All Things Basketball with GD podcast: Recent Episodes
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Discussing all things related to basketball including the draft, free agency, stories from days of old as well as fantasy tips and strategies
Intro (00:00 - 01:04)
Preview of this WNBA latest news episode (01:05 - 02:26)
Trade deadline passed on 8/2 (02:27 - 02:37)
Kelsey Plum traded from the Los Angeles Sparks to the Phoenix Mercury (02:38 - 07:49)
Aneesah Morrow heads to the Toronto Tempo after being dealt by the Connecticut Sun (07:50 - 10:23)
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton released by the New York Liberty; gets claimed off waivers by the Washington Mystics (10:24 - 21:04)
Announcement of Team USA roster for the World Cup (21:05 - 23:32)
Notable snubs not making it onto Team USA (23:33 - 27:20)
Schedule for Team USA's games in the World Cup (27:21 - 28:40)
My shout-out to Kayla McBride for breaking the record for most 3 point goals in a game with 10 (28:41 - 29:45)
The genesis of Sophie Cunningham's stance on biological men & trans athletes playing women's sports which stemmed from comments of Michael Porter Jr about HS & 8th graders being able to beat WNBA players (29:46 - 33:04)
Sophie reiterates his stance at the NBA All Star Weekend in February & gets asked about it again at the WNBA All Star Weekend in July (33:05 - 34:59)
The fallout from Sophie's comments (35:00 - 36:12)
My take on what was said by Sophie & the evidence that refutes this "hot button" topic (36:13 - 41:51)
The myths about trans athletes vs women athletes (41:52 - 49:40)
A movement that is happening in which the goal is to cripple the WNBA (49:41 - 51:54)
My final word on the Sophie comments (51:55 - 52:33)
Call to action (52:34 - 53:48)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:54)
Preview of this NBA/WNBA latest news episode (00:55 - 01:26)
WNBA:
Mentioning Bridget Pettis' book, Journey to Freedom (01:55 - 02:13)
All Star Weekend in Chicago without representation from the current team (02:14 - 05:12)
Cathy Engelbert gives her State of the WNBA press conference prior to the All Star Game (05:03 - 13:39)
NBA:
Lebron James decides to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers (13:40 - 20:43)
Reactions to Lebron heading to Philly (20:40 - 26:35)
Reminiscent of the Los Angeles Lakers when they added Karl Malone & Gary Payton to a team that already had Shaq & Kobe (26:36 - 27:44)
My take on Philly signing Lebron (27:45 - 30:05)
Fallout for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat & Cleveland Cavaliers in the aftermath of Lebron going to the 76ers (30:06 - 39:04)
The Kawhi Leonard contract probe by the league could extend beyond the start of the season (39:05 - 40:13)
Boston Celtics sign Jordan Walsh to a 3 year, $15M contract extension (40:14 - 40:37)
Gary Trent Jr stays in Milwaukee with the Bucks on a 4 year, $64M deal (40:38 - 40:55)
Victor Wembanyama signs a rookie contract extension for 5 years, $252M & saves the San Antonio Spurs $50M over the next 5 years (40:56 - 41:24)
Denver Nuggets match Spencer Jones' offer sheet given to him by the Oklahoma City Thunder, thus putting them in jeopardy of losing out on resigning Peyton Watson (41:25 - 43:28)
Call to action (43:29 - 44:57)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this WNBA All Star weekend review episode (00:42 - 01:48)
Thursday, July 23
Attended the Bridget Pettis Networking Fundraiser where both Rushia Brown & Coach Fred Williams was honored (01:49 - 06:22)
Friday, July 24
Boat tour along the Chicago River (06:23 - 07:18)
WNBA Live (07:18 - 10:33)
Shooting Stars (10:34 - 15:07)
3 Point Shootout (15:08 - 19:48)
Saturday, July 25
Visited the Obama Presidential Center (19:49 - 21:42)
WNBA All Star Game breakdown (21:43 - 34:35)
My takeaways about the All Star Game
Set an attendance record with 19,783 (34:36 - 36:10)
During the Studbudz' live stream, Jonquel Jones reveals to Courtney Williams that the Minnesota Lynx should've won the championship in 2024 (34:10 - 37:52)
Branding opportunity for the players including Caitlin Clark's Nike signature shoe, Angel Reese's Barbie Doll & Marina Mabrey in a barista role (37:53 - 39:50)
Some players made note of the game needing to be more competitive (39:51 - 40:53)
Sophie Cunningham speaks out about trans athletes in women's sports (40:54 - 43:38)
Call to action (43:39 - 45:04)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:03)
Preview of the 2025 WNBA All Star preview episode (01:04 - 02:08)
The draft for Team Coop and Team T-Spoon (02:09 - 03:13)
Paige Bueckers assigned to Team Coop & Caitlin Clark gets assigned to Team T-Spoon (03:14 - 04:02)
The rest of the All Star starters: A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Olivia Miles, Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston, Natasha Howard, Jessica Shepard & Gabby Williams (04:03 - 05:51)
All Star reserves: Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard, Marina Mabrey, Allisha Gray, Dominique Malonga, Jonquel Jones, Kelsey Plum, Courtney Williams, Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Cintron & Nneka Ogwumike (05:52 - 08:43)
Becky Hammon as coach of Team Coop while Cheryl Reeve coaches Team T-Spoon (08:41 - 11:04)
My thoughts on Team Coop & Team T-Spoon (11:05 - 12:37)
3 Point Contest participants: Bridget Carleton, Azzi Fudd, Natisha Hiedeman, Rhyne Howard, Marina Mabrey & Janelle Saluan (12:38 - 14:05)
Players who declined invitations: Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu & Kayla McBride (14:06 - 15:50)
Snubs for the 3 Point Contest: Kelsey Mitchell, Jonquel Jones & Jackie Young (15:51 - 16:41)
No participants yet for the Shooting Stars competition & my thoughts to the league office about selecting participants overall (16:42 - 18:39)
Injury news & updates on Paige Bueckers, Nneka Ogwumike, Angel Reese & Napheesa Collier (18:40 - 23:00)
Chelsea Gray exposed a racist message she received via her direct messaging after a game between the Las Vegas Aces & the Indiana Fever (23:01 - 37:09)
Caitlin Clark in another play against Golden State Valkyries player Kiah Stokes (37:10 - 39:17)
Those who say Caitlin Clark needs some weight training in order to withstand the physical play in the league (39:18 - 41:05)
Coach Sandy Brondello gets caught on a hot mic saying that Angel Reese is a "protected species" when it comes to the refs making calls on her & thus being suspended for her comments (41:06 - 47:16)
My thoughts on the Coach Brondello suspension (47:17 - 51:21)
Call to action (51:22 - 52:33)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:13)
Preview of the 2025 WNBA All Star rosters episode (01:14 - 02:06)
New York Liberty wins their 2nd Commissioners Cup, beating the Las Vegas Aces; Breanna Stewart named Cup MVP for the 2nd time (02:07 - 11:00)
The announcement of me attending the events at All Star Weekend (02:01 - 03:00)
All Star starters: Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Caitlln Clark, Natasha Howard, Olivia Miles, Kelsey Mitchell, Jessica Shepard, Breanna Stewart, Gabby Williams & A'ja Wilson (03:01 - 18:30)
All Star reserves: Sonia Cintron, Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Kiki Iriafen, Jonquel Jones, Marina Mabrey, Dominique Malonga, Nneka Ogwumike, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Courtney Williams & Jackie Young (18:31 - 24:04)
Snubs: Jordin Canada, Shakira Austin, Alyssa Thomas, Kahleah Copper, Carla Leite, Veronica Burton, Kamilla Cardoso & Chelsea Gray (24:05 - 29:25)
Skylar Diggins to be benched in favor of Courtney Vandersloot with the Chicago Sky (29:26 - 35:45)
Chennedy Carter waived by the Las Vegas Aces (35:46 - 39:38)
Members of the Republican Study Committee draft a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert regarding the physical play towards Caitlin Clark (39:39 - 51:29)
Call to action (51:30 - 53:05)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)
Preview of the NBA Western Conference free agency moves episode (00:49 - 01:51)
Kyle Lowry retires as a Toronto Raptor (01:52 - 04:00)
Donovan Mitchell signs a 4 year, $273M max contract extension (04:01 - 05:10)
Khris Middleton goes back to the Washington Wizards as part of a 6 team deal (05:11 - 06:42)
Dallas Mavericks - resign Ryan Nembhard; acquire Santi Aldama via trade; hire Dusty May as their next head coach (06:43 - 11:19)
Denver Nuggets - sign Marvin Bagley III; resign Tyus Jones; locking up Peyton Watson long-term; extension-eligible Nikola Jokic at possibly 5 years, $359.5M (11:20 - 15:28)
Golden State Warriors - Draymond Green opts out of his 27.6M contract; resign Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford & De'Anthony Melton; Quinton Post signing a offer sheet with Memphis (15:29 - 20:10)
Houston Rockets - Fred VanVleet opts into his $25M deal; sign Tari Eason to the 5 year, $81.5M rookie extension; sign Marcus Smart; Kevin Durant eyeing a move to the Detroit Pistons (20:11 - 24:37)
Los Angeles Clippers - Brook Lopez opts in his $9.1M contract; acquire Brandon Ingram & Gradey Dick (24:38 - 28:25)
Los Angeles Lakers - Lebron James will not return; Austin Reaves signs a 4 year, $185M extension; acquire Walker Kessler in a sign & trade; sign Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili & Collin Sexton; acquire Jaden Hardy in a trade (28:26 - 33:49)
Memphis Grizzlies - sign Quinton Post to a 3 year, $30M offer sheet; acquire Isaiah Stewart, Jerami Grant, Kris Murray & AJ Johnson in various trades; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope opts into his $21.6M contract (33:50 - 36:20)
Minnesota Timberwolves - resign Ayo Dosunmu; get LaMelo Ball & Josh Green in a trade (36:21 - 37:17)
New Orleans Pelicans - resign DeAndre Jordan & Karlo Matkovic; hire Jamahl Mosley as head coach (37:18 - 40:27)
Oklahoma City Thunder - resign Isiah Hartenstein to a 2 year, $52M contract extension; trade away Isaiah Joe & Aaron Wiggins (40:28 - 43:21)
Phoenix Suns - resign Mark Williams, Collin Gillespie & Jordan Goodwin; sign Luke Kennard & Pat Spencer (43:22 - 46:16)
Portland Trailblazers - acquire Ja Morant via trade; sign Brandon Carlson; resign Robert Williams III to a 3 year, $44M extension; hire Micah Nori as their head coach (46:17 - 48:13)
Sacramento Kings - Zach LaVine opts into his $48.9M deal; waive Demar DeRozan (48:14 - 52:25)
San Antonio Spurs - hire Billy Donovan as lead assistant coach; resign Julian Champagnie & Harrison Barnes; sign Tobias Harris (52:26 - 56:05)
Utah Jazz - resign Jusuf Nurkic; sign Josh Okogie & Jaxson Hayes (56:06 - 58:00)
Call to action (58:01 - 59:18)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:42)
Preview of the NBA Eastern Conference free agency moves episode (00:43 - 01:32)
Atlanta Hawks - Jonathan Kuminga opts out; resign CJ McCollum & Jock Landale; acquire Aaron Wiggins & Devin Carter via trade (01:32 - 05:47)
Boston Celtics - dealt Jaylen Brown in a much criticized trade with Paul George coming in return; sign Mitchell Robinson & Mike Conley; resign Neemias Queta & Ron Harper Jr to multi-year extensions (05:48 - 16:49)
Brooklyn Nets - sign Keon Ellis & Mo Wagner; resign Day'ron Sharpe & Josh Minott; acquisition of Julius Randle via trade (16:50 - 20:00)
Charlotte Hornets - resign Coby White; acquire Naz Reid, Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale & Dorian Finney-Smith via various trades (20:01 - 22:13)
Chicago Bulls - sign Norman Powell; resign Zach Collins; hire Tiago Splitter as head coach (22:16 - 24:54)
Cleveland Cavaliers - James Harden opts out; resign Thomas Bryant; could LeBron James return again? (25:55 - 28:12)
Detroit Pistons - resign Kevin Huerter & Javonte Green; sign John Collins; acquire Isaiah Joe via trade; team reaches an impasse with Jalen Duren contract extension (28:13 - 31:44)
Indiana Pacers - sign Kelly Oubre Jr (31:45 - 33:49)
Miami Heat - major trade acquisition of Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bobby Portis Jr; resign Andrew Wiggins who opts in & is given an extension as well as Simone Fontecchio; sign Tim Hardaway Jr (33:50 - 37:54)
Milwaukee Bucks - resign Ousmane Dieng; acquire Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Kel'el Ware & Kasparas Jakucionis; hire head coach Taylor Jenkins (37:55 - 40:29)
New York Knicks - resign Mohamed Diawara, Jose Alvarado & Landry Shamet; sign Andre Drummond (40:30 - 44:50)
Orlando Magic - sign former Magic Nikola Vucevic; resign Jonathan Isaac; hire Sean Sweeney as head coach (44:51 - 46:42)
Philadelphia 76ers - acquire Jaylen Brown in a controversial trade; sign Anfernee Simons & Dean Wade (46:43 - 49:19)
Toronto Raptors - acquire former Raptor Kawhi Leonard; resign Tracye Jackson-Davis & Alijah Martin; sign Kyle Anderson; give a 4 year, $104M contract extension to Jakob Poeltl; contract extension for coach as Darko Rajakovic (49:20 - 52:40)
Washington Wizards - Trae Young opts out of his $49M player option & gets a 4 year, $212M extension; D'Angelo Russell opts into his $5.9M deal; acquire DeAndre Ayton via trade (52:41 - 56:18)
Call to action (56:19 - 57:38)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of this special NBA offseason trades episode (00:53 - 01:47)
NBA trades recap:
Milwaukee Bucks send Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bobby Portis for Miami Heat's Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Kel'el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 1st round picks (one of which, Nate Ament), 2030 1st round swap & 2033 2 round pick (01:48 - 08:18)
3 team deal involving the Brooklyn Nets getting Julius Randle & 2026 1st round pick, Chicago Bulls receive Nic Claxton & Minnesota Timberwolves with a 2026 2nd round pick (08:19 - 12:50)
Charlotte Hornets send LaMelo Ball & Josh Green to the Timberwolves for Naz Reid, 2033 1st round pick, 3 1st round swaps & 3 2nd round picks (12:51 - 17:55)
Hornets ship out Miles Bridges to the Phoenix Suns for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale & 2033 1st round pick (17:56 - 19:54)
Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant heading to the Portland Trailblazers for Jerami Grant & Kris Murray (19:55 - 25:50)
Kawhi Leonard going back to the Toronto Raptors as the Los Angeles Clippers getting Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, 2 1st round picks, 2027 1st round swap & 2 2nd round picks (25:51 - 30:27)
Los Angeles Lakers pulls off a sign-and-trade deal with the Utah Jazz for Walker Kessler (30:28 - 35:53)
Santi Aldama & the draft rights to Tarik Biberovic to the Dallas Mavericks for the Grizzlies' AJ Johnson, 2030 1st round top-20 protected pick & 2 future 2nd round picks (35:54 - 37:55)
Frustrations spill over in Boston as the Celtics send Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers with the 76ers only getting Paul George, 2 1st round picks & 2 2nd round picks (37:56 - 47:16)
Aftermath of the Jaylen Brown trade (47:18 - 54:05)
What future episodes are on the way & call to action (54:06 - 55:41)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:32)
Preview of this special WNBA episode (00:33 - 01:28)
Angel Reese becoming the fastest to record 1,000 rebounds (01:29 - 03:51)
Brittney Griner becomes the all-time leader in blocked shots, passing the late great Margo Dydek (03:52 - 05:29)
Dominque Malonga as the youngest player to score 200 field goals made and to have a 30 point & 10 rebound game; Paige Bueckers ties Elena Della Donne as the 4th fastest to score 1,000 points; Dallas Wings has a record 48 field goals in a game (05:30 - 07:17)
Marina Mabrey ties A'ja Wilson and Liz Cambage for most points in a game with 53; Stan Van Gundy makes his debut as a WNBA color analysts (07:18 - 10:36)
Chelsea Gray becomes the 4th player in history with 4,500 points and 2,000 assists joining Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Lindsey Whalen (10:37 - 11:30)
Dominique Malonga as the youngest to score 500 points and 200 rebounds (11:31 - 12:18)
Kamilla Cardoso has the most field goals without a miss with 13; Chicago Sky set the record for most assists in a game (16:12 - 14:43)
Cheryl Reeve ties Mike Thibault with 379 wins as a head coach (14:44 - 16:34)
Washington Mystics and Portland Fire plays in the longest game in history with a 4OT marathon; Sonia Citron, Michaela Onyenwere and Kiki Iriafen becomes the 1st trio to score 27 points or more in a game (16:35 - 18:41)
A'ja Wilson has a statline that is a 1st in league history: 30 points, 15 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks; also is currently 2nd in 20 point & 10 rebound games with 99 (18:42 - 19:52)
6/22: Indiana Fever gets the win over Phoenix Mercury in a game full with chippy actions throughout the game, including some pushing between DeWanna Bonner and Caitlin Clark (19:53 - 24:01)
6/24: Mercury wins a close one vs the Fever in a game where a loose ball skirmish incites outrage, leading to Alyssa Thomas receiving a Flagrant 2 foul call and a 1 game suspension (24:02 - 29:34)
The media's overreaction to the incident (29:35 - 36:30)
My response to the incident and the overreaction (36:31 - 40:48)
Injury updates on Kelsey Plum, Cameron Brink, Satou Sabally, Napheesa Collier, Brionna Jones, Brittney Sykes and Kiki Rice (40:49 - 45:05)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (45:06 - 46:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:46)
Preview of Part 2 of this NBA draft recap episode (00:47 - 02:04)
Miami Heat (02:05 - 04:34)
Milwaukee Bucks (04:35 - 07:29)
Minnesota Timberwolves (07:30 - 11:41)
New Orleans Pelicans (11:42 - 13:04)
New York Knicks (13:05 - 18:18)
Oklahoma City Thunder (18:19 - 22:45)
Orlando Magic (22:46 - 24:11)
Philadelphia 76ers (24:12 - 25:32)
Phoenix Suns (25:33 - 26:46)
Portland Trailblazers (26:47 - 26:57)
San Antonio Spurs (26:58 - 32:28)
Sacramento Kings (32:29 - 35:12)
Toronto Raptors (35:13 - 37:19)
Utah Jazz (37:20 - 39:21)
Washington Wizards (39:22 - 42:21)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (42:22 - 45:18)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)
Preview of Part 1 of this NBA draft recap episode (00:38 - 03:17)
Training camp battles:
Atlanta Hawks (03:18 - 06:37)
Brooklyn Nets (06:38 - 11:25)
Boston Celtics (11:26 - 14:18)
Charlotte Hornets (14:19 - 18:46)
Chicago Bulls (18:47 - 22:04)
Cleveland Cavaliers (22:05 - 23:14)
Dallas Mavericks (23:15 - 28:31)
Denver Nuggets (28:32 - 30:44)
Detroit Pistons (30:45 - 33:28)
Golden State Warriors (33:29 - 35:34)
Houston Rockets (35:35 - 36:44)
Indiana Pacers (36:45 - 38:15)
Los Angeles Clippers (38:16 - 41:48)
Los Angeles Lakers (41:49 - 43:28)
Memphis Grizzlies (43:29 - 46:35)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (46:36 - 47:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this Eastern Conference conference semifinals episode (00:45 - 01:26)
Introducing Leah B of the In the Mix with Leah B podcast (01:26 - 02:31)
Leah B gives her thoughts on the series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs (02:32 - 09:34)
Leah B talks about what happened with her local team, the Detroit Pistons (09:35 - 12:11)
Leah B compares the physical style of the past Pistons teams and the current Knicks squad (12:12 - 13:32)
Introducing Chris Ward Jr to the show (13:33 - 14:48)
Chris tells us how he became a Knicks fan (14:49 - 17:22)
Chris gives his thoughts on the Knicks winning the championship (17:23 - 21:44)
Leah B on the Jalen Brunson naysayers (21:45 - 23:14)
Chris on the Brunson naysayers (23:15 - 26:44)
Chris and GD answer the question about the Knicks' chances of repeating as champs (26:45 - 31:25)
Chris discusses the Knicks owner James Dolan staying out of the way (31:26 - 34:19)
Chris gives his take on the possibility of Dolan mending the fences with Charles Oakley (34:20 - 37:04)
Chris and GD wonder about the rumors of the Knicks declining an offer to go to the White House (37:05 - 38:24)
Chris discusses his upcoming projects & gives his final words (38:25 - 43:01)
Leah talks about her podcast and what's coming up (43:02 - 43:53)
Leah gives her view on the Michael Jackson biopic (43:54 - 48:53)
We discuss good and not so good biopics that have come out (48:54 - 51:15)
We make mention of biopics we would like to see on the big screen (51:16 - 55:13)
My gripe with biopics that are being made (55:14 - 55:46)
More ideas about possible biopics from Leah and some Jennifer Lopez movies (55:47 - 60:28)
A glimpse of what I will be working on and why I do my podcast (60:29 - 66:40)
Final words from Leah B (66:41 - 67:46)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (67:47 - 69:03)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Preview of this NBA FInals recap episode (00:59 - 01:26)
3 New York Knicks vs #2 San Antonio Spurs (01:27 - 02:26)
Recap of the NBA Cup results which sets the stage for this NBA Finals (02:27 - 06:17)
Recap of Game 1 of the NBA Finals (06:18 - 10:03)
Recap of Game 2 (10:04 - 14:20)
Recap of Game 3 (14:21 - 18:31)
Recap of Game 4 (18:32 - 26:40)
Recap of Game 5 (26:41 - 31:15)
Knicks win the NBA Championship, ending a 53-year drought (31:16 - 32:27)
Individual performances in this series (32:28 - 37:04)
Records set in this series (37:05 - 42:43)
What's next for the Spurs (42:44 - 48:16)
What's next for the Knicks (48:17 - 51:01)
Leon Rose now as a championship executive (51:02 - 51:42)
Mike Brown becomes a championship head coach (51:43 - 54:02):
Rick Brunson's role as assistant coach as well as being the dad to Jalen (54:03 - 54:55)
Jalen Brunson delivers for the Knick faithful in winning this championship (54:56 - 59:00)
Addressing the Becky Hammon comments about a small guard not being the go-to guy for a championship team (59:01 - 60:56)
Karl Anthony Towns fitting in seamlessly with this team (60:57 - 64:31)
OG Anunoby as the prime piece in the frontcourt as a two-way wing player (64:32 - 65:57)
Josh Hart as one of the early trade pieces in building the winning culture with this team (65:58 - 66:24)
Mikal Bridges and all the noise around the draft picks given up for him in the Brooklyn Nets trade (66:25 - 68:30)
Mitchell Robinson as the longest tenured Knick who is now a champion (68:31 - 68:28)
Landry Shamet grabbing the last roster spot after Malcolm Brogdon decides to retire (68:29 - 70:03)
Jordan Clarkson & Jose Alvarado escaping cellar dwelling teams like the Utah Jazz & the New Orleans Pelicans (70:04 - 71:59)
Deuce McBride as the other homegrown player in the rotation besides Mitch (72:00 - 72:33)
Others like Jeremy Sochan, Mohamed Diawara, Tyler Kolek, Pacome Dadiet, Kevin McCullar Jr & Ariel Hukporti (72:34 - 74:30)
Shout-out to the great Mike Breen who ends up calling a Finals series for the team he grew up idolizing (74:31 - 76:00)
Kudos to the radio team of Tyler Murray & Monica McNutt (76:01 - 76:56)
Big ups to the old school Knicks (76:57 - 78:40)
My message to the owner, James Dolan (78:41 - 80:03)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (80:04 - 82:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this WNBA Western Conference episode (00:41 - 01:50)
Portland Fire (01:51 - 06:59)
Toronto Tempo (07:00 - 11:15)
Golden State Valkyries (11:16 - 15:22)
New York Liberty (15:23 - 19:37)
Las Vegas Aces (19:38 - 22:10)
Dallas Wings (22:11 - 26:12)
Atlanta Dream (26:13 - 29:08)
Minnesota Lynx (29:09 - 35:31)
Wrap-up of this episode, a special announcement about the upcoming NBA Finals recap episode & call to action (35:32 - 38:02)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this WNBA Around the League episode (00:51 - 02:15)
Phoenix Mercury (02:16 - 06:19)
Connecticut Sun (06:20 - 11:24)
Seattle Storm (11:25 - 15:11)
Chicago Sky (15:12 - 20:23)
Washington Mystics (20:24 - 24:09)
Los Angeles Sparks (24:10 - 27:42)
Indiana Fever (27:43 - 49:51)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (49:52 - 51:24)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of this NBA FInals preview episode (00:53 - 01:26)
3 New York Knicks vs #2 San Antonio Spurs (01:27 - 02:50)
3 New York Knicks vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers recap (02:51 - 11:13)
2 San Antonio Spurs vs #1 Oklahoma City Thunder recap (11:14 - 16:51)
Key matchups & my NBA Finals prediction (16:52 - 22:15)
What's next for the Cavaliers (22:16 - 27:00)
What's next for the Thunder, including Chet Holmgren possibly being on the trading block (27:01 - 32:23)
Philadelphia 76ers hire Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey as president of basketball operations (32:24 - 33:45)
Orlando Magic hire Spurs assistant coach Sean Sweeney as their next head coach (33:46 - 35:08)
Early rumblings are that Anthony Davis may want out from the Washington Wizards (35:09 - 39:06)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (39:07 - 40:42)
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Intro
Preview of this NBA postseason awards recap episode
Hustle Award
Teammate of the Year
Sportsmanship Award
Social Justice Champion
Executive of the Year
Clutch Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
6th Man of the Year
Most Improved Player
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Valuable Player
All-Rookie teams
All-Defensive teams
All-NBA teams
Jason Kidd fired as Dallas Mavericks head coach; also hires Masai Ujiri as team president & Mike Schmitz as GM
Steve Kerr gets a 2-year deal to stay as Golden State Warriors head coach
Onsi Saleh promoted from GM to president of basketball operations with the Atlanta Hawks
Myles Turner spills tea on Coach Doc Rivers not issuing fines to players for lateness
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this NBA Conference Finals preview episode (00:42 - 01:43)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #2 San Antonio Spurs
Season series results (01:44 - 02:34)
How OKC got here (02:35 - 07:30)
How SAS got here (07:31 - 16:02)
Key matchups & prediction (16:03 - 20:20)
3 New York Knicks vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers
Season series results (20:21 - 21:13)
How NYK got here (21:14 - 28:00)
How CLE got here (28:01 - 32:17)
Key matchups & prediction (32:18 - 35:16)
What's next for the Philadelphia 76ers (35:17 - 39:52)
What's next for the Detroit Pistons (39:53 - 43:46)
What's next for the Los Angeles Lakers (43:47 - 53:34)
What's next for the Minnesota Timberwolves (53:35 - 57:24)
Jamahl Mosley signs a 5 year deal to coach the New Orleans Pelicans (57:25 - 58:05)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action; also breaking news regarding Chicago Sky's Rickea Jackson going down with a torn ACL in a game vs the Minnesota Lynx (58:06 - 60:00)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:08)
Preview of this special NBA/WNBA content episode (01:09 - 02:14)
NBA Draft Lottery results (02:15 - 22:25)
New draft lottery system to be voted upon (22:26 - 27:07)
Draymond Green gets into it with Austin Rivers over his Steve Kerr remarks; also he takes a shot at Charles Barkley's stint with the Houston Rockets (27:08 - 49:04)
My thoughts on the amount of fouls called during WNBA Opening Weekend (49:05 - 55:18)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (55:19 - 57:13)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:59)
Preview of this special WNBA episode (01:00 - 02:42)
Postseason awards predictions (02:43 - 16:44)
The new TV deal
Daily schedule for Amazon Prime, ESPN/ABC, CBS, Ion, NBC/Peacock & USA on TV & streaming networks (16:45 - 20:00)
Amazon Prime in-studio & game team (20:01 - 22:48)
ESPN/ABC in-studio & game team (22:49 - 24:46)
CBS in-studio & game team (24:47 - 26:16)
NBC/Peacock in-studio & game team (26:17 - 27:56)
USA in-studio & game team (27:57 - 37:05)
Recap of the WNBA daily TV/streaming schedule (37:06 - 37:50)
Tina Charles retires from playing basketball (37:51 - 47:53)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (47:54 - 49:42)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:06)
Preview of this WNBA season preview episode (01:07 - 03:30)
WNBA season preview
Atlanta Dream (03:31 - 07:02)
Chicago Sky (07:03 - 13:00)
Connecticut Sun (13:01 - 17:05)
Dallas Wings (17:06 - 19:47)
Golden State Valkyries (19:48 - 24:18)
Indiana Fever (24:19 - 29:10)
Las Vegas Aces (29:11 - 33:51)
Los Angeles Sparks (33:52 - 36:36)
Minnesota Lynx (36:37 - 39:13)
New York Liberty (39:14 - 42:23)
Phoenix Mercury (42:24 - 43:39)
Portland Fire (43:40 - 45:04)
Seattle Storm (45:05 - 47:21)
Toronto Tempo (47:22 - 49:35)
Washington Mystics (49:36 - 52:44)
Predictions of playoff teams (52:45 - 57:57)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (57:58 - 59:14)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this Eastern Conference conference semifinals episode (00:45 - 01:02)
Introducing Leo Ra'Chel to the show & all the accolades associated with her (01:03 - 05:56)
The sports scene in Indiana (05:57 - 08:25)
3 New York Knicks vs #7 Philadelphia 76ers (08:26 - 21:09)
1 Detroit Pistons vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (21:10 - 31:16)
What's next for the Atlanta Hawks (31:17 - 32:10)
What's next for the Boston Celtics (32:11 - 33:22)
What lies ahead for the Orlando Magic (33:23 - 35:19)
What lies ahead for the Toronto Raptors (35:20 - 36:29)
Dave McMenamin does a season-long interview during Lebron James' 23rd season; everyone hung up on what he had to say about Michael Jordan (36:30 - 48:01)
The latest details about Leo and the upcoming projects she has lined up (48:02 - 55:04)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (55:05 - 57:52)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:02)
Preview of this Western Conference semifinals episode (01:03 - 01:45)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Los Angeles Lakers (01:46 - 12:32)
2 San Antonio Spurs vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (12:33 - 25:26)
What lies ahead for the Phoenix Suns (25:27 - 28:34)
What's next for the Portland Trailblazers (28:35 - 35:11)
What lies ahead for the Denver Nuggets (35:12 - 40:35)
What's next for the Houston Rockets (40:36 - 43:57)
Draymond Green goes on his podcast & questions how he was utilized on offense by Coach Steve Kerr (43:58 - 51:30)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (51:31 - 53:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
Preview of this special Postseason Awards predictions episode (00:35 - 01:47)
Postseason awards predictions:
Clutch Player: Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Jamal Murray (01:48 - 03:51)
Coach of the Year: JB Bickerstaff, Mitch Johnson & Joe Mazzulla (03:52 - 10:50)
Most Improved Player: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Deni Avdija & Jalen Duren (10:51 - 15:29)
Defensive Player of the Year: Chet Holmgren, Ausar Thompson & Victor Wembanyama (15:30 - 19:01)
Rookie of the Year: VJ Edgecombe, Cooper Flagg & Kon Knueppel (19:02 - 22:59)
Most Valuable Player: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic & Victor Wembanyama (23:00 - 32:40)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (32:41 - 34:14)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Preview of this Western Conference 1st round playoff preview & end of season recap episode (00:50 - 02:25)
1st Round matchups
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #8 Phoenix Suns (02:26 - 08:14)
2 San Antonio Spurs vs #7 Portland Trailblazers (08:15 - 14:00)
3 Denver Nuggets vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (14:01 - 17:33)
4 Los Angeles Lakers vs #5 Houston Rockets (17:34 - 22:47)
End of season recap, non-playoff teams:
More thoughts on the tanking situation in the league (22:49 - 23:55)
Utah Jazz (23:56 - 27:37)
Sacramento Kings (27:38 - 29:59)
Memphis Grizzlies (30:00 - 32:47)
Dallas Mavericks (32:48 - 35:40)
New Orleans Pelicans (35:41 - 39:18)
Los Angeles Clippers (39:19 - 45:44)
Golden State Warriors (45:45 - 51:20)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (51:21 - 52:49)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this Eastern Conference 1st Round playoff & end of season for non-playoff teams episode (00:41 - 01:45)
1st Round matchups
1 Detroit Pistons vs #8 Orlando Magic (01:46 - 09:36)
2 Boston Celtics vs #7 Philadelphia 76ers (09:37 - 15:33)
3 New York Knicks vs #6 Atlanta Hawks (15:34 - 20:53)
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Toronto Raptors (20:54 - 25:37)
End of season recap, non-playoff teams:
My thoughts on tanking in the NBA (25:38 - 27:47)
Washington Wizards (27:48 - 32:54)
Indiana Pacers (32:55 - 34:47)
Brooklyn Nets (34:48 - 37:25)
Chicago Bulls (37:26 - 41:43)
Milwaukee Bucks (41:44 - 45:39)
Miami Heat (45:40 - 48:06)
Charlotte Hornets (48:07 - 50:30)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (50:31 - 51:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:38)
Preview of this Part 2 of my WNBA Draft recap & free agency news episode (00:39 - 01:30)
WNBA Draft recap & free agency update:
Las Vegas Aces (01:31 - 08:47)
Los Angeles Sparks (08:48 - 14:09)
Minnesota Lynx (14:10 - 17:36)
New York Liberty (17:37 - 21:43)
Phoenix Mercury (21:44 - 24:16)
Portland Fire (24:17 - 26:45)
Seattle Storm (26:46 - 31:18)
Toronto Tempo (31:19 - 35:12)
Washington Mystics (35:13 - 40:00)
Free agents not yet under contract (40:01 - 46:18)
Wrap-up of the show & call to action (46:19 - 47:50)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this WNBA Draft recap & free agency news episode (00:41 - 02:12)
WNBA Draft recap & free agency update:
Atlanta Dream (02:13 - 08:19)
Chicago Sky (08:20 - 18:18)
Connecticut Sun (18:19 - 24:52)
Dallas Wings (24:53 - 32:08)
Golden State Valkyries (32:09 - 40:47)
Indiana Fever (40:48 - 50:30)
Wrap-up of the show & call to action (50:31 - 51:51)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:06)
Preview of this NCAA Women's Final recap & WNBA news episode (01:07 - 02:50)
Women's:
UCLA vs South Carolina final (02:51 - 03:16)
How did UCLA get here (03:17 - 06:12)
How did South Carolina get here (06:13 - 09:20)
Recap of the UCLA vs South Carolina final (09:21 - 13:20)
UCLA wins their 1st NCAA championship with legendary alum Ann Meyers-Drysdale in attendance as her 1976 Olympic women's team was honored at the game (13:21 - 16:43)
The confrontation between coaches Geno Auriemma & Dawn Staley during their Final Four contest (16:44 - 26:22)
My final word on UCLA's championship run (26:23 - 26:48)
Iowa State player Audi Crooks enters the transfer portal (26:49 - 30:00)
University of Tennessee with only one player on the roster due to players either graduating or entering the transfer portal (30:01 - 31:31)
WNBA:
WNBA has a new CBA in place; some of what was agreed upon by the league & the players' union (31:32 - 35:16)
Important dates to remember in the aftermath of the new CBA (35:17 - 38:36)
My thoughts on the expansion draft for the Portland Fire & the Toronto Tempo (38:37 - 44:41)
Angel Reese gets traded from the Chicago Sky to the Atlanta Dream (44:42 - 51:51)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (51:52 - 53:26)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this special Bam Adebayo episode (00:51 - 01:22)
The circumstances heading into this March 10 game between the Miami Heat vs the Washington Wizards (01:23 - 05:58)
Breakdown of the Heat vs Wizards game in which Bam scores 83 points (07:40 - 11:30)
Post-game interview with Bam after his history making night (11:31 - 15:36)
Sounds from the Los Angeles Lakers PA announcer's somber update, Bomani Jones & coach JJ Redick on Bam's record breaking night (15:37 - 19:47)
My take on those who take issue with Bam (19:48 - 21:43)
Kevin Durant's complimentary view on Bam's historic night (21:44 - 24:36)
Sound from Collin Gillespie, Victor Wembanyama, Kristaps Porzingis, Ime Udoka & Robert Horry displaying what Bam did (24:37 - 27:06)
My take on what each of those guys had to say plus others who had disparaging things to say about this performance by Bam (27:06 - 33:05)
Sound from Bam paying homage to his girlfriend A'ja Wilson (33:06 - 34:20)
My final thoughts on what Bam accomplished (34:21 - 36:55)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (36:56 - 38:20)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:01)
Preview of this Week 19 recap episode (01:02 - 01:22)
WBB news:
Unrivaled finals recap (01:23 - 07:39)
Team USA competing in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (07:40 - 09:21)
Napheesa Collier mentions in an interview how Unrivaled tried to initially partner with the WNBA (09:22 - 13:17)
Top stories:
In a statement, Adam Silver announces that the Magic City Night promotion in Atlanta for next week will be canceled (13:18 - 20:09)
Michael Jordan speaks about the 2028 Olympics & the GOAT debate (20:10 - 27:24)
Russell Westbrook is fed up with the Sacramento media in regard to the Kings & how they cover the team (27:25 - 33:50)
Players of the Week: Victor Wembanyama and Tyler Herro (33:51 - 36:20)
February monthly awards (36:21 - 42:43)
Jayson Tatum makes his season debut 9 months after suffering a torn ACL (42:43 - 45:23)
Trae Young makes his debut with the Washington Wizards; gets ejected in a previous game while on the sidelines (45:24 - 46:42)
Giannis Antetokounmpo returns after missing 15 games with a calf injury (46:43 - 48:01)
Injury updates including Nikola Vucevic, Ja Morant, Yanic Konan Niederhauser & UNC's Caleb Wilson (48:02 - 50:22)
GD's Big 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics & New York Knicks (50:29 - 51:31)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (51:32 - 53:21)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:18)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 18 recap episode (01:19 - 02:33)
MORE NBA STORIES:
Former player and coach Doug Moe passes at age 87 (02:34 - 11:35)
Byron Scott wants LeBron James to be gone from the Los Angeles Lakers (11:36 - 18:55)
Atlanta Hawks to host a Magic City Monday promotional night vs the Orlando Magic on March 16; Luke Kornet writes a letter in opposition to this (18:56 - 39:19)
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob denies including Draymond Green in potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade deadline talks (39:20 - 41:46)
Zion Williamson sits down for an interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews (41:47 - 48:55)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks (48:56 - 53:43)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (53:44 - 54:58)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:09)
Preview of this Week 18 recap & Unrivaled finals preview episode (01:10 - 02:07)
WBB NEWS:
Unrivaled postseason awards (01:47 - 07:52)
Unrivaled 1st round results (07:53 - 12:19)
Unrivaled semifinals in Brooklyn results (12:20 - 21:42)
Unrivaled finals preview (21:43 - 24:37)
The state of the WNBA CBA negotiations (24:38 - 26:25)
NBA Players of the Week: Anthony Edwards and Jalen Duren (26:26 - 28:49)
TOP STORIES:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder returns after missing 9 games with an abdomen strain (28:50 - 29:53)
Dejounte Murray makes his season debut after a torn ACL injury that happened for the New Orleans Pelicans 1/31/25 (29:54 - 32:27)
Trae Young scheduled to make his Washington Wizards debut on 3/5 vs the Utah Jazz (32:28 - 33:26)
Kevin Durant expresses his desire to be part of Team USA for the 2028 Olympics; possible roster for that team which will be coached by Erik Spoelstra (33:27 - 42:00)
DeAndre Ayton tells the media that the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to make him into a Clint Capela type of player (42:01 - 51:24)
Jonathan Kuminga makes an impressive debut with his new team, the Atlanta Hawks (51:25 - 54:36)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (54:37 - 56:35)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:11)
Preview of this Week 18 recap episode (01:12 - 01:46)
Unrivaled news:
The playoff teams in Unrivaled (01:47 - 04:58)
Angel Reese is back for the Rose Basketball Club; the Rose outlook going into the playoffs (04:59 - 08:42)
Top stories:
All Star Weekend and the All Star Game have its highest viewership since 2011 (08:43 - 10:30)
Injury news update: Kyrie Irving, Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, DeAndre Hunter, Franz Wagner, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Joel Embiid, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks, Jordan Goodwin, Jusuf Nurkic, Jaren Jackson Jr, Ivica Zubac, Darius Garland, Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija (10:31 - 27:15)
Performances including big weeks from Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards, Nikola Jokic, Donovan Mitchell, LaMelo Ball, Victor Wembanyama, Cade Cunningham, Karl Anthony Towns, Desmond Bane and Tyrese Maxey, career highs for Toumani Camara, Sam Merrill and Alondes Williams, Jaylen has his 3rd triple double of the season, Lebron James becoming the oldest player to post a triple double and Luka Doncic has a 38 point explosion against the Los Angeles Clippers (27:16 - 44:02)
Mark Aguirre gets his jersey retired by the Dallas Mavericks (44:03 - 47:11)
Pat Riley statue unveiled at the Crypto Center in Los Angeles (47:12 - 52:02)
Fines:
Collin Sexton, $35K for making an inappropriate gesture (52:03 - 53:00)
Naz Reid and Mouhamed Gueye, $35K for an on-court altercation (53:01 - 53:38)
Scotty Pippen Jr and Myron Gardner, $35K for an on-court altercation (53:39 - 54:58)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (54:59 - 56:21)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Preview of this special episode (00:59 - 01:25)
Top stories:
Chelsea Gray wins the Unrivaled 1 on 1 tournament (01:26 - 09:00)
Stephen A Smith continues to blames LeBron James for ruining the Dunk Contest (09:01 - 20:22)
Stephen A and Kendrick Perkins continue to attack Kawhi Leonard by labeling him the worst superstar in sports history (20:23 - 23:59)
Face of the league conversation from Vincent Goodwill, Iman Shumpert and Stephen A Smith (24:00 - 29:25)
Giannis Antetokounmpo sits down for an interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews during All Star Weekend (29:26 - 32:50)
Chris Paul announces his retirement from basketball (32:51 - 38:11)
Chris Paul's place among the game's top point guards ever (38:12 - 41:19)
Announcement of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists among the men (41:20 - 51:59)
Women's finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (52:00 - 60:06)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (60:07 - 60:55)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:01)
Preview of this special All Star Weekend recap episode (01:02 - 02:37)
All Star Weekend wrap up:
Rising Star Challenge (02:38 - 07:37)
Shooting Stars (07:38 - 13:59)
Three Point Contest (14:00 - 19:53)
Dunk Contest (19:54 - 26:22)
All Star Game (26:23 - 35:16)
Adam Silver on tanking (35:17 - 38:20)
Adam Silver on expanding the league by possible 2 teams (38:21 - 39:53)
Adam Silver on the sports betting probes involving Terry Rozier, Malik Beasley, Damon Jones and Chauncey Billups (39:54 - 40:33)
Adam Silver on the Los Angeles Clippers circumventing the salary cap scandal and the progression with NBA Europe (40:34 - 41:43)
Adam Silver on the WNBA CBA negotiations (41:44 - 45:55)
Kevin Durant's comments about the Europeans not competing in All Star Games (45:56 - 49:13)
The league in good hands, thanks to some of these young guys (49:14 - 49:57)
Team USA Stars dodging a bullet with Team World missing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (48:04 - 51:48)
Ron Harper takes a jab at LeBron James for meddling in his sons' basketball careers (51:49 - 57:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:03)
Preview of this special episode (01:04 - 01:24)
Unrivaled news:
1 on 1 Tournament $300K prize pool explained (01:25 - 02:07)
1st round recap of the matches (02:08 - 10:10)
My prediction of the semi-finalists (10:11 - 11:33)
Aari McDonald's season-ending leg injury triggers the 1st ever in-season trade including Courtney Williams, Saniya Rivers & Azura Stevens (11:34 - 14:28)
Trade opens up Angel Reese's return to Unrivaled (14:29 - 16:32)
The latest in the negotiations between the WNBPA and the league (16:33 - 21:21)
Rebecca Lobo's comments about the negotiations that are very pro-ownership (21:22 - 26:22)
My take on Rebecca's comments (26:23 - 30:51)
Announcement of 2026 Team USA roster & schedule for the World Cup qualifying games (30:52 - 35:45)
Hall of Fame finalists announced (35:46 - 37:30)
1996 USA Women's National Team (37:31 - 39:11)
Jennifer Azzi (39:12 - 40:43)
Elena Delle Donne (40:44 - 43:02)
Chamique Holdsclaw (43:03 - 45:03)
Candace Parker (45:04 - 47:09)
Vets' committee pick: Molly Bolin-Kazmer (47:10 - 49:17)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (49:18 - 50:19)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this trade deadline recap & All Star Weekend preview episode (00:45 - 01:31)
NBA trade deadline moves:
No Giannis Antetokounmpo or Ja Morant trades made (01:32 - 04:31)
Nick Wright rips into James Harden after he has been traded yet again, this time to Cleveland (04:32 - 10:24)
February 4 trades including Anthony Davis being sent to Washington and Chris Paul heading to Canada (10:25 - 27:30)
February 5 trades including Luke Kennard going to the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks stealing Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans & Ivica Zubac landing in Indiana (27:31 - 39:04)
Chicago Bulls now with a plethora of guards after the deadline (39:05 - 40:50)
All Star Weekend Preview
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being replaced on Team World by Alperen Sengun (40:51 - 41:44)
Feb 13:
Celebrity Game: No WNBA players on either roster (41:45 - 42:09)
Rising Stars: Team Melo, Team Vince, Team McGrady & Team Austin (42:10 - 45:01)
Feb 14:
All Star Saturday Night starting with the Skills Challenge: Team All Stars, Team Cameron, Team Harper & Team Knicks (45:02 - 47:17)
3 Point Contest: Kon Knueppel, Damian Lillard, Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Bobby Portis, Norman Powell (47:18 - 50:04)
Slam Dunk: Carter Byrant, Jaxson Hayes, Keshad Johnson, Jase Richardson (50:05 - 53:27)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (53:28 - 54:48)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:06)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 14 recap episode (01:07 - 02:12)
MORE NBA TOP STORIES:
All Star rosters revealed for Team USA Stars, Team USA Stripes and Team World; Darko Rajakovic to coach the Team World squad (02:13 - 09:52)
Trades:
3 team deal involving DeAndre Hunter, Dennis Schroder, Keon Ellis and Dario Saric (09:53 - 12:49)
Vit Krejci for Duop Reath and 2 2nd round picks (12:50 - 14:04)
Jaren Jackson Jr, Jock Landale, Jon Konchar and Vince Williams Jr for Walter Clayton Jr, Kyle Anderson, Georges Niang, Taylor Hendricks and 3 1st round picks (14:05 - 17:32)
3 team trade involving Kevin Huerter, Dario Saric, Jaden Ivey, Mike Conley and a 2026 1st round pick swap (17:33 - 19:49)
Nikola Vucevic for Anfernee Simons and a 2nd round pick (19:50 - 22:01)
James Harden for Darius Garland and a 2nd round pick (22:02 - 27:55)
Injury news about players like Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, Deni Avdija, Austin Reaves, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Evan Mobley, Josh Giddey, Russell Westbrook, Oneyka Okongwu, Jalen Green, Devin Booker and Steven Adams (27:56 - 39:50)
Top performances of the week including a big week for Luka Doncic, Alex Sarr, Jalen Johnson, DeMar DeRozan & Shaedon Sharpe, Donovan Mitchell scores 45 over the Orlando Magic, a 37 point triple double for Jalen Johnson, 40 point games for teammates Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, a shoot-out between rookies Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel as well as record setting evenings from the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat (39:51 - 54:50)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks (54:51 - 58:01)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (58:02 - 59:00)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 15 recap episode (00:51 - 03:00)
UNRIVALED:
The league goes to Philly on January 30 (03:01 - 03:50)
Phantom BC vs Breeze BC (03:51 - 05:10)
Lunar Owls BC vs Rose BC (05:11 - 10:17)
A successful night for the league in Philadelphia with a record-attending crowd (10:18 - 10:52)
NBA:
Players of the Week: Dillon Brooks and Brandon Miller (10:53 - 14:00)
TOP STORIES:
Mitch Johnson named as an All Star coach, joining JB Bickerstaff with the 3rd coach to be determined (14:01 - 15:16)
All Star reserves:
East: Scottie Barnes, Jalen Duren, Jalen Johnson, Donovan Mitchell, Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam and Karl Anthony Towns (15:17 - 16:36)
West: Deni Avdija, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Chet Holmgren, LeBron James and Jamal Murray (16:37 - 18:39)
All Star snubs:
East: Bam Adebayo, Paolo Banchero, Joel Embiid, Brandon Ingram, Brandon Miller, Michael Porter Jr, Nikola Vucevic (18:40 - 24:07)
West: Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Dillon Brooks, Keyonte George, Lauri Markannen, Julius Randle and Alperen Sengun (24:08 - 32:24)
A possible opening in the East if Giannis Antetokounmpo cannot go (32:25 - 34:47)
Paul George suspended 25 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy (34:48 - 41:28)
Giannis perhaps on the move at the trade deadline this week (41:29 - 46:37)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (46:38 - 48:01)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 14 recap episode from Hawaii (00:54 - 03:00)
MORE NBA TOP STORIES:
Derrick Rose get his jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls in a January 24 ceremony (03:01 - 04:40)
Top jersey sales for both the players and teams (04:41 - 10:44)
Postponement of several games including the Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks vs Milwaukee Bucks as well as the starting game-time changes for the following games: Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets (10:45 - 14:04)
Injury news about players like Jonathan Kuminga, Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Austin Reaves, Lauri Markannen, Kevin Porter Jr, FRJ Barrett, Josh Giddey and Ben Mathurin (14:05 - 27:17)
Top performances of the week including a big week for Jusuf Nurkic, Joel Embiid, Jalen Johnson, Shai GIlgeous-Alexander, Kevin Durant & Donovan Mitchell, red hot Keyonte George scores 44 over the Minnesota Timberwolves, career nights for Peyton Watson & Saddiq Bey as well as record setting evenings from the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Steph Curry (27:18 - 38:25)
Players of the Week: Luka Doncic and Immanuel Quickley (38:26 - 41:30)
ALL STAR NEWS:
7 players from the Eastern and Western Conference to be named on February 1 during NBC/Peacock doubleheader (41:31 - 42:10)
JB Bickerstaff named as one of the 3 coaches for the All Star Game (42:11 - 43:07)
Mac McClung decided not to participate in the 2026 Dunk Contest (43:08 - 44:36)
Honorary coaches for the Rising Stars Challenge: Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter and Austin Rivers (44:37 - 45:01)
Participants for the Rising Stars Challenge including Cooper Flagg, Stephon Castle and Kon Knueppel (45:02 - 48:07)
Bam Adebayo wins Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for the month of December (48:08 - 50:05)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors (50:05 - 55:04)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (55:05 - 56:53)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:13)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 14 recap episode from Hawaii (01:14 - 01:59)
NBA TOP STORIES:
Giannis Antetokounmpo out with yet another calf injury; out 4-6 weeks (02:00 - 04:39)
Ja Morant to miss at least 3 weeks after suffering a UCL sprain in his elbow (04:40 - 06:36)
ESPN's Baxter Holmes wrote an in-depth article about the Buss family and how the Los Angeles Lakers franchise ended up being sold as well as Jeanie Buss being the only family member still associated with the team (06:37 - 08:30)
How ESPN has taken this article and made it all about Jeanie taking issue with her star player LeBron James (08:31 - 20:17)
Is the Inside the NBA show being deliberately sabotaged by ESPN? / Michael Jordan's special contributions to NBA for this season is done (20:18 - 28:44)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (28:45 - 30:28)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)
Preview of this special MLK Day episode (00:52 - 01:23)
Dell Curry to have his jersey retired by the Charlotte Hornets on March 19 (01:24 - 05:15)
Kyle Lowry makes what may be his last appearance as a player in Toronto, a place where he played for 9 seasons (05:16 - 07:23)
MLK DAY GAMES:
Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks (07:24 - 11:08)
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers (11:09 - 14:19)
Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards (14:20 - 16:24)
Dallas Mavericks vs New York Knicks (16:25 - 19:22)
Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs (19:23 - 21:45)
Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers (21:46 - 23:45)
Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets (23:46 - 25:54)
Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons (25:55 - 27:31)
Miami Heat vs Golden State Warriors (27:32 - 30:32)
Warriors lose Jimmy Butler for the season with a torn ACL; Jonathan Kuminga demands to be traded (30:33 - 33:56)
MIDSEASON AWARDS
Rookie of the Year: Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Derik Queen (33:57 - 36:37)
Most Improved Player: Jalen Johnson, Deni Avdija, Keyonte George (36:38 - 40:44)
Defensive Player of the Year: Evan Mobley, Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren (40:45 - 41:33)
6th Man of the Year: Brice Sensabaugh, Keldon Johnson, Anfernee Simons (41:34 - 43:33)
Coach of the Year: JB Bickerstaff, Mitch Johnson, David Adelman (43:34 - 45:25)
MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Jaylen Brown, Cade Cunningham (in case Wemby does not reach the 65 game threshold) (45:26 - 49:03)
All-NBA:
1st team: SGA, Wemby, Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, Cade Cunningham
2nd team: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant (49:04 - 49:50)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (49:51 - 52:41)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:10)
Preview of this Week 13 recap episode (01:11 - 02:09)
Players of the Week: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Bam Adebayo (02:10 - 05:55)
NBA TOP STORIES:
Rich Paul has a podcast with Max Kellerman; talks about the Los Angeles Lakers as not being contenders & possible trade scenarios for Austin Reaves (05:56 - 18:08)
2026 All Star starters revealed (18:09 - 23:06)
MILESTONES:
James Harden passes Shaquille O'Neal to move into 9th on the career scoring list (23:07 - 24:03)
Kevin Durant moves into 6th on the all-time scoring list by passing Dirk Nowitzki (24:04 - 24:53)
Demar DeRozan climbs to 22th on the career scoring list as he passes Kevin Garnett (24:54 - 25:52)
Klay Thompson passes Damian Lillard to 4th on the career 3 point goals made list; also reached 17,000 career points (25:53 - 27:12)
Miami Heat rookie Myron Gardner trash talks Klay then assistant coach Caron Butler makes him apologize to Klay (27:13 - 28:42)
DeAndre Ayton becomes the 3rd Los Angeles Laker to go perfect from the field with at least 10 FG attempts along with 10 or more rebounds, joining Wilt Chamberlain & Mitch Kupchak (28:43 - 31:24)
Injury news about players like Anthony Davis, Zach Edey, Trae Young, Darius Garland, Cooper Flagg, Tyler Herro, Franz Wagner, Domantas Sabonis, Jalen Duren and Ja Morant (31:25 - 42:05)
