Upside Swings NBA Draft Podcast

The guys do a deep discussion on Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr, and Chet Holmgren They discuss their individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as the philosophy behind valuing each archetype as the number one in this class

The guys take a crack at a mock draft right as conference play is about to start!

The guys are joined by the great Steeve Lgr (@stgwadateam) to break down a ton of French prospects for this season and beyond Starting with a discussion of the wunderkind Victor Wembanyama, the guys also hit on Ismael Kamagate, Moussa Diabate, and many other top Frenchmen for this draft and future ones

The guys are joined by the great Chip Jones to talk some of their favorite sleepers in the class The season is early and there is plenty of room for the players discussed to improve their stock 

In this episode, the guys run through a quartet of guards who are off to an interesting start this season  Kennedy Chandler, Tyrese Hunter, JD Davison, and Taran Armstrong are all discussed and the guys decide whether or not they buy them in the lottery The Upside Swings NBA Draft Podcast is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

The Draft season is just getting starting but the guys have a few overreactions already We discuss the allure of Kendall Brown, the fun of Ariel Hukporti, Jabari Smith Jr as the clear number one, and so much more The Upside Swings NBA Draft Podcast is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

The guys talk Draft philosophy about guards and how they separate them through the different aspects of their game Plus, the long-awaited return of Tale of the Tape The Upside Swings Draft Podcast is the Official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

The Guys did a Halftime Liveshow to discuss the first week of college hoops, the major games, and the prospect takeaways Be on the lookout for this (as well as G-League Ignite/Overtime Elite and International Prospect Recaps) to become a regular series The Upside Swings NBA Draft Podcast is the Official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Podcast Network

The guys go over their preseason boards before the start of the college season They each go over their lottery guys, as well as some top guys who they left out of their top 14 The Upside Swings NBA Draft Podcast is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

The guys are joined by Latchie Everett (@LatchieEverett) to break down the NBL as a whole, NBA players it has produced, potential NBA players playing there now, and what the league might look like going forward.  The Upside Swings Draft Podcast is the official NBA Draft podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

The guys are joined by IDProspects' Caine Purnell (@caine_purnell) to talk about the top prospects in the NBL this upcoming season The pod includes previews and discussions of Ousmane Dieng, Mojave King, Ariel Hukporti, Nikita Mikhailovski, Tom Digbeu, and Hugo Besson The Upside Swings Draft Podcast is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

Dakota Schmidt (@Dakota_Schmidt) of Ridiculous Upside joins Upside Swings to talk all things G-League Ignite The guys discuss top players on the Ignite like Jaden Hardy, Michael Foster, Scoot Henderson, MarJon Beauchamp, Dyson Daniels, and Fanbo Zeng They also breakdown the Two-Way and G-League players they are most excited to watch this season The Upside Swings NBA Draft Podcast is the Official D...

The guys are once again joined by @cjmarchesani to discuss the top college returners for the 2022 NBA Draft They first discuss top returning bigs Mark Williams, Efe Abogidi, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Walker Kessler, Drew Timme, and Hunter Dickinson Then there is a discussion of many of the guys' favorite returners who are getting slept on by many The Upside Swings Podcast is the official NBA Draft Pod...

The guys are joined by Clayton (@claytonconover) to talk about the next two high school classes Beginning with some guys at the top of the weird 2022 Recruiting Class (Amari Bailey, Dior Johnson, and Keyonte George) Then, the fascinating recruiting classes of Duke and Kentucky Discussion of the top of the 2023 Recruiting Class and the philosophy of late bloomers versus early risers The Upside Swin...

The guys are joined by CJ Marchesani (@cjmarchesani) to talk about the top college returners for the 2022 NBA Draft The first part is made up discussions about the top returning guards and wings Names like Bennedict Mathurin, Jaden Ivey, Caleb Love, Jabari Walker, and more are discussed The Upside Swings Draft Podcast is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

The final draft preview done on the Halftime App, the guys take a look back at the 2020 NBA Draft The Upside Swings Draft Podcast is the official Draft Show of the Rise Entertainment Network

A fun look back at the fascinating 2019 draft Not done as a redraft, but rather as a review of the draft as whole and the trends it presented The Upside Swings is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

Bryce, Cooper, and Stone are joined by the incredible PD Web (@Abovethebreak3) to discuss the interesting developmental situations for the top prospects in the incoming class They hit on Duke, Memphis, the G-League Ignite, and some other fascinating cases for lower ranked prospects Upside Swings is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

Matt Moore (@HPbasketball) joins the guys to discuss the further development of second and third year players in the NBA They discuss the top of the last two draft classes, players primed for breakouts, and those in make or break situations Ratings and reviews are very appreciated! Upside Swings is the official NBA draft podcast of the Rise Entertainment Network

The 2022 NBA Draft is closer than we expect and the guys are here to give a primer on what to expect. They discuss 20 different prospects in detail and what they are hoping to see from them this upcoming year They also hit on overarching trends that represent the class as a whole Please rate, review, follow, and share, it really helps out Upside Swings is the official NBA Draft Podcast of the Rise...

Upside Swings is announcing a new partnership with the Rise Entertainment and here to help announce the move is co-founder Mat Issa (@matissa15) There is also a discussion about his upcoming podcast series The Quest for the Best and what Mat has learned about prospect evaluation while learning about the greatest to ever do it

This was originally recorded as a Halftime liveshow The 2018 Draft was the first draft for many of us and there is a lot to look back on

The guys predict the All-Rookie teams, with discussion about the interesting developmental contexts each rookie finds themselves

@CorbanNBA joins the guys to breakdown his time at Summer League, as well as interesting rookies, sophomores, and fringe rotation players who all looked interesting in Vegas

The guys review the draft of every Western Conference team Starting with the Rockets, the Western Conference was full of drafts that surprised everyone and there are varying views on all of them The guys all have a variety of thoughts surrounding every draft and the decisions teams made