What’s on TAP NBA Podcast

What’s on TAP NBA Podcast

This Podcast is hosted by James Adams, a sports journalism major at the Walter Cronkite School of Arizona State University, owner of @whatsontapnba on Instagram and Twitter, and an NBA (mainly NBA Draft ) writer at League Alerts. His mission with the podcast is to create entertaining content that’s up to beat with the NBA that NBA fans can listen to on a consistent basis

Episodes

December 18, 2023 51 mins
In this episode, Wilder Adams discussed:

What could hold Victor back from his ceiling (00:02:56)

Best stars next to Tyrese Haliburton (00:10:10)

Who goes #1 in a 2022 NBA Redraft (00:22:35)

What path should the Warriors take? (00:27:55)

Small Ball is Dead (00:33:51)

Top of 2024 NBA Draft (00:39:53)
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In this episode, James Adams enjoyed having Zach Rudeen (twolves.country) as a last-second guest, and they discussed...
* Whether Boston should trade for KD or not
* Is KD the Aaron Rodgers of the NBA?
* Thoughts on KD responding to James' A-Rod comp
* Is Donovan Mitchell a good fit on the Knicks?
* Are Rudy Gobert and Chris Paul more similar than people think?
* What is an underrated team going into nect year?
* Summer league takeaways
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In this episode, James Adams talked about:
- His thoughts on Rudy Gobert in Minnesota
- Utah's likely vision and why it is the right time to blow it up
- Why Donovan Mitchell to New York makes less sense than before
- What Dejounte Murray will teach us about Trae Young
- Why he loves Ja Morant's comments about MJ
- Why KD isn't a top 10 asset you shouldn't trade the farm for KD
- Why Malcolm Brogdon makes Boston the favorites in the East
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In this episode, James Adams was joined by Joel Moran, Co-Host of Pick a Side (podcast). Discussed topics included:

- Did the order of the top of the 2022 NBA Draft selections go right?
- What team did you become the most increasingly interested in after the draft?
- What should Brooklyn do with KD, Kyrie, and that core?
- Dejounte Murray and where he could/should end up
- What is next for Jalen Brunson?
- The Deandre Ayton situation
-Whe...
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In this episode, James Adams was joined once again by Isaac Condra- owner of @globalnbascouting, which can be found on Instagram and Twitter,- to discuss:
- The biggest reports circulating the NBA Draft
- The faith and fears of Jaden Ivey and Jabari Smith Jr.
- Why isn't Paolo Banchero in the race for the #1 pick?
- Underrated 2nd round prospects
- They closed out the show by creating a lottery mock draft together
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In this episode, James was joined by Zach Rudeen, owner of twolves.country. the biggest Timberwolves fanpage on Instagram, to discuss:
- Steph Curry's greatness
- The finals thus far
- The direction of the Utah Jazz
- Thoughts on Kenny Atkinson to Charlotte
- How we feel about Deandre Ayton and what the Suns should do with him
- The big takeaways on the 2022 NBA Draft class after scouting it
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One week after the NBA Draft Lottery, Isaac Condra of @globalnbascouting- found on Instagram and Twitter- joined James Adams to talk about:
- Should Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren really be considered a tier ahead of Paolo Banchero?
- Who is the best prospect in the 2022 NBA draft?
- Where does Paolo Banchero rank among prospects in the last four drafts before coming into the league?
- Winners from the draft combine
- Unplanned Kill...
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In this episode, James discussed these topics:
- Why CP3's honest legacy isn't as a winner
- How Miami can win a championship with this version of Jimmy Butler
- Why Nikola Jokic deserved to win MVP
- Why James struggles to view this Warriors team championship caliber
- Conference Finals Predictions
- 2022 NBA Draft Lottery Thoughts
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In the longest episode James ever recorded, he and Seamus Zarlingo, owner of celtics.everyday (which has over 50K followers on Instagram), talked in depth about every first round series and the bigger pictures of the teams in it. In the middle of the recording, Scottie Barnes was announced Rookie of the Year, so they talked about him and the 2021 class as well. In the first parts of the show, they talked about each first round seri...
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In this episode, James was joined by Isaac Condra, owner of one of the biggest basketball scouting platforms on Instagram: @globalnbascouting. They spent a stront portion talking about the 2022 NBA Draft.... including: The most overrated and underrated prospects in the class, who helped and hurt their stock from March Madness, and the top prospects of the class and general comparisons for them. Beyond that, they talked about the Ro...
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March 19, 2022 109 mins
On this special episode, James was joined by six incredibly insightful followers: Rob Freda, Zach Rudeen, Troy Juhn, Charleston Fallon, Jesse Kliman, and Alfonso Cano
The topics of this show included the most overrated and underrated players in the NBA, what it takes to be an NBA superstar/how many superstars there are? What is direction of the Wizards and Mavericks? Who will be breakout college star in March Madness who could be co...
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In ths episode, James is joined by a new friend from the MIT Sports Analytics Conference Tayo Ball from the University of Chicago. They talked about how much of the blame should go to Lebron James for the Lakers' struggles, the MVP race, and who are the players who could become the next face of the NBA.
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James was joined by Zach Rudeen, owner of @twolves.country (The biggest Timberwolves account on IG), to discuss their thoughts on the biggest moves of the deadline.
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In this episode, James Adams gave his (somewhat late) reaction to the All-Star reactions, why Kyrie Irving could end this current Brooklyn Nets era, why Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic are top five players, his All-Star reserves, and why the Wizards need to blow things up.
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In this episode, James gives his very, very late reaction to the Cam Reddish trade; He tells why the Atlanta Hawks are bound for another breakout, talks about Philadelipha-Ben SImmons, Mock Trade Tuesday, and some more!
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December 27, 2021 67 mins
In this episode, James debates with six followers of his on NBA related topic, which he doesn't prepare for.
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Topics:
3 NBA Teams that need to Buy and Sell (3:43-20:11)
Mock Trade Tuesday: (20:50-25:55)
Nikola Jokic Deserves to be in the MVP discussion
(26:25- 30:28)
The Lakers aren’t Contenders: (30:35-39:30)
Scottie Barnes is the One (39:55-45:45)
The Cavs are the Surprise of the League (45:45-55:17)
D’Lo’s Evolution (55:32-1:01:14)
Top 10 players 25 and Under to Build around: (1:01:43-1:15:17)
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In this episode, James started out by giving his take on the Westbrook trade, then he revealed where Lonzo Ball should want to end up (It's not the Bulls.) James finished the show by giving his draft winners/losers and his top 10 free agents+where he thinks they end up.
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With the draft only being two days away, what better time is there for a full first round mock draft? James was joined by Isaac Condra, owner of the scouting instagram page @nbadraftscouting, and they made draft choices for each team based on what they should do.
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In this episode, James had the opportunity to interview Matt Babcock, NBA Draft Analyst of Basketballnews.com. James started out the show by asking Matt how many prospects he and other scouts/analysts scout at a time, regardless of class. Then Matt gave his evaluations of the 2021 draft, his view of the 2020 draft after seeing the players of that class play their rookie season, and the episode ended with him giving a quick preview ...
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