The Future for Big Men and Rebuilding the Blazers | Draft Class (Ep. 252)

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🗓️ 20 April 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, Jonathan Tjarks, and Danny Chau debate the pros and cons of taking traditional big men in the draft (2:07), discuss how the Portland Trail Blazers should rebuild their team (12:18), and receive grades for their analyses (25:14). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On today's show of draft class, we won't really be discussing the draft, except that we will be
0:05.6	talking with the draft through the lens of the NBA playoffs. But first, let me tell you what's going
0:10.1	on at the ranger. On the site, you can find an interesting piece by Paulo Yugete, aka Paulo Esco
0:14.8	blog on Jabari Park is strife with the Milwaukee Bucks and whether he'll stay with the team going
0:19.6	forward. Also, we've changed the programming for the Ringer NBA show. Heat Check is now going out
0:25.3	late Sunday nights and group chat will be going up on Wednesday nights. And of course, you still have
0:30.4	our regular Tuesday shows in the afternoon and this very show on Friday. We also want to tell you
0:35.0	that NBA desktop hosted by Jason Caspian is now going twice a week. Today's episode features lots
0:41.6	and lots and lots of water bottles. Watch some BADest Top to find out why on the Ringer's YouTube
0:48.0	channel and all of our social media pages every week on Tuesdays and Fridays. It's awesome. NBA
0:53.4	desktop is my favorite TV show and it's not even on TV. It's just on the internet. And now let's get
0:58.3	into draft class. Welcome to the Ringer NBA show. I'm Kevin O'Connor and this is draft class
1:11.4	calling in from Dallas, Texas's fellow Ringer staff writer Jonathan Charks. Hey, what's up guys?
1:17.0	I'm excited to talk playoffs with y'all with the best guitarist at the Ringer Kevin O'Connor.
1:21.9	I don't know about that, John. Give that title to somebody else who does not want to be named.
1:26.2	Sitting across from me is Danny Chow, a Ringer associate editor. How you doing, Danny?
1:30.3	I've exhausted, but let's go. Isaac, how you doing over there?
1:34.0	I am also exhausted. I feel like I've produced 150 podcasts this week, but I signed up for it.
1:40.0	I love basketball. Let's do it. And where are your favorite podcasts? So that's all good.
1:44.0	No comments. That's Isaac Lee who will be producing today's show,
1:48.1	music is by Oso, Oso. If you're just tuning in to draft class for the first time, this is our show
1:52.4	where we and you, the listeners discussed the 2018 NBA draft and the draft is a whole
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