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Richard Stayman's (Mavs Draft) Top 5 Boom or Bust candidates for 2023 NBA Draft May 05, 2023

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Richard Stayman joins Rafael Barlowe to share his thoughts on five prospects in the 2023 NBA draft class that have boom or bust potential.

In the NBA, boom or bust refers to a play who could either perform exceptionally well or perform rather poorly. Boom-bust players are usually early round draft picks that have a lot of potential thanks to their pre NBA performance but may choke at the professional level.

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Mailbag Monday.... On a Thursday! Potential draft picks and best fits for Hornets, Mavs, Lakers, Pacers and more... May 04, 2023

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Rafael Barlowe returns with Mailbag Monday but on a Thursday this week as Rafael has been working as the director of scouting for the NTX Combine.

Here are the questions Rafael selected to answer for today's show.

I just started paying attention to the draft a few weeks ago. I’m a Hornets fan and who should we take at #4 if we don’t move up?

Do you think Wembanyama’s body will hold up? He’s really skinny? Is he the new Chet?

Who should the Lakers take #17?

Nearly every Mock has Dallas taking Taylor Hendricks? Can he help Mavs win now?

What are you thoughts on Marcus Sasser? What’s his NBA role? Doesn’t seem like a PG and he’s too small to be a 2

Bucks have the last pick in the draft. Do you the think there’s anyone that can help?

Thoughts on Kobe Brown? Do you think he can stick in the NBA? Where he’s projected to go, it doesn’t seem like scouts think he’ll last. Late 2nd round guys seem to flame out.

How do you have access to so many players and agents?

Tankathon doesn’t have Grant Nelson in their top 60? Why isn’t he a first rounder? Am I missing something?

Pacers have 3 first round picks. Do you think they’ll keep them?

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Live from the NTX Combine - Interview with former NBA scout Pete Mickeal May 02, 2023

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Rafael Barlowe sits down with former NBA scout and current agent Pete Mickeal who is the founder of the NTX Combine. The NTX combine is a platform for draft eligible seniors to showcase their game in front of dozens of NBA scouts in Duncanville, TX. Mickeal discusses his experience as a scout, what teams look for in players and how the NTX combine has helped prospects secure NBA contracts in the past.

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The Utah Jazz select...Victor Wembanyama? Leif's live mock draft using Tankathon's lottery sim May 01, 2023

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Rafael Barlowe puts Leif Thulin on the hot seat with a surprise live mock draft where Leif has to make picks on the spot without any preparation. In an interesting twist of events, Leif's Utah Jazz move up eights spots and win the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. The San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets round out the top 5.

Find out who was left out of Leif's Lottery!

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International Men of Mystery - Scouting the top international prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft Apr 28, 2023

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Rafael Barlowe spent the last five years globetrotting and tracking the top international stars for the next three NBA draft classes.

The basketball world knows Wembanyama, but the other international prospects remain a mystery heading into the last few weeks before the draft.

Here’s a look at the top prospects outside the U.S. in the 2023 international class. This international group could have six total first-round picks, counting France’s Sidy Cissoko and Canada’s Leonard Miller, who played in the G League this season.

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Who are the potential sleepers ranked outside of top 20 on consensus Big Boards? Apr 26, 2023

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Rafael Barlowe and Richard Stayman share their thoughts on players who are projected to be selected outside of the top 20 - but could outperform their draft position. The following players were ranked 20 or lower by ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, Yahoo, Tankathon, For the Win, CBS, No Ceilings, NBA Big Board, Swish Theory, and dozens of other boards/mocks from #DraftTwitter and other scouting outlets.

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The Charlotte Hornets select....Victor Wembanyama? Projecting the 2023 NBA Draft using Tankathon's lottery simulator Apr 24, 2023

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NBA Big Board Director of Scouting Rafael Barlowe shares his top 14 picks and how they would fit on each team based off Tankathon.com's lottery simulator. The Charlotte Hornets were the big winner, moving up 7 spots to land the No. 1 pick, while the Utah Jazz and Portland Trailblazers also made significant leaps to land in the top 3. Houston, Detroit and San Antonio, the teams with the best odds to win the lottery, dropped to 4th, 5th and 6th.

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Prospect Pitch - Scenario: I'm an NBA GM on the hot seat with the 5th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft - Cam Whitmore or Ausar Thompson? Apr 22, 2023

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In this episode of Prospect Pitch Rafael Barlowe plays a NBA general manager who's team is picking 5th in the 2023 draft. Barlowe has a meeting with his head scout (Leif Thulin) who is proposing Villanova's Cam Whitmore and OTE's Ausar Thompson as players the franchise should target with the pick. However, Barlowe is in the last year of his contract and is looking for a player who can help the team win right away so he can get a contract extension.

Let's have some fun

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2022 Re-Draft - Picks 15-30 where does Leif rank AJ Griffin, Jaylin Williams and David Roddy? Apr 20, 2023

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In part two of his 2022 NBA Re-draft, Leif doubles down on why he Jalen Williams behind Shaedon Sharpe and share his thoughts on AJ Griffin, Jaylin Williams, David Roddy and the 6 second round picks who he believes would be first rounders in a re-draft.

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2022 Redraft - Banchero remains at No. 1, but where is Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith & Keegan Murray? Apr 19, 2023

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Leif Thulin shares his 2022 NBA re-draft with Rafael Barlowe and shares why he remains high on Chet Holmgren, Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren while he drops First Team All-Rookie performer Keegan Murray outside of his top 10.

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