Hardwood Homies Nba Draft Podcast

Jackson and Mike break down various games and prospect performances from the last week, beginning by discussing Kevin Porter Jr.'s fast breakout and his showdown with Darius Garland and Simi Shittu of Vanderbilt. They also discuss Ja Morant's big season debut against Wright State, Daniel Gafford's performance against Texas, early returns on North Carolina's top prospects, Michigan-Villanova, and Indiana-Marquette, and more. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in feedback!

Jackson and Mike break down all the notable early-season draft action with a focus on the Champions Classic and specifically the Duke-Kentucky showdown. They start by discussing Kansas-Michigan State and the various prospects involved before moving to quick notes on Florida-Florida State and Washington-Western Kentucky. Then they talk about Kezie Okpala's big opening night before diving into the Duke-Kentucky discussion and breaking down each of the top prospects (Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish, Keldon Johnson) in depth as well as analyzing all the other prospects involved in the game. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in feedback!

In this episode, Jackson and Mike touch on a number of topics to get ready for the beginning of the college basketball season next week. They begin by discussing a few news items, lamenting the injuries of Jontay Porter and Killian Tillie and their potential impacts on each player's draft stock before breaking down the news about the G League's new initiative to try to lure young prospects to play professionally there. Then they answer a couple mailbag questions from last week pertaining to international prospects, particularly breaking down some of the early-season play from Sekou Doumbouya. After that, they move into a stock up/stock down segment where they chat about some players they have moved up or down since discussing them on their respective preview podcast. To finish off, they preview the Champion's Classic and the rest of college basketball's opening week by identifying games and matchups to watch for. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in feedback!

In this episode, Jackson and Mike field mailbag questions from listeners on a wide range of topics, covering their All-American picks, the top teams to watch for draft prospects, sleeper freshmen, the draft's top seniors, international rankings by generation, and much more. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in feedback!

In this episode, Mike and Jackson break down their consensus top 25 teams entering the college basketball season, looking at each team's potential starting lineup, bench pieces, and how they will fit together over the course of the season. After discussing all 25 teams plus a few extras that were left out as a result of compositing their rankings, they discuss some sleeper mid-major squads that could be scary in March or even contend for an at-large bid. All-American teams and best teams to watch from a draft perspective will be covered next week on the mailbag episode. On that note, please send mailbag questions via Twitter to @JHoyNBA, @mikegrib8, or @HardwoodHomies. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and send in your mailbag questions!

In this episode, Mike and Jackson pick up where they left off with the SEC East and rank and break down their top 16 prospects in the SEC West (Arkansas, LSU, Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, Mississippi State, and Texas AM). They start out with notable names like Daniel Gafford, Naz Reid, and Aric Holman before moving down the board to discuss sleepers like Darius Days, Anfernee McLemore, Donta Hall, Terence Davis, and many others. After they finish discussing all 16 guys, they list off some fringe names and then rank the teams in the SEC from a college basketball standpoint. This episode concludes the Hardwood Homies 2019 Prospect Preview series - please listen back to the other episodes if you haven't because Mike and Jackson have covered close to 200 prospects along the way and by listening you will be more than prepared for all the prospects throughout college basketball as the season approaches. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in any feedback.

In this episode, Jackson and Mike kick off their SEC Prospect Preview by ranking and breaking down their top 18 prospects on teams in the SEC East (Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida). They cover stud returning prospects like Jontay Porter, PJ Washington, Jalen Hudson, Grant Williams, Admiral Schofield, and many others. They also break down the massive influx of freshman talent headlined by players like Keldon Johnson, Simi Shittu, Darius Garland, and EJ Montgomery, as well as many others. With analysis from the past NCAA season, AAU, high school, and Kentucky's Bahamas Tour, Mike and Jackson bring well-rounded knowledge to rank and scout all these players. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in any feedback.

In this episode, Mike and Jackson preview the top prospects from the mid major ranks of college basketball - specifically from outside the ACC, American Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, and Gonzaga, which was included in the Pac 12 preview podcast. They touch on potential first round prospects Charles Bassey, Ja Morant, and Jalen McDaniels before moving down the board to discuss sleepers like Dylan Windler, Matt Mitchell, Seth Towns, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Isaiah Reese and others. After listing off some fringier names, they move on to discuss the mid-major conferences from a college basketball perspective and predict which teams will get NCAA tournament bids from each of the mid-major conferences. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in feedback, comments, or anything else.

In this episode, Jackson and Mike rank their top 20 prospects in the Pac 12, as well as players on Gonzaga, and break down each player in-depth. They begin with a long look at the top prospect in the group, Bol Bol, before moving down through the rest of the prospects, discussing players like Rui Hachimura, Kevin Porter Jr., Killian Tillie, Kris Wilkes, Matisse Thybulle, Louis King, Jaylen Hands, Daejon Davis, and many others. After their comprehensive conversations about all 20 players, they finish up by ranking the teams in the Pac 12 from a college basketball standpoint. Read Jackson's breakdown of Bol Bol here: https://www.thestepien.com/2018/09/19/optimizing-bol-bols-unique-talents/ Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in feedback! For a special trial offer from our friends at Bluechew, visit bluechew.com and use the promo code HOMIES. All you pay is $5 shipping.

