Episodes
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Mike Gribanov (@mikegrib8 on all platforms, including his excellent Patreon) returns to discuss the 17-1 Cleveland Cavaliers, their hitherto dominant offense, and a developmental check in on Evan Mobley. Then, we discuss the gnarly Houston ROckets' defense and where their team goes from here with so many darts and so little time.
Stay tuned for a more in depth draft philosophy discussion later this week. Enjoy!
TIME STAMPS
(0:00) Intro + Mike's Patreon
(7:40) Cleveland Cavaliers
(23:45) Cavs' Defense and Evan Mobley
(50:25) Houston Rockets + Tari Eason
(1:06:20) Amen Thompson
(1:13:30) Jabari Smith Jr
(1:17:30) Jalen Green + Halfcourt Offense
(1:29:00) Draft Philosophy Preview + Wrap -
Jack Quantrill, of the excellent Drop Step NBA Podcast, joins to offer some early season NBA conclusions that we feel are permanent and will hold through the rest of the season. Standings, win totals, rookie awards, and more.
Enjoy!
Time Stamps
(0:00) Intro
(4:30) OKC, Dallas, Minnesota
(25:35) JAYLEN WELLS
(38:30) All-NBA Lamelo
(55:30) OKC and Cavs
(1:04:30) Zach Lavine Redemption
(1:14:25) Wizards Rookies -
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Draft Strickland's Prez (_prezidente) rejoins for an omnibus preview of the 2024-2025 NBA regular season. Playoff seedings, awards, All-Rookie, title picks, the works. Plus, plenty of Knicks, some team building talk, and Rookie Extension analysis. Enjoy!
TIME STAMPS
(0:00) Intro
(3:25) Mikal Bridges Shot Doctor
(12:00) Knicks Projection
(16:25) East Top 6 Seeds
(33:00) KAT Integration
(41:30) East Wrap
(51:15) Western Conference Seeds
(1:35:10) MIP Award/Kuminga
(1:41:00) Rookie Extensions
(1:50:30) Magic Team Building
(2:07:00) All Rookie Projections
(2:18:30) MVP/DPOY
(2:23:00) Title picks + wrap -
Mat Issa (@matissa15), basketball writer for Forbes, Basketball Insider, Opta Analyst, and Fansided, returns to rank NBA Defenses 1-30 heading into the 2024-2025 season. As with every year, rankings are based on projected defensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions).
Enjoy!
We had different rankings and jumped around a bit, so the order of discussion below is not necessarily a strict 1-30 order. We clear it up as we go.
TIME STAMPS
(0:00) Intro
(7:40) Thunder/Wolves/Magic/Celts
(28:30) Grizzlies
(36:50) Cavs/Knicks/Heat
(46:45) Spurs/Mavs/Rockets
(1:01:00) Lakers/Nuggets/Warriors/Sixers/Bucks
(1:17:35) Kings/Clippers/Suns/Hawks/Suns/Pacers
(1:30:20) Pistons/Blazers/Raptors/Hornets and rest -
Charlie Cummings (@klaytheist11), the great contributor to Swish Theory and author of the Know Your Role series, returns to rank NBA Offenses 1-30 heading into the 2024-2025 season. As with every year, rankings are based on projected offensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions).
Enjoy!
We had different rankings and jumped around a bit, so the order of discussion below is not necessarily a strict 1-30 order. We clear it up as we go.
TIME STAMPS
(0:00) Intro
(4:30) Thunder/Celts/Knicks/Pacers
(27:20) Mavericks
(35:20) Sixers/Bucks/Nuggets/Suns/Kings
(51:15) Warriors/Cavs
(1:13:15) Pels/Wolves/Hawks/Rockets
(1:27:30) Lakers
(1:34:30) Spurs/Raps/Hornets/Rox/Grizz/Clips/Heat
(1:48:35) Bulls/Magic/Pistons and rest -
Welcome to the Season Premiere of Chucking Darts! Today, Forbes contributor and freelance journalist Esfandiar Baraheni returns to discuss the player improvements that will define the 2024-2025 season. Enjoy!
