Episode 2 is the show's 1st audio exclusive episode, featuring a rundown of 4 key prospect games from last week discussing the diametrically opposed strengths & weaknesses of Baylor's precocious wing duo, Joshua Jefferson's production demanding draftability despite his limitations, Tamin Lipsey's outlier influence on the glass, Tyler Tanner continuing to prove himself against comp with a massive FTR jump, Amari Allen's chance to buck the RSCI trend, Labaron Philon's struggles in conference play, Cam Boozer's declining OREB rate & the relation to facing real center size, Jaden Toombs' breakout performance, Ngongba's burgeoning case as a T5 talent in the draft and the innate weaknesses in Michigan's roster construction that left them susceptible to Nolan Winter's Badgers.

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Welcome to The Fifth Factor Podcast, hosted by David Lee (@dlee4three) & Ahmed Jama (@slipthescreen) a show dedicated to providing nuanced & informative draft analysis through a film + data lens.

Part 2 of the inaugural episode features David & Ahmed going back and forth on the most compelling guards in the class, diving deep into Tyler Tanner & Braylon Mullins' profiles, discussing some of the more surprising and disappointing players relative to RSCI and then contextualiing the strength of this class historically.

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0:00 - Intro

1:30 - The Tyler Tanner Deep Dive

9:29 - AJ Dybantsa’s Compelling Idioscyncracies

28:50 - RSCI Surprises & Disappointments: Najai Hines, Kayden Mingo, Chance Mallory & More

35:00 - RSCI Surprises & Disappointments: Brayden Burries & Malachi Moreno

38:50 - The Braylon Mullins Deep Dive

50:47 - David Defends His Client: LaBaron Philon

1:03:00 - A Bennett Stirtz Aside + Guard Malleability

1:06:50 - Mikel Brown’s Scoring Process

1:13:50 - Just How Good is the 2026 Draft Class?

1:17:45 - Outro

Welcome to The Fifth Factor Podcast hosted by David Lee ( @dlee4three11 ) & Ahmed Jama (@slipthescreen), a show dedicated to providing nuanced & informative NBA draft analysis through a film + data lens.

This inaugural episode introduces the hosts, the meaning behind The 5th Factor, dips into the mandatory "Big 3" discussion, discusses Chris Cenac & deep dives into Kingston Flemings & Hannes Steinbach.

Watch (or listen!) on:

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheFifthFactorPodcast?sub_confirmation=1

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fifth-factor/id1865768474

Check out David's NBA Draft site: https://www.the5thfactor.io/

Follow David!

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Follow Ahmed!

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0:00 - Intro to the Show + The Hosts

6:08 - The Meaning Behind The 5th Factor

7:40 - The Mandatory "Big 3" Discussion (Plus JQ)

15:11 - The Kingston Flemings Deep Dive

33:04 - Thoughts on Chris Cenac

41:28 - Hannes Steinbach’s Position Doesn’t Matter.

1:05:37 - Outro