Hero Ball Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Hero Ball Podcast covers the past, present, and future of the NBA with Ethan Huffman, Elkyn Beltre, and Richard Davisson.
Ethan and Richard discuss the possibility of the Mavericks coming back from 0-3 and what they've seen in the Finals to this point.
Ethan and Richard discuss the upcoming Finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks.
Ethan and Richard discuss the 3-0 series leads by Dallas and Boston and take a deeper dive into the Pacers unique situation.
Ethan and Richard discuss the Pacers and Wolves wins, the next steps for the Knicks and Nuggets, and then preview each Conference Finals matchup.
Ethan and Elkyn connect to talk about the playoffs before the Suns finished getting swept later that night
Elkyn and Richard discuss the results from day 1 of the playoffs and the outlook of those series going forward.
Ethan and Richard give their thoughts and analysis on the upcoming Play-in and playoff matchups.
We're back!* Ethan and Richard dive into how their teams have done this year and their outlook for the offseason or playoffs.
Ethan and Richard break down all major trade deadline trades, and a few minor ones as well!
The Trio is back to discuss the Pascal Siakam trade, the mini Pistons trade, and other potential trades as we near the February 8 Trade Deadline.
Ethan and Elkyn talk about the recent OG Anunoby and talk through the difficult case of Zach LaVine trades
Elkyn and Ethan take some time to look at how the NBA's new additions have been playing
Elkyn and Ethan exchange takes and try to determine if the reactions are over, or under-reactions.
Elkyn, Ethan and Richard preview the Pacific Division which featured 5 playoff teams last season
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Jrue Holiday Trade and preview the Northeast division.
Ethan and Richard discuss and debate the Damian Lillard trade, and then they preview the Northwest division.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Bucks, Cavs, Pacers, Bulls, and Pistons.
Ethan and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Pelicans, Rockets, and Spurs.
Elkyn and Ethan connect to talk some recent transactions and impressive showings from the NBA Summer League
Elkyn and Richard discuss Dame Lillard and James Harden Trade requests as well as some of the deals made in the first couple of days of Free Agency.
Ethan and Richard give their opinions on the landing spots for prospects in the draft. Then they talk about the Chris Paul trade and an outlook on free agents and their possible destinations.
Elkyn and Richard dissect the Bradley Beal trade and then do a mock draft of the lottery picks. Then Richard is joined by Ethan to discuss some NBA prospects that intrigue them.
Ethan and Richard discuss all aspects of the NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard discuss the Miami Heat 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics before Elkyn and Richard diagnose how the Denver Nuggets have taken a 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, Elkyn and Richard commiserate over their Lottery "luck" at the end.
Ethan and Richard talk about the Western Conference 2nd round result and look forward to the Conference Finals. They touch on Heat Knicks before kicking it to Elkyn and Richard post game reactions to game 7 of the Celtics-76ers series.
Richard and Ethan linked up after the Sunday playoff games to catch you up on the latest action
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about the Saturday games and preview each round 1 matchup.
Ethan and Richard discuss the implications and unintended consequences of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and NBPA as of 10AM PST on April 2, 2023.
Elkyn and Richard give the State of the Franchise for the teams at the bottom of the play-in.
Ethan and Richard give the State of The Franchise for the teams on the outside, looking in to the play-in.
Ethan and Richard give the State of The Franchise for the bottom 5 ranked teams in the NBA (the top 5 ranked teams in Wembyland).
Elkyn and Ethan are back in action to present some trade ideas with the deadline approaching
The fellas collaboration to form their All-Star rosters in light of the NBA fan voting release
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard come together to discuss in depth games from the most recent week of the NBA
Elkyn and Ethan recap Elkyn's experience at the Pacers game and offensive successes of teams through the quarter mark of the season
Ethan and Richard discuss 6 teams that should be reaching for the Panic Button on this NBA season.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss their predictions for the East and West playoff teams as well as the major awards for the 2022-23 season.
Elkyn and Richard discuss the outlooks for the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, and New York Knicks for the upcoming season.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the outlooks for the Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, and Milwaukee Bucks for the upcoming season.
Ethan and Richard discuss the outlooks for the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and Washington Wizards for the upcoming season.
Elkyn and Richard talk about Kevin Durant trade possibilities, Kyrie Irving to LA?, Rudy Gobert, Dejounte Murray, and Malcolm Brogdon trades.