Time Stamps
(0:00) Intro
(7:00) Victor Wembanyama
(16:20) Cade Cunningham
(24:20) Chet and Evan Mobley
(40:00) Houston Rockets
(57:15) Immanuel Quickley
(1:02:45) Jaime Jaquez + Nikola Jovic
(1:13:00) Brandon Miller
(1:18:20) Dyson Daniels
(1:28:00) Role Player Rapid Fire
(1:33:05) Trey Murphy
(1:41:40) Christian Braun/Julian Strawther
(1:51:45) Shaedon Sharpe
(2:00:00) Jarace Walker -
Keandre Ashley (@HoopIntellect) the foremost NBA draft analyst on Youtube, discusses 2024 NBA Summer League's top rookie performers. Subscribe to his excellent channel and enjoy our discussion projecting Matas Buzelis, Ron Holland, Kel'El Ware, Jaylon Tyson, and more!
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(07:15) Matas Buzelis
(30:30) Ron Holland
(47:00) Bobi Klintman
(1:00:00) Kel'El Ware
(1:16:00) Donovan Clingan
(1:22:10) Jaylon Tyson
(1:30:20) Tristan Da Silva
(1:34:30) Reed Sheppard/Bub Carrington/Isaiah Collier + Wrap -
You Know Ball's Bartleboys join to address the 2024 NBA offseason, looking specifically at 9 teams who changed their franchise direction most drastically. We ruminate on short and long term consequences, ruminate on future trades, crown the unimpeachable truths of summer league, and dissect the slop tides that have subtly turned.
The conversation winds around basically the entire league, so sit back, relax, and know some ball with us. Subscribe to the You Know Ball Patreon.
Enjoy!
6:00 Nets
29:00 Sixers
46:00 Knicks
1:07:15 Thunder
1:26:25 Bucks
1:46:20 Nuggets
2:04:40 Kings
2:18:50 Mavericks
2:29:15 Grizzlies, Heat, and Wrap -
A mammoth episode I did not get to release pre-draft, please enjoy the great international scout Ignacio Rissotto of No Ceilings (and writer for Fiba, formerly the Stepien) give deep background and insight on the French prospects that may well come to define the 2024 draft in years to come.
0:00 Intro
5:00 Alexandre Sarr
1:01:20 Zaccharie Risacher
1:37:30 Tidjane Salaun
2:19:30 Pacome Dadiet
2:47:45 Juan Nunez + Wrap
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The 2024 Draft is in the books. I sprint through every team in order, starting with the Hawks at pick no.1, and discuss every move they made. Along the way, I talk about my write up (linked below) and where and why I ranked the players.
Steals, risks, blunders we can debate. But they're all darts, and that's what matters.
My full write up:
https://chuckingdarts.substack.com/p/2024-nba-draft-dart-board-understanding
Enjoy!
5:30 Hawks
16:45 Wizards
24:05 Rockets
26:35 Spurs
32:10 Pistons
33:30 Hornets
36:35 Blazers
40:00 Wolves
45:10 Grizzlies
51:10 Jazz
54:15 Bulls
56:25 Thunder
1:00:50 Kings
1:04:10 Heat
1:07:55 76ers
1:11:15 Lakers
1:13:40 Magic
1:16:00 Raptors
1:23:10 Cavs
1:28:20 Pelicans
1:33:00 Nuggets
1:37:05 Bucks
1:39:30 Knicks
1:47:55 Suns
1:52:50 Celtics
1:55:10 Pacers, Mavs, Clippers, Warriors -
Ersin Demir, contributor to Shot Quality ( @shotquality5054 and author of a fantastic scouting substack, joins to go through his predictive mock draft and which teams he (and we) deviate from.
Enjoy!
3:10 Atlanta Hawks
9:05 Washington Wizards
15:05 Houston Rockets
24:05 San Antonio Spurs
37:05 Detroit Pistons
39:50 Charlotte Hornets
44:45 Portland Trail Blazers
48:30 Memphis Grizzlies
50:25 Utah Jazz
https://edemirnba.substack.com/p/2024-nba-mock-draft
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Draft Strickland's Prez (_prezidente) comes back for another odyssey into his favorite scouting type: slippery creators, or as he calls them, "prezbait." Deep looks into 5 prospects that no one quite knows what to do with, and full throated cases for aggressive placements on Ajay (Prez) and Carrington (me).
0:00 Intro + T10 creators
10:00 Ajay Mitchell
46:05 Bub Carrington
1:24:00 Jaylon Tyson
1:51:30 Nikola Djurisic
2:03:30 Jared McCain + Wrap
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Ben Pfeifer (@bjpf) returns to discuss 3 prospects with extreme talents and physical traits that have confounded me this cycle: Nikola Topic (post ACL news), Kel'el Ware, and Dillon Jones. Ben Sells me on high outcomes for all 3, we examine their historical draft context, and we marvel at Dillon Jones' savant abilities.
