NBA Draft Junkies Podcast
Hosted by brothers Rafael and James Barlowe, the NBA Draft Junkies Podcast delivers sharp, unfiltered insight into the world of NBA Draft prospects and beyond. With years of scouting experience and a deep passion for player development, the Barlowe brothers break down film, evaluate future stars, and offer unique perspectives you won’t find anywhere else. From high school standouts to international risers, this is your go-to source for all things NBA Draft.
Episodes
FIBA U17 World Cup Breakdown: Team USA Dominates | Top NBA Prospects & International Stars
The Barlowe brothers are back with a full breakdown of the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup after Team USA rolled to a gold medal, winning every game by an average of 46 points. Rafael and James discuss what stood out from Team USA’s dominant run while evaluating some of the tournament’s biggest NBA prospects, including Duke commit Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje , Beckham Black, A.J. Williams, C.J. Rosser, and se
Beckham Black Dominates as Team USA Crushes France | FIBA U17 Reaction
Rafael and James Barlowe break down Team USA's dominant victory over France in the opening game of the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup, sharing their biggest takeaways from one of the tournament's most anticipated matchups. The Barlowe brothers discuss the standout performances from Team USA, led by point guard Beckham Black, whose impressive all around play showcased why he is considered one of the top y
2026 NBA Draft Recap: Biggest Surprises, Best Fits & Rookie of the Year Picks
Rafael and James Barlowe recap the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, breaking down the biggest surprises, best team fits, and potential Rookie of the Year candidates from draft night. The Barlowe brothers share their thoughts on AJ Dybantsa landing with the Washington Wizards, Darryn Peterson heading to Utah, and debate which rookies are in the best position to make an immediate impact. They also
Rafael Barlowe Returns: AJ Dybantsa vs Darryn Peterson, Giannis Trade Scenarios & Draft Sleepers
After spending the season as an international scout for an NBA team, Rafael Barlowe is back behind the mic with his brother James Barlowe for another episode of NBA Draft Junkies.
The brothers examine the "Giannis Effect" and how the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors continues to influence the draft. The Barlowe brothers debate whether AJ Dybantsa or Darryn Peterson deserves to be the No. 1 spot
Behind the Final 2026 Big Board
Dybantsa 1:01
Boozer 3:33
Peterson 5:16
Wilson 7:15
MBJ 9:24
Quaintance 10:53
Acuff 12:15
Burries 14:20
Wagler 15:42
Felmings 17:36
Mara 19:22
Yaxel 20:33
Swain 21:28
Johnson 22:36
Philon 24:15
Okorie 26:17
Ament 28:04
Carr 30:04
Steinbach 30:57
Anderson 31:43
Lopez 32:27
Peat 33:20
Cenac 35:00
Stirtz 35:50
Thomas 36:40
Graves 37:11
Evans 37:44
Reed 38:21
de larrea 39:06
Veesaar 40:02
NBA Draft Lottery + Combine Reactions
In this episode, host James Barlowe gives his analysis of the NBA Draft Lottery results, plus early reactions to official combine measurements and athletic testing results.
March Madness Notes Vol 1
In this episode, host James Barlowe talks about the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament with breakdowns of player performances.
Dybantsa 2:20
Boozer 5:43
Peterson 8:26
Acuff 12:40
Tanner 15:25
Ament 17:27
Wagler 19:50
Burries 23:15
Mara 24:15
NCAA fans 27:10
The Loaded Wing Class
In this episode, host James Barlowe talks about the wing depth in the 2026 NBA Draft.
AJ 1:51
Swain 9:11
Ament 11:57
Lopez 17:00
Allen 19:28
2 Guard Talk
Peterson 3:22
Wagler 7:45
Carr 13:42
Tounde 17:33
Burries 22:13
Stirtz 25:38
Centers of Attention
Ngongba 2:00
Johnson 6:04
Mara 8:06
Steinbach 10:56
Quaintance 13:40
Krivas 18:32
Teams that need bigs 19:20
Who Is The Top Point Guard?
In this episode, host James Barlowe talks about the three man race for PG1 between Mikel Brown Jr, Kingston Flemings, and Darius Acuff Jr.
Behind the Big Board Vol 2
In this episode, James Barlowe takes you behind the reasoning for his Big Board Vol 2.
Peterson 1:15
Boozer 3:22
Dybantsa 4:51
Caleb 8:05
Flemings 10:30
Ngongba 11:56
Wagler 13:48
Mikel Brown 15:03
Jayden Q 16:30
Ament 17:48
Acuff 20:16
Cameron Carr 22:21
Philon 23:56
Peat 24:57
Swain 25:58
Burries 27:55
Yaxel 29:09
Cenac 30:01
Steinbach 31:12
Anderson 31:54
Lopez 34:02
Stirtz 35:21
Tounde 37:20
The Race for Number One
In this episode, host James Barlowe breaks down the race for the number one pick including a breakdown of the highly anticipated head-to-head matchup between Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa.