Richard and Ethan have reactions from the draft and look ahead for to the approaching Free Agency
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard give flowers to the Warriors & then give their poorest two cents on the upcoming draft.
Elkyn & Richard preview the Finals matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, then Ethan and Richard give an obituary for the Miami Heat and give predictions about the Finals.
Elkyn and Ethan talk about the Heat and Warriors advancing as well as the game 7's playing today
Ethan & Richard discuss why foul-drawing culture is a plague, and then discuss the competitive Round 2 matchups.
Elkyn & Richard discuss the round 1 matchups and preview the round 2 matchups of the NBA Playoffs.
Elkyn, Ethan and Richard reflect the completed NBA season and discuss who should bring home the hardware of the NBA Regular Season Awards.
Ethan and Richard discuss every trade that happened before the deadline and give their thoughts on them.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Clippers and Blazers trade and discuss the rumors surrounding James Harden and Ben Simmons.
Ethan and Richard discuss the chosen All-Star Starters and discuss who they would like to see as reserves.
Elkyn and Richard discuss Jerami Grant trades, Pacers moves, Ben Suitors, and other names to keep in mind for the upcoming Trade Deadline.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the hypothetical matchup between the 2012-13 Miami Heat vs the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls. Then they discussed the matchup between the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors vs the 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers. Finally, they discussed a potential matchup between the winners.
Elkyn, Ethan and Richard connect today to talk out the results of the Eight All-time Teams Bracket
Elkyn & Richard select 8 teams to be a part of an All-Time Team Bracket for the Best NBA Team of All Time. Future Pod(s) will discuss the theoretical matchups of those teams.
Ethan, Elkyn, & Richard discuss how the new rule changes have impacted the early season and beyond, the Luke Walton firing, and a few teams that intrigue us: GSW, POR, CLE.
Ethan and Richard run through our predicted playoff picture and the regular season awards
Ethan and Richard recorded this Oct. 17 with beautiful intentions of posting for opening night! Well here it is for day 3 of the NBA season all the reason Russell Westbrook won't be a ideal fit for the Lakers and Ethan being right about the Kings opening night lineup. Thank you.
Elkyn and Ethan give their opinions of the season outlooks for teams within the Atlantic Division
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard take a look at the Central Division. Evaluating the expectations for all 5 teams.
Elkyn and Ethan examine the changes of the SW division teams and their outlook for the upcoming season
Elkyn & Ethan get you caught up on the coming and going on teams in the southeast division
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard run down the list of to date NBA offseason transactions decided what we like and what we hate!
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Elkyn and Richard recap the NBA Finals and celebrate the Milwaukee Bucks. Then they look at where the Suns and Bucks go from here.
Ethan and Richard discuss the Milwaukee Bucks taking a 3-2 lead over the Phoenix Suns after down-to-the-wire wins in games 4 & 5.
Elkyn and Richard talk about where the Atlanta Hawks go from here and then give a preview of the Finals matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks.
Richard and Ethan discuss the Pistons' winning the NBA Draft Lottery, and then they talk about each playoff series.
Elkyn and Ethan spoke on events prior to Sundays' games followed by Ethan and Richard connecting for the post Hawks game 7 when over the 76ers. Ben Simmons general existence also part of the discussion.
Kevin Durant was incredible as the Bucks lost interest in winning the basketball game. Ethan and Richard join up to discuss
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard give playoff obituaries to the losing teams from the 1st round of the playoffs and give a preview of the 2nd round matchups.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss their predictions for the NBA Playoffs after providing a State of the Franchise season review for the Golden State Warriors.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss their picks for All-NBA as well as individual awards for the season.
Ethan & Richard continue the State of the Franchise Series with Indiana, Washington, San Antonio, and Memphis.
Elkyn & Richard continue the State of the Franchise Series with Cleveland, Chicago, Toronto, Sacramento, and New Orleans.
Ethan & Richard renew the State of the Franchise Series with Houston, Minnesota, Detroit, Orlando, and Oklahoma City
Before the new became official Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard discuss Blake theoretical impact on the Nets as well as some fake trades for the Nets should they look to plug some holes
Elkyn helps Ethan and Richard examine their pre-draft big boards to see how the rookies have done to this point in the season.
Check out the link to their 2020 NBA Prospect Sheet!
