBall Index. Today we learn about the Los Angeles Clippers stabilizing the team into a steady contender, Kawhi Leonard resembling his peak form when availab…
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Ep. 54 Learning Basketball with Joe Viray @JoeVirayNBA Joe is an NBA writer who covers the Golden State Warriors for Golden State of Mind and @TheDubNationHQ and the General NBA for @SBNationNBA Today we learn about the Warriors dominant play since the Jimmy Butler Trade, Steph Curry's wow-factor never dying, Draymond Green being the best defender …
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Ep. 53 Learning Basketball with David Steele! David Steele is the play-by-play voice of the Orlando Magic's broadcasting team, now in his 36th year with the team between radio and tv. Today we learn about Dwight Howard's Hall of Fame Career, stories about those Stan Van Gundy teams, David Steele's Top-5 calls and journey into sports broadcasting, a…
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Ep. 52 Learning Basketball with Thom! @ThomNotTom Today we learn about Detroit Basketball with Thom (0:00) His scouting process through the lens of a Pistons fan (5:00), Scouting Thoughts on Ace Bailey and the talented bigs in the 2025 NBA Draft (10:00) , we have The Danny Wolf Conversation (18:00) the University of Michigan program under Head Coac…
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Ep. 51 Learning Basketball with CT Fazio @CTFazio24 CT Fazio is a Head Basketball Coach at SLG and in AAU and a contributor for Crown Hoops who covers the NBA, the NBA Draft, College Hoops, and Denver Nuggets. Today we learn about Carmelo Anthony's legendary basketball career, why the Denver Nuggets would part ways with Head Coach Michael Malone ju…
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Ep. 50 Learning Basketball with Scott Perry @ScottPerryGM Scott Perry is the host of the Hoop Genius Podcast with decades of front office experience spanning from GM of the New York Knicks to Assistant GM and VP of Basketball Operations with the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Seattle Supersonics. Today we learn about Scott’s …
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Ep. 49 Learning Basketball with Roshan Potluri @PickAndRo Roshan works in Scouting and Analytics with Los Capitanes, the G League team in Mexico City, is the Founder of Pistons Fleet, and covers the NBA Draft for Swish Theory Today we learn about Closeout Creation, Draft Philosophy, and Draft the Best Wings in the 2025 NBA Draft Timestamps: 00:00 I…
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Ep. 48 Learning Basketball with Dan Devine @yourmanDevine Dan Devine covers the NBA for Yahoo and formerly at The Ringer. Dan cohosts The Big Number pod with Tom Haberstroh Today we learn about Dan's journey into basketball media, advice to those chasing a similar path, voter fatigue affecting Giannis in MVP races, Jamal Murray finally looking like…
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Ep. 47 Learning Basketball with Josh Robbins! @JoshuaBRobbins Josh Robbins covers the Washington Wizards for The Athletic and is co-host of The Athletic's Bullet Points podcast. He covered the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Sentinel across decades. Today we learn about what it was like covering the Dwight Howard-Stan Van Gundy Orlando Magic teams up…
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Ep. 46 Learning Basketball with Tristan Pharis @TristanUda Tristan Pharis does Sports Media and Photo Journalism as an editor for A Sea of Blue and the Founder of Kentucky Insider Today we learn about the Kentucky Basketball program under first-year head coach Mark Pope, Otega Oweh and other prospects NBA Draft chances, season expectations in a tou…
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Ep. 45 with Ahmed Jama @SlipTheScreen Ahmed covers the NBA Draft and Grassroots Basketball Scouting with Swish Theory and Next Up BBall Today we learn about the impact of March Madness on how we talk about the NBA Draft and we talk about prospects who stand to see the biggest rise to their draft stock from a deep postseason run. Timeline 00:00 Intr…
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Ep. 44 Learning Basketball with Tony East. @TonyReast Tony East is the Host of @lockedonpacers and covers Indiana’s pro basketball teams - the Pacers and the Fever - for The Next Hoops, Forbes, WTHR Today we learn about Indiana basketball, Caitlin Clark's impact on everything, Pacers team rising back to the playoffs with a fast-paced style of play,…