Top performances of the week including a big week for Jamal Murray & Luka Doncic, red hot Anthony Edwards scores 55 over the San Antonio Spurs, career nights for Brice Sensabaugh, Jay Huff and Jaylon Tyson as well as huge performances from Boston Celtics players like Anfernee Simons, Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser (42:06 - 52:09)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics (52:10 - 54:52)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (54:53 - 56:25)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:01)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 12 recap episode (01:01 - 02:14)
NBA TOP STORIES:
League suspends Dennis Schroder 3 games for going after Luka Doncic following a 12/28 Sacramento Kings loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (02:15 - 04:37)
1/8 game between the Chicago Bulls & the Miami postponed due to condensation on the floor thus making it an unplayable situation; to be rescheduled for 1/29 (04:38 - 06:07)
Anthony Edwards becomes the 3rd youngest player to reach 10,000 points; also the 28th fastest & one of 3 Minnesota Timberwolves to reach that number (06:08 - 09:02)
FINES/SUSPENSIONS/EJECTIONS:
Steve Kerr get ejected from a 1/5 Golden State Warriors loss to the Los Angeles Clippers for arguing a missed goaltending call (09:03 - 14:43)
Rudy Gobert suspended one game after receiving his 6th flagrant foul of the season in a 1/11 Minnesota Timberwolves win over the San Antonio Spurs (14:44 - 16:42)
Jaylen Brown fined $35K for criticizing the refs in a post-game presser and on social media regarding the free throw disparity in the Boston Celtics loss to the Spurs (16:43 - 19:04)
Injury news about players like Anthony Davis, Keegan Murray, Max Strus, Jakob Poeltl, RJ Barrett, Franz Wagner, Mo Wagner, Tyler Herro and Deni Avdija (19:05 - 28:04)
Top performances of the week including huge week for the Charlotte Hornets, Trey Murphy III, Deni Avdija & Lauri Markannen, a career night for Isaiah Stewart, triple doubles for Luka Doncic, Derik Queen & Dyson Daniels, a duel between Paolo Banchero & Michael Porter Jr, Kevin Durant gets his revenge against his old team, a 46 point night for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (28:05 - 43:03)
Former NBA player Jawann Oldham passes away at age 68 (43:04 - 46:28)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves (46:29 - 50:47)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (50:48 - 53:37)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:03)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 12 recap episode (01:04 - 01:42)
WBB NEWS:
No CBA agreement at the January 9 deadline; still working behind the scenes to get a deal done (01:43 - 06:45)
Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell says his league is open to partnering with the WNBA (06:46 - 08:19)
Unrivaled standings after Week 1 (08:20 - 14:56)
Sunday's college women's basketball:
12 LSU knocks #2 Texas from the ranks of the undefeated (14:57 - 16:16)
Unranked West Virginia sends #10 Iowa St to their 3rd straight loss (16:17 - 17:23)
NBA:
Players of the Week: Peyton Watson and Scottie Barnes (17:24 - 20:22)
TOP STORIES: Atlanta Hawks trade Trae Young to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert (20:23 - 24:20)
Will the Wizards play Trae this season? (24:21 - 29:12)
Are the Hawks done making trades? (29:13 - 30:52)
Is Ja Morant the next player to be move? Some trade destinations for Ja (30:53 - 39:12)
Rick Carlisle finally reaches 1,000 wins as a coach to become the 11th coach to do so (39:13 - 41:32)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (41:33 - 43:25)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:55)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 11 recap episode (00:56 - 02:00)
NBA TOP STORIES:
2nd round of All Star voting results (02:01 - 06:38)
Nikola Jokic goes down with a hyperextended knee & then in the following game his backup Jonas Valanciunas strains his calf; both will miss at least 4 weeks (06:39 - 12:28)
Steph Curry moved past Kevin Garnett on the all-time scoring list into 21st; also is honored by his alma mater Davidson University with a highway exit named after him (12:29 - 14:17)
Doc Rivers passes George Karl for 6th place on the all-time coaches' wins list (14:18 - 15:22)
Rick Carlisle still in search of his 1,000 win as a coach (15:23 - 17:31)
Injury news about players like Victor Wembanyama, Alperen Sengun, Trae Young, Kyshawn George, Jalen Green, Josh Giddey, Coby White, Jalen Duren, Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, Jonathan Kuminga and Zach LaVine (17:32 - 30:12)
Top performances of the week including huge week for Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell & Norman Powell, a scorching night for 3 point range for Julian Champagnie, triple doubles for Paolo Banchero, Scottie Barnes & Jalen Johnson, Michael Porter getting the win over his old Nuggets team, Luka drops 36 points vs Memphis, a 50 point career night for Jaylen Brown and Devin Booker's game winning 3PG vs the Oklahoma City Thunder (30:13 - 42:00)
FINES AND EJECTIONS:
Jalen Green - $25K, publicly criticizing the refs (42:01 - 43:08)
Draymond Green - ejected in the 2nd quarter for arguing with the ref over a missed call during a Golden State Warriors win over the Utah Jazz (43:09 - 50:12)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics (50:13 - 55:16)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (55:17 - 57:16)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:55)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 11 recap episode (00:56 - 01:30)
WBB NEWS:
Napheesa Collier out 4 to 6 months with surgery due on both ankles; will miss the entire Unrivaled season (01:31 - 05:50) Napheesa speaks on the WNBA negotiations while interviewed during an Unrivaled game (05:51 - 10:00)
Sunday's college women's basketball: Stanford defeats #16 North Carolina (10:01 - 11:30)
Duke upsets #16 Notre Dame (11:31 - 13:04)
3 South Carolina takes care of Florida (13:05 - 14:31)
22 Baylor pulls the upset over #10 Iowa St (14:32 - 18:07)
12 Vanderbilt stays undefeated by beating #5 LSU (18:08 - 21:49)
2 Texas remains undefeated with a win over #15 Ole Miss (21:50 - 23:16)
NBA TOP STORIES:
Players of the Week: Deni Avdija and Tyrese Maxey (23:17 - 29:06)
December honors:
Players of the Month: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Brunson (29:06 - 30:15)
Coaches of the Month: Mitch Johnson and Joe Mazzula (30:16 - 30:54)
Rookies of the Month: Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel (30:55 - 31:16)
Defensive Players of the Month: Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Stewart (31:17 - 31:28)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (31:29 - 32:18)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of this special Unrivaled League season preview episode (00:44 - 01:47)
The networks for the Unrivaled League: TNT, Tru TV and HBO Max (01:48 - 02:37)
The schedule of regular season games, the playoff format and the 1-on-1 tournament (02:38 - 04:10)
Unrivaled League teams and rosters:
Breeze: Paige Bueckers, Aari McDonald, Kate Martin, Cam Brink, Dominique Malonga, Rickea Jackson (04:11 - 06:34)
Hive: Sonia Citron, Monique Billings, Saniya Rivers, Natisha Hiedeman, Ezi Magbegor, Kelsey Mitchell (06:35 - 09:34)
Laces: Jackie Young, Alyssa Thomas, Naz Hillmon, Maddy Siegrist, Jordin Canada, Brittany Sykes (09:35 - 11:44)
Lunar Owls: Napheesa Collier, Skylar Diggins, Aaliyah Edwards, Rebecca Allen, Marina Mabrey, Rachel Banham (11:45 - 13:22)
Mist: Breanna Stewart, Arike Ogunbowale, Veronica Burton, Alanna Smith, Li Yueru, Allisha Gray (13:23 - 14:55)
Phantom: Kelsey Plum, *Satou Sabally, Natasha Cloud, Dana Evans, Aliyah Boston, Kiki Irafen, Sabrina Ionescu, Tiffany Hayes (relief player) (14:56 - 17:12)
Rose: Chelsea Gray, Shakira Austin, Lexie Hull, Sug Sutton, Azura Stevens, Kahleah Copper (17:13 - 19:29)
Vinyl: Dearica Hamby, Brittney Griner, Rae Burrell, Erica Wheeler, Rhyne Howard, Courtney Williams (19:30 - 21:40)
Players not returning to Unrivaled: Kayla McBride, Stephanie Dolson, Jewell Loyd, Courtney Vandersloot, DiJonai Carrington, Sabrina Ionescu, Katie Lou Samuelson, Angel Reese (21:41 - 23:50)
Locations of the games: Miami, with the exception of January 30 games being in Philadelphia (23:51 - 24:13)
My prediction of the top 4 teams in the league (24:14 - 29:18)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (29:19 - 30:50)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)
Preview of this Week 10 recap episode (01:01 - 01:29)
NBA TOP STORIES:
Players of the Week: Jaylen Brown and Kawhi Leonard (01:30 - 05:38)
1st round of All Star voting results (05:39 - 09:06)
2 game suspension for Jose Alvarado and one game for Mark Williams following an altercation during a Phoenix Suns road game over the New Orleans Pelicans (09:07 - 10:31)
Russell Westbrook moved to 7th place on the career assist list, 16th on the career scoring list and grabs his 2000th steal in a Sacramento Kings victory over the Dallas Mavericks (10:32 - 12:39)
Injury news about players like Cameron Johnson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, RJ Barrett, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine, Kon Knueppel, Josh Hart, Jalen Green and Ace Bailey (12:40 - 24:17)
Top performances of the week including a couple of huge games for Anthony Davis, another big week for Nikola Jokic with 3 more triple doubles, triple doubles for Josh Giddey, & Scottie Barnes, Luka drops 34 points over the Sacramento Kings, red hot Anthony Edwards scores 38 over the New York Knicks, another 37 point career night for Santi Aldama and Anthony Black has a career high of 38 points against the Denver Nuggets (24:18 - 35:02)
JB Bickerstaff named the next president of the National Basketball Coaches Association (35:03 - 37:26)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, and Denver Nuggets (37:27 - 41:56)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (41:57 - 43:33)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Preview of this Christmas games recap episode (00:40 - 01:19)
Christmas Games Recap:
Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks (01:20 - 06:41)
San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder (06:42 - 13:17)
Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors (13:18 - 19:20)
Draymond Green and Coach Steve Kerr clash during a timeout in the Warriors' win over the Orlando Magic (19:21 - 39:08)
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers (39:09 - 42:30)
JJ Redick's postgame comments about the Lakers' effort in the loss (42:31 - 46:42)
Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves (46:43 - 51:37)
Charles Barkley criticizes Roger Goodell and the NFL for scheduling games on Christmas (51:38 - 53:59)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (54:00 - 55:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:54)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 9 recap episode (00:55 - 02:35)
NBA TOP STORIES:
Adam Silver talks to the media prior to the NBA Cup finals about league expansion, the future of the NBA Cup, partnering with FIBA to form a possible NBA Europe league, Chris Paul's future, and WNBA negotiations (02:36 - 09:44)
FINES AND EJECTIONS:
Ime Udoka - $25K, publicly criticizing the refs (09:45 - 11:08)
Chris Finch - $35K, directing inappropriate language at the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner (11:09 - 12:14)
David Adelman - $35K, directing inappropriate language at the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner (12:15 - 15:35)
Dillon Brooks - ejected after taunting Lebron James upon hitting a go-ahead 3PG in a Phoenix Suns loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (15:36 - 17:01)
Draymond Green - ejected in the 1st quarter for shoving Collin Gillespie and arguing with the ref during a Golden State Warriors win over the Phoenix Suns (17:02 - 20:09)
Injury news about players like Trae Young, Domantas Sabonis, Ivica Zubac, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyler Herro, Alex Sarr, Jalen Suggs, Jalen Suggs and Brandon Clarke (20:10 - 30:57)
Top performances of the week including huge week for Nikola Jokic with 2 more triple doubles, a scorching night for 3 point range for LaMelo Ball, triple doubles for Josh Giddey, Alperen Sengun, Paolo Banchero & Cade Cunningham, a couple of Jalen Johnson's near triple doubles, Luka drops 45 points at Salt Lake City, red hot Tyrese Maxey scores 38 over the Dallas Mavericks, a 37 point career night for Santi Aldama and the highest scoring game thus far between the Chicago Bulls vs the Atlanta Hawks (30:58 - 41:20)
College of Holy Cross to name its court in honor of the great Bob Cousy (41:21 - 41:59)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a streak of 100 games scoring 20 points or more in a game (42:00 - 42:26)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Denver Nuggets (42:27 - 47:19)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:20 - 49:32)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 9 recap episode (01:01 - 01:33)
WBB NEWS:
WNBPA announced , after the players vote, that they will call for a strike if CBA negotiations aren't completed by the January 9th deadline; sticking points remain to be the revenue sharing model, housing, earlier training camp openings (01:34 - 04:54)
Houston Rockets in advance talks to buy and relocate the Connecticut Sun (04:55 - 07:25)
Naismith Basketball Class of 2026 nominees:
1st timers (09:08 - 16:38)
Returning nominees (16:39 - 25:40)
Hall of Famer Sylvia Fowles to join the Portland Fire coaching staff (25:41 - 26:26)
Audi Crooks from the Iowa State Cyclones taking college basketball by storm (26:27 - 29:19)
NBA TOP STORIES:
Players of the Week: Jaren Jackson Jr and Jalen Brunson (29:20 - 32:47)
NBA Cup All-Tourney Team: Jalen Brunson, Luka Doncic, DeAaron Fox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl Anthony Towns; NBA Cup viewership up again (32:48 - 34:03)
All Star voting started on December 17 (34:04 - 35:15)
Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player ever to score 40+ points, passing Lebron James (35:16 - 39:31)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (39:32 - 41:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this special NBA Cup Finals recap episode (00:48 - 01:03)
New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup Finals (01:04 - 05:56)
The stats for the New York Knicks (05:57 - 09:25)
The stats for the San Antonio Spurs (09:26 - 11:59)
Jalen Brunson named NBA Cup MVP; the prize (12:00 - 14:40)
Reaction from the media heads in light of the Knicks winning the NBA Cup (14:41 - 16:41)
The catch-22 of the Knicks either winning or losing in the NBA Cup Finals; the ultimate goal for this team in the aftermath of the win (16:42 - 18:12)
Knicks possibly breaking the curse of the NBA Cup previous winners (18:13 - 19:12)
This should quiet the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talk for now (19:13 - 20:20)
What's next for the Knicks; kudos to Amazon Prime for its coverage of the NBA Cup (20:21 - 22:10)
News of whether the Knicks will hoist up an NBA Cup banner at Madison Square Garden (22:11 - 24:29)
Injury updates for Karl Anthony Towns, Landry Shamet and Deuce McBride going forward (24:30 - 28:01)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (28:02 - 29:19)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:00 - 01:42)
NBA TOP STORIES:
NBA Cup finals preview (01:43 - 10:13)
Injury news about players like Victor Wembanyama, Isaiah Hartenstein, Steph Curry, Zach Edey, Ja Morant, Austin Reaves, Evan Mobley, Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole, Kristaps Porzingis and Zach LaVine (10:13 - 22:57)
Top performances of the week including Russell Westbrook adding to his triple double legacy, Derik Queen's 33 point triple double which is his 1st of his career, Kevin Porter Jr with a triple double vs Boston, huge nights for Donovan Mitchell & Nikola Jokic, vintage night for Joel Embiid, Jalen Johnson with back-to-back triple doubles again, Anthony Edwards drops 40 points vs Phoenix and a 39 point career night for Keyonte George (22:58 - 31:53)
Fine for Desmond Bane ($35K) for throwing the ball with force at an opponent (31:54 - 33:34)
Anonymous coaches, executives and scouts speak about Ja Morant, Lamelo Ball and Trae Young regarding their value to their team and on the trade market (33:35 - 46:19)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs (46:20 - 50:25)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (50:26 - 51:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:10)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:11 - 01:50)
WNBA NEWS:
A'ja Wilson named Time Athlete of the Year and AP Female Athlete of the Year (01:51 - 09:07)
Team USA tryouts for the 2026 World Cup games, held in Durham, NC (09:08 - 14:23)
CBA negotiations: revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (14:24 - 15:48)
Dearica Hamby and the Las Vegas Aces mutually agree to drop their lawsuits against each other (15:49 - 16:48)
Angel Reese says she is willing to return to the Chicago Sky next season (16:49 - 17:58)
Satou Sabally out indefinitely for the Unrivaled league (17:59 - 18:39)
A LOOK AT EACH TEAM PRIOR TO THE EXPANSION DRAFT FOR THE PORTLAND FIRE AND TORONTO TEMPO:
How will it work (18:40 - 19:42)
Atlanta Dream (19:43 - 22:09)
Chicago Sky (22:10 - 24:53)
Connecticut Sun (24:54 - 27:03)
Dallas Wings (27:04 - 28:52)
Golden State Valkyries (28:53 - 30:36)
Indiana Fever (30:37 - 32:48)
Las Vegas Aces (32:49 - 34:50)
Los Angeles Sparks (34:51 - 37:01)
Minnesota Lynx (37:02 - 39:06)
New York Liberty (39:07 - 42:24)
Phoenix Mercury (42:25 - 43:58)
Seattle Storm (43:59 - 46:02)
Washington Mystics (46:03 - 48:23)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (48:24 - 49:49)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:02)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:03 - 01:31)
MORE TOP STORIES:
NBA Cup viewership up by 90% (01:32 - 02:18)
Injury news about players like Kristaps Porzingis, OG Anunoby, Stephon Castle, Paolo Banchero, Steph Curry, Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Franz Wagner (02:19 - 12:03)
Top performances of the week including some huge nights for Michael Porter Jr, KAT's big game against Charlotte, another fine week of play for Nikola Jokic & Luka Doncic, Deni Avdija's 39 point triple double, big nights for Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane, Jalen Johnson's back-to-back triple doubles, Anthony Edwards drops 44 points in an OT win vs New Orleans and a 42 point explosion from Zach LaVine (12:04 - 24:14)
Milestones for Kevin Durant and James Harden; double digit scoring streak for Lebron James snapped (24:15 - 27:42)
Fines for both the Philadelphia 76ers ($100K) and the Cleveland Cavaliers ($250K) for violation of the Player Participation Policy (27:43 - 30:17)
Former NBA Elden Campbell passes away at age 57 (30:18 - 36:37)
Danilo Gallinari retires from the NBA after 14 seasons (36:38 - 42:57)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets & New York Knicks (42:58 - 48:11)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (48:12 - 49:48)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:07)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:07 - 01:56)
WNBA NEWS:
Sticking point in the CBA negotiations: housing, minimum base salary vs revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (01:57 - 06:09)
Candace Parker on the All the Smoke podcast (06:10 - 13:05)
Flau'Jae Johnson's LSU team plays Duke, who is coached by Team USA coach Kara Lawson, after a rough summer for her during the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup tournament (13:06 - 22:20)
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
Jaylen Brown and Jamal Murray (22:21 - 25:55)
TOP STORIES:
Chris Paul sent home after 21 games with the Los Angeles Clippers (25:55 - 40:09)
Giannis Antetokounmpo out for 2 to 4 weeks with a calf injury; also he deletes content from Milwaukee Bucks' social media accounts & what does that mean (40:10 - 47:56)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:57 - 49:27)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:05)
Preview of Part 2 of this Week 6 recap episode (01:06 - 02:49)
MORE TOP STORIES:
The return of several players including Tyler Herro, Jalen Williams, Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Porter Jr, Duncan Robinson, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid (02:40 - 15:16)
Injury news about players like Dereck Lively II, Steph Curry, Trae Young, OG Anunoby, RJ Barrett and Isaiah Hartenstein (15:17 - 19:31)
Top performances of the week including some huge nights for Anthony Edwards, KAT terrorizes at Barclay Center, a modest triple double for Nikola Jokic, Deni Avdija's 39 point triple double, a career night for Cooper Flagg and Zach Edey, Jalen Johnson's second triple double of his career, CJ McCollum drops 46 points on the Atlanta Hawks and a 42 point explosion from Payton Pritchard (19:32 - 31:47)
Golden State Warriors sign Seth Curry for the rest of the season (31:48 - 32:25)
GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets & Houston Rockets (32:26 - 36:55)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (36:56 - 38:29)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Preview of Part 1 of this Week 6 recap episode (01:13 - 02:03)
WNBA NEWS:
CBA negotiations extended 40 days (02:04 - 03:41)
New York Liberty hire Golden State Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco as their head coach (03:42 - 10:02)
Team USA 3x3 team for both the men and women compete in the 2025 AmeriCup tournament (10:03 - 13:27)
Team USA training camp roster announced; will train December 12-14 in Durham, NC (13:28 - 16:40)
Christine Brennan takes issue with the photo ad for Team USA training camp roster (16:41 - 25:34)
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic (25:35 - 28:40)
TOP STORIES:
NBA Cup quarterfinals preview (28:41 - 32:14)
Kudos to Eric Spoelstra for becoming the 17th coach to reach 800 wins for their career (32:15 - 34:29)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (34:30 - 36:50)
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Preview of Part 2 of this Week 5 recap episode (00:59 - 01:40)
Brief shout out to Sony Hall for putting on an awesome night of house music featuring Crystal Waters, CeCe Peniston, Robin S, Barbara Tucker and more (01:41 - 02:39)
MORE TOP STORIES:
Klay Thompson and Ja Morant has words with one another after a Dallas Mavericks loss to the Memphis Grizzlies with Ja calling Klay a bum (02:40 - 09:08)
Kenyon Martin and Draymond Green has a war of words over Kenyon calling Draymond a fake tough guy (09:09 - 21:10)
Injury news about players like Tyler Herro, Jalen Brunson, Kawhi Leonard, Brandon Miller, Jaden Ivey, Darius Garland, Zion Williamson, Paul George, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephon Castle, Domantas Sabonis, Aaron Gordon, RJ Barrett and Kevin Durant (21:11 - 30:46)
Top performances of the week including 2 huge nights Tyrese Maxey, another fantastic week for Nikola Jokic, Deni Avdija's 32 point triple double, a career night for Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Nic Claxton's first triple double of his career, Anthony Edwards drops 41 points in Phoenix and a 55 point explosion from James Harden (30:47 - 38:35)
FINES:
Cleveland Cavaliers hit with a $100K fine for violation of the Player Participation Policy by holding out Donovan Mitchell & Evan Mobley in a road game vs the Miami Heat (38:36 - 39:20)
Dillon Brooks fined $35K for inappropriate language towards officials at the end of a game between his Phoenix Suns and the Minnesota Timberwolves (39:21 - 40:08)
Former NBA player Rodney Rogers passes away at age 54 (40:09 - 45:03)
Kudos to Tre Jones of the Chicago Bulls for winning the Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for October (45:04 - 47:02)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:03 - 48:14)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:03)
Preview of this early observations episode (01:04 - 01:44)
WNBA NEWS:
Just a week left before the CBA deadline expires (01:45 - 05:02)
Dallas Wings wins the WNBA Draft Lottery for the second year in a row (05:03 - 11:19)
Michael Porter Jr talking this nonsense about men playing women in basketball (09:04 - 18:09)
Jason Williams calls out Patrick Beverly for his ridiculous take on a WNBA top player beating a bench player in the NBA as well as taking his own shots at women's basketball (18:09 - 20:44)
Sophie Cunningham adds to this idiotic discussion by giving her view on the matter (20:45 - 22:57)
My take on all of this foolish conversation about men playing women in basketball (22:58 - 27:46)
Players of the Week:
Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (27:47 - 31:46)
TOP STORIES:
Lebron James makes his season debut for the Los Angeles Lakers (31:47 - 36:18)
Numbers are up for the opening month's viewership, League Pass subscriptions & sold out games (36:19 - 39:57)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (39:58 - 41:18)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:59)
Preview of this Week 4 recap episode (01:00 - 02:33)
MORE TOP STORIES:
Former New York Knicks standout guard Michael Ray Richardson passes away (02:34 - 13:33)
Injury news about players like Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Bradley Beal, Kawhi Leonard, Paolo Banchero, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr, Paul George, Tyler Herro, Christian Braun, Ja Morant, Darius Garland, Anthony Davis, Jordan Poole, Brandon Miller, Victor Wembanyama and Lebron James (13:34 - 32:24)
Top performances of the week including a 46 point triple double for Cade Cunningham, 2 huge nights in San Antonio for Steph Curry, a 42 point barrage by Grayson Allen that ended up by the last night for Willie Green coaching the New Orleans Pelicans, a wild game between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat, a 41 point triple double for James Harden in a double OT win in Dallas, Luka Doncic drops 41 points in Milwaukee and a 47 point night for Lauri Markannen in another crazy double OT game that brought Week 4 to a close (32:25 - 44:24)
Dillon Brooks fined $25K for performing a lewd gesture in a game between his Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers (44:25 - 45:40)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (45:41 - 47:03)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:17)
Preview of this early observations episode (01:18 - 02:11)
WNBA NEWS:
Just a few weeks before the CBA deadline expires (02:12 - 03:45)
Project B and Unrivaled as possible threats to the WNBA (03:46 - 09:03)
Becky Hammon on Cathy Engelbert (09:04 - 13:53)
Players of the Week:
Jalen Johnson and Nikola Jokic (13:54 - 17:53)
TOP STORIES:
Nico Harrison out as Dallas Mavericks general manager (17:54 - 28:36)
Willie Green out as New Orleans Pelicans coach; James Barrego to serve as interim head coach (28:37 - 33:18)
NBA adopts a new format for the All Star Game featuring a round-robin series of games that includes 2 US teams and a World team (33:19 - 41:10)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (41:11 - 43:04)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:59)
Preview of this early observations episode (01:00 - 01:35)
Players of the Week:
Cade Cunningham and Nikola Jokic (01:36 - 04:32)
TOP STORIES:
No more undefeated and winless teams now with the Oklahoma City Thunder getting their 1st loss and Brooklyn Nets winning their 1st game (04:33 - 07:52)
Hall of Fame player and coach Lenny Wilkens passes away (07:53 - 21:50)
Former NBA and WNBA coach Richie Adubato also passing away (21:51 - 25:54)
Injury news about players like LaMelo Ball, Zion Williamson, Walker Kessler, Bam Adebayo, Cam Thomas, Kawhi Leonard, Jalen Green, Darius Garland, DeAaron Fox, Anthony Edwards and Lebron James (25:55 - 36:30)
Myles Turner makes his return to Indiana as a Milwaukee Buck (36:31 - 39:55)
Draymond Green now has a football podcast; calls Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott a bum for not showing up in the big moments (39:56 - 50:52)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (50:53 - 52:15)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:16)
Preview of this early observations episode (01:16 - 02:00)
College basketball season is getting underway (02:01 - 03:00)
The CBA deadline extends until November 30 for the WNBA (03:01 - 03:51)
Unrivaled League has selected its players; Sabrina Ionescu and Angel Reese will not play in the league (03:52 - 06:46)
Players of the Week:
Week 1 = Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama (06:47 - 08:23)
Week 2 = Tyrese Maxey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (08:24 - 10:18)
Ja Morant suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team; Kendrick Perkins' falling out with Morant; my perfect trade scenario for Morant (10:19 - 22:49)
List of injuries including Trae Young, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, Lamelo Ball, DeAaron Fox, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren and Joel Embiid (22:50 - 35:49)
Michael Jordan as a special contributor on NBC; is his contributions being wasted? (35:50 - 43:19)
Lebron James being supposedly "checked out"; what happens when Lebron gets healthy?; could he be on the move in term of being traded? (43:20 - 48:29)
Draymond Green downplays the New York Knicks being title contenders on his podcast (48:30 - 53:15)
Phil Jackson speaks ill of Carmelo Anthony in his new book; Melo fires back on his podcast (53:16 - 57:18)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (57:19 - 58:42)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of this special episode with friend of the show, Ty the Pod Guy (00:54 - 02:54)
FBI gambling probe which resulted in 30 arrests, including 3 people with NBA ties in Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones and Terry Rozier (02:55 - 16:34)
Paul Pierce appears on Club Shay Shay (16:35 - 17:20)
Pierce calling himself the best pure scorer in NBA history (17:20 - 25:30)
Pierce beef with Ray Allen about leaving the Boston Celtics and going to play for their rival, the Miami Heat (25:31 - 30:56)
Pierce on Doc Rivers' record in Game 7's and Draymond telling him that he's not beloved among NBA fans (30:57 - 32:17)
Suggestion of a guest for Club Shay Shay: Cedric Maxwell (32:18 - 35:12)
Stephen A Smith appearing on The Pivot and 7PM in Brooklyn expressing his hatred for Lebron James (35:13 - 37:10)
The timeline leading to the confrontation between SAS and Lebron as well as going up to Lebron's appearance on the Pat McAfee Show (37:11 - 41:36)
Ty gives his take on the whole SAS vs Lebron fiasco (41:38 - 49:30)
My view on the situation between those two (49:31 - 55:44)
SAS now riding the Dallas Mavericks bandwagon for duplicitous reasons (55:45 - 60:25)
What happens when Lebron decide to retire (60:26 - 62:25)
SAS being mad with Lebron about marketing when that is his own mantra: marketing yourself (62:26 - 65:40)
Close out the show with Ty giving the deets about his podcast network and what he has coming up (65:41 - 67:00)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (67:01 - 68:32)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)
Preview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode (00:49 - 01:40)
Quick recap of the 7th annual Afros and Audio Festival (01:41 - 03:39)
Southwest Division:
Dallas Mavericks (03:40 - 06:38)
Houston Rockets (06:39 - 09:47)
Memphis Grizzlies (09:48 - 12:43)
New Orleans (12:44 - 15:42)
San Antonio Spurs (15:43 - 18:48)
Order of finish in the Southwest Division (18:49 - 20:23)
Northwest Division:
Denver Nuggets (20:24 - 24:32)
Minnesota Timberwolves (24:33 - 27:43)
Oklahoma City Thunder (27:44 - 31:01)
Portland Trailblazers (31:02 - 34:31)
Utah Jazz (34:32 - 37:57)
Order of finish in the Northwest Division (37:58 - 39:21)
Pacific Division:
Golden State Warriors (39:22 - 43:12)
Los Angeles Clippers (43:13 - 46:01)
Los Angeles Lakers (46:02 - 50:45)
Phoenix Suns (50:46 - 53:24)
Sacramento Kings (53:25 - 56:44)
Order of finish in the Pacific Division (56:45 - 57:51)
Top 6 playoff and 4 play-in teams (57:52 - 58:43)
Bold predictions in the West (58:44 - 60:14)
Sneak peek into what is ahead for the next episode and call to action (60:15 - 61:59)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference season preview episode (00:51 - 02:39)
Atlantic Division:
Boston Celtics (02:40 - 07:07)
Brooklyn Nets (07:08 - 11:01)
New York Knicks (11:02 - 15:42)
Philadelphia 76ers (15:43 - 19:02)
Toronto Raptors (19:03 - 21:07)
Order of finish in the Atlantic Division (21:08 - 22:07)
Central Division:
Chicago Bulls (22:08 - 25:06)
Cleveland Cavaliers (25:07 - 27:29)
Detroit Pistons (27:30 - 30:49)
Indiana Pacers (30:50 - 34:14)
Milwaukee Bucks (34:15 - 38:17)
Order of finish in the Central Division (38:18 - 39:29)
South Division:
Atlanta Hawks (39:30 - 42:27)
Charlotte Hornets (42:28 - 45:25)
Miami Heat (45:26 - 48:37)
Orlando Magic (48:38 - 51:12)
Washington Wizards (51:13 - 53:55)
Order of finish in the South Division (53:56 - 55:13)
Top 6 playoff & 4 play-in teams (55:14 - 56:13)
Bold predictions in the East (56:14 - 58:21)
What episodes are coming up and call to action (58:22 - 59:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of my 300th episode with special guest, the Mighty O (00:48 - 02:24)
The 20 day schedule of Inside the NBA for both ESPN and ABC (02:25 - 05:15)
Predicted wins for the New York Knicks this coming season (02:11 - 13:32)
Outside of the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, who are the next tier of teams in the Eastern Conference (13:33 - 20:32)
Can the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat as champs? If not, who is a threat to them? Particularly in the Western Conference (20:33 - 25:00)
With Fred VanVleet out for the season, should the Houston Rockets add Russell Westbrook to their team? (25:01 - 30:22)
Will this be the last season for Lebron James? Will he remain with the Los Angeles Lakers for the entire season? (30:33 - 35:37)
Other teams in the West:
San Antonio Spurs (35:38 - 36:58)
Memphis Grizzlies (36:59 - 39:29)
Los Angeles Lakers (39:30 - 43:43)
Portland Trailblazers (43:44 - 45:54)
Looking at Opening Week for the new season (45:55 - 48:10)
Favorite rants for past episodes:
Draymond talking about the Knicks on his podcast for clicks (48:11 - 51:17)
Stephen A Smith going soft in defending Draymond's Knicks comments (51:18 - 54:21)
My critique of the Lebron vs Stephen A beef (54:21 - 55:50)
Some final words from the Mighty O (55:25 - 57:05)
Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (57:06 - 58:48)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this Fantasy Basketball preview episode (00:42 - 00:53)
Yahoo vs ESPN leagues; free vs pay leagues (00:54 - 02:10)
Types of leagues - rotisserie, total points, head-to-head points, head-to-head each category, head-to-head most categories, high score (02:11 - 12:15)
League size: 6 to 20 teams (12:16 - 14:42)
Yahoo's Injured List vs Injured List Plus (14:43 - 16:17)
Types of drafts (16:18 - 18:02)
Do your research! (18:03 - 20:07)
Watch the waiver wire (20:08 - 20:55)
Players I'm targeted in drafts:
Guards (20:56 - 30:16)
Swings (30:17 - 37:00)
Forwards (37:01 - 44:47)
Bigs (44:48 - 50:00)
Players I am avoiding in drafts:
Guards (50:01 - 52:34)
Swings (52:35 - 54:33)
Forwards (54:34 - 56:24)
Centers (56:25 - 58:08)
Preview of coming episodes, including episode 300, & a call to action (58:09 - 59:09)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of this WNBA Finals review episode (00:54 - 02:40)
Game 1 breakdown (02:41 - 05:42)
Game 2 breakdown (05:43 - 08:04)
Game 3 breakdown (08:05 - 13:03)
Game 4 breakdown (13:04 - 17:28)
Las Vegas Aces win their 3rd WNBA Championship in 4 years (17:29 - 17:41)
A'ja Wilson in the conversation of the GOATs of the game (17:42 - 19:28)
Bam Adebayo supporting his girlfriend A'ja (19:29 - 20:15)
Chelsea Gray adds to her legacy winning another championship (20:16 - 21:32)
Jackie Young becoming the Klay Thompson of this Las Vegas Aces dynasty (21:33 - 22:01)
Kiah Stokes, although underutilized, again a WNBA champ for her 3rd time (22:02 - 22:28)
Jewell Loyd, who took it upon herself to volunteer to come off the bench midway through the season thus setting the stage for the 16 game win streak the team experienced and that led them to a championship run (22:29 - 24:48)
Other players like Megan Gustafson, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and rookie Aaliyah Nye winning their 1st championship as well as the embattled Kierstan Bell getting her 3rd as a Las Vegas Ace (24:49 - 26:32)
Dana Evans and NaLyssa Smith as players Vegas traded for who were vital for the team winning it (26:33 - 30:04)
Coach Becky Hammon making a major tweak to the starting lineup that turned their season around (30:05 - 31:38)
Kudos to Aces owner Mark Davis and team president Nikki Fargas for building this dynasty (31:39 - 32:38)
What's next for the Las Vegas Aces (32:39 - 34:09)
What's next for the Phoenix Mercury (34:10 - 35:06)
The CBA between the league and the players expiring October 31 so time is of the essence (35:07 - 35:22)
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has a pre-Finals press conference where she addressed the Napheesa Collier statement (35:23 - 43:39)
Respected analyst Sarah Kustok gives her response to Cathy's rebuttal to Phee's statement (43:38 - 46:11)
Beloved pioneer of the league Lisa Leslie offers up several takes to Cathy's response (46:12 - 50:41)
My final analysis of Cathy responding to Napheesa's statement (50:42 - 52:37)
Preview of coming episodes, including episode 300, & a call to action (52:38 - 54:01)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:01)
Preview of this WNBA finals preview episode (01:02 - 01:53)
2 Las Vegas Aces vs #4 Phoenix Mercury finals preview (01:54 - 2:48)
How the Aces defeated the Indiana Fever (02:49 - 11:38)
How the Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx (11:39 - 20:23)
Key matchups, keys to winning & my prediction for the Finals (20:24 - 24:51)
What's next for the Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Golden State Valkyries, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx & Indiana Fever (24:52 - 32:06)
Napheesa Collier reads a statement before her exit interview press conference (32:07 - 37:10)
My take on the Napheesa Collier statement (37:11 - 47:54)
Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (47:55 - 49:39)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of this NBA training camp episode (00:53 - 01:43)
Training camp battles:
Indiana Pacers (01:44 - 04:18)
Milwaukee Bucks (04:19 - 07:08)
Memphis Grizzlies (07:09 - 09:20)
Miami Heat (09:21 - 11:10)
Minnesota Timberwolves (11:11 - 12:30)
New Orleans Pelicans (12:31 - 14:08)
New York Knicks (14:09 - 16:41)
Oklahoma City Thunder (16:42 - 18:15)
Orlando Magic (18:16 - 19:20)
Philadelphia 76ers (19:21 - 23:38)
Phoenix Suns (23:39 - 25:06)
Portland Trailblazers (25:07 - 27:04)
Sacramento Kings (27:05 - 28:48)
San Antonio Spurs (28:49 - 30:44)
Toronto Raptors (30:45 - 32:27)
Utah Jazz (32:28 - 34:51)
Washington Wizards (34:52 - 36:01)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (36:02 - 37:47)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this NBA training camp episode (00:45 - 02:37)
Training camp battles:
Atlanta Hawks (02:38 - 04:07)
Boston Celtics (04:08 - 06:56)
Brooklyn Nets (06:57 - 08:39)
Charlotte Hornets (08:40 - 10:41)
Chicago Bulls (10:42 - 12:08)
Cleveland Cavaliers (12:09 - 15:40)
Dallas Mavericks (15:41 - 17:24)
Denver Nuggets (17:25 - 18:36)
Detroit Pistons (18:37 - 19:54)
Golden State Warriors (19:55 - 21:41)
Houston Rockets (21:42 - 25:42)
Los Angeles Clippers (25:43 - 27:19)
Los Angeles Lakers (27:20 - 29:48)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (29:49 - 32:01)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)
Preview of this WNBA semifinals preview episode (00:52 - 01:43)
2 Las Vegas Aces vs #6 Indiana Fever semifinals preview, including beating the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream respectively (01:44 - 15:05)
1 Minnesota Lynx vs #4 Phoenix Mercury semifinals preview, including defeating the Golden State Valkyries and New York Liberty (15:06 - 27:28)
Congrats to the postseason awards winners:
Natalie Nakase - Coach of the Year, Veronica Burton - Most Improved Player, Naz Hillmon - 6th Player of the Year, A'ja Wilson and Alanna Smith - Co-Defensive Player of the Year (27:29 - 29:59)
A'ja Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Napheesa Collier, Alissha Gray and Kelsey Mitchell as MVP finalists (30:00 - 30:51)
Minnesota sports writer pens a hit piece article about Cheryl Reeve not wanting to draft Angel Reese on the eve of the WNBA playoffs (30:52 - 35:33)
Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (35:34 - 38:15)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this WNBA end of regular season & playoff episode (00:51 - 02:16)
1st round playoff matchups
1 Minnesota Lynx vs #8 Golden State Valkyries (02:17 - 07:09)
2 Las Vegas Aces vs #7 Seattle Storm (07:10 - 13:14)
3 Atlanta Dream vs #6 Indiana Fever (13:15 - 17:16)
4 Phoenix Mercury vs #5 New York Liberty (17:17 - 23:26)
Los Angeles Sparks season wrap-up (23:27 - 26:44)
Washington Mystics (26:45 - 30:25)
Connecticut Sun, including the league botching up the sale of the franchise (30:26 - 35:23)
Dallas Wings (35:24 - 38:21)
Chicago Sky, including the mishandling of the Angel Reese situation & my take on all the dissenting voices surrounding this (38:22 - 60:11)
Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (60:12 - 61:25)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:24)
Preview of this Hall of Fame induction recap episode (01:25 - 02:14)
My journey to the induction ceremony & the buzz before the event (02:15 - 05:26)
2025 Inductees:
Sylvia Fowles (05:27 - 10:06)
Dwight Howard (10:07 - 18:17)
Mickey Arison (18:18 - 24:55)
Maya Moore (24:56 - 30:26)
Danny Crawford (30:27 - 32:40)
2008 USA Olympic men's team (including a roundtable discussion with Jerry Colangelo, Mike Krzyzewski, Lebron James, Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade & Jason Kidd) (32:41 - 38:01)
Billy Donovan (38:02 - 42:34)
Carmelo Anthony (42:35 - 46:48)
Sue Bird (46:49 - 50:07)
Who's next as the Class of 2026 candidates (50:08 - 53:40)
Episode wrap-up & call to action (53:41 - 54:55)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Preview of this WNBA special episode (00:59 - 02:16)
A look around the WNBA:
Atlanta Dream, including Rhyne Howard's complaint about fans cheering for the opposing players in their arena (02:17 - 11:28)
Chicago Sky, including Angel Reese continued run at history & Candace Parker's jersey retirement (17:55 - 20:50)
Connecticut Sun, including the physicality they played with all year long (20:51 - 24:29)
Dallas Wings, including Coach Chris Koclanes whining about the physical play on Paige Bueckers (24:30 - 27:07)
Golden State Valkyries, including their catalyst Veronica Burton as a Most Improved Player favorite (27:08 - 29:06)
Indiana Fever, including Lisa Leslie's thoughts on a Caitlin Clark return for the rest of this season (29:07 - 36:14)
Los Angeles Sparks, including their desperate run towards the playoffs (36:15 - 38:03)
Las Vegas Aces, including their impressive win streak (38:04 - 40:15)
Minnesota Lynx, including the return of Napheesa Collier & their surge towards the playoffs (40:16 - 41:54)
New York Liberty, including the return of Breanna Stewart & their struggles without her playing (41:55 - 43:45)
Phoenix Mercury, including Alyssa Thomas' MVP hopes & sound for Satou Sabally about back-to-back games as well as the CBA negotiations between the players & the league (43:46 - 53:49)
Seattle Storm, including the possibility of Dominique Malonga making the All-Rookie team & the Sue Bird statue ceremony (53:50 - 57:00)
Washington Mystics, including their bright future ahead thanks to Sonia Citron & Kiki Iriafen (57:01 - 58:38)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (58:39 - 59:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of this 2025-26 NBA schedule episode (00:53 - 02:49)
Teams with the lowest amount of national games (02:50 - 10:25)
Teams with the highest amount of national games (10:26 - 23:49)
The rest of the pack of teams' national games (23:50 - 28:23)
Rivalry Week games during January 20 thru January 24 (28:24 - 31:23)
New York Knicks' national games, back to back games, home stand & 3 major road trips (31:24 - 37:53)
A few late minute tidbits including the unveiling of the Pat Riley statue in Los Angeles on February 22 (37:54 - 39:43)
Episode wrap-up & call to action (39:44 - 41:21)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this 2024-25 NBA schedule episode (00:51 - 01:35)
Training camp opens 9/24 (01:36 - 02:19)
International preseason games in Dubai, Australia, Canada & China (02:20 - 05:20)
The new NBA TV deal involving ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock & Amazon Prime; no more TNT or NBA TV games (05:21 - 07:37)
Opening week starting October 21 thru October 27 (07:38 - 15:55)
Emirates NBA Cup In-season tournament begins October 31 thru November 28 (15:56 - 17:37)
International games in Mexico City, Berlin & London (17:38 - 19:56)
Christmas Day with 5 games on the slate (19:57 - 23:43)
MLK Day, including 4 national games (23:44 - 26:22)
All Star Weekend from February 13 thru February 15 (26:23 - 28:35)
Last day of the season on April 12 (28:36 - 29:18)
Episode wrap-up & call to action (29:19 - 31:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Preview of this NBA/WNBA latest news episode (00:50 - 01:54)
NBA:
Luka Doncic signs a 3 year, $165M contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers (01:55 - 11:27)
Mikal Bridges signs a 4 year, $150M contract extension with the New York Knicks (11:28 - 20:57)
Damian Lillard returns to the Portland Trailblazers after signing a 3 year, $42M deal & get hired as a GM for his alma mater, Weber State University (20:58 - 26:35)
Chris Paul returns to the Los Angeles Clippers by signing the veteran's minimum contract for 1 year at $3.6M (26:36 - 32:59)
DeAaron Fox agrees to a max contract at 4 years for $229M with the San Antonio Spurs (33:00 - 36:07)
WNBA
Napheesa Collier is out for at least 2 weeks with a right ankle sprain for the Minnesota Lynx (36:08 - 39:04)
DiJonai Carrington traded to the Minnesota Lynx & in return the Dallas Wings get Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson and a 2027 2nd round pick; Dallas also waives Teaira McCowan (39:05 - 46:46)
Are the Dallas Wings done making trades before the deadline on August 7? (46:47 - 48:38)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (48:39 - 50:31)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:46)
Preview of this WNBA 2nd half outlook episode (00:47 - 01:30)
Candace Parker has some disparaging things to say about this year's All Star Game (01:31 - 10:03)
Candace also doubles down on her critique of Angel Reese being a C-level tier player (10:04 - 13:50)
2nd half outlooks:
Connecticut Sun (13:51 - 17:54)
Chicago Sky (17:55 - 20:38)
Dallas Wings (20:39 - 23:43)
Los Angeles Sparks (23:44 - 27:19)
Golden State Valkyries (27:20 - 29:26)
Washington Mystics (29:27 - 31:03)
Las Vegas Aces (31:04 - 34:42)
Indiana Fever (34:43 - 36:52)
Atlanta Dream (36:53 - 39:53)
Seattle Storm (39:54 - 41:40)
Phoenix Mercury (41:41 - 43:47)
New York Liberty (43:48 - 46:58)
Minnesota Lynx (46:59 - 49:59)
Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (50:00 - 51:39)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this WNBA All Star weekend recap episode (00:42 - 01:20)
Thursday, July 17
Red Carpet Event featuring the emergence of the Studbudz (01:21 - 06:29)
Friday, July 18
Skills Challenge (06:30 - 10:18)
3 Point Shootout (10:19 - 15:20)
40 players attending the CBA negotiations with the league (15:21 - 16:38)
Saturday, July 19
WNBA All Star Game breakdown (16:39 - 26:05)
The talk surrounding the players wearing the Pay Us What You Owe Us t-shirts (26:06 - 34:09)
Kelsey Plum's post-game comments about Team Clark not being present when deciding to wear those t-shirts (34:10 - 42:03)
Call to action (42:04 - 43:58)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of the 2025 WNBA All Star rosters episode (00:51 - 01:16)
All Star Weekend taking place next week (01:17 - 02:00)
The captains for each team: Caitlin Clark & Napheesa Collier (02:01 - 02:54)
The rest of the All Star starters: Paige Bueckers, Aliyah Boston, Allisha Gray, Sabrina Ionescu, Nneka Ogwumike, Satou Sabally, Breanna Stewart & A'ja Wilson (02:55 - 04:23)
All Star reserves: Sonia Cintron, Skylar Diggins, Rhyne Howard, Kiki Iriafen, Kelsey Mitchell, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Alyssa Thomas, Kayla Thornton, Courtney Williams, Gabby Williams & Jackie Young (04:24 - 08:40)
Snubs: Brittney Sykes, Brionna Jones, Dearica Hamby, Azura Stevens, Natasha Cloud, Chelsea Gray & Arike Ogunbowale (08:41 - 12:52)
The All Star draft: the starters for Team Caitlin & Team Phee (12:53 - 16:11)
The All Star draft: the reserves for Team Caitlin & Team Phee (16:12 - 20:18)
Trade of All Star coaches: Sandy Brondello to coach Team Caitlin & Cheryl Reeve to coach Team Phee (22:19 - 24:38)
The outcry over Caitlin Clark only finishing 9th in player votes (24:39 - 26:22)
Dick Vitale starts the jealousy girl narrative parade (26:23 - 30:07)
Gilbert Arenas while on his podcast Gil's Arena continues the ridiculous jealous girl narrative (30:08 - 31:16)
Colin Cowherd regurgitate the narrative on The Herd (31:17 - 32:33)
The Road Trippin' podcast weighs in on this narrative also (32:33 - 36:57)
Jemele Hill gives her take on her Spolitics podcast regarding the jealous girl narrative (36:58 - 41:15)
I list the players that are currently playing better than Caitlin among the guards in the league (41:16 - 44:04)
The topper of it all is the ranting from Christine Brennan & her new book detailing the supposed jealousy that Caitlin faced during her rookie season (44:05 - 50:03)
Allie Quigley gets her jersey retired by the Chicago Sky & Candace Parker has hers retired with the Los Angeles Sparks (50:04 - 51:31)
DeWanna Bonner gets her release from the Indiana Fever & signs with the Phoenix Mercury (51:32 - 57:10)
Call to action (57:11 - 59:16)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of the NBA Eastern Conference free agency moves episode (00:44 - 01:31)
New York Knicks hire Mike Brown to be their next head coach (01:32 - 11:45)
Atlanta Hawks - acquire Kristaps Porzingis via trade; sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker & Luke Kennard (11:45 - 14:14)
Brooklyn Nets - resign Ziaire Williams & Day'ron Sharpe; acquisition of Michael Porter Jr via trade (14:15 - 15:37)
Boston Celtics - dealt both Kristaps Porzingis & Jrue Holiday in separate trades; acquire Anfernee Simons & Georges Niang via trades; sign Luke Garza (15:38 - 17:12)
Charlotte Hornets - resign Tre Mann; sign Mason Plumlee & Spencer Dinwiddie; acquire Pat Connaughton via trade (17:13 - 18:45)
Chicago Bulls - resign Tre Jones; acquire Isaac Okoro via trade (18:46 - 19:43)
Cleveland Cavaliers - resign Sam Merrill; acquire Lonzo Ball via trade (19:44 - 20:47)
Detroit Pistons - resign Paul Reed; sign Caris LeVert; acquire Duncan Robinson via trade; Malik Beasley under investigation for gambling (20:48 - 24:30)
Indiana Pacers - lose longtime Pacer Myles Turner in free agency (24:31 - 26:22)
Miami Heat - resign Davion Mitchell; acquire Simone Fontecchio (26:23 - 27:31)
Milwaukee Bucks - sign Myles Turner as a free agent in stunning fashion, waive Damian Lillard with $113M left on his contract; resign Bobby Portis, Gary Trent Jr, Taurean Prince & Jericho Sims (27:32 - 34:18)
New York Knicks - sign Guerschon Yabusele & Jordan Clarkson (34:19 - 37:51)
Orlando Magic - sign Tyus Jones; acquire Desmond Bane via trade (37:52 - 38:59)
Philadelphia 76ers - Kelly Oubre Jr picks up his $8.4M player option; both Eric Gordon & Lonnie Walker IV declined their player option & thus become free agents; sign Trendon Watford (39:00 - 40:40)
Toronto Raptors - sign Sandro Mamukelashvili; give a 4 year, $104M contract extension to Jakob Poeltl; fire Masai Ujiri as team president (40:41 - 43:11)
Washington Wizards - Khris Middleton picks up his $33.3M player option; acquire CJ McCollum & Kelly Olynyk via trade (43:12 - 44:18)
Some of the remaining players in free agency including Jonathan Kuminga, Chris Paul, Al Horford & Russell Westbrook; DeAndre Ayton lands with the Los Angeles Lakers (44:19 - 52:48)
Call to action (52:49 - 55:08)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of the NBA Western Conference free agency moves episode (00:42 - 01:30)
Dallas Mavericks -> resign Kyrie Irving to a 3 year, $119M contract extension; sign DeAngelo Russell (01:31 - 05:28)
Denver Nuggets -> sign ex-Nugget Bruce Brown & Tim Hardaway Jr; acquire both Cameron Johnson & Jonas Valanciunas via trades; will Russell Westbrook return? (05:29 - 09:02)
Golden State Warriors -> sign Jonathan Kuminga to the team's 7.9M qualifying offer, thus becoming a restricted free agent; lose Kevon Looney (09:03 - 11:26)
Houston Rockets -> acquire Kevin Durant via trade; sign Fred VanVleet to a 2 year, $50M contract extension; sign Jabari Smith to the 5 year, $122M rookie extension; resign Steven Adams, Jae'Sean Tate, Aaron Holiday & Jeff Green; sign Dorian Finney-Smith & Clint Capela (11:27 - 16:04)
Los Angeles Clippers -> resign James Harden to a 2 year contract extension; sign Brook Lopez; waive Drew Eubanks (16:05 - 18:01)
Los Angeles Lakers -> Lebron James picks up his $52.6M player option ; sign Jake LaRavia; Austin Reaves decline a 4 year, $82M extension (18:02 - 23:56)
Memphis Grizzlies -> resign Jaren Jackson Jr to a 5 year, $240M contract extension; resign Santi Aldama & Cam Spencer; sign Ty Jerome (23:57 - 26:19)
Minnesota Timberwolves -> resign Julius Randle to a 3 year, $100M deal & Naz Reid to a 5 year, $125 contract; also resign Joe Ingles (26:20 - 27:49)
New Orleans Pelicans -> acquire Jordan Poole via trade; sign Kevon Looney (27:50 - 28:51)
Oklahoma City Thunder -> resign Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to a massive 4 year, $285M contract extension & Jaylin Williams to a 3 year, $24M deal (28:52 - 31:25)
Phoenix Suns -> acquire Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks & Mark Williams via trades (31:26 - 32:25)
Portland Trailblazers -> buys out DeAndre Ayton; acquire Jrue Holiday via trade; Matisse Thybulle picks up his player option (32:26 - 33:41)
Sacramento Kings -> acquire Dario Saric via trade; sign Dennis Schroder to a 3 year, $45M deal (33:42 - 35:21)
San Antonio Spurs -> sign Luke Kornet to a surprising 4 year, $41M contract (35:22 - 36:30)
Utah Jazz -> buys out Jordan Clarkson; John Collins picks up his $26.5M player option (36:31 - 37:40)
Call to action (37:41 - 39:21)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this episode (00:42 - 01:00)
My take on having a trade moratorium until the NBA Finals are done (01:01 - 02:18)
My observations on the 2025 NBA Draft (02:19 - 06:56)
The disastrous New York Knicks coaching search continues (06:57 - 10:24)
NBA trades recap so far:
June 15: Desmond Bane for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony & 5 1st round picks (10:25 - 16:26)
June 22: Kevin Durant for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, 2025 1st round pick Khaman Maluach & 5 2nd round picks including Jahmai Mashack (16:27 - 23:06)
