2/3 of the YAM boys are back for this week's instalment of basketball podcasting. You are joined by Matt and Alex who discuss a lot of FIBA hoops as this summer's offseason ramps up big time! We discuss Matt's experience in London seeing Team USA and Germany compete as well as a story on his meeting with Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra!

Timestamps:
USA vs Germany (1:25)
What did Matt notice live in the arena? (10:36)
Meeting Erik Spoelstra (15:26)
Olympic Group discussion (22:05)
Full tournament predictions (27:00)
Imagining a Canada/Germany game (44:20)
Close (49:08)

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The boys are back with another YAM-packed episode for you.

We give our insights into the NBA Summer league in Las Vegas with some talk on Alex Sarr, Zach Risacher and Stephon castle. We move onto heated debates about young cores and close with a discussion on pre-olympic exhibition games.

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Happy Monday wishing the best start to your week whether you are in GMT, EST or CST. This week the boys are excited to bring on their long time friends Dylan AKA Thunderchats who is largely involved with the Topic: Thunder Podcast. Since the YAM gang have been guests on his podcast we thought we would return the favour now that we are on a roll.

This episode is focused on the OKC thunder and their offseason success with discussions on minutes distribution and much more!

Whilst you're here make sure to check out our latest youtube video on the review of the Paul George trade 5 year anniversary. https://youtu.be/dlWrJI67fPA

Timestamps:
Intro (0:00)
Dylan updates us on what he's working on right now (3:55)
Thunder debrief (7:52)
Dillon Jones discussion (10:56)
Summer League (18:33)
Opening night starting lineup (21:42)
Minute distribution (28:40)
Point guard overload and record prediction (36:50)
How many national TV games will this team get? (45:52)
NBA gambling suspensions (53:57)
Candid Olympic conversation (57:29)

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NBA free agency has begun and we are back reacting live on Canada Day. Tune in to hear our reactions to Paul George signing with Philadelphia, our LIVE reaction to Klay signing with the Mavs, Hartenstein to the Thunder, and a lot more signings. We also discuss some moves we found questionable as well as future implications.

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The boys are back in there 3 rooms across the world connected through the internet to talk hoops for your listening pleasure.

As a result of the amount of trades and selections made during this draft process we decided to keep this pod loose. It is has been a minute since we had a full-house without a guest on so sit back and relax or be stand-up and be tense.

Timestamps:
Mikal Bridges trade (1:42)
Thunder select Ajay Mitchell (7:39)
Portland Trailblazers talk (12:46)
Kyle Filipowski situation (14:20)
Further draft discussion (19:31)
Zach Edey is a Grizzly bear (31:16)
Rob Dillingham trade (34:53)
French supremacy in the lottery (38:32)
What age would lebron have to be for you to beat him in a 1v1? (44:49)
How many guards do the thunder have now? (52:59)
Drafting decision makers (56:03)
KCP and Close (58:00)

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Hello good folks, Lassies and Willow trees.

It is a new week which means a new YAMology podcast and just like last week we have a guest named Tyler who is a draft expert! We appreciated having Tyler Metcalf to "talk hoops" with the YAM boys with Matt back after a brief hiatus.

We work through buying or selling draft rumours, a LIVE reaction to the Josh Giddey <-> Alex Caruso trade and some potential all-stars in this class.

Timestamps:
Intro (0:00)
No Ceilings (3:02)

Josh Giddey <-> Alex Caruso LIVE trade reaction (9:11)

Buying or Selling draft rumours
Donovan Clingan to the Atlanta Hawks? (5:52)
Is Bronny James a 1st round pick? (16:38)
Wizards are a lock for Zach Risacher or Alex Sarr? (19:55)
Can Stephon Castle be a PG at the next level? (22:55)
Zach Edie and Daron Holmes as lottert picks? (26:42)

2024 Draft class all star discussion (28:42)
Comparison between Alex Sarr and Kel'el Ware (32:59)
Kyle Filipowski (37:44)
Has Metcalf heard of Quinn Ellis? (41:35)

Trivia Question and Twitter Questions (48:14)
Close (57:14)

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We're joined by none other than Tyler Rucker of the No Ceilings NBA team to talk all things NBA Draft! We discuss a whole bunch of topics from draft rumours, draft fits, and head to heads between prospects. See the timestamps below to tune into what you are most curious to hear us discuss:

2:30 NoCeilings and what they do
4:30 Some of Tyler's favourite prospects
8:25 NBA Draft Rumours (Devin Carter lottery buzz)
11:25 NBA Draft Rumours (Tidjane Salaun Top 10 Hype)
15:35 NBA Draft Rumours (Stephon Castle being a point guard + Castle vs Holland)
32:10 NBA Draft Rumours (Zach Edey or Daron Holmes as lottery picks)
35:12 NBA Draft Rumours (Alex Sarr NOT being the number 1 pick for Clingan)
40:50 NBA Draft Rumours (Bronny James first round pick)
47:45 Which Draft Rumour do you most want to be true?
50:35 Is Kel'el Ware the most underrated prospect this season? And comparing him to Kyle Filipowski as prospects.
1:00:00 Which non-lottery prospect would you be least/most surprised becomes an all star? Same questions but with lottery picks.
1:20:15 Which prospect do you think wins the most championships?
1:30:00 Twitter Questions!

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Welcome back to YAMology everyone!

In today's Episode Skit and Alex get together to talk about the first three games of the NBA Finals (0:58) and how the Celtics and Mavs each performed so far. After that both get into the Lakers search for a new NBA coach and give their predictions on who is about to become the next Lakers headcoach (23:30). Lastly Alex and Skit discuss the 2024 Draft Class and who their favorite players are (31:04)

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