We are three weeks away from the 2023 NBA draft, and trade and recent draft rumors are heating up faster than leftovers in the microwave. I’m expecting a lot of activity with a flurry of draft-day surprises and perhaps some shocking trades that could potentially change the balance of the league.  Over the last few days I’ve been able to gather intel from NBA personnel and offer a glimpse of what to expect over the next few weeks leading up to the draft. Support Us By Supporting Our...

Who are Some prospects that can be second round steals in the 2023 NBA Draft? Richard gives his take on some prospects that could return good value in the second round of the draft at each position, including Trayce Jackson-Davis, Landers Nolley, and Marcus Sasser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard and Leif break down the winners, losers, and biggest surprises of the early entrant/withdrawal deadline that happened May 31 for NCAA players, including Jordan Walsh, Reece Beekman, Dillon Mitchell, Julian Phillips, Jaylen Clark, and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rafael Barlowe drops off his latest Mock Draft as we enter the final few weeks before the NBA draft. While Wembanyama, Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson remain in the top 3, Rafael moves Villanova's Cam Whitmore into the 4th spot ahead of Amen Thompson. Duke's Dereck Lively cracks the top 10 and lands with the Dallas Mavericks. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit....

In this episode Rafael Barlowe shares interesting stats on the top prospects in the 2023 NBA draft that may catch you by surprise. Using Kanye West's "The Good, the Bad and The Ugly" from his "Freshman Adjustment" mixtape as a backdrop, Barlowe divides the statistics into three categories. The Good. The Bad. And The Ugly. Find out which projected Top 10 pick is shooting 44.7% on layups or who has 40 more turnovers than assists, and who is converting a blistering 85% of transition...

Leif Thulin joins Rafael Barlowe to share his updated Big Board which has been altered since the NBA Combine last week in Chicago. Victor Wembanyama remains No. 1 followed by Scoot Henderson, Brandon Miller and Amen Thompson. Find out where Amen's twin brother Ausar, is on Leif's Big Board. NBA Draft analyst Rafael Barlowe from NBA Draft Junkies and current author of the NBA Big Board newsletter is joined by Richard Stayman (@MavsDraft), Sam Ferris (NBA Draft Dummies), and Leif Thulin to...

Rafael Barlowe sits down with Dayton's Toumani Camara in Chicago after the 2023 NBA Combine. Camara shares his unique path to the NBA draft that lead him to leave Belgium to pursue a dream of playing college basketball and eventually the NBA. Camara also discusses his breakout season in 2022-23 and the grueling pre-draft process. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit....

Rafael Barlowe and Richard Stayman share their thoughts on prospects who are possibly on the fence between staying in the draft or returning to school. Although the NBA has added a third two-way contract which opens up an additional roster spot, prospects could potential earn more money by staying in school and collecting NIL money. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed...

Rafael Barlowe sits down with Weber State's Dillon Jones, one of the most underrated prospects in this draft class. Jones was invited to the G League Elite camp and was one of 8 players who were promoted to the NBA Combine after a strong weekend. Jones averaged nearly 17, 11 and 4.5 assists this season and is one of the most versatile connectors in this class. Jones shares his path to the draft and journey from South Carolina to Weber State to the NBA Combine. Support Us By Supporting Our...

Rafael Barlowe sits down with Pepperdine's Max Lewis after a private workout in Chicago at the NBA Combine on the UIC campus. Lewis covers his NBA combine experience, being underrated, only playing organized basketball for six years and his unique path the 2023 NBA draft. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed...

Rafael Barlowe and Richard Stayman wrap up their live NBA Combine coverage from Chicago.  Barlowe and Stayman share their thoughts on the lottery results, Scoot vs Brandon Miller, ESPN’s report about Miller being out of shape, and the biggest winners and losers from the 2024 NBA Combine  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay...

Rafael Barlowe and Leif Thulin discuss Tuesday nights lottery results and the first day of 5-on-5 scrimmages at the 2023 NBA combine. Tristan Vukcevic, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Brandin Podziemski & Amari Bailey shine in 5-on5 play. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible...