Ethan and Richard discuss two of the top 3 western conference contenders and the matchup they had on Friday, February 19. Stick around to the very end to hear some unwarranted Nico Mannion slander.
Elkyn and Richard discuss their selections for the All-Star game that probably shouldn't happen!
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard each bring three fake trades to the table to discuss what they would like to see happen by the March 25 Trade Deadline.
Ethan and Richard dive in and give analysis and takes from the January 27 matchup between the Lakers and Sixers. They talk about the avenues for each team to improve their roster before the playoffs and give one* trade for each team to make before the trade deadline.
Ethan and Richard discuss the MLK day matchups, specifically focusing in on the Spurs/Blazers, Mavericks/Raptors, and Bucks/Nets matchups.
PS: Jerami Grant for MVP!
Elkyn, Ethan, & Richard check in on 2018 draft selections to see how things have progressed.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard apologize and stand their ground for a few of their pre-season takes including some team win overs & unders, rookie overreactions, and the Pistons' offseason.
Ethan and Richard Discuss the Rookie extensions of Kyle Kuzma, Luke Kennard, OG Anunoby, Jonathan Isaac, Markelle Fultz, and Derrick White. Then they each give two hot takes after watching the first week of the regular season.
Elkyn and Richard discuss the Rudy Gobert and Giannis Antetokounmpo extensions. Then they discuss some of the buzz around James Harden trade talks and come up with a blockbuster trade of their own.
Elkyn, Ethan, Richard determine the over under on win totals for the Eastern Conference.
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard determine the over under on win totals for the Western Conference.
Elkyn, Ethan, & Richard run through their NBA Awards predictions for:
All-NBA
MVP
Most Improved Player
Defensive Player of Year
Rookie of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
Coach of the Year
Executive of the Year
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Elkyn & Ethan Discuss some of the major FA moves made by the Eastern conference teams thus far (12/1).
Ethan & Richard Discuss some of the major FA moves made by the western conference teams thus far (11/22).
Ethan and Richard make selections of all 30 picks in the first round with a few trades scattered about. This podcast was recorded before the Robert Covington and Jrue Holiday trades were announced.
Elkyn assumes the role of GM for every NBA team picking in the 2020 NBA draft as Ethan & Richard pitch Elkyn on who to select!
Ethan & Richard reveal their big boards checking for the differences between each others' and consensus rank.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q8hcU0xcA6sTS_ibbngvqI5-B0JGaTWgx_BPetBY_F4/edit?usp=sharing
Elkyn and Richard discuss Daryl Morey's time in Houston, his new situation in Philadelphia, and three unlikely, but potential trade ideas for him this offseason. Then we include a discussion that Ethan and Richard had back in August about Grant Riller and Malachi Flynn (32:00).
Ethan and Richard discuss draft prospects that they are either higher or lower on than the consensus draft community.
Take a look at our 2020 NBA Draft Prospect Sheet to see the consensus rank and everything else you need to know about the draft.
Elkyn and Richard console Ethan about Miami's finals loss. We discuss where things went wrong for Miami before celebrating Finals MVP LeBron James.
*No asterisks!
Ethan and Richard talk about Miami's sad state of affairs after Game 4, being down 3-1 to the Lakers. They discuss changes Miami could make to improve their slim chances, the LeBron vs. AD Finals MVP debate, and they share their hope for more Finals games.
Ethan & Richard breakdown the NBA Final post game 3, review our question before the series and determine whats working and what can be altered as the series progresses.
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard connect to reviews key notes of the completed conference finals and deliver an outlook of the pending Finals matchup of the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Miami Heat.
Richard & Ethan confer about the conference finals as the Heat take a 2-1 lead and Lakers take a 2-0 lead.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the futures of recently eliminated Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. Then they talk about a potential Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers Western Conference Finals (Sorry, Nuggets Fans!) & then they talk about the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Matchup.
Elkyn & Ethan are back to discuss naming of DPOY/6th Man/ MIP
Also Update the Playoffs Picture while watching the first half of BOS vs TOR game 5.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about the Bucks leading the player protests, news from the concluded series, and the matchups still going on. Then Ethan and Richard discuss some of their favorite prospects this year in TCU's Desmond Bane and Kentucky's Immanuel Quickley.
Elkyn and Richard give you a primer of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. They start out west by discussing each series: Lakers/Blazers (9:10), Clippers/Mavericks (14:30), Nuggets/Jazz (19:20), Rockets/Thunder (22:40), and then their West playoff predictions (28:45).
