The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - GOOD FOLLOW - Rachel Banham And Aari McDonald Settle The Giannis Debate, Podcasting Nerves, Unrivaled & More!

Episode Date: March 12, 2026

Today on Good Follow, Rachel Banham and Aari McDonald join the show to discuss their time at Unrivaled and how many ankles they have broken so far this season. Then, they take Juju Gotti and Trysta Krick to Podcast School. What was it like talking to Holly Rowe? How do they get players to be unfiltered? Do they get nervous before recording? Next, Rachel and Aari settle the Giannis gather, or travel debate Juju and Trysta have been having… or do they? Are they calling that in the W? They answer Dana Evan’s question, what do you do on your off time? Is Breeze BC team ‘steal your girl’? Lastly, Juju makes his DraftKings Pick of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ju-Jugadi. I'm Trista Craig. We are joined today by two of hers. Her plus her equals the Rates, Rachel Bannam, and Air Up There, Airyman, Donald. How are you guys doing, man? Pretty good, man. Blessed to be joined by two pure, I'm talking about pure, scrokers and crossover errs in the lead.

You did. How is unrivaled tree? you're treating you all, man. Treating us well. Can't complain. We're having fun. Yeah, it's been good. And, you know, being in Miami doesn't hurt in the wintertime. So we're having a good time. Exactly. Especially coming from, what, Indiana and down Chicago, bus stop. But we saw lately, Rachel, you was in practice and you actually caught a body, like, not too long ago. Rest in peace to my brother, his ankles. Please roll that beautiful brown footage. Oh, gosh.

Oh my goodness What was going through your mind When you dropped my boy Got him coach Yeah I was pretty happy We were just laughing I felt bad for Austin He's a little sweetie

But you gotta do what you gotta do It happens It happens to all of us So You look like you feel real bad You don't like you feel bad at all I didn't expect him to fall like that That was kind of crazy

What you thought about that area Have you caught somebody In the arrival practice No unfortunately I haven't But when I saw this clip of Rache, I'm like, there she is. Y'all got the new and improved podcast you did of Unrival. How has that been getting to know all the ladies?

It's been fun. Like, it's good to just to get to know people differently. You know, like, we know each other as Hoopers, but we don't know each other all the time like deeper level of like their life where they come from, why they do what they do. So it's like cool to just like actually sit down and take the time to do it. And it's a perfect space to do it here. It's been great also getting on Rache. Gracheman bringing everything out of me

because I'm more on the reserve side so just sitting and be in and Rach every week it's been amazing and it's been nothing but you know positive energy and just laughter You had Holly Rowan as a guest and usually she's the one interviewing you guys what's it like to to be on the other side of the mic

do you get nervous do you think about what you're going to say before you say it? Is it just a vibe? Like what have you guys learned? I was kind of nervous for Holly to be honest. Like, because she is so goaded

in what she does and the way that she performs is like, it's just top notch. I was like, I felt like, is she gonna think like we suck at this

or like judge us? But she was amazing. She made us feel so comfortable. It was super smooth. I mean, it's easy when Holly has so many stories. So like anything we could ask we could go on about

for like a long time. We could have talked to her for hours, honestly. For me, I get nervous before every episode just talking to people. I don't want to, to ask the wrong thing.

I don't know, you know, what's off limits. But, I mean, so far, it's been great. And, you know, just getting to smell everybody on a deeper level, just off the court. It's been amazing and just, I'm, you know, ready to build more relationships within this league. Juju, I'm going to tell them about the Marina Mayberry moment. Oh, gosh.

Don't do it, bro. It's not, bro. It's not, bro. You guys got an awesome bite and an awesome interview for Marina. Oh, Lord. I fell on my. my face. I need you guys' advice. Like, what's the best way to have somebody open up? Me and you got along right away, Erie, when you were in college? Like, what's the tip to get somebody to be

unfiltered? I think, like, I mean, we know these people a little bit more than you guys do, you know, obviously just playing against each other for so many years and being in such a small space like this. You get to know each other really, really fast. But you guys are cool. Like, you guys your vibes are good. You know, it's all about vibes, and you guys have great vibes. And I think, like, we try to do the same, make people feel comfortable, make it feel like a safe space to talk about whatever. Obviously, it could be scary because this stuff goes everywhere and people are going

to interpret the way they want to. But just making people feel as comfortable as possible, I don't know, just not really caring, just being weird and goofy. Then like I said, you're shouldn't about it up. Moving on. You know, they should have to be brought it up. I'm the area of us. I'm the airy.

