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2025 NBA Draft Deep Dive with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Sam Vecenie of the Athletic to discuss the NBA Draft, what the Pelicans and Nets are doing, who from this class will be an All Star or fringe All Star and so much more.
Then the guys have Sam sort the 2024 and 2025 drafts into categories of All Star, Starter, Role Player and Out of the league with the lottery for each draft. They finish the show with a fun edition of Andrew vs. The Beat.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Sam Vecenie
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Editor: Gonzalo Torres
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