Timeout Talk: Recent Episodes
Rafael Singer
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss and recap the 2024 NBA Finals, with the Celtics raising the Larry O'Brien Trophy and Luka's Mavericks falling short.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter give their analysis of the 2024 Conference Finals, with the Celtics sweeping the injured Pacers and the Mavericks surprisingly defeating the Timberwolves in 5 games, and breakdown the upcoming NBA Finals between the Mavericks and the Celtics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the NBA second round, from the Pacers beating the Knicks at home in 7 games, to the emergent Minnesota Timberwolves dethroning Denver, as well as give their predictions and analysis of the conference finals.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter evaluate their predictions for the first round of the NBA Playoffs and give their analysis/predictions for the conference semifinals.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the ongoing first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, from the emergence of the young generation over the old guard, to the competitive Clippers/Mavericks series, to the injuries plaguing the Bucks, and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the Play-In Tournament and give their full predictions for the 2024 NBA playoffs.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the end to the NBA regular season and give their analysis and predictions for the Play In Tournament and first round matchups.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the March Madness tournaments, particularly the women's NCAA tournament, the rising Lakers in the tight Western Play-In Picture, a potential Mavs/Clippers first round series, and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the NCAA Tournament, from shocking upsets to disappointments, as well as the tight race for the NBA Play-In spots, the resurgent Rockets, and so much more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter give their picks for the 2023-2024 All-NBA and All-Defensive teams, talk about Luka's insane run, give their thoughts on the Clippers' rebrand, regrade each of the major trade deadline moves, and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the disappointing All-Star weekend, talk about potential changes that could improve basketball, give their picks for all the major awards, and much more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter breakdown and grade all the major moves that happened (or didn't happen) at the trade deadline, talk about some surprising hot/cold streaks from the Warriors and Lakers, as well as give their thoughts and predictions on All Star Weekend.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss some consequential injuries around the league, from Joel Embiid to Julius Randle, talk about the selections for the All Star Game, give some quick takes on Luka's 73, the Cavs' recent dominance, and much more.
In this episode, Rafa, Hunter, and special guest Andrew Kallmeyer discuss the transcendent play of Joel Embiid and the 76ers, the surprise firing of Adrian Griffin by the Bucks, Pascal Siakam to the Pacers, Terry Rozier to the Heat, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the Clippers, from their recent dominance to Kawhi Leonard's 3-year extension, the NBA's power rankings, Miami flying under everyone's radar yet again, and much more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss all the major trade rumors, break down the impacts of the OG Anunoby/RJ Barrett trade, discuss their All Star picks, talk about the struggles of the Lakers and Warriors, and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the 2023 Christmas Day games, from Brunson and Barrett's dominance over the Bucks, to Luka's masterclass over the Suns, to the Celtics dismantling of the Lakers, as well as discuss Ja Morant's return, and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss Draymond's indefinite suspension from the NBA, trouble brewing with the league's young stars, their current favorites for the MVP award, and much more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the In-Season Tournament, from the surprising Indiana Pacers to the champion Los Angeles Lakers, talk about The Athletic's Power Rankings, more Zion drama, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the struggling Detroit Pistons, give their predictions for the knockout stage of the In-Season Tournament, talk about some disappointments and surprises this season, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter talk about their thoughts on the NBA in-season tournament, the #1 defense in the NBA Orlando Magic, the Bulls' woes to start the season, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter talk about the surprisingly good Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves, how James Harden is fitting in in LA, the Sixers and Tyrese Maxey's leap, rookie updates, and many other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the biggest stories to start the NBA season, from Harden's blockbuster trade to the Clippers, to the Mavs and Warriors hot start, to the struggles of Scoot, and much more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the massive Damian Lillard trade, from the winners and losers of the trade, implications for the Heat, and much more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the best and worst contracts in the NBA, Warriors news, updates on the Damian Lillard situation, and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the shocking FIBA World Cup results, potential new load management rules for the NBA, news about Wemby and the Spurs, and more.