In this episode, Mike and Jackson rank their top 20 prospects in the Big 12, working their way down from the top prospects like Quentin Grimes, Jarrett Culver, Dedric Lawson, and Dean Wade towards mid-level prospects like Sagaba Konate, Udoka Azubuike, Devon Dotson, and Xavier Sneed while also hitting on sleepers like Deshawn Corprew and hopefully-healthy Andrew Jones. For each prospect, they go back and forth with in-depth breakdowns in an effort to give a full glimpse of their profile. To finish up, they rank the teams in the Big 12 from a college basketball perspective. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies and feel free to send in feedback! For a special trial offer from our friends at Bluechew, visit bluechew.com and use the promo code HOMIES. All you pay is $5 shipping.

In this episode, Mike and Jackson rank the top 20 prospects in the Big Ten and break down each player with in-depth precision. They start with a top tier that includes returning prospects like Josh Reaves, Jordan Poole, and Isaiah Roby as well as star freshman Romeo Langford before moving down the board to discuss players like Ethan Happ, Carsen Edwards, Bruno Fernando, and Jalen Smith, among many others. To finish up, they list off some fringier names and then try to rank the teams in the Big Ten from a college basketball perspective. If you have feedback for the show, please let us know on Twitter @HardwoodHomies, @mikegrib8, and @JHoyNBA.

In this episode, Jackson and Mike rank and break down their top 16 prospects between the Big East and American Athletic Conference. While both leagues are facing down years in terms of overall talent, there are still a number of interesting prospects to be discussed, including Shamorie Ponds, Jarrey Foster, Sam Hauser, Eric Paschall, Markus Howard, Jahvon Quinerly, Kamar Baldwin and many others. After ranking and providing analysis on each player, Mike and Jackson try to project the end-of-season KenPom team rankings in both conferences. If you have feedback for the show, please let us know on Twitter @HardwoodHomies, @mikegrib8, and @JHoyNBA.

In this episode, Jackson and Mike preview the top prospects in the ACC and rank them as they go, starting by meticulously breaking down four major contenders for the #1 pick in Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Nassir Little, and Cameron Reddish. They then go on down to rank their composite top 20 prospects in the conference, touching on sleeper prospects like Ty Jerome, Javin DeLaurier, and Mfiondu Kabengele along the way. After discussing some players who missed the cut for the top 20, they project the conference on the college basketball level, trying to deduce which teams will be the best by the end of the season (at least by KenPom adjusted efficiency margin). If you have feedback for the show, please let us know on Twitter @HardwoodHomies, @mikegrib8, and @JHoyNBA.

In this episode, Jackson and Mike go in-depth on their top 25 international prospects for the 2019 draft. All prospects who are eligible to be drafted in 2019 from the international ranks–which includes any player born between 1997 and 2000–were considered. This episode especially focuses on players from the 2000-born generation as the FIBA U18 tournament recently concluded and was the first real opportunity to see many of the prospects from that generation. From big names like Sekou Doumbouya and Luka Samanic to recent risers like Vrenz Bleijenbergh to sleepers like Mikael Jantunen, Jackson and Mike discuss prospects across the board with comprehensive analysis. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies!

With the AAU season and FIBA U18s coming to a close, Mike and Jackson discuss the best prospects in the 2020 draft: the best Class of 2019 high school prospects and 2001-born international players. Jackson gets Mike's opinion on a wide range of prospects from top-ranked guys like Cole Anthony, Killian Hayes, James Wiseman, and Vernon Carey Jr. to sleepers like Romeo Weems and CJ Walker. Mike knows as much as anyone about these players and brings a different perspective than mainstream sites and recruiting rankings, so this is a great chance to get an early feel for these prospects, especially from an NBA perspective. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies!

With Las Vegas Summer League coming to a close, Jackson and Mike review the play of all the notable prospects and discuss which players impressed most as well as which guys were the biggest disappointments. Over 40 players are broken down in an effort to deduce what was learned about these prospects and figure out what we can expect from them going forward.  Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies!

In this episode, Jackson and Mike preview all 30 Summer League rosters ahead of the start of Las Vegas Summer League. From 1st round draft picks to undrafted sleepers to veterans trying to make it back into the league, they cover all of the interesting players to watch for over the course of LVSL. They finish by discussing which teams to focus on most in order to learn the most about the prospects. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies!

New co-host Mike Gribanov joins Jackson to recap the 2018 NBA Draft and preview the 2019 class. They start by discussing which teams had the best and worst drafts before discussing their favorite picks throughout the night. Then, they touch on some general trends throughout the draft and examine what they might signal about what teams are valuing. After that, they transition to a 2019 draft preview and discuss Mike's initial 2019 big board. First they focus on returning prospects before moving to the freshmen and then the international crop. Finally, Mike talks about some of his favorite 2020 prospects and how they stack up with other classes. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies!

With Jackson's release of his final big board, Cesar asks him questions about his ranking of players within each position group and which players have risen and fallen for him in recent weeks. Players discussed in-depth include Elie Okobo, De'Anthony Melton, Anfernee Simons, Miles Bridges, Mikal Bridges, Dzanan Musa, Michael Porter Jr., Keita Bates-Diop, Wendell Carter Jr., Robert Williams, and many others. Many thanks to Cesar for all he contributed over his time with the show as this was his last episode as co-host. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies!

Dean Demakis (@deanondraft) joins Jackson to discuss numerous topics revolving around the 2018 draft. After beginning with a general draft framework conversation, they then touch on some prospects that Dean is really high on and others that he is more bearish on. Next, they break down the balance between tools, skills, and IQ and how that affects prospects like Kevin Knox, Collin Sexton, and Lonnie Walker. They follow that by noting some of this year's candidates to be overdrafted most and why they feel like those players are overvalued. To finish up, Dean and Jackson discuss some value picks in the second round and their favorite players to target as undrafted free agents. Follow the show on Twitter @HardwoodHomies!