Welcome to the slam and jam here on The Athletic MBA show.

I'm your host, Andrew Schlect.

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It's a place where you can read San Vasini's latest mock draft, and that is who is on the show with me today. No Alex

Spears, unfortunately, but in his place. My guy, Sam Vassini. Sam, what's up? Look, it's a downgrade.

Alex is the best. I love Alex so much. And he's the best. I'm just sad he couldn't be here with us.

I think that's the biggest thing i know i do

i do have less anxiety because i don't have to do trivia about uh mascots that you know have

different names or mascots that were chosen from like a pool of different uh mascot themes uh don't

have to worry about that today but i thought it'd be a great time.

We got the tournament is going on as we speak. It's been going on all day. It's been a very

fun day. I thought we could talk about these prospects today in a meaningful way. But first,

I had this question posed to me the other day, and I thought, I almost text you about it.

And then I was like, man, if I can get him on the show, I'd rather ask him in a podcast setting this question.

So you just did a really like mega Jalen Williams podcast on your show Game Theory, which is you should just go watch it on YouTube because it's like a very much a YouTube-centric breakdown of his game.

It's very, very good.

Go check it out.

But my question is,

over the last, let's include this draft and the last two drafts. Who would you take over Jalen Williams today?

So including... you take over jalen williams today so including okay 2024 nobody for sure yeah like not even remotely close 2023 i would take v Vic for sure.

I think I So like this is where we get into like real conversation for Jalen Williams.

It's like Brandon Miller.

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