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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Noah: @BBallTankNoah

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