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The Valenti Show

The Guys Were NOT Fans Of ESPN's NBA Draft Coverage

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

3.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Mike and Rico spend an entire segment trashing ESPN's broadcast of the NBA Draft last night.

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0:00.0

Okay, so to answer your question, is there something the Pistons could do tonight that would

0:06.6

excite me or make me happy at pick 37? Here's the way I would describe it. If you're watching,

0:13.4

I think there's two categories of players that in the second round, these are the success

0:20.1

stories.

0:27.6

I think A, it's undervalued, experienced college player, guy who stayed in school,

0:30.4

guy who simply knows how to play the damn game.

0:33.8

That becomes a Jalen Brunson type guy. That becomes a Michael Red type guy um a draymond green type guy experience iq

0:42.9

they're smart they're not going to do dumb bleep yeah um might be limited but they can play

0:49.3

the other them immediately into the line just yeah and again it just is it sexy no but it can work

0:57.0

the other type is this a guy that has one singular off the charts trait it could be athleticism

1:06.8

it could be shooting it could be handles you you're you're drafting a trait like a three point artist

1:14.4

yeah whatever it may be and you're hoping that you can somehow backfill and piece together the other

1:21.5

parts to make the player functional the thing i don't like doing i I don't like seeing teams, including my own,

1:30.2

just throw these international darts out there. Look, Manu Genooboli ain't there no more.

1:37.1

Going full spurs. Right. Even a decade ago when Yokic got taken during a Taco Bell commercial,

1:42.9

the scouting is too good. And any of the good international players, they are now known,

1:49.6

vetted, and drafted in the first round.

1:51.7

So to me, it would be experienced player or almost like a toolsy draft pick.

1:57.7

Like in the NFL, you take these guys in the fourth, fifth round. The tools are

2:01.9

there. They're down back. You took Manu. Right. Okay. Manu has the tools. Now, we've got to

2:07.5

essentially teach him how to play football. But if it works, you've got Jordan Milata. Correct. So

2:13.5

and being totally sincere, that's what I would look for.

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