Dan and Ahmed talk about four of the NBA's young rebuilding teams in the San Antonio Spurs, the Detroit Pistons, the Utah Jazz, and the Toronto Raptors, and how each franchise should approach the next few seasons.

Timestamps:

3:00 — San Antonio Spurs

20:00 — Detroit Pistons

35:00 — Utah Jazz

46:00 — Toronto Raptors

55:00 — Listener Question on College NlL Deals

Dan and Ahmed break down the best players in the NCAA who decided to forgo the 2024 NBA Draft, and instead returned for one more season of college hoops.

5:00 — Mark Sears

14:00 — Alex Karaban

20:00 — Collin Murray-Boyles

27:00 — Johni Broome

33:00 — Ryan Kalkbrenner

38:00 — Kam Jones

41:00 — Nique Clifford

Dan and Ahmed first revel in the opening weekend of college football, before breaking down some of the biggest NBA Draft prospects among the Big 5 college basketball teams, talking more about Cam Boozer and Tyran Stokes, and answering even more questions from listeners.

2:00 — Big 5 Basketball Prospects + Picking The Draft Council's Official Philly Team

15:30 — Cole Anthony and Cam Boozer

30:00 — Tyran Stokes + Other 2027 Draft Prospects

44:00 — Best High Upside Bets in the Upcoming Draft

55:00 — Most Surprising Guys Who Could Sneak Into the Top 10 of the Draft

Dan and Ahmed talk through all the international prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft class, ranging from players who've stayed overseas, to those coming over to America to play college basketball this season.

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2:00 — Nolan Traore

14:00 — Rocco Zikarsky

23:00 — Kasparas Jakucionis + Will Riley

37:00 — Hugo Gonzalez + Egor Demin

46:00 — Khaman Maluach

Dan and Ahmed do a mock draft of the best young basketball players in the world, before Sixers legend PJ Tucker joins the show for a special interview .

0:30 — Yabusele Victory Lap

2:00 — Answering listener submitted questions

10:00 — Drafting the best 21 and Under basketball players

50:00 — PJ Tucker Interview

Dan and Ahmed run through a mailbag of questions submitted by listeners, including a surprisingly large amount of Guerschon Yabusele talk, a debate over who are the best defenders and shooters in the 2025 NBA Draft class, and predicting who might be the best under the radar players in college basketball right now.

2:00 — Could Guerschon Yabusele make it back to the NBA?

11:00 — Picking the official teams for Season 1 of The Draft Council

25:00 — Best shooter in the '25 Draft class?

34:00 – Best defenders in the '25 Draft class?

53:00 — Favorite under the radar players in college basketball

Dan and Ahmed pick their top 10 players in the 2025 NBA Draft Class, break down just how historically great this year’s top pick could be, and why the ‘25 class should be a bit more fun to follow than the previous year’s players.

Dan and Ahmed break down the Summer League disappointments of Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr, before highlighting Reed Sheppard’s star performance. Then, they explain why they’re not worried about Jared McCain, the oddity of how the Blazers plan to use Donovan Clingan, and pick the 2nd/3rd year players who proved they’re too good for Summer League.