Chucking Darts NBA Podcast

Cerebro Sports and Pro Insights analyst Aneesh Namburi makes his CD debut to cover our first wave of blue chip 1 and done 2023 NCAA prospects. Enjoy!

YKB's Trill and I go back into one of several "Generational Drafts" of the last ten years as the talent in the NBA as swelled. We dive into the draftime perceptions and misconceptions of Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Marcus Smart, Julius Randle, and more. What teams should have known, and how teams can learn from past mistakes, and more. Plus, a redraft! Enjoy!

Pro Insight's Alex Brown (@alexbhoops) stops by to discuss some wing darts primed to take the national spotlight in 2023: Creighton's Arthur Kaluma and Baylor Scheierman, Gonzaga's Julian Strawther, Arizona's Pelle Larsson, and more. Enjoy!

Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer stops by to discuss Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell, and more. Enjoy

The unstoppable YouKnowBall Podcast's Trill is back for part 2 of our offseason review. We cover the Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell trade situations, and the under the radar moves will pay dividends. Enjoy!

As the volcanic slop of the offseason hardens into rock, the god himself @TrillBroDude of the You Know Ball podcast returns and talks about the draft pick gambits of the Wolves and Hawks, the top of the East and his beloved 76ers' place in it, value signings, and more

Picks 16-30 in our composite ranking of the future value of the league's darts. Enjoy!

It's time for the Annual Dart Rank! Sam Ferris (@DraftDummies), recurring host of the Locked On NBA Draft Podcast, returns to rank all players drafted between 2020 and 2022. We go 1-15, and hit on the stunning top of the 2021 class, Ant, Lamelo, Paolo, and more. Where is your favorite dart? And where is the league going really?

Dave Dufour (@DaveDufourNBA) of the Athletic and Sports Business Classroom joins to dissect the curious case of the Dejounte Murray-John Collins trade rumors, and what other free agency mysteries aren't quite adding up: Miles Bridges, Deandre Ayton, and more. Enjoy!

The Upside Swings co-host brings his trademark throroughness to every team in the 2022 draft. Enjoy!

Was Paolo at 1 the right call? Who had the best night? Pow and I cover the entire night and debate the teams that divided us, starting at number 1. Enjoy!

Maxwell Baumbach (@BaumBoards) of No Ceilings NBA stops by to dive into two more slippery wing evaluations: G League standout Marjon Beauchamp and former top 5 recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr. Then, we each pick a player in the lottery that has a much higher ceiling than other analysts think. Enjoy!

@ChipJNBA rejoins to do a Mariana Trench dive on Jabari Smith. We push each other on his projection and the differences in our opinions, and compare him to Paolo Banchero. Enjoy!

I incoherently react to an exhilarating Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Enjoy!

San Jose Mercury News columnist and KNBR host @dieter stops by to preview the 2022 NBA Finals. Enjoy!

PD Web (@abovethebreak3) of Cerebro Sports stops by for a nice, winding convo on the very best shooters in 2022's draft class, their differences, how and why and where to bet on them, and what makes AJ Griffin historic. Check out his twitter for links to his patreon, where he has discussed this topic in greater depth. AJ Griffin, Leonard Miller, Malaki Branham, Jabari Smith, Chet Holmgren. Enjoy!

Hunter Cruse (@Huntercruse14), head of 60and36.com (@60and36), stops by to discuss some sleepers in the wake of the NBA Combine: Keon Ellis, Quenton Jackson, and Ron Harper Jr., Plus, we discuss the combine's winner, Jalen Williams. Enjoy!

Bryan Kalbrosky of For The Win and USA Today is interviewing 2022 NBA draft prospects for his series on For the Win. He stops by to talk about his pieces on Canadian potential star Leonard Miller, as well as Draft Twitter stars Vince Williams and Tevin Brown. Enjoy!

The lotto is back! We ring in the end of Tankathon Season with a top-15 mock draft with Hornets aficianado Lee Branscome (@WhichCarolina), co-host of the BuzzBeat podcast. Enjoy!

A brief episode examining and drawing some fun conclusions from Celtics-Bucks and Mavs-Suns Game 7s, plus some draft talk at the end. Enjoy!

Lauren Gunn (@TheLaurenGunn), co-host of the Gunn Shot podcast and credentialed reporter on the Dallas Mavericks, stops by to talk the subtle, stunning transformation of the NBA's most unique contender. Enjoy!

Longtime friend and Celtics aficianado Greg triumphantly returns to the podcast to break down Boston and Brooklyn's all time classic, revisist Jayson Tatum a year after we anointed him as an historically valuable, and more! Enjoy!

After a quick play in reaction, I sprint through the 1st round of the playoffs before making a title pick. Get ready for some Game 7s. Enjoy!

Samson Folk of Raptors Republic (@samfolkk) and Yahoo Sports returns to break down the ganrliest, tastiest first round NBA playoff series: the star crossed Sixers and the voracious Raps. Enjoy!

Mark Schindler (@MSchindlerNBA) joins for the 2nd Annual Rookie Graduation Day. We celebrate the landmark 2021 class in style, including picks for ROY, 1st and 2nd Team all rookie, future star and starter picks, and some 2022 draft talk. Enjoy!