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You Better You Bet

John Fanta's NBA Draft Preview

You Better You Bet

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4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The great John Fanta joins the show to talk all things NBA Draft and break down the latest he's hearing from tonight's event. 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

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0:00.0

You're tuned in to You Better You Bet on the BetMGM Network and streaming live on NBC Sports Now, presented by BetMGM on the BetMGM Network.

0:12.4

The good vibes are rolling along here on the NBC Sports Now Power Hour.

0:18.0

It's You Better You Bet, it's Femmia Bevafay.

0:20.0

It's Jared Smith filling in for Nick Costos. Nick will be back with us after the 4th of July weekend. But we're excited. We're fired up for tonight because we have the NBA draft first round beginning at 8 o'clock Eastern over at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where we know what's going to the first two picks. Cooper flag will be headed

0:38.0

to the Dallas Mavericks. Dylan Harper is going to the San Antonio Spurs. But what happens at

0:43.4

three to help us answer that question? We're bringing back our friend of the program, our NBC and

0:49.1

Peacock teammate, college basketball reporter for Fox Sports, host of the Big East shootaround,

0:54.0

commentator with the field of 68. It's our good buddy, John Fanta, who returns to us here on

0:59.6

draft night.

1:00.9

Happy draft night, John.

1:02.7

I'm sure you're excited over there in Brooklyn.

1:05.2

You've been doing awesome coverage for the NBA on the streams with Jay Billis and et cetera, et cetera.

1:09.8

Buddy, what's going to happen with the third overall pick to Philly, man?

1:13.5

Like, is Philly going to make the pick?

1:15.3

What do you know?

1:16.4

What can you tell us as we're about 90 minutes away from the draft?

1:21.0

What I can tell you guys is right now I'm on the floor here inside the Barclay Center.

1:25.7

And I've been covering the draft in person. I think this is my sixth or seventh draft.

1:31.0

The amount of buzz and talks downstairs here between scouts, between different agents, different people is as much as I've heard covering a draft.

1:43.3

I'm going to be honest with you guys.

1:44.4

The last two years, we just haven't had this type of activity on a draft night where things were just more certain at the top or maybe not as many, as much college buzz like with the Wembenyama drafts.

1:56.6

Even last year with a lot of international talent at the top.

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