The lottery results are in, with the San Antonio Spurs the big winners this year, landing arguably the best prospect since LeBron James. The Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons round out the top five. Despite finishing with the worst record in the NBA at 17-65, Detroit had the highest possible odds at 14% to land the No. 1 pick. Unfortunately the Pistons ended up with the worst-case scenario and fell to No. 5. Outside of the Rockets and Pistons...

Rafael Barlowe and Richard Stayman check in live from the Wintrust Arena in Chicago just minutes after the first day of the NBA combine. Barlowe and Stayman discuss who shined and tested well while also covering the big topic of the week. The lottery! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US...

Rafael Barlowe and Leif Thulin preview this weeks 2023 NBA Combine and share their thoughts on prospects that could help their draft stock by playing in scrimmages and who should or shouldn't participate in combine drills. 86 players will head to the Wintrust Arena in Chicago from May 15-21 to participate in various scrimmages and drills while interviewing with team personnel in hopes of boosting their draft stock. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head...

Rafael Barlowe and Leif Thulin share their thoughts on the field from the 2023 G League Elite combine and the players they believe will standout in an NBA setting. Antoine Davis, Colin Castleton, Dillon Jones, Tristan Da Silva and Markuis Nowell headline the list of participants who Barlowe and Thulin are looking forward to seeing. NBA Draft analyst Rafael Barlowe from NBA Draft Junkies and current author of the NBA Big Board newsletter is joined by Richard Stayman (@MavsDraft), Sam Ferris...

In today’s episode of the Locked on NBA Big Board podcast Rafael Barlowe gives us a sneak preview of his upcoming vlogumentary with one on one interviews with projected first round picks Cason Wallace and GG Jackson. Barlowe shares his story as the team videographer for Wallace’s 5th grade team and his speak with Jackson about choosing his mom as his agent.  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the...

Richard Stayman joins Rafael Barlowe to discuss a tweet where he asked his 17k twitter followers to rank the following prospects in order: Kobe Bufkin Jalen Hood-Schifino Brice Sensabaugh Keyonte George Max Lewis Stayman shares his thoughts on each prospects and explains why each prospects is ranked where he has them. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay...

Leif Thulin joins Rafael Barlowe on the Locked On NBA Big Board podcast to share his thoughts on the G League Ignite's Leonard Miller and Sidy Cissoko, who he believes should be lottery picks in June's draft. Scoot Henderson is the Ignites headliner, but Thulin feels Miller and Cissoko should join him in the top 14 discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May marks the start of an important month for the 2023 NBA draft class, as front office executives, general managers, and scouts will be in Chicago next week for the NBA Draft Combine and the NBA G League Elite Camp to evaluate more than 120 prospects for 58 draft slots. In this episode of the Locked On NBA Big Board podcast, Rafael explains why GG Jackson, Kobe Bufkin, Bilal Coulibaly are the biggest risers on his latest mock draft and could see their draft stock skyrocket after the...

Richard Stayman joins Rafael Barlowe to share his thoughts on five prospects in the 2023 NBA draft class that have boom or bust potential. In the NBA, boom or bust refers to a play who could either perform exceptionally well or perform rather poorly. Boom-bust players are usually early round draft picks that have a lot of potential thanks to their pre NBA performance but may choke at the professional level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rafael Barlowe returns with Mailbag Monday but on a Thursday this week as Rafael has been working as the director of scouting for the NTX Combine. Here are the questions Rafael selected to answer for today's show. I just started paying attention to the draft a few weeks ago. I’m a Hornets fan and who should we take at #4 if we don’t move up? Do you think Wembanyama’s body will hold up? He’s really skinny? Is he the new Chet? Who should the Lakers take #17? Nearly every Mock has Dallas...

Rafael Barlowe sits down with former NBA scout and current agent Pete Mickeal who is the founder of the NTX Combine. The NTX combine is a platform for draft eligible seniors to showcase their game in front of dozens of NBA scouts in Duncanville, TX. Mickeal discusses his experience as a scout, what teams look for in players and how the NTX combine has helped prospects secure NBA contracts in the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rafael Barlowe puts Leif Thulin on the hot seat with a surprise live mock draft where Leif has to make picks on the spot without any preparation. In an interesting twist of events, Leif's Utah Jazz move up eights spots and win the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. The San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets round out the top 5. Find out who was left out of Leif's Lottery! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices