For our first prospect of the 2027 Draft Cycle, we lock in on Arizona's returning big Motiejus Krivas, who is a quintessential big who offers pretty much everything you would want out of a center. Does he provide more? We examine, and forecast some developmental paths that would make him a stronger prospect. 

00:00 Catch Up/NBA Offseason Talk

11:41 Motiejus Krivas

42:35 NBA Comps 

46:47 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Noah - The game 007: First Light

Jeffrey - the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man films

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We have hit episode 100! To celebrate, we discuss the offseason, summer league, and have a brief mini-retrospective at some of our favorites during these past few years and 100 episodes. 

00:00 Intro

03:34 Offseasoh Talk 

20:33 Summer League

01:04:55 Top Four Picks Discussion

01:08:44 Homer Corner

01:17:07 Century Retrospective

01:22:55 Recommendations

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That's right, this is still a dynasty fantasy podcast.

We review TWO rookie drafts that occurred in our ongoing dynasty leagues: our legendary, long-running home league that spans three continents, and of course the Old Man Squad Dynasty League. The format for both is 12 team 9-cat, two rounds each, followed by waivers during the season.

We also discuss the big Jaylen Brown trade.

Recommendations:

Noah - Trying different food/drink combinations in different countries. Highlighted here: 75% cold brew coffee, 25% ice cold lemonade.

Jeffrey - The Ed Sheeran Loop Tour, likely his last US tour in a long while, or so he says

00:00 Jaylen Brown Trade

27:11 Reviewing Two Rookie Drafts

01:09:58 Waiver Targets

01:25:29 Recommendations

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We give our thoughts on the 2026 NBA Draft. Plain and simple.

Recommendations:

Noah - Taiwan Beer, not just the beer from Taiwan in general, but the brand Taiwan Beer. Seen everywhere throughout Taiwan, and especially worthwhile is the local-only 18 Day draft beer, with a strict 18-day shelf life.

Jeffrey - The classic, much too short-lived sci epic, Firefly and its following movie Serenity

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Our Mock Draft is finally here! This time, we got our friends On Ball Creator AKA Jeremy and THE Corban Ford to help us out. Part 2 is picks 17-30, and we get a little more unhinged...

The format: 

We take turns acting as each team's Team President/General Manager. The others will act as assistant GMs/scouts and pitch their players to the Team President who ultimately makes the final choice. Then we change teams and change roles as Team Presidents. Rinse and repeat until we get to 30 at the end of the first round. 

00:00 Thunder

02:47 Hornets

06:20 Raptors

09:57 Spurs

11:43 Pistons

14:11 Sixers

18:08 Hawks

21:19 Knicks

24:23 Lakers

27:29 Nuggets

31:00 Celtics

35:20 Wolves

38:17 Cavs

41:34 Dallas

47:40 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Corban - The graphic novel classic "The Dark Knight Returns," particularly in paperback

Jeremy - The classic David Duchovny show "Californication"

Noah - The six track EP with jazz electronic fusion from Groke, called the Dark Deep, thematically based on the layers of the ocean

Jeffrey - The musical "Wicked" both in the stage form and the modern Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo films

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Our Mock Draft is finally here! This time, we got our friends On Ball Creator AKA Jeremy and THE Corban Ford to help us out. Part 1 is picks 1-16.

The format: 

We take turns acting as each team's Team President/General Manager. The others will act as assistant GMs/scouts and pitch their players to the Team President who ultimately makes the final choice. Then we change teams and change roles as Team Presidents. Rinse and repeat until we get to 30 at the end of the first round. 

Shoutout to No Ceilings for inspiring this format.

00:00 Mock Draft Kickoff

01:07 War Room Format Explained

01:58 Draft Order Set

02:45 Wizards

06:45 Jazz

09:37 Grizzlies

10:38 Bulls

13:16 Clippers

19:18 Nets

25:18 Kings

33:34 Mavs

37:52 Bucks

45:19 Warriors

49:50 Thunder

53:00 Heat

56:37 Hornets

01:01:31 Bulls

01:04:31 Grizzlies

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Our final prospects for the year are all perimeter players: Joshua Jefferson of Iowa State, Isaiah Evans of Duke, and Meleek Thomas of Arkansas. We break them down in our signature fashion, while also discussion the NBA Finals and some recent offseason trade talk. 

