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The Assist

Drew Everhart
Talking about what is happening in the world of basketball, from the NBA to the NCAA. And sometimes looking back at the greatest players, moments, and many more.
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Episodes

2025 NBA Draft Recap

This week, Drew recaps the 2025 NBA Draft and compares the results to his Mock Draft.

Jul 04, 202521 minEp. 120

2025 NBA Draft Special

For the 2025 NBA Draft Special, Drew brings you his 1st Round Mock Draft.

Jun 25, 202547 minEp. 119

Pacers Force Game 7 and the Lakers Sale

This week, Drew gives his instant reaction after the Pacers beat the Thunder 108-91 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Then, he discusses the record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jun 20, 202533 minEp. 118

A Talk on Plus/Minus

This week, Drew discusses the background of the Plus/Minus and Box Plus/Minus statistics and his disliking of the two. He then talks about the advanced stat of Game Score and makes the argument as to why it should have more shine.

Jun 13, 202527 minEp. 117

Basketball Jibber-Jabber Vol. 2

This week, Drew discusses the firing of Tom Thibodeau and the trends that we are seeing in coaching. Then, he looks at the Finals to see who has the upper hand between the Thunder and Pacers.

Jun 06, 202528 minEp. 116

I Found a Crazy Game from 1953

This week, Drew discovered an unbelievable game from the 1953 playoffs that set a ton of records.

May 30, 202519 minEp. 115

All-Time Mavericks Teams

The Assist is back! Drew Everhart was in shock when the Mavericks received the #1 pick in the 2025 Draft Lottery, so he decided to make some lineups. That's right, it's the Mavs' turn to have their franchise sifted through to create the All-Time and All-Prime Lineups.

May 23, 202544 minEp. 113

All-Time Pacers Teams

All-Time and All-Prime teams are coming your way with another franchise. This time, it is the Pacers who will be looked at under the microscope as they will play in the ECF on the same day as the Indy 500.

May 23, 202540 minEp. 114

All-Time Three Point Shooters Roster

Welcome back! This week Drew celebrates the Boston Celtics tying the most 3s made in a game with 29 by creating a roster of some of the best shooters in NBA history.

Oct 25, 202430 minEp. 112

New Look SEC

This week, Drew continues his 2024 College Basketball Preview by taking a look at the SEC.

Sep 27, 202434 minEp. 110

Rating ESPN's NBA Predictions

This week, Drew takes a look at ESPN's preseason NBA rankings and gives his thoughts on how the 24-25 NBA season will play out.

Sep 13, 202432 minEp. 108

All-Time Wizards Rosters

This week, Drew creates his All-Time and All-Prime Rosters for the Washington Wizards.

Sep 06, 202425 minEp. 107

Newcomers to the ACC

This week, Drew continues his conference previews with the ACC, including outgoing and incoming transfers and recruits.

Aug 30, 202427 minEp. 106

Changes Coming to All Big-Ten Teams

This week, Drew covers the changes to every Big Ten team, including incoming and outgoing players, new coaches, and even a new Big Ten Tournament format.

Aug 23, 202439 minEp. 105

The Season After the Olympics

The Olympics are officially over and Team USA Basketball comes home with more golds! This week, Drew takes a look at how players do in the season after the Olympics.

Aug 16, 202428 minEp. 104

The History of the Point Guard

Today is Bob Cousy's 96th birthday! In honor of the Houdini of the Hardwood, Drew decided to look at the History of the Point Guard in the BAA/NBA/ABA.

Aug 09, 202431 minEp. 103

All-Time Olympic Lineups

This week, Drew created All-Time Lineups for USA Men's Basketball. But, since he was unable to do his normal "All-Prime" lineup, he decided to break it down into an All-Pro lineups and an All-Amateur lineup.

Aug 02, 202432 minEp. 102

2024 Olympic Preview

This week, Drew previews the 2024 Men's Olympic Basketball team and goes over what they did in their Showcase games.

Jul 26, 202422 minEp. 101

I'm Back with the Top 20 of the Top 100

It's been a while, and I'm sorry about that. I bring you the Top 20 of the Top 100, with the plans of doing individual episodes in the future to go more in-depth.

Jul 12, 20248 minEp. 100

Top 100 NBA Players #100-81

Episode 100 is upon us! To celebrate, Drew has decided to start a five episode series where he will list his Top 100 players of all time.

Oct 20, 202329 minEp. 96

Dame is a Buck

This week, Drew reacts to the blockbuster trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Bucks.

Oct 06, 202324 minEp. 95

Live Basketball is Coming to Max

In reaction to some live basketball coming to the streaming service Max, Drew tells you what else you can watch when it comes to basketball on the platform.

Sep 22, 202324 minEp. 94

All-Time Nuggets Rosters

This week, Drew is inspired by Deion Sanders' Colorado Football team being the talk of the town to do an All-Time and All-Prime Rosters for the states NBA Franchise, the Denver Nuggets.

Sep 08, 202341 minEp. 93

All-Time Spurs Rosters

The Spurs organization had a big day during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with multiple inductees being a part of their club at some point in their careers. This week, Drew creates their All-Time and All-Prime Rosters.

Aug 25, 202351 minEp. 92
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