{"id":14781,"date":"2019-07-22T11:31:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=14781"},"modified":"2019-07-22T11:31:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:31:56","slug":"mike-schmitz-espn-nba-draft-analyst-talks-the-art-of-scouting-deni-avdija-more-sports-rabbi-show-episode-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/mike-schmitz-espn-nba-draft-analyst-talks-the-art-of-scouting-deni-avdija-more-sports-rabbi-show-episode-43\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Schmitz ESPN NBA Draft Analyst talks the art of scouting, Deni Avdija &#038; More! 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