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In the first edition of the Ridiculous Upside podcast for the 2018-19 season, Dakota Schmidt intros the episode by breaking down the format of the new look podcast. Following that, Ridiculous Upside's NBA Draft expert Steve Dewald breaks down the best and worst performing Draft prospect from the week of November 26th-December 2nd. To conclude, Dakota Schmidt returns to give his take for the top 5 G Leaguers during the month of November.

0:00: Intro

5:28: Steve Dewald's Best and Worst 2019 NBA Draft prospects of the week. 

7:30: Dakota Schmidt's top-5 G Leaguers for November

 

On the inagural edition of the Defeating Disabilities podcast, hosts Keith Schlosser and Dakota Schmidt discuss the originial idea of the podcast and why its important to introduce a platform for people with disabilities, whether they be mental or physical, to talk about the issues that they go through on a daily basis when it comes to their work in the world of sports. Following that, Keith goes into a story about his recent struggles with left hemiparesis at this year's Vegas Summer League. Afterwards, Dakota discusses the daily struggles that comes from dealing with depression/anxiety. 

On the latest edition of the Ridiculous Upside podcast, we devote the entire show to an interview with CJ Williams and Jameel Warney, who helped push team USA to a gold medal at the FIBA Americup. Over the course of the 30+ minute interview, the duo touch on their first impressions of Jeff Van Gundy, experiences in South America, their comeback against Argentina and who was the angriest person when their flight back to the States was delayed. 

On the 2nd edition of the RIdiculous Upside podcast, host Dakota Schmidt breaks down a lot of the G League news that has gone down since the last episode. That breakdown consists of discussion about last week's NBA G League Expansion Draft, the G Leaguers that will play for Team USA in the FIBA Americup and some of the NBA veterans (James McAdoo and Adreian Payne) signing two-way deals. 

Intro to podcast

On the first Ridiculous Upside podcast in three years, editor-in-chief Dakota Schmidt introduces the listeners to what they should expect from their podcast. Alongside breaking down the news and analzying the latest happenings of the NBA G League, we'll interview some of the top personalities. 

After that introduction, Dakota Schmidt goes onto interview some of the players that participated in last Sunday's NBA G League Player Invitational, which featured both former college superstars and average weekend warriors. Over the course of the podcast, we talk to the following players:

Intro to podcast (0:00)

Former Syracuse guard John Gillon (5:40)

Former Portland Pilots guard Alec Wintering (15:00)

Former Stetson forward Derick Newton (28:27)

Former Columbia forward Luke Petrasek (40:40)

Guest Ridiculous Upside contributor Vijay Vemu (51:20)

 

On the latest episode of the RidiculousUpside.com Podcast, the hosts will welcome Wendell Maxey and Jordan Griffith to the show.

Basketball writer turned international basketball executive/scout Maxey discusses the pros and cons to playing overseas, and how he and the rest of the Scorers 1st team ensures their clients are best prepared for such situations. The Director of PR for the agency also discusses his own individual journey and respective transition overseas as well.

Also calling in will be Griffith, the new color commentary man for the Westchester Knicks. He'll discuss the minor league team's inaugural campaign, some early season standouts, and his own respective role. 

As always, Keith Schlosser and Dakota Schmidt will be discussing the latest happenings of the NBA D-League season and taking calls, too.