Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

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🗓️ 15 March 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the the upcoming NBA Draft with Sam Vecenie including, why Cooper Flagg is the undisputed number 1 pick, who Sam is looking forward to watching in the NCAA Tournament, who are the best shooters in the class, hand what players are expected to make in impact in year 1 of the NBA. Then the boys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat, a trivia game where Andrew is pitted against Sam Vecenie on NBA Draft history. Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers With: Sam Vecenie Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Editor: Jake Kleinberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.1	I play Wordle and Spelling Bee every single day. That's the first thing I do. Play wordle and spelling bee every single day.
0:39.1	That's the first thing I do.
0:40.1	Play wordle while making coffee.
0:41.7	I pour myself a cup and do the crossword, which is the jewel of my morning.
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0:48.5	I have seen you do spelling bee during meetings.
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1:05.9	Thank you. Welcome to the Saturday Slamin' Jam here on the Athletic NBA Daily.
1:22.1	On today's show, we're joined by our guy Sam Vassini to discuss the NBA draft, players to watch in the tournament.
1:28.8	And then we're going to do a little bit of trivia with me, as always, is Alex Spears.
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