The NTC Podcast

Welcome back to a new podcast as host Aaron Washington and Scouting Enthusiast Oliver Arruda put their brains together to highlight some of the best performers from NBA Summer League and how they might carry that success over to the regular season. Be sure to visit our official site https://notradeclause.com/ for all your NBA league resources! Follow the NTC team on Twitter: @NoTrade_Clause @a_a_r...

For our Summer League show finale, we have the pleasure of speaking with basketball trainer, recruiter, coach, and scout Adrian Maloney Jr. about how his career and how his work translates to the world at large. The multi-faceted hoops head gives us some insight into his process for scouting players, what skills translate the most between each level of the sport, the possibility of high schoolers...

Former Assistant Director of Basketball Operations and longtime media personality Amin Elhassan joins us at the Summer League Studio at Thomas & Mack center! During this studio show sessions, we speak to Amin to learn about what he had to go through in order to fulfill his goal of working in a full-time role for an NBA team. He also gets candid about what eventually carried him over to ESPN as...

We bring you to round three of our tour in Las Vegas during 2K24 NBA Summer League! Tune in to get a glimpse of what the unique opportunities the Mexico City Capitanes franchise bring with its General Manager, Nick Lagios. The now two-year vet is back for his sequel appearance on our podcast to talk about balancing a winning culture with the desire to get player promoted to full NBA contracts. Lat...

We are back for NBA Summer League, live from the UNLV Thomas and Mack center! During our tip-off show, we had the opportunity to catch up with Keyandre Ashley, AKA @HoopIntellect ! The NBA scouting/draft content creator gets into the weeds about rookies who have surprised in Summer League so far relative to expectations, what we should expect from sophomores during their second time around the cir...

As NBA Summer League pushes on into its third day of action, we welcome in ESPN Insider Bobby Marks in the wake of a brand new CBA agreement. The former Assistant General Manager breaks down how a few incoming changes will alter the way teams do business, and we take a few moments to get his thoughts on a few team specific situations, such as what is currently going on in Miami and Philadelphia. B...

We have the very special opportunity to speak with Miami Heat forward and 2023 Eastern Conference Champion, Haywood Highsmith on this edition of the podcast. We have a quick midsummer chat with the veteran swingman about the incredible NBA Finals run that he was a part of with the Miami Heat this year, how he feels about the free agency moves the team has made so far, what makes Heat royalty like...

The heat is on during this window of the NBA calendar with trades in full swing and free agency approching. Oliver Arruda and Aaron Washington bring you another episode this week with the mission of breaking down the John Collin trade from the perspective of the Hawks as well as the Jazz. Later, the two lay out all you need to know about four incoming free agents in the class of 2023, such as thei...

NTC contributors Oliver Arruda and Aaron Pearlstein start by breaking down the first blockbuster trade of the 2023 offseason, then spend majority of the show tackling some draft philosophy related questions that today’s evaluators likely wrestle with on a daily basis. Shout out to Adam Spinella from @TheBoxAndOne_ for the inspiration! Below are the questions we hit on, please feel free to connect...

In our first epsiode of the 2023 NBA off-season, we welcome in CBA enthusiast capologist David Brandon (birdrightsnba) into the studio as we quickly wrap up the Finals and look ahead to two huge names that could be on the trade block this summer: Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal. Our first segment is all about digging deeper into the magic of the Nuggets championship performance and how the team is...

Host Aaron Washington and NTC salary cap specialist Colin Maher get back behind the mic as the Conference Finals begin to wrap. What did we learn from Denver in LA in the wake of a 4-0 sweep? What could this mean for the Lakers future if LeBron decides to hang it up? The discussion then turns to the Eastern Conference as Boston attempts a 3-0 comeback against Miami. The conversation concludes with...

The action continues around the league, so what better time to praise the present while getting excited about the future! We welcome in special guest Nathan Grubel from No Ceilings and Draft Deeper as we highlight recent draftees making noise in the playoffs, review all-rookie teams, and look towards the draft lottery where a few tiebrakers could radically change the fate of several teams! Be sure...