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Ep. 43 Learning Basketball with Matt Babcock @MattBabcock11 Matt Babcock is an NBA Draft Analyst and founder of Babcock Hoops College Hoops NIL Wild Wild West – Will Colleges Hire GMs? Matt Babcock on Scouting Process + 2025 NBA Draft: VJ Edgecombe, Egor Demin, Joan Berenger, Noa Essengue, Jeremiah Fears, Boogie Fland Timeline 00:00 Introduction & …
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Ep. 42 Learning Basketball with Ku Khahil @KukhahilKu Khalil is a Pistons Media Member and Host of Locked on Pistons Podcast. Today we learn about this Detroit Pistons team: what's the difference with this year’s playoff team compared to the lottery teams of seasons prior? On Cade’s rising stardom, Ivey’s jump when healthy, Ausar Thompson flying ar…
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Ep. 41 Learning Basketball with Jameelah Johnson @JameelahJNBA Jameelah covers the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Dream at atlhawksfans.com Today we learn about Pro Basketball in Atlanta, a WNBA icon like Brittney Griner choosing to play in Atlanta, Trae Young’s confusing status around the league as an NBA superstar scoring engine, the home run Dyson Da…
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Ep. 40 Learning Basketball with Esfandiar Baraheni @JustEsBaraheni Es is a Toronto native covering the Toronto Raptors at Raptors Republic with NBA coverage at Bleacher Report, ProHoopsWriters, Sportscasting and Raptors905. Es does Sideline reporting at the CEBL, and is Cohost of NBA Daily with The Athletic Today we learn about the challenges of vo…
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Ep. 39 with Cameron Salerno @cameronsalerno1 Cameron Salerno covers College Basketball and Football with CBS Sports, formerly of 247 Sports, Sacramento Bee, and the Associated Press covering the Sacramento Kings. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 02:34 This High Impact Class of College Freshman 34:11 Sacramento Kings trade Fox for Lavine - Where do the…
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Ep. 38 with Tobias Bass@Tobias_Bass on TwitterScouting 2025 NBA Draft Sleepers, Standout Grassroots Prospects, Recruitment & Player Evaluation, Breaking into Sports Media, and The State of Texas High School Hoops with Tobias Bass of The AthleticTobias Bass is a basketball scout, analyst, and live news editor with The Athletic, covering the basketba…
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Ep. 37 with Tyler Wilson (@ProspectingNBA) Tyler Wilson covers the San Antonio Spurs and NBA Draft at his Prospecting Leads newsletter on Substack and as a writer and host of the Finishing Touch podcast with Swish Theory Today we learn about the hidden value in the De'Aaron Fox Trade to San Antonio to play with Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul as t…
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Ep. 36 with Sasha Stefanovic @StefanovicSasha Today we learn basketball with Sasha Stefanovic. Sasha played college basketball at Purdue, has pro experience overseas and is now back at Purdue on the sideline as the Director of Player Personnel.Purdue's Sasha Stefanovic on March Madness stories, playing with Zach Edey, Jaden Ivey, Carsen Edwards, fi…
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Ep. 35 with Charlie Cummings (@klaytheist11) Charlie Cummings covers the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, and NBA player development for@SwishTheory and@WarriorsInvite and is a pro/college consultant for@NextUp_BBall. Today we learn about how long Jimmy Butler can extend the championship window for Steph & Draymond, and break down the Cav…
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Ep. 34 Learning Basketball with Tim "Cranjis McBasketball" (@Tim_NBA) Tim is the Founder of BBall Index, a co-host of Lakers Exceptionalism podcast, and an NBA Team & Agent Consultant Today, we learning about different ways JJ Redick can maximize this new look Lakers offense with Luka and LeBron, from theory to breaking down the X's and O's, and ou…
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Ep. 33 with Nathan King Nathan King is an Auburn beat reporter with 247 Sports and Hosts the Auburn Undercover Podcast. Today we learn about Auburn’s NBA Draft prospects Johni Broome, Tahaad Pettiford, Chad Baker-Mazara, Miles Kelly, hear about what it was like in the arena for College Gameday’s marquee matchup of the weekend between #1 Auburn vs. …