Hot Shooting in Cold Weather
In this episode, host James Barlowe is joined by Latif Love to talk about how the cold weather could not stop some of the nation's best freshmen from heating up.
Flemings 1:20
Wagler 10:57
Dybantsa 22:11
Acuff 36:56
Fears JR 44:58
Mikel Brown 49:54
Caleb Wilson 56:56
Boozer 1:02:00
Ament 1:18:22
Conference Play Temperature Check
In this episode, host James Barlowe checks the temperature of Caleb Wilson, Alijah Arenas, Tyler Tanner and Nate Ament.
Arenas 2:07
Wilson 7:58
Tanner 13:37
Ament 17:28
Behind the Big Board
In this episode, James gives you his thought process behind his latest Big Board
Peterson 2:08
Dybantsa 3:14
Boozer 4:30
Flemings 6:38
JQ 8:40
Wilson 9:36
Brown jr 11:11
Philon 12:29
Peat 13:38
Wagler 14:29
Carr 16:10
Yaxel 18:00
Ngongba 19:15
Christian Anderson 20:52
Hannes 22:30
Yessoufou 23:20
Haugh 24:37
Acuff 25:52
Avdalas 28:10
Mullins 29:54
Lopez 30:50
Ament 32:00
Cenac 34:33
Stirtz 36:00
Conference Play Conversations Part 2
In the second part of the Conference Play Conversations, James and cohosts Leif Thulin and Latif Love talk in depth about the point guard class in the draft and also the respective rise/fall of Nate Ament and Keaton Wagler
Ament/Wagler 36:00
Conference Play Conversations Part 1
In the first of this two part series, James Barlowe and guest hosts Leif Thulin and Latif Love talk the conference openers for four projected lottery picks.
Peterson :45
Dybantsa 9:02
Boozer 18:05
Wilson 29:54
Rookie Report Vol 1
NBA Draft Junkies host James Barlowe gives you the first Rookie Report of the season for the 2025 NBA Draft Class.
1. Cooper Flagg 1:02
2. Kon Knueppel 5:31
3. Queen 8:15
AAU rant 11:08
4. Coward 15:20
5. Edgecombe 17:02
6. Harper 18:36
7. Fears 20:45
8. Tre Johnson 22:45
9. Maxime Raynaud 25:25
10. Kalkbrenner 28:30
Winter Exams
JQ 1:22
Flemings 11:58
Acuff 21:21
Anderson 26:17
Stirtz 38:18
Boozer 40:38
Wilson 59:23
Under the Microscope Vol. 2 featuring Jacob Myers
In this episode, host James Barlowe goes under the microscope again but this time with special guest host Jacob Myers ( @LeagueHim .)
Acuff 2:25
Anderson 6:22
Peterson 13:35
Wagler 21:55
Burries 32:06
Peat 36:00
Philon 40:40
Yaxel 51:02
HS talk 57:00
Scouting Notes: AJ Dybantsa
In this episode of the NBA Draft Junkies Podcast, host James Barlowe and guest Leif Thulin talk all things AJ Dybantsa.
Under the Microscope featuring Leif Thulin
In this episode, James Barlowe and special guest Leif Thulin (@leifthulin) put some of the best draft picks under the microscope.
Boozer 1:31
Haugh 11:30
Ament 16:18
Wilson 26:58
Mikel 33:28
Dybantsa 39:43
Acuff 51:18
PG talk 53:00
Peat 57:30
Feast Week Pt 3
Another day of outstanding performances from the best of the 2026 NBA Draft class, James and Latif talk about the monster performance from Cam Boozer. Also discussed: Caleb Wilson, AJ Dybantsa and Neoklis Avdalas.
Boozer 1:30
Acuff 9:58
Dybantsa 14:15
Wilson 25:00
Avdalas 33:26
Feast Week Tip-Off Pt 2
In this episode, host James Barlowe and special guest Latif Love recap day two performances of Cameron Carr, Caleb Wilson, Kingston Flemings, Bennett Stirtz and more
Carr 1:45
Tounde 6:14
Ament 10:38
Flemings 15:25
Wilson 21:00
Yaxel 32:00
Stirtz 40:00
Feast Week Tip-Off
James Barlowe and special guest Latif Love (@realLatifLove) talk Feast Week performances by Nate Ament, Cameron Carr, Labaron Philon and more.
Ament 1:29
Carr 12:12
Yessefou 19:24
Bidunga 29:00
Flemings 33:20
Cenac 39:33
Philon 45:55
Big Time Performances in Hostile Environments
In this episode, James Barlowe talks about big road performances from AJ Dybantsa and Houston Cougars Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac Jr. Plus, Cameron Boozer's monster performance and more.