Enjoy!
Nikola Topic 5:00
Kel'el Ware 47:35
Dillon Jones 1:09:35 + wrap -
Who will win and why?
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Premier draft analyst Brian Schroeder (patreon.com/BrianJNBA) stops by to discuss the deep well of power wing prospects in the 2024 draft.
The playoffs have reinforced the perpetual truth that role wings with power-based athleticism have a valuable role on advancing teams (PJ Washington, Aaron Gordon, Josh Hart, Jaden McDaniels, Kyle Anderson, Aaron Nesmith, etc). The 2024 draft has several darts who can aspire to similarly crucial roles.
2:15 Isaiah Crawford
23:45 Tyon Grant-Foster
43:35 Jamir Watkins
54:30 Keshad Johnson
1:13:00 Nique Clifford
with some extra observations on others on the back half. Enjoy! -
Nate Grubel (@DraftDeeper, 2024 Draft Consultant and Analyst) returns to kick off a mini-series exploring the optimism within the 2024 Draft. Here, we each select 7 players who we think could thrive in a valuable NBA role, and how several have a unique productivity or athleticism that may hint at something more.
Great conversation and episode for those with draft curiosity. Enjoy!
Stephon Castle 7:15
Devin Carter 40:30
Reed Sheppard 53:00
Hunter Sallis 1:04:00
Dalton Knecht 1:15:00
Johnny Furphy + Isaiah Collier 1:27:00
Jared McCain + Tyler Kolek 1:42:40
Alex Karaban + Nique Clifford + Tyon Grant-Foster 1:55:50
Tyler Smith + Jalen Bridges 2:10:05 -
The Draft Lottery has come and gone, the Hawks have the number 1 pick, and the Great Prez from Draft Strickland stopped by to do a full lottery mock (no trades). This is what we would do, not predicting what the teams will do. So, we debut a lot of our deep scouting feelings in a very uncertain year.
Enjoy!
8:40 Atlanta Hawks
24:15 Washington Wizards
45:00 Houston Rockets
56:15 San Antonio Spurs
1:08:35 Detroit Pistons
1:21:20 Charlotte Hornets
1:30:30 Portland Trailblazers
1:42:00 San Antonio Spurs
1:48:15 Memphis Grizzlies
1:51:05 Utah Jazz
1:54:00 Chicago Bulls
1:59:25 Oklahoma City Thunder
2:06:25 Sacramento Kings
2:13:10 Portland Trailblazers + Knicks talk to wrap -
Esfandiar Baraheni (@Forbes, @RaptorsRepublic, @ProHoopsWriters, @CEBLeague) returns to discuss permanent lessons we've learned thus far in this year's playoffs.
Plus, a discussion on how the rosters of the Wolves, Thunder, and Knicks inform us on what "role players" will be most desirable in the NBA moving forward, including some 2024 draft talk.
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For Chucking Darts' special 200th episode, Swish Theory editor-in-chief Matt Powers states his case on Zach Edey as the best player in the 2024 draft. In-depth scouting, philosophy, and projection talk on Edey, Uconn's Donovan Clingan, and one of the draft's most underrated players, San Francisco's Jonathan Mogbo.
3:30 Zach Edey's as Draft Outlier
13:10 Building NBA Offense Around Edey
18:45 Edey's Offense vs NBA Bigs
24:35 Edey's NBA Defense
34:30 Edey vs 5-out Offenses
45:00 Edey's NBA Comps
49:45 Final Edey Pitches
1:01:35 Donovan Clingan
1:33:20 Jonathon Mogbo
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The country's finest ACC analyst, 247 contributor, and NC State Wolfpack alum Brian Geisinger returns to provide in depth scouting reports on NC State-Purdue and UConn-Alabama. Can State pull the upset? (I think they can.) How the aesthetic difference between DJ Burns and Zach Edey may give them a puncher's chance.
Plus, some draft thoughts regarding Zach Edey, Donovan Clingan, Stephon Castle, and Alex Karaban.
0:00 Intro + NC State-Purdue
54:10 Uconn-Alabama
1:06:05 Stephon Castle Scouting
1:16:50 Alex Karaban Scouting
1:22:45 Tristen Newton Scouting + Wrap
Enjoy! - Montre plus
