The Hoop Journal: Recent Episodes
Dion Sherman
Dion and Mitch wrap up discussion on the 2023-24 NBA season as the Celtics defeat the Mavericks 4-1 to clinch their 18th banner in franchise history. Thanks for listening!
Dion, Mitch, and Nate discuss Game 3 of the NBA Finals in which the Celtics took a 3-0 series lead. Thanks for listening!
The Two 4 One crew breaks down Boston’s 2-0 lead over Dallas in the NBA Finals, as well as coaching news across the league. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss their thoughts on Boston’s Game 1 win in the NBA Finals over Dallas. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to the Two For One Podcast! The Hoop Journal and Booming Basketball brands have merged to bring you twice as much content as before. On episode one, Dion, Danny and Nate each pick one X-Factor for the Celtics and Mavericks in their upcoming Finals matchup.
Dion and Mitch are joined by Nate from BoomingBasketball to discuss both Conference Finals series as the Celtics and Mavericks are up 3-0. Thanks for listening! (Rest in peace, Bill Walton)
Dion and Mitch are joined by Nate from BoomingBasketball to discuss the Knicks and Nuggets being eliminated in the 2nd round before breaking down the Conference Finals. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch are joined by Joe Gaul to discuss the Atlanta Hawks’ future after winning the draft lottery and securing the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the two recent coaching changes in the NBA before discussing the Round 2 matchups as we approach Game 3 of each series. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the Cavaliers defeating the Magic in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals as well as the Wolves taking Game 1 over the Nuggets before wrapping up the first round of playoffs.
Dion and Mitch discuss all eight playoff series to this point, with three teams already advancing to the second round. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch reveal their awards ballots for the 2023-24 NBA season, as well as discuss their thoughts on the opening games of the playoffs. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch are joined by Nick (@LakersSupply) to preview the Play-In Tournament. Thanks for listening!
Dion is joined by Nick from @Lakerssupply to discuss the playoff teams in the West and their outlook as we approach the Play-In tournament. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch have one final discussion these season on the league’s lottery teams, in order of who most needs the top pick in this year’s draft before discussing the Jontay Porter and Minnesota Timberwolves situations.
Dion and Mitch discuss their lists of the top 10 rookies for this season before getting into the injuries of KAT and Scottie Barnes and how it impacts their teams for the rest of the season, and close by talking about Boston’s issues in closing out tight games. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the LA Clippers announcing a rebrand with new logos, uniforms, and court designs. They also evaluate which players could be on the rise or see their stock fall by the end of the season before discussing Patrick Williams’ season-ending foot surgery and how that impacts Chicago’s offseason plans. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the most interesting things to watch as we approach the final stretch of the regular season: the play of Damian Lillard, Luka Doncic and the Mavs, and the Warriors, the potential return of Joel Embiid, as well as the race for the #1 overall pick. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch are joined by Nick from LakersSupply to discuss everything that went down at this year’s trade deadline. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch are joined by Logan and Jacob from the Hoop Theory Podcast to do a 6-man All-Star draft prior to the 2024 All-Star Game in Indiana. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the historic individual scoring performances on Monday night, the Bucks firing head coach Adrian Griffin Jr. after a 30-13 start, the Miami Heat trading for Terry Rozier, and much more. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the 3-team deal that sent Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers, the Utah Jazz playing well after a starting lineup change, as well as some of the premier trade targets being rumored as we approach the trade deadline. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss some of the biggest headlines of the past week in the NBA before diving into a slew of mock trades for (nearly) all 30 teams. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch are joined by Nate from Booming Basketball to discuss the OG Anunoby-Immanuel Quickley trade and what might come next for both teams. The Detroit Pistons also finally snapped their record 28-straight losses with a win over the Raptors. Thanks for listening and happy new year!
Dion and Mitch discuss Becky Hamm’s comments that Jalen Brunson is “too small” to lead the Knicks to a title, Eric Gordon wanting a bigger role with the Suns, Coby White’s ascension since Lavine’s injury, whether or not Keegan Murray should be available in a trade, and a brand new segment called “Do You Believe?”. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch are joined by Jalen from For The Love of Ball podcast to discuss the Clippers’ recent stretch of success, the Cavs’ outlook after multiple key injuries, and many other key headlines from the past week in the NBA. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch are joined by Nick (@LakersSupply) to discuss the Lakers winning the first-ever In-Season Tournament, potential trades for Zach Lavine, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby, rookies that have been noteworthy over the past few weeks, and more. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the latest in the Association from the last week, before Josi joins to evaluate the OKC Thunder as contenders in the Western Conference. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the horrific accusations made on Josh Giddey before diving into the successes of the young up and coming Pacers and Magic as well as the demise of the Pistons. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the Klay Thompson-Jaden McDaniels scuffle that led to a 5-game suspension for Draymond Green, how the Rockets are back to looking like an NBA team again, and rookies that have impressed out of the gate before predicting who may earn their first All-Star nod this season.
Dion and Mitch discuss the Timberwolves success to start the season, and how Karl-Anthony Towns might not fit into their future plans. Then, they discuss some potential trades for the Jazz, Raptors, Pacers, and more. Thanks for listening!
