Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) share their favorite picks, takeaways, and superlatives from the 2025 NBA Draft before wrapping up with the Draft Stock Game. 0:00 Intro 5:35 Our Favorite Drafts 23:05 Draft Superlatives 55:45 Stock Game 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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Nick is joined by Ray LeBov and Aaron Bollwinkel of Basketball Intelligence and the Unrestricted Area podcast to review the 2025 NBA Draft. They start out by giving their first impressions in the wake of the draft, and discuss the impact that NIL had on this year's class. Then, they break down the biggest storylines from the draft, including some of their favorite and most confusing draft hauls. Finally, they wrap up by briefly highlighting some of the top players in the 2026 NBA Draft class and...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 6 min
This week, Maxwell and Stephen discussed the most INTERESTING picks in the 2025 NBA Draft! 0:00: Collin Murray-Boyles 10:46: Egor Demin 20:53: Kasparas Jakucions 27:11: Hansen Yang 35:53: Danny Wolf 40:52: Nique Clifford 44:02: Ryan Kalkbrenner 50:02: Brooks Barnhizer 54:30: Taelon Peter 59:52: Will Richard 1:04:38: Brice Williams 1:07:49: Ryan Nembhard To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 22 min
The No Ceilings team reacts to the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft. 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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2025•47 min
The No Ceilings team reacts to the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft. 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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2025•48 min
The No Ceilings team reacts to the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft. 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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 46 min
The No Ceilings team reacts to the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. 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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2025•2 hr 23 min
The No Ceilings team reacts to the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. 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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2025•2 hr 1 min
Nick brings Ray LeBov of Basketball Intelligence on the podcast to discuss some of the top 2025 NBA Draft prospects who played internationally this past season. They dive deep into the games of the five international prospects who are projected to be selected in the first round of the draft tonight: Noa Essengue, Joan Beringer, Ben Saraf, Nolan Traore, and Hugo Gonzalez. They also discuss five other international prospects who have a decent chance of hearing their names called on one of the two ...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) and Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) share their guys, risers/fallers, Q&A, and more. 0:00 Intro 8:40 Our Guys 33:00 Most likely to be too high/low on 38:00 Potential Risers and Fallers 1:07:25 The Green Room 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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data an...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 34 min
Tennessee's Chaz Lanier joins Stephen to discuss his time with the Volunteers, his March Madness run, and his Pre-Draft Process so far! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 23, 2025•21 min
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Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 31 min
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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/a...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 26 min
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, Mohamed Diawara, Lachlan Olbrich, Eli Ndiaye 1:35:00 The Green Room Draft Guide: noceilingsnba.bigcart...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 50 min
Villanova forward Eric Dixon joins Corey and Albert to break down his game To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 6 min
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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 32 min
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 Approach the Draft- 52:40 What the Rockets Should Do at #10- 56:40 To learn more about listener data an...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 11 min
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/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Pepperdine wing Stefan Todorovic joins Corey and Albert to break down his game and his basketball journey To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 8 min
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 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about listener data and our privacy practi...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 24 min
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 Dillingham. Finally, they wrap up by discussing Sacramento Kings lottery pick Devin Carter, and pot...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 14 min
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- 1:40 NIL Potential Impact on the Draft- 4:28 NBA Playoffs' Influence on Scouting- 12:38 2025 NBA Draft...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 24 min
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: noceilingsnba.com Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn mor...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 18 min
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! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 05, 2025•30 min
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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 38 min
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: noceilingsnba.com Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCeilingsNBA To learn more about l...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Yale Sharpshooter John Poulakidas Joins the Show to Break Down His Game To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 29, 2025•1 hr 50 min
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 the standout players from the NBA Combine. Timestamps 1:00: Top 3 Mock Draft discussion 23:00: Lott...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 24 min
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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Le...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 26 min
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! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 26, 2025•30 min
