Previewing the Top Wings, Sleepers, and Bigs in the NBA Draft | Upside High

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🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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J. Kyle Mann and Jonathan Tjarks start their conversation by revisiting some of their favorite NBA Draft memories in the past. They then share and debate their favorite wing prospects, specifically AJ Griffin (6:14), Dyson Daniels (18:28) and Jalen Williams (22:50). After the break they pitch their sleeper picks (29:13) and break down the top centers in the draft with a focus on Jalen Duren.(43:04) They end the pod by sharing some of the fringe prospects who may be flying under the radar heading into the draft. (58:03) Hosts: J. Kyle Mann and Jonathan Tjarks Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For as long as I've known the NBA, it's been a Star's League.
0:03.8	But even among the stars, there's an exclusive club.
0:07.6	Russell and Dr. J. Jordan, Kobe.
0:11.2	They're all part of a select group that paved the way for the NBA superstar up to date.
0:16.8	And some even shared secrets with each other along the way.
0:21.3	From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Jackie McMone.
0:25.6	And this is the Icons Club.
0:56.6	Hey, it's the week of the NBA draft.
0:59.7	That's pretty exciting.
1:01.1	We've been talking about these guys for most of the year, and now.
1:04.1	Finally, let's see what happens.
1:05.7	I'm pumped.
1:06.7	Oh, man.
1:07.2	What a wonderful time.
1:08.5	Throughout my life, were you a diehard NBA draft fan growing up?
1:13.7	What was your interest level and it growing up?
1:15.6	I've never asked you about that, I think.
1:17.1	Or did you just gravitate to it when you started covering the NBA?
1:20.3	No, I've always been into it because I've always a big college basketball fan.
1:24.6	I feel like a lot of our colleagues are always NBA only, but I was always into the whole
1:29.0	world of basketball.
1:30.3	So I always follow college and then NBA obviously is somewhere in there.
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