June 23: Anfernee Simons & 2 future 2nd round picks for Jrue Holiday (23:07 - 25:52)
June 24: Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey & 2025 2nd round pick Micah Peavy for CJ McCollum & Kelly Olynyk (25:53 - 29:16)
June 24: Kristaps Porzingis heading to the Atlanta Hawks in a 3 team deal with the Boston Celtics & Brooklyn Nets (29:17 - 32:14)
June 25: Mark Williams for Vasilije Micic, 2025 1st round pick Liam McNeely & 2029 1st rounder (32:15 - 35:33)
June 28: Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro (35:34 - 37:26)
June 29: Collin Sexton for Jusuf Nurkic (37:27 - 39:04)
June 30: Michael Porter Jr & 2032 1st round pick for Cameron Johnson (39:05 - 40:38)
June 30: Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the move to the Atlanta Hawks in a sign & trade deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves (40:39 - 42:01)
What future episodes are on the way & call to action (42:02 - 44:21)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:05)
Preview of this episode (01:06 - 01:28)
NBA Finals recap: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers (01:29 - 21:21)
Kudos to the Thunder for winning the 1st title for the city of Oklahoma City (21:22 - 29:45)
What's next for Indiana including TJ McConnell taking over for the injured Tyrese Haliburton (29:46 - 31:27)
What's next for Oklahoma City including securing Jalen Williams' future with a contract extension (31:28 - 33:00)
What's coming up next in terms of future episodes & call to action (33:01 - 35:07)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this WNBA Western Conference episode (00:42 - 02:01)
Dallas Wings (02:02 - 07:40)
Los Angeles Sparks (07:41 - 13:55)
Golden State Valkyries (13:56 - 18:34)
Seattle Storm (18:35 - 21:21)
Las Vegas Aces (21:22 - 26:14)
Phoenix Mercury (26:15 - 29:48)
Minnesota Lynx (29:49 - 33:43)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (33:44 - 35:14)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of this WNBA Eastern Conference episode (00:54 - 02:36)
Connecticut Sun (02:37 - 06:13)
Chicago Sky (06:14 - 12:56)
Washington Mystics (12:57 - 16:36)
Indiana Fever (16:37 - 20:51)
Atlanta Dream (20:52 - 23:41)
New York Liberty (23:42 - 26:33)
My request to the media & chaos agents covering the WNBA (26:35 - 41:20)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (41:21 - 42:52)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:57)
Preview of this NBA FInals preview episode (00:58 - 01:34)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (01:10 - 03:05)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves recap (03:06 - 09:35)
4 Indiana Pacers vs #3 New York Knicks recap (09:36 - 18:31)
Key matchups & my NBA Finals prediction (18:32 - 23:16)
Can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win league MVP & a NBA title in the same season? (23:17 - 25:09)
What's next for the Timberwolves (25:10 - 29:17)
What's next for the Knicks, including Tom Thibodeau out as head coach (29:18 - 43:16)
TNT's Inside the NBA say goodbye as they transitioned to being on ESPN/ABC (43:17 - 46:56)
Phoenix Suns hire former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as their next head coach (46:57 - 48:50)
New Orleans GM Joe Dumars declares Zion Williamson as their focal point for the future, despite recent rape & assault charges brought against him (48:51 - 49:54)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (49:55 - 52:21)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of this NBA postseason awards recap episode (00:54 - 01:48)
Teammate of the Year (01:49 - 06:29)
Hustle Award (06:30 - 08:04)
Clutch Player of the Year (08:05 - 09:52)
6th Man of the Year (09:53 - 12:22)
Defensive Player of the Year (12:23 - 14:49)
Rookie of the Year (14:50 - 16:33)
Most Improved Player (16:34 - 18:49)
Sportsmanship Award / Social Justice Champion (18:50 - 22:13)
Coach of the Year (22:14 - 24:36)
Executive of the Year (24:37 - 26:55)
Most Valuable Player (26:56 - 30:45)
All-Rookie teams (30:46 - 32:48)
All-Defensive teams (32:49 - 33:55)
All-NBA teams (33:56 - 36:22)
Caitlin Clark out for at least 2 weeks with a quad injury (36:23 - 39:22)
Candace Parker to have her jersey retired with the Chicago Sky (39:23 - 40:28)
Courtney Vandersloot becomes the all-time leader scorer for the Chicago Sky & other WNBA news (40:29 - 42:43)
Wrap-up of this episode, what's ahead & call to action (42:44 - 44:06)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of this special NBA/WNBA content episode (00:54 - 01:31)
NBA Draft Lottery results (01:32 - 12:50)
Draymond Green gets into it with a fan in Minnesota & went on a rant in the locker room regarding him being painted as the "angry black man" (12:51 - 26:32)
My thoughts on WNBA Opening Weekend (26:33 - 35:43)
The hard take foul by Caitlin Clark on Angel Reese that has everyone in a tizzy; my thoughts on what transpired as well as the perspective of some media heads (35:44 - 55:36)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (55:37 - 57:41)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of this NBA Conference Finals preview episode (00:53 - 01:25)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves Season series results (01:26 - 02:49)
How OKC got here (02:50 - 08:27)
How MIN got here (08:28 - 15:41)
Key matchups, how each win can win & prediction (15:42 - 22:41)
What's next for the Denver Nuggets (22:42 - 25:10)
What's next for the Golden State Warriors (25:11 - 26:51)
3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers Season series results (26:52 - 27:33)
How NYK got here (27:34 - 35:07)
How IND got here (35:08 - 39:35)
Key matchups, how each win can win & prediction (39:36 - 45:07)
What's next for the Boston Celtics (45:08 - 47:58)
What's next for the Cleveland Cavaliers (47:59 - 52:07)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:09)
Preview of this WNBA season preview episode (01:10 - 02:35)
WNBA season preview
Atlanta Dream (02:36 - 05:42)
Chicago Sky (05:43 - 10:02)
Connecticut Sun (10:03 - 12:50)
Dallas Wings (12:51 - 15:06)
Golden State Valkyries (15:07 - 18:05)
Indiana Fever (18:06 - 20:06)
Las Vegas Aces (20:07 - 23:14)
Los Angeles Sparks (23:15 - 25:15)
Minnesota Lynx (25:16 - 27:14)
New York Liberty (27:15 - 31:18)
Phoenix Mercury (31:19 - 33:37)
Seattle Storm (33:38 - 36:36)
Washington Mystics (36:37 - 38:45)
Key games including Paige Bueckers' debut, the world champion New York Liberty raising their banner, returns to Connecticut for their former Big 3 of DeWanna Bonner, Alyssa Thomas & Brionna Jones, Brittany Griner goes back to the Valley of the Sun as a Dream player as well as Courtney Vandersloot & Kayla Thornton visits to Brooklyn to pick up their championship rings plus more (38:46 - 46:19)
Predicted order of finish for each team (46:20 - 53:21)
Postseason awards predictions (53:22 - 58:20)
Michael Jordan gets hired by NBC as a special consultant for their NBA coverage starting next season (58:21 - 59:32)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (59:33 - 60:16)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:45)
Preview of this Western Conference semifinals episode (00:46 - 01:14)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (01:14 - 11:51)
6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #7 Golden State Warriors (11:52 - 23:58)
What lies ahead for the Memphis Grizzlies (23:59 - 27:21)
What's next for the Los Angeles Lakers (27:22 - 30:33)
What lies ahead for the Los Angeles Clippers (30:34 - 36:35)
What's next for the Houston Rockets (36:36 - 40:37)
Utah Jazz gives a contract extension to head coach Will Hardy through the 2030-31 season (40:38 - 42:23)
Carmelo Anthony hired as a studio analyst for NBC (42:24 - 43:39)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this Eastern Conference conference semifinals episode (00:45 - 01:30)
1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #4 Indiana Pacers (01:31 - 15:24)
What's next for the Miami Heat (15:25 - 20:03)
What's next for the Milwaukee Bucks (20:04 - 25:33)
2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (25:34 - 35:49)
What lies ahead for the Orlando Magic (35:50 - 38:25)
What lies ahead for the Detroit Pistons (38:26 - 41:00)
Greg Popovich retires from coaching the San Antonio Spurs; Mitch Johnson named as the full-time head coach (41:01 - 44:23)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (44:24 - 46:38)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:55)
Preview of this Western Conference playoff episode (00:56 - 01:43)
1st Round matchups
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #8 Memphis Grizzlies (01:44 - 08:06)
2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (08:07 - 14:39)
3 Los Angeles Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (14:40 - 20:43)
Paul Pierce attempts to shoot holes in Lebron James' legacy by saying that Stephen Curry earn higher regard while playing in Lebron's era (20:44 - 24:49)
4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 Los Angeles Clippers (24:50 - 31:07)
What lies ahead for the Sacramento Kings (31:08 - 33:51)
What lies ahead for the Dallas Mavericks (33:52 - 38:24)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this Eastern Conference playoff episode (00:45 - 01:15)
1st Round matchups
1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #8 Miami Heat (01:16 - 06:55)
2 Boston Celtics vs #7 Orlando Magic (06:56 - 12:49)
3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons (12:50 - 19:38)
4 Indiana Pacers vs #5 Milwaukee Bucks (19:39 - 24:17)
What lies ahead for the Chicago Bulls (24:18 - 27:56)
What lies ahead for the Atlanta Hawks (27:57 - 30:55)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (30:56 - 32:18)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:45)
Preview of this WNBA Draft recap episode as well as myself being present at the Draft in Brooklyn, NY (00:46 - 02:50)
WNBA Draft recap
Atlanta Dream (02:51 - 06:23)
Chicago Sky (06:24 - 13:01)
Connecticut Sun (13:02 - 18:08)
Dallas Wings (18:09 - 23:59)
Golden State Valkyries (24:00 - 27:31)
Indiana Fever (27:32 - 30:09)
Las Vegas Aces (30:10 - 33:15)
Los Angeles Sparks (33:16 - 36:27)
Minnesota Lynx (36:28 - 38:15)
New York Liberty (38:16 - 40:48)
Phoenix Mercury (40:49 - 42:00)
Seattle Storm (42:01 - 46:46)
Washington Mystics (46:47 - 50:13)
Players not drafted: Sedona Prince, Deja Kelly & Diamond Johnson (50:14 - 51:49)
What Cathy Engelbert had to say in regard to the Unrivaled League (51:50 - 55:18)
Wrap-up of the show & call to action (55:19 - 57:03)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this special Play-In preview & Postseason Awards predictions episode (00:48 - 01:30)
East:
Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic (01:31 - 06:49)
Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls (06:50 - 11:00)
Predictions of the #7 & #8 seeds for the East (11:01 - 12:24)
West:
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors (12:25 - 16:58)
Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings (16:59 - 20:10)
Predictions of the #7 & #8 seeds for the West (20:11 - 21:15)
Postseason awards predictions:
Clutch Player (21:16 - 22:14)
Coach of the Year (22:15 - 24:10)
Most Improved Player (24:11 - 27:19)
6th Man of the Year (27:20 - 29:20)
Defensive Player of the Year (29:21 - 30:49)
Rookie of the Year (30:50 - 32:20)
Most Valuable Player (32:21 - 35:44)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (35:45 - 37:38)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this Week 24 recap episode (00:42 - 01:22)
Players of the Week:
James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo (01:23 - 04:26)
Top stories:
Nikola Jokic becomes the 3rd player to average a triple double for the regular season (04:27 - 05:49)
Joe Cronin & Chauncey Billups gets contract extension as GM and head coach respectively for the Portland Trailblazers (05:50 - 07:48)
Players who played all 82 games: Mikal Bridges, Jarrett Allen, Malik Beasley, Carlton Carrington, Jalen Green, Buddy Hield, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jaden McDaniels, Julian Champagnie, Harrison Barnes & Chris Paul (07:49 - 11:45)
5 players with injury concerns entering the playoffs: Donovan Mitchell, Jaylen Brown, Damian Lillard, Jamal Murray & Jalen Williams (11:46 - 15:13)
Oklahoma City Thunder break the winning margins against opponents record (15:14 - 16:27)
Teams out of the playoffs
Phoenix Suns (16:28 - 21:59)
Portland Trailblazers (22:00 - 24:01)
San Antonio Spurs (24:02 - 26:39)
Toronto Raptors (26:40 - 28:37)
Brooklyn Nets (28:38 - 31:14)
Philadelphia 76ers (31:15 - 34:54)
New Orleans Pelicans (34:55 - 37:17)
Charlotte Hornets (37:18 - 38:48)
Washington Mystics (38:49 - 40:14)
Utah Jazz (40:15 - 41:29)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (41:30 - 43:31)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:14)
Preview of this Week 23 recap episode (01:15 - 01:45)
Players of the Week:
Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmpo (01:46 - 05:12)
Top stories:
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductees (05:13 - 30:09)
Hall of Fame snubs (30:09 - 35:38)
Ja Morant fined $75K for making an inappropriate gesture twice (35:39 - 39:00)
CJ McCollum & Zion WIlliamson shut down for the season (39:01 - 42:35)
Taylor Jenkins out as Grizzlies head coach (42:36 - 44:07)
Mike Malone & Calvin Booth out as Nuggets head coach & general manager (44:08 - 47:35)
Elena Delle Donne announces her retirement via Instagram (47:36 - 53:06)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:56)
Preview of this special Final Four preview episode (00:57 - 01:48)
Men's:
Florida vs Auburn Final 4 results (01:49 - 05:37)
Duke vs Houston Final 4 results (05:38 - 08:18)
Florida vs Houston championship game (08:18 - 13:11)
Kudos to Florida winning their 3rd NCAA title (13:12 - 15:21)
Women's:
South Carolina vs Texas Final 4 results (15:22 - 17:39)
UCLA vs UConn Final 4 results (17:40 - 20:00)
South Carolina vs UConn championship game (20:01 - 24:11)
UConn's road to the championship (24:12 25:20)
Geno Auriemma captures his 12th NCAA championship (25:21 - 28:22)
Paige Bueckers' road to being a champion (28:23 - 29:59)
Azzi Fudd's path to championship glory (30:00 - 31:10)
Sarah Strong as the next UConn great within this storied program (31:11 - 32:20)
A word of encouragement for JuJu Watkins regarding UConn's championship (32:21 - 33:29)
Olivia Miles leaves Notre Dame as well as foregoes the WNBA Draft to go play for TCU; rift within the ND program over a repost by Hannah Hidalgo (33:30 - 40:06)
Flau'jae Johnson skips the WNBA Draft; is she staying with LSU? (40:07 - 41:00)
Both Avery Howell & Kayleigh Heckel of USC enters the transfer portal (41:01 - 41:35)
WNBA Draft preview (41:36 - 43:27)
Men's players declaring for the NBA Draft: Derik Queen, RJ Luis Jr, Tre Johnson, Jase Richardson, Jeremiah Fears & Dylan Harper (43:28 - 45:12)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (45:13 - 47:21)
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IntroIntro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this special Final Four preview episode (00:41 - 01:28)
Men's:
Duke's Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (01:29 - 04:40)
Houston's Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (04:41 - 07:05)
Duke vs Houston (07:06 - 07:59)
Florida's Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (08:00 - 10:34)
Auburn's Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (10:35 - 12:13)
Florida vs Auburn; predictions for both games (12:14 - 14:09)
Women's:
South Carolina's Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (14:10 - 16:46)
Texas' Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (16:47 - 18:50)
South Carolina vs Texas (18:51 - 19:17)
UCLA's Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (19:18 - 23:33)
UConn's Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight results (23:34 - 24:46)
UCLA vs UConn; prediction for both games (24:47 - 26:54)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (26:55 - 28:32)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this special Lebron vs Stephen A episode (00:48 - 01:22)
Lebron James goes on Pat McAfee Show (01:23 - 03:46)
The different media outlets' reaction:
Open Floor podcast with Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols (03:47 - 08:30)
Pat McAfee Show where Lebron speaks about Stephen A (08:31 - 11:04)
Dan Patrick Show including an interview with Charles Barkley (11:05 - 15:15)
Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis (15:16 - 17:44)
Road Trippin' podcast with Allie Clifton, Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye and special guest Kendrick Perkins (17:45 - 23:57)
Dan LeBatard Show with Amin Elhassan (23:55 - 27:09)
Odd Couple with Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington (27:10 - 32:49)
What's Wright podcast with Nick Wright (32:50 - 35:47)
Nightcap with Unc and Ocho (35:48 - 38:17)
My final analysis: Lebron James (38:18 - 43:34)
My final analysis: Stephen A Smith (43:35 - 49:27)
My last point in all of this (49:28 - 52:15)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (52:16 - 54:18)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:06)
Preview of this Week 21 and 22 recap episode (01:07 - 01:56)
Players of the Week:
Week 21: Anthony Edwards and Coby White (01:57 - 04:22)
Week 22: Kevin Durant and Coby White (04:23 - 07:12)
Top stories:
JuJu Watkins out for the NCAA Tournament with a torn ACL; USC advance to the Sweet Sixteen (07:13 - 12:45)
Lebron James appears on the Pat McAfee Show; talks about a variety of things including Stephen A Smith, Luka Doncic, JJ Redick, the Decision, Brian Windhorst, Season 2 of the Mind the Game podcast and Michael Jordan (12:46 - 27:10)
Injury news update: Bilal Coulibaly, DeAaron Fox, Cam Thomas, Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, Trey Murphy III, Domantas Sabonis, Clint Capela, Brandon Clarke, Nikola Jokic, Jalen Brunson & Anthony Davis (27:11 - 35:12)
Milestones including Steph Curry scoring 4,000 3 point goals made, Steve Kerr becomes the all-time winningest coach for Golden State, Sandro Mamukelashvili's 34 points in under 20 minutes, DeMar DeRozan becoming the 27th player to score 25,000 career points & James Harden moving into 11th place on the career scoring list (35:13 - 40:10)
Deaths: Junior Bridgeman, Oliver Miller and Donald "Slick" Watts (40:11 - 46:30)
GD's Big 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets and New York Knicks (46:31 - 48:10)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (48:10 - 49::59)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of this special NCAA Sweet Sixteen preview (00:44 - 01:12)
NCAA Men's Tourney
East Regional: #1 Duke vs #4 Arizona and #2 Alabama vs #6 BYU (01:13 - 06:35)
Midwest Regional: #1 Houston vs #4 Purdue and #2 Tennessee vs #3 Kentucky (06:36 - 11:00)
South Regional: #1 Auburn vs #5 Michigan and #2 Michigan State vs #6 Ole Miss (11:01 - 16:10)
West Regional: #1 Florida vs #4 Maryland and #3 Texas Tech vs #10 Arkansas (16:11 - 21:37)
My predictions for the men (21:38 - 22:59)
NCAA Women's Tourney
Regional 1: #1 UCLA vs #5 Ole Miss and #2 NC State vs #3 LSU (23:00 - 29:24)
Regional 2: #1 South Carolina vs #4 Maryland and #2 Duke vs #3 UNC (29:25 - 34:58)
Regional 3: #1 Texas vs #5 Tennessee and #2 TCU vs #3 Notre Dame (34:59 - 42:11)
Regional 4: (#1 USC vs #9 Miss State) vs #5 Kansas State and #2 UConn vs #3 Oklahoma (42:12 - 46:50)
Intriguing matchups for the women (46:51 - 47:51)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (47:52 - 49:36)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:54)
Preview of this special NCAA Tourney preview & Unrivaled playoffs recap episode (00:55 - 01:16)
Unrivaled league overall thoughts (01:17 - 03:45)
Semifinals recap: Rose vs Laces and Lunar Owls vs Vinyl (3:46 - 09:25)
FInals recap: Rose vs Vinyl (09:26 - 17:22)
Postseason awards for Unrivaled (17:23 - 20:23)
NY Liberty acquire Natasha Cloud from the Connecticut Sun for their #7 pick in the 2025 Draft & a 2026 1st round pick (20:24 - 25:45)
NCAA Men's Tourney
Number 1 seeds: Duke, Houston, Florida, Auburn (25:46 - 38:29)
NCAA Women's Tourney
Number 1 seeds: UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, USC (38:30 - 54:58)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (54:59 - 56:11)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:07)
Preview of this Week 20 recap episode (01:08 - 01:55)
Players of the Week: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Trae Young (01:56 - 04:44)
Top stories:
Lebron James steps to Stephen A Smith, during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, concerning his son Bronny (04:23 - 21:10)
Charles Barkley goes after Kendrick Perkins & ESPN over their Lakers & Warriors coverage (21:11 - 32:22)
Draymond Green puts out a false report about Karl Anthony Towns' absence from the Knicks vs Warriors game, and when called out about it he stands by what he said (32:23 - 44:40)
Injury news update: Lebron James, Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Jaren Jackson Jr, Tyrese Maxey, Domantas Sabonis, Norman Powell & Reed Sheppard (40:01 - 43:27)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (55:45 - 57:46)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:03)
Preview of this Week 19 recap episode (01:04 - 01:28)
Players of the Week: Zach LaVine and Jalen Brunson (01:29 - 04:22)
Top stories:
Kyrie Irving out for the season with a torn ACL (04:23 - 11:48)
Steph Curry goes nuclear with 56 points, including 12 3PGs, in a road win at Orlando (11:49 - 13:44)
More Face of the League talk including discussions about Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Jayson Tatum; Lebron James chimes in about the pressures of being named that (13:45 - 28:29)
Kevin Durant on the Draymond Green podcast talking about nixing a trade deadline move; denial of him refusing to be traded to Golden State, agreeing with Draymond about 2015 thru 2019 being the best era of NBA basketball & his legacy (28:30 - 34:13)
Joel Embiid shut down for the season due to ongoing issues with his left knee (34:14 - 36:15)
Mitchell Robinson makes his season debut for the New York Knicks while facing the Memphis Grizzlies on the road (36:16 - 40:00)
Injury news update: Jalen Suggs, Nikola Jovic, Austin Reaves, Domantas Sabonis & Norman Powell (40:01 - 43:27)
Top performances including career highs for Shaedon Sharpe & Quintin Grimes as well as Luka Doncic's 1st triple double with the Lakers & Zion Williamson posted his 1st career triple double (43:28 - 51:38)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks & Los Angeles Lakers (51:39 - 53:36)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (53:37 - 55:38)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:10)
Preview of this Week 18 recap episode (01:11 - 01:55)
Unrivaled/WNBA News:
The hottest team in Unrivaled: Rose Basketball Club (01:56 - 06:02)
Diana Taurasi retires from the WNBA (06:03 - 07:47)
Chicago Sky trade their 2025 #3 pick for Ariel Atkins (07:48 - 11:12)
NY Liberty add Isabelle Harrison; my plea for them to trade for Brittney Sykes (11:13 - 14:11)
Top stories:
Victor Wembanyama out for the season with a deep vein thrombosis (14:12 - 19:44)
Greg Popovich will not return to coach the San Antonio Spurs (19:45 - 21:02)
PK Subban & Channing Frye had stinging takes on the NBA (21:03 - 42:02)
Bobby Portis suspended 25 games: testing positive for an illegal substance (42:03 - 45:59)
Milestones for Kevin Durant, James Harden, Chris Paul & Lebron James (46:00 - 49:06)
Andre Iguodala gets his #9 jersey retired with the Golden State Warriors (49:07 - 50:41)
Injury news update: Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Jakob Poeltl, Mark Williams, Norman Powell, Charles Bassey, D'Angelo Russell, Chet Holmgren & Mitchell Robinson (50:42 - 56:09)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets & New York Knicks/Memphis Grizzlies (56:10 - 56:45)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (56:46 - 58:27)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:56)
Preview of this Week 17 recap episode (00:57 - 01:30)
Top stories:
Luka Doncic makes his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers (01:31 - 04:39)
Kevin Durant on the move in the offseason? (04:40 - 09:03)
Trae Young on the All Star Game: too many breaks & couldn't get into a flow (09:04 - 10:46)
Former player & coach Avery Johnson on the All Star Game (10:47 - 13:36)
Mr Crazy Take, Rob Parker: Caitlin Clark owed it to the NBA to participate in a 3 point contest & Adam Silver is the worst commissioner in sports (13:37 - 17:14)
My take on a lot of people saying Steph Curry should have been in the 3 Point Contest (17:15 - 18:42)
Brandon Ingram signs a 3 year, $120 million contract extension with his new team, the Toronto Raptors (18:43 - 20:17)
Announcement of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists (20:18 - 29:28)
Sacramento Kings sign former Philadelphia 76er & Orlando Magic player PG Markelle Fultz (29:29 - 30:38)
Los Angeles Lakers sign C Alex Len in the aftermath of the Mark Williams rescinded trade (30:39 - 32:29)
Mark Williams finally reports back to the Charlotte Hornets after the failed trade to the Lakers (32:30 - 34:48)
Injury news updates: Jaxson Hayes & Daniel Gafford (34:49 - 36:44)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 17 including Jamal Murray's career night for the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic's triple double & a 40 point game, 2 40-plus point games for Karl Anthony Towns as well as 40 points & more games from Kyrie Irving, CJ McCollum, Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Demar DeRozan & Jordan Poole (37:48 - 43:58)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks & Memphis Grizzlies (43:59 - 44:58)
WNBA News:
Indiana Fever adds more reinforcements in Sydney Colson & Brianna Turner (44:59 - 46:33)
Los Angeles Sparks trade Lexie Brown to the Seattle Storm for draft picks (46:34 - 48:09)
Marina Mabrey's trade request denied by the Connecticut Sun & his agent is outraged (48:10 - 50:49)
Cleveland to be awarded a WNBA franchise (50:50 - 51:52)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (51:53 - 53:24)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:55)
Preview of this special All Star Weekend & Unrivaled 1 on 1 recap episode (00:56 - 01:32)
Unrivaled 1 on 1 tourney wrap-up (01:33 - 08:14)
All Star Weekend wrap up:
Celebrity Game (08:15 - 10:33)
Rising Star Challenge (10:34 - 13:06)
Skills Challenge (13:07 - 17:28)
Three Point Contest (17:29 - 20:49)
Dunk Contest (20:50 - 26:45)
All Star Game (26:46 - 33:16)
Lebron James out for Shaq's OGs (33:17 - 36:21)
Anthony Edwards out for Kenny's Young Stars (36:22 - 39:53)
Draymond Green trashes the new All Star Game format (39:54 - 45:01)
First Take give their view on the All Star Game (45:02 - 46:26)
Too many breaks & enough with Kevin Hart (46:27 - 48:03)
Video montage to TNT's Inside the NBA who hosted their last All Star Weekend (48:04 - 48:50)
How to fix the All Star Game (48:51 - 54:18)
Call to action (54:19 - 56:17)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:55)
Preview of this Week 17 recap episode (00:56 - 01:33)
Players of the Week: Nikola Jokic and Trae Young (01:34 - 04:50)
Top stories:
2 debuts; 2 different results: Anthony Davis with the Dallas Mavericks & Jimmy Butler with the Golden State Warriors (05:20 - 08:48)
Hubie Brown does his last game as an analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks game (08:49 - 19:09)
Kevin Durant on the move in the offseason? (19:10 - 21:53)
Ben Simmons gets a buyout from the Brooklyn Nets & joins the Los Angeles Clippers (21:54 - 26:57)
Injury news updates: Collin Sexton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jakob Poeltl, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram, Alperen Sengun, LaMelo Ball & Luka Doncic (26:58 - 33:22)
Joel Embiid says he will need surgery on his left knee if it doesn't improve by season's end (33:23 - 37:47)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 16 including Jalen Brunson's big games for the Knicks, Nikola 2 40-plus point games for Anthony Edwards, 40 year Lebron James dropping a huge 42 point game as well as another 50 point masterpiece for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & DeAaron Fox's debut for the Spurs (37:48 - 48:49)
GD's Big 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies & New York Knicks (48:50 - 49:59)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (50:00 - 52:59)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of this special All Star Weekend preview episode (00:44 - 01:45)
Feb 14:
Celebrity Game: Team Bonds vs Team Rice (01:46 - 05:47)
Rising Stars: Team Tim, Team Mitch, Team Chris & Team G-League (05:48 - 12:27)
Feb 15:
HBCU Classic: Morehouse College vs Tuskegee University (12:28 - 13:33)
All Star Saturday Night starting with the Skills Challenge: Team Cavs, Team Spurs, Team Warriors & Team Rookies (13:34 - 15:34)
3 Point Contest: Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro, Buddy Hield, Damian Lillard, Norman Powell (15:35 - 17:09)
Slam Dunk: Matas Buzelis, Stephon Castle, Andre Jackson Jr, Mac McClung (17:10 - 18:56)
Feb 16:
NBA Legends Brunch & G-League Next Up Game (18:57 - 19:19)
All Star Game: Team Chuck, Team Shaq, Team Kenny & Team Candace which is the winner of the Rising Stars Challenge (19:20 - 24:59)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (25:00 - 27:57)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this special episode (00:48 - 01:08)
Unrivaled news:
Saturday's Laces vs Vinyl game cancelled; Lunar Owls go undefeated at 7-0 by beating the Mist (01:09 - 05:09)
1 on 1 Tournament seedings & explanation of the prize pool (05:10 - 12:40)
NBA trade deadline moves:
February 1 trade between the Los Angeles Clippers & Utah Jazz (12:41 - 14:31)
February 4 trade with the Dallas Mavericks & Philadelphia 76ers (14:32 - 16:15)
February 5 trades including Jimmy Butler going to Golden State of all places, Milwaukee moving long time Buck Khris Middleton & the Los Angeles Lakers trade for Mark Williams that becomes rescinded (16:16 - 37:30)
February 6 trades including the Cleveland Cavs' surprising acquisition of DeAndre Hunter & the Phoenix Suns banishing Jusuf Nurkic to the Charlotte Hornets (37:31 - 46:54)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (46:55 - 48:36)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:01)
Preview of this Week 14 recap episode (01:02 - 01:33)
Players of the Week: Donovan Mitchell and Lebron James (01:34 - 05:19)
Top stories:
The aftermath of the Luka Doncic & Anthony Davis trade (05:20 - 18:59)
Injury news updates: Jalen Johnson, Dejounte Murray, Jaden Ivey, Russell Westbrook, LaMelo Ball, Desmond Bane, Paul George and Joel Embiid (19:00 - 25:21)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 15 including Anthony Davis' last big performance for the Lakers, Nikola Jokic's 2 more triple doubles, another big statistical week for Domantas Sabonis, 2 40-plus point games for Tyrese Maxey as well as a 52 point masterpiece for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a loss & DeAaron Fox's last game for the Kings (25:22 - 35:35)
Top jersey sales by individual player & by the teams (35:36 - 38:04)
Dillon Brooks fined $25K for obscene language during an on-court interview (38:05 - 38:35)
Death in the NBA family: John Shumate (38:36 - 40:06)
WNBA news:
Sydney Colson to sign with the Indiana Fever (40:07 - 41:30)
Marina Mabrey requesting a trade from the Connecticut Sun (41:31 - 43:33)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (43:34 - 46:23)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Preview of this special WNBA free agency recap episode (00:50 - 01:19)
Unrivaled League update including the in-season 1 vs 1 tourney for 30 of the players (01:20 - 05:59)
WNBA news:
3 team deal featuring Satou Sabally being dealt to the Phoenix Mercury (06:00 - 12:29)
DiJonai Carrington traded to the Dallas Wings along with the #12 pick in the 2025 Draft in exchange for Jacy Sheldon & #8 pick in the 2025 Draft (12:30 - 14:45)
Rebecca Allen going to the Chicago Sky & both Lindsey Allen & Nikolina Milic headed to the Connecticut Sun (14:46 - 15:55)
Major signings including Nneka Ogunmike staying in Seattle, Kelsey Mitchell re-ups with the Fever while Dewanna Bonner & Natasha Howard sign there also, Brionna Jones joins Brittney Griner in Atlanta Dream & Courtney Vandersloot returns home to Chicago (15:56 - 25:55)
3 former players of Coach Dawn Staley (Zia Cooke, Laeticia Amihere & Victaria Saxton) get waived along with the darling of the University of Indiana (Grace Berger) (25:56 - 28:06)
Jersey retirements for A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark & Kelsey Plum at their respective colleges (28:07 - 29:05)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (29:06 - 31:21)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this special episode with guest Ty the Pod Guy (00:45 - 01:34)
Luka to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis in a 3 team multi-player deal (01:35 - 19:54)
DeAaron Fox heads to San Antonio in a 3 team trade involving Zach LaVine (19:55 - 26:33)
Jimmy Butler says he won't resign if traded to either the Golden State Warriors or the Memphis Grizzlies (26:34 - 40:28)
All Star Game reserves revealed (40:29 - 49:59)
Wrap-up of the episode & call to action for my show & what Ty the Pod Guy has going on (50:00 - 51:59)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:11)
Preview of this Week 14 recap episode (01:12 - 01:34)
Players of the Week: Jaren Jackson Jr and Scottie Barnes (01:35 - 04:33)
WNBA news:
3 way deal in the WNBA: Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks, Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces & Li Yueru plus the Sparks' #2 pick in the 2025 Draft to the Seattle Storm (04:34 - 10:06)
Alyssa Thomas traded to the Phoenix Mercury along with Tyasha Harris in exchange for Natasha Cloud, Rebecca Allen & #12 pick in the 2025 Draft (10:07 - 12:27)
Brittney Griner to sign with the Atlanta Dream (12:28 - 13:46)
3rd ballot returns for the All Star Game (14:59 - 19:22)
Top stories:
Jimmy Butler returns from his 2 game suspension only to be suspended indefinitely by the Miami Heat (13:47 - 18:14)
Victor Wembanyama returns home to France in a two game series with the Indiana Pacers (18:15 - 21:40)
Lebron James posted a triple double at the age of 40, joining Karl Malone as the only players to accomplish that (21:41 - 23:10)
Injury news updates: Brandon Ingram, Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Cam Johnson, Dereck Lively II, Maxi Kleber, Brandon Miller, LaMelo Ball, Franz Wagner, Jordan Clarkson and Isaiah Hartenstein (23:11 - 30:00)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 14 including CJ McCollum dropping 45 points vs Utah Jazz, Nikola Jokic's 2 triple doubles, big statistical week for Domantas Sabonis, a 40-piece for James Harden as well as a career high 54 point masterpiece for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30:01 - 40:20)
Vince Carter's #15 jersey retired by the Brooklyn Nets (40:21 - 44:28)
Andre Iguodala to have his #9 jersey retired by the Golden State Warriors next month (44:29 - 46:15)
Deaths in the NBA family: Gus Williams and Harold Katz (46:16 - 49:17)
Mike Tirico to be the lead play-by-play announcer for the NBA for NBC & Peacock games next season (49:18 - 50:24)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies (50:25 - 52:07)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (52:08 - 54:23)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of my special NBA All Star starters & my reserves predictions episode (00:53 - 01:22)
New All Star Game format fully explained (01:23 - 06:07)
All Star starters for the All Star starters for the Western Conference (Nikola Jokic, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Steph Curry) and the Eastern Conference (Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Karl Anthony Towns, Donovan Mitchell and Jalen Brunson) (06:08 - 10:53)
My reserve candidates for the East: Trae Young, Jaylen Brown, LaMelo Ball, Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, Damian Lillard, Tyler Herro, Tyrese Maxey, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and Jordan Poole (10:54 - 22:55)
My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (22:56 - 25:31)
My reserve candidates for the West: Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Jamal Murray, Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, James Harden, Norman Powell, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Jaren Jackson Jr, Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, CJ McCollum, Devin Booker, DeAaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Demar DeRozan, Victor Wembanyama and Lauri Markannen (25:32 - 36:43)
My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (36:44 - 38:32)
Preview of what's next up in terms of episodes & call to action (38:33 - 41:43)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of this Week 13 recap episode (00:53 - 01:15)
Players of the Week: Jalen Green and Giannis Antetokounmpo (01:16 - 04:59)
NBA Week 13 Recap:
Jimmy Butler returns from his 7 game suspension (05:00 - 07:17)
Lebron James appearing on the New Heights podcast hosted by Travis & Jason Kelce (07:18 - 14:58)
3rd ballot returns for the All Star Game (14:59 - 19:22)
Injury news updates: Isaiah Hartenstein, Dereck Lively II, Kyrie Irving, Joel Embiid, Brandon Miller, Donte DiVincenzo and Draymond Green (19:23 - 24:53)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 13 including Anthony Edwards dropping 41 points in Washington, Nikola Jokic's 3 triple doubles, Jamal Murray's 45 point game in Dallas, Trae Young's 43 point performance vs Phoenix as well as a career high 38 point masterpiece vs Brooklyn on the night former Laker D'Angelo Russell returned to Los Angeles (24:54 - 30:11)
Charlotte Hornets send Nick RIchards & draft picks to the Phoenix Suns for Josh Okogie & draft picks (30:12 - 31:26)
Rematch of the top teams in the league: Cleveland Cavaliers at Oklahoma City Thunder (31:27 - 32:33)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies (32:34 - 33:34)
1st weekend of the Unrivaled league (33:35 - 35:07)
WNBA free agency period begins (35:08 - 42:41)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (42:42 - 45:44)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:54)
Preview of this Week 12 recap episode (00:55 - 01:25)
Players of the Week: Domantas Sabonis and Darius Garland (01:26 - 05:08)
NBA Week 12 Recap:
California wildfires in the Los Angeles County region causes the cancellation of Clippers and Lakers games (05:09 - 07:38)
JJ Redick vs Charles Barkley beef (07:39 - 26:53)
Zion Williamson returns after a 27 game absence then gets suspended a game by the New Orleans Pelicans; possible trade destinations for Zion (26:54 - 35:53)
2nd ballot returns for the All Star Game (35:54 - 41:10)
Demar DeRozan returns to Chicago after playing there for 3 seasons as a Sacramento King (41:11 - 42:51)
Game between the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets postponed due to snow and ice conditions in Atlanta (42:52 - 43:58)
Top teams in the league do battle as the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers (43:59 - 46:37)
Injury news updates: Jared McCain, Herb Jones, Goga Bitazde, Tyrese Haliburton, Paolo Banchero and Aaron Gordon (46:38 - 50:30)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 11 including Nikola Jokic & Russell Westbrook making triple double history, Trae Young's 49 foot shot sealing a win in Utah as well as a 44 point masterpiece from Jalen Brunson (50:31 - 57:43)
Another fine for Anthony Edwards (57:44 - 58:55)
Prime Video name their NBA studio show for the 2025-26 season (58:56 - 60:01)
Cooper Flagg from Duke University sets the ACC freshman record for most points in a game (60:02 - 61:05)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets (61:06 - 62:04)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (62:05 - 63:43)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this special Unrivaled League episode (00:51 - 01:30)
The genesis of the Unrivaled League, founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier (01:31 - 02:08)
The number of teams and regular season games, the playoff format and the game breakdown (02:09 - 03:26)
Unrivaled League teams and rosters:
Laces: Jackie Young, Tiffany Hayes, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, Kate Martin, Stefanie Dolson (03:27 - 04:26)
Lunar Owls: Napheesa Collier, Courtney Williams, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Shakira Austin, Cameron Brink (04:27 - 05:43)
Mist: Breanna Stewart, DiJonai Carrington, Courtney Vandersloot, Jewell Loyd, Aaliyah Edwards, Rickea Jackson (05:44 - 06:49)
Phantom: Satou Sabally, Marina Mabrey, Brittney Griner, Natasha Cloud, Katie Lou Samuelson, Sabrina Ionescu (06:50 - 14:10)
Rose: Angel Reese, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Sykes, Kahleah Copper, Azura Stevens, Lexie Hull (14:11 - 18:01)
Vinyl: Arike Ogunbowale, Rae Burrell, Rhyne Howard, Aliyah Boston, Jordin Canada, Dearica Hamby (18:02 - 18:46)
The Unrivaled head coaches (18:47 - 19:56)
The TV schedule, broadcast team, sideline reporters & studio show (19:57 - 23:36)
Investors in the league (23:37 - 26:00)
Notable players not in the league including A'ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Caitlin Clark (26:01 - 29:46)
My predictions and final analysis on this upcoming league (29:47 - 33:04)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (33:05 - 35:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:59)
Preview of this Week 11 recap episode (01:00 - 01:21)
Players of the Week: Nikola Jokic and Jayson Tatum (01:22 - 05:14)
December accolades for players & coaches (05:15 - 14:17)
NBA Week 11 Recap:
Jimmy Butler suspended 7 games by the Miami Heat as well as Butler wanting out of Miami (14:18 - 28:27)
1st ballot returns for the All Star Game (28:28 - 34:52)
Injury news updates: Jaden Ivey, Rob Dillingham, Jabari Smith Jr, Jonathan Kuminga, Jordan Clarkson, Kyrie Irving, Devin Booker, Immanuel Quickley and Kawhi Leonard (34:53 - 43:54)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 7 including Karl Anthony Towns' monster week, Russell Westbrook's perfect triple double game, a shootout between Anthony Edwards (53 points) & Cade Cunningham as well as old man Lebron James dropping 38 points (43:55 - 51:25)
Lebron James becomes the all-time 30 point game scorer surpassing Michael Jordan & moves past Dirk Nowitzki for 4th place all-time in regular season games played (51:26 - 53:01)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets (:53:02 - 54:18)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (54:19 - 57:10)
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Intro (00:00 - 0038)
Preview of this Week 9 & 10 recap episode (00:39 - 01:27)
Players of the Week:
Week 9: Cade Cunningham and Victor Wembanyama (01:28 - 04:53)
Week 10: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Maxey (04:54 - 7:45)
NBA Week 9 & 10 Recap:
Milwaukee Bucks win the NBA Emirates Cup (7:46 - 09:33)
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 nominees (09:34 - 18:03)
Injury news updates: Kobe Bufkin, Larry Nance Jr, Isaac Okoro, Devin Booker, Mo Wagner, Dru Smith, Luka Doncic, Marcus Smart, Santi Aldama and Ja Morant (18:04 - 26:16)
Coach Chauncey Billups missing a few games for the Portland Trailblazers after the passing of his grandmother (26:17 - 26:56)
Top performances for Week 9 & 10 including Karl Anthony Towns' return back to Minnesota (26:57 - 36:48)
Fines & suspensions for Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Naji Marshall, Jusuf Nurkic, PJ Washington, Amen Thompson, Terry Rozier, Coach Ime Udoka, Jalen Green, Tyler Herro and Fred VanVleet (36:49 - 42:55)
Lebron James turns 40; reaches two more milestones: all-time minutes played leader and 13th Laker player to reach 10,000 points (42:56 - 48:51)
NBA Christmas games ratings' numbers are in (48:52 - 56:04)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies (56:05 - 58:26)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (58:27 - 60:27)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:09)
Preview of this Christmas games recap episode (01:10 - 02:04)
Christmas Games Recap:
San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks (02:05 - 07:52)
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks (07:53 - 10:05)
Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics (10:06 - 13:11)
Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors (13:12 - 15:27)
Lebron declares after the game that Christmas is the NBA's day & not the NFL's (15:28 - 17:07)
Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns (17:08 - 19:21)
Wrap-up analysis of the Christmas games (19:22 - 19:50)
More news:
Mike Brown fired as Sacramento Kings head coach; Doug Christie steps in as interim coach (19:51 - 29:52)
Lakers finally trade DeAngelo Russell, sending him along with Maxwell Lewis & 3 future 2nd round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith & Shake Milton (29:53 - 33:04)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (33:04 - 35:31)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:05)
Preview of this Week 8 recap episode (01:06 - 01:44)
NBA Week 8 Recap:
NBA Cup Finals preview & predictions (01:45 - 14:30)
Caitlin Clark: Time Athlete of the Year & the fallout from it (14:31 - 32:41)
NBA low ratings coinciding with the proliferation of the 3 point shot (32:42 - 41:00)
Lebron take the week off / Michael WIlbon's suggestion of the LA Lakers trading Lebron to the Golden State Warriors (41:01 - 44:32)
A couple of trades involving Dennis Schroder & Thomas Bryant respectively (44:33 - 46:29)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 7 including Nikola Jokic's monster week (46:30 - 53:26)
Injury news updates: Scottie Barnes, Jared McCain, Joel Embiid, Miles Bridges and Kawhi Leonard (53:27 - 57:00)
Dick Van Arsdale passes away at age 81 (57:01 - 58:50)
Greg Popovich's 1st statement since his stroke (58:51 - 60:26)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets/Dallas Mavericks (60:27 - 61:53)
Shout out to Aliyah Boston for having her high school jersey retired by the Worcester Academy in Massachusetts (61:54 - 62:32)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (62:33 - 64:06)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:06)
Preview of this Week 7 recap episode (01:07 - 01:40)
October/November accolades for players & coaches (01:41 - 09:04)
Players of the Week: Luka Doncic and Tyler Herro (09:05 - 11:00)
NBA Week 7 Recap:
NBA Cup preview & predictions (11:01 - 15:04)
Lakers struggles (15:05 - 21:34)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 7 including Nikola Jokic's monster week (21:35 - 36:19)
Injury news updates: Kevin Durant, Franz Wagner and Brandon Ingram (36:20 - 40:07)
Fines for Coach Ime Udoka, Tari Eason, Alperen Sengun, Zach Collins, Anthony Edwards and Jaylen Brown (40:08 - 45:35)
Chris Paul moves past Jason Kidd for 2nd place in career assists (45:36 - 46:31)
Paul Millsap retires from playing basketball (46:32 - 48:09)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets/Dallas Mavericks (48:10 - 52:15)
Shout out to the ladies at KnicksOmniFan for providing me tickets to the Knicks Alumni Fest at South Street Seaport (52:16 - 55:10)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (55:11 - 56:00)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:57)
Preview of this Week 7 recap episode - WNBA news (00:58 - 01:51)
Coaching news for the Connecticut Sun, Los Angeles Sparks & Atlanta Dream (01:52 - 04:19)
Dallas WIngs and Washington Mystics head coaching job yet to be filled (04:20 - 06:06)
Successful UCL surgery for Sabrina Ionescu (06:07 - 06:58)
Golden State Valkyries expansion draft (06:59 -18:55)
What the Valkyries do in terms of free agency? (18:56 - 21:21)
Jewell Loyd trade request from the Seattle Storm (21:22 - 23:48)
3 possible trade destinations for Jewell Loyd (23:49 - 27:35)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (27:36 - 29:42)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this Week 6 recap episode (00:42 - 01:20)
Players of the Week: Alperen Sengun and Jalen Brunson (01:21 - 03:55)
NBA Week 6 Recap:
Return to the lineup for Malik Monk, CJ McCollum, Kristaps Porzingis, Ja Morant, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Terry Rozier, DeAndre Ayton, Dejounte Murray, Wendell Carter, Jordan Poole, Lonzo Ball, Andrew Nembhard, Paul George, Aaron Gordon, Norman Powell and Luka Doncic (03:56 - 17:57)
Injury news updates: Cam Thomas, LaMelo Ball and Kyle Kuzma (17:58 - 20:20)
Fines for Coach Mike Brown, Atlanta Hawks and Russell Westbrook (20:21 - 23:50)
James Harden reaching two milestones: 100th 40 point performance and 3000 3 point goals made (23:51 - 25:44)
Top scoring & triple double performances for Week 6 (25:45 - 41:57)
NBA Cup is heating up: 3 spots taken & 5 available slots left (41:58 - 42:37)
Jrue Holiday's interesting comments about Zion Williamson (42:38 - 49:10)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic (49:11 - 52:06)
WNBA news: the 2025 schedule now out and the upcoming Golden State Valkyries expansion draft to come (52:07 - 55:10)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (55:11 - 57:08)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:59)
Preview of this Week 5 recap episode (01:00 - 01:27)
Players of the Week: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Harrison Barnes (01:28 - 05:27)
NBA Week 5 Recap:
Boston Celtics hand the Cleveland Cavaliers their first loss of the season (05:28 - 08:34)
Tyrese Maxey calls out Joel Embiid during a players only meeting for his constant lateness to meetings (08:34 - 12:57)
Injury news updates: Joel Embiid, Paul George, Kyle Lowry, Deuce McBride, Norman Powell, Luka Doncic, DeAnthony Melton, Grant Williams, Cade Cunningham, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Scottie Barnes and Kristaps Porzingis (12:58 - 25:33)
Top scoring & triple double performances (25:34 - 34:00)
Draymond Green gets his 1st ejection of the season (34:01 - 41:09)
Russell Westbrook posted his 200th career triple double (41:10 - 44:20)
NBA All Star Game for 2025 will change its format to the Rising Stars Challenge model (44:21 - 49:07)
Fred VanVleet fined for profane language towards the officials (49:08 - 50:11)
Hubie Brown to make the 2024-25 season his last as a broadcaster (50:12 - 52:49)
Lebron James leaving the world of social media (52:50 - 59:01)
The passing of longtime former Chicago Bulls player Bob Love (59:02 - 59:51)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets (59:52 - 62:25)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (62:26 - 64:26)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:57)
Preview of this Week 4 recap episode (00:58 - 01:25)
Players of the Week: De'Aaron Fox and Franz Wagner (01:26 - 04:22)
NBA Week 3 Recap:
Klay Thompson returns to Golden State as an opponent for the Dallas Mavericks (04:23 - 08:22)
TNT's Inside the NBA will be salvaged coming out of the new media deal with the NBA & Warner Brothers Discovery (08:23 - 12:00)
Top scoring & triple double performances (12:01 - 36:12)
Injury news updates: Immanuel Quickley, Nikola Jokic, Mike Malone, Wendell Carter, Malik Monk, Aaron Nesmith, Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum, Jordan Hawkins, JChet Holmgren, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, Jaylen Brown, DeAndre Hunter, Joel Embiid and Desmond Bane (36:13 - 46:35)
Draymond Green gets his 1st ejection of the season (46:36 - 49:09)
Pat Riley to have a statue made for him in the Star Plaza at the Los Angeles Lakers' arena (49:10 - 52:54)
James Harden moves into 2nd all time in 3PG made, passing Ray Allen (52:55 - 54:24)
Fines for Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball & Doc RIvers (54:25 - 57:10)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets (57:11 - 62:41)
2025 WNBA draft lottery: Dallas Wings, Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky & Washington Mystics (62:42 - 66:15)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (66:16 - 68:12)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:46)
Preview of this Week 3 recap episode (00:47 - 01:49)
Players of the Week: Darius Garland and Nikola Jokic (01:50 - 05:46)
NBA Week 3 Recap:
Joel Embiid is being investigated for a confrontation he had with Philadelphia local columnist Marcus Hayes (05:47 - 11:39)
Philadelphia 76ers struggling right now (11:40 - 13:24)
Injury news updates: DeAndre Hunter, Aaron Gordon, Nick Richards, Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Taylor Hendricks, Tyrese Maxey, Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum, Jordan Hawkins, Ja Morant, Kevin Durant, Chet Holmgren, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, Jaylen Brown, Immanuel Quickley and Kyle Kuzma (13:25 - 32:14)
Coach Greg Popovich still out with an "undisclosed medical episode" (32:15 - 33:30)
Victor Wembanyama setting more records (33:31 - 35:14)
Los Angeles Lakers news on D'Angelo Russell, Lebron James & Bronny James (35:15 - 38:14)
Announcement of the NBA All Star Weekend schedule (38:15 - 41:24)
NBA Commissioners Cup begins on Tuesday, November 12; marquee game: Dallas Mavericks traveling to Golden State playing the Warriors (41;25 - 42:41)
Paul George returns home to play the Los Angeles Clippers as a Philadelphia 76er (42:42 - 44:35)
A few of the top performances for the week: Cade Cunningham, DeMar DeRozan, Karl Anthony Towns & Zaccharie Risacher (44:36 - 47:57)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns (47:58 - 50:33)
The passing of two NBA broadcasters: Brian Wheeler and Brendan Brown (50:34 - 51:43)
Two WNBA coaching hirings: Stephanie White for the Indiana Fever and Tyler Marsh for the Chicago Sky (51:44 - 53:30)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (53:31 - 55:35)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:35)
Preview of this Week 2 observation with special guest Ty the Pod Guy episode (00:36 - 01:33)
Players of the Week: Donovan Mitchell and Devin Booker (01:34 - 04:09)
The week starting with all 30 teams playing prior to Election Day (04:10 - 04:24)
NBA Week 2 Observations:
Rudy Gay and DJ Augustin retires from the league (04:25 - 15:11)
Vince Carter's jersey retirement in Toronto (15:12 - 26:52)
Jersey retirements and statues erected: doing too much??? (26:53 - 38:16)
Draymond Green takes issue with Oklahoma City Thunder's post-game interviews (38:17 - 47:04)
Injury news updates: Scottie Barnes, Desmond Bane, Jordan Clarkson, Kyle Kuzma, Paolo Banchero, Isaiah Jackson, Devin Vassell, Paul George and Joel Embiid (47:05 - 52:34)
Joel Embiid is being investigated for a confrontation he had with Philadelphia local columnist Marcus Hayes (52:35 - 61:43)
Ty the Pod guy departs from the show; leaves his contact information (61:44 - 63:36)
Giannis Antetokounmpo on the move in a trade? (63:37 - 65:10)
Karl Anthony Towns delivers a 44 point masterpiece for the New York Knicks in a road victory over the Miami Heat (65:11 - 67:59)
Greg Popovich out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury (68:00 - 69:13)
GD's Big 5: Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns (69:14 - 73:25)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (73:26 - 75:35)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)
Preview of this Week 1 observation episode (01:01 - 01:42)
WNBA News:
New York Liberty parade and celebration (01:43 - 04:28)