Dion and Mitch discuss the James Harden to the Clippers trade before reviewing day 1 of the inaugural In-Season Tournament, and wrap up with the other biggest storylines from the opening two weeks of the season. Thanks for listening!
Dion is joined by Nate from Booming Basketball to predict the win totals for all 15 teams in the East. Thanks for listening!
Dion is joined by Josiah Cook to make regular season win prediction totals for all 15 Western Conference teams. Thanks for listening!
Dion is joined by Nick (@LakersSupply) and Mitch (@HoopsDissection) to discuss the Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday mega trades, some underrated offseason acquisitions, and then rank the top 10 teams in each conference. Thanks for listening!
Dion is joined by Nick from Lakers Supply to discuss all the top deals made during this summer’s free agency period. Thanks for listening!
Dion is joined by Josiah Cook LIVE from Las Vegas at NBA2K24 Summer League. They recap their experiences including the debuts of Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, the first ever NBACon event, and much more! Thanks for listening!
Dion is joined by Nick Ruscetti to discuss Nikola Jokic’s MVP candidacy and evaluate the Nuggets and how they match up with the rest of the Western Conference. Thanks for listening
Dion is joined my Mitchell Sider to discuss the award races for MVP, DPOY, ROTY, 6MAN, MIP, and COTY as we enter the final stretch of the regular season. As always, thanks for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dion is joined by Mitch and Nick to break down everything that went down during a wild trade deadline period. Thanks for listening!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dion is joined by Mitch to discuss some teams who could be active at this year’s trade deadline before going in-depth on the Toronto Raptors and their potential deadline plans. Thanks for listening!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dion is joined by Joe Gaul to discuss the Atlanta Hawks and what their future may hold. Thanks for listening!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dion is joined by Mitch to rank the best teams in the league at the midway point of the season before sharing their MVP and All-Star ballots. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dion is joined by Mitchell Sider for some mock trade discussion, as well as some thoughts on teams across the Eastern Conference. Thanks for listening--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dion is joined by Joe to discuss the Atlanta Hawks; how their season is going 8 games in, their championship window, and much much more. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Mitch to discuss everything going on in the early season; from the Nets firing Nash and hiring Udoka, to the impressive rookie class, to underrated players like Siakam and SGA, and much much more. Thanks for listening!
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The season is finally here! Ryan makes his annual appearance on the pod to do an overview look at all 30 teams going into the 2022-23 NBA season. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Josi to rank the watchability of all 30 teams going into next season. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Nick @LakersSupply to talk anything and everything Lakers. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Josi to discuss Chet Holmgren’s foot injury that will keep him out for the 2022-23 season before getting into the Thunder’s future and answering trivia questions about the team. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Zach (@HoopsSupply) to discuss the Chicago Bulls offseason and how they stack up against the rest of the Eastern Conference going into next season. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Nick Ruscetti to discuss the Nuggets offseason and how they stack up against the other contenders in the Western Conference. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Mitch (@HoopsDissection) and Zach (@CelticsFeed) to do a fantasy draft using only 2nd round picks. They also go into detail on the KD to Boston trade rumors.
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Dion is joined by Dow to talk about his favorite team, the Portland Trailblazers, covering their offseason additions before doing some Blazers trivia. Thanks to Dow for coming on and to you for listening!
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Dion is joined by Mitch (@HoopsDissection) and Nick (@LakersSupply) to discuss everything going on so far in the free agency period. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Mitch, Carter, Josi, and Ian to break down the entire 2022 NBA Draft. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by James Adams (@whatsontapNBA) to talk about his 2022 draft big board, as well as a few key topics for the Timberwolves this summer. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Carter (@TrayTalks) and Mitch (@hoopsdissection) to do a mock draft for picks 1-14 in the draft before quickly previewing the Celtics-Warriors matchup in the Finals. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Josi to talk about the top prospects in this year’s NBA draft. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Carter (@TrayTalks) to discuss the second round of the playoffs and make some early judgements on impending free agents like Jalen Brunson, Deandre Ayton, and Zach Lavine. Thanks for listening!
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With the intent of wrapping up pt. 1 quickly, Mitch and I ended up recording for another hour. Enjoy.
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Dion is joined by Mitch (@HoopsDissection) and Carter (@TrayTalks) to discuss the first round of the playoffs, as well as the Hornets firing their head coach James Borrego. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Carter (@TrayTalks) and Nick (@LakersSupply) to preview the first round of this year’s playoffs. Thanks to Carter and Nick for coming on and to you for listening!
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It’s finally time to put the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers to rest. Thanks to Nick for coming on the pod and to you for listening!
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Dion is joined by Brezden to discuss the Atlanta Hawks and their disappointing 2021-22 season. Thanks to @iam.brezden for coming on and to you guys for listening!
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Dion shares his thoughts on every deal that took place ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline, starting with Norm Powell and Rob Covington to the Clippers and ending with Kristaps Porzingis going to the Wizards. Thanks for listening!