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In this episode, Rafa and Hunter give their predictions for the 2023-2024 NBA regular season, discuss Noah Lyles' controversial comments surrounding the "world champions" in the NBA, and analyze the FIBA World Cup.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter breakdown the latest Harden-Morey drama, discuss Team USA's promising pre-FIBA tour results, talk about the newly released NBA schedule, rank some young talents in the league, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter give the latest in the Dame trade saga, talk about some changes at ESPN, give their thoughts on Jaylen Brown's massive extension, talk about some NBA What Ifs, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss their thoughts on the Bulls' roster for next season, rings culture, the changing legacy of KD, Kyrie, and Harden, some controversial comments made by Paul Pierce, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss some of the announced rosters for the FIBA World Cup, new rule changes for the 2023-2024 NBA Season, some notable free agents, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down every major free agency move for all 30 teams, talk about prominent rookie debuts at summer league, discuss the announced in-season tournament format, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the 2023 NBA Draft, from the promising Top 5, to the biggest winners and losers, and discuss the slew of trades including Bradley Beal to Phoenix, CP3 to the Warriors, and Porzingis to Boston.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the NBA Finals and the champion Denver Nuggets, breaking down the series and the playoffs as a whole, as well as discuss some recent trade news surrounding Bradley Beal and coaching hires with the Suns and the Pistons.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the Eastern Conference Finals between the Heat and the Celtics and analyze the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the red hot Denver Nuggets and the scrappy underdog Miami Heat.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the conference finals, with Denver and Miami both up 3-0, from the disappointing performances from Tatum and Brown to the magnificent play of Jamal Murray for the Nuggets.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the second round of the NBA, from the gritty Knicks/Heat series to the Lakers besting the Warriors in 6, as well preview the upcoming conference finals and break down some recent coaching news.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, from Steph's historic Game 7 versus the Kings to the Heat's upset over the Bucks, and break down the ongoing second-round matchups, from the Nuggets' surprising 2-0 start over the Suns to the tied series between the Lakers and Warriors.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the biggest stories from the first round of the NBA playoffs, from Jimmy Butler's transcendent performance against the Bucks to the Nuggets besting the Timberwolves to the Suns making quick work of the Clippers and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the ongoing first round of the NBA playoffs, from the Kings' 2-0 lead on the Warriors to intense series with Lakers/Grizzlies and Suns/Clippers, as well as talk about the award races and the players' poll.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap their preseason regular season predictions and give their predictions for the upcoming 2023 NBA playoffs.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter breakdown the new CBA agreement in the NBA, from the new regulations surrounding the luxury tax and veteran contract extensions, to the 65-game minimum rule for postseason awards, and discuss their implications, in addition to breaking down the upcoming NCAA Championship Game.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the upcoming Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, break down the situations of teams like the Blazers and Warriors, discuss each playoff team's odds for the NBA championship, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa, Hunter, and special guest Andrew Kallmeyer discuss the craziness of March Madness, debate the strength of the eastern and western conferences, recap some notable injuries in the league to players like Paul George, and break down their thoughts on the MVP race.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter take a deep dive into the Western conference, from discussing KD's injury, to news on the Ja Morant situation, to the Kings' chances in the playoffs, to the Lakers' recent success, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the recent controversies surrounding Ja Morant, talk about the KD's debut and LeBron's injury, the Bucks' incredible win streak, the MVP conversation, among a plethora of other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap All-Star Weekend and give their opinions on ways to make the events more exciting, in addition to discussing recent coaching news around the league, Chicago's struggles this season, among various other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the insane NBA trade deadline, including Kyrie to the Mavs, KD to the Suns, Westbrook being traded out of LA, among a plethora of other exciting deals.
In this half-episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss LeBron becoming the new all-time leading scorer in the league, surpassing Kareem, and break down the All-Star reserves, from snubs to a mock draft.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the announced all-star game starters, the Rui Hachimura trade, different matchups during Rivarly Week, among various other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the parity in the middle of the Western Conference, the returns from all-star voting, jersey sales and lack of team identities, among several other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss some recent trade rumors and give out midseason report cards to every NBA team.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss Donovan Mitchell's historic 71-point game, ranking it among recent impressive stat lines, as well debate their all-star picks, and talk about the Kings and the Hawks.