WNBA firing of coaches & GMs - Eric & Mike Thibault, Christy Sides, Stephanie White, Natalie Williams (04:29 - 12:53)
The WNBPA announces that they are opting out of the 2020 CBA & have until October 31, 2025 to reach a new agreement (12:54 - 15:56)
NBA Week 1 Observations:
Lebron James and son Bronny make history becoming the first father-son duo to play in a NBA game (15:56 - 22:20)
Boston Celtics tie a NBA record with 29 #PGs in a season opening win on Banner Night at home vs the New York Knicks (22:21 - 24:37)
Joel Embiid & Paul George misses the first 3 games of the season; league office to investigative the Philadelphia 76ers regarding their player participation protocols (24:38 - 27:38)
Injury news: Dejounte Murray, Immanuel Quickley & Jaren Jackson Jr (27:39 - 31:19)
A couple of 40+ point performances for Nikola Jokic & Tyrese Maxey (31:20 - 33:53)
Undefeated teams: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers (33:54 - 36:00)
Winless teams: Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings (36:01 - 38:10)
Dwayne Wade statue revealed (38:11 - 39:38)
Wrap-up of this season & call to action (39:39 - 41:24)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode (00:48 - 01:46)
Southwest Division:
Dallas Mavericks (01:49 - 04:11)
Houston Rockets (04:12 - 06:29)
Memphis Grizzlies (06:30 - 09:18)
New Orleans (09:19 - 12:32)
San Antonio Spurs (12:33 - 15:49)
Order of finish in the Southwest Division (15:50 - 16:19)
Northwest Division:
Denver Nuggets (16:20 - 18:16)
Minnesota Timberwolves (18:17 - 21:15)
Oklahoma City Thunder (21:16 - 23:43)
Portland Trailblazers (23:44 - 25:57)
Utah Jazz (25:58 - 28:06)
Order of finish in the Northwest Division (28:07 - 29:18)
Pacific Division:
Golden State Warriors (29:18 - 32:08)
Los Angeles Clippers (32:09 - 34:06)
Los Angeles Lakers (34:07 - 36:50)
Phoenix Suns (36:51 - 38:52)
Sacramento Kings (38:53 - 40:46)
Order of finish in the Pacific Division (40:47 - 41:48)
Playoff teams (41:49 - 42:48)
Postseason award predictions: MVP, ROY, COY, DPOY, 6th Man, MIP & Exec of the Year (42:49 - 47:36)
Sneak peek into what is ahead for the next episode and call to action (47:37 - 49:58)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:45)
Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference season preview episode (00:46 - 01:50)
Atlantic Division:
Boston Celtics (01:51 - 05:07)
Brooklyn Nets (05:08 - 09:23)
New York Knicks (09:24 - 17:22)
Philadelphia 76ers (17:23 - 21:11)
Toronto Raptors (21:12 - 25:14)
Order of finish in the Atlantic Division (25:15 - 25:34)
Central Division:
Chicago Bulls (25:35 - 29:20)
Cleveland Cavaliers (29:21 - 32:00)
Detroit Pistons (32:01 - 33:45)
Indiana Pacers (33:46 - 35:15)
Milwaukee Bucks (35:16 - 36:45)
Order of finish in the Central Division (36:46 - 37:34)
South Division:
Atlanta Hawks (37:35 - 39:17)
Charlotte Hornets (39:18 - 42:00)
Miami Heat (42:01 - 44:26)
Orlando Magic (44:27 - 47:03)
Washington Wizards (47:04 - 49:04)
Order of finish in the South Division (49:05 - 50:00)
Playoff teams (50:01 - 50:49)
What episodes are coming up and call to action (50:50 - 52:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)
Preview of this episode & an early summation of the WNBA Finals series between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx (00:49 - 02:19)
Game 1 breakdown (02:20 - 07:32)
Game 2 breakdown (07:33 - 10:24)
Game 3 breakdown (10:25 - 13:26)
Game 4 breakdown (13:27 - 16:15)
Game 5 breakdown (16:16 - 22:31)
Coach Cheryl Reeve's remarks in the post-game press conference and my reaction to what was said (22:32 - 24:29)
New York Liberty win their 1st WNBA Championship (24:30 - 24:59)
Breanna Stewart delivers on the promise thus becoming the Mark Messier of the New York Liberty (25:00 - 26:09)
Courtney Vandersloot overcomes a season of adversity to win another championship (26:10 - 27:24)
Jonquel Jones reaches the apex for the 1st time in her career along with winning the Finals MVP award (27:25 - 29:20)
Sabrina Ionescu, the franchise's 1st number one overall pick, becomes entrenched into New York basketball lore as a now crowned champion while overcoming adversity early in her career (29:21 - 30:37)
The addition of Coach Sandy Brondello in 2022; the trade for Jonquel as well as the free agent signings of Stewie and Slooty in 2023 as key pieces towards winning the championship (30:38 - 31:12)
The German connection of Nyara Sabally and rookie Leonie Fiebech playing vital roles in this championship run (31:13 - 33:48)
Coach Brondello blending all this talent together to win the ultimate prize (33:49 - 34:20)
What's next for the Minnesota Lynx (34:21 - 37:18)
What's next for the New York Liberty (37:19 - 40:22)
The new Unrivaled league tries to recruit Caitlin Clark who says she'll be taking a mental break and thus won't be joining (40:23 - 41:40)
Angel Reese does a live where she reveals that her WNBA salary doesn't pay her bills but rather it's her endorsements that really lines her pockets (41:41 - 43:37)
Add Tanisha Wright and Latricia Trammell to the fired coaches list; names of coaches to look out for (43:38 - 46:31)
Preview of coming episodes & call to action (46:32 - 48:55)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this WNBA finals preview & KAT trade episode (00:48 - 01:24)
1 New York Liberty vs #4 Las Vegas Aces recap (01:25 - 12:40)
What's next for the Las Vegas Aces (12:41 - 16:10)
2 Minnesota Lynx vs #3 Connecticut Sun (16:11 - 28:16)
What's next for the Connecticut Sun (28:17 - 30:18)
New York Liberty vs Minnesota Lynx finals preview (30:19 - 35:13)
Karl Anthony Towns traded to the New York Knicks with Julius Randle & Donte DiVincenzo heading to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 3 team deal involving the Charlotte Hornets (35:14 - 46:06)
Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (46:07 - 48:19)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this WNBA semifinals preview episode (00:51 - 01:39)
1 New York Liberty vs #8 Atlanta Dream recap (01:40 - 06:55)
What's next for the Atlanta Dream (06:56 - 08:52)
4 Las Vegas Aces vs #5 Seattle Storm recap (08:53 - 14:09)
What's next for the Seattle Storm (14:10 - 16:09)
New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces semifinals preview (16:10 - 21:03)
2 Minnesota Lynx vs #7 Phoenix Mercury (21:04 - 26:39)
What's next for the Phoenix Mercury (26:40 - 28:38)
3 Connecticut Sun vs #6 Indiana Fever including Christina Brennan's inappropriate questions to DiJonai Carrington (28:39 - 40:37)
What's next for the Indiana Fever (40:38 - 43:53)
Alyssa Thomas' press conference regarding the hateful racial rhetoric on social media from Indiana Fever fans (43:54 - 54:17)
Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun semifinals preview (54:18 - 57:08)
Curt Miller out as Los Angeles Sparks coach & Teresa Weatherspoon fired by the Chicago Sky (57:09 - 62:06)
Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (62:07 - 63:39)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this WNBA end of regular season & playoff episode (00:51 - 01:37)
Los Angeles Sparks season wrap-up (01:38 - 04:26)
Dallas Wings (04:27 - 08:31)
Chicago Sky (08:32 - 10:46)
Washington Mystics (10:47 - 15:11)
1st round playoff matchups
1 New York Liberty vs #8 Atlanta Dream (15:12 - 19:30)
2 Minnesota Lynx vs #7 Phoenix Mercury (19:31 - 22:46)
3 Connecticut Sun vs #6 Indiana Fever (22:47 - 25:59)
4 Las Vegas Aces vs #5 Seattle Storm (26:00 - 29:07)
Postseason awards predictions
MVP and All-WNBA First Team (29:08 - 31:51)
Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team (31:52 - 42:30)
Coach of the Year (42:31 - 44:34)
Defensive Player of the Year (44:35 - 45:16)
Most Improved Player (45:17 - 46:41)
Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (46:42 - 48:44)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:02)
Preview of this episode (01:03 - 02:38)
Anthony Edwards in an interview says that there weren't any skilled players other than Michael Jordan back in the day (02:39 -6:33)
Former players along with Paul George offer their critique of Edwards' claims (06:34 - 10:04)
My take on Edwards' statements (10:05 - 15:19)
My view on Anthony Edwards, the player himself (15:20 - 17:04)
A glance at the WNBA as the season winds down (17:05 - 18:09)
The hottest team in the league being the Indiana Fever, led by their generational rookie Caitlin Clark (18:10 - 22:01)
Sheryl Swoopes and her basketball resume (18:01 - 22:01)
Sheryl's inaccurate remarks about Caitlin and the NCAA all-time scoring record (25:41 - 29:55)
The firestorm coming from Sheryl leaving out Caitlin when highlighting the team and their recent success (29:56 - 31:00_
Nancy Lieberman's appearance on the Stephen A Smith podcast (31:01 - 36:45)
Nancy's appearance a few days later on the Dan Patrick show (36:46 - 40:51)
Charles Barkley's comments on the Bill Simmons podcast (40:52 - 42:52)
My rant directed at Charles Barkley, Stephen A Smith, Shannon Sharpe and all those in media painting Caitlin as the "damsel in distress" who needs saving (42:53 - 49:46)
Breaking news: Angel Reese out for the rest of the season with a wrist injury (49:47 - 51:16)
Call to action (51:17 - 53:11)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)
Preview of this 2024-25 NBA schedule episode (01:00 - 01:54)
Opening week starting October 22 thru October 26 (01:55 - 09:19)
No games scheduled on Election Day, November 7 (09:20 - 09:47)
In-season tournament beginning on November 12 thru December 3, quarterfinals on December 10 and 11, semifinals on December 14 and finals on December 17 (09:48 - 11:19)
Christmas Day with 5 games on the slate (11:20 - 14:38)
MLK Day with 7 games, including 3 national games (14:39 - 16:48)
Rivalry Week ranging from January 21 thru January 25 (16:49 - 20:54)
All Star Weekend from February 14 thru February 16 (20:55 - 21:55)
Global games for November 2 in Mexico City and January 23 & 25 in Paris (21:56 - 23:23)
Last day of the season on April 13 (23:24 - 24:15)
Play-in tournament from April 15 thru April 18 followed by the playoffs starting April 19 (24:16 - 24:44)
Teams' number of nationally televised games (24:45 - 32:20)
New York Knicks' national games, back to back games, road trips, home stands, Mikal Bridges in Brooklyn game & Isaiah Hartenstein's 1st game back in New York (32:21 - 40:06)
Episode wrap-up & call to action (40:07 - 43:57)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)
Preview of this WNBA All Star weekend episode (00:49 - 01:51)
Team USA Men
Opening rounds (01:52 - 08:01)
Quarterfinals vs Brazil; semifinals vs Serbia (08:02 - 12:54)
Gold medal game vs France (12:55 - 14:48)
My final analysis of Team USA as well as the future of Coach Steve Kerr going forward (14:49 - 20:16)
Team USA Women
Opening rounds (20:17 - 27:36)
Quarterfinals vs Nigeria; semifinals vs Australia (27:37 - 30:58)
Gold medal game vs France (30:59 - 35:50)
My final analysis of Team USA going forward (35:51 - 45:38)
Future episodes; call to action (45:39 - 49:23)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this WNBA All Star weekend episode (00:48 - 01:36)
My travels to Phoenix, amid a global outage interruption (01:37 - 06:10)
Red Carpet Event featuring the tunnel fits of several WNBA players (06:11 - 07:42)
Friday night events
3x3 Exhibition Game featuring Team USA vs Team U23 (07:43 - 09:48)
Skills Challenge (09:49 - 11:41)
3 Point Shootout, without the likes of Sabrina Ionescu or Caitlin Clark (11:42 - 16:58)
WNBA Legends Brunch, hosted by former player Rushia Brown (16:59 - 26:05)
Cheryl Miller's press conference (26:06 - 34:51)
WNBA All Star Game breakdown (34:52 - 54:45)
My message to those who want to replace Team USA & its players after the loss (54:46 - 58:30)
Call to action (58:31 - 60:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Preview of the NBA Western Conference player movement episode (00:40 - 01:30)
Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks -> sign Klay Thompson & Naji Marshall; acquire Quentin Grimes via trade (01:31 - 04:41)
Houston Rockets -> pick up team option on Jae'Sean Tate (04:42 - 05:37)
Memphis Grizzlies -> what to do with free agent Luke Kennard? (05:38 - 06:49)
New Orleans Pelicans -> acquire Dejounte Murray via trade; what's the plan with free agent Brandon Ingram? (06:50 - 09:18)
San Antonio Spurs -> sign Chris Paul; acquire Harrison Barnes via trade (09:19 - 11:24)
Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets -> sign Dario Saric; lose Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (11:25 - 12:27)
Minnesota Timberwolves -> resign Luke Garza; sign Joe Ingles & PJ Dozier (12:28 - 13:20)
Oklahoma City Thunder -> acquire Alex Caruso via trade; sign Isaiah Hartenstein; resign Isaiah Joe & Aaron Wiggins (13:21 - 15:36)
Utah Jazz -> sign Drew Eubanks; resign Johnny Juzang; shopping Lauri Markkanen to other teams (15:37 - 17:00)
Portland Trailblazers -> acquire Deni Avdija via trade; pick up team option on Delano Banton (17:01 - 18:20)
Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors -> acquire both Buddy Hield & Kyle Anderson via trades; sign De'Anthony Melton; lose Klay Thompson & Chris Paul; Draymond Green's nonsensical talk about the Knicks (18:21 - 22:46)
Los Angeles Clippers -> resign James Harden; sign Nicolas Batum & Derrick Jones Jr; pick up team option on Russell Westbrook; lose Paul George; Kawhi Leonard out of the Olympics (22:47 - 28:11)
Los Angeles Lakers -> De'Angelo Russell picks up player option; resign Lebron James & Max Christie; sign Bronny James to a guaranteed contract; recruit other players as free agents but to no avail (28:12 - 33:39)
Phoenix Suns -> resign Royce O'Neal, Bol Bol & Damion Lee; add Mason Plumlee & Monte Morris (33:40 - 35:19)
Sacramento Kings -> acquire Demar DeRozan; lose Harrison Barnes and Chris Duarte (35:20 - 36:48)
Call to action (36:49 - 38:48)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this WNBA special episode (00:48 - 01:29)
Midseason awards: Coach (01:30 - 04:52)
Midseason awards: 6th Player (04:53 - 05:55)
Midseason awards: Most Improved (05:56 - 07:31)
Midseason awards: Defensive Player (07:32 - 08:37)
Midseason awards: Rookie (08:38 - 10:21)
Midseason awards: MVP (10:22 - 11:34)
WNBA All Star Game selections
Team USA representatives (11:35 - 15:40)
Team WNBA representatives including rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese (15:41 - 19:36)
Different storylines coming out of these selections (19:37 - 23:53)
Your boy GD attending the All Star Game (23:54 - 24:22)
What lies ahead for future episodes & my call to action (24:23 - 26:13)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:02)
Preview of this NBA Draft recap episode (01:03 - 02:04)
Chronicling the draft being now a 2 day event & the international ramifications of it as a whole (02:05 - 03:25)
The French effect on this draft with 4 players going in the 1st round (03:26 - 08:33)
A player from Serbia as well as a couple of G League Ignite guys in the draft lottery (08:34 - 11:45)
The rest of the lottery picks that are actually college players including two time College Player of the Year Zach Edey (11:46 - 20:17)
Some notable players in the 1st round of the draft (20:18 - 24:32)
Notable players in the 2nd round of the draft (24:33 - 27:12)
Lakers picking Bronny James & the good aspects of the pick including him overcoming the cardiac arrest that he endured (27:13 - 30:42)
My personal take on how Bronny James may have been done a disservice in this whole process (30:43 - 38:20)
How USA basketball can be saved via the sons of former NBA players (38:21 - 43:56)
What lies ahead for future episodes & my call to action (43:57 - 45:55)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)
Preview of this special episode (00:52 - 01:42)
Mikal Bridges of the Brooklyn Nets traded to the New York Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic and a bevy of 1st round picks (01:43 - 06:46)
What does this mean for the New York Knicks, free agents OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein (06:47 - 10:30)
Kudos to Leon Rose and the front office (10:31 - 12:07)
To those who say you gave up too many draft picks (12:08 - 13:52)
Knicks doing the wise thing in adding to their culture (13:53 - 15:33)
A look at what's ahead for future episodes on the podcast & call to action (15:34 - 17:29)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:59)
Preview of this episode (01:00 - 01:47)
NBA Finals recap: Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks (01:48 - 16:56)
What's next for Dallas including my rant about Emmanuel Acho criticizing Kyrie Irving (16:57 - 23:16)
What's next for Boston including my take on them being the top winning franchise in the league (23:17 - 28:25)
Los Angeles Lakers hire JJ Redick to be their next head coach (28:26 - 31:27)
Monty Williams fired as Detroit Pistons head coach (31:28 - 36:41)
Jeff Van Gundy to be hired as Tyronn Lue's top assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers (36:42 - 37:47)
Pascal Siakam to sign the 4 year, $189.5M max deal with the Indiana Pacers (37:48 - 39:19)
Chicago Bulls trading Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Josh Giddey (39:20 - 41:15)
Sending well wishes to Alonzo Mourning after undergoing prostate surgery (41:16 - 41:58)
Cameron Brink of the Los Angeles Sparks out for the season & the Olympics (41:59 - 45:00)
Maddy SIegrist of the Dallas Wings out indefinitely with a broken finger (45:01 - 46:05)
Rhyne Howard of the Atlanta Dream turns her ankle vs the Minnesota Lynx; diagnosis yet to be announced (46:06 - 46:54)
Sending condolences to NY Liberty's Courtney Vandersloot & her family on the passing of her mom Jan (46:55 - 47:34)
Chelsea Gray of the Las Vegas Aces makes her season debut vs the Seattle Storm after recovering from a foot injury (47:35 - 49:21)
My WNBA All Star ballot (49:22 - 52:38)
Call to action (52:39 - 53:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:06)
Preview of this episode (01:07 - 02:07)
UConn's Dan Hurley turns down lucrative offer from the Los Angeles Lakers (02:08 - 09:30)
Darvin Ham to be the top assistant coach for Doc Rivers with the Milwaukee Bucks (09:31 - 10:51)
Tyronn Lue given a 5 year contract to remain the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers (10:52 - 12:09)
The two surprise teams in the East and West for the WNBA (12:10 - 15:57)
Olympic 3x3 women's basketball roster announced (15:58 - 17:32)
Olympic women's basketball roster announced; among those left - Arike Ogunbowale, Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Caitlin Clark (17:33 - 20:40)
Reactions from the various talking heads (20:41 - 33:36)
Call to action (33:37 - 34:42)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:57)
Preview of this NBA FInals preview episode (00:58 - 01:45)
The Chennedy Carter / Caitlin Clark incident (01:46 - 12:05)
Caitlin's teammates: where were they? (12:06 - 14:05)
Coach Teresa Weatherspoon's statement after the incident (14:06 - 16:03)
The absurd takes from the pundits about the WNBA & my assessment of those takes (16:04 - 26:38)
Angel Reese: it's not only one person driving audiences to the games (26:39 - 30:26)
The physicality of the WNBA (31:13 - 34:09)
1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers recap (34:10 - 41:18)
What's next for the Pacers (41:19 - 43:04)
5 Dallas Mavericks vs #3 Minnesota Timberwolves recap (43:05 - 48:54)
What's next for the TImberwolves (48:55 - 50:15)
Celtics vs Mavericks Finals preview & my prediction (50:16 - 53:33)
Call to action (53:34 - 54:32)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Preview of Part 2 of this special player spotlight episode on the late Bill Walton (00:50 - 01:28)
His stay with the Portland Trailblazers after winning the NBA Championship (01:29 - 05:03)
His playing days with the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers (05:04 - 09:10)
His demand to be traded to either Boston or Los Angeles (09:11 - 12:02)
His time with the Boston Celtics and his subsequent retirement (12:03 - 17:53)
Bill in his new career as a broadcaster including a much needed spinal fusion surgery that interrupted his stint (17:54 - 25:34)
His passions, his passing & our condolences to his wife Lori and his four sons (25:35 - 29:37)
Bill's accolades (29:38 - 33:47)
Some of Bill's sayings as well as what others has said about him (33:48 - 47:46)
His personal thoughts on Bill (47:47 - 50:27)
Call to action (50:28 - 51:32)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this special player spotlight episode on the late Bill Walton (00:41 - 01:22)
Vital statistics and early life (01:40 - 06:37)
His playing days with Helix High School (06:38 - 14:28)
His illustrious career playing at UCLA under the great John Wooden (14:29 - 31:27)
Portland Trailblazers drafted him first overall in the 1974 Draft (31:28 - 33:09)
His first two injury-riddled seasons in Portland (33:10 - 35:04)
The magical third season where it all came together for Bill and the Blazers thus winning a NBA championship (35:05 - 46:11)
Call to action (46:12 - 46:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:54)
Preview of this WNBA season preview episode (00:55 - 01:27)
My snapshot analysis of the overly critical reaction to Caitlin Clark 1st 2 games in the WNBA (01:28 - 23:30)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (23:31 - 24:47)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)
Preview of this WNBA season preview episode (00:49 - 01:19)
Top stories
2024 rookie class including Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso, Cameron Brink, Rickea Jackson, Alissa Pili, Nika Muhl, Dyaisha Fair & Kate Martin (01:20 - 03:16)
Expansion teams for Golden State and now Toronto (03:17 - 04:32)
TV & League Pass coverage (04:33 - 06:23)
Charter flights for all teams thanks to the league partnering with Delta Airlines (06:24 - 08:07)
Old faces in new places (08:08 - 11:31)
WNBA season preview starting with the East
New York Liberty (11:32 - 15:30)
Connecticut Sun (15:31 - 17:04)
Atlanta Dream (17:05 - 18:34)
Indiana Fever (18:35 - 22:38)
Chicago Sky (22:39 - 25:56)
Washington Mystics (25:57 - 28:09)
West
Las Vegas Aces (28:10 - 33:20)
Seattle Storm (33:21 - 35:19)
Dallas Wings (35:20 - 37:13)
Minnesota Lynx (37:14 - 39:05)
Phoenix Mercury (39:06 - 42:38)
Los Angeles Sparks (42:39 - 44:26)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (44:27 - 46:16)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)
Preview of this NBA postseason awards recap episode (00:52 - 01:58)
Most Improved Player: Tyrese Maxey (01:59 - 03:18) 6th Man of the Year (03:19 - 04:50) Clutch Player of the Year (04:51 - 05:38)
Coach of the Year (05:39 - 06:51)
Executive of the Year (06:52 - 09:01)
Hustle Award (09:02 - 10:20)
Rookie of the Year (10:21 - 12:12)
Defensive Player of the Year (12:13 - 14:50) Most Valuable Player (14:51 - 16:48)
Shaquille O'Neal voiced his disapproval with the results (16:49 - 21:30)
Social Justice Champion (21:31 - 22:54)
Teammate of the Year (22:55 - 24:19)
Frank Vogel out & Mike Budenholzer in as Phoenix Suns head coach (24:20 - 27:17)
Steve Clifford resigns & go upstairs to the front office for the Charlotte Hornets; hire Charles Lee as head coach (27:18 - 29:11)
Patrick Beverly suspended for 4 games next season & banned from personal appearances on ESPN (29:12 - 30:38)
Draymond Green speaking about the New York Knicks on his podcast questioning if Jalen Brunson can take the team all the way to a championship & calls the team a fluke for what they've accomplished (30:39 - 39:15)
Stephen A Smith gives Draymond a pass for his Knick critique (39:16 - 41:03)
Rudy Gobert misses Game 2 in the Minnesota Timberwolves/Denver Nuggets series due to the birth of his first child (41:04 - 42:42)
Giannis Antetokounmpo turns down a sneaker deal with Adidas because they wouldn't offer his brother Thanasis a deal (42:43 - 44:42)
Glen "Big Baby" Davis to face 40 months in jail for defrauding the NBA's Health & Welfare Plan for former players (44:43 - 47:42)
Wrap-up of this episode, what's ahead & call to action (47:43 - 49:13)
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Intro & preview of this special Cinco de Mayo Eastern Conference playoff episode (00:00 - 01:08)
2 New York Knicks vs #7 Philadelphia 76ers recap (01:09 - 09:59)
What's next for the 76ers (10:00 - 13:41)
3 Milwaukee Bucks vs #6 Indiana Pacers recap (13:42 - 19:14)
What's next for the Bucks (19:15 - 21:18)
2 New York Knicks vs #6 Indiana Pacers conference semifinals preview (21:19 - 27:08)
1 Boston Celtics vs #8 Miami Heat recap (27:09 - 30:31)
What lies ahead for the Heat (30:32 - 31:48)
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Orlando Magic quick look (31:49 - 32:31)
Back on the air after technical difficulties in Cancun (32:32 - 33:11)
Candace Parker retires from playing basketball (33:12 - 38:08)
Caitlin Clark makes her professional debut for the Indiana Fever playing against the Dallas Wings (38:09 - 41:03)
WNBA not making the Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx game available on the League Pass app (41:04 - 45:51)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (45:52 - 46:58)
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Intro & preview of this special Cinco de Mayo Western Conference playoff episode (00:00 - 01:13)
2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers recap (01:14 - 09:08)
What's next for the Lakers (09:09 - 14:01)
3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #6 Phoenix Suns recap (14:02 - 20:54)
What's next for the Phoenix Suns (20:55 - 25:37) #2 Denver Nuggets vs #3 Minnesota Timberwolves conference semifinals preview (25:38 - 27:53)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #8 New Orleans Pelicans (27:54 - 31:52)
What lies ahead for the New Orleans Pelicans (31:53 - 33:35)
4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks recap (33:36 - 37:53)
What lies ahead for the Los Angeles Clippers (37:54 - 40:42)
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks conference semifinals preview (40:43 - 43:23) Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (43:24 - 45:05)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:57)
Preview of this episode (00:58 - 01:46)
Clutch Player of the Year: Steph Curry, DeMar DeRozan, Shai Gilgeous Alexander (01:47 - 02:22)
Most Improved Player: Tyrese Maxey, Alperen Sengun, Coby White (02:23 - 08:18)
6th Man: Malik Monk, Bobby Portis, Naz Reid (08:19 - 11:51)
Coach of the Year: Mark Daigneault, Chris Finch, Jamahl Mosley (11:52 - 16:28)
Rookie of the Year: Chet Holmgren, Brandon Miller, Victor Wembanyama (16:29 - 19:22)
Defensive Player of the Year: Victor Wembanyama, Bam Adebayo, Rudy Gobert (19:23 - 22:48)
MVP: Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Nikola Jokic (22:49 - 26:33)
USA 2024 Paris Olympics roster revealed: Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton (26:34 - 30:24)
Epiphanny Prince retires (30:25 - 33:03)
Gayle King makes an odd comment to Coach Dawn Stanley regarding her championship game in the NCAA Tournament (33:04 - 35:06)
Wrap-up of the episode / call to action (35:07 - 36:00)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of this Western Conference playoff episode (00:54 - 01:25)
1st Round matchups
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #8 New Orleans Pelicans (01:26 - 08:28)
2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (08:29 - 14:39)
3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #6 Phoenix Suns (14:40 - 20:41)
4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (20:42 - 26:10)
What lies ahead for the Sacramento Kings (26:11 - 28:08)
What lies ahead for the Golden State Warriors (28:09 - 35:03)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (35:04 - 35:44)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)
Preview of this Eastern Conference playoff episode (01:01 - 01:34)
1st Round matchups
1 Boston Celtics vs #8 Miami Heat (01:35 - 07:05)
2 New York Knicks vs #7 Philadelphia 76ers (07:06 - 13:16)
3 Milwaukee Bucks vs #6 Indiana Pacers (13:17 - 18:37)
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Orlando Magic (18:38 - 22:47)
4 guys in the Eastern Conference with the most pressure going into the playoffs: Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Damian Lillard & Donovan Mitchell (22:48 - 24:34)
What lies ahead for the Atlanta Hawks (24:35 - 27:01)
What lies ahead for the Chicago Bulls (27:02 - 28:53)
Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter banned by the league for sports betting (28:54 - 31:18)
Coban Porter of the University of Denver sentenced to 6 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed a Colorado woman & left a passenger in serious condition (31:19 - 32:20) Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (32:21 - 33:30)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:36)
Preview of this episode & a big thank you to Raphael of the White Label American podcast, Ty the Pod Guy & longtime friend Dee for joining me for my 200th episode (00:36 - 02:14)
Eastern Conference rankings in terms of playoff & play-in teams (02:15 - 04:33)
Western Conference rankings (04:34 - 09:52)
Wrap-up of the non-playoff teams
Detroit Pistons (09:53 - 11:28)
Washington Wizards (11:29 - 12:48)
Charlotte Hornets (12:49 - 14:41)
Portland Trailblazers (14:42 - 16:10)
San Antonio Spurs (16:11 - 17:20)
Toronto Raptors (17:21 - 18:25)
Memphis Grizzlies (18:26 - 19:28)
Utah Jazz (19:29 - 20:41)
Brooklyn Nets (20:42 - 22:06)
Houston Rockets (22:07 - 23:21)
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 24 inductees including Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper, the late Walter Davis, Bo Ryan, Charles Smith of Louisiana, Seimone Augustus, Michelle Timms, Dick Barnett, Harley Redin, Jerry West, Doug Collins and Herb Simon (23:22 - 31:55)
Should the NBA have its own separate Hall of Fame? (31:56 - 35:15)
Call to action (35:16 - 36:25)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Preview of this WNBA Draft recap episode as well as myself being present at the Draft in Brooklyn, NY (00:53 - 04:37)
WNBA Draft recap
Indiana Fever (04:38 - 10:03)
Sportstac posting Caitlin Clark's WNBA 4 year salary & my take on supporting the league (10:04 - 15:03)
Greg Doyle of the Indianapolis Star makes weird overtures to Caitlin at her post-draft press conference (15:04 - 17:37)
Los Angeles Sparks (17:38 - 20:45)
Chicago Sky (20:46 - 24:34)
Dallas Wings (24:35 - 27:50)
Washington Mystics (27:51 - 31:16)
Minnesota Lynx (31:17 - 33:41)
Connecticut Sun (33:42 - 37:44)
New York Liberty (37:45 - 42:36)
Atlanta Dream (42:37 - 46:33)
Seattle Storm (46:34 - 48:29)
Las Vegas Aces (48:30 - 52:27)
Phoenix Mercury (52:28 - 54:29)
Wrap-up of the show & call to action (54:30 - 56:48)
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My brother in podcasting Raphael of the White Label American intro (00:00 - 02:21)
My intro including my thanks to Raphael & my good friend of many years Dee for being on the show; preview of this special episode (02:22 - 03:44)
UConn becomes back to back champions as they defeats Purdue in the men's NCAA Finals including our discussion about Zach Edey's future as a potential NBA draft pick (03:45 - 09:28)
South Carolina takes care of Iowa in the women's NCAA Finals completing the 10th undefeated team in women's history (09:28 - 14:54)
The fine line between critique and straight hating: our discussion about Diana Taurasi's comments to Scott Van Pelt about the rookies coming into the WNBA including my intro of our final guest on the show, Ty the Pod Guy (14:55 - 22:28)
My WNBA Draft predictions (22:29 - 28:14)
NBA playoff scenarios including my New York Knicks with a shot at 50 wins & a 2 seed in the Eastern Conference (28:15 - 35:56)
NBA Coach of the Year candidates discussion (35:57 - 38:42)
Thoughts about either the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers or Golden State Warriors not making the official playoffs (38:43 - 46:59)
Can the Miami Heat make another serious playoff run? (47:00 - 48:59)
What is the future for Ty's Detroit Pistons? (49:00 - 53:04)
Giving up on former lottery pick players like James Wiseman, Cam Reddish, Kevin Knox, etc. (53:05 - 57:32)
Wrap-up of the show & call to action (57:31 - 59:15)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this Week 22 recap episode (00:48 - 01:22)
Players of the Week: Luka Doncic and Dejounte Murray (01:23 - 03:44)
March Players, Rookies and Coaches of the Month (03:45 - 08:34)
Injury news on Mitchell Robinson, Joel Embiid, Trae Young, LaMelo Ball and Malik Monk (08:35 - 12:47)
Fines for Kelly Oubre Jr, coach Nick Nurse and Victor Wembanyama; ejection for Draymond Green (12:48 - 18:48)
Domantas Sabonis now has the longest double-double streak in post-merger history in the NBA (18:49 - 20:06)
Emmanuel Acho of Fox Sports goes after Angel Reese about comments she made after LSU lost to Iowa in the Elite 8 game (20:07 - 24:14)
Jason Whitlock (or Witless) goes after South Carolina coach Dawn Staley in a nonsensical rant (24:15 - 25:55)
Preview of the upcoming 200th episode for this podcast (25:56 - 26:38)
Call to action (26:39 - 27:48)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:48)
Preview of my NCAA Final Four preview (00:36 - 01:31)
Men's matchup between #1 UConn and #4 Alabama, including how they got here & players to watch for each game (01:32 - 04:24)
Men's matchup between #1 Purdue and #11 NC State (04:25 - 07:41)
Women's matchup between #1 South Carolina and #3 NC State (07:42 - 12:20)
Women's matchup between #1 Iowa and #3 UConn (12:21 - 17:15)
My breakdown of the Iowa vs LSU Elite 8 game (17:16 - 21:06)
LSU's Angel Reese declares for the WNBA Draft (21:07 - 23:10)
What should LSU's Hailey Van Lith do in terms of joining the draft or not (23:11 - 24:50)
My breakdown of the UConn vs USC Elite 8 game (24:51 - 26:02)
Some other news in the women's game (26:03 - 27:00)
LA Times writer Ben Bloch writes a scathing editorial piece ahead of the UCLA vs LSU game (27:01 - 30:48)
Ice Cube of the Big 3 League offers Iowa's Caitlin Clark $5 million to join his league (30:49 - 33:46)
Rob Parker says that Caitlin Clark should not join the Big 3 or the WNBA but instead go to the NBA (33:47 - 37:18)
Call to action (37:19 - 38:28)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:46)
Preview of this episode (00:47 - 01:07)
My rant concerning Rob Parker's assessment that the interest in women's college basketball is a mirage (01:08 - 5:35)
Injury news in the NBA including Ben Simmons, Steph Curry, OG Anunoby, Joel Embiid, Donovan Mitchell, Russell Westbrook and many more players (05:36 - 17:57)
Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver gets into it with a fan during a home game against the Dallas Mavericks (17:58 - 19:20)
Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley gets contract extension thru the 2027-28 season (19:21 - 20:57)
Vince Goodwill and Shaquille O'Neal discuss the Done with the 90s memes as well as my take on the GOAT debate (20:58 - 26:25)
Condolences to RJ Barrett and family on the passing of his younger brother Nathan (26:26 - 26:59)
Kevin Durant passes Shaq for 8th on the all time scoring list (27:00 - 28:07)
Evan Fournier fined for kicking a ball into the stands (28:08 - 29:31)
Kris Dunn and Jabari Smith gets suspended for a skirmish during a Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz game (29:32 - 30:07)
G-League Ignite finishes their final season (30:08 - 31:14)
Wrapup of this episode (31:15 - 32:58)
Call to action (32:59 - 33:48)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Preview of this episode (00:40 - 01:17)
March Madness
Sweet 16 for the men (01:18 - 07:22):
East: #1 UConn v #5 SDSU, #3 Illinois vs #2 Iowa St
South: #1 Houston vs #4 Duke, #11 NC St vs Marquette
Midwest: #1 Purdue vs #5 Gonzaga, #3 Creighton vs #2 Tennesseee
West: #1 UNC vs #4 Alabama, #5 Clemson vs #2 Arizona
Sweet 16 for the women (07:23 - 21:44)
Albany 1: #1 South Carolina vs #4 Indiana, #3 Oregon St vs #2 Notre Dame
Albany 2: #1 Iowa vs #5 Colorado, #3 LSU vs #2 UCLA
Portland 1: #1 USC vs #5 Baylor, #3 UConn vs #7 Duke
Portland 2: #1 Texas vs #4 Gonzaga, #3 NC St vs #2 Stanford
NBA Players of the Week:
Week 20: Jalen Green and Jalen Brunson (21:44 - 25:05)
Week 21: Anthony Davis and Derrick White (25:06 - 27:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:38)
Preview of this episode (00:39 - 01:03)
Rudy Gobert fined by the league for being critical of the officiating & for an inappropriate gesture (01:04 - 04:53)
Charlotte Hornets hire Jeff Peterson as vice president of basketball operations (04:54 - 07:53)
Phoenix Suns named to host the 2027 All Star Game (07:54 - 08:46)
Damian Lillard passes Reggie Miller for fourth all-time in 3 point field goals made (08:47 - 09:40)
Jersey retirements for Brittney Griner, Richard Hamilton and Amare Stoudemire (09:41 - 16:12)
Some Lakers fans questioning whether Lebron James' jersey should be retired by the organization; other Laker greats whose jerseys has been retired (16:13 - 20:54)
Call to action (20:55 - 22:05)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:46)
Preview of this episode (00:47 - 01:23)
Championship Sunday in women's college basketball
Big Ten - Iowa vs Nebraska (01:24 - 03:18)
ACC - Notre Dame vs North Carolina State (03:19 - 04:24)
SEC - South Carolina vs LSU; scuffle ensues after Kamilla Cardoso's push on Flau'Jae Johnson (04:25 - 13:40)
Pac 12 - USC vs Stanford (13:41 - 16:40)
NBA Players of the Week: Luka Doncic and Demar DeRozan (16:41 - 19:42)
Injury news including Russell Westbrook, Scottie Barnes, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Karl Anthony Towns, Ben Simmons and Steph Curry (19:43 - 29:53)
Call to action (29:54 - 30:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:33)
Preview of this special player spotlight on Lynette Woodard episode (00:34 - 01:22)
Vital statistics, parents and early life (01:23 - 02:19)
High school days at Wichita North including winning two state championships in 1975 & 1977 (02:20 - 03:23)
Her playing days at the University of Kansas under the tutelage of the great Coach Marian Washington where she would amass 3649 points scored, a record at the time (03:24 - 05:58)
Her experience playing for Team USA including winning a gold medal as captain of the 1984 Olympic team (05:59 - 07:29)
Her time spent playing overseas in Italy and Japan (07:30 - 07:51)
Became the first woman ever to play with the Harlem Globetrotters (07:52 - 08:57)
Went into the stockbroking business after her time playing with Japan's Daiwa Securities team (8:58 - 09:26)
Was selected in the 1997 WNBA Draft and is picked tenth by the Cleveland Rockers; pursued her dream of playing in the US in that league until retiring in 1998 (09:27 - 10:40)
Her time in the coaching profession including being an assistant coach at the University of Kansas and head coach at Winthrop University (10:41 - 11:23)
Her basketball accolades including at high school, college and with Team USA (11:24 - 15:02)
My wrap-up of the Lynette Woodard player spotlight (15:03 - 16:29)
Call to action (16:30 - 17:39)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:38)
Preview of this episode (00:39 - 01:04)
Charles Barkley says the teams in the West are not worried about the Lakers or the Warriors (01:05 - 05:05)
Caitlin Clark passes Lynette Woodard's scoring record; also states that this will be her final season; Odd Couple's Rob Parker puts blame on women for financial stagnation of the WNBA (05:06 - 11:01)
Victor Wembanyama goes on a tear (11:02 - 14:21)
Congrats to Dawn Staley for winning her 600th game and Geno Auriemma for winning his 1,200th game (14:22 - 16:09)
Passing of Robert Reid, longtime former Houston Rockets player (16:10 - 18:30)
Celtics dismantle Warriors with a 52 point victory (18:31 - 22:10)
Preview of what's to come including March Madness on the horizon (22:11 - 23:13)
Call to action (23:14 - 24:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this episode (00:41 - 00:58)
Isaiah Stewart attacking Drew Eubanks prior to the game (00:59 - 01:49)
Fights ensue in a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat (01:50 - 04:07)
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists (04:08 - 08:22)
Lebron James passes the 40,000 point mark (08:22 - 11:01)
Injury news including Trae Young, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid and the many New York Knicks (11:02 - 17:33)
Kevin Durant passes Carmelo Anthony on the all time scoring list; also talks about passing on the Knicks in free agency (17:34 - 19:35)
Steve Kerr gets a two year contract extension (19:36 - 21:35)
Charlotte Hornets analyst Dell Curry calls a game between his two sons Seth and Steph (21:36 - 22:31)
Pelicans troll Stephen A Smith on social media (22:32 - 25:53)
Call to action (25:54 - 27:02)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:35)
Preview of this episode (00:33 - 01:14)
Vital statistics, parents and early life (01:15 - 03:10)
Life overseas in Italy with her family (03:11 - 04:27)
High school days in Illinois and Texas including posting a rare quintuple double in 1997 (04:28 - 07:39)
Her playing days at the University of Tennessee under the tutelage of the great Coach Pat Summitt (07:40 - 12:53)
Enters the 2001 WNBA Draft and is picked third by the Indiana Fever (12:54 - 13:45)
After sitting out a year with a torn ACL she makes her WNBA debut in 2002 (13:46 - 14:58)
Her 2005 season in which she would win the first of her five Defensive Player of the Year awards (14:59 - 15:58)
She makes her first WNBA Finals appearance in the 2009 season falling to the Phoenix Mercury (15:59 - 17:21)
Wins her only league MVP during the 2011 season (17:22 - 17:50)
Reaches the apex of her WNBA career winning the championship over the Minnesota Lynx in the 2012 season, in a season devoted to her former coach Pat Summitt (17:51 - 20:25)
Her last WNBA Finals appearance for the 2015 season losing to the Minnesota Lynx followed by her last season as a player in the league (20:26 - 22:31)
Her time spent playing overseas in South Korea, Russia, Poland and Turkey (22:32 - 23:24)
Her experience playing for Team USA (23:25 - 26:33)
Her philanthropic endeavors and social justice initiatives (26:34 - 27:34)
Her life after her playing days including the start of her Catch the Stars Foundation, the opening of the Tea's Me Cafe, TV analyst work and her time working for the Indiana sports franchises (27:34 - 29:18)
Her basketball accolades including those at the two high schools, University of Tennessee, the WNBA, overseas and with Team USA (29:18 - 35:26)
My wrap-up of the Tamika Catchings player spotlight (35:27 - 37:32)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:45)
Review of the previous player spotlights for February; preview of this episode (00:46 - 01:15)
Players of the Week: Luka Doncic and Donovan Mitchell (01:16 - 03:10)
All Star Weekend wrap up
Celebrity Game (03:11 - 04:00)
Rising Star Tournament (04:01 - 06:14)
HBCU Classic (06:15 - 06:45)
Skills Challenge (06:46 - 07:47)
Three Point Contest (07:48 - 09:22)
Sabrina Ionescu vs Steph Curry 3 Point Challenge (09:23 - 14:30)
Dunk Contest (14:31 - 18:20)
All Star Game (18:21 - 23:15)
How to fix the All Star Game (23:16 - 27:30)
Other news
Los Angeles Lakers put up the 1st of 3 statues dedicated to Kobe Bryant (27:31 - 28:35)
Orlando Magic retires Shaquille O'Neal's #32 jersey (28:36 - 32:36)
Lebron James vetoes a trade deadline deal to join the Golden State Warriors (32:37 -34:41)
Victor Wembanyama puts up a rare triple double: 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks (34:42 - 35:28)
New York Knicks robbed off a chance of winning on the road vs the Houston Rockets (35:29 - 37:23)
Commissioner Adam Silver considering adding a franchise in Las Vegas (37:24 - 39:36)
PJ Tucker fined $75K for requesting a trade (39:37 - 40:50)
Klay Thompson comes off the bench after 727 straight starts for the Warriors (40:51 - 42:34)
Crispus Attucks Musuem in Indianapolis to erect a statue for Oscar Robertson (42:35 - 44:00)
University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball; Sheryl Swoopes' comments about Clark and Angel Reese (44:01 - 49:41)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)
Preview of this NBA deadline episode (00:38 - 01:03)
Detroit: acquiring both Simone Fontecchio and Danuel House Jr and 2024 2nd round pick (01:04 - 02:55)
Boston: getting Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer (02:56 - 04:00)
Monte Morris for Shake Milton, Troy Brown Jr and 2030 2nd round pick (04:01 - 04:53)
Toronto: getting Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji from Utah; also Spencer Dinwiddie from the Brooklyn Nets for Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young (06:20 - 07:32)
OKC: Gordon Hayward for Tre Mann, Vasilije Micic, Davis Bertans and draft compensation (07:33 - 09:36)
Philadelphia: trading for Indiana's Buddy Hield for Marcus Morris, Kurkan Korkmaz and 3 2nd round picks; Marcus Morris then sent to San Antonio along with a 2029 2nd round pick for Doug McDermott (09:37 - 10:50)
Dallas: Daniel Gafford for Richaun Holmes and draft compensation; PJ Washington for Grant Williams, Seth Curry and 2027 1st round pick (10:51 - 12:56)
Milwaukee: acquiring Patrick Beverly for Cameron Payne and 2027 2nd round pick; Robin Lopez sent to the Sacramento Kings (12:57 - 15:35)
Indiana: trading for Cory Joseph from Golden State; Boston getting Dalano Banton from Portland (15:36 - 16:25)
Royce O'Neal and David Roddy to the Phoenix Suns; Jordan Goodwin, Keita Bates-Diop and three 2nd round picks to the Brooklyn Nets; Yuta Watanabe and Chimezie Metu to the Memphis Grizzlies (16:26 - 17:55)
Knicks: Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks for Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and draft compensation (17:56 - 21:19)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)
Preview of this special WNBA free agency and trades episode (00:38 - 01:07)
Minnesota Lynx: signs Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams; trade for Natisha Hiedeman (01:18 - 02:48)
Atlanta Dream: resigns Nia Coffey; signs Tina Charles and Aerial Powers; trade for Jordin Canada (02:49 - 04:46)
Seattle Storm: signs Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike (04:47 - 07:38)
Las Vegas Aces: resigns Sydney Colson, Kiah Stokes and Candace Parker; signs Megan Gustafson (07:39 - 08:39)
Phoenix Mercury: signs Natasha Cloud; trades for Rebecca Allen and Kahleah Copper (08:40 - 12:04)
Washington Mystics: Elena Delle Donne to sit out the 2024 season; signs Karlie Samuelson (12:05 - 13:30)
Dallas Wings: Awak Kuier to sit out the 2024 season; resigns Kalani Brown, Satou Sabally and Stephanie Soares; signs Emma Cannon (13:31 - 15:13)
Connecticut Sun: resigns DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones; signs Astou Ndour-Fall and Rachel Banham; trade for Moriah Jefferson (15:14 - 16:18)
New York Liberty: to resign Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones (16:19 - 17:01)
Los Angeles Sparks: resigns Lexie Brown and Layshia Clarendon; signs Monique Billings; has now the 2nd, 4th and 8th pick in the 2024 Draft (17:02 - 18:01)
Indiana Fever: signs Katie Lou Samuelson and Damaris Dantas; have the 1st pick in the 2024 Draft (18:02 - 18:48)
Chicago Sky: signs Lindsay Allen and Diamond DeShields; now have the 3rd pick in the 2024 Draft (18:49 - 20:07)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)
Preview of this Week 15 recap episode (00:54 - 01:17)
Players of the Week: Kawhi Leonard & Trae Young (01:18 - 03:36)
January Players, Rookies & Coaches of the Month (03:37 - 07:42)
All Stars reserves for the East (07:43 - 08:08)
All Stars reserves for the West (08:09 - 08:55)
All Star coaches: Chris Finch & Doc Rivers (08:56 - 12:57)
Steph Curry to battle Sabrina Ionescu in a 3 point contest (12:58 - 15:42)
Injury news on both Randle, Embiid & Zach LaVine; Trae Young & Scottie Barnes to replace Randle & Embiid for All Star Game (15:43 - 21:39)
Fines for Anthony Edwards, Philadelphia 76ers & New Orleans Pelicans (21:40 - 24:46)
Trade between the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies (24:47 - 26:16)
Marc Gasol's jersey to be retired by Memphis Grizzlies (26:17 - 27:51)
Russell Westbrook becomes the 25th player to reach 25,000 points (27:52 - 28:33)
NBA Draft to expand to a 2-day event (28:34 - 29:33)
Top jersey sales for players and teams (29:34 - 31:41)
Former Knick Bill Bradley has a documentary to be aired (31:42 - 33:40)
Call to action (33:41 - 34:50)
Intro (00:00 - 00:32)
Preview of this episode (00:33 - 01:39)
Vital statistics and early life (01:40 - 03:48)
College playing days (03:49 - 05:11)
Milwaukee Bucks drafted him in 1976 Draft (05:12 - 08:10)
Free agent days with Indiana Pacers before traded to the Denver Nuggets (08:11 - 09:56)
Reunited with Donnie Walsh in Denver; Doug Moe takes over (09:57 - 12:34)
Start of historic 2,000 point seasons (12:34 - 13:52)
1982-83 & historic 1983-84 seasons (13:53 - 18:00)
Next 4 seasons including the trade of Kiki Vandeweghe (18:01 - 23:00)
Last 2 seasons in Denver (23:01 - 25:16)
Dallas Mavericks; goes overseas then retires (25:17 - 27:07)
Began working for NBPA (27:08 - 28:00)
TV analyst work; coaching stints & assistant coaching jobs (28:01 - 29:21)
Basketball clinics overseas (29:22 - 30:00)
Movie and TV acting credits; literary work (30:01 - 31:06)
His many business ventures (31:07 - 32:22)
Basketball accolades (32:23 - 38:06)
Call to action (38:07 - 39:16)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Preview of this episode (00:59 - 01:37)
Week 14 players of the week: Devin Booker & Giannis Antetokounmpo (01:38 - 03:55)
Showdown in women's college basketball: #1 SC at #9 LSU (03:56 - 06:38)
Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes all-time wins leader (06:39 - 08:46)
Milwaukee Bucks fire Adrian Griffin; immediately hired Doc Rivers as head coach (08:47 - 14:51)
Wes Unseld Jr heads to front office; assistant coach Brian Keefe as interim head coach for the Washington Wizards (14:52 - 16:51)
High scoring nights: January 22 for Joel Embiid and Karl Anthony Towns & January 26 for Luka Doncic and Devin Booker (16:52 - 22:00)
Kevin Durant asked about why he isn't in the NBA GOAT convo (22:01 - 27:15)
Trade alert: Miami Heat acquires Terry Rozier (27:16 - 29:25)
Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton out 3 games (29:26 - 29:48)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson suspended 25 games (29:49 - 30:16)
Preview of what's up next (30:17 - 31:51)
Call to action (31:52 - 33:01)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:35)
All Star starters for the Eastern Conference: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard (00:36 - 06:05)
My reserve candidates for the East: Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle, Donovan Mitchell, Pascal Siakam, Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Paolo Banchero, Demar DeRozan, Mikal Bridges, Trae Young and Dejounte Murray (06:06 - 14:23)
My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (14:24 - 16:01)
All Star starters for the Western Conference: Lebron James, Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (16:02 - 20:06)
My reserve candidates for the West: Anthony Edwards, Karl Anthony Towns, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Jamal Murray, DeAaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Devin Booker, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Lauri Markannen, Alperen Sengun, Steph Curry and Victor Wembanyama (20:07 - 30:13)
My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (30:14 - 31:39)
Preview of what's next up in terms of episodes (31:40 - 32:01)
Call to action (32:02 - 33:11)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of this Week 13 recap episode (00:42 - 01:01)
Week 12 players of the week: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers and Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns (01:02 - 03:42)
MLK Day with 11 games on the schedule including Atlanta Hawks with their game at home, marquee matchup between Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers, a nailbiter with Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets along with Draymond's return to the court after his suspension against Memphis Grizzlies (03:43 - 05:48)
The passing of beloved Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic as well as his legacy as a player and coach (05:49 - 09:38)
Two trades: Detroit Pistons sending Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers to Washington Wizards for Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala along with two 2nd round picks; Indiana Pacers acquire Pascal Siakam in a three team trade including Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans (09:39 - 13:45)
Udonis Haslem's jersey retired by Miami Heat; Paul Pierce questions the event as "given and not earned" (13:46 - 17:45)
Previews of upcoming episodes (17:46 - 18:43)
Call to action (18:44 - 19:53)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:56)
Knicks' midseason grades preview (00:57 - 01:55)
Miles "Deuce" McBride (01:56 - 04:15)
Quentin Grimes (04:16 - 06:38)
Josh Hart (06:39 - 07:53)
Mitchell Robinson (07:54 - 10:07)
Isaiah Hartenstein (10:08 - 12:05)
Donte DiVincenzo (12:06 - 14:02)
Julius Randle (14:03 - 16:20) Jalen Brunson (16:21 - 18:41)
Tom Thibodeau (18:42 - 21:10)
Leon Rose (21:11 - 23:30)
NBA midseason awards starting with the MVP (23:31 - 27:14)
6th Man of the Year (27:15 - 31:11)
Defensive Player of the Year (31:12 - 33:45)
Coach of the Year (33:46 - 36:20)
Rookie of the Year (36:21 - 38:34)
Most Improved Player (38:35 - 41:40)
Executive of the Year (41:41 - 42:44)
2 Iowa falls to #18 Ohio State in OT; Caitlin Clark gets rattled after running into a Buckeye fan who stormed the court (42:45 - 46:37)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:59)
Preview of this Week 12 recap episode (01:00 - 01:19)
Players of the week: Lauri Markannen, Utah Jazz and Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat (01:20 - 03:30)
Ja Morant out for the season with a shoulder tear (03:31 - 05:38)
Injury news for fellow Ja teammates Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart (05:39 - 07:24)
More injury news about Tyrese Haliburton, Jakob Poeltl and Chris Paul (07:25 - 09:54)
Draymond Green speaks on his podcast about his suspension as well as many other topics related to it (09:55 - 14:24)
Kevin Durant retracts previous comments he made about Draymond after the Jusuf Nurkic incident (14:25 - 16:42)
Shaquille O'Neal calls Nurkic soft for possibly pressing criminal charges against Draymond (16:43 - 17:35)
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic goes off in their 132-131 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (17:36 - 20:41)
Contract extensions for Kawhi Leonard and Coach Erik Spoelstra (20:42 - 24:40)
Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the Portland Trailblazers 139-77, the fifth largest in history (24:41 - 27:38)
Chicago Bulls hold Ring of Honor ceremony; the late Jerry Krause recognized but was booed with his wife Thelma present to receive his honor (27:39 - 35:13)
Miami Heat to honor Dwayne Wade with a statue outside the arena (35:14 - 36:28)
What's next for the podcast (36:29 - 38:27)
Call to action (38:28 - 39:37)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Preview of this Week 10 and 11 recap episode (00:51 - 01:43)
Week 10 players of the week: Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder (01:44 - 04:23)
Week 11 players of the week: Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets and Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks (04:24 - 06:30)
Ricky Rubio retires after 12 seasons in the NBA (06:31 - 08:47)
