No Ceilings

Nick is joined by Nathan Grubel of No Ceilings and Ray LeBov of Basketball Intelligence for this episode to discuss five players from the 2024 NBA Draft class who are likely to be in line for a larger role in Year Two than they played in their rookie year. They start out by discussing Nikola Topic and D injury. Then, they discuss two Top 10 picks who played limited minutes in Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham. Finally, they wrap up by discussing Sacramento Kings lottery pick Devin Carter, and potential roles that he might fill for the Kings next season. Timestamps: 2:00: Nikola Topic 15:00: DaRon Holmes 27:00: Reed Sheppard 42:00: Rob Dillingham 52:00: Devin Carter To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Smith of Spotrac, the NBA Front Office Show, and Sports Business Classroom joined the show! He discussed the NBA Draft, how league trends have influenced his approach, and how teams might approach the draft given the current CBA environment. Then, he discussed "His Guys" in the draft: VJ Edgecombe, Johni Broome, Kam Jones, Kobe Sanders, and Kobe Brea! Intro- 0:00 Keith's Scouting Process- 1:40 NIL Potential Impact on the Draft- 4:28 NBA Playoffs' Influence on Scouting- 12:38 2025 NBA Draft Class Strengths & Weaknesses- 15:24 V.J. Edgecombe- 24:39 Johni Broome- 36:55 Kam Jones- 47:52 Kobe Sanders- 53:22 Koby Brea- 58:02 Cooper Flagg- 1:06:29 Outro/Upcoming Projects- 1:10:03 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) react to the latest version of the team’s composite big board. 0:00 Intro 5:45 1-5 8:55 6-10 18:25 11-15 28:56 16-20 35:42 21-25 40:45 26-30 45:40 31-40 54:05 41-50 57:08 51-60 1:03:55 The Green Room Draft Guide: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-ceilings-nba-draft/id1595712943 Written work: noceilingsnba.com Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

National Champion, Alijah Martin, joins Stephen to discuss his basketball upbringing, his time at FAU, his NCAA Championship run with Florida, his combine experience, and MORE! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Maxwell and Nathan discussed the NBA playoffs. The duo also went into depth on which players they've grown more positive about and skeptical of as a result of what they've seen on the floor. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) react to the withdrawal deadline decisions. They then breakdown the games of Carter Bryant and Rasheer Fleming. 0:00 Intro 6:47 Withdrawal Reactions 29:15 Carter Bryant 51:25 Rasheer Fleming Merchandise: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-ceilings-nba-draft/id1595712943 Written work: noceilingsnba.com Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yale Sharpshooter John Poulakidas Joins the Show to Break Down His Game To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick is joined by Stephen Gillaspie of No Ceilings and Ray LeBov of Basketball Intelligence for a Deep Dives/Unrestricted Area podcast crossover. They start out by talking about how the unexpected lottery results changed mock drafts, especially among the Top 3 picks. Then, they discuss potential lottery reforms, and the successes and failures of the current system. Finally, they talk about some of the standout players from the NBA Combine. Timestamps 1:00: Top 3 Mock Draft discussion 23:00: Lottery reform 1:05:00: Combine discussion To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyle Boone of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss: Intro- 00:00 The Zakai Zeigler Case Against the NCAA- 5:33 Some Kyle Draft Philosophy- 11:55 2025 NBA Draft Class Strengths & Weaknesses- 20:47 What Makes Cooper Flagg So Special?- 26:23 Kon Knueppel- 36:00 What Should the Spurs Do with the #2 Pick?- 44:04 Jeremiah Fears- 49:48 Egor Demin- 58:04 Drake Powell- 1:05:56 Outro- 1:16:01 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maxwell sat down with Texas prospect Arthur Kaluma! They discussed his background growing up in a basketball family, his time with the Ugandan national team, his continued improvement, and how he sees himself contributing at the next level! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices