Learning Basketball

Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
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Learning Basketball

Learn about NBA basketball and NBA Draft prospects from experts, scouts, analysts, writers, reporters, coaches, players, front office execs, and fans! Every episode of Learning Basketball has the goal of teaching listeners something new about hoops as Host Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK takes listeners behind the scenes to study teambuilding strategy, concepts on the floor, scouting draft prospects on the rise, covering teams around the NBA, and evaluating player development in the gym. A podcast from Swish Theory. Follow @BeyondTheRK on YouTube + Twitter & Subscribe for FREE Substack Newsletter

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Is Johni Broome National Player of the Year over Cooper Flagg? #1 Auburn vs. #6 Tennessee + NBA Draft Scouting Auburn's Johni Broome, Tahaad Pettiford, Chad Baker-Mazara, Miles Kelly with Nathan King

    Ep. 33 with Nathan King Nathan King is an Auburn beat reporter with 247 Sports and Hosts the Auburn Undercover Podcast. Today we learn about Auburn’s NBA Draft prospects Johni Broome, Tahaad Pettiford, Chad Baker-Mazara, Miles Kelly, hear about what it was like in the arena for College Gameday’s marquee matchup of the weekend between #1 Auburn vs. #6 Tennessee, and outline what Johni Broome might have to accomplish to overtake Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NCAAB National Player of the Year race. We also address what’s going on with the Orlando Magic’s recent slide despite their stars returning. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction, Background, & Reminiscing over the FSU - Auburn 2013 National Championship at the Rose Bowl 3:30 #1 Auburn vs. #6 Tennessee NCAAB matchup 7:45 Johni Broome’s off-ball impact in this game, his National Player Of the Year race with Cooper Flagg, and his profile as a potential NBA Draft Pick 27:10 Chad Baker-Mazara’s and Miles Kelly’s outlook as potential NBA Draft prospects 35:00 Scouting Tahaad Pettiford - Will he rise into the 1st round of the 2025 NBA Draft, be selected in the 2nd, or stay another year at Auburn? 49:45 Orlando Magic slide - What will it take to right the ship? The importance of the energy of Goga Bitadze and Jalen Suggs

    58 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    NBA Contenders: Who Challenges Boston for the Throne? Appreciating Women's Hoopers Dominating College Hoops like Taniya Latson, Juju Watkins, Paige Bueckers – with Nick Andre

    Ep. 32 with Nick Andre Nick Andre hosts Podcasts from "For The Love of The Game" to "Best W Show" to "Bleave in FSU" and works with ChopChat.com and Fansided covering NBA, WNBA, Men's and Women's NCAA basketball, with a focus on FSU Hoops Today we learn about Taniya Latson leading the country in scoring, dominating the game at the levels of Paige Bueckers and Juju Watkins, and we dive into which NBA teams can challenge Boston as real contenders for an NBA championship Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:58 Appreciating Taniya Latson leading the country in scoring, dominating the college ranks of women’s hoops, and the impressive talent entering the WNBA soon like Paige Bueckers and Juju Watkins 9:27 Appreciating Juju Watkins smooth scoring, handles, and incredible two-way instincts 14:17 Appreciating Paige Bueckers insane shooting and playmaking feel 24:40 Which NBA Contenders can challenge Boston for the throne?

    49 min

  3. 5 DAYS AGO

    Lakers Land LUKA?! Anthony Davis to Mavs in The Most Shocking Trade in NBA History - Rationalizing The Trade and Scouting 2025 NBA Draft Prospects Ace Bailey & Boogie Fland with Corban Ford

    Ep. 31 with Corban Ford Corban Ford covers the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA, and the NBA Draft with Swish Theory, The Pro16 League, The Lead, and Basketball Intelligence. Corban is the Podcast Host of Roundball Ramble and Roster Reconstruction. Today we learn about the most shocking trade in NBA history: Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, reacting and rationalizing how a trade like this could happen and the ripple effects for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks. Then we dive into scouting thoughts on Ace Bailey and Boogie Fland in the 2025 NBA Draft. Timestamps: 0:00 Luka to the Lakers?! AD to the Mavs?! WHY?! 54:00 Defining NBA Draft Scouting Process + Scouting 2025 NBA Draft Prospects Ace Bailey and Boogie Fland

    1h 18m

  4. JAN 29

    Mirin Fader on "Giannis", her New York Times Best-Selling Book, Motivations behind Antetokoumnpo's Legendary Work Ethic & Development, Impact of Kobe, Carmelo, Durant, Hakeem + Sportswriting Process

    Ep. 30 Learning Basketball with Mirin Fader 

 Mirin Fader is a New York Times Best-Selling author of "Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion" and just published her new book "Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon”

 Mirin is a sports writer with The Ringer, formerly of Bleacher Report and the Orange County Register.

