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Grizz & Tizz From Way Downtown Podcast: Dissecting the 2014 NBA Draft

Published by Tommy Greer on June 30, 2014 | Leave a response

Grizz & Tizz From Way Downtown Episode 35 is now available for download on iTunes. Tommy Greer and Liam Santamaria dissect last week’s NBA Draft, discuss the futures of Dante Exum (Utah) and Cameron Bairstow (Chicago) and analyse some of the recently reported NBA trades. Grizz explains why Orlando should be feeling good about themselves and how Philadelphia GM Sam Hinkie ‘two-stepped’ his way to an A+ draft… Read more →

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The Australian Invasion

Published by Liam Santamaria on June 30, 2014 | Leave a response

Patty Mills and Aron Baynes are still celebrating in San Antonio… Andrew Bogut was top 10 in both boards and blocks… Delly received votes for the All-Rookie First Team… and Dante Exum and Cam Bairstow just got snatched up in last week’s NBA Draft. The Australian invasion of The Association is in full operation. And here’s the good news: it’s… Read more →

Downtown Chats with NBA Champion Luc Longley

Published by Tommy Greer on June 29, 2014 | Leave a response

Recently the Downtown podcast crew had the opportunity to speak with 3-time NBA champion and number 7 selection in the 1991 NBA Draft, Luc Longley. The discussion covered a variety of topics from his days with the Bulls (MJ, Pippen & Rodman), Danté, Patty Mills and the San Antonio Spurs as well as his time involved with the Perth Wildcats…. Read more →

Utah’s Exum Strategy and Other NBA Draft Observations

Published by Liam Santamaria on June 28, 2014 | Leave a response

Trey Who? After all the speculation, Danté Exum - the 2014 NBA Draft’s International Man of Mystery - is headed for Salt Lake City. Just quietly, I think sliding slightly down the draft board will be a good thing for Danté in the long run. It was expected by most that he would go to Philly at 3 or to… Read more →

NBA Draft Series: Julius Randle - Putting His Best Foot Forward

Published by Tom Hersz on June 25, 2014 | Leave a response

In a special Downtown series, Tom Hersz has profiled each of the top projected lottery picks joining Australia’s Dante Exum in the NBA Draft on June 27 (Australian time). The series concludes today with an in-depth look at Julius Randle from Kentucky University.Entering the 2013/14 NCAA season, there were three college freshmen being talked about: Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle…. Read more →

Sacramento Kings Crowdsource the Draft

Published by Tommy Greer on June 25, 2014 | Leave a response

I’ve always been a fan of anything that gets me a look inside an NBA Draft ‘war room’. Add to that the fact that my own sky-high NBA nerd rating and this Grantland special on the Sacramento Kings draft strategy of crowdsourcing represents the perfect storm of vital 2014 draft viewing for me, and I hope you too. Check it… Read more →

NBA Draft Series: Air Gordon

Published by Tom Hersz on June 24, 2014 | Leave a response

In a special Downtown series, Tom Hersz profiles each of the top projected lottery picks joining Australia’s Dante Exum in the NBA Draft on June 27 (Australian time). The series continues today with an in-depth look at Aaron Gordon from Arizona University.If you want someone to get excited about among this incoming rookie class, you can’t do much better then Aaron Gordon…. Read more →

Grizz & Tizz From Way Downtown Podcast: Luc Longley

Published by Tommy Greer on June 24, 2014 | Leave a response

Grizz & Tizz From Way Downtown Episode 34: Part One is now available for download on iTunes. Tommy Greer and Liam Santamaria chat with three-time NBA champion Luc Longley. Longley recalls his memories of being drafted by Minnesota in 1991 and discusses the prospects of Aussies Dante Exum and Cameron Bairstow ahead of this year’s draft. Longley explains why Phil Jackson described him as the… Read more →

Grizz & Tizz From Way Downtown Podcast: NBA Draft Preview

Published by Liam Santamaria on June 24, 2014 | Leave a response

Grizz & Tizz From Way Downtown Episode 34: Part Two is now available for download on iTunes. Tommy Greer and Liam Santamaria are joined by Downtown’s draft expert Tom Hersz to preview the 2014 NBA Draft. Click here to subscribe via iTunes. If you enjoy the show, feel free to tell the world by rating and reviewing the podcast on iTunes.

Downtown’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft 3.0

Published by Tom Hersz on June 23, 2014 | Leave a response

A lot has changed since my second mock draft and it starts right at the top. Joel Embiid’s recent foot surgery – due to a stress fracture in his right navicular bone – has had NBA Executives running for the hills. In a matter of hours, he went from the next Olajuwon to the next Sam Bowie. Most GMs are… Read more →