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The Drive with Ryan Blake

by Ryan Blake

Host Ryan Blake is a fervent NBA scouting consultant launches an unprecedented journey combing the country and world foley on his motorcycle in all access, furious approach to his job while uncapping people's living stories of adversity towards following their dreams. His vast experience and family heritage in sports, travel and music draws him to untapped areas to discover inspirational talent and opportunity. In the past we've seen recruiting from the payers point of view, but for the first time ever we et the story through the scouts eyes.

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Episodes

  1. The Classics of Charleston

    Winter College Basketball Tournaments are the first sparks of excitement for all the worker-bees in the life of the roundball. Journalists begin to establish year-long narratives, the NBA scouts are carrying bigger notebooks, coaches plan their first back-to-back games and the players test their...

  2. Involuntarily Retired

    Pete and Rob Babcock are former NBA General Managers whom have worked for many decades in the NBA having worked in a variety of capacities from coaching, scouting, player personnel and team management. The Babcock name is synonymous within the history of NBA basketball and the brothers arrived at...

  3. Mountain of Misfit Toys

    Steve Forbes was cleaning out his office on his birthday after getting fired from Tennessee after an NCAA investigation. He had 3 children, a big house and a 1-year show-cause penalty. His comeback story to the highest paid coach in his conference is one that he would not recommend. Like many...

  4. Ryan Blake sits down with Legend Dale Ellis

    One of the greatest long ball shooters of all time walks through the Infinite Energy Arena in Atlanta and is surrounded by autograph seekers as many of the fans ask if he is playing tonight. Ellis is 58 years old but looks as if he could play 40 minutes. We sit down in the press room to reflect…

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  5. Big 3 Basketball League with Josh Childress

    Former NBA First Round Draft pick Josh Childress arrives in Atlanta at our Playback Recording Studios before playing in his last game of the Big 3 season. JChill reflects on his world travels and an inside look as the first person to choose to play Internationally as a restricted free agent....

  6. 2018 NBA Draft Combine - Gary T. Cole

    Former Director of Photography and Senior VP of Playboy Enterprises, Gary T. Cole delivers a historical and hysterical inside look into his work in his 35 years with the Bunny Mag.

  7. 2018 NBA Draft Combine - Agent Keith Kreiter | pt 2

    Blake kidnaps Agent Keith Kreiter from the packed lobby of the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago to kick start the Agent's Round-table before the first day of the NBA Draft Combine. Kreiter is the President/ CEO of Edge Sports International and explains his role, views and disgusts of…

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  8. 2018 NBA Draft Combine - Agent Keith Kreiter

    Blake kidnaps Agent Keith Kreiter from the packed lobby of the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago to kick start the Agent's Round-table before the first day of the NBA Draft Combine.

  9. 2018 NBA Draft Combine - Kiki VanDeWeghe

    NBA Executive V.P. of Operations, Kiki VanDeWeghe sits down in Chicago before the start of the 2018 NBA Draft Combine. Blake connects with VanDeWeghe on several topics including the evolution of the Pre Draft Camp to the present day Combine. Blake also gets an inside look to the upcoming NBA...

  10. Welcome to The Drive Podcast

    NBA consultant, Ryan Blake, embarks on the world of basketball as he travels around the country and globe in a way he only knows how.....his way.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Host Ryan Blake is a fervent NBA scouting consultant launches an unprecedented journey combing the country and world foley on his motorcycle in all access, furious approach to his job while uncapping people's living stories of adversity towards following their dreams. His vast experience and family heritage in sports, travel and music draws him to untapped areas to discover inspirational talent and opportunity. In the past we've seen recruiting from the payers point of view, but for the first time ever we et the story through the scouts eyes.

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