Driving to the Basket: A Detroit Pistons Podcast

Episode 105: 2022 Pre-NBA Draft Roundup (with Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops and The Pistons Pulse)

This episode, featuring Bryce Simon from Motor City Hoops and The Pistons Pulse, rounds up the pre-draft process with a discussion of the three prospects most likely to be the Pistons' pick at #5 (Bennedict Mathurin, Jaden Ivey, and Keegan Murray), amongst other draft-related subjects. Thank you to Bryce for guesting on the show!

Episode 104: 2022 NBA Draft Prospect Shorts - Dyson Daniels (and more!)

This episode provides a short profile on top-ten 2022 Draft prospect Dyson Daniels, and goes into lesser detail on Johnny Davis, Ochai Agbaji, and AJ Griffin.

Episode 103: 2022 NBA Draft Prospect Shorts - Tari Eason and Jeremy Sohan

This episode takes a succinct look at 2022 NBA Draft prospects Tari Eason and Jeremy Sochan.

Episode 102: 2022 NBA Draft Prospect Shorts - Jalen Duren and Mark Williams

This episode, the first of a planned series of draft prospect shorts (derailed by a case of COVID) leading up to Draft day, takes a look at Jalen Duren and Mark Williams.

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Episode 101: 2022 NBA Draft Prospects - An In-Depth Look at Keegan Murray

This episode takes a close look at highly-ranked draft prospect Keegan Murray. Thank you to Price for guesting on the show once more. This episode will be followed up with a series of shorter evaluations of prospects likely to be selected later in the lottery, with an eye toward potential draft targets should the Pistons acquire another lottery pick in a prospective Jerami Grant trade.

Episode 100: 2022 NBA Draft Prospects - An In-Depth Look at Jaden Ivey

This episode takes a deep dive into consensus top-five pick Jaden Ivey: strengths, weaknesses, fit, and so on. Thank you to Price for guesting again on the show.

Episode 99: 2022 NBA Draft Prospects - An In-Depth Look at Bennedict Mathurin

This episode takes a deep dive into consensus lottery pick Bennedict Mathurin, who has been reported to be of interest to the Pistons. Thanks to Mathurin superfan Price for guesting on the show!

Episode 98: The Pistons Will Have Good Options at #5 (Plus the DeAndre Ayton Question)

This episode recaps the draft lottery, discusses the team's options at #5, talks how the results of the lottery might impact Jerami Grant's future in Detroit and goes in-depth on DeAndre Ayton and his potential value to the Pistons.

 

Draft prospect cards: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h6ZaAu30Rb4ovrjY-8ifK6OXJGYvtZIEMad8DGWh9Zg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 97: 2022 NBA Draft Prospects - An In-Depth Look at Chet Holmgren

This episode, the third of our draft series, takes a detailed look at consensus top-three 2022 Draft prospect Chet Holmgren.

 

Draft player cards: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h6ZaAu30Rb4ovrjY-8ifK6OXJGYvtZIEMad8DGWh9Zg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 96: 2022 NBA Draft Prospects - An In-Depth Look at Jabari Smith Jr.

This episode, the second of our draft series, takes a detailed look at top-three 2022 Draft prospect Jabari Smith Jr.

 

Draft player cards: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h6ZaAu30Rb4ovrjY-8ifK6OXJGYvtZIEMad8DGWh9Zg/edit?usp=sharing