2025 DPOY Race + 2021 NBA Redraft with Es Baraheni – Jaren Jackson Jr., Evan Mobley, Amen Thompson, Dyson Daniels, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Zubac, Cade, Franz, Scottie, Sengun

Ep. 40 Learning Basketball with Esfandiar Baraheni @JustEsBaraheniEs 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 AthleticToday we learn about the challenges of voting for NBA DPOY with the new 65-game minimum rule, who deserves consideration for the award now that Wembanyama has been ruled out for the season and is no longer available, and we redraft the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery, one of the deepest, most talented, most defense-heavy draft classes of all time.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction & Background Basketball Insights02:11 Defensive Player of the Year Race After Wemby Injury, Ranking what would be our Top-5 DPOY Votes between Amen Thompson, Dyson Daniels, Ivica Zubac, and how to decide between Thunder starters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Lu Dort32:19 The Real Defensive Player of the Year Race: Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Evan Mobley44:37 2021 NBA Redraft: Top-5Evan MobleyCade CunninghamFranz WagnerScottie BarnesAlperen Sengun1:10:29 2021 NBA Redraft: The LotteryTrey MurphyJalen SuggsJalen JohnsonHerb JonesJalen GreenAustin ReavesJonathan KumingaCam ThomasAaron Wiggins