In this episode, Rafa, Hunter, and special guest Brandon Leon discuss their takeaways from the Christmas Day games, talk about recent injuries in the league, discuss Luka's historic 60-21-10 game and compare him to prime James Harden, recap some recent NBA news, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the #1 seed Pelicans, powered by Zion Williamson, along with the surging Nuggets and Grizzlies, along with the disappointing Heat and Mavericks, the new NBA best regular season team award, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the Lakers finding their footing, powered by AD's incredible run of performances, along with recapping the Eastern and Western conference standings, disappointing players, discussing the award races, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's hot start to the season, the struggles of CP3 and the Chicago Bulls, the red-hot Boston Celtics and Sacramento Kings, the Giannis Ladder saga, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss surprises in the NBA standings, the turmoil surrounding the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, and Luka's historic start to the season.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss recent NBA news involving Josh Primo and break down the current state of the NBA.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the return of the NBA season, from rookie highlights to surprise teams to incredible individual performances.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter breakdown recent NBA news like the Draymond/Poole fight, recap preseason, give their predictions for the 2022-2023 NBA season, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the controversial Ime Udoka situation, discuss new roster changes around the league, and comment on various statements made during NBA media day.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter give their award predictions for the '22-'23 NBA season, discuss a potential in-season tournament for the league, and break down some free agent signings.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down and analyze the Jazz/Cavs trade sending Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland, talk about Pat Bev to the Lakers, and discuss remaining free agents.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the end of the KD trade saga, new rumors surrounding Donovan Mitchell, Zion, fantasy basketball, the most disrespected player in NBA history, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the opening night, Christmas Day, and Rivals Week NBA games that were announced, alongside various news, rumors, and other fun topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss James Harden's contract extension, a potential extension for Draymond Green, various trade ideas and rumors, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa, Hunter, and special guest Michael Singer discuss storylines surrounding the NBA summer league, LeBron and other NBA players playing in the Drew League, a potential Donovan Mitchell trade to the Knicks, among other fun topics.
In this episode, Rafa, Hunter, and special guest Kent Herlihy discuss news surrounding the Nets and Summer League along with various fun NBA topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down every single signing, trade, and extension that has happened so far during the 2022-2023 free agency.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the NBA draft, break down recent acquisitions involving Jerami Grant and John Wall, the Kyrie player option drama, and recent coaching changes around the league.
In this epsiode, Hunter and Rafa breakdown the NBA finals, what this win means for the Dubs, how the Celtics can bounce back, and recap the 2021-2022 NBA season as a whole.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the ongoing NBA finals with the Celtics up 2-1 against the Warriors, talking about brilliant performances from Jaylen Brown and Stephen Curry to the disappointment of Draymond Green, to adjustments and predictions for the rest of the series.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the conference finals and give their analysis/predictions for the upcoming NBA finals between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the conference finals and the recently announced All-NBA teams.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the NBA All-Rookie Teams and the draft lottery results, recap the second round including the Suns' meltdown and the Celtics' Game 7 victory, and preview the conference finals.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the final regular-season awards from MVP to 6MOTY and discuss the ongoing second round of the NBA playoffs.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the first round of the NBA playoffs, from the Celtics' dominance to the Heat defense to the Pelicans' bright future, and give their predictions for the second round.
In this special episode commemorating one year of Timeout Talk, Rafa and Hunter recap the first round of the NBA playoffs, from Boston and Golden State's dominance, to surprises in New Orleans and Minnesota, and more.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the play-in tournament and discuss their predictions for the 2022 NBA playoffs.
In this episode, Rafa, Hunter, and special guest Matthew Lee discuss their picks for the regular season awards, predict the upcoming play-in tournament, talk about the Bulls, Lakers, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter talk about recent matchups involving the Nets, Bucks, Lakers, Pelicans, Grizzlies, and Suns, discuss Paul George's return to the Clippers, debate who will win the scoring title, discuss the Knicks and Wizards elimination from playoff contention, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the ongoing NCAA March Madness Tournament, talk about the struggles of Miami and Chicago, argue about the MVP race, discuss Kyrie's new eligibility to play home games, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter breakdown the latest in the NCAA March Madness Tournament from upsets to disappointments, discuss the play-in situation in the NBA, the crazy recent scoring run by numerous players, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss some predictions for the upcoming March Madness tournament, talk about new records broken in the NBA, discuss the Mavs, Celtics, Nets, Sixers, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap All-Star Weekend, debate Bronny's NBA potential, discuss recent signings including Goran Dragic to the Nets, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss announcements for the upcoming All-Star Game, talk about the situations of teams ranging from the Knicks to the Jazz, praise Giannis's underreported greatness, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the crazy NBA trade deadline, discuss winners and losers, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss several announcements about All-Star Weekend, trade rumors surrounding James Harden, the recent Blazers/Clippers trade, the resurgence of the Hawks and Celtics, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the starter selections for the NBA All-Star Teams, talk about the return of Anthony Davis, discuss actual and proposed changes to the structure of the NBA, among various other topics.
In this episode, Hunter, Rafa, and special guest Brandon Leon discuss a recent string of monster performances in the league, play NBA Wall Street, discuss teams' potential moves at the deadline, among other topics.
