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The Draft Council: An NBA Draft Podcast From The Rights To Ricky Sanchez

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Dan Olinger and Ahmed Jama host The Draft Council, an NBA Draft podcast presented by The Rights to Ricky Sanchez. Ahmed (Swish Theory), and Dan (Rights To Ricky Sanchez), bring their expertise from high school hoops to the pros. Dive into the risers, fallers, and sleepers of the draft, track rookie performances, and get a complete picture of players' careers. Tune in every Tuesday for a fun, insightful journey through the NBA Draft cycle.
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Dan and Ahmed kick things off by breaking down some recent games from Nolan Traore and Rocco Zikarsky, before shifting gears and talking about 10 young NBA players they've got their eye on for the 2024-25 season. Timestamps:  2:00 Nolan Traore 8:00 Rocco Zikarsky 18:00 Amen Thompson 32:00 Ricky Council IV 45:00 Nikola Jovic 49:00 Finally letting Ahmed talk about the Hawks
Dan and Ahmed first react to the trade that sent shockwaves through the entire NBA this past week, before giving an update on how a few international prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft class have performed so far this season, and playing the first ever rendition of College Basketball "Who He Play For?" 1:00 KAT Trade Reaction 11:00 Big Duke basketball update  18:00 Nolan Traore 27:00 Ben Saraf 33:00 Noa Essengue 43:00 AJ Dybantsa 51:00 Who He Play For???
On this week's episode of The Draft Council, Dan and Ahmed reacted to some of the hottest takes that you, the listeners, had for this upcoming college basketball season, ranging from Indiana winning the national title, to one of the best prospects in the country falling out of the lottery. 2:00 — Mike Thinks Indiana is going to win the national championship 14:00 — Is Purdue gonna be good this year? 28:00 — Koby Brea is the most underrated shooter in the country  32:00 — Can Ace Bailey Fall Out of the Lottery? 36:00 — A Dark Horse to win Big Big Ten Player of the Year 47:00 — Paul McNeil is a Top 10 Pick? 
Dan and Ahmed talk about four of the NBA's young rebuilding teams in the San Antonio Spurs, the Detroit Pistons, the Utah Jazz, and the Toronto Raptors, and how each franchise should approach the next few seasons.  Timestamps: 3:00 — San Antonio Spurs 20:00 — Detroit Pistons 35:00 — Utah Jazz 46:00 — Toronto Raptors 55:00 — Listener Question on College NlL Deals
Dan and Ahmed break down the best players in the NCAA who decided to forgo the 2024 NBA Draft, and instead returned for one more season of college hoops.  5:00 — Mark Sears 14:00 — Alex Karaban 20:00 — Collin Murray-Boyles 27:00 — Johni Broome 33:00 — Ryan Kalkbrenner 38:00 — Kam Jones 41:00 — Nique Clifford
Dan and Ahmed first revel in the opening weekend of college football, before breaking down some of the biggest NBA Draft prospects among the Big 5 college basketball teams, talking more about Cam Boozer and Tyran Stokes, and answering even more questions from listeners.  2:00 — Big 5 Basketball Prospects + Picking The Draft Council's Official Philly Team 15:30 — Cole Anthony and Cam Boozer 30:00 — Tyran Stokes + Other 2027 Draft Prospects  44:00 — Best High Upside Bets in the Upcoming Draft  55:00 — Most Surprising Guys Who Could Sneak Into the Top 10 of the Draft
Dan and Ahmed talk through all the international prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft class, ranging from players who've stayed overseas, to those coming over to America to play college basketball this season.  Use code BOOZER to join The Draft Council community on Cooler and interact with your two favorite basketball nerds on the regular.  2:00 — Nolan Traore 14:00 — Rocco Zikarsky 23:00 — Kasparas Jakucionis + Will Riley 37:00 — Hugo Gonzalez + Egor Demin 46:00 — Khaman Maluach
Dan and Ahmed do a mock draft of the best young basketball players in the world, before Sixers legend PJ Tucker joins the show for a special interview . 0:30 — Yabusele Victory Lap 2:00 — Answering listener submitted questions 10:00 — Drafting the best 21 and Under basketball players 50:00 — PJ Tucker Interview
Dan and Ahmed run through a mailbag of questions submitted by listeners, including a surprisingly large amount of Guerschon Yabusele talk, a debate over who are the best defenders and shooters in the 2025 NBA Draft class, and predicting who might be the best under the radar players in college basketball right now.  2:00 — Could Guerschon Yabusele make it back to the NBA? 11:00 — Picking the official teams for Season 1 of The Draft Council 25:00 — Best shooter in the '25 Draft class?  34:00 – Best defenders in the '25 Draft class?  53:00 — Favorite under the radar players in college basketball
Dan and Ahmed pick their top 10 players in the 2025 NBA Draft Class, break down just how historically great this year’s top pick could be, and why the ‘25 class should be a bit more fun to follow than the previous year’s players.
Dan and Ahmed break down the Summer League disappointments of Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr, before highlighting Reed Sheppard’s star performance. Then, they explain why they’re not worried about Jared McCain, the oddity of how the Blazers plan to use Donovan Clingan, and pick the 2nd/3rd year players who proved they’re too good for Summer League.
Join Dan Olinger and Ahmed Jama on an NBA Draft Journey from high school to the NBA. Weekly episodes will follow the journey of future prospects, and how recent draftees are faring.