Recommendations:

Noah - The God of War series, particularly the sequel series starting in 2018

Jeffrey - The United States Air Force Academy Youth Summer Sports Camps, especially of course the tennis camp

00:00 Opening Discussion

16:07 Joshua Jefferson

34:21 Isaiah Evans

54:05 Meleek Thomas

01:14:44 Recommendations

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We finally start our final speedrun series for the season! This time we focus on the final bigs we're doing a deep dive for: Tarris Reed Jr of UConn, Henri Veesaar of UNC, and Zuby Ejiofor of St. John's. Plus a little bit of some NBA finals talk. 

00:00 Intro and NBA Finals Talk

21:04 Henry Vesaar

31:25 Tarris Reed Jr

43:24 Zuby Ejiofor

55:18 Wrap Up

01:08:53 Recommendations

Recommendations: 

Noah - The dubstep compilation album from Never Say Die Records, Vol. 7, The Final Never Say Die Showcase

Jeffrey - The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles grimdark finale graphic novel "The Last Ronin"

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Our last solo prospect for the year is Christian Anderson of Texas Tech. He is a lights out shooter and one of the best, if not the best, in the class. He's undersized but brings a lot of excellent qualities. Dig in with us to find out what he brings to the table! 

And of course, we discuss the thrilling conclusion to the Spurs-Thunder series, as well as the changes to the draft lottery system.

00:00 Intro and NBA WCF Talk

15:16 New Lottery System

25:08 Christian Anderson Breakdown

33:58 Offense

44:39 Defense

52:18 Comps 

57:00 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Noah - The 2018 sci-fi thriller Annihilation starring Natalie Portman

Jeffrey - Watch the French Open! With so many upsets, it can be anyone's slam on the men's side. 

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We take our penultimate solo prospect breakdown for the season with Houston freshman stretch-4 Chris Cenac Jr! This was a challenging scout for us, so this episode gets into the nitty gritty nuance that you all know and love from us. It's a longer scout, but it puts complicated players like Chris Cenac Jr in context with how they would fit in the NBA in both the regular season and the playoffs. 

00:00 Intro and Playoffs Talk

15:00 Chris Cenac Jr Intro

36:02 Offense

40:39 Defense

51:53 Player Comps

01:03:36 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Noah - The entire Dark Pictures video game anthology, but specifically the latest entry Directive 8020

Jeffrey - The Gentleman Bastards book series by Scott Lynch

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We finally do our first Mock Draft! This time we focus on the lottery teams after the actual Draft Lottery. We also get into some post-combine reviews, as well some very deep philosophical thoughts on our home teams: the Warriors and the Celtics. 

00:00 Playoffs And Combine Buzz

07:58 1 - Wizards

09:32 2 - Jazz

11:27 3 - Grizzlies

13:28 4 - Bulls 

16:13 5 - Clippers

18:46 6 - Nets

21:59 7 - Kings

23:35 8 - Hawks

26:29 9 - Mavericks

28:51 10 - Bucks

32:29 11 - Long GSW Convo 

42:24 12 - Thunder

48:46 Celtics Sidebar

54:32 13 - Heat

57:15 14 - Hornets

01:02:18 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Noah - The house music album "Brave" by Joyryde

Jeffrey - If you only have a day in Okinawa, go to Gorilla Chop and Katsudake

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That's right, we're not ignoring the 2025 NBA Draft Class.

This week, we have the legendary Chris Sharp back! He helps us break down the rookie performances from this year as we have a conversation framed against the Kia Rookie Ladder. Instead, we break down the Ladder vs the rookies we believe would have impact long term. Sure, tune in for us, but Chris is the real star of the show and helps give his own unique perspective. 

Recommendations:

Chris - An electric smoker, for its efficient set-it-and-forget-it abilities to smoke meat 

Noah - The excellent, side-scrolling rogue-like video game series Blasphemous

Jeffrey - The deep, heartful post-apocalyptic graphic novel, Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan.

Stanford freshman guard Ebuka Okorie brings a lot to the table on BOTH sides of the ball. He is slight in stature at 6'2" but mitigates it with a 6'6" wingspan and underrated strength and hustle. He's got skill and efficiency abound as a very young freshman prospect, so dig into what we analyzed about him and his game. 

