The Assist

This week, Drew talks about what is happening in the world of basketball and why this is a great time to be watching it.

This week, Drew looks at the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watchlist and gives his predictions on finalists and who will win it. He also talks about some interesting Wooden Award winners and some trends that he has noticed taking over the award over the past few years.

Happy New Year! This week, Drew recaps his 2022 experience and shows how great the year was to him. Thank you to everyone who has tuned in over the last year.

This week, Drew looks at some of the best college players to not play up to their expectations in the NBA. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the podcast in 2022!

This week, Drew reacts to what happened in college basketball over the past week. Then, he goes over and watches some of the biggest blowout in NBA history that occurred a year ago today. Watch along with Drew here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu8Z6RS4lxY

We hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! This week, Drew looks at all of the Top High School Players since 1998 to see if they are truly the best (or one of) the best in their class.

It’s about that time of the year! Thanksgiving Tournaments will be here before they know it and Drew is giving you his guide on what will go down over the next week. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

College Basketball is back, and Drew could not be more excited. This week, he goes through the box score of one of the weirder games in NBA history. He then talks about the situation that is taking place in Louisville to start the Kenny Payne era and what people should expect from this year’s team. Finally, Drew explains the level of excitement he has with basketball being back in full swing.

College Basketball is right around the corner and Drew could not be more excited. He reacts to the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll by saying what he thinks will happen in this new CBB landscape. He also reacts to news that has been circulating around the country that may affect tons of teams in the near future.

This week, Drew decides to do another episode of making rosters for the most surprising team of the NBA’s first week, the Utah Jazz. He goes through the All-Time and All-Prime rosters and explains why each player made the cut.

This week, Drew reacts to the first two nights of NBA basketball. He talks through NBA Rookie debuts, reactions to teams’ hot (or not so hot) starts, and why NBA League Pass still has some things to improve.

This week, Drew has watched the finale of Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers. He gives some critiques for the documentary and goes into his rendition of Lakers history to show what was left out.

This week, Drew talks about what happened in the NBA like: the Suns loss to the 36ers, Victor Wembanyama, and the NBA GM Survey.

This week, Drew talks about the current headlines in the basketball world after this week of NBA Media Days. Then, he discusses the top storylines in College Basketball going into the new season.

This week, Drew dives into whether #1 Overall Picks win Rookie of the Year all that often or not. The answer can be, complicated at times…

This week, Drew talks about Moses Malone and why he needs to be remembered more than what he is. Moses is one of the best Centers in NBA History and is not given the proper credit that says so. Why is he not remembered the way he should be? Drew gives his opinions in this week’s episode.

This week, Drew reacts to the Naismith Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 and gives context as to why some of them have made it to the Hall.

This week, Drew’s back and is making All-Time Rosters again. He has decided to do the Los Angeles Lakers and it was a tough one. Hopefully he did the greatness of this franchise enough justice.

The basketball world has been punched in the gut with the news of Bill Russell's passing. Drew covers Russell's career, his influence, and his legacy on and off the court.

This week, Drew creates the All-Time Best Pistons Team and the All-Time Prime Pistons team.

This week, Drew makes a team of the best defensive players in NBA History.

This week, Drew discusses conference realignment in college basketball. He goes through a partial history of schools switching conferences and looks into the future to see what college basketball could become.

With the recent news of Kevin Durant requesting a trade out of Brooklyn, Drew looks back on KD's career up to this point. In chapters, he looks at each of KD's stops in order to show the whole of his Hall of Fame career and where it is heading after this trade request.

This week, Drew talks about NBA teams drafting the same position in the same draft year after year. Has it ever worked? How good would have some teams been if they drafted differently? All this and more to help see why teams do this and if they should stop.

This week, the basketball world was heartbroken by the passing of Caleb Swanigan. Drew discusses all of his memories about Swanigan and how much he meant to basketball. Then, he discusses the Kyrie Irving situation and why the Lakers may not be the best fit for him.