 Today, we learn about Mirin's writing process with the challenges in a good lead that hooks the reader before diving into her NYT Best-Selling book "Giannis", focusing on the motivations that led Giannis to development, legendary work ethic, and greatness. Timestamps 


0:00 Introduction & Background 
2:20 Book Author Lifestyle & Challenge of Writing Opening Hook Leads
 4:48 Feeling and Process of adding the storybook ending of Giannis winning the championship as an Epilogue to a book already on its way to New York Times Best-Seller 6:57 The 2015 Inaugural NBA Africa game where Hakeem & Mutumbo play with rising international players like Giannis & How Hakeem paved the way for the world as Basketball’s first international superstar 
9:27 Giannis’ inspirations of Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony to facing them as peers
 14:00 What Family means to Giannis as a motivational factor in his life and work ethic 
17:45 Development in Greece and Important People who helped the Antetokoumnpo family along the way, from Coach Spiros Velliniatis finding and convincing Giannis and brothers to try basketball with the Filathlitikos team, teammate Rahman Rana being like a brother, to Tzikas the owner of the Kivotos Cafe making a small yet giant gesture of providing an apple or fruit smoothie to the brothers every time they walked to practice
 20:18 Other motivational factors for the Rise of Giannis - how nourishment could have made him a higher draft pick to scout, the fear of loss coming from nothing, playing emotionless, what defined his drive and work ethic

    23 min

  5. JAN 27

    Dante Marchitelli on Orlando Magic Past & Present & Sports Media Versatility – Leaps by Franz-Paolo-Suggs-Goga, Hedo Turkoglu, Jamahl Mosley, Jeff Weltman, David Steele & Jeff Turner, Pat Williams

    Ep. 29 with Dante Marchitelli Dante Marchitelli is an Orlando Magic Host and Sideline Reporter for Bally sports
 and is a Host of Magic Insiders on 969 The Game and The Pod Squad with the Orlando Magic Today we dive down Orlando Magic history: Dante's journey into Basketball Media, lessons learned working with David Steele and Jeff Turner calling Magic games, Magic player personalities off the court like Hedo Turkoglu, honor Pat Williams' legacy, the process of current front office led by Jeff Weltman, the authentic energy of head coach Jamahl Mosley, the value of Goga Bitadze, the team's heart and soul in Jalen Suggs, and the leaps made this year of Orlando's big wing stars Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero Timestamps 0:00 Introduction & Background
 7:00 Difference in goals between sideline reporting, play-by-play, and studio show and lessons learned from working with David Steele & Jeff Turner
, the popularity of Is This Anything? the best recurring bit in basketball host media 15:20 Origin of The Thanksgiving Postgame Turkey Leg, kudos to Paul Kennedy 18:20 Which Magic Players’ Personalities shined off the court?
21:39 Hedo Turkoglu, Glue Guy of the 2009 Finals Magic team, and Stan Van Gundy’s Magic pioneering modern spacing around Dwight Howard & Shoutout to Magic Players like Dwight Howard, Paolo Banchero, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope giving back to the community 27:27 Honoring Pat Williams Legacy as the Orlando Magic’s Pied Piper 33:27 The Process of Orlando Magic front office Jeff Weltman, John Hammond, Anthony Parker targeting team-first people who bring two-way impact in their roster building 
39:24 Head Coach Jamahl Mosley’s authenticity, impact, energy, communication style, and the impact he brings to the team’s culture: The Magic Standard
 46:45 Goga Bitadze’s defense, screening, value and growth with this team
 54:48 Jalen Suggs point guard development and impact: “The Heart and Soul. The lifeblood of this team.”
 1:00:00 Franz Wagner & Paolo Banchero’s leaps to All-Star impact and All-NBA moments and Orlando Magic season expectations the rest of the way once everyone’s available

    1h 8m

  6. JAN 22

    Modern Wave of Skilled NBA Bigs - Is Zach Edey the best prospect from the 2024 NBA Draft? Cooper Flagg Swish Theory Scouting Report, Asa Newell vs. Derik Queen, Drafting 2025 Bigs with Matt Powers

    Ep. 28 with Matt Powers Matt covers the NBA/WNBA draft, is an Editor/Co-Founder of Swish Theory, and formerly was a contributor at The Stepien

 Today we learn about The Modern Wave of Skilled Bigs entering the NBA, Scouting Zach Edey and Matt’s #1 prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft, Scouting Cooper Flagg as our #1 prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft, debate Asa Newell vs Derik Queen as a top lottery pick, discuss Thomas Sorber impressions after Matt saw him live, and finish with a 2025 Big Man Only NBA Draft where we pick our favorite big prospects this cycle Timestamps
 0:00 Introduction, Background, Scouting Process
5:36 The Modern Wave of Skilled Bigs 
13:27 Zach Edey #1 on Matt Powers’ 2024 Big Board, what’s Edey’s ceiling and floor as an NBA Player? 31:55 Cooper Flagg Scouting Report and #1 on our 2025 Big Board
52:14 Asa Newell vs Derik Queen 
1:11:05 Thomas Sorber Scouting Impressions - Matt seeing live at MSG against St Johns + Ryan seeing his tape vs UConn 
1:16:07 The 2025 Big Man Only NBA Draft Derik Queen Asa Newell
 Collin Murray-Boyles Khaman Maluach Thomas Sorber Johni Broome Noah Penda Danny Wolf Eric Dixon