Draymond Green reinstated by the league after sitting out 12 games of his suspension (08:48 - 10:32)
Shaquille O'Neal's jersey to be retired & raised to the rafters by the Orlando Magic (10:33 - 11:51)
Chris Paul fractures his hand in a 113-107 win over the Detroit Pistons (11:52 - 12:38)
Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic makes their return to the starting lineup for the Chicago Bulls (12:39 - 13:33)
Indiana Pacers dish out a franchise record 50 assists in a 150-116 victory over the Atlanta Hawks (13:34 - 14:40)
Brooklyn Nets fined by the league for violating the Player Participation Policy for sitting 4 players in a 144-122 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks (14:41 - 16:45)
What's on the horizon for future episodes for the podcast (16:46 - 17:52)
Call to action (17:53 - 19:04)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of this NBA All Star 1st round fan voting returns, commentary on LA Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks & LA Lakers as well as Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame nominees episode (00:44 - 01:20)
NBA All Star Game Western Conference frontcourt fan voting results (01:21 - 03:25)
Western Conference backcourt results (03:26 - 05:29)
NBA All Star Game Eastern Conference frontcourt fan voting results (05:30 - 07:17)
Eastern Conference backcourt results (07:18 - 08:52)
Why the Knicks' Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson get so little support when it comes to fan voting (08:53 - 10:46)
Players who possibly could or couldn't be added to the Eastern Conference team (10:47 - 12:25)
Surprising team: Los Angeles Clippers (12:25 - 14:11)
Surprising team: Oklahoma City Thunder (14:12 - 18:31)
Struggling team: Milwaukee Bucks (18:32 - 19:45)
Struggling team: Los Angeles Lakers (19:46 - 23:11)
Announcement of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 nominees (23:12 - 27:26)
Call to action (27:27 - 28:36)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this Knicks/Raptors trade breakdown and Pistons end their record-tying losing streak episode (00:41 - 01:17)
The first in-season trade: New York Knicks trade RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and a 2nd round pick to the Toronto Raptors for OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn (01:18 - 03:03)
Analysis of RJ Barrett being dealt away (03:04 - 05:05)
Analysis of Immanuel Quickley being a part of the trade (05:06 - 08:08)
What the Knicks are getting in OG Anunoby (08:09 - 10:30)
What the Knicks are getting in both Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn (10:31 - 11:30)
Questions for the Knicks: is there another move on the horizon? And who may the player be who gets acquired? (11:31 - 13:32)
Reaction from pseudo Knick fan ESPN First Take's Stephen A Smith (13:33 - 16:13)
Questions for the Raptors: are they done making trades? Could Pascal Siakam be next heading out of Toronto? (16:14 - 18:23)
Detroit Pistons end their record-tying all-time losing streak by beating the shorthanded Toronto Raptors; what lies ahead for Coach Monty Williams and the team (18:24 - 23:24)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Preview of this special Draymond Green Indefinite suspension episode (00:40 - 01:09)
Draymond Green hits Jusuf Nurkic in a flailing move and is subsubquently ejected from the game (01:10 - 03:23)
Reaction from the TNT Inside the NBA crew including Adam Lefkoe, Grant Hill, Vince Carter and Jamal Crawford (03:24 - 04:55)
Reaction from ESPN First Take's Stephen A Smith and Brian Windhorst (04:56 - 06:27)
Press conference reaction from both Coach Steve Kerr and the man himself, Draymond Green (06:28 - 09:10)
Press conference reaction from the victim of Draymond's latest act of violence Jusuf Nurkic and former teammate of Draymond's Kevin Durant (09:11 - 10:40)
Also reaction from First Take's guests Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Jay Williams (10:41 - 11:17)
More reaction, this time from the hosts of The Odd Couple Chris Broussard and Rob Parker (11:18 - 12:24)
Reaction now from the radio team of the Give and Go show on Sirius XM's NBA channel, RIck Kamla and Antonio Daniels (12:25 - 12:53)
Joe Dumars, the czar of discipline for the NBA, hands down an indefinite suspension to Draymond (12:54 - 13:31)
Give and Go show's reaction to the suspension (13:32 - 14:11)
The Odd Couple's response to the suspension (14:12 - 14:55)
First Take's reaction to the suspension which includes Stephen A Smith, Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins (14:56 - 18:28)
NBA TV's Steve Smith gives his take to the suspension as well as Joe Dumars goes on First Take to give reason why the suspension is indefinite (18:29 - 19:07)
First Take's Stephen A Smith calls into question Steph Curry's leadership and gets called out by Coach Kerr (19:08 - 21:41)
My final analysis of the Draymond suspension and what happens going forward (21:42 - 24:16)
Call to action (24:17 - 25:26)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of this Week 6 news and recap episode (00:44 - 01:09)
Injury news about Zach LaVine, Lauri Markannen, Kyrie Irving, LaMelo Ball, Jerami Grant, Jalen Duren, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Mitchell Robinson; return for Anfernee Simons (01:10 - 05:53)
In-season tournament quarterfinals results: Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns (05:54 - 20:02)
In-season tournament semifinals results: Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers (20:03 - 27:14)
In-season tournament finals results: Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Lakers (27:15 - 34:22)
Bronny James makes his season debut for the USC Trojans after 5 months removed from going into cardiac arrest (34:23 - 36:04)
WNBA Draft lottery results (36:05 - 39:51)
Call to action (39:52 - 41:01)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:57)
Preview of this Week 6 news and recap episode (00:58 - 01:20)
Week 5 players of the week: DeAaron Fox, Sacramento Kings and Julius Randle, New York Knicks (01:21 - 04:20)
In-season tournament quarterfinals matchups: Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns (04:21 - 06:09)
Injury news about Ben Simmons, Lauri Markannen, Andrew Wiggins, Chris Paul, Gary Payton II, LaMelo Ball and Kristaps Porzingis; returns for Draymond Green, Trey Murphy III and Jamal Murray (06:10 - 09:19)
Lebron James suffers his worst regular season loss as a pro during a road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, 138-94 (09:20 - 10:37)
Mark Cuban to sell his majority share in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and family; will still have a minority share and maintain his position as head of basketball operation (10:38 - 11:50)
Kevin Durant moves past Moses Malone to tenth place on the all-time scoring list (11:51 - 12:50)
Chicago Bulls on thin ice: Zach LaVine unhappy and now has a foot injury, DeMar DeRozan's two preferred trade destinations: New York Knicks or Miami Heat (12:51 - 15:17)
Angel Reese's return to the LSU Lady Tigers as well as the press conference following LSU's win over Virginia Tech (15:18 - 21:13)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 2024 inductees: Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Rita Gail Easterling, Sue Phillips, Mary (Roonie) Scovel, Violet Palmer and Cheyney University (21:14 - 23:28)
Heartwarming story about New York Knicks' Mitchell Robinson offering his HS coach from Louisiana Butch Stockton to stay with him as he mourns the passing of his wife Dawn (23:29 - 27:23)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:55)
Preview of this Week 5 news and recap episode (00:56 - 01:25)
Week 5 players of the week: Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic and Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns (01:25 - 04:05)
Injury news about Jalen Johnson, Kristaps Porzingis, Walker Kessler and LaMelo Ball (04:06 - 06:34)
In-season tournament standings so far (06:35 - 12:00)
Draymond Green speaks at a press conference for the first time & was asked about him getting suspended five games after choking Rudy Gobert during a Warriors-Timberwolves game on November 14 (12:01 - 15:27)
NBA league office investigating Oklahoma City Thunder's Josh Giddey about his possible relationship with an underage girl (15:28 - 18:37)
Coach Greg Popovich chides the Spurs fans in attendance about booing former player Kawhi Leonard (18:38 - 22:43)
The beef between Chris Paul and referee Scott Foster continues with CP3 getting ejected in a game against the Phoenix Suns (22:44 - 27:34)
A reminder for you all to consider giving to the podcast on this Giving Tuesday 2023 (27:35 - 28:37)
Call to action (28:38 - 29:47)
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Intro
Preview of this NBA Western Conference first month breakdown episode
Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, New Orleans, San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies
Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trailblazers and Utah Jazz
Pacific Division: Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers
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Intro
Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference first month breakdown episode
Atlantic Division: Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors
Central Division: Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons,
South Division: Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards
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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)
Preview of this episode (00:38 - 01:34)
LSU's Angel Reese getting bench by Coach Kim Mulkey and eventually away from the team for the past two games (01:35 - 10:25)
James Harden and the struggles with the Los Angeles Clippers; Philadelphia 76ers' surprisingly great start without Harden; what will the Clippers look like going forward (10:26 - 15:42)
Draymond Green getting suspended five games after choking Rudy Gobert during a Warriors-Timberwolves game on November 14; his checkered history as a NBA player in terms of ejections, fines and suspensions (15:43 - 25:52)
What to expect in future episodes as well as a reminder about considering a possible donation towards the podcast for Giving Tuesday on November 28 (25:53 - 27:03)
Call to action (27:04 - 28:13)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Preview of this episode (00:45 - 01:23)
Recap of the Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty WNBA Finals; A'ja Wilson named Finals MVP (01:24 - 08:01)
James Harden finally traded; headed to the Los Angeles Clippers along with PJ Tucker and Filip Petresuv; Philadelphia gets in return Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nicolas Batum, Kenyon Martin Jr, 2028 unprotected 1st round pick, 2 2nd round picks (2026, 2028), 2029 pick swap and an additional 1st round pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder (08:02 - 18:24)
Dwight Howard and the sexual allegations against him as well as the lesson in all of this (18:25 - 22:21)
Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson named Reebok's brand president and vice president; signs LSU's Angel Reese to a NIL deal (22:22 - 24:17)
Call to action (24:18 - 25:28)
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Intro
Preview of this 2023-24 NBA Eastern Conference season preview episode
Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors
Order of finish in the Atlantic Division
Central Division: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks
Order of finish in the Central Division
South Division: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards
Order of finish in the South Division
Playoff and play-in teams
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IntroPreview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans and San Antonio SpursOrder of finish in the Southwest DivisionNorthwest Division: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trailblazers and Utah JazzOrder of finish in the Northwest DivisionPacific Division: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento KingsOrder of finish in the Pacific Division Playoff and play-in teams Sneak peek into what is ahead for the next episode Call to action Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/supportor https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Preview of this Fantasy Basketball 101 episode (00:40 - 01:03)
Definition of fantasy basketball (01:04 - 01:29)
Definition of dynasty or keeper leagues (01:30 - 02:19)
Types of leagues: head to head -> points, categories, most categories = one win (02:20 - 07:30)
Types of leagues: total points and rotisserie (07:31 - 10:05)
Types of categories (10:06 - 13:18)
Types of drafts (13:19 - 16:29)
Roster sizes and positions (16:30 - 21:02)
Explanation of IL and IL+ for Yahoo leagues as well as IR for ESPN leagues (21:03 - 22:50)
Waiver wire and trades (22:51 - 24:14)
My fantasy tips (24:15 - 26:28)
Players I'm targeting and players I'm staying away from (26:29 - 32:48)
Wrap-up and what lies ahead for future episodes (32:49 - 34:42)
Call to action (34:43 - 36:00)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)
Preview of this WNBA MVP, Dame trade and Magic mentioning ownership of the NY Knicks episode (00:49 - 01:09)
New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart wins the WNBA MVP award, the first Liberty player to win it (01:10 - 02:21)
The breakdown of the voting (02:22 - 05:37)
Possible reasons why Breanna ended up winning the award (05:38 - 08:37)
Social media reaction to this results (08:37 - 11:08)
A'ja Wilson's reaction to not winning the awards & what it could possibly lead to (11:09 - 12:39)
Alyssa Thomas' reaction to not winning the award & what she has overcome as a player (12:40 - 13:52)
Major props to Breanna for winning & some of her accomplishments in doing so (13:53 - 14:44)
Damian Lillard finally gets traded from the Portland Trailblazers to the Milwaukee Bucks; also the Phoenix Suns as the third team in facilitating the deal in sending DeAndre Ayton to Portland along with Milwaukee's Jrue Holiday (14:45 - 15:57)
The plus and minus for Milwaukee dealing for Dame; the Giannis Antetokounmpo effect on making this trade (15:58 - 17:38)
The outlook for Phoenix with this trade (17:39 - 20:36)
Who has pressure on them as a result of this trade? (20:37 - 21:43)
The fantasy basketball overview with this trade (21:44 - 23:40)
Jrue Holiday and who could be interested in trading for him including the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers (23:41 - 26:45)
Who now starts with Dame in Milwaukee & what's the pecking order in terms of go-to players for them (26:46 - 27:30)
Dame's statement on Twitter X about his departure from Portland (27:31 - 28:34)
Jrue Holiday's statements prior to the trade about being a Milwaukee Buck for life and what lies ahead for the team; other potential suitors for Jrue (28:35 - 30:39)
Magic Johnson mentioning about his interest in owning the New York Knicks; James Dolan and the controversial moments as owner of the team (30:40 - 36:26)
Call to action (36:27 - 37:44)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)
Preview of this WNBA 1st recap, semifinals preview and postseason awards analysis episode (00:52 - 01:27)
Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings recap (01:28 - 05:06)
Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces recap (05:07 - 07:40)
Chicago Sky interim coach Emre Vatansever fired; potential candidates for the job as coach (07:41 - 09:09)
Dallas Wings vs Las Vegas Aces preview (09:10 - 13:08)
Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun recap (13:09 - 17:11)
Washington Mystics vs New York Liberty recap (17:12 - 21:01)
Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty preview (21:02 - 23:40)
My postseason awards analysis starting with 6th Woman of the Year (23:41 - 25:42)
Executive of the Year (25:43 - 26:01)
Coach of the Year (26:02 - 26:47)
Most Improved Player (26:48 - 27:20)
Defensive Player of the Year (27:21 - 27:48)
All Defense Teams, 1st and 2nd (27:49 - 28:45)
Gilbert Arenas criticizing Hakeem Olajuwon for charging $50K for a week of lessons (28:46 - 33:33)
Call to action (33:34 - 34:51)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:33)
Preview of this FIBA World Cup recap episode (00:34 - 00:56)
Introduction of the USA roster (00:57 - 2:14)
Going 5-0 in exhibition play (02:15 - 02:34)
Undefeated in 1st round of the tournament (02:35 - 03:22)
Lose their 1st game of the tourney to Lithuania (03:23 - 04:08)
Enters the march towards medaling by winning in the quarterfinals but losing in both the semis to Germany and in the bronze medal game to Canado (04:09 - 05:04)
What went wrong for Team USA (05:05 - 06:31)
Canada wins their 1st medal in 60 years as well as how times have changed for Team Canada (06:32 - 07:08)
The conclusion that the world has caught up in terms of play so USA players must take these games serious (07:09 - 07:25)
Players from the USA roster who could return for the Olympics in Paris 2024 and an overall assessment of each player on the team (07:26 - 10:41)
Germany wins the gold medal over Serbia; some of the teams with NBA talent on it including those two teams as well as Lithuania and Canada (10:42 - 14:23)
NBA players who are now reportedly interested in representing the USA in Paris including Lebron James, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Devin Booker, Draymond Green and Damian Lillard (14:24 - 14:58)
Grant Hill and the USA committee must impress upon the players the importance of their participation in international play, i.e. Olympics and FIBA (14:59 - 15:53)
My coaching suggestion for the Paris Olympics (15:54 - 20:49)
Call to action (20:50 - 22:07)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:33)
Preview of this WNBA season recap, playoff preview and postseason awards episode (00:34 - 00:56)
WNBA regular season recap starting with the Las Vegas Aces (00:57 - 01:55)
New York Liberty (01:56 - 02:45)
Connecticut Sun (02:46 - 03:25)
Dallas Wings (03:26 - 04:06)
Atlanta Dream (04:07 - 04:26)
Minnesota Lynx (04:27 - 04:56)
Washington Mystics (04:457- 05:47)
Chicago Sky (05:48 - 06:38)
Los Angeles Sparks (06:39 - 07:36)
Indiana Fever (07:37 - 08:22)
Seattle Storm (08:23 - 08:56)
Phoenix Mercury (08:57 - 10:40)
Playoff preview starting with the Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings (10:41 - 11:51)
Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun (11:52 - 13:25)
Washington Mystics vs New York Liberty (13:26 - 15:25)
Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces (15:26 - 16:49)
My midseason awards starting with 6th Woman of the Year (16:50 - 17:38)
Most Improved Player (17:39 - 18:07)
Defensive Player of the Year (18:08 - 18:42)
Coach of the Year (18:43 - 19:23)
Most Valuable Player (19:24 - 23:14)
Preview of what's to come (23:15 - 24:58)
Call to action (24:59 - 26:16)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:56)
Preview of the New York Knicks schedule and other news episode (00:57 - 01:23)
Opening games at home and on the road (01:24 - 02:42)
Holiday games on Christmas, New Years Day, MLK Day and Easter (02:43 - 03:29)
Nationally televised games breakdown (03:30 - 04:23)
In-season tournament schedule (04:24 - 05:43)
Number of back-to-back games (05:44 - 05:53)
Major road trips for the season (05:54 - 08:00)
The longest home stands of the season (08:01 - 09:16)
Obi Toppin's return to Madison Square Garden (09:17 - 10:20)
Rivalry Week games (10:21 - 10:51)
Games before and after the All Star Break (10:52 - 11:15)
Last game of the season (11:16 - 11:36)
Josh Hart signs a 4 year, $81 million contract extension (11:37 - 15:17)
Knicks former employee accused of selling video information to the Toronto Raptors; Joel Embiid trade rumors (15:18 - 16:34)
James Harden fined $100K for his comments about Philadelphia 76ers GM Daryl Morey & not wanting to be part of the team (16:35 - 18:41)
Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson drops 53 points against the Atlanta Dream which ties Liz Cambage's scoring record in a game; the WNBA MVP race (18:42 - 21:07)
Steph Curry goes on Gilbert Arenas' podcast and says he and Magic are the best point guard in the history of the league; my top 5 point guards ever along with honorable mentions (21:08 - 23:58)
Wrap-up of this episode including briefly touching on the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction (23:59 - 25:38)
Call to action (25:39 - 26:57)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of this NBA schedule episode (00:48 - 01:17)
Opening week starting October 24 thru Ocotober 28 (01:18 - 06:07)
In-season tournament beginning on November 3 thru November 28, quarterfinals on December 4 and 5, semifinals on December 7 and finals on December 9 (06:08 - 08:26)
No games scheduled on Election Day, November 7 (08:27 - 08:45)
Global games for November 9 in Mexico City and January 11 in Paris (08:46 - 09:22)
Christmas Day with 5 games on the slate (09:23 - 10:50)
MLK Day with 11 games, including 4 national games (10:51 - 12:20)
Rivalry Week ranging from January 23 thru January 27 (12:21 - 16:29)
All Star Weekend from February 16 thru February 18 (16:30 - 17:07)
Last day of the season on April 14 (17:08 - 18:02)
Teams' number of nationally televised games (18:03 - 33:48)
Call to action (33:49 - 35:06)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this episode (00:41 - 01:19)
Commissioner's Cup between the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces (01:20 - 06:16)
Liz Cambage's interview with Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks (06:17 - 12:16)
Anthony Davis signs a record contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers (12:17 - 16:32)
Philadelphia 76ers announced that they are no longer pursuing a James Harden trade and that they expect him to report to training camp; Harden in response calls out team president Daryl Morey (16:33 - 22:46)
Wrap-up of this episode and what lies ahead for future episodes (22:47 - 24:25) Call to action (24:26 - 25:43)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:46)
Preview of this episode (00:47 - 01:23)
Jaylen Brown signs a historic supermax extension with the Boston Celtics (01:24 - 06:15)
Bronny James goes into cardiac arrest at USC practice (06:16 - 08:04)
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss announced that the organization will retire Lebron James' jersey; Lebron will switch jersey numbers from 6 to 23 in honor of the late Bill Russell (08:05 - 10:24)
NBA issues a warning to Damian Lillard and his agent Aaron Goodwin regarding his trade request (10:25 - 12:51)
Wedding bells for Joel Embiid, Trae Young, Jalen Brunson, Isaiah Hartenstein and Frank Kaminsky; engagements for Luka Doncic as well as WNBA players Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner (12:52 - 14:55)
Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy out as analysts for the #1 broadcast team for NBA games on ESPN; Doris Burke and Doc Rivers to take their place (14:56 - 19:55)
Shaquille O'Neal's top 11 list (19:56 - 22:30)
Courtesy the Sirius XM's NBA show Give and Go with Rick Kamla and Antonio Daniels, here is my top 5 NBA nicknames, worst nicknames and nicknames for today's players (22:31 - 29:37)
Call to action (29:38 - 30:54)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)Preview of this episode and my commentary on my show as well as all of these former and current players with podcasts; also players appearing on other podcasts (00:38 - 03:07)Draymond Green talks about the Jordan Poole punch and his new teammate Chris Paul (03:08 - 07:34)Paul Pierce brings up again about him being better than Dwayne Wade (07:35 - 14:09)Jeff Teague saying that James Harden is the better player when compared to Dwayne Wade (14:10 - 17:24)Julius Erving speaks on the current state of player empowerment (07:02 - 20:54)Julius Erving's top 10 player list (20:55 - 25:01)Austin Rivers also touching on the subject of player empowerment (25:02 - 28:48)Call to action (28:49 - 30:05) https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/supportor https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of this WNBA second half outlook and midseason awards episode (00:44 - 01:18)
WNBA second half outlook starting with the Las Vegas Aces (01:19 - 03:37)
New York Liberty (03:38 - 05:52)
Connecticut Sun (05:53 - 07:01)
Washington Mystics (07:02 - 08:33)
Atlanta Dream (08:34 - 09:56)
Dallas Wings (09:57 - 11:17)
Minnesota Lynx (11:18 - 12:42)
Chicago Sky (12:43 - 13:57)
Los Angeles Sparks (13:58 - 15:18)
Indiana Fever (15:19 - 16:48)
Phoenix Mercury (16:49 - 18:01)
Seattle Storm (18:02 - 19:39)
My midseason awards starting with 6th Woman of the Year (19:40 - 20:35)
Defensive Player of the Year (20:36 - 21:13)
Most Improved Player (21:14 - 21:50)
Rookie of the Year (21:51 - 22:26)
Coach of the Year (22:27 - 23:30)
Most Valuable Player (23:31 - 26:04)
Call to action (26:05 - 27:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of the WNBA All Star Weekend episode (0041 - 01:21)
WNBA Skills Challenge (01:22 - 03:31)
WNBA Three Point Shootout (03:32 - 08:42)
WNBA All Star Draft (08:43 - 11:08)
WNBA All Star Game (11:09 - 19:41)
Dwayne Wade to become a part owner of the Chicago Sky (19:42 - 20:32
)Phoenix to host the 2024 WNBA All Star Game (20:33 - 20:58)
Los Angeles Sparks release Destanni Henderson and activate Layshia Clarendon (20:59 - 24:42)
Call to action (24:43 - 26:00)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:38)
Preview of our player spotlight on the late great Nikki McCray-Penson (00:39 -01:14)
My introduction to women's basketball and I began following Nikki as a Tennessee Lady Vol (01:15 - 02:00)
Early life including her interest in the game of basketball after watching her cousins play (02:01 - 03:39)
Nikki's time at Collierville High School in Tennessee including her team winning a state championship and becoming the most decorated student athlete in school history (03:40 - 05:37)
Attending the University of Tennessee under legendary coach Pat Summitt including 4 dominant year in the SEC as well playing in the NCAA Tournament each year (05:37 - 08:15)
Her part of that iconic 1996 National Team from the Atlanta Olympics under another legendary coach Tara Vanderveer including an undefeated run towards winning the gold medal (08:16 - 09:50)
Her continued participation in international play including playing in the 1998 World Cup in Germany and 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia under another great coach Nell Fortner (09:51 - 10:44)
Her career in both the ABL and WNBA as a player including winning ABL MVP and the league's inaugural title as well as becoming a 3 time All Star in the WNBA (10:45 - 13:49)
Nikki's coaching career: being an assistant coach under good friends Dawn Staley and Coquese Washington; head coach at Old Dominion and Mississippi State (13:50 - 17:32)
How Nikki met Thomas Penson and would end up getting married; their marital union bringing forth their son Thomas Nikson Penson (17:33 - 18:36)
Nikki's health including her first diagnosis of breast cancer and her mother's own bout with breast cancer; Nikki's unfortunate passing (18:37 - 21:31)
Her accolades including her being named SEC Player of the Year twice as well as 3 times as an All-SEC Player; her winning C-USA Coach of the Year; her many Hall of Fame inductions (21:32 - 24:53)
In her own words including a few Nikki-isms as well as her thoughts on having her own signature sneaker and her being selected for the President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports (24:54 - 28:30)
What others have to say about Nikki including the town of Collierville, Tennessee; current University of Tennessee coach Kellie Harper & the university itself; her former players including A'ja Wilson and Rickea Jackson; her former teammates: Michelle Marciniak, Abby Conklin, Jennifer Azzi and Natalie Williams, both Olympic coaches she played for: Tara Vanderveer and Nell Fortner; those in the coaching ranks: Suzy Merchant, Kyra Elzy and Yolett McCuin; the head coaches she worked under: Dawn Staley and Coquese Washington (28:31 - 46:01)
My personal thoughts on Nikki Mccray-Penson (46:02 - 48:19)
Call to action (48:20 - 49:37)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:35)Preview of the NBA Western Conference free agency movement episode (0036 - 01:05)Dallas Mavericks -> resigning of Kyrie Irving & can he be happy in Dallas; also resign Dwight Powell, sign Seth Curry (01:06 - 04:51)Denver Nuggets -> resigning of Reggie Jackson & DeAndre Jordan; loses Bruce Brown & Jeff Green (04:52 - 05:51)Golden State Warriors -> keep team leader Draymond Green; lose Donte DiVincenzo; must integrate Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody (05:52 - 07:59)Houston Rockets -> pick up team option on KJ Martin & then trade him away; sign Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jock Landale and Jeff Green; add Patty Mills via trade (08:00 - 13:23)Los Angeles Clippers -> keep Russell Westbrook & Mason Plumlee; acquire KJ Martin via trade; in the midst of the Damian Lillard & James Harden trade sweepstakes (13:24 - 16:12)Los Angeles Lakers -> resigns just all of their restricted free agents: Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, De'Angelo Russell & Jarrad Vanderbilt; sign Gabe Vincent, Jaxson Hayes and Cam Reddish (16:13 - 19:53)Memphis Grizzlies -> sign Desmond Bane to a rookie max deal; pick up Xavier Tillman's team option; add Derrick Rose (19:54 - 21:52)Minnesota Timberwolves -> Anthony Edwards' rookie max deal, Karl Anthony Towns off trading block for now; sign Shake Milton & Troy Brown (21:53 - 23:08)New Orleans Pelicans -> resign Herb Jones; sign Cody Zeller; need a healthy Zion Williamson (23:09 - 24:06)Oklahoma City Thiunder -> acquire Victor Oladipo via trade; add EuroLeague star Vasilije Micic; need a healthy Chet Holmgren (24:07 - 25:20)Phoenix Suns -> resign both Damion Lee & Josh Okogie; add Yuta Watanabe, Drew Eubanks, Keita Bates-Diop and Eric Gordon (25:21 - 27:21)Portland Trailblazers -> Damian Lillard desires to finally be traded; resign Jerami Grant to a lucrative deal; all the teams so far with an interest in trading for Dame (27:22 - 32:43)Sacramento Kings -> Domantas Sabonis' contract extension; resign Harrison Barnes and Trey Lyles; sign EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov (32:44 - 34:37)Utah Jazz -> trade for John Collins; contract extension for Jordan Clarkson; pick up team option on Talen Horton-Tucker; also interested in trading for Dame (34:38 - 36:40)Future episodes on the way (36:41 - 38:15)Call to action (38:16 - 39:33) https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro (00:00 - 00:45)Preview of the NBA Eastern Conference free agency movement and the WNBA news episode (0046 - 01:28)WNBA All Star reserves named; possible player snubs (01:29 - 04:35)James Wade out as head coach and general manager of the Chicago Sky; take an assistant coaching job with the Toronto Raptors (04:36 - 5:44)Atlanta Hawks -> trade of John Collins (05:45 - 07:23)Boston Celtics -> contract extension for Kristaps Porzingis, Grant Williams restricted free agent situation (07:24 - 08:05)Brooklyn Nets -> trade Joe Harris; resign Cameron Johnson, sign Lonnie Walker IV (08:06 - 09:18)Charlotte Hornets -> rookie max deal for LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges' qualifying offer, the PJ Washington restricted free agent situation (09:19 - 10:50)Chicago Bulls -> contract extension for Nikola Vucevic, Andre Drummond and Coby White stays, Jevon Carter and Torrey Craig join the team (10:51 - 12:48)Cleveland Cavaliers -> resigns Caris LeVert, acquire Max Strus via sign and trade, signs Georges Niang (12:49 - 14:04)Detroit Pistons -> acquire both Joe Harris and Monte Morris via trades (14:05 - 14:38)Indiana Pacers -> Tyrese Haliburton's rookie max deal, sign Bruce Brown, acquire Obi Toppin via trade, deal Chris Duarte (14:39 - 16:49)Miami Heat -> Victor Oladipo exercises his player option then gets traded, resign Kevin Love, sign former Heat player Josh Richardson, their role as Damian Lillard's preferred trade destination (16:50 - 17:59)Milwaukee Bucks -> keep their guys Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez, sign Malik Beasley, keep Jae Crowder (18:00 - 19:00)New York Knicks -> trade Obi Toppin, sign Donte DiVincenzo, bullseye on both Tom Thibodeau and Julius Randle, possible players to acquire (19:01 - 24:27)Orlando Magic -> resign Moe Wagner, sign Joe Ingles (24:28 - 25:41)Philadelphia 76ers -> James Harden exercises his $35.6 million player option but wishes to be traded, chooses not to extend Tyrese Maxey, sign Patrick Beverly (25:42 - 30:01)Toronto Raptors -> resign Jakob Poeltl, sign Dennis Schroder, lose Fred VanVleet, exploring Pascal Siakam trade packages (30:02 - 31:49)Washington Wizards -> very busy prior to the free agency period, resign Kyle Kuzma thus forming a young nucleus with Kuzma, Tyus Jones and Jordan Poole (31:50 - 33:15)Call to action (33:16 - 34:33) https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of the NBA Draft recap and the New York Knicks news items episode (0041 - 01:01)
My commentary on the NBA Draft and how it has changed over time (01:02 - 03:49)
San Antonio Spurs select Victor Wembanyama with the 1st overall pick (03:50 - 06:07)
Charlotte Hornets goes for Brandon Miller over Scoot Henderson as the 2nd pick in the draft (06:08 - 07:19)
Portland Trailblazers, to Damian Lillard's dismay, takes Scoot Henderson at number 3; what to do in terms of Dame's future in Portland (07:20 - 10:11)
Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons select the Thompson twins Amen and Ausar respectively (10:12 - 10:59)
Anthony Black goes to the Orlando Magic at pick number 6 (11:00 - 11:26)
Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers swap picks for one of the 1st trades within the draft with Washington taking Bilal Coulibaly and Jarace Walker going to Indiana (11:27 - 12:46)
Utah Jazz select Taylor Hendricks at pick number 9 (12:47 - 13:18)
Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder swap picks as Dallas also sheds themselves of Davis Bertans' salary; Dallas gets their big man Dereck Lively II and OKC receives Cason Wallace along with Bertans (13:19 - 15:04)
Sandwiched between the Dallas/OKC swap was the Orlando Magic selecting Jett Howard with the 11th pick (15:05 - 15:58)
The red bedazzled suited Gradey Dick gets picked 13th by the Toronto Raptors (15:59 - 16:54)
New Orleans Pelicans select Jordan Hawkins with the 14th pick, much to the delight of his cousin Angel Reese who attended LSU (16:55 - 18:02)
Los Angeles takes Jalen Hood-Schifino instead of local kid Jaime Jaquez Jr at pick number 17; Jaquez selected immediately after by the Miami Heat (18:03 - 19:20)
Other notable 1st round picks mentioned: Cam Whitmore going to Houston, Kris Murray to Portland and Nick Smith Jr to Charlotte (19:21 - 21:33)
2nd round draft picks who could be standouts: Leonard Miller and Jaylen Clark heading to Minnesota, Andre Jackson Jr to Milwaukee, Gregory Jackson to Memphis, Keyontae Johnson to OKC and Trayce Jackson-Davis to Washington (21:34 - 24:17)
New York Knicks trying to deal Obi Toppin during the draft (24:18 - 25:41)
Knicks sign undrafted rookie free agents Jaylen Martin and Jacob Toppin, the brother of Obi (25:42 - 27:06)
Other Knicks news: declines Derrick Rose's team option; extends the deadline for Josh Hart's player option (27:07 - 28:35)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:32)
Preview of the NBA postseason and WNBA news items episode (00:33 - 01:10)
Commissioner Adam Silver hands down a 25 game suspension to Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies (01:11 - 06:59)
Kristaps Porzingis gets dealt to the Boston Celtics in a 3-team trade while the Washington Wizards receive Tyus Jones, Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala and draft picks as well as the Memphis Grizzlies goes to the Memphis Grizzlies (07:00 - 11:49)
Speaking of the Washington Wizards, they deal Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns and gets in return Chris Paul, Landry Shamet along with multiple 2nd round draft picks and other draft swaps (11:50 - 15:20)
Washington Wizards deals newly acquired Chris Paul via trade to the Golden State Warriors for Jordan Poole, 2027 2nd round pick and a top 20 protected 2030 1st round pick (15:21 - 18:33)
Players who have declined their player options for the coming season including Draymond Green, Khris Middleton, Bruce Brown and Kyle Kuzma (18:34 - 21:54)
Multiple time Sixth Man of the Year winner Lou Williams retired from the NBA (21:55 - 23:32)
Michael Jordan to sell his majority share of the Charlotte Hornets (23:33 - 25:31)
WNBA All Star Game starters announced - A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike, Satou Sabally, Aliyah Boston, Brittney Griner, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Arike Ogunbowale and Jewell Loyd (25:32 - 27:47)
WNBA injury news about Brionna Jones and Shakira Austin (27:48 - 30:33)
Vanessa Nygaard fired as head coach of the Phoenix Mercury (30:34 - 31:48)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of the NBA Finals recap as well as other news items (00:42 - 01:14)
Hall of Fame coach Rick Adelman wins the 2023 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award (01:15 - 03:15)
Frank Vogel to be named the next Phoenix Suns head coach (03:16 - 04:15)
Monty Williams to get the Detroit Pistons head coaching job (04:16 - 05:40)
Toronto Raptors hiring Darko Rajakovic as head coach (05:41 - 06:27)
Assistant coaches also being hired including Sam Cassell to the Boston Celtics (06:28 - 07:09)
Kyrie Irving recruits LeBron James to join him in Dallas (07:10 - 08:29)
Phoenix Suns to waive Chris Paul (08:30 - 10:16)
Alan Hahn mentions Bradley Beal as a player the New York Knicks should pursue (10:17 - 11:16)
Ja Morant's camp says the gun that he flashed in the Instagram Live video was a toy; Commissioner Adam Silver to hand down his punishment after the NBA FInals (11:17 - 13:00)
Brittney Griner gets approached and harassed at a Dallas airport (13:01 - 18:19)
1 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Miami Heat recap (18:20 - 33:47)
What's next for the Denver Nuggets (33:48 - 35:39)
What's next for the Miami Heat (35:40 - 40:33)
NBA fan Shannon Sharpe leaves the sports debate show Undisputed (40:34 - 44:26)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)Preview of this New York Knicks 2022-23 season recap episode (00:42 - 01:00)Overall regular season record and postseason record (01:01 - 02:45)Salary cap and draft breakdown (02:46 - 04:32)Bench players starting with Isaiah Roby (04:33 - 05:21)Dajuan Jeffries (05:22 - 05:53)Trevor Keels (05:54 - 06:34)Jericho Sims (06:35 - 07:16)Derrick Rose (07:17 - 08:47)Evan Fournier (08:48 - 10:11)Miles McBride (10:12 - 11:44)Obi Toppin (11:45 - 13:29)Josh Hart (13:30 - 15:51)Isaiah Hartenstein (15:52 - 17:03)Immanuel Quickley (17:04 - 18:03)Starting players starting with Quentin Grimes (18:04 - 20:11)Mitchell Robinson (20:12 - 21:35)RJ Barrett (21:36 - 23:47)Julius Randle (23:48 - 28:19)Jalen Brunson (28:20 - 30:00)Coach Tom Thibodeau (30:01 - 31:26)President Leon Rose (31:27 - 33:14)Knicks offseason needs and who's available (33:15 - 38:58)Call to action (38:59 - 40:17)https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/supportor https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro (00:00 - 00:33)
Preview of the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals recap and Finals preview as well as other news items (00:34 - 01:09)
Carmelo Anthony retires from the NBA (01:10 - 07:04)
Steph Curry win the 2022-23 Social Justice Champion Award (07:05 - 08:06)
Nick Nurse to be named the next Philadelphia 76ers head coach while his assistant coach Adrian Griffin to get the Milwaukee Bucks head coaching job (08:07 - 11:15)
Scottie Pippen trashes former teammate Michael Jordan (11:16 - 16:13)
Ja Morant mental health check-in (16:14 - 18:54)
Early WNBA rankings (18:55 - 23:25)
1 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers recap (23:25 - 33:19)
2 Boston Celtics vs #8 Miami Heat (33:20 - 41:26)
1 Denver Nuggets vs #8 Miami Heat preview (41:27 - 45:56)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:30)Preview of our player spotlight on the great Ann Meyers Drysdale (00:31 -01:51)Early life including a legacy of athletes in her family; namely her dad Bob, older brother Dave and oldest sister Patty (01:52 - 04:59)Ann's time at Cornelia Connelly High School in San Diego and later Sonora High School in La Habra, California including her lettering in seven sports as well as becoming the first high school student to play internationally (05:00 - 06:20)Her attending UCLA following the footsteps of her older brother Dave and thus making her own mark on the women's basketball program including winning a national championship in her senior year (06:21 - 10:11)Her international resume including playing on the first women's team to participate in the 1976 Olympics as well as winning four gold medals and three silver medals (10:12 - 12:15) Her being offered a contract and tryout with the Indiana Pacers including her history of having to compete with men like on the ABC television series The Superstars (12:16 - 17:58)Her illustrious career in broadcasting including doing color commentary for the NBA, WNBA, ESPN and so much more (17:59 - 20:11)When she first met her future husband Don Drysdale and their eventual marriage (20:12 - 21:37)Her autobiographical book - You Let Some Girl Beat You: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale (21:38 - 22:14)Her accolades including numerous Hall of Fall inductions and her jersey retired at both Sonora High School and UCLA (22:15 - 26:23)In her own words including her thoughts on the WNBA and her tryout with the Pacers (26:24 - 30:05)My personal thoughts on the great Ann Meyers Drysdale (30:06 - 31:28)A sneak peak of future episodes in the works (31:29 - 32:19)Call to action (32:20 - 33:38)https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/supportor https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro
Preview of this WNBA season preview breakdown episode
WNBA breakdown starting with the Las Vegas Aces
New York Liberty
Washington Mystics
Dallas Wings
Connecticut Sun
Los Angeles Sparks
Phoenix Mercury
Minnesota Lynx
Atlanta Dream
Chicago Sky
Indiana Fever
Seattle Storm
My own commentary towards the WNBA
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Intro
Preview of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals recap and Conference Finals preview
2 Boston Celtics vs #3 Philadelphia 76ers recap
5 New York Knicks vs #8 Miami Heat recap
2 Boston Celtics vs #8 Miami Heat preview
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Intro
Preview of the NBA Western Conference Conference Semifinals recap and Conference Finals preview
1 Denver Nuggets vs #4 Phoenix Suns recap
6 Golden State Warriors vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers recap
1 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers preview
The latest Ja Morant incident and his suspension pending a league investigation
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Intro (00:00 - 00:45)
Preview of this NBA postseason awards recap episode (00:46 - 01:14)
Defensive Player of the Year (01:15 - 02:57)
Clutch Player of the Year (02:58 - 04:25)
Rookie of the Year (04:26 - 06:41)
Coach of the Year (06:42 - 09:29)
Most Improved Player (09:30 - 11:37)
Executive of the Year (11:38 - 16:46)
6th Man of the Year (16:47 - 19:17)
Most Valuable Player (19:18 - 23:03)
Some of the NBA voters and a plea to add a name to the list (23:04 - 28:35)
What lies ahead for future episodes including a WNBA season preview (28:36 - 29:59)
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IntroPreview of the NBA Western Conference First Round recap and Conference Semifinals preview#1 Denver Nuggets vs #8 Minnesota Timberwolves recap#4 Phoenix Suns vs #5 Los Angeles Clippers recap #1 Denver Nuggets vs #4 Phoenix Suns preview#2 Memphis Grizzlies vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers recap#3 Sacramento Kings vs #6 Golden State Warriors recap#6 Golden State Warriors vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers previewCall to actionhttps://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/supportor https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro
Preview of the NBA Eastern Conference First Round recap and Conference Semifinals preview
2 Boston Celtics vs #7 Atlanta Hawks recap
3 Philadelphia 76ers vs #6 Brooklyn Nets recap
2 Boston Celtics vs #3 Philadelphia 76ers preview
1 Milwaukee Bucks vs #8 Miami Heat recap
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 New York Knicks recap
5 New York Knicks vs #8 Miami Heat preview
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Intro (00:00 - 00:36)Preview of what lies ahead in this latest episode (00:37 - 01:12)Nick Nurse fired as Toronto Raptors head coach (01:13 - 05:57)Phil Jackson's disparaging remarks about his disinterest in today's NBA (05:57 - 13:56)The tale of two villains: first villain, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors (13:57 - 22:37)The tale of two villains: second villain, Dillon Brooks of the Memphis Grizzlies (22:38 - 29:53)Injury news updates on Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyler Herro, Victor Oladipo, DeAaron Fox and Joel Embiid (29:54 - 31:48)Call to action (31:49 - 33:07)https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of this NBA postseason awards predictions and WNBA Draft breakdown episode (00:41 - 01:33)
WNBA Draft breakdown starting with the Atlanta Dream (01:34 - 03:53)
Chicago Sky (03:34 - 05:14)
Connecticut Sun (05:15 - 07:15)
Dallas Wings (07:16 - 09:30)
Indiana Fever (09:31 - 12:21)
Las Vegas Aces (12:22 - 13:24)
Los Angeles Lakers (13:25 - 15:34)
Minnesota Lynx (15:35 - 17:48)
New York Liberty (17:49 - 19:00)
Phoenix Mercury (19:01 - 20:31)
Seattle Storm (20:32 - 22:18)
Washington Mystics (22:19 - 23:59)
My commentary towards WNBA Cathy Englebert (24:00 - 28:46)
NBA postseason awards winner for Defensive Player of the Year (28:47 - 29:11)
Rookie of the Year prediction (29:12 - 30:09)
Coach of the Year prediction (30:10 - 31:57)
Most Improved Player prediction (31:58 - 33:45)
Executive of the Year prediction (33:46 - 36:40)
6th Man of the Year prediction (36:41 - 38:21)
MVP prediction (38:22 - 40:40)
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Intro
Preview of the NBA Western Conference playoffs preview
1 Denver Nuggets vs #8 Minnesota Timberwolves
2 Memphis Grizzlies vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers
3 Sacramento Kings vs #6 Golden State Warriors
4 Phoenix Suns vs #5 Los Angeles Clippers
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Intro (00:00 - 00:33)
Preview of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs preview (00:34 - 01:02)
1 Milwaukee Bucks vs #8 Miami Heat (01:03 - 07:09)
2 Boston Celtics vs #7 Atlanta Hawks (07:10 - 11:47)
3 Philadelphia 76ers vs #6 Brooklyn Nets (11:48 - 18:06)
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 New York Knicks (18:07 - 34:33)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:05)
Preview of what lies ahead in this NBA regular season recap (01:06 - 02:04)
The teams that were elimination from playoff contention (02:05 - 03:21)
My top three disappointing teams: Dallas Mavericks (3:22 - 14:41), Portland Trailblazers (14:42 - 20:30) and Utah Jazz (20:31 - 24:50)
New York Knicks (24:51 - 28:28) and Los Angeles Lakers (28:29 - 30:30) back in the playoffs
Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets on top of their respective conferences (30:31 - 33:18)
Hot MVP race between Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic (33:19 - 37:40)
Houston Rockets fire Stephen Silas; Detroit Pistons fire Dwane Casey (37:41 - 40:51)
Rudy Gobert suspended for the play-in tournament game vs the Los Angeles Lakers (40:52 - 42:50)
My play-in game predictions for the Eastern and Western Conference (42:51 - 45:39)
2023 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class including six first ballot candidates Dwayne Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Greg Popovich and Becky Hammon (45:40 - 50:42)
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Show notes:Intro (00:00 - 00:35)Preview of my NCAA Final Four and Championship recap for both the men and women; addressing the notion of the men's tournament being weak (00:36 - 03:02)My recap of the Final Four men's matchup between #9 Florida Atlantic and #5 San Diego State (03:03 - 05:32)My recap of the Final Four men's matchup between #5 Miami and #4 UConn (05:33 - 07:22)My recap of the Championship men's matchup between #5 San Diego State and #4 UConn (07:23 - 09:45)My thoughts on Danny Hurley becoming the third UConn coach to win a NCAA title and being in the family business in terms of basketball (09:46 - 11:31)My recap of the Final Four Women's matchup between #3 LSU and #1 Virginia Tech (11:32 - 15:31)My recap of the Final Four women's matchup between #2 Iowa and #1 South Carolina (15:32 - 21:14)What Coach Dawn Staley had to say at the post-game press conference (21:15 - 22:36)My recap of the Championship women's matchup between #3 LSU and #2 Iowa (22:37 - 35:21)My thoughts and analysis of the whole Angel Reese "trolling" Catlin Clark scenario (35:22 - 46:36)My analysis on Coach Kim Mulkey moving into third place on the all-time NCAA title wins among coaches; closing thoughts overall (46:37 - 50:06)Call to action (50:07 - 51:25)https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd
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Intro (00:00 - 00:35)
Preview of my NCAA Final Four breakdown (00:36 - 01:06)
Women's matchup between #3 LSU and #1 Virginia Tech including how they got here, players to watch and keys to winning for each team (01:07 - 08:50)
Women's matchup between #2 Iowa and #1 South Carolina including how they got here, players to watch and keys to winning for each team (08:51 - 17:02)
My Final Four picks as well as my predicted champion of the women's tournament (17:03 - 18:17)
Men's matchup between #9 Florida Atlantic and #5 San Diego State including how they got here, players to watch and keys to winning for each team (18:17 - 23:58)
Men's matchup between #5 Miami and #4 UConn including how they got here, players to watch and keys to winning for each team (23:59 - 29:40)
My Final Four picks as well as my predicted champion of the men's tournament (29:41 - 31:32)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of the continuation of our player spotlight on the late great Willis Reed (00:41 -01:18)
His focus towards coaching began with coaching the New York Knicks for the 1977-78 and part of the 1978-79 season (01:19 - 03:54)
Going to the college ranks, first as an assistant coach with St John's University and later as a head coach at Creighton University for four seasons (03:55 - 04:48)
His return back to the NBA as an assistant coach with both the Atlanta Hawks and the Sacramento Kings; hired by the New Jersey Nets to be their head coach for the rest of the 1987-88 season as well as the 1988-89 season (04:49 - 08:07)
Elevated from head coach of the New Jersey Nets to the General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations with the same team; a history of his draft picks, trades and free agent signings during his tenure; being moved to the Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations position (08:08 - 12:17)
Brief return back to the New York Knicks in a front office role in 2003; hired by the New Orleans Pelicans for the Vice President of Basketball Operations position which he held until his complete retirement from basketball in any capacity (12:17 - 13:13)
His health issues which limited him to join his teammates via video during a recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of the championship winning 1972-73 New York Knicks team; his passing due to congested heart failure (13:14 - 14:21)
His accolades which includes:
High school, college and pro careers as a player
Induction into the NAIA Hall of Fame, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, College Basketball Hall of Fame and Small College Basketball Hall of Fame
His number 19 jersey retired by the New York Knicks (14:22 - 17:31)
Quotes from his own words (17:32 - 19:23)
What various others had to say about Willis Reed including Bill Bradley, former Knick Allan Houston, Knicks current General Manager Scott Perry, Knicks radio play-by-play broadcaster Ed Cohen, Knicks in-studio analyst Alan Hahn, the New York Knicks organization, Brooklyn (New Jersey) Nets organization, Sacramento Kings organization, New York Rangers organization, Creighton University and USA Basketball as well as luminaries such as Adam Silver, Rick Barry, Magic Johnson, former heavyweight champion George Foreman, Glenn "Doc" Rivers, New York CIty mayor Eric Adams, Senator Chuck Schumer (NY), former US Attorney General Eric Holder and many others; heartfelt condolences and stories from his teammate Walt Frazier and Knicks broadcaster Mike Breen during the Knicks game against the Miami Heat which was on the night after Willis' passing (19:24 - 44:45)
My personal thoughts on Willis Reed and the legacy he has left behind as well as the big shoes to fill for another player to come here to accomplish what he has done (44:46 - 48:55)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of our player spotlight on the Captain, Willis Reed (00:41 - 01:35)
Early life including his upbringing and his parents' relocation to Bernice, Louisiana (01:36 - 06:01)
His time at Westside HS; a recruiting visit from Grambling State University head football coach Eddie Robinson (06:02 - 07:59)
Him attending Grambling State University to play basketball; his 4 year career as a Grambling State Tiger including a NAIA championship and three SWAC titles (08:00 - 11:00)
His time representing the United States in the 1963 Pan American Games; his tryout with the 1964 United States Olympic team (11:01 - 11:40)
Drafted in the second round (10th overall pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks; his rookie season thus winning Rookie of the Year honors (11:41 - 16:27)
His second and third seasons including switching from center to power forward with the trade for Walt Bellamy, his opening night fight in the 1966-67 season and him being named team captain at the age of 24 (16:28 - 22:31)
His fourth season which brought in rookies Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley and Phil Jackson as well as the hire of coach Red Holtzman (22:32 - 24:52)
His fifth season which saw the pivotal trade of Walt Bellamy and Howard Komives for Dave DeBusschere that opened the door for Willis to return to playing his natural position which is center (24:53 - 29:17)
His sixth season which is the Knicks' initial championship season where Willis wins the All Star MVP, league MVP and Finals MVP; detailing the thigh injury he suffered in Game 5 of the Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers finals and the circumstances leading up to the historic Game 7 where he valiantly played despite the injury (29:18 - 38:50)
His seventh and eighth season where Willis was beset by injuries but the team still persevered regardless; did lose in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Baltimore Bullets and in the NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers respectively (38:51 - 42:30)
