Today’s episode features two special guests!
First, Pierre is joined by NBA Draft consultant and NBA Big Board host Rafael Barlowe to discuss how the game has evolved, his journey in player evaluation, and a first look at the 2025 draft class.

Then, projected first-round pick Nique Clifford out of Colorado State joins the show to share his basketball journey and how his game translates to the next level.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

Rafael Barlowe Joins the Show

1:40 NIL Impact on Draft Process

5:55 - Small guards and double big lineups

8:00 - Draft age

9:20 - Favorite types of prospect

15:54 - Overtraining players

20:45 - Youth Basketball Overseas

23:41 - Draft misses, finding a role in the league

27:30 - ’97 Arizona and Salim Stoudamire

31:37 - Michael Beasley

35:00 - Chris Douglass Roberts connection

45:14 - GM aspirations, European basketball

50:00 - All time favorite players

53:20 - Jeremiah Fears

RAPID FIRE 2025 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS

55:03 - Rasheer Fleming

55:30 - Kon Knueppel

55:45 - Carter Bryant

56:02 - Derik Queen

56:21 - Khaman Maluach

56:43 - Ace Bailey

57:20 - Egor Demin

57:46 - Kasparas Jakucionus

58:16 - Tre Johnson

58:45 - Asa Newell

59:16 - Cedric Coward

59:48 - Thomas Sorber

1:00:07 - Maxime Raynaud

1:00:55 - Collin Murray-Boyles

1:01:38 - Labaron Philon

1:01:59 - Danny Wolf

1:02:27 - Jase Richardson

1:03:13 - Ryan Kalkbrenner

1:03:55 - Kam Jones

1:04:26 - Walter Clayton

1:04:55 - Nolan Traore

1:05:31 - Ben Saraf

1:05:59 - Noa Penda

1:06:44 - Noa Essengue

1:07:52 - Joan Beringer

1:08:24 - Hugo Gonzalez

1:09:23 - Nique Clifford

1:11:41 - Rafael Outro

1:14:08 NIQUE CLIFFORD Joins the Show!

1:15:35 - Basketball Origins

1:18:38 - College recruitment and transfer processes

1:26:21 - Potential NBA fits

1:29:29 - NIL

1:33:20 - Playing on ball more

1:34:13 - Watching basketball

1:35:35 - 7 seconds or less

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Road teams are a shocking 6-1 to start the Conference Semifinals 😱. Pierre breaks down the four playoff matchups and highlights the keys to success for each team. Let us know in the comments who you think is winning each series! ⬇️

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

4:28 Timberwolves vs Warriors

21:20 Cavs vs Pacers

37:39 Celtics vs Knicks

51:30 Thunder Nuggets

1:01:28 Outro

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Coming out of the first round of the playoffs, I'm giving my playoff POWER RANKINGS. That's right, every team gets ranked. Where did your team land? Any surprises? Drop a comment below!

00:00-11:24 A quick moment for Dame 🙏

11:25-21:31 RANKING: Pacers & Bucks

21:36-25:25 RANKING: Thunder & Grizzlies

25:28-28:33 RANKING: Cavs...and don't even ask me about the Heat...

28:34-34:11 RANKING: Celtics & Magic

34:12-41:21 RANKING: My Knicks & the Pistons

41:24-49:40 RANKING: Lakers & THE Timberwolves

49:45-54:21 Acknowledging the twitter debate: “@freewave3: Having the best player or players in a series has never mattered less in the NBA”

54:25-1:02:41 RANKING: Warriors & Rockets

1:02:43-1:06:58 Lastly...RANKING: Clippers & Nuggets

1:07:01 YOUR Qs with P! 😌

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Game 3s tip off today and the playoffs are heating up 🍿
Pierre breaks down his biggest takeaways so far — from surprising performances to must-make adjustments — and what teams need to change to survive and advance.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction

00:31 - Players Poll - Overrated and Underrated

08:36 - Approaching playoff basketball

11:52 - Memphis OKC

18:58 - Bucks Pacers

34:18 - Clippers Nuggets

43:26 - Knicks Pistons

59:37 - Timberwolves Lakers

1:12:51 - Rockets Warriors

1:19:00 - Cavs Heat

1:19:40 - Celtics Magic

1:21:59 - Outro

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IT'S PLAYOFFS BABY!

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Suns + Mike Budenholzer

15:17 - Pelicans + Zion Williamson

21:26 - Chicago Sky

22:46 - Magic vs Hawks

29:26 - Warriors vs Grizzlies

34:28 - Nuggets vs Clippers

37:09 - Lakers vs Timberwolves

42:21 - Knicks vs Pistons

49:56 - Rockets vs Warriors

56:15 - Pacers vs Bucks

1:00:22 - Thunder vs 8 seed

1:01:00 - Celtics vs Magic

1:02:25 - Wrap up

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In this week's episode, Pierre makes sense of the Denver Nuggets cleaning house before reacting to YOUR hot takes for the upcoming NBA Playoffs.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

1:03 - Denver Nuggets

17:50 - Playoff Hot Takes

18:17 - Pistons ECF?

20:36 - BOS/CLE/OKC only contenders?

24:06 - Jokic trade request?

26:53 - No WCF for OKC? (Clippers….)

31:56 - Nuggets miss playoffs?

34:04 - Dame returns, Bucks ECF?

36:19 - Rockets WCF?

42:48 - Depth of the West vs the East

50:16 - OKC trading JDub or Chet?

51:03 - March Madness Reflection and Outro

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With just two weeks left to go in the regular season, Pierre checks in on a handful of contenders, teams in the mix, and bottom feeders of the NBA. To close, Pierre makes his predictions for the all No. 1 seed Final Four this weekend in San Antonio.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

4:23 - Nuggets vs Timberwolves

8:30 - Steph Curry and the Warriors

11:45 - Memphis Grizzlies

20:49 - Vibe Check Plan

21:34 - Oklahoma City Thunder

22:53 - Cleveland Cavaliers

26:40 - Boston Celtics

29:06 - Detroit Pistons

35:22 - Milwaukee Bucks

41:43 - Houston Rockets

50:58 - Toronto Raptors

55:05 - San Antonio Spurs

57:16 - New Orleans Pelicans

59:48 - Washington Wizards

1:01:58 - Charlotte Hornets

1:05:20 - Utah Jazz

1:06:41 - Rookie Class Victory Lap

1:28:20 - Final Four Preview

1:48:40 - Transfer Portal

1:49:37 - Outro

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The madness continues! Pierre fills out his Tournament Challenge second chance bracket, plus answers listener questions on Qs with P.

CHAPTERS

0:25 - Damian Lillard

6:00 NBA Injuries

9:48 Sweet 16 Bracket

11:05 South Region

17:35 West Region

25:25 East Region

32:58 Midwest Region

36:00 P’s Updated Final Four

45:39 Tourney players with rising NBA stock

51:35 - Big schools dominating. Is this the future of CBB?

57:17 - Qs with P

58:16 - NBA Single Elimination Tournament

1:00:45 - Not “right” way to be a fan

1:06:41 - What would a Pierre coached team play like?

1:13:11 - Pierre the GM?

1:17:48 - Being a supportive brother / hoop dreams

1:23:37 - Random tangent about guys playing overseas

1:27:05 - Outro

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