The Ringer's NBA Draft Show

J. Kyle Mann and Tate Frazier recap this past weekend’s summer league action by discussing their first impressions among some of the rookies and second-year players. They also discuss the ever-changing dynamics of summer league and how the event has evolved throughout the years. (02:24) - Different dynamics around summer league and how the event has evolved (12:23) - Cooper Flagg, Mavs (17:43) - Dylan Harper, Spurs (24:20) - VJ Edgecombe, Sixers (27:47) - Carter Bryant, Spurs (30:21) - Tre Johnson, Wizards (33:36) - Walter Clayton Jr., Jazz (36:48) - Nique Clifford, Kings (39:58) - Yang Hansen, Blazers (42:13) - Derik Queen, Pelicans (46:23) - Joan Beringer and Rob Dillingham, Timberwolves (49:01) - Danny Wolf and Egor Demin, Nets (50:19) - Cody Williams, Jazz (52:22) - Nikola Topic and Brooks Barnhizer, Thunder (56:37) - Hornets summer league reaction (58:10) - Reed Sheppard, Rockets (59:46) - Positive momentums, summer league jersey sightings, and hanging out with Deon Thompson Check out The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Guide [https://nbadraft.theringer.com/] for all the latest prospect rankings, draft grades, and more! Host: J. Kyle Mann Guest: Tate Frazier Producer: Jessie Lopez Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

J. Kyle Mann is joined by Danny Chau as they share their expectations for this year’s NBA Summer League. First, they discuss V. J. Edgecombe’s readiness, takeaways from Ace Bailey’s debut, and Kasparas Jakucionis’s struggles. Also, what to expect from the no. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, and how quickly will the Mavs shut him down. Next, the guys discuss the different types of players who participate in Summer League, from the second-year rookies who are still looking to develop to the last-chance players who are hoping to create their moment that leads to a roster spot. (04:09) - V. J. Edgecombe (08:42) - Ace Bailey (14:19) - Kasparas Jakucionis (21:04) - Cooper Flagg (24:23) - Second- and third-year players looking to improve (33:44) - On-the-clock players (41:01) - Fringe roster players (44:37) - Last-chance players You can read Danny Chau’s article mentioned in the episode here [https://www.theringer.com/2025/07/09/nba/summer-league-2025-preview-las-vegas-cooper-flagg-dylan-harper]. Check out The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Guide [https://nbadraft.theringer.com/] for all the latest prospect rankings, draft grades, and more! Host: J. Kyle Mann Guest: Danny Chau Producer: Jessie Lopez Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

With the 2025 NBA draft officially behind us, J. Kyle Mann gets a head start on next year and debuts his 2026 NBA mock draft to discuss some of his top prospects heading into next season. (01:10) - Picks No. 1-5 (21:34) - Picks No. 6-10 (29:24) - Picks No. 11-14 Check out The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Guide [https://nbadraft.theringer.com/] for all the latest prospect rankings, draft grades, and more! Host: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Jessie Lopez Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The 2025 NBA draft is officially in the books, so J. Kyle Mann is joined by Albert Ghim and Corey Tulaba from No Ceilings [https://www.noceilingsnba.com/] to react to the second night of the draft. (04:22) - Sell me on Egor Demin (11:30) - Second-round broadcast enhancements (15:26) - Picks 31-40 (43:58) - Picks 41-49 (54:19) - Rest of second round and final takeaways Check out The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Guide [https://nbadraft.theringer.com/] for all the latest prospect rankings, draft grades, and more! Host: J. Kyle Mann Guests: Albert Ghim and Corey Tulaba Producer: Jessie Lopez Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

With the first round in the books, J. Kyle Mann and Danny Chau get together and react to the first night of the NBA draft. (01:21) Teams in the top five (22:12) Teams in the 6-14 range (46:49) Teams in the 15-30 range Check out The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Guide [https://nbadraft.theringer.com/] for all the latest prospect rankings, draft grades, and more! Host: J. Kyle Mann Guest: Danny Chau Producer: Jessie Lopez Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]