The NBA Draft Explained
An episode of the After The Whistle podcast, hosted by GCR, titled "The NBA Draft Explained" was published on June 15, 2017 and runs 37 minutes.
June 15, 2017 ·37m · After The Whistle
Episode Description
Show begins with the hosts introducing themselves (1:00) and Cyril suggests videogames as a great way to understand the rules of a sport, Moos explains how draft order is determined every season in the NBA (5:00) and also how the Celtics got the Number 1 pick this season.
Cyril and Moos are at odds with Kevin Durant's draft stock entering his draft class (9:00) as well as the draft evaluation processes (11:00). Draymond and Isaiah being player's whose draft spots motivated them to become better players and prove GMs wrong for passing up on them. Moos gets in a snide Celtics jab (15:30) and makes a hypothetical European Soccer draft (16:00).
Donald goes ahead to surprise everyone with his pick for favourite player this year (17:00) and Cyril tries to discredit the defensive games of certain 2nd year players and Moos crowns a current players as the best player he's watched (26:00).
Moos describes a few of the best draft prospects this year and their future NBA player projections (27:00), a list that includes, Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Dennis Smith Jr. Cyril tries to trash the skillsets of a certain well touted prospect (32:00) and Moos recollects a few European players who were passed up on but have become really good players for their teams (34:00).
Correction : Jimmy Butler was a 1st Round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and not a 2nd Round pick as was stated (13:19) in this episode.
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