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Dion is joined by Mitch from @hoopsdissection to talk about All Star and Rising Star rosters, players who deserve more minutes, projections for the second half of the season, and much more! Thanks so much to Mitch for coming on and to you guys for listening!
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Dion shares his thoughts on the Mavericks season to this point and where they go from here (1:30), rumors regarding Frank Vogel’s impending firing (23:00), and a personal All-Star ballot prior to the starters being announced tonight (32:30). Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, Dion shares his thoughts on a multitude of teams that could be active ahead of this year’s trade deadline. Timestamps: Lakers (0:30), Jazz (4:20), Grizzlies (8:10), Hawks (11:15), Wizards (13:25), Mavs (16:30), TWolves (20:08), Spurs (23:50). Thanks for listening!
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Dion discusses the latest surrounding the Portland Trailblazers, Indiana Pacers, and New Orleans Pelicans before discussing a potential 3-team deal between the Hawks, Cavs, and Thunder. Thanks for listening!
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Dion shares his early season leaders for MVP, DPOY, ROTY, 6Man, and COTY, then gets into concerns regarding the Rockets and Nuggets before answering your submitted mailbag questions.
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On today’s episode, I try to make one positive and negative observation about each team. Keep in mind, I’ve watched some teams much more than others through 10 games.
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Ryan (@lilpier308) joins once again to discuss his list of the top 20 teams in the league. We get into why he’s out on the Heat and Sixers, why he’s in on the Warriors and Mavs, and much more! Welcome to Season Two of the Hoop Journal Podcast!
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On today’s episode, I go over the offseasons for the Jazz, Nuggets, Blazers, TWolves, and Thunder. One more offseason recap until we get to the 2021-22 NBA season! Thanks for listening.
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Starting off the Western Conference offseason recaps with the Pacific Division - Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, Kings, and Suns. Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, my friend Bryce joins me to talk about the best divisions in basketball, the Atlantic Division. As always, thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I go solo talking about the Central Division and all of their offseason moves. Thanks for listening!
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Today I’m joined by Justin (@hoop_outlet) to discuss the offseason moves from all 5 teams in the Southeast Division. Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode I talk about all the major contracts signed in the first two days of free agency. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to rate, subscribe, and tell your friends about The Hoop Journal Podcast!
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On today’s episode, I discuss the prospects in this year’s draft that I have a first round grade on. I also talk about my philosophy when it comes to the draft and making a Big Board. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and review!!
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Crazy day in the NBA. I’m here to talk about it all. Thanks for listening!
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Idk man. I just hope they don’t hire Jason Kidd.
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On today’s episode, Jeff from @gleaguetv joins to discuss his interest in the NBA’s development league and his fantastic coverage of the young talent across the league. Make sure to give him a follow!
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Justin (@hoop_outlet) and Carter to discuss this year’s Play-In Tournament. We also discussed which contenders we think are for real and which are fraudulent.
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On today’s episode, I talked about a handful of players that I think will have a huge impact on their team’s postseason success. I also broke down varying potential first round matchups and gave my predictions for them. Thanks for listening!
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THJ Podcast is back as I react to all the trade deadline deals from yesterday. Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Lee Branscome from WhichCarolina Sports to talk about all things Hornets.
We had a great conversation about their lineup versatility, the way they play defense, and what we can expect from them and head coach James Borrego the rest of the season and into the offseason.
I had a great time talking with Lee and I hope you enjoy it too. Thanks for watching!
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On today’s episode, I bring on my friend Ryan (@lilpier308) to discuss the MVP Race, All-Star Weekend, and whether or not we believe in a multitude of teams. Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I talk about how I think the Bucks can best utilize their talent (0:30), I share my thoughts on the NBA’s plan to conduct an All-Star game this year (9:02), and then I give out one trade candidate for (almost) every team (12:55). Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I bring on my friend Kade to talk about teams off to unexpected good and bad starts (0:35), whether or not Julius Randle will be an All-Star or if Beal will get traded (21:11), and then we make early season picks for MVP, All-NBA, All-Rookie, and Most Improved (26:03). Thanks for listening!!
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On today’s episode, I break down the blockbuster James Harden trade from all 4 teams’ side (0:30) and then quickly address the recent postponement of several NBA games (20:55). Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I talk about the Knicks and Cavaliers impressive starts (0:30), and then I discuss some players I think could/should be traded this season (5:09). Finally, I talk about some of my game notes from the last 3 days of action (11:10). Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I talk about some rookies playing well to the start the year (0:36), the Warriors tough start to the season (4:46), why trading for James Harden would be a bad idea (7:31), GLeague news and injury updates around the league (24:45). Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I talk about the contract extensions signed earlier in the week (0:28). Then, I go over my takeaways from the 4 televised games from the first two nights of the season (12:15). Lastly, I present my All-Star predictions for this season (24:59).
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On today’s episode, I talk about the top 30 prospects on my 2020 NBA Draft Big Board. Thanks for listening!
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Ryan to discuss the playoff hopefuls for the 2020-21 season. This was recorded prior to the start of the offseason, so the NBA Draft and moves like the CP3 to Phoenix trade were not discussed.
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