As the NBA Playoffs roar on, news on the final terms of the league Collective Bargaining Agreement continue to roll in. In this follow up to a recent podcast, Aaron and Colin attempt to wrap their thoughts around all the news and give you a rundown on what it all means for players, owners, and everyone in between. Of course we can't forget about the riviting postseason. With three series in the bo...

We're back with a bite sized NTC episode live from the Infinity Sports Connection Celebrity Golf Tournament! Host Aaron Washington links up with retired NBA guard Anthony Johnson, who spent 13 years in the association with the Kings, Hawks, Magic, Cavs, Nets, Pacers, and Mavericks. The journeyman reveals what skills allowed him to carve out a long-time role in the league, shouts out a few veterans...

The Play-in Tournament is a wild time around the NBA! Aaron W and Aaron P attempt to answer a few questions in this new podcast episode: Has the Play-in Tournament been an overall success since it was introduced in 2020? How has it changed the trejectory of particular teams that have particpated as a 7-10 seed over the past few seasons? What has stood out about the perfroamcnes of this years play-...

Join Aaron Washington and Aaron Pearlstein this week as they dive into several more changes agreed upon in the new CBA agreement in this follow up to episode 65. How will heavy spending teams be increasingly penalized for their efforts? What's the deal with the minimum games played requirement for hopeful award winners? Why will we never see another wild summer of overspending similar to 2016? Lat...

This week, we have the opportunity to speak with Mike Vorkunov, who is the business reporter for The Athletic. He has been hard at work during the last few weeks gathering intel from the league and player's union during negotiations for the next Collective Bargaining Agreement. In the aftermath of a new deal, we cover a few changes that were recently proposed, including the one-and-done rule, incr...

Join us for another thrilling episode of the pod where we welcome in former director of basketball resaerch for the Milwaukee Bucks and current director of North American sports at Stats Bomb, Seth Partnow! Seth brings a wealth of knowledge about the finer points of sports analytics, so you don't want to miss out. We bring up a few topics to discuss with him, including the introduction of Artifica...

This week on the NTC Podcast, we take a close look at the recent events taking place within the Grizzlies and Rockets organizations to pinpoint opposing trends that are taking shape for each team. This involves players who have stepped up their games during the past several weeks, coaching/strategy changes, and more. Additionally, we acknowledge the news that majority Hornets owner Michael Jordan...

We move on to the Western Conference in this second installment of our playoff race series to identify the clear contenders, feisty middle seeded teams, and the favorites to break into the play-in race to solidify an offical invitation to the big dance. Join Aaron Washington and Colin Maher in episode 62 as the two give credit to the biggest reasons for these team's positions in the standings, obs...

The race for playoff positioning is far from over in the Western conference, even as we close in on the final 20 games of the NBA season. Join Aaron Washington and Aaron Pearlstein this week as they review the recent performances of just about every team in the West, as they almost all have something to play for down the stretch. Later, the two discuss the leading candidates to win the league MVP...

Aaron and Colin of NTC are joined by Yossi Gozland of HoopsHype to take an early look at some of the best upcoming free agents to predict their off-season decisions, the money they could demand on the open market, and how they could influence multi-year decisions within several franchises. Later, the three take a look at two of the biggest names of the buyout market to evaluate their fit on potent...

Following a record breaking trade deadline, Colin and Aaron of the NTC team discuss the implications of the KD blockbuster, the historic amount of picks moved, and how each team looks after millions of dollars changed hands.  Be sure to visit our official site https://notradeclause.com/ for all your NBA league resources!! Follow the NTC team on Twitter: @NoTrade_Clause @a_a_ron25 @aniljamesgogna @...

In the aftermath of the Kyrie trade to Dallas, the NTC team takes a look at what this will mean for the Nets and Mavericks this season and beyond. In the first segment, we dive into the on-court implications, including how Kyrie might mesh with Luka in the same backcourt. Later, the conversation gets rich as we show you each team’s updated cap sheets and draft capital after processing the salaries...

Host Aaron Washington is joined by writer Mat Issa, who produces content for Forbes, SBNATION, and BasketballNews, among others. The two have a sit down to take a look at how the popular team building strategies have evolved over the years, and what factors explain the rise in parity within each conference this season. Be sure to visit our official site https://notradeclause.com/ for all your NBA...