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We spoke with Jake about being born in NYC, coming up in the DMV, covering all star games and high school basketball, and the NBA Draft.Guest appearance from both of his parents to discuss his growth as a media member and draft guy

00:00:40 Growing up in NYC   

00:03:29 Covering the McDonald's All American Game   

00:08:00 Balancing his classwork and hoops   

00:09:00 AAU and youth basketball memories   

00:14:10 What makes the DMV different   

00:17:21 Commitment announcements   

00:19:41 Switching from high school hoops to draft coverage   

00:23:30 Staying out of the scoop business   

00:26:27 Papa Rosen roasts the Bills and Jake's bracket predictions    

00:32:00 Janine Rosen speaks on MCDAAG and his development as a media member   

00:38:23 Jake wants all the smoke with NBADraft.net   

00:39:36 Jake's Kira Lewis moment, we knew it was coming   

00:41:40 Jake responds to some of my favorite NBA prospects    

00:44:06 Jake sells Deni Avdija and Aleksej Pokusevski   

00:49:50 Prospect hits and misses   

00:53:15 Jake on nonphysical traits that make players successful   

00:55:17 Jake on the importance of not comparing    

00:58:35 Predicting new trends in the NBA   

00:59:30 Drafting a 10-man roster with players drafted outside of the top 15 in the past 3 drafts   

01:02:00 Landing spots for Mac McClung   

01:03:30 Jahmius Ramsey takes   

01:08:00 Jake's most underrated player in the DMV