Then they go out east to discuss the Bucks/Magic (31:15), Raptors/Nets (33:15), Celtics/Sixers (35:55), Pacers/Heat (40:30), and then their East playoff predictions (44:30).
Then they discuss their Finals picks (50:50)!
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard Discuss the happenings in the NBA Bubble like Devin Booker and the Suns, if we are worried about the Lakers, Ethan's gambling successes and failures, and if we have any big opinion swings about a team since the restart. Then Ethan and Richard discuss and compare two projected first round bigs in Isaiah Stewart and Xavier Tillman (40:50).
Ethan and Richard discuss some of their favorite and least favorite things from the first couple of games of the NBA Restart (1:25). Then they talk about some of the other guards in the upcoming draft. They talk about Cole Anthony (18:35), Théo Maledon (29:45), Tyrell Terry (36:45), Jahmi'us Ramsey (43:40), Nico Mannion (52:50), and Tre Jones (1:01:00) before discussing how they rank and compare the prospects (1:09:20).
Be sure to check out the Hero Ball Podcast 2020 NBA Draft Prospect Sheet as your hub for all things related to the 2020 NBA Draft!
Ethan and Richard discuss some of the top wings in the upcoming draft. They talk about Deni Avdija (1:50), Isaac Okoro (12:15), Devin Vassell (21:35), Aaron Nesmith (28:10), RJ Hampton (32:15), and Josh Green (37:45).
Be sure to check out the Hero Ball Podcast 2020 NBA Draft Prospect Sheet as your hub for all things related to the 2020 NBA Draft!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q8hcU0xcA6sTS_ibbngvqI5-B0JGaTWgx_BPetBY_F4/edit?usp=sharing
Ethan and Richard discuss some of the top bigs in the upcoming draft. They talk about Onyeka Okongwu (2:20), James Wiseman (14:25), Obi Toppin (21:50), Saddiq Bey (30:00), Patrick Williams (36:40), and Precious Achiuwa (40:20) before discussing how they rank and compare the prospects (50:15).
Be sure to check out the Hero Ball Podcast 2020 NBA Draft Prospect Sheet as your hub for all things related to the 2020 NBA Draft!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q8hcU0xcA6sTS_ibbngvqI5-B0JGaTWgx_BPetBY_F4/edit?usp=sharing
Ethan and Richard discuss some of the the top draft prospects who had the ball in their hands a lot during this past year. They talk about LaMelo Ball (6:00), Anthony Edwards (20:35), Killian Hayes (31:00), Tyrese Haliburton (40:15), Tyrese Maxey (51:15), and Kira Lewis Jr (58:50).
Check out the Hero Ball Podcast 2020 NBA Draft Prospect Sheet as your hub for all things related to the 2020 NBA Draft!
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss their picks for the MVP (2:00), MIP (8:30), DPOY (15:05), ROY (22:45), 6MOY (28:35), COY (35:25), & EOY (40:25).
Ethan & Richard discuss The Last Dance Part 3 & 4 as well as parallels to Dennis Rodman, pre-Championship Jordan, and more.
Ethan & Richard Talk about Jalen Green & Isaiah Todd to the new G-League program for top prospects and its potential impacts in the future. Then they discuss the new ESPN Documentary "The Last Dance" about Michael Jordan's 1997-98 season.
Elkyn & Ethan continue the State of the Franchise series with the top 5 of the Eastern Conference
Ethan & Richard continue the State of the Franchise series with the top 5 of the Western Conference, and then Richard slandered Kyle Kuzma.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard continue the State of the Franchise series with the middle 5 of the Western Conference.
Ethan and Richard briefly discuss coronavirus and then continue the State of the Franchise series with the middle 5 of the East as of March 15, 2020.
Richard and Ethan continue the State of the Franchise series with the bottom 5 of the West as of March 8th 2020
State of the Franchise is back! We clear out the cellar of the East. Cavs-Knicks-Hawks-Pistons-Bulls
Ethan and Richard discuss the signings of Reggie Jackson & Markieff Morris, the Ben Simmons injury, Brooklyn's possible slide, Gobert's playoff matchups, and some homer discussions at the end.
