Draft Dummies

We wanted to put out a short announcement episode because we have been inactive for the past 6 weeks, and because we are very excited to be joining the Locked On Network! We will be releasing an episode every Wednesday on the 'Locked On NBA Draft' channel. See below for the Spotify link to the channel, but you can search 'Locked on NBA Draft' wherever you get your podcast. https://open.spotify.com/show/7cUBylUwiPDGv0w9ne89iB?si=O9qRbGcsTFWqz4Wxn5yQDA

In this episode, Sam & Cody dive into a couple college prospects: Corey Kispert & Kai Jones, and go over an NBA case study - Christian Wood. These prospects led to a variety of fun conversations including For Kispert: how he stacks up against other wings over the past 15 years in a couple statistical indicators, how to analyze those indicators, and how/where Kispert has improved his game since last year. For Kai Jones, we discussed how to evaluate prospects that began playing basketball at a later edge and discuss the related pros/cons, also discussed his potential development trajectory, and what his role/archetype might end up looking like. We also did a case study on Christian Wood. We talked through his journey and discussed what stood out then and now about his game, and what we learned looking back at his film & statistical profile and will implement as evaluators from his case study moving forward.

Sam and Cody discuss what they saw in the NBA preseason. We discuss what can and should be taken from the preseason. We give an early check in on many NBA rookies. Lots of interesting debate ensued including whether this class looks better than we expected, and the value of individual training and workouts vs team training camp work.

Sam and Cody give their first thoughts on the 2021 NBA draft after months of preparation. Also, we discuss our initial thoughts and takeaways from the first week of CBB and talk about prospects we will he keeping an eye on. We each came in with a list of 2 returners and 2 incoming freshman that we have studied and will continue to monitor. We will be continuing our 2021 preview and CBB coverage, plus NBA discussion on a weekly basis.

Sam and Cody finish sharing their thoughts on the draft including best fits, EARLY all-rookie team predictions and much more!