The 1972-73 season where redemption was achieved by beating their nemesis in the Baltimore Bullets, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers to win their second championship; Willis once again rising to the occasion to win another Finals MVP (42:31 - 44:33)
His tenth and final season as injuries once again robbed him of playing a full year with the Knicks thus leading Willis to retire at season's end (44:34 - 46:26)
Call to action (46:27 - 47:45)
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Intro (00:00 - 01:03)
Review of the previous episode and what's ahead for this episode (01:04 - 02:15)
Fines for Fred VanVleet and Marcus Smart; one game suspension for Dillon Brooks (02:16 - 09:27)
Pau Gasol having his jersey retired with the Los Angeles Lakers; his Hall of Fame resume and career (09:28 - 14:37)
Damian Lillard's loyalty to Portland; him appearing on JJ Redick's podcast The Old Man and the Three and what he had to say about the new NBA and the ring culture (14:38 - 22:07)
JJ Redick arguing with Kendrick Perkins about Nikola Jokic (the whole stat padding notion and his MVP aspirations); his presence on ESPN as an outside-the-box analyst (22:08 - 27:47)
ESPN's all female broadcast team in light of International Women's Month on March 8 (27:48 - 29:58)
Passing of longtime former communications director for the Indiana Pacers David Benner and the award he received after his death (29:59 - 33:02)
March Madness: NCAA Tournament begins on March 16; the number one seeds and the other teams in contention; the players to watch out for in this tournament (33:03 - 38:25)
Call to action (38:26 - 39:44)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)
Preview of what lies ahead in these episodes (00:52 - 01:24)
Players of the Week for Week 20 and 21: Devin Booker and Julius Randle/Domantas Sabonis and Joel Embiid (01:25 - 08:34)
Ja Morant situation of showing a gun while going on Instagram Live; his previous incidents, his suspension following this action, his stint in a counseling facility in Florida; those who are taking his dad Tee to task for this situation; his sitdown interview with Jalen Rose; what happens for him going forward (08:35 - 24:38)
Injury news and updates on Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Zion Williamson, Karl Anthony Towns, Steven Adams and a few other players (24:39 - 33:35)
Player signings of Goran Dragic, Meyers Leonard and Kris Dunn (33:36 - 35:31)
Player milestones for Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; coaching milestone for Mike Brown; a possible milestone for both Joel Embiid and James Harden (35:35 - 41:02)
Call to action (41:03 - 42:21)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:46)
Review of the previous episode and preview of this episode (00:47 - 01:43)
Coaches news including Nate McMillan being fired as well as contract extensions for Jacque Vaughn and Joe Mazzulla (01:44 - 10:09)
Injury updates on Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant (10:10 - 13:08)
Damian Lillard goes for 71 points; his loyalty to Portland; can someone ever match or top Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game? (13:09 - 18:09)
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 finalists announced including Dwayne Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol and Greg Popovich (18:10 - 24:23)
February monthly awards:
Players - Nikola Jokic and Jalen Brunson (24:24 - 33:44)
Coaches - Mike Brown and Mike Budenholzer (33:45 - 35:53)
Rookies: Walker Kessler and Paolo Banchero (35:54 - 38:52)
Call to action (38:53 - 40:11)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Review of the previous player spotlights for February; preview of this episode (00:44 - 02:06)
Good news and bad news for Lebron James: breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record and then later in the month suffering a foot injury that will have him out for at least three weeks (02:07 - 06:43)
Trade deadline news including trades of players such as Kevin Durant, Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Darius Bazley, Dario Saric, Russell Westbrook, Mike Conley, D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Bones Hyland, Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, Luke Kennard, John Wall, Danny Green, Josh Hart, Cam Reddish, Jakob Poetl, Josh Richardson, Thomas Bryant, James Wiseman, Gary Payton II, Saddiq Bey and Matisse Thybulle; buyouts for Westbrook, Kevin Love, Reggie Jackson, Willie Barton, Green and Dewayne Dedmon (06:43 - 26:59)
All Star Weekend festivities and those results: Rising Star Challenge, Skills Challenge, Three Point Contest, Dunk Contest and All Star Game (27:00 - 44:48)
Call to action (44:49 - 46:09)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Preview of the second part of our player spotlight on the phenomenal Maya Moore Irons (00:42 -01:23)
Maya's background coming from a devout Christian home and her support system around her; her aspirations as a person; other tidbits and likes that she has (01:24 - 05:29)
Her godparents investing themselves in a young man named Jonathan Irons who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated; Maya meeting Jonathan for the first time; their developing friendship and admiration for each other (03:09 - 07:17)
The spark that lit the flame for her advocacy towards social change: the entire Minnesota Lynx team standing in solidarity after the killings of Philandro Castile and Alton Sterling; also joining with the UNICEF Kid Power Foundation initiative; her going on a Christian missions trip to Haiti (07:18 - 08:45)
Maya sitting out the 2019 and 2020 season in the WNBA with a focus on family and her advocacy for Jonathan's case as well as bringing awareness to the need for prosecutorial reform in the justice system through her newly formed non-profit organization Win With Justice, winwithjustice.org; advocacy for the End It Movement which focuses on modern slavery in the global world (08:46 - 10:16)
Jonathan's case getting overturned thanks to the attorneys who put forth evidence that exonerates him of the charges leveled against him; his eventual release from the Jefferson City prison; Maya and Jonathan getting married and the arrival of their child less than two years later (10:17 - 12:41)
The debut of ESPN 30-for-30 documentary called Breakaway which details Maya and Jonathan's story; the announcement of the release of their memoir Love and Justice: a Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts as well as Maya officially retiring from playing basketball during a Good Morning America interview with Robin Roberts (12:42 - 14:14)
Her accolades from her playing days with the AAU teams, Collins Hill HS, University of Connecticut, Minnesota Lynx and the WNBA as well as her exploits overseas including her time with the US national teams; her acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Coward Award; her upcoming eligibility for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 (14:14 - 24:00)
Quotes from her own words (24:01 - 32:49)
What others had to say about Maya including her former coaches Geno Auriemma and Cheryl Reeve as well as Minnesota Lynx owner Glen Taylor, Michael Jordan, Professor Harry Edwards and others (32:50 - 45:43)
Call to action (45:44 - 47:02)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Preview of our player spotlight on the phenomenal Maya Moore Irons (00:41 - 01:57)
Early life including his upbringing with her mom and her extended family (01:58 - 05:02)
Her time at Collins Hill HS where she won three Georgia state championships; also her playing AAU basketball with the Georgia Metros and leading that team to four national championships (05:03 - 08:23)
Her commitment to attending the University of Connecticut in Fall 2007; her 4 year career as a UConn Huskie including two undefeated seasons and two NCAA championships as well as numerous records set while playing there (08:24 - 17:36)
Drafted the number one overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx; her rookie season which culminated in Maya winning Rookie of the Year honors and a WNBA championship (17:36 - 21:30)
Her second and third seasons including a WNBA Finals loss and a WNBA championship the following season where she was named Finals MVP (21:31 - 25:08)
The 2014 season which individually was her finest season with Maya winning league MVP honors as well as leading the WNBA in scoring (25:09 - 27:49)
Her fifth and sixth season including her third WNBA championship and an All Star MVP award followed by a season where her team endured a tough Finals loss to the Los Angeles Sparks (27:50 - 31:44)
Her seventh and eighth season which included her fourth WNBA title, 2 more All Star MVP honors, a quick exit from the playoffs for the first time in her career and the announcement of Maya sitting out the 2019 season as well as the 2020 season and 2020 Olympics (31:45 - 36:06)
Her international career playing in Spain, China and Russia where she won multiple championship in all three countries while still in the WNBA (36:07 - 38:38)
Her time with the US national team playing in the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Championships as well as the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics thus winning the gold medal in each of those tournaments (38:39 - 45:50)
Call to action (45:51 - 47:09)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Preview of the continuation of our player spotlight on the great John Thompson (00:48 -01:40)
Two seasons of the Reggie Williams era in which they made two more NCAA tournament appearances (01:41 - 03:08)
1987-88 season with another NCAA tournament bid; John coaching the 1988 Summer Olympic basketball team that earned a bronze medal; his face-to-face meeting with noted drug lord Rayful Edmond III about him befriended two of his players and the result of that sitdown (03:09 - 09:43)
The Alonzo Mourning/Dikembe Mutombo era which saw four more NCAA tournament appearances as well as John protesting the Proposition 48 rule (later called Proposition 42 rule) and its racial implications for disadvantaged lower income student athletes (09:44 - 17:16)
The Othella Harrington/Jerome Williams era including a NIT tournament bid and a return back to the NCAA tournament the following year (17:17 - 18:49)
John's calculated gamble on recruiting and bringing in Allen Iverson to Georgetown and the Iverson era (18:50 - 22:26)
The last three seasons as Georgetown head coach included the brief Victor Page era with one last NCAA tournament appearance, a NIT postseason bid and John subsequently leaving after 13 games during the 1998-99 season (22:27 - 24:27)
John's life after basketball including a position at Georgetown concerning urban affairs, his seat on American Airlines Flight 77 cancelled, hosting a radio host for ESPN 980 and locally at WTEM, becoming a commentator for TNT and hosting an interview series on various players including Michael Jordan and Isaiah Rider, a new arena and statue dedicated to him at Georgetown (24:28 - 29:00)
His passing and the legacy he left behind including an autobiography done posthumously as well as his sons becoming head coach with John Thompson III following his dad's footsteps at Georgetown and Ronnie coaching at Ball State (29:01 - 33:00)
His accolades including the high school, college and pro careers as a player as well as his career coaching record at Georgetown and all the Coach of the Year honors bestowed upon him, his induction into both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame and his crowning achievement of 76 of 78 four year student athletes earning their degree at Georgetown (33:01 - 38:07)
Quotes from his own words (38:08 - 47:40)
What his teammates and various others had to say about John including his former players Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, Allen Iverson and Fred Brown as well as luminaries such as Paul Tagliabue, Val Ackerman, Adam Silver, Michael Wilbon, Jim Boeheim and many others (47:41 - 65:56)
Call to action (65:57 - 67:15)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:45)
Preview of our player spotlight on the great coach John Thompson Jr (00:46 -01:37)
Early life including his upbringing with his parents, living in a segregated Washington DC area and his introduction to the game of basketball (01:38 - 06:13)
His time at Archbishop Carroll HS where he won 3 Catholic league championships and once had a 55 game winning streak (06:14 - 07:25)
Attended Providence University where he excelled as a student-athlete leading the school to the NIT and its first NCAA tournament appearance ever as well as earning a bachelor's degree in economics (07:26 - 10:31)
Drafted the third round and 27th overall in the 1964 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics where he played for two years and won two NBA championships (10:32 - 12:42)
Upon being left exposed and available in the 1966 expansion draft he decided to return to Washington DC to coach St Anthony's HS basketball team as well as have a position as a guidance counselor to the students thanks to his Masters degree in counseling from the University of DC (12:43 - 15:03)
In the running for the head coaching job at Georgetown University along with Morgan Wooten and George Raveling with the university rolling the dice in hiring John; the stipulations which included the hire of Mary Fenlon serving as academic coordinator and later assistant head coach as well as the rules he put in place upon getting the head coaching job (15:04 - 21:03)
After a rocky 2 year start he gets his third year team to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1943 while facing a racial taunt and call for his resignation (21:04 - 23:03)
The next 4 seasons which included two more NCAA tournament appearances, two NIT tournament appearances and a revolutionary hire of Lorry Michel as his athletic trainer (23:04 - 26:29)
Georgetown joins the newly formed Big East Conference and that's where the team's success begin to take off; John's recruitment of a young center named Patrick Ewing (26:30 - 30:08)
1982-83 season which began the Patrick Ewing era at Georgetown where the school made three NCAA Finals losing to North Carolina and Villanova by a mere three points combined and their triumphant season beating Houston to win John's only NCAA championship (30:09 - 45:38)
Call to action (45:39 - 46:57)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Preview of the continuation of our player spotlight on the great Oscar Robertson (00:40 -01:06)
Debut season with the Milwaukee Bucks following him agreeing to a trade and the eleventh season of his career: a triumphant season thus a first place finish throughout the league and thus ending the playoffs with the team winning a NBA championship (01:07 - 05:49)
Twelfth and thirteenth season: two more first place finishes in the division and playoff appearances (05:50 - 08:13)
Fourteenth and final season: another first place in the division and a disappointing NBA Finals loss to the Boston Celtics; him deciding to call it a career from playing basketball; his career averages (08:14 - 10:53)
Historic ruling on the class action antitrust lawsuit he filed against the NBA which is also known as the Oscar Robertson Rule and its longstanding ramifications throughout the NBA and other major sports; him joining the class action lawsuit in the Ed O'Bannon court case against the NCAA (10:54 - 13:57)
Being one of the five founding members of the National Basketball Retired Players Association along with Archie Clark, Dave Bing, Dave DeBusschere and Dave Cowens (10:55 - 16:03)
Briefly had two different stints as a color commentary for both CBS and TBS (16:04 - 16:47)
Becoming a renowned businessman as well as being involved in many charitable organizations (16:48 - 17:30)
His health crisis including donating a kidney to his daughter Tia and his own battle with prostate cancer along with his advocacy for both causes (17:31 - 19:03)
Involved with a group of investors in placing a ballot initiative for the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes (19:04 - 20:00)
His accolades including the high school, college and pro careers, writing two books and also congratulating Russell Westbrook on being the first player since him to average a triple double for the season (20:01 - 30:28)
His open letter on the Players Tribune website to the Milwaukee Bucks players and fans prior to the 2020-21 team winning the NBA championship (30:29 - 39:14)
What his teammates and various others had to say about Oscar (39:14 - 48:01)
Call to action (48:02 - 49:10)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:42)
Preview of our player spotlight on the great Oscar Robertson (00:43 -01:39)
Early life including his parents moving from the South to a segregated housing projects in the Midwest (01:40 - 03:29)
His time at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis where he won 2 state championships and once had a 45 game winning streak; also an Honor Society student who graduated in the top 10 percent of his class (03:30 - 08:14)
Visits to the campuses of the University of Indiana and the University of Cincinnati respectively; him choosing UCLA as the college he would attend (08:15 - 09:49)
The moments he faced racism during his collegiate career including a notable incident at the University of North Texas in Denton and the death threats he received from the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia (09:50 - 11:56)
Collegiate basketball career where he excelled on the court, him contemplating joining the Harlem Globetrotters and his internship with an insurance agency of Cincinnati Royals owner Tom Wood (11:57 - 15:59)
Earning his business degree as well as the many other honors he received from the University of Cincinnati post-collegiate career (16:00 - 16:37)
Co-captain of the 1960 Summer Olympic gold medal winning team (16:38 - 18:34)
Drafted as the first overall pick in the 1960 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals as a territorial pick (18:35 - 19:46)
Inaugural rookie campaign in Cincinnati where he made an immediate impact and thus won the Rookie of the Year award as well as the first of many All Star Game appearances as a MVP of that game (19:47 - 21:44)
Second year where he averaged double figures in scoring, rebounding and assists creating the idea of a triple double as well as his first taste of playoff basketball (21:45 - 24:16)
Third and fourth season: two more playoff runs as well as another All Star MVP and his only MVP award in that fourth season; part of a team of players touring overseas which was sanctioned by the US State Department and was coached by Red Auerback (24:17 - 29:30)
Fifth, sixth and seventh season: three early playoff exits; becoming the president of the National Basketball Players Association (29:31 - 33:56)
Eighth and ninth season: two last place finishes (33:57 - 35:44)
A turbulent tenth season: questions about him being a team players grows louder; him suffering a groin injury that caused him to miss 12 games; new coach Bob Cousy trying to move Oscar via trade and thus finding out about the no-trade clause; the clashes between Cousy and Oscar during the season; Cousy making a comeback as a player at age 41 for the last 7 games of the season; Oscar's eventual trade to Milwaukee (35:45 - 39:49)
Filed a class action antitrust lawsuit against the NBA in efforts to allow less restrictive player movement, alter current draft rules and put a halt to the NBA/ABA merger (39:50 - 42:08)
Call to action (42:09 - 43:27)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 01:13)
Players of the Week: Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetolounmpo (00:48 - 04:23)
Kyrie Irving demands a trade and in fact does get traded to the Dallas Mavericks, his 4 year history with the Nets, the fallout from all sides and the media seemingly upset at this news including ESPN's Stephen A. Smith (04:24 - 28:04)
All Stars reserves are announced with a lot of surprises and of course snubs
West: Ja Morant, Lauri Markkanen, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Damian Lillard, Paul George, Domantis Sabonis and Jaren Jackson Jr.
East: Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Julius Randle, Demar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, Tyrese Hailburton and Bam Adebayo (28:05 - 33:54)
Major injury news on both Steph Curry and Jusuf Nurkic as well as the return of Tyrese Haliburton from missing 10 games with injuries (33:55 - 36:01)
Lebron James moves into 4th place on the all time assists leaders list and teammate Russell Westbrook enters the top 10 in career assists (36:02 - 38:03)
January Players, Coaches and Rookies of the Month: Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid (players), Mike Malone and Doc Rivers (coaches), Keegan Murray and Paolo Banchero (rookies) (38:04 - 40:26)
The 1st cancelled game of the season: Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons (40:27 - 41:00)
2 altercations on the court: Dillon Brooks hitting Donovan Mitchell in the groin area and Mitchell throwing the ball back at him; Mo Bamba goes after Austin Rivers following a missed 3 point goal attempt (41:01 - 44:00)
WNBA free agency news: New York Liberty acquiring former MVP Jonquel Jones via trade and signing both another former MVP Breanna Stewart and lead guard Courtney VanderSloot, Las Vegas Aces signing both former MVP Candace Parker and solid defender Alysha Clark as well as trading away the popular Dearica Hamby plus other major signings and trades (44:01 - 55:33)
Call to action (55:34 - 56:52)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Preview of our player spotlight on the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (00:50 -01:26)
Debut season with the Los Angeles Lakers and seventh of his career: a losing record but yet winning his fourth NBA MVP (01:27 - 03:23)
Eighth season: Jerry West take over the coaching duties from Bill Sharman, a surprising finish for the year and his fifth NBA MVP (03:24 - 05:25)
Ninth season: rookie Kent Benson's elbowing Kareem and thus breaking his hand in retaliation which caused him to miss 20 games and his first and only All Star non-appearance (05:26 - 08:45)
Tenth season: getting back to form and thus making his return to the All Star Game and a playoff run derailed (08:46 - 09:53)
Eleventh season: the arrival of rookie Magic Johnson and new coach Jack McKinney, McKinney's bicycle accident leading the way for Paul Westhead's takeover as head coach, his first NBA championship as a Laker and second overall as well as his sixth and final NBA MVP award (09:54 - 14:24)
Twelfth season: his last 20+ points and 10+ rebounds season as a pro and a surprisingly quick playoff exit thanks to the Houston Rockets (14:25 - 16:00)
Thirteenth season: Pat Riley taking the reins as head coach after a Paul Westhead firing 11 games into the season but yet a championship winning season (16:01 - 17:53)
Fourteenth season: another run to the NBA Finals but falling short of the Philadelphia 76ers (17:54 - 18:56)
Fifteenth season which included Kareem breaking Wilt Chamberlain's all-time scoring record and a crushing loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals (18:57 - 20:55)
Sixteenth season: the Revenge Tour where they finally beat the Celtics in a NBA Finals and Kareem becoming the oldest player to win the NBA Finals MVP award (20:56 - 24:40)
Seventeenth season: break the years played record held by four other players and another surprising playoff loss to the Houston Rockets (24:41 - 26:17)
Eighteenth and nineteenth season: two more championships beating the Celtics again and the Detroit Pistons and Kareem announcing that the next season would be his last year playing (26:18 - 28:59)
Twentieth and final season: the Retirement Tour where arenas across the league paid homage to Kareem and a disappointing Finals sweep to the Pistons (29:00 - 31:19)
Pursuing a coaching career after his playing days; suing Miami Dolphins player Karim Abdul-Jabbar for trying to profit off of Kareem's name and jersey number (31:20 - 34:52)
Written books, mystery novels and audiobooks (34:53 - 36:47)
Acting credits including movies, TV and reality TV as well as his podcast (36:48 - 41:58)
His activism throughout the years, other achievements outside of the playing field, his health and his house burning down in 1983 (41:59 - 45:55)
His accolades including the high school, college and pro careers (45:56 - 51:45)
What his coach, peers and other players say about Kareem (51:46 - 60:41)
Call to action (60:42 - 62:00)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Preview of our player spotlight on the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (00:40 -01:57)
His parents and his early life (01:58 - 06:04)
His time at Power Memorial Academy in Harlem where he won 3 Catholic championships and once had a 71 game winning streak (06:05 - 09:37)
His visit to the campus of UCLA as well as meeting with Coach John Wooden and a letter from UCLA alum Jackie Robinson (09:38 - 10:50)
Him choosing UCLA as the college he would attend and his freshman year (10:51 - 13:06)
His official collegiate start as a sophomore and that season including his first NCAA championship and him being a part of the athlete summit in support of Muhammad Ali's boycott of the 1968 Summer Olympics (13:07 - 17:07)
His junior season which included his first eye injury, the Game of the Century against the University of Houston, his second NCAA championship, him organizing protests on the UCLA campus in light of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, his conversion from Catholicism to Sunni Islam as well as his own personal protest of the 1968 Summer Olympics (17:08 - 22:58)
His senior season which included him earning a Bachelors of Arts degree in history, his third NCAA championship and a look at his career numbers and records at UCLA (22:59 - 28:14)
The road to him getting drafted in the 1969 NBA Draft which included the Harlem Globetrotters' offer, the Milwaukee Bucks winning the coin slip over the Phoenix Suns and the bidding war between the Bucks and the ABA's New York Nets who also drafted him in their league (28:15 - 31:37)
His inaugural rookie campaign in Milwaukee where he made an immediate impact and thus won the Rookie of the Year award as well as the first of many All Star Game appearances (31:38 - 33:37)
His second year which included the Bucks acquiring Oscar Robertson in a trade, him winning his first NBA championship along with his first NBA MVP award and NBA Finals MVP, and the announcement of his full conversion to Islam as well as changing his name from Lew Alcindor to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33:38 - 36:37)
His third and fourth season which included two playoff runs cut short and another NBA MVP award (36:38 - 39:48)
His fifth season which included his last year playing with Oscar, his third NBA MVP award, the NBA's first year recording steals and blocks as official statistics as he leads the league in blocks and a NBA Finals loss to the Boston Celtics (39:49 - 41:54)
A turbulent sixth season which included his private trade request which became public later in the season, the second eye injury he would suffer and the introduction of a goggled Kareem, his team missing the playoffs for the first time during his time there and the eventual trade to the Lakers (41:55 - 46:02)
Call to action (46:03 - 47:21)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Friday's news and highlights including the NBA family mourning the senseless killing of Tyre Nichols, injury update on Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant reappears on NBA Hoopervision and fines for both Joel Embiid and Steph Curry (00:59 - 12:05)
Saturday's news and highlights including Myles Turner getting a 2 year contract extension, the Miami Heat fined yet again for violating league policy concerning injury reporting, Joel Embiid's total destruction of Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, the Nets bombing the Knicks from 3 point range for the win and a controversial missed call in the Celtics/Lakers game (12:06 - 21:17)
Sunday's highlights including the NBA referee union acknowledging the mistake made in the Celtics/Lakers game, a surprising loss for the Heat at Charlotte, Ja Morant dropping a second straight triple double for the Grizzlies win and Giannis Antetokounmpo's spectacular night in victory for the Bucks (21:18 - 24:13)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 16 including the announcing of the All Star reserves and the start of free agency in the WNBA (24:14 - 33:11)
Call to action (33:12 - 34:30)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Players of the Week: Lebron James and Jrue Holiday (00:48 - 04:49)
Monday's news and highlights including injury news on Kristaps Porzingis, the Lakers trading for Rui Hachimura and the injury return of Khris Middleton and Jonathan Isaac (04:50 - 12:54)
Tuesday's news and highlights including injury updates for Kevin Durant and Zion Williamson, NBA announcement of the All Star captains picking their team just prior to the game being played, NBA continuing partnerships with Meta and Niantic (12:55 - 24:35)
Wednesday's news and highlights including injury news about Steven Adams and Bobby Portis, GM Monte McNair and assistant Wes Wilcox given multi-year contract extensions, GM Rob Pelinka not being done making roster moves for the Lakers, injury returns for Anthony Davis and Brandon Ingram plus Damian Lillard's nuclear performance (24:36 - 36:34)
Thursday's news and highlights including the announcement of the All Stars for both the Eastern and Western Conference, the Clippers catching fire and a big Knick win on the road in Boston (36:35 - 43:30)
Call to action (43:31 - 44:49)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
All Star starters for the Western Conference: Lebron James, Nikola Jokic, Zion Williamson, Steph Curry, Luka Doncic (00:35 - 03:30)
My reserve candidates for the East starting with the Denver Nuggets (03:31 - 05:05)
Memphis Grizzlies (05:06 - 05:50)
Sacramento Kings (05:51 - 07:44)
New Orleans Pelicans (07:45 - 09:00)
Los Angeles Clippers (09:01 - 10:40)
Minnesota Timberwolves (10:41 - 11:42)
Utah Jazz (11:43 - 13:54)
Golden State Warriors (13:55 - 15:13)
Oklahoma City Thunder (15:14 - 16:27)
Portland Trailblazers (16:28 - 19:18)
Phoenix Suns (19:19 - 20:33)
San Antonio Spurs (20:34 - 21:19)
Houston Rockets (21:20 - 22:26)
My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (22:27 - 25:35)
Call to action (25:36 - 26:54)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:31)
All Star starters for the Eastern Conference: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell (00:32 - 03:55)
My reserve candidates for the East starting with the Boston Celtics (03:56 - 05:18)
Philadelphia 76ers (05:19 - 07:09)
Milwaukee Bucks (07:10 - 08:33)
Cleveland Cavaliers (08:34 - 10:20)
Miami Heat (10:21 - 13:09)
New York Knicks (13:10 - 16:19)
Atlanta Hawks (16:20 - 18:07)
Indiana Pacers (18:08 - 19:32)
Washington Wizards (19:33 - 21:00)
Chicago Bulls (21:01 - 23:29)
Toronto Raptors (23:30 - 25:00)
My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (25:01 - 27:09)
Call to action (27:10 - 28:38)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:52)
Friday's news and highlights including the top 10 teams in selling merchandise, top 15 players in jersey sales, Kyrie Irving's offensive explosion and the hotly contested game between the Grizzlies and the Lakers (00:53 - 14:52)
Saturday's news and highlights including the passing of longtime play-by-play broadcaster Bill Schonely, Boston wins 9th in a row, Evan Mobley's career night, Houston loses 14 straight and the Sixers go undefeated on their western road trip (14:53 - 23:10)
Sunday's highlights including the Knicks losing 4 straight, Kyrie goes off again, Shai Gilgeous Alexander helps the Thunder in an upset road win in Denver, Chris Paul's triumphant return and Lebron James continues to defy nature (23:11 - 29:41)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 15 including the final results of the All Star voting (29:42 - 30:24)
Call to action (30:25 - 31:43)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:40)
Players of the Week: Domantas Sabonis and Jalen Brunson (00:41 - 04:06)
Monday's news and highlights including a promotion for Kyle Korver and the full schedule of the MLK Day games (04:07 - 16:26)
Tuesday's news and highlights including Golden State visits the White House, Quin Synder on personal sabbatical in Paris and Denver stays hot behind Nikola Jokic's league leading 13th triple double (16:27 - 23:20)
Wednesday's news and highlights including the passing of longtime Boston Celtic Chris Ford, Bradley Beal's return to the court, injuries for both Mitchell Robinson and LaMelo Ball, Memphis wins 11th straight, Sacramento wins 5 in a row and yet another triple double for Nikola Jokic and the red hot Nuggets (23:21 - 39:06)
A breakdown of the third round of the NBA All Star voting returns (39:07 - 43:22)
Thursday's news and highlights including NBA launching an alternative telecast with Bill Walton, Chicago plays Detroit in Paris, a Finals rematch between Boston and Golden State as well as injury news for Mitchell Robinson and Christian Wook (43:23 - 51:00)
Call to action (51:01 - 52:19)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Friday's news and highlights including the San Antonio Spurs setting an attendance record, an interesting interview with Kristaps Porzingis and his reaction to his time as well as demise with the Knicks as well as a rare missed game for Nikola Jokic (00:50 - 10:37)
Saturday's highlights including the Utah Jazz and Delta Airlines renewing their relationship with the arena being renamed the Delta Center, Ja Morant's monster dunk in a Memphis win and the Boston Celtics continue to roll on without the services of Jaylen Brown (10:38 - 16:57)
Sunday's highlights including suspensions and fines handed out following a Garrison Matthews/Malik Monk altercation during the Kings/Rockets game, Julius Randle's sensational Sunday performance, Nikola Vucevic's career outing and the Thunder catching fire to complete their road trip out East (16:58 - 24:21)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 14 including the full MLK schedule for the day (24:22 - 32:49)
Call to action (32:50 - 34:08)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Players of the Week: Lebron James and Donovan Mitchell (00:50 - 04:17)
Monday's news and highlights including injury news on Kevin Durant, Marcus Morris fined and Jalen Brunson's career night spoiled in a loss to Milwaukee (04:18 - 10:56)
Tuesday's news and highlights including injury news about Otto Porter Jr, Jonathan Isaac to play in G League as part of his journey back to the NBA, Jimmy Butler and his Miami Heat record setting night at the free throw line as well as Steph Curry's return back to the lineup after his shoulder injury (10:57 - 19:15)
Wednesday's news and highlights including Derrick Favors signing with Atlanta, Miami-Dade County wins in federal court to remove the FTX name from the Miami Heat arena and Dewayne Dedmon being suspended (19:16 - 25:56)
A breakdown of the second round of the NBA All Star voting returns (25:57 - 31:41)
Thursday's news and highlights including Andre Iguodala fined, injury updates on Tyrese Haliburton & Jaylen Brown and Damian Lillard throws up a 50 point game in a loss to Cleveland where Ricky Rubio made his season debut after his ACL injury (31:42 - 42:05)
Preview of what will be in the next episode (42:06 - 43:03)
Call to action (43:04 - 44:22)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Knicks' midseason grades preview (00:40 - 01:19)
Jalen Brunson (01:20 - 03:33)
Julius Randle (03:34 - 07:38)
RJ Barrett (07:39 - 09:49)
Immanuel Quickley (09:50 - 13:15)
Mitchell Robinson (13:16 - 16:41)
Quentin Grimes (16:42 - 19:50
Isaiah Hartenstein (19:51 - 22:09)
Miles "Deuce" McBride (22:10 - 24:30)
Jericho Sims (24:31 - 27:09)
Cam Reddish (27:10 - 31:02)
Obi Toppin (31:03 - 34:04)
Derrick Rose (34:05 - 37:19)
Evan Fournier (37:20 -39:40)
Leon Rose (39:41 - 41:50)
Tom Thibodeau (41:51 - 45:34)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 13 (45:35 - 46:15)
Call to action (46:14 - 47:32)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
Results from the first round of NBA All Star voting for both conferences (00:35 - 08:21)
Thursday's news and highlights including , injury news for Bradley Beal, Marvin Bagley III and Devin Vassell, the first NBA in-season trade, Marcus Smart' being fined by the league and a bizarre night for the Clippers at Denver (08:22 - 17:46)
Friday's news and highlights including the waiving of Kemba Walker, Zach LaVine's crazy night from deep, the Clippers' woes continue, another Nikola Jokic triple double, a rare triple double for Jayson Tatum, the Knicks first win in Canada since 2015 and the Lakers' win streak reached 4 games (17:47 - 29:56)
Saturday's highlights including Demar DeRozan and Zach LaVine puts on a show against Utah, Luka Doncic's triple double propelling his team and the Lakers with now a 5 game win streak (29:57 - 33:15)
Sunday's highlights including James Harden's triple double helping Philadelphia, Memphis with 6 straight wins, a costly loss for Brooklyn, Dame Lillard's fine performance all for nought, Shai Gilgeous Alexander sinks Dallas and the Clippers losing streak at 6 (33:16 - 38:40)
My midseason awards for Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player (38:41 - 49:08)
Call to action (49:09 - 50:27)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conference (00:59 - 04:52)
Monday's news and highlights including an exciting scoring binge with Donovan Mitchell's 71 point game along with Klay Thompson's 54, LeBron James' 43, Joel Embiid's 42, Luka Doncic with 39 and Jerami Grant getting 36 against his former team in Detroit (04:53 - 14:50)
Tuesday's news and highlights including the players, coaches and rookies of the month for December, Giannis Antetokounmpo's career night, the Thunder's offensive explosion and DeAaron Fox getting busy in Utah (14:51 - 24:56)
Wednesday's news and highlights including injury news on Zion Williamson, Steph Curry and the Warriors eyeing his return back to the court, Brooklyn's 12 game win streak stopped, Jalen Brunson's career night, Giannis' impressive follow-up after setting a career high the night before and Memphis' win streak up to 4 (24:57 - 35:53)
Preview of what will be in the next episode (35:54 - 36:36)
Call to action (36:37 - 37:55)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Friday's news and highlights including the league fining Bogdan Bogdanovic, LeBron's birthday bash on the court, Giannis Antetokounmpo's monster outing vs Minnesota and CJ McCollum's career night from 3 point range (00:45 - 15:48)
Saturday's news and highlights including coach Nate McMillan staying put for the Hawks despite the rumors stating otherwise, Brooklyn Nets' win streak gets to 11, Luka Doncic's hot week continues, Paul George goes off vs Indiana and Ja Morant stays hot (15:49 - 24:34)
Sunday's news and highlights including the Joker's 30 point triple double, Kyle Kuzma with a rare triple double and Ja Morant's fantastic finish to a great week (24:35 - 27:35)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 12 as well as the first All Star voting results (27:36 - 34:39)
Call to action (34:40 - 35:58)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conference (00:40 - 04:24)
Monday's news and highlights including injury news about Domantas Sabonis and the Brooklyn Nets' win streak reaching 9 games (04:25 - 11:07)
Tuesday's news and highlights including coach Mike Brown entering health and safety protocols, coach Joe Mazzulla missing Tuesday's game and Luka Doncic's nuclear attack vs the Knicks (11:08 - 20:22)
Wednesday's news and highlights including an injury update on Devin Booker, the Brooklyn Nets' win streak up to 10, a skirmish between Detroit and Orlando, and an epic OT battle between Central Division foes Chicago vs Milwaukee (20:23 - 27:08)
Thursday's news and highlights including the league handing down suspension for the melee between the Pistons and the Magic, Buddy Hield's record quickest 3 point goal, Ja Morant's career high assist night and another Luka Doncic masterpiece (27:09 - 33:14)
Call to action (33:15 - 34:53)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:36)
Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks (00:37 - 04:00)
Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks (04:01 - 08:32)
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics (08:33 - 11:59)
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors (12:00 - 15:06)
Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets (15:07 - 22:00)
Call to action (22:01 - 23:19)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conferences (00:44 - 03:28)
Monday's news and highlights the return of Dejounte Murray and John Collins for the Atlanta Hawks (03:29 - 11:13)
Tuesday's news and highlights including injury news on Maxi Kleber and the announcement of the unveiling of the Dirk Nowitzki statue (11:14 - 20:00)
Wednesday's news and highlights including the nominees for the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class and the league's punishment of the New York Knicks in the Jalen Brunson free agency signing (20:01 - 36:56)
Thursday's news and highlights including the charitable efforts of the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, the KD Family Foundation and the Charlotte Hornets (36:57 - 41:09)
Friday's news and highlights including an update on Anthony Davis' injury (41:10 - 53:27)
Call to action (53:28 - 54:46)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:41)
Friday's news and highlights including the passing of former Knick and Pacer Louis Orr, Steph Curry out for a few weeks to a month with a shoulder injury, fines for both the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat due to injury reporting violations, a fine for Mike Brown and an Anthony Davis injury (00:42 - 16:49)
Saturday's news and highlights including a Miami Heat/San Antonio Spurs game in Mexico City (16:50 - 22:13)
Sunday's news and highlights including Anthony Davis out for a month with a foot injury, former Sun and Knick Amare Stoudemire arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery and 3 teams ending their week with 6 & 7 game win streaks (22:14 - 32:01)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 10 as well as the Christmas Day schedule (32:18 - 33:33)
Call to action (33:34 - 34:52)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
NBA family mourns the passing of Paul Silas; Michael Jordan's statement (00:45 - 03:14)
Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conferences (03:15 - 05:50)
Monday's news and highlights including fines for Grant Williams and Trae Young (05:51 - 09:22)
Tuesday's news and highlights including the renaming of 6 award trophies and Cade Cunningham out for the season (09:23 - 18:20)
Wednesday's news and highlights including the NBA and NBPA agreeing to extend the CBA opt out deadline, the announcement of the start of the Basketball African League for its 3rd season and the planning stages of choosing 12 players for the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics (18:21 - 29:04)
Thursday's news and highlights including the announcement of the start of NBA All Star voting as well as the important dates associated with it and injury news on Clint Capela (29:05 - 37:06)
Call to action (37:06 - 38:24)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
Paul Silas and his start in basketball at McClymonds High School (00:35 - 03:04)
His time at Creighton University (03:05 - 04:24)
Drafted in the 1964 NBA Draft and his time with the St Louis/Atlanta Hawks (04:25 - 06:48)
Traded to the Phoenix Suns and his career there (06:49 - 07:57)
Traded to the Boston Celtics and what he did there (07:58 - 09:14)
Traded to the Denver Nuggets (09:15 - 09:49)
Traded yet again for the last time to the Seattle Supersonics (09:50 - 10:47)
Retires as a player and his immediate entrance as a head coach with the San Diego Clippers (10:48 - 12:06)
His 12 year stint as assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets (twice), New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets (12:07 - 12:45)
His 2nd chance as a head coach, this time with the Charlotte Hornets (12:46 - 15:00)
Head coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers (15:02 - 15:34)
Briefly as an analyst at ESPN; one last hurrah as head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats (15:35 - 16:05)
Summary of his career, accolades and passing (16:06 - 19:05)
What many in the NBA world had to say about Paul (19:06 - 34:35)
Call to action (34:36 - 35:53)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Celebrating the 100th episode & preview of Brittany Griner's situation and timeline (00:44 - 02:29)
February 17 - Being detained, the charges and her purpose being there along with the similar Audrey Lorber ordeal (02:30 - 07:24)
March 5 - Her detainment makes the news (07:25 - 07:42)
March 7 - Cherelle Griner's message on Instagram (07:43 - 08:42)
March 8 - Pic of Brittney as a detainee goes viral; Congress begins working on Brittney's detainment abroad (08:43 - 09:39)
March 17 - Brittney's detention extended 2 months (09:40 - 10:04)
March 23 - Brittney meets with a representative from the US Consulate (10:05 - 10:51)
May 13 - Brittney's detention extended again; State Department deemed detainment "unlawful (10:52 - 11:37)
June 15 - Brittney's detention extended a third time up until July 2; court date set for July 1; athletes all over speak out; House passed resolution calling her detainment unlawful; WNBA name Brittney honorary captain for the WNBA All Star Game on July 10 (11:38 - 13:40)
July 1 - court trial begins; testimony from the custom agents (13:41 - 14:53)
July 4 - Excerpts from Brittney's note sent to President Biden; Cherelle's reaction to the note; President Biden sends letter back to Brittney (14:54 - 17:13)
July 7 = Brittney pleads guilty to the charges; Cherelle and Brittney's Phoenix Mercury teammates stage a Bring BG Home rally (17:14 - 19:00)
July 10 - At the start of the 2nd half of the WNBA All Star Game, players from both teams wore Brittney jerseys; also wore Brittney t-shirts during warmups in support
(19:01 - 20:14)
July 14 - Brittney's Russian teammates and staff testifies on her behalf (20:15 - 21:06)
July 17 - A note from Brittney's doctor was submitted, citing her use of the cannabis is for medicinal purposes; also presented her anti-doping test results (21:07 - 22:21)
July 20 - A narcology expert brought in to testify of medicinal cannabis and its use for pain management (22:22 - 23:21)
July 27 - Brittney testifies in court of the ineptitude of her translator and reiterates her not knowing how the oil got in her bag; Biden made the 1st offer of Brittney and Paul Whelan for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout (23:22 - 25:48)
Aug 4 - Brittney sentenced to 9 years for smuggling narcotic drugs; her legal team called the verdict "absolutely unreasonable"; President Biden called the ruling "unacceptable" (25L49 - 27:33)
August 15 - Brittney's legal team files for an appeal of the ruling (27:34 - 28:12)
October 25 - Brittney's appeal denied by a 3 judge panel (28:13 - 28:53)
November 17 - Brittney moved to a female penal colony in Yavas, one of the worst in the country (28:54 - 31:34)
December 8 - Brittney freed from the Russian penal colony in a prisoner-for-prisoner swap with convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout (31:35 - 33:40)
Paul Whelan's situation and his history (33:41 - 37:26)
My assessment of the whole ordeal and my thoughts towards the detractors (37:27 - 47:59)
Call to action (48:00 - 49:16)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Saturday's news and highlights (00:45 - 07:30)
Sunday's news and highlights (07:31 - 14:55)
Quarter season assessment for the Eastern and Western Conferences (14:56 - 28:17)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 8 (28:18 - 37:17)
Call to action (35:06 - 36:14)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:29)
Players of the Week: DeAndre Ayton and Giannis Antetokounmpo (00:30 - 03:02)
Monday's news and highlights including Joel Embiid's return from a foot injury, Karl Anthony Towns injures calf and scoring explosions for Kevin Durant and Devin Booker (03:03 - 09:02)
Tuesday's news and highlights including a big contribution to the NBA Foundation, Luka Doncic's 41 point triple double and Julius Randle celebrates his birthday in spectacular fashion (09:03 - 13:02)
Wednesday's news and highlights including Ben Simmons injury news, NBA Foundation announces grant recipients and offensive explosions from Jayson Tatum and Devin Booker (13:03 - 21:02)
Thursday's news and highlights including the November players, coaches and rookies of the month as well as Al Horford's contract extension and injury news for John Collins and DeAndre Hunter (21:03 - 29:54)
Friday's news and highlights including Lebron James passing Magic Johnson on the all-time assist list, Khris Middleton's season debut and Nassir Little injury news (29:55 - 37:04)
Call to action (37:05 - 38:23)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Week 5 Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conference (00:55 - 03:57)
Monday's news and highlights (03:58 - 08:29)
Tuesday's news and highlights (08:30 - 15:01)
Wednesday's news and highlights (15:02 - 17:05)
Thursday's news (17:06 - 18:05)
Friday's news and highlights (18:06 - 22:33)
Saturday's news and highlights (22:34 - 26:42)
Sunday's news and highlights (26:43 - 30:34)
Preview of what's ahead for Week 7 (30:35 - 37:17)
Call to action (37:18 - 38:36)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Around the league in the East from the mighty Boston Celtics to the mediocre New York Knicks to the soap opera that is the Brooklyn Nets (00:44 - 46:08)
Call to action (46:15 - 47:33)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Around the league in the West from the surging Portland Trailblazers to the surprise teams like the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings to the struggling Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers (00:44 - 45:09)
Call to action (45:10 - 46:28
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:36)
NBA fact or fiction intro (00:37 - 01:03)
Los Angeles Lakers fire sale? (01:04 - 04:14)
Steve Nash enjoying Thanksgiving turkey as a Brooklyn Nets coach (04:15 - 06:35)
A possible Kyrie Irving suspension? (06:36 - 11:37)
San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz: a top 6 team in the West? (11:38 - 13:59)
Possible Kyle Lowry for Russell Westbrook trade rumors (14:00 - 16:08)
Damian Lillard, frontrunner for league MVP??? (16:09 - 18:47)
A dead heat in the Rookie of the Year race (18:48 - 20:01)
Knicks making a panic trade in the wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers loss (20:02 - 29:30)
Sneak peek into what is ahead for Season 2 of the show (29:31 - 30:32)
Call to action (30:33 - 31:51)
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Show notes:
Intro
No, not the media mogul of Def Jam Records
A tale of two players: Russell Westbrook and Ben Simmons
How did we get here with Westbrook: his trade from the Wizards to the Lakers, his statistics this season and what lies ahead for him and those Lakers
How did we get here with Simmons: his trade from the Sixers to the Nets, his statistics so far for the season, his aversion to shooting and what the future holds for him and the Nets
Call to action
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:37)
I'm baaaaackkkk!!! (00:38 - 01:08)
Season preview for the Western Conference (01:09 - 34:10)
Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks (01:09 - 03:09), New Orleans (03:10 - 05:15), Memphis Grizzlies (05:16 - 07:29), San Antonio Spurs (07:30 - 08:58), Houston Rockets (08:59 - 10:30)
Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets (10:31 - 12:33), Portland Trailblazers (12:34 - 14:43), Minnesota Timberwolves (14:44 - 16:33), Utah Jazz (16:34 - 18:33), Oklahoma City Thunder (18:34 - 20:15)
Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors (20:16 - 23:45), Los Angeles Clippers (23:46 - 25:40), Phoenix Suns (25:41 - 28:07), Los Angeles Lakers (28:08 - 33:03), Sacramento Kings (33:04 - 34:10)
Playoff and play-in teams (34:11 - 35:25)
End of season awards predictions: MVP, Sixth Man, Coach, Most Improved, Defensive Player, Rookie (35:26 - 39:00)
Sneak peek into what is ahead for Season 2 of the show (39:01 - 40:32)
Call to action (40:33 - 41:51)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:30)
I'm baaaaackkkk!!! (00:31 - 01:08)
Season preview for the Eastern Conference (01:09 - 35:39)
Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics (01:53 - 04:35), Toronto Raptors (04:36 - 05:51), New York Knicks (05:52 - 11:10), Philadelphia 76ers (11:11 - 12:43), Brooklyn Nets (12:44 - 15:39)
Central Division: Milwaukee Bucks (15:40 - 17:35), Cleveland Cavaliers (17:36 - 19:51), Chicago Bulls (19:52 - 21:33), Detroit Pistons (21:34 - 23:06), Indiana Pacers (23:07 - 24:54)
Southeast Division: Miami Heat (24:55 - 27:24), Atlanta Hawks (27:25 - 29:45), Charlotte Hornets (29:46 - 31:55), Washington Wizards (31:56 -33:45), Orlando Magic (33:46 - 35:39)
Playoffs and play-in teams (35:40 - 37:39)
Call to action (37:40 - 38:59)
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Show notes:
Intro
All Star game
Commissioner's Cup finals
2nd half news & stories
Playoff matchups for the 1st round
Call to action
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Show notes:
Intro
Number of nationally televised games
Number of back-to-back games
Opening & last day games
Major road trips for the season
Offseason talk regarding the team
Call to action
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Opening week
Christmas games
MLK Day games
All Star Weekend
Teams' number of nationally televised games
Call to action
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Preview of the Knicks' postseason moves as well as a message for the keyboard GMs who seems to know it all (00:44 - 04:01)
Knicks' draft activity including the trading of the #11 pick in the 2022 draft (04:02 - 11:20)
Trading both Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Pistons thus clearing $19M in cap space (11:21 - 13:33)
The pursuit of Jalen Brunson and his eventual signing (13:34 - 18:43)
Resigning of Mitchell Robinson; signing of Isaiah Hartenstein (18:44 - 22:49)
What's on the horizon for this team including big time pressure on Coach Tom Thibodeau (22:50 - 31:36)
Call to action (31:37 - 32:54)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:32)
Preview and the history of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving coming to the Nets (00:33 - 04:55)
Kyrie gives the Nets management 6 teams he would like to getting traded to if they can't give him an extension (04:56 - 12:20)
Nets not interested in giving Kyrie the max deal (12:21 - 13:27)
Outside of the Lakers, there's no interest from other teams in a sign and trade deal; could decline his opt-in and sign with the Lakers on a $6M midlevel exemption (13:28 - 14:52)
Kyrie decides to opt in on his player option; gives a cryptic statement about opting in while not informing Nets management (14:53 - 16:44)
Kyrie on a one year "prove it" deal in order to receive a max deal from the Nets (16:45 - 17:36)
KD drops this bombshell: he and his agent Rich Kleinman has talked to GM Sean Marks about requesting a trade (17:37 - 20:15)