Ethan and Richard on how they took in All-Star Weekend and speaks towards the Cavaliers and Bulls having a tough go of it
Ethan and Richard discuss all the major moves at the 2020 Trade Deadline, including deals made by their own teams.
Elkyn, Ethan, & Richard talk about the players involved around the NBA Trade Deadline rumors
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the All-star starters and then they talk about their picks for the reserves. This was recorded before news broke on Kobe Bryant's tragic death.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Jordan Clarkson/Dante Exum trade, the Jeff Teague Trade, and the ANTHONY TOLLIVER trade! They also briefly celebrate the Royce O'Neale extension before digging into some fake trades that they would like to see!
Ethan and Richard give a number of potential Andre Drummond trades, discussing whether they make sense and which ones are their favorites.
Richard & Elkyn discuss the tiers of the Eastern Conference from "The Contenders" to the "Land of Tank."
Ethan and Richard discuss the validity and unintended consequences of the new proposals for a 78-game season, mid-season tournament, playoff play-in games, and reseeding the Conference Finals.
Ethan & Richard celebrate the return of Carmelo Anthony, and then they discuss how Luka Doncic's historic second year compares to LeBron's second year. Finally, they come up with some fake trades to find DeMar DeRozan and Chris Paul a new home, and they try to save the Blazers' season.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the path forward for the red-hot Celtics with Gordon Hayward sidelined, how the Lakers will respond with Rondo coming back, the sustainability of the Rockets, Blake Griffin's Return, and a game of can you guess who has started a game for the Warriors?
Ethan and Richard discuss their (sometimes homer) picks for the NBA regular season awards after nearly two weeks of NBA action.
Richard and Elkyn give their (and Ethan's) over under picks for the upcoming NBA season.
Ethan and Richard discuss the the Northwest Division teams: Utah, Denver, Portland, Minnesota, and Oklahoma City.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Atlantic Division teams: Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, Brooklyn, and New York.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Pacific Division teams: LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Golden State, Sacramento, and Phoenix.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Central Division teams: Milwaukee, Indiana, Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland.
Ethan and Richard discuss the Southwest Division teams: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, New Orleans, and Memphis.
Ethan and Richard talk the Southeast Division teams: Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Washington, and Charlotte. They also react to the Caris LeVert extension.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard continue with their annual oral history of the NBA Draft. This is the 2016 NBA Draft edition.
Ethan and Richard talk about the candidates from the 2016 draft who have already received their extension (Ben Simmons and Jamal Murray) and those that are eligible for extension. They also talk about the recent extensions of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, and Draymond Green at the top.
Ethan tells Elkyn and Richard about his experience helping out the the Mitchell Robinson Nike Camp. Then Elkyn and Richard discuss the ever changing landscape of the NBA and the ramifications it'll have on big men.
Ethan and Richard talk about the Russell Westbrook trade, Jimmy Butler's Miami Heat, and three teams' off-seasons we like.
Ethan and Elkyn tell you about Kawhi and PG13 moving to LA, and other moves not covering in EP. 163
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard join up to talk about some of the top moves already made in free agency. No Kawhi speculation here!
Ethan and Richard start off as homers talking about potential draft fits for the Heat and Pistons, then they discuss various draft prospects they like, dislike, or have an opinion on.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the ramifications of the Anthony Davis trade to the Lakers, and then they do a mock draft of the top 12 picks in the NBA Draft starting at the 18:15 mark.
NOTE: The 2021 pick isn't too 8 protected like we said, it is protected such that the Pelicans get it if it lands within the top 8! Pelinka!!!
The Raptors win the NBA Finals over Golden State. Kawhi acquires his second Finals MVP.
Ethan & Elkyn breakdown some points of contention from Game 4 of the Finals and speak on the upcoming Game 5
Richard is joined by "life-long" Toronto Raptors fan Tyler Yasa to chat about his Raptors fandom and Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Ethan and Richard break down the NBA Finals matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors. They discuss the individual matchups and things to look for in the Finals.
Elkyn & Ethan talk about the Raptors dismissing the Bucks from the 2019 playoffs and tease the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the Raptors and Warriors
Richard & Ethan update the conferences finals series, then meander in 2019 NBA draft talk!
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard react to Sunday's Game 7s and then look ahead to the Conference Finals matchups between the Warriors & Blazers and the Bucks & Raptors.
Elkyn and Ethan talk about the now finalized second round series between the Rockets & Warriors, express frustration with the Rockets season as a whole.