Recommendations: 

Noah - The very underrated Legend of Korra series

Jeffrey - Visiting the Stanford University campus

00:00 Playoffs Talk

19:11 Introducing Ebuka Okorie

25:36 Defense

35:04 Offense

50:07 Comps

59:26 Recommendations

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We get Corban Ford back on the show with us! This time, to follow up our most popular episode of all time, coming back once again to analyze now-sophomore Labaron Philon of Alabama. We had a lot of notes from last year for improvement and were pretty warm on him then, and now we see some huge leaps. Find out where exactly those leaps are, and what he may ultimately still need. 

Before we even get to Labaron though, we definitely chop it up regarding some topics on the WNBA, the ongoing NBA playoffs, and just some talk on modern hoops in general. We had a blast with this one, and we hope it shows!

00:00 Welcome Back Corban!

01:23 Indie Basketball Podcast Updates

02:11 WNBA Talk

06:37 NBA Playoffs

10:43 OKC Whistle

15:31 Modern Offense

18:20 NBA Streaming Rant

21:10 Adam Silver Anti-Tanking Crusade

27:46 Labaron Philon Stats Overview

29:39 Year Two Leap and Draft Stock

32:24 Offense

53:03 Defense

01:03:16 Comps and Role Projection

01:06:16 Recommendations 

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Jeffrey and Noah both brought individual big boards, and the one we discuss is the consolidated one. We conclude the journey so far with 11-24.  

Remember, this is ONLY for the players we've evaluated. We know there are other players who deserve to be well into the Top 24. 

Recommendations:

Noah - The excellent roguelike deck-building game Slay the Spire

Jeffrey - The Audible-produced high quality trilogy The Sandman, adapted from the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman

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FINALLY the time has come for our 2026 Big Board! We've spent all season NOT comparing these players to one another and not knowing how our counterpart places these values. The time has finally come. 

Jeffrey and Noah both brought individual big boards, and the one we discuss is the consolidated one. We start with picks 1-10. 

Remember, this is ONLY for the players we've evaluated. We know there are other players who deserve to be well into the Top 24. 

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Allen Graves of Santa Clara was one of our hardest evals this season. He has phenomenally outlier advanced stats, notably his supreme stock rates and box plus-minus, all while coming off the bench as a big-forward. His tape tells a different story, but there is a LOT more nuance than even the Dailyn Swain episode demanded. We dig in deep to his game so definitely give this one a listen for one of the toughest evals we have had on a player with such clear strengths and weaknesses. 

00:00 Final Four Reactions

06:14 NBA Silly Season Talk

08:37 Allen Graves Profile

16:19 Offense

32:08 Defense

47:25 Player Comps

52:17 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Noah - The classic Cartoon Network show Adventure Time, using its perceived tropes to tell a much more adult-sensible story

Jeffrey - The cult classic Pokémon Conquest, featured on the also-recommended Delta emulator for iOS

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Dailyn Swain of Texas will come into the league with a very good wing/forward size and very good skills on both sides of the ball. Where his ceiling ultimately lies is in how he can bring the necessary glue skills into play, so that his advanced star-type skills can be put to use. We really dug into his game and examined it under a microscope to help shine light under this controversial prospect. 

00:00 Catch Up

09:56 Dailyn Swain Profile

14:39 Defense

25:57 Offense

48:22 Comps and Wrap Up

53:44 Recommendations

Recommendations:

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Arizona's Brayden Burries is a freshman combo guard getting the engine going for one of the best teams in the country. His beginning and middle of the season did not see him rise to the same recognition as the other guards at the top of this class, but he's been heating up. Give the episode a listen to see how high he can go. 

00:00 March Madness Check In

06:50 Meet Brayden Burries

12:08 Offense

24:16 Defense

31:54 Comps

37:02 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Noah - The hyperpop album "Hypochondriac" 

Jeffrey - The newest album by Bruno Mars, "The Romantic" 

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For our second look this week, we go back to Michigan and look at Morez Johnson's heralded front court mate, the 7'3" center Aday Mara. He brings ELITE passing, and elite shotblocking to pretty much any team. What else does he bring? How can a team maximize his strengths? How does he overcome his weaknesses? 

00:00 Profile

08:02 Offense

25:48 Defense

29:56 Player Comps

37:34 Recommendations

Recommendations:

Noah - The classic 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.

Jeffrey - The 2009 Disney animated classic, The Princess and the Frog

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