# Podz and the NBA **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports Alumni\ **Created:** [January 17, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575 "2023-01-17T19:40:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![BroncoBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@BroncoBob](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BroncoBob)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/87 "2023-06-17T03:40:49Z")
> Brandin Podziemski has helped himself as much as any prospect in the pre-draft process thus far, first at the NBA Combine, and then in private workouts, where one exec described him as a "mean MFer." > > "Just put him in the cage in 3 on 3 and let him fight. He makes the right… [pic.twitter.com/2MV5n6p7Ew](https://t.co/2MV5n6p7Ew) > > — Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) [June 16, 2023](https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1669746562954670105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ---
**Author:** ![TheWeave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TheWeave](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/TheWeave)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/88 "2023-06-17T04:41:43Z")
Does it say something or anything positive or negative that both Podz and Jalen improved their prospects leading up to the draft? ---
**Author:** ![Midwestbronco14](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/midwestbronco14/32/34_2.png) [@Midwestbronco14](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/Midwestbronco14)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/89 "2023-06-17T15:51:21Z")
I wonder if they’ve been working out on campus? Kudos to our training staff? ---
**Author:** ![BuckyBronco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@BuckyBronco](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BuckyBronco)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/90 "2023-06-17T18:18:04Z")
Prior to the combine he was working out in Milwaukee ---
**Author:** ![BroncoHoops5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@BroncoHoops5](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BroncoHoops5)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/91 "2023-06-18T14:31:28Z")
Most guys hire full time training staffs to prep them for the draft. Not a knock on Santa Clara, just how professionalized the whole process is now. Great for Podz and great for SCU! ---
**Author:** ![HaywardBroncos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4491bb/32.png) [@HaywardBroncos](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/HaywardBroncos)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/92 "2023-06-19T23:45:28Z")
12 minute analysis on Podz prospect in NBA [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wakeupswig/original/1X/cfac65d3b3d23132463bd4db60b09036f8f13579.jpeg "Brandin Podziemski: 2023 NBA Draft Scouting Report") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DY85Cvn9Es) ---
**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/93 "2023-06-20T18:09:47Z")
[Steve Kroner on Podz’s ascent](https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/brandin-podziemski-nba-draft-santa-clara-18157286.php) before the Draft. ---
**Author:** ![BroncoBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@BroncoBob](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BroncoBob)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/94 "2023-06-20T20:08:49Z")
Podz got a green room invite. Wow! [https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1671246762277756929](https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1671246762277756929) ---
**Author:** ![Dooger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Dooger](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/Dooger)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/95 "2023-06-20T20:59:14Z")
That is fantastic news for Podz and his family. The ability to participate in the draft by walking up on stage, putting on the team cap and sit down for a one-on-one interview is so cool! I’ve always been curious how much intel the NBA gathers from the teams about the players they are selecting before making these invitations. ---
**Author:** ![HaywardBroncos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4491bb/32.png) [@HaywardBroncos](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/HaywardBroncos)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/96 "2023-06-20T22:43:17Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wakeupswig/original/1X/e2c2350255074501bc8a1177418dcfec464784f4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![maddog1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@maddog1](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/maddog1)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/97 "2023-06-21T02:15:49Z")
NBA TV had projections and showed Podz going to Warriors at #19. Personally I don’t think that will happen but it would be terrific if it did. ---
**Author:** ![TheWeave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TheWeave](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/TheWeave)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/98 "2023-06-21T19:01:32Z")
There are many others who think the same thing (or are just lazy and plagiarizing others predictions or using ChatGBT.). Both Bleacher Report and EPSN have him going to the Ws. ---
**Author:** ![HaywardBroncos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4491bb/32.png) [@HaywardBroncos](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/HaywardBroncos)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/99 "2023-06-22T15:49:19Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wakeupswig/original/1X/97d8fe374951af0897090669b90440c7de45b350.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![HaywardBroncos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4491bb/32.png) [@HaywardBroncos](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/HaywardBroncos)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/100 "2023-06-22T22:46:41Z")
[https://twitter.com/AndrewKSchlecht/status/1672002086278422528](https://twitter.com/AndrewKSchlecht/status/1672002086278422528) Podz facetimes JDub on the red carpet ---
**Author:** ![bettererer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@bettererer](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/bettererer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/101 "2023-06-23T02:38:38Z")
Well, he can just take a short uber ride to his new team. He’s going to be fantastic for the Warriors. ---
**Author:** ![BballFemme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@BballFemme](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BballFemme)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/102 "2023-06-23T08:45:59Z")
Need to talk to some of the Warrior fans. The amount of anger about a draft selection is off the charts. Social Media can be so cruel. Maybe folks should just let the kid show up and play and THEN decide if he is right for the team or not. ---
**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/103 "2023-06-23T14:47:40Z")
A lot of that is just Twitter and internet culture. We try to keep things positive around here, but the tendency to snipe for fun with (often) the cover if anonymity is big. Average fans were not sold on Jalen last year, especially because he came out of SCU. They came around. They’ll learn to love Podz. He works so hard and contributes across the board. He will be a great fit but has historically thrived with a fair amount of doubt around him. One more challenge for the young man is all this is. ---
**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/104 "2023-06-23T14:59:53Z")
Amazing: [https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1672246261041311749?cxt=HHwWisC95anHgbUuAAAA](https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1672246261041311749?cxt=HHwWisC95anHgbUuAAAA) ---
**Author:** ![BroncoHoops5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@BroncoHoops5](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BroncoHoops5)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/105 "2023-06-23T15:12:39Z")
I’ve been a big Warriors fan all my life. It didn’t matter who the Warriors picked last night, Twitter fans were going to be pissed. This had more to do with trading for CP3. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![maddog1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@maddog1](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/maddog1)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575/106 "2023-06-23T15:19:28Z")
Truly an amazing stat. SCU in same club as the power schools. I think Carlos Stewart could have made it three straight had he stayed Hopefully Herb can build on this and despite our roster losses I do think we have some players that can develop and maybe lead us to the big show in March. Always hopeful. GO BRONCOS! [Previous page](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/podz-and-the-nba/575.md?page=6)