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Ep. 32 with Nick Andre Nick Andre hosts Podcasts from "For The Love of The Game" to "Best W Show" to "Bleave in FSU" and works with ChopChat.com and Fansided covering NBA, WNBA, Men's and Women's NCAA basketball, with a focus on FSU Hoops Today we learn about Taniya Latson leading the country in scoring, dominating the game at the levels of Paige B…
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Ep. 31 with Corban Ford Corban Ford covers the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA, and the NBA Draft with Swish Theory, The Pro16 League, The Lead, and Basketball Intelligence. Corban is the Podcast Host of Roundball Ramble and Roster Reconstruction. Today we learn about the most shocking trade in NBA history: Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, reacting and r…
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Ep. 30 Learning Basketball with Mirin Fader Mirin Fader is a New York Times Best-Selling author of "Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion" and just published her new book "Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon” Mirin is a sports writer with The Ringer, formerly of Bleacher Report and the Orange County Register. Today, we learn abo…
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Ep. 29 with Dante Marchitelli Dante Marchitelli is an Orlando Magic Host and Sideline Reporter for Bally sports and is a Host of Magic Insiders on 969 The Game and The Pod Squad with the Orlando Magic Today we dive down Orlando Magic history: Dante's journey into Basketball Media, lessons learned working with David Steele and Jeff Turner calling Ma…
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Ep. 28 with Matt Powers Matt covers the NBA/WNBA draft, is an Editor/Co-Founder of Swish Theory, and formerly was a contributor at The Stepien Today we learn about The Modern Wave of Skilled Bigs entering the NBA, Scouting Zach Edey and Matt’s #1 prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft, Scouting Cooper Flagg as our #1 prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft, debate…
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Ep. 27 with Lucas Kaplan Lucas is an NBA Writer with Nets Daily and Swish Theory, formerly at SIS_Hoops He covers the Brooklyn Nets, the NY Liberty, and the NBA Draft He Cohosts The Backcourt Podcast with Sarah Kustok Today we learn about the difference-making strengths of the WNBA Champion NY Liberty, Scoot Henderson's coming out party 39pt Career…
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Ep. 26 with Zach Welch Zach Welch is a Basketball Scout & Analyst with Pro Insight We draft our Top-10 “Scoring Creators” at the NBPA Top-100 Camp, targeting the most consistent offensive engine prospects. We also provide our Scouting thoughts on Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis as a potential Top-5 2025 NBA Draft Pick, along with detailing Zach’s Sco…
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Ep. 25 Learning Basketball with Brian McCormick (from Poland!)Victor Wembanyama The Generational Prospect, Fake Fundamentals, Developing Playmakers at Every Position, Basketball Book Author Writing Process Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background & Coaching Philosophy 20:20 Communication Skills when Players might not understand 26:30 Fake Fundame…
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Ep. 24 with Eric Weiss @EricWeiss_SA Director of Learning @ Luceo Sports Former Draft & Development Consultant @ Sports Aptitude and Head of NBA Scouting @ Draft Express Co-Creator of CrowdScout with William Huang, a new helpful tool for finding, sharing, and breaking down NBA Film clips Timeline: 0:00 Introduction & Background 1:00 Creating the Cr…
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Learning Basketball – @AlexHoops – OKC Thunder, Franz Wagner, Amen Thompson, Scottie Barnes Alex of @AlexHoops on YouTube/Twitter is a cohost of The Media Pass podcast with Mat Issa Timeline: 0:00 Introduction & Background 1:06 Creative Process Watching Film & Editing YouTube Videos9:41 Michael Jordan vs. Jackie Moon 11:06 Media Pass Podcast with M…