Within minutes of KD's trade request, Nets announce a trade that was made bringing in Royce O'Neal from the Jazz; reports that Kyrie is on the trading block and KD wants to be traded to the Suns in a sign and trade for De'Andre Ayton (20:16 - 25:28)
It is rumored that it will be hard to imagine a scenario where KD is traded and Kyrie remain in Brooklyn despite him opting in; if KD & Kyrie are traded, it would be to the Lakers in a Anthony Davis/Russell Westbrook deal (25:29 - 26:30)
Nets resign both Patty Mills and Nic Claxton (26:31 - 27:02)
KD only wants to go to the Heat if Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry stays on the roster (27:03 - 34:10)
Call to action (34:11 - 35:28)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
Preview of all the player signings and trades during the free agency period (00:35 - 01:15)
Free agent-to-be Miles Bridges arrested on domestic violence charges (01:16 - 03:08)
Spurs release Danilo Gallinari, one of the players in the Dejounte Murray trade (03:09 - 03:36)
Stress fracture (foot) surgery for Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr; out 4-6 months (03:37 - 05:17)
Free agent signings up to July 4 (05:18 - 37:52)
Celtics trade for Malcolm Brodgon (37:53 - 40:22)
Kings trade for Kevin Huerter (40:23 - 41:10)
Blockbuster trade between the Jazz and the T-Wolves involving Rudy Gobert (41:11 - 45:54)
Call to action (45:55 - 47:02)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:37)
Preview of all the player movement prior to free agency (00:38 - 01:03)
Players who either declined or opted in their player options (01:04 - 5:30)
Team options picked up as well as extended or declined qualifying offers (5:31 - 07:29)
Mavericks trade for Christian Wood (07:30 - 09:07)
Talks of contract extensions for Warriors' Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole (09:08 - 11:21)
Blazers trade for Jerami Grant (11:22 - 13:56)
Sixers trade for De'Anthony Melton (13:57 - 16:21)
John Wall and the Rockets agree to a buyout thus making him a free agent; heading to the Clippers (16:22 - 18:14)
Contract extensions for Ivica Zubac and Taurean Prince (18:15 - 19:52)
Wizards and Nuggets swap players: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith for Will Barton and Monte Morris (19:53 - 23:59)
Hawks trade for All-Star Dejounte Murray (24:00 - 28:48)
Call to action (28:49 - 30:06)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
Preview of the NBA draft, 2nd round (00:35 - 00:48)
Picks 31 thru 40 (00:49 - 13:51)
Picks 41 thru 50 (13:52 - 29:54)
Picks 51 thru 58 (29:55 - 38:49)
Breakdown of what the Knicks did in the draft & the reasoning behind it (38:50 - 52:13)
Call to action (52:14 - 53:31)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:30)
Preview of the NBA draft (00:31 - 03:53)
Picks 1 thru 10 (03:54 - 29:37)
Picks 11 thru 20 including the Knicks trading out of the 1st round (29:38 - 46:54)
Picks 21 thru 30 including a Memphis/Minnesota swapping of picks (46:55 - 63:46)
Call to action (63:47 - 65:04)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:45)
Preview of the WNBA breakdown for each team (00:46 - 01:13)
Las Vegas Aces (01:14 - 03:42)
Chicago Sky (03:43 - 05:01)
Connecticut Sun (05:02 - 05:59)
Seattle Storm (06:00 - 06:56)
Washington Mystics (06:57 - 08:00)
Dallas Wings (08:01 - 08:54)
Atlanta Dream (08:55 - 09:40)
New York Liberty (09:41 - 11:38)
Los Angeles Sparks (11:39 - 13:03)
Phoenix Mercury including the Brittney Griner situation (13:04 - 18:02)
Indiana Fever (18:03 - 19:22)
Minnesota Lynx (19:23 - 20:31)
All Star starters as well as the named co-captains (20:32 - 24:03)
Quick glance at Celtics vs Warriors NBA FInals (24:04 - 24:22) Game 1 (24:23 - 27:51)
Game 2 (27:52 - 31:33)
Game 3 (31:34 - 34:45)
Game 4 (34:46 - 38:15)
Game 5 (38:16 - 42:14)
Game 6 (42:15 - 45:40)
Is Steph Curry among the top 10 greatest of all time? (45:41 - 48:48)
Steph winning another championship without Kevin Durant & what it all means including him joining Kyrie in Brooklyn (48:49 - 58:34) Call to action (58:34 - 59:52) https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/
Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:32)
Quick glance at Celtics vs Warriors NBA FInals (00:33 - 01:04)
Western Conference Finals recap, Mavericks vs Warriors (01:05 - 09:43)
What's next for Dallas (09:44 - 12:52)
Eastern Conference Finals recap, Celtics vs Heat (12:53 - 21:24)
What's next for Miami (21:25 - 25:19)
My NBA FInals prediction (25:20 - 30:42)
Call to action (30:43 - 32:00)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:30)
Early years of Bob Lanier (00:31 - 02:37)
Bob's high school years (02:38 - 06:12)
His years at St Bonaventure University (06:13 - 13:35)
His entrance into the NBA and his years with the Detroit Pistons (13:36 - 17:18)
The trade to the Milwaukee Bucks, his tenure with the team and his retirement from the league (17:19 - 21:08)
His post-playing career and his passing (21:09 - 25:00)
Bob's career accolades and accomplishments (25:01 - 31:00)
Statements and tweets about Bob after his passing (31:01 - 39:19
Possible upcoming episode news and updates (39:20 - 41:07)
Call to action (41:08 - 42:26)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
1 Miami Heat vs #2 Boston Celtics intro (00:35 - 01:16)
Heat vs #4 Philadelphia 76ers series recap (01:17 - 06:01)
What's next for the Sixers (06:02 - 10:41)
Celtics vs #3 Milwaukee Bucks series recap (10:42 - 16:08)
What's next for the Bucks (16:09 - 18:56)
Heat vs Celtics preview and prediction (18:57 - 20:50)
3 Golden State Warriors vs #4 Dallas Mavericks intro (20:51 - 21:17)
Warriors vs #2 Memphis Grizzlies series recap (21:18 - 26:52)
What's next for the Grizzlies (26:53 - 28:21)
Mavericks vs #1 Phoenix Suns (28:22 - 34:02)
What's next for the Suns (34:03 - 36:41)
Warriors vs Mavericks preview and prediction (36:42 - 39:08)
Other NBA news:
Passing of the great Bob Lanier (39:09 - 39:59)
Sean Marks' cryptic remarks on Kyrie Irving and how the Brooklyn Nets are preparing for next season; will Kyrie opt in on his last year before getting a max deal? (40:00 - 43:58)
Jeanie Buss' interview with the LA Times and some of the takeaways from that (43:59 - 47:42)
Monty Williams wins Coach of the Year and Nikola Jokic wins Most Valuable Player awards respectively (47:43 - 49:04)
Call to action (49:05 - 50:11)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:35)
1 Phoenix Suns vs #4 Dallas Mavericks
Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans recap (00:36 - 09:02)
Mavericks vs Utah Jazz recap (09:03 - 17:56)
Suns vs Mavericks preview (17:57 - 19:45)
2 Memphis Grizzlies vs #3 Golden State Warriors
Grizzlies vs Minnesota T-Wolves recap (19:46 - 26:19)
Warriors vs Denver Nuggets recap (26:20 - 31:12)
Celtics vs Bucks preview (31:12 - 34:04)
Call to action (34:05 - 35:11)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:32)
1 Miami Heat vs #4 Philadephia Sixers
Heat vs Atlanta Hawks recap (00:33 - 08:15)
Sixers vs Toronto Raptors recap (08:16 - 14:08)
Heat vs Sixers preview (14:09 - 16:19)
2 Boston Celtics vs #3 Milwaukee Bucks
Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets recap (16:20 - 22:46)
Bucks vs Chicago Bulls recap (22:47 - 27:10)
Celtics vs Bucks preview (27:11 - 29:21)
Call to action (29:22 - 30:28)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:35)
Game 1 breakdown (00:36 - 5:19)
Game 2 breakdown (05:20 - 09:23)
Game 3 breakdown (09:24 - 12:33)
Game 4 breakdown (12:34 - 16:13)
Nets' bench in this series (16:14 - 18:18)
Recap of the Celtics/Nets series and some thoughts on the pundits who thought the Nets were going to the FInals (18:19 - 22:59)
Intro to the Nets' timeline for the season (23:00 - 23:21)
Kyrie Irving not vaccinated; misses the 1st 35 games; going from part-time player to full-time (23:22 - 26:52)
The Kevin Durant sprained knee injury; misses 21 games as the team goes 5-16 (26:53 - 27:24)
James Harden unhappy with the whole Kyrie situation; demands a trade and gets dealt to the Sixers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond (27:25 - 28:28)
Ben Simmons, who's already dealing with mental health issues, is diagnosed with a herniated disk in his back; despite "efforts" to get back on the court he never does (28:29 - 29:32)
Joe Harris suffered an ankle sprain; during rehab he aggravates it and ends up getting reconstructive surgery (29:33 - 30:00)
Nets' situation going forward: the commitment to Kyrie and KD, the looming extension due to Kyrie, Ben's future going forward, their free agents, the draft, etc. (30:01 - 52:14)
Call to action (52:15 - 53:21)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Defensive Player of the Year: Mikal Bridges, Rudy Gobert, Marcus Smart (00:40 - 04:27)
Sixth Man of the Year: Tyler Herro, Cam Johnson, Kevin Love (04:28 - 07:02)
Most Improved Player: Darius Garland, Ja Morant, Dejounte Murray (07:03 - 11:28)
Coach of the Year: Taylor Jenkins, Erik Spoelstra, Monty Williams (11:29 - 14:40)
Rookie of the Year: Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley (14:41 - 18:08)
MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic (18:09 - 25:15)
Call to action (25:16 - 26:22)
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Intro (00:00 - 00:39)
Tuesday's matchups: #8 Cavs at #7 Nets and #8 Clippers at #7 T-Wolves (00:40 - 07:13)
Wednesday's matchups: #10 Hornets at #9 Hawks and #10 Spurs at #9 Pelicans (07:14 - 12:36)
Friday's matchups: #9 Hawks at #8 Cavs and #9 Pelicans at #8 Clippers (12:37 - 20:14)
Eastern Conference 1st round preview
1 Heat vs #8 Hawks (20:15 - 23:49)
2 Celtics vs #8 Nets (23:50 - 28:08)
3 Bucks vs #6 Bulls (28:09 - 31:12)
4 Sixers vs #5 Raptors (31:13 - 35:32)
Western Conference 1st round preview
1 Suns vs #8 Pelicans (35:33 - 38:41)
2 Grizzlies vs #7 T-Wolves (38:42 - 41:21)
3 Warriors vs #6 Nuggets (41:22 - 44:12)
4 Mavericks vs #5 Jazz (44:13 - 47:28)
Call to action (47:29 - 48:35)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:35)
End of the season recap of the Knicks overall (00:36 - 02:34)
Knicks' end of season grades
Julius Randle and RJ Barrett (02:35 - 10:42)
Evan Fournier, Alec Burks and Mitchell Robinson (10:43 - 22:04)
Immanuel Quickley and Obi Toppin (22:05 - 31:55)
Kemba Walker, Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson (31:56 - 38:07)
Nerlens Noel, Jericho Sims, Quentin Grimes, Miles McBride and Cam Reddish (38:08 - 46:48)
Tom Thibodeau and Leon Rose (46:49 - 55:55)
Call to action (55:57 - 57:03)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Eastern Conference play-in games (00:45 - 09:21)
Western Conference play-in games (09:21 - 15:44)
Lakers' end of season grades
LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook (15:45 - 27:13)
Malik Monk, Carmelo Anthony, Talen Horton-Tucker and Austin Reaves (27:14 - 33:27)
Wayne Ellington, Stanley Johnson, Avery Bradley, Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza and Kent Bazemore (33:28 - 38:39)
Frank Vogel and Rob Pelinka (38:40 - 43:04)
Call to action (43:05 - 44:11)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Congrats to the short documentary Queen of Basketball about the life and career of Lusia "Lucy Harris (directed by Ben Proudfoot as well as executive producers Shaquille O'Neal and Steph Curry) for winning an Oscar (00:48 - 01:59)
Tight scoring race between LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo (02:00 - 04:09)
The 40+ and 50+ point games for the week including a career high 55 for Kevin Durant (04:10 - 11:22)
Some near misses of almost 40+ point games (11:23 - 12:42)
Class of 2022 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductees (12:43 - 30:30)
Making a case for 3 people for the Hall of Fame: one male player, female player and a coach (30:31 - 35:13)
Call to action (35:14 - 36:20)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:47)
Fantasy basketball news (00:48 - 01:46)
Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum as Players of the Week (01:47 - 04:35)
Anthony Davis returns but Lakers are still reeling; Kareem criticizes Lebron (04:36 - 11:35)
Playoff race between Miami, Boston, Milwaukee and Philadelphia for the #1 to #4 seed in the Eastern Conference (11:36 - 16:32)
Playoff race between Northwest foes Denver, Utah and Minnesota for the #5 to #7 seed in the Western Conference (16:33 - 19:41)
Race for the East play-in games between Cleveland, Atlanta, Charlotte and Brooklyn (19:42 - 23:50)
Steph Curry ruled out for the regular season; should be available for the start of the playoffs; Jerami Grant out for rest of the season (23:51 - 24:56)
Paul George returns to the Clippers after missing 43 games with the elbow injury (24:57 - 26:06)
Robert Williams suffers a torn meniscus; out 4-6 weeks (26:07 - 26:56)
Rookie sensation Evan Mobley out with an ankle injury; hoping to come back before the regular season ends (26:57 - 27:48)
Julius Randle out for the regular season with a quad injury; some Knicks talk (27:49 - 33:40)
Call to action (33:41 - 34:47)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:28)
Women's Final Four matchups: South Carolina vs Louisville and UConn vs Stanford (00:29 - 07:07)
Championship game between South Carolina and UConn (07:08 - 10:21)
Dawn Staley as the next great coach in the women's game (10:22 - 14:53)
Men's Final Four matchups: Kansas vs Villanova and North Carolina vs Duke (14:54 - 20:14)
Championship game between North Carolina and Kansas (20:15 - 23:59)
Bill Self's resume as a college coach (24:00 - 28:29)
Call to action (28:30 - 29:36)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:50)
Final 4 preview for the mens & womens games (01:36 - 10:01)
Karl Anthony Towns and Jayson Tatum as Players of the Week (10:02 - 11:14)
Players ruled out for rest of the season (11:15 - 13:15)
Ja Morant ruled out for the next 2 weeks (13:16 - 14:40)
Chris Paul returns from thumb injury; Suns clinch #1 seed throughout the playoffs (14:41 - 16:41)
The rise of the Celtics (16:42 - 17:59)
NYC mayor Eric Adams lifts indoor mandate for unvaccinated players; Kyrie Irving now eligible to play home games (18:00 - 20:13)
Mike Malone signed a multiyear extension with the Nuggets; terms not yet disclosed (20:14 - 20:47)
Isaiah Thomas and Jose Alvarado signed for the rest of the season with the Hornets and Pelicans respectively (20:48 - 22:00)
Julius Randle fined $40K for antics following the Knicks' loss to Utah; more Knicks talk (22:01 - 27:15)
Call to action (27:16 - 28:23)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:37)
This season's scoring season comparable to the 1983-84 season (00:38 - 02:50)
Intro for last week's scoring binges (02:51 - 03:10)
Recap of the 40 point scorers for the week with some who got close to 40 (03:11 - 11:06)
Teammates Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant each scoring 50+ points for the week; also my take on KD's tirade against NYC Mayor Eric Adams (11:07 - 14:46)
Lebron James becoming the oldest player to have multiple 50+ games in a season at age 37 (14:47 - 15:57)
Recapping my thoughts on the scoring this season & predictions of what's to come (15:58 - 18:34)
Call to action (18:35 - 19:41)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:30)
When I first began following the career of Cheryl Miller (00:31 - 02:35)
Cheryl's early life (02:36 - 05:24)
Her years at Riverside Polytechnic High School (05:25 - 07:39)
The first 2 years at USC (07:39 - 18:28)
The 1984 Olympic team, in her backyard of Los Angeles (18:29 - 21:05)
Her junior and senior years at USC (21:06 - 23:26)
Her international play in the 1986 Goodwill Games & World Championships, both in Moscow (23:27 - 25:28)
The injury that ended her playing career at age 22 (25:29 - 26:33)
Her post-playing career, including coaching & in the broadcasting industry (26:34 - 32:38)
Her accolades (32:39 - 34:38)
What others had to say about her as well as my thoughts in closing (34:39 - 39:02)
Call to action (39:03 - 40:09)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:49)
Fantasy basketball talk (00:50 - 01:58)
Jayson Tatum & Karl Anthony Towns as Players of the Week (01:59 - 03:20)
Brooklyn Nets travel to Philly to play the 76ers for the first time since the James Harden trade (03:21 - 09:56)
Gregg Popovich becomes the all-time regular season wins leader (09:57 - 12:31)
Devin Booker returns from Health & Safety protocols; Phoenix clinches a playoff berth (12:32 - 14:12)
Draymond Green due back March 14 after recovering from a lower back injury thus missing a month (14:13 - 15:06)
Steph Curry surpasses the 20,000 points scored mark (15:07 - 16:26)
LeBron James reaches over 10,000 assists; only player ever with 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds & 10,000 assists (16:27 - 19:55)
Kevin Garnett's #5 jersey retired in Boston (19:56 - 25:13)
NCAA Tournament Final Four predictions for both the men & women (25:13 - 28:10)
Call to action (28:11 - 29:17)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:31
Lusia "Lucy" Harris and her humble beginnings (00:32 - 02:46)
Lucy's entrance into Amanda Elzy HS (02:47 - 05:10)
Lucy chooses Delta State as her college to attend (05:11 - 07:00)
Correction: 1973-74 was her freshman season
Lucy's start of a 3 year championship run at Delta State (07:01 - 12:22)
Lucy on the international stage (12:23 - 16:31)
The New Orleans Jazz drafts Lucy in the 1977 draft (16:32 - 19:12)
Lucy plays briefly in the WBL, the 1st women's pro league (19:13 - 20:25)
Lucy's life after her basketball playing days (20:26 - 21:53)
The making of the Queen of Basketball documentary, her children and her passing (21:54 - 23:32)
Lucy's accolades (23:33 - 24:50)
What others had to say about Lucy and the legacy she leaves behind (24:51 - 31:50)
Call to action (31:51 - 32:58)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
Ja Morant drops 52 pts; now being mentioned as a MVP candidate (00:45 - 2:10)
Fantasy basketball adds for the coming weeks ahead (02:11 - 6:25)
Karl Anthony Towns explodes with 39 pts vs Warriors; solidifying his claims as the best shooting big in the league (06:26 - 7:49)
The 60th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100 pt game (07:50 - 13:30)
Devin Booker placed in Health & Safety protocols; huge blow to Phoenix (13:31 - 14:32)
Zion Williamson still out indefinitely (foot); CJ McCollum "not worried" about Zion not talking with him initially when he arrived via trade (14:33 - 15:51)
Kevin Durant makes his return to the Nets' lineup Thursday vs Miami; Kyrie Irving get booed in Boston on Sunday (15:52 - 19:08)
LeBron goes nuts with 56 pts in a prime time game vs Warriors; Russell Westbrook implies that he didn't come into the season with expectations (19:09 - 21:26)
Mike Krzyzewski coaches his final home game; loses to in-state rival UNC (19:10 - 28:04)
A pair of 40+ pt games on Sunday: Khris Middleton and Nikola Jokic who added yet another triple double (28:05 - 29:03)
Brittney Griner detained in Russia (29:04 - 30:24)
Call to action (30:25 - 31:32)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:43)
Harden makes his debut for the 76ers (01:43 - 09:46)
Lakers and their woes continues (09:47 - 17:54)
Chris Paul fractures his thumb and will be out 6 to 8 weeks (17:55 - 19:33)
Draymond Green due to return mid-to-late March from healing from his back injury (19:34 - 20:07)
The ship be sinking: Kemba Walker shut down for the season, Derrick Rose gets an additional procedure done on his ankle & the underachieving Knicks (20:08 - 34:17)
Correction: Jaden Ivey plays at Purdue and not at Notre Dame although his hometown is from South Bend, IN
Nets as the 3rd best team in the NBA to win the title this season??? (34:18 - 35:38)
Call to action (37:11 - 38:17)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:26)
Wilt's entrance into Bill Russell's NBA (00:27 - 03:05)
Celtics march onto another 7 straight titles (03:06 - 20:05)
Red Auerbach retires and Bill becomes the league's 1st black head coach/player (20:06 - 21:34)
Bill's debut in his new role; loses to Wilt's 76er team in the playoffs thus snapping an 8 straight title run (21:35 - 23:41)
The famous Cleveland summit in support of Muhammad Ali's boycott of the Vietnam War (23:42 - 24:42)
Boston bounces back; win another title which makes him the 1st black head coach to win a NBA title (24:43 - 27:11)
Bill's final season with the Celtics; wins his 11th title in 13 years with 2 as a player/coach (27:12 - 31:11)
Correction: it was actually Red Auerbach who drafted Jo Jo White and not Bill
Post-playing career which included color commentary for NBA games & 2 coaching stints elsewhere (31:12 - 35:44)
His accolades for his career (35:45 - 42:45)
Call to action (42:46 - 43:53)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:23)
Bill Russell & his early life in the South (00:24 - 03:07)
His family's migration west to Oakland, CA (03:08 - 05:05)
His high school years (05:06 - 07:33)
His college years at University of San Francisco (07:34 - 13:41)
His applying for the 1956 NBA Draft (13:42 - 16:17)
Correction: K.C. Jones was another draft pick that made in that famous draft
The Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia (16:18 - 18:38)
His rookie season as a Boston Celtic (18:39 - 27:47)
His next few seasons in the league (27:48 - 32:15)
Call to action (32:16 - 33:22)
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:44)
All Star Game (00:45 - 12:27)
Team LeBron 163, Team Durant 160
LeBron James hits a fadeaway jumper to seal the victory
Steph Curry named All Star MVP; 50 pts including a record 16 3PGs
Joel Embiid drops 36 pts & 10 rebs in the loss
The introduction of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team at halftime (12:28 - - 20:05)
Of course COVID and life itself affected the ceremony
Quite a few legends not present: Larry Bird, Walt Frazier, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Willis Reed, Steve Nash, Dave Cowens, Anthony Davis, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, Tim Duncan, Bill Russell
Posthumously honored: Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Pete Maravich, Sam Jones, Elgin Baylor, Hal Greer, Nate Thurmond, Paul Arizin, Dolph Schayes, Moses Malone, George Mikan, Dave Debusschere
Of course beef was the main course of the day: Michael Jordan vs Isiah Thomas, Jordan vs Charles Barkley, Kevin Garnett/Paul Pierce vs Ray Allen
Shaquille O'Neal a part of the ceremony after missing the 50th Anniversary Team's celebration
A glimpse at what to expect the rest of the season (20:06 - 22:23)
Call to action (22:24 - 23:30)
Discussing all things related to basketball including the draft, free agency, stories from days of old as well as fantasy tips and strategies
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Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
Taco Bell Skills Challenge (00:35 - 05:18)
Participants: Team Antetokounmpo (Giannis, Thanasis & Alex), Team Cavs (Darius Garland, Evan Mobley & Jarrett Allen), Team Rooks (Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham & Josh Giddey)
Round 1 - shooting
Round 2 - passing
Round 3 - relay
Final round - fastest time to hit a half court shot
Winner: Team Cavs
Mountain Dew 3 Point Contest (05:19 - 09:23)
Participants: Desmond Bane, Luke Kennard, Zach LaVine, CJ McCollum, Patty Mills, Karl Anthony Towns, Fred VanVleet, Trae Young
Final round: Karl Anthony Towns, Luke Kennard, Trae Young
Winner: Karl Anthony Towns
AT&T Slam Dunk Contest (09:24 - 16:23)
Participants: Cole Anthony, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Jalen Green, Obi Toppin
Final round: Obi Toppin, Juan Toscano-Anderson
Winner: Obi Toppin
The 7 best dunkers to never win this contest (16:24 - 24:31)
Call to action (24:32 - 25:39)
Discussing all things related to basketball including the draft, free agency, stories from days of old as well as fantasy tips and strategies
https://linktr.ee/gdthatsportsdude
Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 00:34)
Rising Stars Challenge (00:35 - 05:40)
Team Isiah 50, Team Worthy 49 (semifinals)
Team Barry 50, Team Payton 48 (semifinals)
Team Barry 25, Team Isiah (finals)
Cade Cunningham named the tourney's MVP
HBCU Classic (05:41 - 07:05)
1st inaugural game highlighting historically black colleges and universities
Howard 68, Morgan St 66
Kyle Foster led Howard with 18 pts
TNT's Ultimate NBA Draft (07:06 - 26:53)
Consist of drafting the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team along with 4 wild card selections thus totaling 80 players
There were 8 teams which drafted 10 players each
It was a snake draft (i.e. 1 thru 8 then 8 back to 1 and so on); draft order determined by blind draw
The draft order:
Team Dominique Wilkins, Team Jerry West, Team According to Sources (Shams Charania and Chris Haynes), Team Sue Bird, Team Quavo, Team Inside the NBA Tuesday crew (Adam Lefkoe, Dwayne Wade and Candace Parker), Team Inside the NBA Thursday crew (Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal), Team D.L. Hughley
4 wild card selections: Klay Thompson, Chris Bosh, Nikola Jokic, Tracy McGrady
Correction: Team Dominique selected Dolph Schayes with his last pick (not Danny who also played in the league)
Call to action (26:54 - 28:00)
All Star Weekend preview (00:49)
Fri:
Rising Stars Challenge
TEAM ISIAH: Precious Achiuwa (TOR), Desmond Bane (MEM), Saddiq Bey (DET), Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton (IND), Jaden Hardy (G League), Isaiah Stewart (DET)
TEAM WORTHY: Cole Anthony (ORL), MarJon Beauchamp (G League), Josh Giddey (OKC), Jalen Green (HOU), Herbert Jones (NOP), Tyrese Maxey (PHI), Jalen Suggs (ORL)
TEAM BARRY: Cade Cunningham (DET), Dyson Daniels (G League), Evan Mobley (CLE), Isaac Okoro (CLE), Alperen Sengun (HOU), Jae'Sean Tate (HOU), Franz Wagner (ORL)
TEAM PAYTON: LaMelo Ball (CHA), Scottie Barnes (TOR), Ayo Dosunmu (CHI), Scoot Henderson (G League), Bones Hyland (DEN), Jonathan Kuminga (GSW), Jaden McDaniels (MIN)
TEAM ISIAH vs TEAM WORTHY -> 1st to 50 pts
TEAM BARRY vs TEAM PAYTON -> 1st to 50 pts
Final: Winner of TEAM ISIAH/TEAM WORTHY vs TEAM BARRY/TEAM PAYTON -> 1st to 25 pts
Sat:
Taco Bell Skills Challenge
TEAM CAVS: Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley
TEAM ANTETOKOUNMPO: Giannis (MIL), Thanasis (MIL), Alex (G League)
TEAM ROOKS: Cade Cunningham (DET), Scottie Barnes (TOR), Josh Giddey (OKC)
3rd rounds: shooting (100 pts), passing (100 pts), relay (200 pts)
Final round: half court shot (2 teams with most pts)
Mountain Dew 3 Point Contest
CJ McCollum (POR), Trae Young (ATL), Zach LaVine (CHI), Desmond Bane (MEM), Karl Anthony Towns (MIN), Fred VanVleet (TOR), Luke Kennard (LAC), Patty Mills (BKN)
The highest 3 scores compete in the finals
AT&T Dunk Contest
Cole Anthony (ORL), Juan Toscano-Anderson (GSW), Jalen Green (HOU), Obi Toppin (NYK)
1st rd -> 2 dunks, highest 2 scores goes to finals
Finals -> 2 dunks, combined scores for the win
Sun:
All Star Game
TEAM LEBRON
Starters: LeBron James (CLE), Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), Nikola Jokic (DEN), Steph Curry (GSW), DeMar DeRozan (CHI)
Bench: Luka Doncic (DAL), Darius Garland (CLE), Jimmy Butler (MIA), Chris Paul (PHO), Donovan Mitchell (UTA), Fred VanVleet (TOR), Jarrett Allen (CLE)
TEAM DURANT
Starters: Joel Embiid (PHI), Jayson Tatum (BOS), Ja Morant (MEM), Trae Young (ATL), Andrew Wiggins (GSW)
Bench: Devin Booker (PHO), Zach LaVine (CHI), LaMelo Ball (CHA), Karl Anthony Towns (MIN), Dejounte Murray (SAS), Khris Middleton (MIL), Rudy Gobert (UTA)
Week 17 review (00:38):
Mon:
Brandon Ingram (NOP) & Pascal Siakam (TOR) named Players of the Week
LaMelo Ball (CHA) & Dejounte Murray (SAS) to replace Kevin Durant & Draymond Green for the All Star Game
Gordon Hayward (CHA) injures his ankle in the CHA/TOR game; out indefinitely
Game of the Night: PHO on the road holds off a 4th qtr rally to beat CHI 127-124; Devin Booker 38 pts (5 3PGs)
Tue:
James Harden (BKN) still dealing with hamstring issues; to miss 3rd straight game
15 greatest coaches announced for the 75th Anniversary season: Red Auerbach, Larry Brown, Chuck Daly, Red Holtzman, Phil Jackson, KC Jones,
Steve Kerr, Don Nelson, Gregg Popovich, Dr Jack Ramsay, Pat Riley, Doc Rivers, Jerry Sloan, Erik Spoelstra, Lenny Wilkens
Notable snubs: Rudy Tomjanovich, Alex Hannum, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, Tommy Heinsohn, Bill Fitch, George Karl, Rick Carlisle, Rick Adelman
Game of the Night: PHO still on the road defeats PHI 114-109; Booker 35 pts
Wed:
Bradley Beal (WAS) to undergo wrist surgery; out for the rest of the season
Kelly Oubre Jr (CHA) fined $15K for profane language towards a fan
Russell Westbrook (LAL) to miss LAL/POR game with a sore back
Game of the Night: UTA takes down GSW 111-85; Bojan Bogdanovic 23 pts & Hassan Whiteside 17 rebs with 7 blks
Thurs:
WAS assistant coach Mike Batiste suspended 2 games for going into the stands to confront a fan
Beal has successful wrist surgery
All Star Draft for Team LeBron & Team Durant
Team LeBron starters: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry, DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Jokic, LeBron
Team LeBron bench: Luka Doncic, Darius Garland, Chris Paul, Jimmy Butler, Donovan Mitchell, Fred VanVleet, James Harden
Team Durant starters: Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Jayson Tatum, Trae Young, Andrew Wiggins
Team Durant bench: Devin Booker, Karl Anthony Towns, Zach LaVine, Dejounte Murray, Khris Middleton, LaMelo Ball, Rudy Gobert
Pat Connaughton (MIL) out indefinitely; bone fracture in hand
Game of the Night: PHO blows out MIL 131-107; DeAndre Ayton 27 pts (7 players in double figures)
Fri:
Team Durant's charity: Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Team LeBron's charity: Kent State I Promise Scholars Program
Harden (PHI) won't play this weekend for his new team
GM Sean Marks (BKN) on the Harden/Ben Simmons trade: we've seen enough...it was best for both sides
Garland out for CLE/IND game with a sore back
Fantasy basketball buy candidates: Andre Drummond (BKN), Daniel Gafford (WAS), Montrezl Harrell (CHA), Marvin Bagley III (DET), Reggie Bullock (DAL)
Sell candidates: Spencer Dinwiddie (DAL), Richaun Holmes (SAC), Derrick White (BOS), Chris Boucher (TOR)
Joel Embiid after the PHI/OKC game about Simmons being traded: winning not the biggest factor for him
Game of the Night: CHI defeats MIN 134-122; DeMar DeRozan 35 pts, Nikola Vucevic 26 pts
Sat:
John Collins (ATL) to miss at least 3 games with strained foot
Derrick Jones Jr (CHI) returns to the lineup; missed 17 games with the finger injury
Game of the Night: GSW squeezes by LAL 117-115; Klay Thompson 33 pts (5 3PGs) & Steph Curry 24 pts
Sun:
Norman Powell (LAC) out indefinitely with an injured foot
Connaughton has successful hand surgery; out 4 weeks
Trade deadline breakdown (00:35)
Friday, 2/4
LAC: G/F Norman Powell, F Robert Covington
POR: G Eric Bledsoe, F Justise Winslow, G Keon Johnson, 2025 2nd rd pick (via DET)
Sunday, 2/6
CLE: G/F Caris LeVert, 2022 2nd rd pick (via MIA)
IND: G Ricky Rubio, 2022 lottery protected 1st rd pick, 2022 2nd rd pick (via HOU), 2027 2nd rd pick (via UTA)
Tuesday, 2/8
NOP: G CJ McCollum, F/C Larry Nance Jr, G/F Tony Snell
POR: G Josh Hart, G Tomas Santoransky, G Nickeil Alexander-Walker, G/F Didi Louzada
SAC: F/C Domantas Sabonis, G Jeremy Lamb, G/F Justin Holiday, 2027 2nd rd pick
IND: G Tyrese Haliburton, G Buddy Hield, C/F Tristan Thompson
Wednesday, 2/9
UTA: G Nickeil Alexander-Walker, F Juancho Hernangomez
SAS: G Tomas Santoransky
POR: G/F Joe Ingles, F Elijah Hughes
Thursday, 2/10
MIL: F/C Serge Ibaka
SAC: G Donte DiVincenzo, G/F Josh Jackson
DET: F Marvin Bagley III
LAC: F Semi Ojeleye, G/F Rodney Hood
SAS: G Goran Dragic, 2022 lottery protected 1st rd pick
TOR: F/C Thaddeus Young, C Drew Eubanks, 2022 2nd rd pick (via DET)
PHI: G James Harden, F Paul Millsap
BKN: G Ben Simmons, G Seth Curry, C Andre Drummond, 2022 1st rd pick, 2027 protected 1st rd pick
BOS: G Derrick White
SAS: G/F Josh RIchardson, G Romeo Langford, 2022 lottery protected 1st rd pick
PHO: F Torrey Craig
IND: F Jalen Smith, future 2nd rd pick
CHA: F/C Montrezl Harrell
WAS: G Ish Smith, C Vernon Carey Jr
WAS: F/C Kristaps Porzingis
DAL: G Spencer Dinwiddie, F Davis Bertans
BOS: C Daniel Theis
HOU: G Dennis Schroeder, C Enes Freedom, F Bruno Fernando
All Star reserves reaction/Rising Stars thoughts (00:42)
East:
Jimmy Butler (MIA), Darius Garland (CLE), James Harden (BKN), Zach LaVine (CHI), Khris Middleton (MIL), Jayson Tatum (BOS), Fred VanVleet (TOR)
West:
Devin Booker (PHO), Chris Paul (PHO), Luka Doncic (DAL), Rudy Gobert (UTA), Donovan Mitchell (UTA), Karl Anthony Towns (MIN), Draymond Green (GSW)
Actually Draymond may not play so they'll have to pick a replacement player
Among four guys: Dejounte Murray (SAS), Anthony Edwards (MIN), Jaren Jackson Jr (MEM), Desmond Bane (MEM)
Outside of that, I got 6 out of 7 picks for the West
The biggest snubs to me in the East was Jaylen Brown (BOS) & Jarrett Allen (CLE)
There's still a possibility for either guy to make it with Kevin Durant likely to be replaced since he's injured
Another under the radar snub to me was Pascal Siakam (TOR) who's playing great even in light of OG Anunoby improving & rookie Scottie Barnes playing well
Overall I got 5 of 7 picks for the East
Kudos to the East coaches for not picking a guy like Kyrie Irving given his small body of work & the circumstances of him playing part-time
Kudos to the West coaches for not choosing Anthony Davis who's been hurt most of the 1st half of the season & Russell Westbrook who's having a down year
For the Rising Stars Challenge, they've changed the format to a round robin of 4 teams with 7 guys on each roster
Consists of 12 rookies, 12 sophomores & 4 G-Leaguers
Here's the list of players...
Rookies:
Scottie Barnes (TOR), Cade Cunningham (DET), Ayo Dosunmu (CHI), Chris Duarte (IND), Jalen Green (HOU), Josh Giddey (OKC), Herbert Jones (NOP), Davion Mitchell (SAC), Evan Mobley (CLE), Alperen Sengun (HOU), Jalen Suggs (ORL), Franz Wagner (ORL)
Sophs:
Precious Achiuwa (TOR), Cole Anthony (ORL), LaMelo Ball (CHA), Desmond Bane (MEM), Saddiq Bey (DET), Anthony Edwards (MIN), Tyrese Haliburton (SAC), Tyrese Maxey (PHI), Jaden McDaniels (MIN), Isaac Okoro (CLE), Isaiah Stewart (DET), Jae'Sean Tate (HOU)
G League:
MarJon Beauchamp, Dyson Daniels, Jaden Hardy, Scoot Henderson
So the question was asked: why isn't there any NYK players on either list?
The talk around the league is about all the young talent they have
Bottom line: Tom Thibodeau's coaching style doesn't lend itself to leaning heavily on his rookies & sophs
Would have loved to see Quentin Grimes, Obi Toppin or Immanuel Quickley there, but they aren't getting the consistent minutes that allow them to shine
The only player we'll likely see that weekend is Toppin in the Dunk Contest (hopefully he doesn't get robbed again)
Nonetheless I'm interested in seeing this new format & how it shakes out
Chuck Cooper (00:45)
SF/PF - 6'5", 210 lb
Born 9/29/26 in Pittsburgh, PA (birth name: Charles Henry Cooper)
Grew up in a segregated Pittsburgh area; attended Westinghouse HS
Enrolled at WV State College, a HBCU where he stayed only one semester
Was drafted by the US Navy to serve during World War II
After his tour of duty he went back home to Pittsburgh & attended Duquesne University
4 year starter scoring a school record 990 points; Led his team to 2 NIT tourneys
Was the 1st Black player to play a college game south of the Mason-Dixon line
In the 1950 Draft he became the 1st Black player drafted by BOS (2nd round, 13th overall)
Also drafted: teammate Bob Cousy (4th), Bill Sharman (17th), Earl Lloyd (101st)
Made his NBA debut on 11/1/50, one day after Lloyd
Played for 4 seasons in BOS before being traded to Milwaukee Hawks for 1 1/2 seasons
Was released & signed with Fort Wayne Pistons but played only 32 games there & then retired from the NBA
Would go on towards a life of social activism, particularly in the Pittsburgh area
Inducted into the PA Sports Hall of Fame in 1974 & the Naismith HoF in 2019 as a contributor; #15 jersey retired in 2001
Died 2/5/84 of liver cancer in Pittsburgh at the age of 57
Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton (13:33)
PF - 6'7", 220 lb
Born 10/13/22 in England, AR (in the Little Rock area); birth name: Clifton Nathaniel
Got the nickname Sweetwater because of his mixing water with sugar & not from his love of soda which was previously reported
His family migrated to CHI at age 8; played both basketball & baseball at DuSable HS
CHI Daily News called him one of the 2 greatest HS basketball players in Illinois history
Attended Xavier University (of LA), a HBCU, for one season before being drafted by the US Army to serve during World War II
After his service he started playing with the Dayton Metropolitans, NY Rens & Harlem Globetrotters from 1948-50
In the offseason he played baseball with the CHI American Giants (Negro Leagues)
Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein sold his contract to the NYK for $12,500 ($2500 to Clifton)
Clifton thus became the 1st Black player to sign with the NBA
An integral part of the team; made the NBA Finals in his 1st 3 seasons
Ended up making one All Star appearance during his 7 seasons with NYK
Was traded to DET where he played only one season due to his unhappiness with his role; retired after the season
Post-NBA he went back to the Negro Leagues; came out of retirement from basketball to play in the ABL, for the CHI Majors in 1961
A knee injury forced him to retire for good from all sports
With no pension from the NBA he became a taxi driver serving the CHI area
Inudcted into the Naismith HoF in 2014 as a contributor
Died 8/31/90 In Chicago at age 67
Earl Lloyd (25:10)
SF - 6'5", 200 lb (nicknames: Big Cat, Moon Fixer)
Born 4/3/28 in Alexandria, VA (birth name: Earl Francis Lloyd)
Attended Parker-Gray HS, a segregated school in Alexandria
Drafted in the 1950 Draft by the Washington Capitols (9th round, 101st overall)
Played his 1st pro game on 10/31/50; one day before Chuck Cooper & 4 days before Nat Clifton
Only played 7 games as a rookie; team folded in 1951
Was drafted to serve in the US Army to fight during the Korean War
Had his most successful season in 1954-55 as SYR won the NBA title
He & teammate Jim Tucker became the 1st Blacks to play in a NBA Finals
Played 6 seasons in SYR before being traded to DET for cash; played 2 seasons there until he retired in 1961
Inducted into the Naismith HoF as a contributor in 2003
Died 2/26/2015 in Fairfield Glade, TN at age 86
All Star Reserves - East (00:30)
The candidates:
F Jimmy Butler (MIA), G Tyler Herro (MIA), G Zach LaVine (CHI), F Tobias Harris (PHI), G Darius Garland (CLE), C Jarrett Allen (CLE), F Khris Middleton (MIL), G Jrue Holiday (MIL), G James Harden (BKN), F Miles Bridges (CHA), G LaMelo Ball (CHA), G Fred VanVleet (TOR), F Pascal Siakam (TOR), F OG Anunoby (TOR), F Jayson Tatum (BOS), G Jaylen Brown (BOS), F Julius Randle (NYK), F Domantas Sabonis (IND), G Bradley Beal (WAS)
Reserves consist of 2 guards, 3 frontcourt players & 2 wild cards picks
My predictions (probably no Kyrie Irving given the short amount of games played):
G - Darius Garland -> being that the game will be in Cleveland he is pretty much a shoo-in, especially with the way the team is playing
G - James Harden -> with the slight chance that Kevin Durant can't play he should make it in & could be the only representative
F - Jayson Tatum -> pretty much solid all season long for a team that's hanging around in the playoff picture
F - Jimmy Butler -> as the leader of the top team in the conference it seems he's guaranteed to get in
F - Jarrett Allen -> I think the city of Cleveland will be rewarded with 2 players from their team getting in
W - Zach LaVine -> The wait is over; he finally makes his 1st appearance this year
W - Jaylen Brown -> Will probably make a return to the game again
Possible replacements for Kevin Durant: Khris Middleton, Domantas Sabonis, Fred VanVleet
I think VanVleet sneaks in as Durant's fill-in
All Star Reserves - West (24:16)
The candidates:
G Devin Booker (PHO), G Chris Paul (PHO), F Draymond Green (GSW), G Desmond Bane (MEM), G Donovan Mitchell (UTA), C Rudy Gobert (UTA), G Luka Doncic (DAL), C Karl Anthony Towns (MIN), F Anthony Edwards (MIN), G D'Angelo Russell (MIN), G Russell Westbrook (LAL), C Jusuf Nurkic (POR), F Brandon Ingram (NOP), C Jonas Valanciunas (NOP), G Dejounte Murray (SAS)
Reserves consist of 2 guards, 3 frontcourt players & 2 wild cards picks
My predictions (probably no Anthony Davis, Paul George or Damian Lillard thanks to injuries):
G - Devin Booker -> the top player for the league's best team is a shoo-in to make the game
G - Luka Doncic -> was among the leading vote getter in the early returns but squeezed out by Ja Morant; he makes the squad nonetheless
F - Karl Anthony Towns -> enjoying a fantastic season for a surprising Minnesota team
F - Anthony Edwards -> the exciting sophomore has been a key cog in Minnesota's surge as playoff contenders
F - Rudy Gobert -> the anchor of a tough Utah defense will once again make the team
W - Donovan Mitchell -> the de facto leader of a solid Utah squad (I'm doing a mea culpa: Mitchell over Dejounte Murray)
W - Chris Paul -> the quarterback for the top team in the NBA
The results come this Thursday, Feb 3rd
Hakeem Olajuwon - 7'0", 255 lb (00:30)
Born 1/21/63 in Lagos, Nigeria (Akeem Abdul Olajuwon)
Family of 6; his parents owned a cement mixing company
Started playing at age 15; mostly played soccer & handball when younger
Entered a basketball tournament at Muslim Teachers College
As a HS junior he played in All-Africa Games
Emigrated to the US to attend the University of Houston in 1981
Coach Guy Lewis invited him on the recommendation of a friend
Redshirted in his 1st year; his soccer & handball skills served him well for basketball
In his debut season he came off the bench
Made it to the Final 4; lost to eventual champs UNC
In the summer of 1982 he worked out with HOU's Moses Malone
With his newfound skills which earned him the nickname The Dream, he became the starter & averaged 13.9 PPG, 11.4 RPG & 5.1 BPG
A member of the famed fraternity Phi Slama Jama
Made it to Final 4 again to face Louisville & won behind Olajuwon's 21 pts, 22 rebs & 8 blks; upset in the Finals to NC State
Returned the following season; led the nation in rebounds (13.5), blocks (5.6) & FG% (67.5)
Got back to the NCAA Finals; lost to Patrick Ewing's Georgetown team
Declared himself eligible for the 1984 Draft; HOU wins the coin toss & picks him #1
Other picks: Michael Jordan (#3), Charles Barkley (#5), John Stockton (#16) & Oscar Schmidt (#131)
Made the All Star team as a rookie; finished 2nd to Jordan as Rookie of the Year
Him & Sampson formed what was the Twin Towers
In 1985-86 his sophomore season a greater success
Beat SAC, DEN & LAL to reach NBA Finals; lost to BOS in 6 games
The next few seasons saw Sampson's decline due to his sore knees; was eventually traded
In his 1st full season as the franchise player & under new coach Don Chaney he led the league in rebounds (13.5); lost in 1st rd to SEA
In 1989-90 he had one of the greatest defensive seasons by a center since Bill Russell
His 14 RPG & 4.6 BPG led the NBA; had one of the only 4 quadruple-doubles in history: 18 pts, 16 rebs, 10 asts & 11 blks
In 1990-91 he became a truly devout Muslim; changed his name from Akeem to Hakeem
Missed 25 games (broken orbital bones)
In 1991-92 he endured a coaching change with Chaney fired & replaced with Rudy Tomjanovich; missed 7 games (irregular heartbeat)
In 1992-93 the team & Hakeem progressed under coach Rudy T
Won Defensive Player of the Year while leading the NBA in blocks (4.2)
Finished 2nd in MVP voting to Barkley; lost in West semis to SEA
1993-94 became his greatest season; won another DPOY, league MVP, a NBA title & a Finals MVP
Averaged 27.3 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 3.7 BPG, 1.6 SPG & 52.8% FG; topped POR, PHO, UTA & NYK
In 1994-95 his team got off to a sluggish start; reignited by midseason trade for college teammate Drexler
As 6th seed they got back to the Finals; beat UTA, PHO, SAS in the West & swept ORL to win back-to-back titles & another Finals MVP
From 1995-96 to 2000-01 they never matched that playoff success again
Made Dream Team II & won a gold medal
Played 2 more seasons with HOU before going to TOR; ended a 20 year stay in HOU
Retired after the 2001-02 season; after his playing career he ran his Big Man Camp
ACCOLADES:
Became only player in the top 11 all time in 4 major categories when he retired
Now is the all time leader in blocks, 9th in steals, 12th in points & 14th in rebounds
His #34 jersey retired (2000)
Inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2008 & FIBA HoF in 2016
Named to 50th & 75th Anniversary Teams
12x All Star, 12x All-NBA, 9x All-Defense, 2x Reb Champ 3x Block Champ, 1 MVP, 2x DPOY, 2x NBA Champ, 2x Finals MVP, 1 Olympic gold medal
Isiah Thomas (00:30)
6'1", 180 lb; played PG
Born April 30, 1961 in Chicago, IL; family of 9 children (7 boys, 2 girls)
Grew up in roughest & poorest part of town (Chicago's West Side)
His mother Mary Thomas had a TV movie based on her life
Went to St Joseph HS in the Westchester area; led them to state finals as a junior
As a top prospect, goes to Indiana University; many thought the combo of coach Bob Knight & Isiah would clash
Finished freshman year being named 1st team All-American
Selected to US Olympic team in 1980; US boycott those Olympics
Led his team as a sophomore to a NCAA title over UNC; named tourney's Most Outstanding Player
After declaring hardship for 1981 Draft, 2nd overall pick by DET (#1, friend Mark Aguirre of DePaul to DAL)
In 1981-82 the drafting of Isiah & Kelly Tripucka (12th overall) with the trade for Bill Laimbeer propelled them to 39-43
Started in the 1982 All Star Game as a rookie
His obvious competitive drive led Laimbeer to give him the nickname Zeke (Isiah's alter ego)
A leader & floor general in only his 2nd season
With the hiring of Chuck Daly in his 3rd season, became more aware of getting his teammates involved; finished 2nd in assists (11.1 APG)
Participated in highest scoring game in history: DET beating DEN 186-184 in 3 OTs (47 points, 17 assists, 5 rebounds & 4 steals)
In his 1st taste of playoffs; loses in 5 games to NYK (scored 16 points in 94 seconds to force OT in Game 5)
Sets assist average record with 13.9 in 1984-85; lost in the playoff semis to BOS
1985 All Star Game also known as the "freeze out game"; rookie Michael Jordan supposedly not being passed to which was arranged by Isiah who strongly denies this
Made major strides in 1986-87 finishing 3rd in the East; had their most crushing blow in losing to BOS
With DET ahead 107-106 with 5 secs left in Game 5; he threw an inbounds pass that Larry Bird stole & threw it to Dennis Johnson who scored the go-ahead basket
After winning Game 7, brass rookie Dennis Rodman said Bird's overrated & that if he were black he'd be just another good player which Isiah agreed with (later does a press conference with Bird present to refute what he said)
Took yet another step in 1987-88 exercising the demons by defeating BOS to reach NBA Finals vs good friend Magic Johnson
While leading 3-2 Isiah sprains his ankle & playing on one leg scored 43 points (25 in a quarter) before losing to LAL in Game 6 & then Game 7
Finally reaches the summit in 1988-89 winning his 1st NBA title knocking off BOS, MIL, CHI & LAL; included controversial midseason trade: Adrian Dantley to DAL for Isiah's buddy Aguirre
For 1989-90 he captured back-to-back title defeating IND, NYK, CHI & POR (Finals MVP); started out slow but went on a 25-1 run & finished 59-23
Efforts at a 3-peat thwarted in 1990-91 by CHI in a season; more controversy: walked off the court with his teammates (something done to them by BOS)
In Chuck Daly's last season they were eliminated from playoffs, 1st round to NYK; left off the inaugural Dream Team roster
For 1992-93 he made one last All Star appearance; missed the playoffs
Was in the twilight of his career during 1993-94; in his final game he torn his Achilles
ACCOLADES
Retired as 3rd all time in assists & 5th in steals
Still holds DET records as all time leader in minutes, points, assists & steals
His #11 jersey retired & named to the 50th Anniversary Team in 1996; 75th Anniversary Team in 2021
Inducted into the Indiana University Sports Hall of Fame (1993), Michigan Sports H0F (1998) & Naismith HoF (2000)
12x All Star (2x MVP), 5x All-NBA, 1 Assist Champ, 2x NBA Champ with a Finals MVP
George Gervin: 6'7", 180 lb (00:29)
Played some small forward but mostly shooting guard
Born in Detroit, MI on April 27, 1952
Comes from a family of 6; dad left home in his early years; grew up in poverty
Started playing basketball at a young age with his cousin & neighborhood kid named Ralph Simpson
In his sophomore year at Martin Luther King HS, he tried out for the team
Willie Meriweather, the JV coach & a father figure to him, convinced the head coach to keep him on the team
Also befriended the school's janitor Mr Winters who gave him access to the school's gym
His basketball skills improved, but his grades weren't that good
Experienced a growth spurt to 6'4" as a senior; averaged 31 PPG & 20 RPG leading team to state quarterfinals; became All-State (1970)
Received a scholarship to Cal State - Long Beach; became homesick then left school after 1st semester
Transferred to Eastern Michigan for 1 1/2 seasons; for 39 games he averaged 26.8 PPG & 14.4 RPG
In a divisional semifinals, tempers flared with a Roanoke VA player & he punched out the player
Costs the head coach his job & George being kicked off the team & suspended for next season; Olympics & Pan Am games invites also revoked
Took his talents to the Eastern Basketball Association, a semi-pro league where he averaged 40 PPG (paid $300/week)
Was discovered by scout Johnny Kerr of the Virginia Squires who saw him score 50 pts in a game
Got signed to a $40K/year contract for VIR in 1973
Spent a little over a year with the team; had teammates Julius Erving & Swen Nater
Teammate Fatty Taylor 1st gave him the nickname Iceberg Slim; nickname evolves into the Iceman
While playing in his 1st All Star game during his 2nd year, VIR deals him to SAS for $228K
ABA's leading office called deal into question; eventually allowed it to go thru
Finished the 2nd half of the season with SAS; was drafted by the NBA's PHO in 1976 (3rd rd, 40th) but chose to stay in the ABA
For the next 2 seasons he ranked among the ABA's top 10 in scoring while making 2 All Star games
In the 1975 All Star game he was reunited with his childhood friend Ralph Simpson on the same team
Appeared in the 1st ever Slam Dunk contest in 1976 at the halftime of that All Star game along with Julius Erving, David Thompson, Artis Gilmore & Larry Kenon
Upon the NBA-ABA merger bringing in SAS there was a prevailing thought on whether he could score like he did in that league, especially after averaging just 23.1 PPG after his 1st NBA season
Went on to not only score but lead the league in that category 4 of the next 5 seasons as well as making 9 straight All Star games
The most famous scoring title came in 1977-78 between him & David Thompson (DEN) which came down to the very last day
David scored 73 pts in an early game while George needed 58 pts to become the scoring champ (27.22 to 27.15)
He ends up scoring 63 pts, including a 33 pt quarter which set the record that was set earlier by Thompson
In 1978-79 he had what was his most successful season with another scoring title (29.6 PPG), finishing 2nd in the MVP voting (lost to Moses Malone) & had his best run to a NBA title losing in the Eastern Conference Finals to WAS
The hiring of Cotton Fitzsimmons in 1984-85 pretty much marked the nearing of the end of George's stay in SAS
Get dealt the following season to CHI for David Greenwood
Played one season there; team also had Michael Jordan who played only 18 games because of a broken foot
Retired from the NBA in 1986 but played in Europe for a few seasons
Inducted into the Hall of Fame & named to the 50th Anniversary team in 1996
Best known for his finger roll shot, extending it out to the free throw line
Week 12 review (00:38)
Mon:
Ja Morant (MEM) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) as the most recent Players of the Week
League reschedules 11 postponed games; changes times of 10 more games
Kevin Porter Jr & Christian Wood (HOU) both suspended one game for detrimental conduct
Jimmy Butler (MIA) suffered an ankle injury in a loss to GSW; to miss a few games
Anfernee Simon (POR) scored 41 pts as his team beats ATL; Trae Young with 56 pts & 14 asts in the loss
Joel Embiid (PHI) with a triple double (31 pts, 15 rebs, 10 asts) as they blow out HOU
Ja Morant's 36 pts & Desmond Bane's 29 pts helps MEM on the road crushes BKN
Tue:
Donovan Mitchell (UTA) & Joel Embiid (PHI) wins Players of the Month for December
Josh Giddey (OKC) & Franz Wagner (ORL) Rookies of the Month
Taylor Jenkins (MEM) & Erik Spoelstra (MIA) Coaches of the Month
Joe Ingles (UTA) enters health & safety protocols
Ja Morant's 26 pts & Jaren Jackson Jr's 22 pts leads MEM in a back-to-back win on the road over CLE
Wed:
Dirk Nowitzki's #41 jersey reitred by DAL after halftime of their game vs GSW: DAL gets the upset win over GSW behind Luka's 26 pts
Damian Lillard (POR) out at least a week with an abdomen injury
MIL to waive DeMarcus Cousins & add Langston Galloway on Fri
Kyrie Irving (BKN) makes his season debut on the road vs IND; Kyrie with 22 pts & Kevin Durant with 39 pts; Domantas Sabonis has a triple double (32 pts, 12 rebs, 10 asts) in the loss
Thu:
KD & Steph Curry leads 1st round of All Star voting for the East & West
WAS announcer Glenn Corser makes a public apology for confusing who Kevin Porter Jr's dad was; thought he was former WAS player from 1970s
Rudy Gobert (UTA) enters H&S protocols; his 2nd time he's dealing with COVID issues
Larry Nance Jr (POR) out at least a week with a knee injury
Tyler Herro (MIA) & Jusuf Nurkic (POR) both fined $25K for the skirmish they got into
Non-boosted players to be subjected to daily testing & mask requirements while traveling; extended up to Jan 19
NYK, down 25 pts, gets the comeback win over BOS thanks to a RJ 3PG buzzer beater; Evan Fournier with 41 pts (10 3PGs)
In that game Julius Randle gives the NYK fans at home the thumbs down sign
PHO blows out LAC & becomes 1st team to get 30 wins; Chris Paul's triple double (14 pts, 13 rebs, 10 asts)
Fri:
50th year anniversary of LAL's 33 game win streak; finished the season 69-13 (a record at the time)
Coach Jason Kidd enters H&S protocols; 13th head coach to do so
Randle writes an Instagram statement about NYC & his love for the NYK fans
MIL on the road blows out BKN; Giannis Antetokounmpo with 31 pts & 9 asts, Bobby Portis Jr's 25 pts & 12 rebs
KD on Kyrie's vaccination status: I'm not going to force him to get vaccinated
Fred VanVleet's triple double (37 pts, 10 asts, 10 rebs) leads TOR over UTA
Behind LeBron's 32 pts, 9 asts, 8 rebs, 4 stls & 3 blks, LAL blows out ATL; moves into top 10 steals leaders all time
Sat:
Randle fined $25K for egregious use of profane language during practice & postgame
Coach Lloyd Jenkins (MEM) enters H&S protocols; 14th head coach now
Dillon Brooks (MEM) injures ankle in a win over LAC; out 3-5 weeks
Jaylen Brown gets his 1st triple double (22 pts, 11 rebs, 11 asts) as BOS defeats NYK
Sun:
DEN trades C Bol Bol to DET for Rodney McGruder & 2022 2nd rd pick via BKN
Klay Thompson makes his season debut after missing 2 1/2 seasons; GSW defeats CLE while scoring 17 pts; his reaction: "it's unbelievable & worth every second."
