Ep. 141 Learning Basketball with Prezidente
Prezidente covers the New York Knicks and NBA Draft with The Strickland. Today we celebrate the 2026 New York Knicks title run through the playoffs, highlight key contributors, and answer tough questions about the 2026 NBA Draft class.
Timeline:
00:00 Celebrating the Knicks' Championship Victory

06:00 Historic Stats, Knicks' Resilience and Point Differential

10:00 How did the Knicks take down Wemby?

15:00 Coaching Strategies: Brown compared to Thibs

19:00 Mitchell Robinson’s Knicks arc, rebounding value, now off to Boston

23:00 Mike Brown’s impact as Head Coach

27:00 Jalen Brunson’s versatility, scalability, coachabliity
35:00 Karl-Anthony Towns’ unicorn two-way impact as shooter, defender, playmaker

38:00 Knicks Defense and Player Development

45:00 2026 Draft Questions

1:09:00 How many 2026 Draft Prospects can be best in class?

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Ep. 140 Learning Basketball with Ricky O’Donnell @SBN_Ricky

Caleb Wilson’s Vegas Explosion, Chicago Bulls Draft Analysis, All-NBA Summer League Teams with Ricky O’Donnell – Dailyn Swain PG Experiment, Bulls Plans w/ Noa Essengue, Khaman Maluach's Development

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction

01:00 Caleb Wilson’s 3pt Explosion

12:00 Point Guard Dailyn Swain Experiment

25:00 Chicago Bulls Offseason Analysis

35:00 Bulls Plans with Noa Essengue

40:00 All-Summer League Teams (Khaman Maluach, Cameron Boozer, Meleek Thomas, Brayden Burries)

47:00 Egor Demin’s turnaround

52:00 Yaxel Warriors + Best Fits for Rookie Development

59:00 Closing Thoughts on Summer League Performers

Ep. 139 Learning Basketball with Subria Whitaker @SubriaWhitaker

Today we are Learning Basketball with Subria Whitaker (00:00), outlining the Chicago Sky Franchise Outlook & Latest Skylar News (5:00), highlight Olivia Miles’ legendary rookie season and discuss the realistic odds of a ROY/MVP Ticket (17:00), and celebrate the players voted to the 2026 WNBA All-Star Team with our top snubs (44:00)

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Ep. 138 Learning Basketball with Ben Rauman

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction & Instant Giannis Trade Reaction

06:00 The Moment Everything Went Wrong with Bucks losing Giannis internally

10:00 From Adrian Griffin Aggressive Defense to Trading For Dame

16:00 The Doc Rivers Era + Golf Simulator Rumors

20:00 How do Injuries factor into Splitting Up the Blame Pie for what went wrong?
35:00 The Pu Pu Platter Trade of the Day – was it only Miami & Boston with offers?

42:00 Giannis Connection with Sweeney and early coaches in his career

50:00 Magic & Bucks spiritually connected franchises, Dwightmare comparison

55:00 The Bucks After Giannis – Ware, Ament, Burries, Kasparas, Rollins

01:35:00 Final Giannis Trade Thoughts, Heat Super Team possibilities01:45:00 Reflection on Giannis’ Legacy in Milwaukee

The Giannis Trade – Why Did Milwaukee Trade Their GOAT? The State of the Bucks with Ben Rauman – Bucks Draft Brayden Burries, Nate Ament; Trade for Kel’el Ware, Kasparas Jakučionis; Keep Ryan Rollins

Ben Rauman covers the Milwauke Bucks with Behind The Bucks

Ep. 137 Learning Basketball with Mike Garcia @CanyonDriver

Timeline

00:00 Introduction & NBA Storylines

02:00 Lakers Draft Cameron Carr

07:00 Scouting Carr’s 3&D Potential, Scoring Upside, Fit with Luka Doncic

37:00 LeBron James Future with Lakers in Jeopardy

50:00 How Giannis & LaMelo Trades Shift League Landscape

01:03:00 Lakers Offseason Outlook

LeBron Leaving LA? Giannis/LaMelo Trade Reactions, Lakers Draft Cam Carr + A Cream Abdul Jabbar Summer League with Mike Garcia – Lakers Sign Robbie Avila, Robert McCray, William Kyle, Peter Suder