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Ep. 22 Learning Basketball with Ricky O’Donnell Ricky O’Donnell is a writer, editor, associate director of programming at SB Nation Ricky covers the NBA Draft, Grassroots Scouting, the NBA and the Chicago Bulls Timestamps: 0:00 Background 2:15 NBA Christmas 10:15 Ricky’s Journey into Basketball Media & Creative Writing Process 14:05 Evaluating The …
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Ep. 21 Learning Basketball with Stone Hansen Stone Hansen covers the NBA draft and is a Co-host of the @upsideswings Podcast with Cooper Klein and Bryce Hendrick Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background 3:35 Shoutout Upside Swings podcast and The Cerebro Sports Team + Grassroots Database 6:45 Interviewing players for first hand perspective on bas…
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Memphis Grizzlies "Wheel" Concept, Jaren Jackson Jr.'s Development, Ja Morant's Return, Impact Rookies, Noah LaRoche, Thomas Lisalo, "Iverson Follow" & "Horns Out Chase" Film Breakdowns with Adam Pike Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background 2:00 What’s new with the Grizzlies this season? Hand Tracking the Grizzlies offensive possessions by Freel…
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Ep. 19 Learning Basketball with Spencer DaviesHost of Courtside with Cavs on SI PodcastNBA Writer with RG Media, Babcock Hoops, and Hoop IndustryCovers the Cleveland Cavalilers and NBA at large Timestamps 0:00 Introduction & Background 2:10 Writing Process 11:10 How to build a full time career in freelance basketball media 15:55 What to look for wh…
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Joel Rush is an NBA writer with Forbes who covers the Denver Nuggets from Japan! Hear about his background, process watching film, ideas for writing stories, and dive into this Denver Nuggets season Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background 2:28 Writing Process 5:00 Michael Porter Jr.’s Playmaking Development 6:50 What’s going on with Jamal Murray…
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Evin Gualberto is a Basketball Coach at DeMatha who loves film study, as his YouTube channel will show you: http://youtube.com/evingualberto Evin is a Freelance basketball writer, a pro video scout. Evin is a Cohost of multiple podcasts: The Step Through WNBA Podcast with Sabreena Merchant; Bouncing Around with Samson Folk; Ready to Diagram with @b…
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Ep. 16 of Learning Basketball with Prolific Prep Basketball Coach Mo Haroon! Coaching AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Tyran Stokes, Niko Bundalo, Seven Spurlock, Winters Grady, Aiden Sherrell, Obinna Ekezie, Mikey Lewis, Zoom Diallo, Rajan Roberts, Derrion Reed at Prolific Prep with Mo Haroon Projected Top-3 2026 NBA Draft Pick Darryn Peterson and Pr…
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Jordan Allen is the Founder at Rising Stars Scouting and Creator of the Rising Stars Substack covering under the radar prospects and g-league players Basketball Insider and Advisor at Basketball Intelligence Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background, Rising Stars Scouting & Substack 3:28 Jordan's Scouting Process 6:55 Meleek Thomas Commits to Arka…
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Ep. 14 of Learning Basketball with Krishna Narsu!Krishna Narsu is the inventor of the LEBRON impact metric with BBall Index, the default stat used in the popular NBA Trade Machine on Fanspo for projecting wins after fake trades. He contributes to Nylon Calculus and has formerly worked as an Analytics Consultant with the Dallas Mavericks. Find his w…
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0.5 Decision-Making Advantage Creation with Flagler Basketball Coach Brandon Benson on his experience from Prep to D1, studying NBA Head Coach Concepts, and Coaching Moustapha Thiam and Savo Drezgic Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background, how Brandon got into coaching 13:50 Getting to work with different coaches with different experiences 21:50…
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Ahmed Jama (@SlipTheScreen) covers NBA Draft and Grassroots Basketball, does NBA Scouting work with Next Up Basketball Consulting and Swish Theory, and is the Co-Host of The Draft Council Podcast with Dan Olinger. Best NBA Draft Prospect Alive? Scouting 2025 & 2026 NBA Draft: Cooper Flagg, Cam Boozer, AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Chris Cenac, Mele…
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