Adam & Noah go ISO with Chad Ford, the host of the Locked On Podcast Network's newest podcast: Chad Ford's NBA Draft Big Board. Chad discusses how he got his start in two different careers: one as an NBA Draft expert and one in conflict resolution as an associate professor at BYU-Hawaii. In combining those careers, he details the communication breakdowns that exist within NBA teams, especially between head coaches and general managers, and says some NBA teams have asked him to mediate conflict within their own organizations. He explains how he develops his "Big Board," how teams use a "tier system" to evaluate prospects, and why fit is so important in determining future success. He gives his thoughts on highly rated 2020 NBA Draft prospects LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards, and James Wiseman and shares how big men are evaluated in the current era of Small Ball. He also tells remarkable stories about past prospects he evaluated, including Andrew Wiggins, Hasheem Thabeet, Kawhi Leonard, Elfrid Payton, Willie Cauley-Stein, and Jahlil Okafor. Plus, Chad offers up some other crazy draft stories, including the wildest piece of intel he ever received on a prospect and a Celtics draft night trade that never happened.
Chad's new book Dangerous Love: Transforming Fear and Conflict at Home, at Work, and in the World is now available for purchase.
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Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and publishes every Tuesday and Thursday. The Thursday edition is called Going ISO, an interview with someone connected to the NBA. Guests include Vin Baker, Adam Morrison, Rex Walters, Shawn Marion, Richard Jefferson, Earl Watson, Peter Vecsey, Don MacLean Anthony Morrow, Kevin Willis, Howard Beck, Kenny Anderson, Doug Gottlieb, Robert Sacre, John Hollinger, Sam Mitchell, PJ Carlesimo, Ryen Russillo, Eddie Johnson and more.
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