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Victor Wembanyama’s Ceiling, Giannis’s Special Skill, and More Scouting Stories With B.J. Armstrong

The former Chicago Bull joins to discuss the NBA’s most exciting prospect

By Tate Frazier
Levallois Met 92 v Strasbourg - LNB Pro A Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images


The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by three-time NBA champion B.J. Armstrong to discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo’s impact on the NBA playoffs, the injury he sustained in Game 1, and why the hype surrounding top draft prospect Victor Wembanyama is real (2:11). Then B.J. tells stories about workouts he held in the summer of 2008 with Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Brook Lopez, and Kevin Durant; Russell Westbrook’s rejuvenation with the Clippers; Kawhi Leonard’s greatness; and B.J.’s part in the Pistons-Bulls rivalry (33:32). Tate closes the show with some college basketball shout-outs (58:49).

Host: Tate Frazier
Guest: B.J. Armstrong
Producer: Kyle Crichton

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