{"podcast":{"title":"Learning Basketball","slug":"learning-basketball-7062501","podcast_index_feed_id":7062501,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fc10a728/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://theswishtheory.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42189498/42189498-1729427539916-601c85c7f7e21.jpg","author":"Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK","episode_count":131,"summary":"Learn about NBA basketball and NBA Draft prospects from experts, scouts, analysts, writers, reporters, coaches, players, front office execs, and fans! Every episode of Learning Basketball has the goal of teaching listeners something new about hoops as Host Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK takes listeners behind the scenes to study teambuilding strategy, concepts on the floor, scouting draft prospects on the rise, covering teams around the NBA, and evaluating player development in the gym. A podcast from Swish Theory. Follow @BeyondTheRK on YouTube + Twitter & Subscribe for FREE Substack Newsletter","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T20:18:47.459715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-basketball-7062501"},"episode":{"title":"Allen Graves, Santa Clara, Wemby & The French Basketball Revolution with Alan Guillou – International Scouting & Analytics, Steve Nash, March Madness, Noah Penda, How France Develops NBA Defenders","slug":"allen-graves-santa-clara-wemby-the-french-basketball-revolution-with-alan-guillou-international-scouting-analytics-steve-nash-march-madness-noah-penda-how-france-develops-nba-defenders","published_at":"2026-05-11T18:54:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-basketball-7062501/allen-graves-santa-clara-wemby-the-french-basketball-revolution-with-alan-guillou-international-scouting-analytics-steve-nash-march-madness-noah-penda-how-france-develops-nba-defenders","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-basketball-7062501","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swish-learning-bball/episodes/Allen-Graves--Santa-Clara--Wemby--The-French-Basketball-Revolution-with-Alan-Guillou--International-Scouting--Analytics--Steve-Nash--March-Madness--Noah-Penda--How-France-Develops-NBA-Defenders-e3j7j71","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fc10a728/podcast/play/119835297/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-11%2F423944862-44100-2-bb6fc9c909195.mp3","summary":"Ep. 124 Learning Basketball with Alan Guillou @Alan_Guillou96 @SwishTheory Allen Graves, Santa Clara, Wemby & The French Basketball Revolution with Alan Guillou – International Scouting & Analytics, Steve Nash, March Madness, Noah Penda, How France Culture Develops NBA Defenders Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & Background 02:00 Alan Guillou’s Journey to Santa Clara's Director of Basketball Operations through International Scouting 04:30 Challenges & Value of International Player Scouting & Recruitment for Modern College Programs 08:00 Differences in Scouting International vs American Basketball 11:00 Steve Nash, The Santa Clara Legend 13:00 Allen Graves as a Person: Character and Development 16:00 Allen Graves’ Rise as a 2026 NBA Draft Prospect 19:00 Value of Rebounding and High-Feel Winning Plays in Basketball 23:00 Allen Graves’ Development Curve, Impact Metrics, All-Time Stats 29:00 Santa Clara – Kentucky March Madness Instant Classic – on the all-time shots from Graves and Oweh 34:00 Comparing Allen Graves and Noah Penda NBA Prospect Profiles – Similarities & Differences 36:00 The French Basketball Revolution 40:00 How does France produce so many good NBA Defenders, highlighted by all-time great ones in Wembanyama and Gobert? 44:00 The Devil Named Curry & The Future of 2028 France Olympic Basketball","meta_description":"Ep. 124 Learning Basketball with Alan Guillou @Alan_Guillou96 @SwishTheory Allen Graves, Santa Clara, Wemby & The French Basketball Revolution with Al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learning-basketball-7062501/episodes/allen-graves-santa-clara-wemby-the-french-basketball-revolution-with-alan-guillou-international-scouting-analytics-steve-nash-march-madness-noah-penda-how-france-develops-nba-defenders/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-basketball-7062501/allen-graves-santa-clara-wemby-the-french-basketball-revolution-with-alan-guillou-international-scouting-analytics-steve-nash-march-madness-noah-penda-how-france-develops-nba-defenders.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}