Hird It Here NBA Podcast Cooper Hird

Adam Silver made some slightly surprising comments a couple weeks ago regarding the current state of the G League Ignite program, and prospect development overall. I go over some of the ramifications of his comments, and tried to fairly judge whether the G League Ignite program has been more or less successful at preparing its prospects for the NBA. I compare to situations like the NBL's Next Stars program, OTE, Prep School, and prospects like Darius Garland and Michael Porter Jr. who missed their year of college before going pro.



Overall, do I think the G League Ignite is a failed program? No, I think that's too far. But I think it needs a reboot and a re-envisioning of what the end goal is, not just of the Ignite but the entire G League.

Hey folks! Today I was lucky enough to have TWO phenomenal guests to talk about the San Antonio Spurs draft - Evan Townsend (@EvanTownsend_) and Mike Garcia (@CanyonDriver)!



We mostly talked about Alamo City's other new Frenchman, Sidy Cissoko, as well as little time on Wembanyama, the Leonard Miller trade, and a couple minutes on Sir'Jabari Rice and the three Exhibit-10 players signed thus far (Charles Bediako, Seth Millner, and Logan Johnson).



Thanks again to Mike and Evan for taking the time to record! Apologies in advance but I accidentally used my AirPods to record audio so there's a few glitchy spots, I tried to smooth it out so hopefully y'all still enjoy!



You can also follow me on Twitter at @HirdItHereHoops!

Hey folks - Evan Townsend (contributor to Project Spurs and kindly cult leader of Spurs Twitter Spaces) was kind enough to join me to talk about the future face of the Spurs franchise, Victor Wembanyama. We talked a little bit about guys like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ralph Sampson, and Rik Smits as comparisons for the specific skills Wemby has flashed thus far, but mostly just talked about the greatness of the French fellow that is soon to be kicking it in Bexar County!



I also wrote an article about Wemby and comparing parts of his game to certain uber-tall players in the past. Check it out here: https://hirditheresports.substack.com/p/is-there-anyone-like-victor-wembanyama



Follow Evan on Twitter @EvanTownsend_

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The Twenty is a concept I stole from John Hollinger and his concept that approximately 20 players in a given NBA Draft will make a significant impact in the league. The goal of The Twenty is pretty simple - identify the 20 players eligible for the 2023 NBA Draft that I am most confident will contribute to winning in the league. Now less than 20 days from the draft, there's very little room for movement within The Twenty - who makes the penultimate cut?

Hey folks! This is the third podcast on potential NBA prospects in the Transfer Portal, and today I talked about a couple of big-time names and one more under-the-radar prospect in Kel'el Ware (Oregon), Andrew Rohde (St. Thomas) and Ryan Nembhard (Creighton).



Hope y'all enjoy! As always, follow me on @HirdItHereHoops and subscribe to get all the latest episodes!

Hey folks! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the Hird It Here NBA Podcast! On today's show, I talked about the five players in the 2023 NBA Draft most likely to turn into superstars - coincidentally, they are also the same top 5 on my current in-the-works big board!

The players are:


Victor Wembanyama
Scoot Henderson
Brandon Miller
Amen Thompson
Ausar Thompson

Hope y'all enjoy! Feel free to follow me on Twitter at @HirdItHereHoops, and make sure to subscribe to hear future episodes!