    1h 54m

  7. JAN 20

    Skill Ball in a Tall Sport, Point Guard Reps for Combo Guards, Scoot Henderson's Development, Duke & Rutgers NBA Draft, WNBA Champ NY Liberty Film & What are the Brooklyn Nets doing? with Lucas Kaplan

    Ep. 27 with Lucas Kaplan Lucas is an NBA Writer with Nets Daily and Swish Theory, formerly at SIS_Hoops 
He covers the Brooklyn Nets, the NY Liberty, and the NBA Draft

 He Cohosts The Backcourt Podcast with Sarah Kustok Today we learn about the difference-making strengths of the WNBA Champion NY Liberty, Scoot Henderson's coming out party 39pt Career-High game and development, ask and answer the question "What are the Brooklyn Nets doing?", and ponder the Best Landing Spots for the Duke and Rutgers NBA Draft prospects projected to be selected in the 1st Round. Timestamps 
0:00 Introduction & Background 
5:35 Celebrating the WNBA Champion NY Liberty 24:36 Sabrina Ionescu Combo Guard skills as a Scoring Creator
 37:30 Scoot Henderson’s Coming Out Party 50:45 What are the Brooklyn Nets doing? 
1:05:51 NBA Draft Preview from Brooklyn Nets Perspective & Favorite Landing Spots for Kasparas + Duke & Rutgers Prospects Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach, Kon Knueppel

    1h 25m

  8. JAN 15

    NBPA Top-100 Scoring Creator Draft with Zach Welch - Targeting Offensive Engines: Brayden Burries, Meleek Thomas, Kingston Flemings, Acaden Lewis, Jaylen Petty, Rippey + Scouting Kasparas Jakučionis

    Ep. 26 with Zach Welch
 Zach Welch is a Basketball Scout & Analyst with Pro Insight

 We draft our Top-10 “Scoring Creators” at the NBPA Top-100 Camp, targeting the most consistent offensive engine prospects. We also provide our Scouting thoughts on Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis as a potential Top-5 2025 NBA Draft Pick, along with detailing Zach’s Scouting Process for Evaluating Potential Future Pros

 
Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Basketball Background
 5:07 Zach’s Scouting Process Watching Film, In Person, Evaluating Future Pros
 11:30 Scouting Kasparas Jakučionis 19:35 Defining a “Scoring Creator” Offensive Engine, a primary initiator with decision making feel who runs the offense and has the ability to score but is looking for the best decision for the team every play (h/t Evan Zaucha on processing feel)
 23:04 The 2024 NBPA Top-100 Scoring Creator Draft - Targeting Offensive Engines from the Camp + shoutout to Chris Cenac Jr. and Davis Fogle off the top
 24:30 #1 Pick - Brayden Burries 
27:30 #2 Pick - Meleek Thomas 
33:32 #3 Pick - Kingston Flemings
 36:35 #4 Pick - Acaden Lewis 
41:07 #5 Pick - Jaylen Petty
 46:35 #6 Pick - Deron Rippey Jr.
 52:42 #7 Pick - Dante Allen
 58:13 #8 Pick - Shon Abaev 1:03:29 #9 Pick - Davion Hannah
 1:06:48 #10 Pick - Kaden Magwood
 1:12:38 Shoutout to the next best available offensive engines a the NBPA Top-100 Camp: 

Kiyan Anthony Darius Adams 
Derek Dixon 
Nyk Lewis 
Jordan Smith Jr. Cameron Ward Caleb Holt Eric Chatfield Jalen Reece Courtland Muldrew 
Jerry Easter
 Tyler Jackson Shoutout to the Camp’s top Scoring Creator Prospects:

Brayden Burries
 Meleek Thomas
 Kingston Flemings
 Acaden Lewis
 Jaylen Petty
 Deron Rippey Jr.
 Dante Allen
 Shon Abaev Davion Hannah
 Kaden Magwood
 Chris Cenac 
Davis Fogle Kiyan Anthony Darius Adams
 Derek Dixon
 Nyk Lewis
 Jordan Smith Jr. Cameron Ward Caleb Holt Eric Chatfield Jalen Reece Courtland Muldrew 
Jerry Easter 
Tyler Jackson

    1h 23m
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Learn about NBA basketball and NBA Draft prospects from experts, scouts, analysts, writers, reporters, coaches, players, front office execs, and fans! Every episode of Learning Basketball has the goal of teaching listeners something new about hoops as Host Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK takes listeners behind the scenes to study teambuilding strategy, concepts on the floor, scouting draft prospects on the rise, covering teams around the NBA, and evaluating player development in the gym. A podcast from Swish Theory. Follow @BeyondTheRK on YouTube + Twitter & Subscribe for FREE Substack Newsletter

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  • Creator
    Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
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    Learning Basketball

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