Ethan is joined by special guest Justin Johnson, writer for FanSided, to talk about the Toronto Raptors series with the Philadelphia 76ers, Kawhi's offseason, MIP Siakam's ceiling, & other Raptors roles and future.
Capped off with the notable NBA Canadiens!
Ethan and Richard try to remain calm as they relive the Damian Lillard shot over Paul George and express their feelings about Russell Westbrook after the Blazers beat the Thunder in 5 games.
Ethan & Elkyn talk playoffs series up to the tip of Pacers & Celtics
Ethan & Richard talk playoff series after the buzzer of Trailblazers & Thunder, best player in the East, and Andre Drummond. (35:20)
Ethan and Richard each pick 5 guys from the playoffs that have been interesting to them and discuss their play and impact in their respective playoff matchups.
Ethan and Richard provide analysis on the 4 matchups that happened on Sunday, April 14: Pacers v Celtics, Thunder v Blazers, Pistons v Bucks, and Jazz v Rockets.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard provide analysis on the 4 matchups that happened on Saturday, April 13: Nets v 76ers, Magic v Raptors, Clippers v Warriors, and Spurs v Nuggets.
Elkyn and Ethan discuss the Eastern Conference playoff matchups (0:15). Then Richard joins Ethan to talk about his quick hot takes about the Pistons (44:05) and the Western Conference playoff picture (51:45).
Ethan and Richard are joined by Sham to talk their All-NBA Picks.
You can find more of Sham's content on Twitter @shamshammgod and the 2 Gods and a Goose Podcast.
Ethan and Richard briefly discuss the Washington Wizards approach to this offseason after they fired Ernie Grunfeld. Then they continue the State of the Franchise series with the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers.
State of the Franchise series continued with the Orlando Magic and the Sacramento Kings
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the crazy race between the Nets, Pistons, Magic, Heat, and Hornets for the last 3 spots in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
State of the Franchise series continued with the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers.
State of the Franchise series continued with the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the state of the franchise for the New Orleans Pelicans and the Chicago Bulls.
Ethan and Richard discuss the winners, losers, and everything in between as it relates to the trade deadline.
NBA trade deadline has come and gone, Ethan is joined by Jared Hinzman from The Daily Cooker to talk about the deadline deals and preview a few of the buyout players.
Check out The Daily Cooker's content on twitter @TheDailyCooker
Ethan, Elkyn & Richard present and discuss self concocted trade ideas and determine proper value for players likely on the move before the NBA trade deadline.
Ethan and Elkyn discus the Knicks and Mavericks trade headlined by Kristaps Porzingis where this leave each franchise for the remainder of the season and continue that into a the Knicks State of the Franchise.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Oldaipo injury and then give a look at the state of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Ethan and Richard discuss the state of the Cleveland Cavaliers and only spend 90% of the time complaining about Larry Nance's contract.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the outlook of the Phoenix Suns and what each of them think they should do moving forward.
Elkyn and Richard kick off the State of the Franchise series with the Washington Wizards. They give an overlook of their bleak outlook and give their thoughts about what they would do if they were GM.
Ethan and Richard discuss potential NBA related dog names and discuss recent NBA happenings such as the John Wall injury, the Pat McCaw signing, and the Chicago/Memphis trade.
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard discuss the slate of Christmas day games. They also explored the fit of a couple sub-25% 3pt shooters.
The whole group talks about Delly's Cleveland return in the Bucks-Cavs-Wizards trade, unhappy Eric Gordon, and try to determine the Donc-man's value (spoiler: its high)
Ethan and Elkyn go through the Western Conference, no doubt being being disrespectful to most teams.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the tiers of the Eastern Conference. Come for the "Contenders" tier, and stay for the "Put Ties On for Zion" tier.
Ethan and Richard discuss the trade value of Markelle Fultz by coming up with some fake trades for him.
Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard talk about the Timberwolves and 76ers trade including All-star Jimmy Butler and how the transactions shape the fortunes each team.
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Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss some of their pre-season takes that they are sorry or not sorry that they made.
Richard is joined by Austin Strode to discuss all things Blazers. Austin also gives his experience attending an opening night win for the Blazers over the Lakers.
Ethan & Elkyn speak on the first week of basketball in the NBA, Rockets-Lakers scuffle / conference hierarchy / And other observations
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss and debate their picks for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team All-NBA as well as their picks for 1st and 2nd team All-Rookie.