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Ep. 136 Learning Basketball with CT Fazio @CTFazio24
2026 NBA Draft Day Wishlist with CT Fazio – Scouting Zuby Ejiofor + Predicting Team Draft Strategy & Best Draft Outcomes: Boozer & Philon to Grizzlies, Yaxel to Warriors, Pistons & Raptors PG Targets
(Recorded pre-Giannis trade)
Timeline:

00:00 NBA Draft Eve Wishlist

05:00 Wizards

11:00 Jazz

16:00 Grizzlies

22:00 Bulls

28:00 Clippers

33:00 Nets

39:00 Kings

44:00 Hawks

46:00 Mavericks

48:00 Bucks

51:00 Warriors

54:00 Thunder

56:00 Heat

57:00 Thunder

59:00 Hornets

01:02:00 Raptors

01:06:00 Spurs

01:12:00 Pistons

01:14:00 Point Guard Prospects for Detroit and Toronto

01:18:00 Knicks

01:20:00 Lakers

01:23:00 Celtics

01:25:00 Timberwolves

01:27:00 Cavaliers

01:29:00 Mavericks

01:31:00 Magic & Rockets 2nd Round Targets

Ep. 135 Learning Basketball with Zach Welch

Zach Welch does NBA Draft Scouting with Pro Insight.
On the prep to pro development of Kingston Flemings, (03:00), Brayden Burries (06:00), and Ebuka Okorie, (9:00)

The Scoring Creator 2026 NBA Draft (18:00)
1. Cameron Boozer (25:00)
2. Darryn Peterson (29:00)
3. Ebuka Okorie (33:00)
4. AJ Dybantsa (36:00)
5. Kingston Flemings (46:00)
6. Mikel Brown Jr. (54:00)
7. Labaron Philon (59:00)
8. Keaton Wagler (1:05:00)
9. Caleb Wilson (1:11:00)
10. Darius Acuff (1:14:00)
11. Christian Anderson (1:18:00)
12. Brayden Burries (1:21:00)
13. Yaxel Lendeborg (1:23:00)
14. Bennett Stirtz (1:27:00)
15. Dailyn Swain (1:29:00)
16. Nate Ament (1:32:00)
17. Aday Mara (1:41:00)
18. Joshua Jefferson (1:43:00)
19. Braden Smith (1:45:00)
20. Bruce Thornton (1:48:00)
(honorable mention, Meleek Thomas)

Ep. 134 Learning Basketball
2026 NBA Mock Draft with Ben Pfeifer, Derek Parker, Will Morris, and Chuck of Chucking Darts – Darryn #1 to Wizards? Boozer to Utah? Flemings to LA? Yaxel falls to Charlotte? Graves & Wemby?
Snake draft order of 1) Derek, 2) Ryan, 3) Ben, 4) Will, 5) Chuck

00:00 Introduction & Background
4:00 Learning Basketball 2026 NBA Mock Draft
5:00 Why Wizards should Draft Darryn Peterson
10:00 Why Jazz should Target Cam Boozer
15:00 Why Grizzlies should Draft AJ Dybantsa
19:00 Why Bulls should Draft Caleb Wilson

23:00 Why Clippers should Draft Kingston Flemings

26:00 Why Nets should Draft Keaton Wagler

32:00 Why Kings should Draft Aday Mara

41:00 Why Hawks should Draft Mikel Brown Jr.

45:00 Why Mavericks should Draft Ebuka Okorie

55:00 Why Bucks should Draft Darius Acuff Jr.

01:31:00 Why Raptors should Draft Christian Anderson

01:35:00 Why Spurs should Pair Allen Graves with Wemby

01:40:00 Why Pistons should Draft Bennett Stirtz

01:45:00 Why Hawks should Target Henri Veesar

01:50:00 Why Knicks should Draft Bruce Thornton

01:54:00 Why Lakers should Draft Zuby Ejiofor