She's the, she the, Rachel, you feel me? I'd be over here like, man, look. I'm buying my nails, on making sure we got the stuff together. She's like, nah, let me dunk on the front of free throw line. Yeah, you did. So I'm blessed.

I know, I feel you, Erie. I'm blessed to have a partner that can slay the dragons as I stand beside her and pick up the bones. You did? Oh my gosh. Take us back. Like, my question for y'all, take us back to, like, y'all draft night.

The night that changed everything's coming into the pros. And fast forward to you two looking at me right now. What advice what advice do you have for that young lady right there? And let's mix it up.

Erie, what advice do you have for that young lady in that Connecticut shirt? And Rach, what do you have for that young lady in that Atlanta jersey? I would say just be yourself and just be ready when your number is called. Just

keep putting in the work, it won't go unnoticed, and eventually it will pay off and just know that only the strong survives. Yeah, I would say the same thing to Erie and continuing to push through adversity when injuries hit or, you know, when things don't work out the way you assume it's going to, just know that things are going to work out the way it's supposed to. Come on, man. Those photos are crazy. Those photos are wild.

Rach, when you see yourself in that photo, what's going through your mind there? I'm like, did you not brush your hair that day? I think I have braids. I think like I must have had a teammate like do that French braids. Like what is that? But I'm just, I've grown a lot.

I figured out how to do my hair. I need to get some sun in that photo as well. There's a lot of things that we need to adjust. But that's okay. It was young me. I didn't know any better. You were in Connecticut too. You didn't.

Yeah. It was probably like who really, you know. But guess well one thing about that girl in that photo with that own shirt on. She went from everywhere. on the court, so it don't matter. She'll get the ponytail down eventually. I appreciate you.

Trista got a kind of exciting game for us to play. Maybe not, though. Are you guys ready for Juju to crash out? Oh, yes. So we've had this debate go on for months. Is this a travel or not? Right here is where Yannis gathers, picks up the ball. One, two, Llam.

Way up. No travel. Clean. It looks ugly. It looks like a travel. Maybe it's a carry. But is it clean or no? All right. One, two, three, four. Come on now. That's four steps. You only get two. And all I'm saying is she said it looked like a travel. And guess what if it looked like and it taught like and it quack like? What is it usually? Ask yourself before you give y'all. answer, I rest my case. As ball handlers, keep this in mind. In a W, Angelica calling that. In a W, they're calling that travel because, but I do, I do agree. You do have to wait until they gather. Right there.

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see sportsbook. at draftkings.com slash promos, limited time offer. Erie. Erie's not rolling. He's not rolling. Watch for him to pick it up. Well, he stutter stuff before he gathers, but technically the ball's still in the air.

I mean, he did an idea, like from the cartoon, bro. That's a travel, bro. You can't, I get it on them fault, bro. It's the NBA club. Ari, we need your opinion. Where are you at? Is it a travel or is it clean, but ugly?

It's ugly and it's a travel. There we go. There we go. Come on, man. Lastly, we had Dana Evans on last week, and she asked a question for the next guest to come on. So let's play the question she asked for you guys. What's your favorite thing to do on your off time,

like when you're not doing anything, like outside of sports? I love that we can hear juju in the back. I'm going, mm-hmm. I love to nap. I always say this, but God, I love a nap. It speaks to me. napping, eating, playing car games. Yeah.

Also and napping as well. Eating as well. These are not, guys, we need to stop this. These are not hobbies. Oh, hobbies? No, napping is a hobby. That's a hobby, definitely. Naping is a hobby.

I don't know about y'all, but I get a nap in every day, two to three hours. Naps me five as hell when you can get one. And then you be like, oh, boy, is it a bird or is a plane? It's a nap. All right, since they're not hobbies, I mean, I like to read and go to the beach. I got to ask this. I call Bree's team steal your girl. There's just so many.

C-7. Ballad or not valid? Well, can you give more of an explanation of why you decided on this? Well, your reaction sounds like you kind of know what I'm talking about. Page. Page is like one of the top, I would say, steal your girl candidates. I've seen her play all around the country and people are going crazy for her

at all different demos. Cameron Brink is a certified model. Kate Martin has helped a lot of young women discover themselves. Oh my God. I think you're right. I was thinking right when you said it, I thought a page.

No, same. And I'm like, oh, God, she would eat that up. Thank y'all so much for joining us for your time. Any last words or promo on the way out of here? Check us out. Check you guys out. Check us out.

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