Ethan and Richard create a Fantasy Basketball team called "You Reach, Joe Teach" that is centered around our favorite, Joe Ingles. This is the recording of their draft: Their live thoughts, picks, and reactions.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss their predictions for Executive, Coach, MVP, Rookie, Most Improved, Defensive Player, and 6th Man of the Year.
Ethan and Richard discuss the season outlook for the Celtics, Raptors, 76ers, Nets, and Knicks. Also, they find out mid-pod that their complaints to ESPN have fixed the NBA Trade Machine.
Richard joins Ethan back on the podcast to bring some sanity to the Jimmy Butler saga as well as to preview the Thunder, Jazz, Nuggets, Blazers, and T-Wolves.
Ethan and Elkyn pull the Timberwolves out of the NW division outlook to talk about the Butler trade demands, KAT's super-max extension, and the rest of the former Bulls
Ethan and Richard discuss the outlook for the Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic, and the Atlanta Hawks.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the outlook for the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the outlook for the Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Chicago Bulls.
Ethan, Richard, and Elkyn discuss the outlook for the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, and Sacramento Kings.
Ethan and Richard discuss some of the final semi-relevant moves that happened in Free Agency. They talk Kevin Love extending, Marcus Smart re-signing, other RFAs, and the Rockets deal with Clint Capela.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard chat about some of their favorite players in NBA History based off of pure enjoyment of them, and not necessarily based off of their talent. The main rule: No choosing someone from your own team!
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard reflect on the players selected within the 2015 draft. They discuss and debate their rankings.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard begin a special series as they give an oral history of the NBA 2015 NBA Draft.
Ethan allows Richard to give his input on the Kawhi Leonard/ DeMar DeRozan trade. Then they talk about Carmelo Anthony getting traded to the Hawks and the subsequent buy out to follow.
Ethan & Elkyn talk about the Raptors and Spurs trade and what they want to see come from this transaction.
Ethan and Richard talk about the recent trades between the Hawks, Nets, and Nuggets as well as some recent FA signings.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about some of the more recent Free Agency moves and anticipate some summer league play.
Ethan and Richard talk about the moves that led up to and stemmed from Boogie to the Warriors, and they try to convince the listeners to not give up on the NBA.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss the Pacers free agency and Paul George to OKC (before the LeBron Signing), and then Richard and Ethan talk about LeBron to the Lakers and other signings during this free agency period.
Ethan & Elkyn talk about some teams with cap space that have their interest this offseason. Richard joins Ethan later in the podcast to talk scenarios where the Lakers get no stars and various veteran fits for the Warriors.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss their thoughts about the 2018 NBA Draft. Then Richard talks with special guest, Isaac Suh, about the Denver Nuggets selection of Michael Porter Jr.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss and debate the floors, ceilings, and fits of the top wings and guards in the draft. They look at Trae Young, Collin Sexton, Luka Doncic, Mikal Bridges, Miles Bridges, Kevin Knox, and Michael Porter Jr.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about the top bigs in the draft: Ayton, Bagley, Carter, Jackson Jr., and Bamba. They each give their preferences and best fits as it comes to these big men in the draft.
Ethan, Elkyn, Richard & special guest, Berkeley Comete, team up to talk about the Golden State Warriors' sweep as well as possible LeBron James destinations next year.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard give their immediate thoughts after Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard join forces to talk game 2, laud Steph Curry, and complain about Jordan Clarkson.
Ethan was joined by Jakes Wines, Celtics fan, to talk about the Celtics interesting season.
Ethan & Richard react to all things Game 1: LeBron's monster performance, J.R.'s blunder, and the Warriors victory.
Ethan and Richard talk about the conclusion of the Rockets-Warriors series, and Elkyn joins to preview the upcoming NBA Finals.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about LeBron's incredible reign over the Eastern Conference in a game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Ethan and Richard discuss each series after the Celtics took a 3-2 lead in the ECF and after the Rockets tied up the WCF.
Ethan and Richard discuss the conference finals after Boston took a 2-0 lead over Cleveland and after the Rockets tied up the series with the Warriors.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss the Eastern Conference matchups while Richard joins Ethan to discuss the Western Conference matchups.
Ethan and Richard discuss their thoughts after the first 2 games in each series of Round 2 of the Playoffs.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the teams that lost in the 1st round of the playoffs. They also look ahead to some of the Round 2 matchups.
