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Cam Boozer to Duke, and why Zach Edey Will Win Rookie of the Year

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Daniel Olinger and Ahmed Jama open the show with a casual check-in and then move right into the draft news that mattered most to them that week. The headline item is Cam Boozer's commitment to Duke, along with his twin Caden Boozer. They frame it as the major draft development of the week and make it clear this is one of the more pro-Boozer podcasts around. Both hosts sound very high on Cam, describing him like the kind of prospect who could end up near the top of the 2026 draft. That commitment also gives them a natural opening to talk about how strong the class looks at the top. The conversation stays loose, but the evaluation is pointed: they keep coming back to where prospects fit on a board and what kind of NBA value they might bring. From there the episode broadens into a larger prospect discussion. They talk through players like Stewart, Caravan, and McNeely, including whether each feels more like a first-round name or a second-round one and where the floor might land. The tone is candid and a little hedged, which makes the opinions feel more considered and less automatic. Later, the episode settles on one of its clearest heat-check ideas: Zach Edey as Rookie of the Year. It is framed jokingly, but the underlying point is that they think the argument is strong enough to be overwhelming. By the end, the episode has moved from Boozer recruiting news to draft hierarchy to an NBA award case without losing its loose, podcast-y rhythm.

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A Duke commitment and a rookie of the year take, handled as a real draft conversation.

The episode circles Cam Boozer's Duke commitment and the case for him as a possible number one pick in the 2026 draft, then swerves into a surprisingly workable argument for Zach Edey as rookie of the year.

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