Analyzing The NBA Draft’s Top Prospects + Reacting To Celtics’ Trades

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to the Boston Celtics moving on from Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis in two trades involving the Blazers and the Nets & Hawks. The guys talk about the impact of these deals and what it means going forward around the league. Then, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony joins to help us analyze the top prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft including what makes Cooper Flagg so special and why the draft intrigue starts with the 3rd pick. Plus, why Kyrie Irving declining his player option is good for the Mavs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.3	Hello and welcome with the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:40.0	We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Tuesday evening.
0:44.3	And if you're eagle-eyed as you watch this podcast, if you were watching it on ESPN2 or on YouTube,
0:51.2	you'll see me and us in multiple different outfits because this podcast, for various
0:56.1	reasons, was recorded at different times on different days. But we hope this is going to be the
1:00.7	last time we record it. Joining me from New York City down the road is Tim Bonteps. This is one of those
1:08.1	magical days where we do a whole whole segments of the podcast, and stuff is good.
1:14.1	We have good pods, and then we have to just completely redo it because events change as the day goes on.
1:18.9	It happens.
1:19.7	Bon Temps will be covering the draft on Wednesday night.
1:22.0	I will be.
1:22.8	I know from earlier that's his 13th career draft.
1:26.4	Something like that.
1:27.6	It's in New York every year, so I'm always at it.
1:29.7	I don't know how many years it's been. It's been enough.
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