AJ Dybantsa 0:50
Cameron Boozer 6:18
Kingston Flemings 10:07
Chris Cenac Jr 15:10
Cameron Carr 17:00
Tounde Yessefoua 17:40
Koa Peat 19:00
Labaron Philon 22:39
First Exams
First exams results are in for Mikel brown Jr, Aday Mara and Christian Anderson. Follow feedback is provided for Neoklis Avdalas and Nate Ament while the Houston Cougars face their first early season test.
Mikel brown Jr :50
Aday Mara 4:39
Neoklis Avdalas 8:19
Christian Anderson 12:00
Nate Ament 15:00
Kingston Flemings 17:20
Chris Cenac Jr 20:44
Opening Night Standouts Pt 2
Host James Barlowe breaks down the individual performances of Cameron Boozer, Bennett Stirtz, Labaron Philon, and Christian Anderson
Boozer 1:47
Isaiah Evans 9:59
Dame Sarr 10:27
Patrick Ngongba 11:02
Bennett Stirtz 11:30
Christian Anderson 15:17
Labaron Philon 17:10
Opening Night Observations and Standout Performances
In this episode, James Barlowe breaks down the opening night performances of Koa Peat, AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Caleb Wilson, Chris Cenac, and more.
Koa Peat 0:50
AJ Dybantsa 9:30
Darryn Peterson 13:42
Nate Ament 14:39
Tounde Yessefou 16:02
Cameron Carr 17:46
Caleb Wilson 18:02
Darius Acuff 19:38
Mikel Brown Jr 22:47
Neoklis Avdalas 24:21
Chris Cenac 24:44
Exhibition Game Observations: A Sign of Things to Come?
In this episode, James breaks down the performances of projected top 3 picks AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, and Darryn Peterson. Also mentioned: Caleb Wilson, Mikel Brown Jr., and Nate Ament
BYU vs NEB 1:08
Duke/ UCF 6:40
Kansas/Louisville 11:55
Mikel brown 15:47
BYU/UNC 21:40
UT/duke 26:46
Ament 28:01
Preseason Rookie Wrap Up
In this episode, James Barlowe gives a breaks down the performances of the 1st round picks in the 2025 NBA Rookie Class.
Timestamps:
Flagg 0:55
Harper 2:52
Edgecombe 4:14
Knueppel 6:26
Bailey 7:19
Johnson 9:47
Fears 11:52
Demin 14:28
CMB 16:28
Maluach 18:14
Coward 19:44
Essengue 22:04
Queen 22:46
Bryant 23:04
Hansen 25:13
Berringer 27:13
Clayton 28:47
Traore 30:35
Jakaciounus 31:17
Riley 32:29
Preseason 2026 NBA Draft Lottery
Darryn Peterson 2:03 AJ Dybantsa 5:16 Cameron Boozer 8:20 Mikel Brown Jr 10:27 Nate Ament 13:05 Jayden Quaintance 16:03 Tounde Yessefou 19:10 Caleb Wilson 21:22 Neokalas Avadals 22:48 Chris Cenac 24:31 Koa Peat 26:21 Elyjah Freeman 27:55 Karim Lopez 30:15 Patrick Ngongba 31:07
NBA Draft Junkies Exclusive: Mikel Brown Jr talks FIBA U19 Success & Louisville championship dreams
In an exclusive for NBA Draft Junkies, Rafael Barlowe sits down with Louisville freshman Mikel Brown Jr. for a one-on-one conversation at Combine Academy in Lincolnton, NC, where he was attending Camp Seros — a showcase for Sero Partners clients.Brown, widely projected as a top-five pick, reflects on his standout showing at the FIBA U19 World Cup—where he firmly put himself on the global radar. He
Who’s No. 1 in 2026? Breaking Down Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer & Their Challengers
In this episode of the NBA Draft Junkies podcast, Rafael and James Barlowe dive into a loaded group of prospects projected to headline the 2026 NBA Draft. The brothers debate over Kansas-bound guard Darryn Peterson, with James calling him the best guard prospect of the past 20 years, while Rafael counters with AJ Dybantsa as his pick for the nation’s top prospect thanks to his rare blend of size,
NBA Draft Junkies Reboot: 2025 Summer League Breakdown
After a three-year hiatus, Rafael and James Barlowe make their return to the NBA Draft Junkies platform with the debut episode of the NBA Draft Junkies podcast. In this premiere, the Barlowe brothers dive deep into the 2025 NBA Summer League, sharing their thoughts on every rookie selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. From Cooper Flagg to Liam McNeeley, Rafael and James offer their tr
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