Chucking Darts NBA Podcast

I empty the tank reacting to each (or about 27 or so) team's moves in the NBA Draft, as well as the seimic trades involving Giannis, Lamelo Ball, Kawhi Leonard, Jaylen Brown, and Walker Kessler. My companion substack piece: https://chuckingdarts.substack.com/p/2026-nba-draft-final-dart-board-distrustEnjoy!TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro + Substack Thesis(6:05) Wiz - Dybantsa(21:30) Jazz -Peterson(26:35) Grizzlies - Boozer, Lopez, Saunders(36:35) Bulls - Wilson, Swain(44:30) Clippers - Wagler, Baba Miller, Kawhi bounty(55:20) Nets - Mikel Brown Jr., Joshua Jefferson, Bilodeau(1:02:55) Kings - Darius Acuff, Karaban, Sharp(1:07:05) Hawks - Kingston Flemings, Zuby Ejiofor, Henri Veesaar(1:29:25) Mavs - Morez Johnson, De Larrea, Ischenko, Lawal(1:40:00) Bucks - Giannis bounty, Burries, Ament, Castro, Lewis(1:49:05) Warriors - Yaxel, Lajae Jones(1:51:55) Thunder - Mara, Stirtz, Oweh(1:56:50) Hornets - Lamelo bounty, Steinbach, Anderson(2:03:00) Pistons - Ebuka Okorie, Ogonna Onyenso(2:05:00) Raptors - Allen Graves, Kawhi Trade(2:11:15) Spurs - Quaintance, Tarris Reed, Gillespie, Brown(2:13:30) Wrap - Sixers draft + Jaylen Brown, Lakers draft + Kessler, Heat draft + Giannis, etc

Sam Ferris (@DraftDummies) joins to bring back Dart Rank, a cumulative redraft of the 3 most recent draft classes headlined by Victor Wembanyama, Zaccharie Risacher, and Cooper Flagg, respectively. We go out to 21, identifying the "average" top 7 picks over a 3 year sample, and cover a bunch of draft philosophy as well. Dart Rank is back! Enjoy. TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro + Dart Rank Explainer(9:35) Picks 1-7(1:03:25) Picks 8-14(1:38:35) Picks 15-21 + wrap

Esfandiar Baraheni (@justesbaraheni) of @TheAthleticNBADaily and @raptorsrepublic joins to round out a belated preview ranking where we expect all 30 offenses to end at the end of the season. Es also analyzes the curious roster build of his beloved Toronto and we mix in some early reactions as well. Enjoy!TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro(6:55) Raptors Roster Build + Collin Murray Boyles(16:30) Offense Ranks 1-30

Lucas Kaplan (@LucasKaplan_), Nets beat writer and contributor to Nets Daily, Basketball Insiders, and Swish Theory, joins to chat about the demented Nets" gambit surrounding their 5 first roundrs, predict all rookie teams, and tier out regular season defenses 1-30. Enjoy!TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro(3:30) Brooklyn Nets' 5 rookies(37:05) Predicting All-Rookie Teams(44:30) NBA Defenses Tier 1 + Tier 2(50::55) Tier 3: Rest of Top 10(59:30) Tier 4: Mavs, Hawks, Pacers, Heat, Knicks?(1:14:00) Tier 5: LAL, Den, and the Contender Middle(1:25:00) Tier 6, DPOY talk + wrap

Sam Sheehan (@NBABabysecret) of the You Know Ball podcast + patreon joins to review the NBA's full offseason and determine which teams changed their stars, with a focus on new contenders in each conference. Plus, some awards discussion. Enjoy! And subscribe to the You Know Ball patreon:https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBallTIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro(4:10) Orlando Magic(23:30) East Middle(26:10) Atlanta Hawks + Jalen Johnson(38:15) Houston Rockets(48:55) Denver Nuggets(56:00) Spurs, Mavs, Blazers(1:20:00) Wiz/Hornets + Wrap

The draft is in the books and the darts have been chucked! I "run" through every team and pick (see time stamps), with some FA thoughts mixed in.My draft write up is available on my substack, linked below. https://chuckingdarts.substack.com/p/2025-nba-draft-final-dart-board-cooperEnjoy!TIME STAMPS0:00 Intro3:55 Mavs15:05 Spurs24:30 Sixers32:00 Hornets43:15 Jazz51:45 Wizards1:00:25 Pelicans1:15:00 Nets1:22:00 Raptors1:33:47 Suns1:50:45 Grizzlies1:58:10 Bulls2:06:05 Thunder2:09:00 Blazers2:14:05 Wolves2:17:13 Heat2:20:30 Hawks2:23:13 Kings2:28:55 Magic2:31:43 Celtics/Clippers2:35:00 Lakers2:38:40 Rest + Wrap (Det, Mil, Cle, NY, GSW, Ind)

The lottery order is set, so let's pick it! Keandre, owner and operator of the fantastic Hoop Intellect channel, joins to go 1-14. Plenty of scouting and fit thoughts, as well as a long tail on honorable mentions of a very diverse class. Enjoy! And check Keandre's mock draft here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYX40Uh5OP0TIME STAMPS(0:00) Intro(4:35) Mavericks - Cooper Flagg(12:20) Spurs - Dylan Harper(22:00) 76ers - Kon Knueppel(30:30) Hornets - VJ Edgecombe(42:50) Jazz - Tre Johnson(47:10) Wizards - Ace Bailey(55:30) Pelicans - Khaman Maluach(1:00:50) Nets - Derik Queen(1:09:30) Raptors - Hansen Yang(1:21:30) Rockets - Collin Murray-Boyles(1:28:45) Blazers - Carter Bryant(1:34:35) Bulls - Thomas Sorber(1:39:35) Hawks - Maxime Raynaud(1:47:10) Spurs - Noah Penda(1:52:30) HMs (Coward, Fears, Jakucionis, Richardson, Lendeborg, Essengue, etc) and wrap