No Ceilings

James Barlowe of the Locked On NBA Big Board joins Stephen Gillaspie to discuss some prospects they differ on! Intro- 0:00 Quick Q&A with James- 1:47 Noa Essengue- 17:44 Maxime Raynaud- 28:05 Drake Powell- 36:28 Hansen Yang- 48:17 Will Riley- 59:44 BONUS CONTENT (Jeremiah Fears)- 1:06:02 Outro/Future Projects- 1:16:12

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) break down the top international prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft. 0:00 Intro 5:10 Noa Essengue 2230 22:38 Ben Saraf 36:48 Joan Beringer 46:55 Hugo Gonzalez 55:05 Nolan Traore 1:07:20 Noah Penda 1:13:25 Bogoljub Markovic 1:16:55 Hansen Yang 1:21:15 Alex Toohey 1:24:30 Rocco Zikarsky 1:27:25 Dink Pate 1:30:55 Izan Almansa, Saliou Niang, Mo...

Villanova forward Eric Dixon joins Corey and Albert to break down his game

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) conduct a mock draft where one acts as the GM and the other acts as the Assistant GM by offering options at each pick.   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/@NoCei...

Ben Golliver from the Washington Post joins Stephen to discuss: The Desmond Bane Trade- 1:42 The Future of NBA Team Building- 5:16 The Impact of NIL- 9:29 Memories from Attending the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery- 15:11 Thoughts on Lottery Reform- 20:33 The Anticipation of Cooper Flagg- 27:25 What the Spurs Should Do at #2- 33:17 The Type of Player the Hornets Should Target- 47:40 How the Nets Should App...

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) conduct a mock draft where one acts as the GM and the other acts as the Assistant GM by offering options at each pick.   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/@NoCei...

Pepperdine wing Stefan Todorovic joins Corey and Albert to break down his game and his basketball journey

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) run through some of their favorite player and team fits along with some of their favorite player comps. 0:00 Intro 11:10 Favorite Fits 57:20 Favorite Comps Draft Guide: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-ceilings-nba-draft/id1595712943 Written work: noceilingsnba.com Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA YouT...

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...

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:...

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: no...

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!

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.

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: noceilingsn...

Yale Sharpshooter John Poulakidas Joins the Show to Break Down His Game

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...

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

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!

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) run through some WHAT IF… hypotheticals for the 2025 NBA Draft.   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

Kentucky sharpshooter Koby Brea breaks down his game with Corey Tulaba

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) break down the games Tre Johnson and VJ Edgecombe. 0:00 Intro 8:42 Tre Johnson 32:55 VJ Edgecombe 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

This week, Maxwell and Stephen talk about the fallout from the NBA Combine! 0:00: General thoughts 5:33: Thomas Sorber 12:31: Rasheer Fleming 17:33: Ace Bailey 24:44: Jase Richardson 34:23: Hansen Yang 43:55: Maxime Raynaud 52:02: Miles Byrd 59:20: Yanic Konan Niederhauser 1:06:13: "Stay or Go" Lightning Round

Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) break down the games of Cedric Coward and Liam McNeeley. 0:00 Intro 3:35 Cedric Coward 36:00 Liam McNeeley 1:03:45 The Green Room 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.c...

The Ringer’s Tate Frazier joins Corey and Albert to react to the NBA Draft Lottery, sleeper prospects, the latest in college hoops, and more!