Ethan is joined by special guest, Jack Woolems, to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves Season.
Ethan and Richard discuss some of the pressing questions they have after a few playoff teams have been eliminated.
Ethan and Richard debate their picks for this years NBA Awards. Elkyn makes a surprise appearance part of the way through.
Ethan & Richard discuss the state of the Cleveland Cavaliers & the New Orleans Pelicans.
Ethan and Richard are joined by special guest Austin Strode to talk about the Houston Rockets and Austin's Portland Trail Blazers.
Ethan & Elkyn talk about some of the top college prospects that have departed early from the NCAA Tournament.
Ethan and Richard discuss the state of the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about the Jimmy Butler injury and the ramifications across the Western Conference.
Ethan and Richard discuss Ethan going to the Jazz vs. Blazers and then they talk about the state of the Brooklyn Nets.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the state of the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.
Ethan and Richard begin their State of the Franchise Series with the Sacramento Kings and Orlando Magic.
Ethan and Elkyn talk about various coaches around the NBA who have been struggling thus far this NBA season.
Ethan and Richard examine the different play types emphasized by various teams and players.
Ethan hosts special guests Kevin Durant and LeBron James pick their teams for the NBA All-Star Game.
Ethan and Richard recap the Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics game. They debate the controversial ending, provide analysis about the game, and offer some moves that each team can make to improve in the future.
Ethan and Elkyn get together to run through the slate of games on Christmas and what stands out to them from the teams and match-ups.
Ethan and Richard discuss al things Houston, looking at Harden's MVP season, how Chris Paul has adjusted to a new style, Clint Capella, and more.
Ethan and Richard utilize the ESPN Trade Machine to try to find trades to move DeAndre Jordan, to find Melo a new home, to blow up the Grizzlies, and more!
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard all talk about a couple of things they got wrong and right in their predictions for the NBA season.
Ethan and Richard talk about how the Trail Blazers, Wizards, and Raptors have done so far this season.
Ethan and Richard look at the big contributors of the 76ers roster, gush about their core, and ask a big "what if" about their future. Sam Hinkie, this one's for you!
Ethan brings on Jake Wines from "viewsfromtherip.com" talking about his team, the Celtics, big matchup with the Warriors. Prepare yourself for a legendary quote from Kevin Garnett to close the pod.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss their Western Conference surprises and disappointments to this point in the season.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss some of the surprises and disappointments to date in the Eastern Conference.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss the Wizards and Wolves. Then Richard talks to special guest, Sergio Francisco, about his favorite team, the Chicago Bulls.
Ethan and Richard discuss the NBA's new lottery reform and other potential solutions to fix the NBA Draft.
Ethan and Richard Discuss some of the major happenings in week 1 of the NBA and focus in on their own teams, Detroit and Miami.
Ethan and Richard create a fantasy basketball team called "Waiters Isle." This is the recording of their draft: their live thoughts, picks, and reactions.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard choose between NBA players with similar 2k ratings and pick which of the bunch we would rather have on an expansion team.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about the Melo trade and their picks for the 3 All-NBA teams.
Ethan & Richard discuss their predictions for Executive of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and MVP!
Richard talks with Kyle Emile, the founder of FreeIC, about LeBron James as well as the FreeIC movement.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss some NBA Awards such as Rookie, Most Improved, Sixth Man, and Coach of the Year.
Ethan and Richard talk about their predictions for the Southwest Division in their preview.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss their predictions for the teams in the Northwest Division in their preview.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss the teams of the Southeast Division in their preview of the division.
Ethan and Richard talk about their predictions about the teams in Atlantic Division in their Atlantic Division Preview.
Elkyn & Richard preview each of the teams in the Central Division and give their predictions for the upcoming season.
Ethan and Elkyn answer the important questions like: Who are the East threats to the Cavs? Is Jokic the European GOAT? And LaVar Ball?
Ethan and Richard discuss some of the larger and smaller deals made a few days after Free Agency began.
Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss some of the early moves made by teams and anticipate the 2017 NBA Free Agency.
Richard and Ethan talk about Richard's 2017 NBA Mock Draft, and they both talk about some of their favorite prospects.
Ethan and Elkyn discuss some of the top prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft on the inaugural episode of the Hero Ball Podcast.