In this eventful episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the recent Hawks/Knicks trade, news surrounding the Blazers, Joel Embiid, the ongoing Ben Simmons saga, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the return of Klay Thompson to the Warriors, drama in New York with Julius Randle and Kyrie Irving, Lance Stephenson's return to the Pacers, DeMar DeRozan's back-to-back game-winners, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the Christmas Day games, discuss their selections for the All-Star teams, propose various trades surrounding players like Damian Lillard or Russell Westbrook, among various other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the wave of COVID cases around the league, the NBA's response, the Knicks' struggles, upcoming Christmas games, Steph Curry breaking the 3 point record, among other topics.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss the Pacers' new decision to rebuild, potential trades surrounding the Pacers, the Jazz, the Knicks, among various other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the record-breaking victory in the Thunder-Grizzlies game, the Trailblazers' situation as a franchise, the Cavs, Lakers, Bucks, among other topics.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss the dominance of the Suns and Warriors, Kemba and John Wall, Michael Porter Jr.'s season-ending injury, the Lakers' struggles, the return of Boogie Cousins, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss a couple of fights that went down recently in the league, talk about some misleading team records, and share their thoughts on the MVP race.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter buy and sell "stock" in some notable NBA teams, discuss a couple of disappointing players, debate who the better franchise player is between Ja Morant and Trae Young, and go over their top 5 rookies so far.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the biggest surprises and disappointments in the NBA so far, from Miles Bridges and the Hornets to James Harden and the Nets.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the opening games of the NBA season, from disappointments to surprises, as well as the ongoing Ben Simmons saga, and the controversial NBA 75 list.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss the ongoing news surrounding Kyrie Irving and his future with the Nets, a plethora of player extensions, predictions for the first week of NBA games, and boom/bust players for fantasy basketball.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down their predictions for the standings of the 2022 NBA season including the play-in tournament and the playoffs.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss Michael Porter Jr's massive contract extension, player vaccination news at media day, their picks for the 2022 regular season awards, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down the latest Ben Simmons news, discuss a "major" retirement in the NBA, and talk about various fun discussion topics.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss recent NBA news, debate their picks for the best three point shooters and scorers of all time, and do a redraft of the 2016 and 2017 NBA drafts.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss recent NBA offseason news, random basketball debate topics, and give their top 5 players at each position heading into the new season.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss the offseason moves for the Celtics, Wizards, Knicks, and Rockets in addition to Summer League and Olympic results.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa break down NBA free agency, going through the teams who made the biggest moves, recapping winners and losers, in addition to discussing recent Olympic results.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter give some final thoughts on the NBA finals and the season as a whole, talk about the Olympics, new NBA rule changes, the NBA draft, trades, and so much more.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss the NBA Finals, from the incredible Game 5 to CP3's underperformance, in addition to Olympics news and a fun question about historical DPOY snubs.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the ongoing NBA finals, Olympics news, controversial comments from NBA analysts, among other various topics.
On this week's episode, Hunter and Rafa discuss the conference finals, recent Olympic games/news, preview the NBA finals, among a plethora of other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the upcoming Olympic rosters, the new head coaching hires in the league, and the various storylines surrounding the Conference Finals.
On this episode, Rafa and Hunter hate on Ben Simmons and Rudy Gobert, recap recent NBA news with Mavs chaos and the Rookie of the Year, talk about the playoffs, and much more.
On this week's shortened episode, Rafa talks about the announcements for the All Defensive teams and the playoff semifinals.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss notable stories from the first round, from the Mavericks loss to the Trailblazers' coaching vacancy, in addition to talking about the conference semifinals and who the best players are now in the league.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter recap the action from the first round of the playoffs, from Damian Lillard's historic Game 5 against the Nuggets, to the Lakers' struggles, as well as the other series.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss their picks for the regular season awards, recap the play-in tournament games, discuss the Bucks Heat game 1, among other topics.
In this episode, Hunter and Rafa talk about the recent events surrounding the Hall of Fame, compare their preseason predictions to the final standings, make predictions for the upcoming playoffs, among other topics.
In this episode, Rafa and Hunter break down potential first round playoff games, talk about Steph and Russ's historic runs, among other topics.
On this week's episode, Rafa and Hunter take on the Damian Lillard vs. Russell Westbrook debate, as well as discuss LaMelo Ball's return to the Hornets, the Laker's struggles, and many other topics.
On this week's episode, Rafa and Hunter talk about the red hot New York Knicks, the future of the Indiana Pacers, the MVP race, and a plethora of other topics.
In this week's episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss the recent string of injuries in the NBA, the new play in tournament, which team has the best young core, and many other topics.
In this week's episode, Rafa and Hunter discuss ESPN's list of the top 25 players under 25, whether the Jazz and Suns are legit, what team in the Eastern Conference has the best chance to defeat the Nets, and many other topics.