Bryce Simon joins the show to break down the first half of the season from the 2023-24 NBA Rookie class. We'll dive into Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama to start, then Jaime Jaquez with the Miami Heat. We'll also chat Dereck Lively II, Brandin Podziemski, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Cam Whitmore, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Scoot Henderson, Bilal Coulibaly, and others.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

2:35 NBA is going to have a two-night NBA Draft! Is this good?

16:35 Who is the Rookie of the Year so far?

19:26 Victor Wembanyama

33:10 Chet Holmgren

44:05 Jaimie Jaquez Jr

53:50 Dereck Lively II

1:02:50 Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis

1:12:50 Cam Whitmore and Amen Thompson (and Rockets)

1:30:04 Brandon Miller

1:35:20 Scoot Henderson

1:42:20 Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser

1:46:50 Cason Wallace

1:52:06 Bilal Coulibaly

1:57:55 Keyonte George

2:02:17 Craig Porter Jr.

2:04:20 Isaiah Collier out for next 4-6 weeks

2:11:00 Outro

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