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S2 Ep 49: Offseason Winners and Losers Aug 04, 2021

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Chad and The Athletic’s Tony Jones dive into the last week of NBA transactions in free agency, trades and the NBA Draft. Which teams have come out in better shape? Who took a step backwards? Who’s treading water? Tony and Chad talk Knicks, Lakers, Bulls, Pistons, Pelicans, Thunder, Kings, Jazz as well as unveil their top three candidates for Rookie of the Year.

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S2 Ep 48: Western Conference 2021 Draft Grades Jul 30, 2021

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Chad Ford and Rafael Barlowe break down the 2021 NBA Draft by grading every team that had a draft pick in the Western Conference. The Rockets and Nuggets get an A while the Thunder earn a D

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S2 Ep 47: Eastern Conference 2021 Draft Grades Jul 30, 2021

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Chad Ford and NBA Draft Junkie's Rafael Barlowe break down the 2021 NBA Draft by grading every team that had a draft pick in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets get an A+ and the Pistons and Cavs also earn an A on draft night.

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S2 Ep 46: Mock Draft 5.0 Jul 29, 2021

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I go solo the night before the draft to breakdown his latest Mock Draft as Wednesday night. After Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green are off the board, who’s next for the Raptors, Magic and Thunder? Will the Knicks move into the lottery? Will Jonathan Kuminga slide?

Note: I will be updating this Mock Draft all day Thursday in preparation for the draft. This podcast was recorded Wednesday night and doesn’t reflect any trades or draft day changes to my final mock draft. Subscribe to my newsletter to get the latest updates all day.

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S2 Ep 45: Draft Trade Rumors for Thunder, Pistons, Cavs, Raptors, Warriors, Lakers & Jazz Jul 28, 2021

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Chad is joined by the Athletic's Tony Jones to talk NBA Draft trade rumors just one day before the 2021 NBA Draft.

Chad and Tony discuss the Oklahoma City Thunder's push to move up into the top of the draft and talk scenarios with the Pistons, Rockets, Cavs and Raptors. Should the Pistons, Rockets or Cavs trade down? Will the Thunder's heaps of assets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander be enough to get them to move up?

Chad and Tony also discuss what the Warriors may do with their two picks. Can they get Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard or Ben Simmons? Could a Paskal Siakam deal work for both teams?

Finally we talk about a potential Utah Jazz- Los Angeles Lakers trade that while not sexy, could land the Lakers some veteran help and a chance for the Jazz to move up in the draft.

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S2 Ep 44: Mock Draft Wars 2 Jul 27, 2021

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Chad is joined by True Hoop’s David Thorpe just two days before the 2021 NBA Draft. Thorpe and Chad reveal their personal picks for each team in the lottery and debate the upside and downside of all the top prospects including Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, Scottie Barnes, Jonathan Kuminga, James Bouknight, Franz Wagner, Davion Mitchell, Alperen Sengun, Josh Giddey, Ziaire Williams, Kai Jones, Jared Butler, Sharife Cooper and Rai’Quan Gray.

Thorpe starts the show off with a bang by NOT selecting Cade with the No. 1 pick. And no, it’s not Jalen Green either …

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S2 Ep 43: How Good Is the 2021 Draft? + Late Risers + Revenge of the Oldies Jul 26, 2021

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Chad and the Athletic's John Hollinger dive into just how good is the 2021 Draft compared to prior drafts. In the second segment they take on a number of late rising prospects like Cameron Thomas, Ziaire Williams, Day'Ron Sharpe, JT Thor, Josh Primo, Trey Murphy and Vrenz Bleijenbergh. In the third segment they discuss Corey Kispert, Davion Mitchell, Chris Duarte and the rise of older prospects into the lottery. Finally, John gives us his "Dillon Brooks" and "Paul Reed" draft sleepers.

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S2 Ep 42: NBA Draft Trade Rumors w/ Marc Stein Jul 23, 2021

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Chad Ford is joined by former ESPN.com and NY Times NBA reporter Marc Stein to talk NBA Draft trade rumors with less than a week to go before the NBA Draft. They talk Pistons, Warriors, Lakers, Knicks, Blazers, Sixers and Wizards and discuss key trade targets like Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, Ben Simmons and Andrew Wiggins as well as the status of Cade Cunningham as the No. 1 pick.

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S2 Ep 41: 2021 Draft Tiers Jul 22, 2021

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Chad and The Athletic's Tony Jones dive deep into a rating system that sorts NBA draft prospects by tiers:

Tier 1: Potential superstar
Tier 2: Potential All-Star
Tier 3: Potential high-level starter
Tier 4: Potential starter/rotation player
Tier 5: Deep rotation player

Tony and Chad share their personal ratings as well as the ratings Chad gleaned from talking to NBA talent evaluators.

Is Jalen Suggs Tier 1 or Tier 2?

Did Scottie Barnes and Jonathan Kuminga make the Tier 2 cut?

In which tier do young prospects Ziaire Williams, Brandon Boston Jr., Josh Christopher, Greg Brown and JT Thor belong?

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S2 Ep 40: Unconventional Hot Takes on the NBA Draft Jul 20, 2021

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Chad is joined by Rafael Barlowe of NBA Draft Junkies in a fun show where they share their most controversial draft hot takes. Chad and Rafael each give us several takes that buck conventional wisdom.

Should the Pistons trade the No. 1 pick?

Should the Blazers trade Damian Lillard to the Warriors?

Should the Warriors draft young projects instead of NBA-ready prospects?

Will Ziaire Williams be a bust?

Is Vrenz Bleijenbergh worthy of a first-round pick?

Is Miles McBride the best point guard in the second half of the first round?

Plus a bonus round where we debate about Kai Jones …

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