MEM on the road beats LAL; Bane with 23 pts & JJJ's 21 pts; Russ Westbrook struggles with just 6 pts
Sam Jones (00:31)
Played some small forward & point guard but mostly played shooting guard
Born in Wilmington, NC on June 24, 1933
Went to a historic African American prep school called Laurinburg Institute
Attended a small HBCU school NC College which became NC Central University later
Was a 3 times All-CIAA; coached by Hall of Fame coach John McClendon & Floyd Brown
Spent 4 years there as well as 2 years in the military
Was initially drafted by Minneapolis Lakers in the 1956 draft during the 8th round but chose to go back to college to get his degree after finishing his military service
Enter Red Auerbach, the BOS coach who was looking to draft a player in the upcoming 1957 draft
Red visited University of NC but was told by another coach about Sam & how good he was
So sight unseen, Red drafted Sam 8th overall of that draft
This shocked Sam to be drafted by a team that had just won a NBA title & just returned 11 of their players
Wanted to become a HS teacher after college & thought he was closer to that dream after being selected by BOS
In fact Sam had an offer from one HS to teach; asked for a $500 increase when offered the position; the school refused & as they say the rest was history
His rookie season was anything but spectacular; averaged only 4.6 PPG & 10.6 MIN & was the 3rd SG behind Bill Sharman & Frank Ramsey
Red was actually preparing Sam to be the heir apparent to Bill Sharman as the team's starting SG
In his next 2 seasons he played SF coming off the bench with the young KC Jones to form the alliance of the Jones Boys
Red decided to move Ramsey to SF which opened the door for Sam to get closer to being the starting SG in future
His big break came in 1960-61 when Sharman had to sit due to injuries
While not entirely comfortable being a starter, he began to adjust nicely with a 15 PPG average in his debut as the team's lead SG
In his next 3 seasons he settled into being the position & started becoming a clutch performer, particularly in the playoffs
in 1961-62 where he became an All Star for the 1st time, BOS played PHW to a grueling 7 games in the Eastern Divisional Finals where he hit a game winner over Wilt Chamberlain (Wilt declared Sam as BOS' best player)
Against LAL in the Finals, he scored 5 of the team's 10 pts in OT of Game 7 in the finals to win their 4th straight NBA title
In 1962-63 he averaged 19.7 PPG & a career best 47.6 FG% while upping his game in the playoffs with a 23.8 PPG to help win their 5th straight title
Had his career year in 1964-65 averaging 25.9 PPG (4th in the league) while making his 3rd All Star game; also named to the All-NBA 2nd team for the 1st time (behind 1st teamers Oscar Robertson & Jerry West)
BOS finished that season 62-18; had his greatest postseason ever with 28.6 PPG to lead them to their 7th straight title
Would play another 4 seasons; appearing in 2 more All Star games & won 3 of 4 NBA titles in those years
In his final game fittingly so, he hit the clinching basket for Game 7 in the Finals to beat a Elgin Baylor-Jerry West-Wilt Chamberlain led LAL squad to win his 10th NBA title for BOS
Retired from basketball in 1969 at the age of 36
Inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame, North Carolina Sports HoF (the 1st African-American to be honored), Naismith HoF & the inaugural American Basketball HoF
Named to the 25th, 50th & 75th NBA Anniversary Teams
Did become a substitute teacher in Maryland for over 30 years
Retired from teaching & moved to St Augustine, FL; died in Boca Raton, FL at the age of 88 on Dec 31, 2021
Statements from the BOS organization, NBA commission Adam Silver & good friend Bill Russell came in honoring Sam
Nickname: Mr Clutch, The Shooter
Week 11 review (00:29)
Mon:
NBA making adjustments to health & safety protocols; isolation period from 10 to 6 days
DeAndre Ayton & coach Monty Williams (PHO) enters protocols
Trae Young clears protocols; scores 29 pts in a loss to CHI; DeMar DeRozan 35 pts & Zach LaVine 30 pts
MEM on road squeaks by PHO; Ja Morant with 33 pts & Desmond Bane 32 pts
BKN on read blows by LAC; James Harden 34 pts, 15 asts & 8 rebs
Tue:
Bogdan Bogdanovic joins 12 ATL players in protocols
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving & LaMarcus Aldridge clears protocols
Evan Mobley clears while Darius Garland enters protocols
Ricky Rubio tears ACL in a CLE loss to NOP; out for season
Coach Mark Daigneault (OKC) enters protocols; 5th coach to do so this season
MIA takes down WAS; Tyler Herro 32pts, Duncan Robinson 26 pts & Jimmy Butler 25 pts with 15 asts
DEN on rad edges GSW; Nikola Jokic 22 pts & 18 rebs; Steph Curry with 3000 3PGs made
Wed:
Isaiah Thomas, formerly with LAL, signs a 10 day contract with DAL
MIA/SAS game postponed; MIA without 8 players needed to play
Kyrie attended his 1st practice; says he missed playing ball
MEM defeats LAL; Morant 41 pts & 10 rebs; LeBron with 37 pts, 13 rebs & 7 asts in the loss
Chimezie Meku drops a 3 at the buzzer as SAC beats DAL
Thu:
Julius Randle (NYK) enters protocols
GSW/DEN game postponed; Austin Rivers & coach Mike Malone enter protocols
Draymond Green complains on Twitter about postponed game
PHI on road beats BKN in KD's 1st game back from protocols; led by Joel Embiid (34 pts) & Tyrese Maxey (25 pts)
TOR reducing arena capacity to 1000 guests for next 3 weeks
Fri:
BOS Hof Sam Jones passes away at 88 years old (more in my latest Player Spotlight episode)
1/3 of NBA referees out with either injuries or COVID protocols; calls up G League refs
Jonas Valanciunas (NOP) enters protocols
SAS assistant coach Becky Hammon hired by the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces
Other WNBA news: New York Liberty hires former Phoenix Mercury coach Sandy Brondello
DeMar DeRozan hits game winner as CHI beats IND 108-106; also scores 28 pts & Coby White with 24 pts
BOS upsets PHO; Jaylen Brown/Marcus Smart 24 pts (lead 7 players in double figures)
LAL closes out 2021 with a blowout win over POR; LeBron with 43 pts & 14 rebs
Sat:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) enters protocols
Women refs from the G league being called up for NBA games
Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr & Maxi Kleber clears protocols
Lance Stephenson signs a 10 day contract with IND, his original drafted team
DeMar DeRozan opens 2022 in the same way he closed 2021: a game winner to beat WAS; scores 28 while LaVine has 35
GSW on road takes care of UTA; Curry 28 pts & 9 asts along with Andrew Wiggins' 25 pts
LAC on road takes down BKN; Eric Bledsoe with 27 pts; KD on loss: team needs to adjust attitude or the losses will pile up
Sun:
Coach Chauncey Billups (POR) clears H&S protocols; will return to the sideline Mon
Draymond clears H&S protocols; will play Mon
Kyrie to join BKN on road this coming week
Jaylen Brown drops 50 pts & 11 rebs as BOS beats ORL in OT
Josh Giddey (OKC) becomes the youngest player ever to record a triple double (17 pts, 14 asts, 13 rebs) in a loss to DAL
SAC upsets MIA; Buddy Hield (26 pts with 7 3PGs) & DeAaron Fox (24 pts)
PHO on road crushes CHA; Devin Booker's 24 pts leads 7 players in double figures
LAL struggles a bit but defeats MIN; LeBron 26 pts, Malik Monk 22 pts & Russell Westbrook with 20 pts but also 9 TOs
Bob Pettit: 6'9", 205 lb (00:29)
Played some center but mostly a power forward
Born in Baton Rouge, LA on Dec 12, 1932
Son of a county sheriff who comes from a modest upbringing
Attended Baton Rouge HS; was cut from his varsity team twice
His dad built him a hoop set in their backyard so he could practice his shooting
Growing to 6'4" he tried out again as a junior & made the team; incorporated a rigid practice regime
Made the All-City prep team as a junior; led his HS team to its 1st state title in 20 years as a senior
Received scholarship letters from up to 14 universities; chose to stay close to home by attending LSU
Had a stellar career at LSU with a 27.4 PPG & 14.6 RPG; team had a 59-15 record
Was a 3 time All-SEC, 2 time All-American & only the 2nd 30 or more PPG scorer in college history (the other player: Frank Selvy of Furman University at 41.7 PPG)
Became the 1st LSU Tiger to have a jersey retired in any sport; inducted into their Hall of Fame
Was drafted 2nd overall in 1954 draft with the Milwaukee Hawks (1st overall pick: Selvy, Baltimore Bullets)
With only $100 in his bank account he signs a $11,000 contract
Established himself early as a big man who doesn't have to play with his back to the basket
Many weren't sure how we would hold up against the big men of his day because of his gangly built
Won Rookie of the Year & made both the All Star game & All-NBA in that same season with a 20.4 PPG & 13.8 RPG)
Owner Ben Kerner moved the team to St Louis; led the league in scoring after his sophomore season with a 25.7 PPG average & 16.2 RPG
Won the 1st ever MVP award & named All Star game MVP that season
STL undergoes a major overhaul in the offseason; traded the draft rights for Bill Russell to BOS for Ed Macauley & rookie Cliff Hagan; also added Slater Martin & Alex Hannum
In 1956-57 his team finished 34-38 but got all the way to the Finals only to lose to BOS in a grueling 7 game series
In 1957-58 Hannum became the full time head coach of STL; set Bob to play strictly as a PF after 2 seasons at C
Team finished 41-31 as he had 24.6 PPG & 17.4 RPG; defeated both DET & BOS to capture a NBA title
Dropped 50 pts & 19 rebs in the deciding Game 6 to clinch that title; Giannis Antetokounmpo became the 2nd player to score 50 in a deciding game last season
Bob's teams followed their title season with 3 more seasons atop the conference but couldn't capture another title
His 29.2 PPG led the league & was the highest average ever at that time; won 2nd league MVP that season
In 1960-61 he became one of 5 players to average 20 or more RPG in a season; one of 3 players to average 20 or more PPG & RPG with 27.9 & 20.3 respectively
The following season he finished with 31.1 PPG (3rd in the league) & 18.7 RPG (4th) but team had only a 29-51 record; Kerner turned to Bob to coach the final 6 games
Kerner hired former Knick Harry "the Horse" Gallatin as the coach for Bob's last 3 seasons; made the playoffs 2 of the 3 but again couldn't reach the Finals
His final season was riddled with knee issues which allowed him to play only 50 games (22.5 PPG & 12.4 RPG
Retired after the 1964-65 season at age 32
Went into the banking industry where he worked for 23 years; became a financial consultant soon after & retired in 2006
Finished his career as the NBA's leading scorer all time & 2nd in rebounds all time
Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (1970)
11 time All Star & All-NBA (10 times 1st team), 2 time MVP, 4 time All Star MVP, 2 time scoring champ, 1 rebound champ, 1 NBA champ
Named to the 25th, 35th, 50th & 75th Anniversary Team
Never averaged under 20 PPG or 12 RPG in a season
Week 10 review (00:28)
Mon:
Players of the Week: Jayson Tatum, BOS (East) and Karl Anthony Towns, MIN (West)
Steve Kerr named head coach of the USA mens basketball team
NBA allowing replacement players amid the COVID crisis in the league
Andrew Wiggins (GSW) enters health & safety protocols
Damyean Dotson (NYK) signs a 10 day contract
Joel Embiid drops 41 pts & 10 rebs as PHI beats BOS 108-103
Dejounte Murray delivers a triple double (24 pts, 13 asts, 11 rebs) as SAS upsets LAC 116-92 on the road
Draymond Green gets another triple double (16 pts, 11 rebs, 10 asts) as GSW blows out SAC 113-98
Rudy Gobert with 23 pts & 21 rebs help UTA get the win vs CHA 112-102
Tue:
Adam Silver has no plans to put season on hold; his quote: "it's something we're gonna have to learn to live with"
Of the 10 teams playing on Christmas Day, more than 30 players in H&S protocols
Manu Ginobili, Tom Chambers and Lindsay Whalen among the first timers on the Hall of Fame ballot
Luka Doncic (DAL) enters H&S protocols; already sidelined with ankle issues
Jalen Brunson's 28 pts leads DAL to a win over MIN
PHO on the road defeats LAL thanks to Devin Booker's 26 pts, 9 rebs and 7 asts
Wed:
BKN/POR game canceled (BKN has 10 players in H&S protocols)
TOR/CHI game canceled (TOR has 8 players in H&S protocols)
BOS signs Joe Johnson while ATL signs Lance Stephenson
Derrick Rose (NYK) out for 8 weeks after ankle surgery
Obi Toppin (NYK) clears H&S protocols and rejoins team
BOS gets 34 pts from Jaylen Brown as well as 21 pts, 11 rebs & 7 asts from Robert Williams as they defeat CLE 111-101
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops a triple double (27 pts, 12 asts, 11 rebs) as OKC beats DEN 108-94
Thu:
James Harden & Paul Millsap (BKN) clears H&S protocols
Bradley Beal (WAS) enters H&S protocols
Zach LaVine are among 5 players to clear H&S protocols for CHI
Karl Anthony Towns joins Anthony Edwards in H&S protocols for MIN
CJ McCollum (POR) healed from collapsed lung; cleared for non-contact drills
Kemba Walker puts up 44 pts, 9 rebs & 8 asts in a loss to WAS who was without Bradley Beal 124-117
Steph Curry (GSW) scores 46 pts including 8 3PGs to beat MEM 113-104
SAS goes to LAL & defeats LAL 138-110 thanks to Keita Bates-Diop's 30 pts (11-11 FG) & 7 rebs
Fri:
League is bringing forth efforts to get players to take the booster shot (97% vaccinated)
Darren Collison (LAL) signed to a 10-day contract (retired in 2019)
Sat:
All Star voting begins on this day; runs until Jan 28
Paul George (LAC) out at least 3-4 weeks with a torn UCL in his elbow
Dewayne Dedmon (MIA) to miss 1-2 weeks with a MCL sprain
Coach JB Bickerstaff (CLE) signs a contract extension running thru 2026-27
Sun:
Lonzo Ball (CHI) enters H&S protocols
Miles Bridges & PJ Washington (CHA) enters H&S protocols
John Collins (ATL) enters H&S protocols
Draymond Green (GSW) enters H&S protocols
Donovan Mitchell to miss the next 1-2 games with a lower back strain
Josh Giddey (OKC) records a scoreless double double (10 rebs & 10 asts), the first in 50 years, as the team beats NOP 117-112
Jimmy Butler returns after missing 12 of 13 games as MIA defeats ORL 93-83
Joel Embiid's 36 pts & 13 rebs contributes to a PHI win over WAS 117-96
Nikola Jokic drops 26 pts, 22 rebs & 8 asts as DEN gets past LAC 103-100
Christmas Day games (00:34)
NYK 101, ATL 87
ATL played without Trae Young (COVID)
NYK led by Julius Randle and resurgent Kemba Walker who posted a triple double (2nd Knick to do so on Christmas)
John Collins and Delon Wright led ATL
NYK got back bench firepower: Obi Toppin and rookie Quentin Grimes
At 15-18 NYK need to get on a run like last year
50 win formula: at least 21 road wins (slightly above .500) & 29-30 home games
Only one other team in contention in the East that has a losing home record: PHI (6-8)
Had luxury last yr of having no fans in MSG; gotta get over that and win in front of the fans
To quote Knicks game analyst & radio show host Alan Hahn it's the heaviest jersey in the NBA and it's not even close
NYK in their 75th season only have 2 championships
To win a chip in NYC would be the ultimate for whoever does it
Have an 18 game stretch where they play only 5 teams with a .500 or better record
Only 2 games out of the 6th spot in the East playoffs
MIL 117, BOS 113
Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to lineup (COVID) and had a monster game
BOS actually up by 13 points with 5 mins left
You cannot discount a team that has the heart of a champion
Folks are talking about Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, but Giannis still lurking and capable of carrying his team
BKN far from invincible; top of the Eastern Conference still up for grabs
GS 116. PHO 107
The prime matchup of the day: top 2 teams
Will be battling each other all season long; don't see LAL or LAC being in the mix
Steph Curry doing Steph Curry things albeit on a bad shooting night; Otto Porter Jr filling in admirably for Andrew Wiggins (COVID)
Chris Paul & Deandre Ayton stood out for PHO; Devin Booker held in check (much like Jru Holiday did in NBA Finals)
Draymond Green playing All Star level basketball while not scoring a lot of points
GS squad a very deep squad; played this game without Wiggins & Jordan Poole (COVID); Klay Thompson & James Wiseman not due back til Jan
BKN 122, LAL 117
A lot of stars missing: Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and LaMarcus Aldridge (COVID) for BKN while LAL without Anthony Davis (MCL sprain)
LAL's Staples Center now called Crypto.com Arena
James Harden makes his return (COVID), has triple double; Patty Mills with a game for the ages
LeBron 39 points; passes Kobe for most points scored on Christmas Day and passes Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the player with the most points scored on a single day
Russell Westbrook had a triple double but struggled with his shooting (4-20 FG)
LAL did rally to tie this game up, much of it with Westbrook on the bench
LeBron publicly supporting the embattled Westbrook as well as the acting coach David Fizdale who's filling in for Frank Vogel (COVID)
Westbrook giving effort; results just aren't there yet
Sometimes when a guy goes home to playing in a place for a team he grew up rooting for, that person's bound to press a bit
This is what's happening with Westbrook; sort of like what Kemba Walker is experiencing with NYK
What lit a fire under Kemba was Coach Tom Thibodeau jettisoning him to the bench
There's not a lot of places to trade him to; not really a demand for him
LAL pretty much stuck with Westbrook; gonna have to figure it out
UTA 120, DAL 116
Luka Doncic and Tim Hardaway Jr leads 9 DAL players out for this game
Donovan Mitchell doing Donovan Mitchell type of things; Bojan Bogdanovic and Mike Conley also had good games
DAL led by Kristaps Porzingis and Jalen Brunson
Donovan Mitchell aggravates his lower back; diagnosis to follow
UTA in the mix behind GS & PHO as top teams in the conference
Side note: NBA All Star voting started on Christmas Day
Nate "Tiny" Archibald (00:28)
6'1", 150 lb.
Born in South Bronx, NY (Patterson Housing Projects) on 9/2/48
Attended DeWitt Clinton High School; cut from the team as a sophomore
Was brought back after a mentor put in a good word about him to the coach
Then excelled; named team captain & became All-City selection (1966)
Got the nickname Tiny after his father, who was called Big Tiny
Struggled with grades; not offered scholarships from major colleges
Attended Arizona Western Community College for a year before transferring to UTEP under the legendary Don Haskins for 3 solid years
Haskins coached other guards like Bobby Joe Hill who led his team to a NCAA title & later Tim Hardaway
Stood out in 5 postseason exhibition games; scored 51 pts in Aloha Classic & averaged nearly 40 PPG in those games
Only drafted in 2nd round (19th overall) of the 1970 draft (Cincinnati Royals)
In that draft: Bob Lanier, Rudy Tomjanovich, Pete Maravich, Dave Cowens, Calvin Murphy & Sam Lacey
A starter his 1st season due to the contract holdout of Flynn Robinson
Struggled as a rookie but did ok
Nearly traded after his 1st season; team instead dealt Norm Van Lier to CHI
Blossomed in his next season with solid start & finished strong
Had a season for the ages his 3rd year; team moved from Cincinnati to Kansas City
Became the 1st & only player to lead the league in scoring (34 PPG) & assists (11.4); made the All Star Team for the 1st time
Broke the record at the time of Guy Rodgers (11.2 APG for CHI)
Despite those gaudy numbers his teams never finished above 36 wins
Troubles back in the Bronx - 2 brothers in jail on various charges & another brother strung out on drugs; 2 brothers lived with him in KC & the other in a rehab facility
After his stellar 1972-73 season an Achilles injury left him to play only 35 games
Did bounce back the following 2 seasons after; made the All Star Game twice
Made playoffs for the 1st time (lost to CHI - WC semis 4 games to 2)
Got traded after the 1975-76 season to NYN for Jim Eakins, Brian Taylor & 2 future 1st round picks (Phil Ford & Otis Birdsong)
NYN needed some star power after entering the league following the ABA merger
Had an injury riddled season playing only 34 games (foot injury)
Traded somehow after that season to BUF for George Johnson & 2 future 1st round picks (Micheal Ray Richardson & Cliff Robinson)
Never played a game for them (torn Achilles)
Was traded yet again after the Braves moved from Buffalo to San Diego to BOS along with Marvin Barnes, Billy Knight & a future 2nd round pick (Danny Ainge) for players like Sidney Wicks, Freeman Williams & Kermit Washington
Didn't have pleasant start due to being a bad fit next to JoJo White, clashing with player/coach Dave Cowens & dealing with having a bad reputation, a checkered injury history & a bloated contract
Transformed his game to fit what new coach Bill Fitch demanded during the offseason
His renaissance coincided with rookie season of Larry Bird
A key member in the resurgence of the mighty Celtics which led to a championship (1980-81)
Became an All Star Game participant in 3 seasons with BOS, one year winning a All Star MVP award
Played 2 more seasons in BOS; one season in MIL
Retired in 1984; entered Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991
Named to NBA's 50th Anniversary Team (1996); 75th Anniversary Team (2021)
Returned to college to get his bachelor's degree from UTEP & a Masters from Fordham
Runs a basketball school for underprivileged children
Worked for NBA in the Community Relations Department
Today's comparison: a healthier Kyrie Irving with passing ability of Russell Westbrook; his transformed years more like Chris Paul
Week 9 review (00:32)
Main story for Week 9 in the NBA is COVID & the amount of players out in health & safety protocols
Mon:
2 CHI games postponed due to lack of players (up to 10 players in COVID protocols)
League officials expecting a spike in COVID cases during the month of January
Tue:
Steph Curry becomes the all time 3PGs made leader, passing Ray Allen with 2947 made 3s
Congrats from the NBA family: Adam Silver, Seth Curry, Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Bill Russell, Rudy Gobert, Ja Morant, John Wall, Magic Johnson, Pau Gasol & Baron Davis (his predecessor at GS)
The questions coming out of this is 1) Is Steph the greatest shooter of all time? & 2) Where does him breaking this record rank among the greatest performances by an opponent at MSG?
League puts out new guidelines for COVID regarding both the players & staff including gameday testing for players who haven't received their booster shot
Wed:
UTA hires former Celtic Danny Ainge as the team's CEO
LaMelo Ball (CHA) clears health & safety protocols; set to practice in G League
TOR reduces fan attendance down to 50%; will Canada ask TOR to play their games elsewhere?
Thu:
Coach Stephen Silas (HOU) gets treated for dehydration
Anthony Edwards (MIN) becomes the youngest players to make 10 3PGs in a game (124-107 win over DEN)
BKN signs G Langston Galloway to a 10-day contract
LAL signs G Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day contract, using the hardship exemption to make the addition
Zion Williamson (NOP) gets a biologic injection in his fractured foot; will be out 4-6 weeks
Coach Dwane Casey (DET) out for Thu game due to personal reasons
Fri:
Russell Westbrook (LAL) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) cleared to play after being in COVID protocols
NBA & the Players Association agree to the added health & safety protocols regarding COVID
LaMelo Ball (CHA) to rejoin the team in POR after missing 6 games
Karl Anthony Towns (MIN) receives NBA Cares Award for the month of Nov thanks to the charity work with HopeKids & the Community Coat Drive in MIN
Anthony Davis injures his knee in the team's 110-92 loss to MIN
Kyrie Irving (BKN) agrees to come back for road games with the team; also enters COVID protocols
Sat:
Anthony Davis diagnosed with MCL sprain; out for 4 weeks
Former Heat Mario Chalmers, who last played in the league in 2018, signs with the DEN's affiliate team in the G League
Kemba Walker (NYK) returns to the starting lineup & drop 29 points in a 114-107 loss to BOS; what to do with Kemba when everyone who's in COVID protocols comes back?
Sun:
Coach Frank Vogel (LAL) enters health & safety protocols; assistant coach David Fizdale to be the interim coach)
NBA postpones 5 games (Sun: DEN/BKN, CLE/ATL, NOP/PHI; Mon: ORL/TOR; Tue: WAS/BKN)
Devin Book (PHO) returns after missing 7 games due to hamstring issues & scores 16 in the team's 137-106 win over CHA
Players who missed time in COVID protocols:
Trae Young (ATL); Al Horford (BOS); Kevin Durant, James Harden & LaMarcus Aldridge (BKN); DeMar DeRozan & Zach LaVine (CHI); Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley & Issac Okoro (CLE); Jordan Poole (GS); Serge Ibaka (LAC); Russell Westbrook, Talen Horton-Tucker, Avery Bradley, Dwight Howard & Avery Bradley (LAL); Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bobby Portis (MIL); Anthony Edwards (MIN); RJ Barrett, Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley, Quentin Grimes & Kevin Knox (NYK); Terrence Ross & RJ Hampton (ORL); DeAaron Fox, Alex Len & Marvin Bagley III (SAC); Pascal Siakam & Precious Achiuwa (TOR)
Player spotlight (00:31)
Ray Allen: 6'5", 205 LB, SG
Born Walter Ray Allen Jr in Merced, CA (7/20/75)
Born on the Castle Air Force Base, parents Flora & Walter Allen Sr
A child of a military family that lived in England, Germany, Oklahoma & South Carolina (his years of high school)
In Daizell, SC (Sumter County) he attend Hillcrest HS
Had an English accent; was picked on because of that
Stood out thanks to his athletic ability & work ethic
Growth spurt led him to concentrate fully on basketball
Led Hillcrest HS in his senior year to state title, dropped 25 pts & 12 reb in that game
Decided to go to UConn over University of Kentucky
Spent 3 years under coach Jim Calhoun
Finished his career as UConn's 3rd all time leading scorer
All-American & Big East Player of the Week in his last season, won the BE Tourney over Allen Iverson's Georgetown Hoyas
He & standout Rebecca Lobo became 1st players to have jerseys retired at UConn
Drafted in 1996 as the 5th overall pick by MIN; traded away along with Andrew Lang to MIL for 4th overall pick Stephon Marbury
In rookie season, started in all but one game; appeared in Dunk Contest that season
Made 1st All Star appearance his 4th season (1999-2000) while finishing as MIL's leading scorer
Chosen to compete in 1st 3 Point Shootout & won, beating Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Allan Houston & Peja Stojakovic
Later that year he, Sam Cassell & Glenn Robinson went to the Eastern Conference Finals but lost to PHI in 7 games
In 2002-03 halfway thru the season he was included in a package deal to SEA for Gary Payton & Desmond Mason
In 2003-04 he played only 55 games due to injuries but bounces back the season after
2 years later, averaged a career high of 26.4 PPG (includes a career high 54 pts vs UTA); again played only 55 games that season (ankle surgeries)
That offseason, was dealt along with Glen Davis to BOS for a package of players & picks
In BOS, captured his 1st NBA title (2007-08) with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce & Rajon Rondo; 4 games to 2 over LAL
In 2008-09 his BOS team lost in the EC semis to ORL 4-3
In 2009-10 BOS made it back to the NBA Finals but lost to LAL, 4-3
For the next 2 seasons BOS Big 3 of him, Garnett & Pierce could not overtake MIA's Big 3 of Lebron James, Dwayne Wade & Chris Bosh as they knocked them out of the playoffs in consecutive years
After 2011-12 season he became a free agent & after feeling somewhat underappreciated & disrespected by the BOS front office he signs with MIA
In 2012-13, was a key bench player in MIA's run to an NBA title
In Game 6 in those Finals vs SAS he hit what many say is the biggest shot of his career (3PG that sent game to OT & ended up winning)
After 2013-14 season he became a free agent again & ended up sitting out the season
Upon some consideration of joining either BOS or MIL he ultimately decided to call it a career & officially retired in 2016
Finished career as #1 in 3PGs made (regular season & playoffs)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame (2018) & this year named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team
CAREER
MIL: 7 seasons, 3 All Star appearances
SEA: 5 seasons, 4 AS appearances
BOS: 5 seasons, 3 AS appearances, 1 NBA championship
MIA: 2 seasons, 1 NBA championship
2 time All-NBA, led NBA in 3PGs made 3 times, only player to drop 7 3PGs in a Finals game twice, most 3PGs in a Finals series (22), holds BOS record for consecutive FTs made (72, beat Larry Bird's 71), won a gold medal for USA Basketball in 2000, won the Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award in 2003
His acting credits: playing Jesus Shuttlesworth opposite Denzel Washington in Spike Lee directed He Got Game. Also Harvard Man & commercial Uncle Drew: Chapter 4
Week 8 review (00:24)
Mon, 12/6
Donovan Mitchell (UTA) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) both named Players of the Week
DeRozan placed on health & safety protocols (COVID)
Alex Caruso to miss at least a week (hamstring)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) scored 27 pts on his 27th birthday win over CLE 112-104
Nikola Jokic in DEN loss to CHI records 60th career triple double, passes Larry Bird (8th place all time)
PHI on the road defeats CHA in OT 127-124; Joel Embiid, 43 pts, 15 reb, 7 ast
Tue, 12/7
Bam Adebayo (MIA) had successful thumb surgery; out 4-6 weeks
TJ McConnell (IND) had wrist surgery; out 10-12 weeks
CJ McCollum (POR) diagnosed with collapsed lung; out indefinitely
BKN beats DAL 102-97; Kevin Durant (24 pts) & James Harden (23 pts)
LAL over BOS 117-102; LeBron James drops 30 pts & Russell Westbrook 24 pts
Wed, 12/8
Owner Jeanie Buss not ready to make decision on Frank Vogel's job status
Ja Morant, already out (knee), placed in health & safety protocols (COVID)
All Star voting begins on Christmas Day & ends Jan 22
Solomon Hill (ATL) out for season, torn hamstring tendon
CLE beats CHI 115-92; Darius Garland, who's having a fine season, led with 24 pts
PHI, in a rare double road game in CHA, wins again 110-106; Joel Embiid with 32 pts & Seth Curry had 23 pts
LAC, without Paul George, defeats BOS 114-11; rookie Brandon Boston Jr led 6 players in double figures with 27 pts
Thur, 12/9
IND & TOR cancel practices (COVID concerns); just as a precaution
UTA blows out PHI on the road 118-96; Mitchell, 22 pts & Rudy Gobert, 17 pts & 21 reb
MEM tops LAL 108-95; Jaren Jackson Jr & Desmond Bane, 25 & 23 pts respectively
LeBron James records his 100 triple double; only 4 players ahead of him: Westbrook, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Jason Kidd
Fri, 12/10
Dillon Brooks (MEM) & Kyle Kuzma (WAS) fined $25K & $15K; Brooks: confronting ref & leaving floor late & Kuzma, making obscene gesture to fan
Rick Carlisle misses IND win over his old team DAL (COVID); Lloyd Pierce steps in & led them to 106-93 victory
LAL, playing with Anthony Davis (knee), beats OKC 116-95; LeBron's 33 pts & Avery Bradley with 22
BKN tops ATL 113-105; Durant, 31 pts & Harden, 20 pts & 11 ast
PHO, without Deandre Ayton (illness), beats BOS 111-90; JaVale McGee's 21 pts & 15 reb
Sat, 12//11
Former ATL owner Michael Gearon Sr dies; part of the front office - 1977 to 2015
Zion Williamson (NOP) suffers yet another setback (foot)
Former star player Isaiah Thomas joins the G League Showcase
Jerami Grant (DET) injures thumb; out indefinitely & reevaluated in 6 weeks
UTA on the road defeats WAS 123-98; Donovan Mitchell 28 pts
MIA over CHI 188-92; Duncan Robinson 26 pts, Dewayne Dedmon 20 pts & 12 reb, Kyle Lowry 16 pts & 14 ast
PHI beats GS 102-93; Joel Embiid 26 pts & 9 reb
Sun, 12/12
RJ Barrett & Obi Toppin (NYK) enters health & safety protocols; Alec Burks left the team (personal matters)
Zach LaVine & Troy Brown Jr (CHI) enters health & safety protocols
Luka Doncic (DAL) to miss the next 2 games (ankle issues)
Kevin Durant fined $25K for shouting obscenities at a fan
BKN handles DET 116-104 without James Harden (rest); Durant, league high 51 pts; played
LeBron James puts up his 101st triple double (30 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast) in a LAL win over DET
UPCOMING NOTABLE GAMES
Mon: CLE vs MIA, MEM vs PHI, DAL vs CHA, DEN vs WAS, LAC vs PHO
Wed: PHI vs MIA, DAL vs LAL, UTA vs LAC
Thur: BKN vs PHI, PHO vs WAS
Fri: ATL vs DEN, BOS vs GS
Sat: BOS vs NYK, MIL vs CLE, UTA vs WAS
Sun: CHI vs LAL, ATL vs CLE, BKN vs DEN, PHO vs CHA
Week 7 review, part 1 (00:28)
Week 7 review, part 2 (28:30)
Player spotlight, Bob McAdoo (37:12)
Show notes to come shortly...
Week 6 roundup (00:32)
Mon, 11/22
LeBron James suspended 1 game & Isaiah Stewart 2 games
Questioning whether other players fear LeBron as opposed to Jordan
LeBron's NBA is vastly different than Jordan's
Jaylen Brown return from hamstring injury
Alvin Gentry loses in his debut as SAC coach after Luke Walton firing
Tue, 11/23
NYK beating LeBron-less LAL
Tyler Herro impressive for MIA; Most Improved Player & 6th Man of the Year winner?
Luka Doncic returns (knee & ankle sprains)
Wed, 11/24
LeBron James 39 pts in his return in OT
Disappointed in being suspended & "devastated" missing NYK game
There's a difference: coming in as a visitor vs. being one who plays 41 home games
BKN blows out BOS; Kevin Durant passes Allen Iverson for 25th on the all time scoring list
No games for Thu, 11/25 (Thanksgiving)
Fri, 11/26
HOU's rookie Jalen Green to miss at least one week (hamstring)
NOP's Zion Williamson cleared to practice fully (foot)
PHO blows out NYK at MSG 118-97; 15th straight win
Ja Morant (MEM) suffers a left ankle sprain; out several weeks
LAL lose 3-OT thriller to SAC 141-137
Sat, 11/27
PHI's Joel Embiid returns after missing 9 games (COVID); 42 pts & 14 rebs
CLE's Evan Mobley returns (elbow) being out 4 games
NYK travels to ATL getting the win 99-90
PHO goes to BKN & beat them 113-107; 16 straight wins
MIA goes to CHI & wins 107-104
Sun, 11/28
MIL, already thin at center, signs DeMarcus Cousins
ATL's Bogdan Bogdanovic out 2 wks (ankle) & Cam Reddish (wrist) day-to-day
Goran Dragic leaves TOR to deal with personal matters
John Wall talks with HOU & his return to lineup unlikely
GSW's Klay Thompson & James Wiseman rehabbing in G League
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Phoenix Suns (3-0)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Stephen Curry (GSW)
UPCOMING GAMES
GSW at PHO
NYK at BKN
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Pete Maravich (24:13)
Born in Aliquppa, PA on 6/22/47
Son of Press Maravich, former NBA player
Played HS ball in NC before attending LSU to play for his father
Averaged 43.6 PPG for freshman team
Moved to varsity club averaging 43.8, 44.2 & 44.5 PPG
Before the advent of the 3pt shot; his records still stands
Playing style looked down upon during his day
Perfect player comparison: an offensive minded Jason Williams
Drafted 3rd overall in 1970 draft
Not well received because of rookie contract ($1.9M overall)
Played with Lou Hudson, Walt Bellamy & Walt Hazzard
As a rookie: 23.2 PPG (9th in league) & a 36-46 record
Sophomore season: 19.3 PPG & leaned more on Hudson but same record
Dealt to the expansion team New Orleans Jazz for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman & future draft picks (David Thompson & Alex English)
Needed a marquee player to sell tickets; already a legend from LSU days
1st season for NOJ: shot only 41.9% FG
1975-76 season: in only 62 games shot a career best 45.9% & 25.9 PPG (3rd overall)
1976-77 season: led the league with 31.1 PPG; had a 68 pt game against NYK
1977-78 season: played in only 50 games due to knee issues; 27 PPG
1978-79 season: play diminished (knees); 22.6 PPG & made All Star team
Moved from New Orleans to Utah; phased out of him in favor of Adrian Dantley (LAL)
Waived in mid-season; picked up by BOS
Transformed into a more complementary player getting to playoffs with rookie Larry Bird
Retired from the game because of his bad knees
Struggled with bouts of depression & alcoholism before coming to Christ
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1987
Died 1/5/88 of a heart attack brought on by an unidentified heart condition while playing pick-up ball in Pasedena, CA
Week 5 roundup (00:29)
TEAM OF THE WEEK:
MIL 3-0 (EAST), GSW 4-0 (WEST), PHO 4-0 (WEST)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Giannis Antetokounmpo
runner up: Stephen Curry
HIGHLIGHTS:
GSW travels to BKN & soundly beats them 117-99, fans chanting MVP for Steph Curry
Stephen A. Smith of First Take scolds Kevin Durant for decision going to BKN (Kyrie Irving vaccine fiasco)
LAL pretty much a .500 team without LeBron
LeBron back on Friday; has altercation with Isaiah Stewart (DET); suspension or a fine?
Luke Walton fired as SAC coach; Alvin Gentry takes over
INJURIES:
TOR: OG Anunoby (hip pointer) out "for a while" CHI: according to coach Nick Nurse
CHI: Nikola Vucevic (COVID) no return date yet; already missed 5 games
GSW: Klay Thompson (knee) practicing 5-on-5 drills; could be back before Christmas; James Wiseman (knee) could be back even sooner
DEN: Nikola Jokic (wrist) out "a while" according to coach Mike Malone
CLE: Collin Sexton (meniscus tear) out for the season; rookie Evan Mobley (elbow) out 2-4 weeks; Lauri Markannen (COVID) due back Monday
ATL: De'Andre Hunter (wrist) out for 2 months
BOS: Jaylen Brown (hamstring) available to play Monday; Robert Williams II (knee) missed last week's games
NYK: Mitchell Robinson in the concussion protocols; will miss some games
DAL: Luka Doncic (knee, ankle) out all last week; may be back Tue
LAL: LeBron James (abdomen strain) back this past Friday; missed 8 games prior
PHI: Joel Embiid (COVID) still out; missed past 7 games (went 1-6 over that span)
HIGHLIGHTED UPCOMING GAMES:
NYK vs LAL (Tue), BOS vs BKN (Wed); NYK vs PHO (FRI), GSW vs POR (Fri), BKN vs PHO (Sat); ATL vs NYK (Sat), CHI vs MIA (Sat), LAC vs GSW (Sun)
FANTASY ADDS:
Lauri Markkanen (CLE), Kevin Huerter (ATL), Jalen Brunson (DAL), Aaron Gordon (DEN), Scottie Barnes (TOR)
Player spotlight: Julius Erving (21:07)
Born in Roosevelt, NY (Feb 22 1950)
A regular playing in Rucker Park in Harlem delighting the crowd
College: UMass, 3 years
Left UMass early to sign with Virginia Squires of the ABA (1971)
Drafted: Milwaukee Bucks (NBA - 1st rd, 12th pick overall)
Although drafted by MIL, tried to link up with Atlanta Hawks but to no avail thanks to VAS filing court injunctions against him signing there
Goes back to VAS to play his 2nd season with them 4 games in
Dealt to NY Nets (ABA) after season
In 1st season with NYN he, along with young players like Larry Kenon & Billy Paultz, led the team to an ABA title & his first of 3 MVP awards
His dunking prowess helped revolutionize both leagues; influenced by Connie Hawkins
Participated in 1st ever dunk contest (ABA) beating David Thompson, George Gervin, Kenon & Artis Gilmore
After the 1975-76 season the ABA folded with NBA taking in NYN, SAS, DEN & IND
In a salary dispute with NYN leading them to trade him to PHI for $3 million
Rumor: wanted to play for the NY Knicks; coach Red Holtzman didn't think he'd be a good fit
Lead them all the way to the NBA FInals in his 1st season with players like George McGinnis, Lloyd B. Free & Doug Collins; ended up losing to POR 4 games to 2 after a 2-0 lead
PHI mgmt decided to build winning team around Erving; traded for defensive stalwart Bobby Jones & later Moses Malone
Acquisition of Malone was the catalyst that would take the Sixers over the top to help Erving get his lone NBA championship beating their rivals BOS & then LAL
Decided that 1986-87 season would be his last as a player; teams paid tribute to the beloved legendary star on his farewell tour
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993
Before Michael Jordan's Space Jam Erving had his own fiim in 1979, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Show notes:
NBA Next 26 players, Part 2 (00:35)
Grant Hill - sensational talent coming out of Duke who could have been more if not for ankle injuries
Dwight Howard - dominant center for his 1st 10 seasons; mostly everyone agrees that he was robbed of a spot on the NBA 76 list
Kyrie Irving - mercurial oft-injured star who is his own worst enemy at times
Nikola Jokic - quite accomplished big man for only 6 seasons in the league; won an MVP unlike Shaq who made the top 50 with only 4 seasons played
Bernard King - dynamic scorer who also was robbed of being more because of major knee injuries
Bob Lanier - center often overshadowed by the likes of Kareem, Cowens & Walton
Tracy McGrady - another underrated great scorer whose also overlooked
Yao Ming - phenom from China who globally impacted the NBA & basketball in general
Dikembe Mutombo - defensive dynamo from the center position; ultimate team player
Tony Parker - the lightning quick quarterback of those San Antonio Spurs dynasty teams
Derrick Rose - former league MVP whose knee injuries kept him from being the player he could've been
Klay Thompson - one of the greatest shooters the league's ever seen; key component of the Golden State Warriors championship squads
Ben Wallace - another defensive stalwart who was the last line of defense for the 2003-03 champs Detroit Pistons
Chris Webber - former #1 overall pick who lived up to the billing & then some; put Sacramento on the NBA map with his outstanding play
Show notes
My NBA next 26 players, part 1 (00:39)
Upon the announcement of the NBA's top 76 players of all time, I compiled 26 players who you could make a case for being on the list.
My list contains the following:
3 league MVPs
9 Rookie of the Year winners
2 Finals MVPs
13 Hall of Famers
11 players who won championships (6 multi winners)
3 Defense Players of the Year winners
8 who made the All-Defense team
4 scoring champs
2 Most Improved Player of the Year winners
7 number 1 picks overall in their respective drafts
So here we go (in alphabetical order)...
LaMarcus Aldridge - model of consistency for 13 seasons (18.6 PPG, 8.5 R, 49% FG in that span)
Walt Bellamy - great player in his own right but played in the shadow of giants Wilt Chamberlain & Bill Russell
Chauncey Billups - Mr Big Shot; a late bloomer but the maestro of 2003-04 champion Detroit Pistons
Chris Bosh - unsung member of the Miami Big 3; a dynamic player with Toronto who altered his game during his time with the Heat
Vince Carter - high flyer who was dominant his 1st 11 seasons but bounced around the league his last 11
Adrian Dantley - phenomenal scorer (4 straight seasons averaging 30+ PPG) who is often overlooked given his height & ability
Joe Dumars - great 2 way player for the Detroit Pistons of the late 80s & the GM & architect of those early 2000s Piston teams
Alex English - a fantastic scorer many said was snubbed from the NBA 50 list & snubbed yet again
Pau Gasol - Spanish phenom who was as consistent a big man for his 1st 15 seasons (18 PPG, 9.5 R, 1.7 BK, 51% FG)
Paul George - current 2 way player who could very well make the next NBA 100 list when all is said & done
Artis Gilmore - intimidating big who played in the era of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Dave Cowens & Bill Walton
Manu Ginobili - slept-on Argentinian star who was the catalyst from the bench for the San Antonio Spurs dynasty
Eastern Conference (00:27)
ATLANTIC
Boston (4-6): Jaylen Brown to miss 1-2 weeks (hamstring); Marcus Smart calls out Brown & Jayson Tatum
Brooklyn (7-3): Word is no change to NYC vaccine mandate so no Kyrie Irving; James Harden's shooting slump & his adjustment to new foul rules
NY Knicks (6-4): dead last: opponents 3PG shooting; Immanuel Quickley's shooting slump; injury issues with Mitch Robinson & Nerlens Noel
Philadelphia (8-2): Joel Embiid (COVID) to miss at least next 6 games; Tobias Harris (COVID) also out; still no Ben Simmons: mental health issues
Toronto (6-5): Pascal Siakam (shoulder) back after missing 1st 10 games; OG Anunoby & Fred VanVleet playing like All Stars
CENTRAL
Chicago (6-3): DeMar DeRozan & Zach LaVine playing great; Nikola Vucevic off to slow start
Cleveland (7-4): Collin Sexton (torn meniscus) out indefinitely; Ricky Rubio a 3PG shooter now
Detroit (1-8): Cade Cunningham struggling; poor PG play; sophomore slumps for Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart & Saddiq Bey
Indiana (4-7): Malcolm Brogdon's injury woes continue; Myles Turner adding 3PG shot
Milwaukee (4-6): injuries to Jrue Holiday & Brook Lopez; Khris Middleton (COVID) out a week ago
SOUTHEAST
Atlanta (4-6): Trae Young struggling with new foul rules; need more from John Collins, Bojan Bogdanovic, De'Andre Hunter, Kevin Huerter & Danilo Gallinari
Charlotte (5-6): Miles Bridges betting on himself & playing well; need more from PJ Washington, Mason Plumlee & Jalen McDaniels
Miami (7-2): best team in East; Jimmy Butler playing like MVP
Orlando (3-8): Jalen Suggs struggling with shot; Cole Anthony's phenomenal play; Wendell Carter Jr's health key for them
Washington (7-3): Bradley Beal finally getting help from newcomers Spencer Dinwiddie, Kyle Kuzma & Montrezl Harrell
Western Conference (27:30)
NORTHWEST
Denver (5-4): Michael Porter Jr's horrendous start & now a back injury; struggles at PG; Jamal Murray (knee) back in January
Mnnesota (3-5): Anthony Edwards, D'Angelo Russell & Malik Beasley struggling with shot; need Patrick Beverly to be starting PG
OKC (3-6): Josh Giddey the possible ROY?; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander playing well but needs help
Portland (5-5): Damian Lillard off to a slow start; CJ McCollum's great start; Justuf Nurkic playing well but lack of blocks a concern
Utah (7-3): Donovan Mitchell's hot start but FG% not so good; still need to keep Mike Conley fresh for the playoff run
PACIFIC
GS (8-1): league best record; Klay Thompson (knee) & young big James Wiseman (knee) out; Jordan Poole off to fine start; must bring Klay off the bench when he returns
LA Clippers (5-4): Paul George on a MVP-like run; Reggie Jackson stepping up; need big guys Marcus Morris Jr & Serge Ibaka healthy
LA Lakers (5-5): LeBron James & his abdomen strain; Anthony Davis' health always key; Russell Westbrook's struggles fitting in
Phoenix (5-3): winning despite reports about owner Robert Sarver; Chris Paul going strong (now 3rd on the all-time assist list); Deandre Ayton's lower leg injury
Sacramento (5-5): Harrison Barnes & Richaun Homes playing great; DeAaron Fox scaling his game back
SOUTHWEST
Dallas (6-3): Kristaps Porginzis' Injury troubles continue; Luka Doncic playing like a MVP
Houston (1-9): rookie Jalen Green not living up to hype; Kevin Porter Jr off to a slow start; keep eye on young center Alperen Sengun
Memphis (5-4): Ja Morant's amazing start; need more from Jaren Jackson Jr, Desmond Bane's surprising start
NO (1-9): Zion Williamson (foot) weeks away; Brandon Ingram (hip) missed 4 games; Nickeil Alexander-Walker struggling
SA (3-7): Dejounte Murray's phenomenal start; need more from Derrick White & Doug McDermott
NBA's Top 75 list, the last 26 players (00:35)
Show notes:
The NBA took the top 50 & added 26 players (with a tie between 2 players) which makes up the top 75
So therefore we won't have the luxury of removing the likes of a Bill Walton, Paul Arizin or Dolph Schayes for example
The NBA's thinking: if they're on the original top 50 they'll remain on the list
So we will talk about those last 26 players who made the list
Starting off with the NBA righting a wrong from the previous top 50 by adding Dominique Wilkins & Bob McAdoo to the top 75
As for those remaining 24 players we'll highlight a few guys from the list
No-brainers: the late great Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook & Gary Payton
So let's discuss the other guys on this list:
Ray Allen. part of that great 1996 draft class, started with MIL, SEA, BOS as part of the Big 3 with Garnett & Paul Pierce, & then with MIA winning 2 titles in his career
Allen, coming out of UConn, still stands as the all time leader in 3 point goals made & so therefore I say he belongs on the list
Giannis Antetokounmpo from MIL is the youngest players on the list & yet one of the most accomplished players nonetheless
Carmelo Anthony, the scoring extraordinaire from the great 2003 draft, by my estimation I guess he should be on the list
Excuse my omission, but Steph Curry is a no-brainer that should be on the list given his accolades
Anthony Davis is an interesting case study in terms of guys on the list: not all that accomplished while with NOP but yet thanks to him being a Laker & winning a title I think that pushes him over the edge to make the list
James Harden is someone, based on the numbers & accomplishments, who should make it onto the list
Kawhi Leonard is another person who certainly has the credentials, which includes 2 titles & 2 Finals MVPs in his coffers, for making this list despite his balky knees
The choice of Damian Lillard is the stunner for me; not much on the resume especially in terms of postseason success
Another stunner: Reggie Miller; he's all over the TV now with TNT & NBA TV, but he was never a regular season stalwart (18 seasons with only 5 All Star appearances & only 3 time ALL-NBA)
Miller did most of his damage in postseason but not to the tune of winning a title so yes he comes up short in my estimation of being worthy of having a place on this list
Steve Nash, another player from that awesome 1996 draft class, also was in the league for 18 seasons but was way more accomplished than the aforementioned Miller & is more deserving of making the list
Folks like to throw shade at Nash for winning the MVP in 2004-05 narrowly beating out Shaquille O'Neal, but he came back that following year to win it again
Paul Pierce, a player I have no love for, got his championship thanks to the arrival of Garnett & Allen to BOS; I will say him winning the Finals MVP probably places him on this list
Dennis Rodman is being debated in terms of him deserving to be on the list
Rodman was a rebounding extraordinaire (led the league 7 times) given his size & a defensive stalwart (8 times All-Defense) who I feel has a rightful place on this list
So in conclusion, my 2 definite questionable additions are Damian Lillard & Reggie Miller while my 2 that we can debate about is Paul Pierce & Anthony Davis
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - 2021-22 NBA Western Conference predictions
Show Notes:
NBA Western Conference predictions (00:25)
Southwest Division
1) Dallas Mavericks - Jason Kidd coaching Luka Doncic should be interesting; is the Luka/Kristaps Porginzis rift over? new: Reggie Bullock, Moses Brown, Frank Ntilikina;
2) Memphis Grizzlies - health of Jaren Jackson Jr key to their success; can guys like Dillon Brooks, Kyle Anderson & Brandon Clarke improve? new: Steven Adams, Jarrett Culver; rookies: Ziaire Williams
3) San Antonio Spurs - does Greg Popovich stay in SA? team is in rebuild mode it seems; can Keldon Johnson grow his game; solid backcourt of Dejounte Murray & Dwayne White; new: Doug McDermott, Bryn Forbes, Thaddeus Young, Zach Collins;
4) New Orleans Pelicans - Zion Williamson's foot a concern; who runs the point: Devonte Graham, Tomas Santoransky, Kira Lewis Jr?; new: Jonas Valanciunas; rookies: Trey Murphy III
5) Houston Rockets - a rebuild taken place here; is Kevin Porter Jr & rookie Jalen Green the future backcourt? what to do with John Wall? who's your SF: Eric Gordon, Jae'Sean Tate, Kenyon Martin Jr; new: Daniel Theis; rookies: Green, Alperen Sengun, Usman Garuba, Josh Christopher
Northwest Division
1) Utah Jazz - managing Mike Conley's hamstring all season; the challenge of finishing atop the West; new: Hassan Whiteside, Rudy Gay; rookies: Jared Butler
2) Denver Nuggets - relying on the combination of Monte Morris & Facundo Campazzo holding down the PG spot until Jamal Murray returns from his ACL injury; contributions from Aaron Gordon in his 1st full season in Denver; new: Jeff Green; rookies: Nah'Shon (Bones) Hyland
3) Portland Blazers - will CJ McCollum or Damian Lillard remain in Portland? health of Justuf Nurkic; monitoring Chauncey Billups 1st year as coach; new: Cody Zeller, Ben McLemore
4) Minnesota T-wolves - Karl Anthony Towns/D'Angelo Russell duo taking the team to the next level? can both Anthony Edwards & Malik Beasley co-exist in this offense? new: Patrick Beverly
5) Oklahoma City Thunder - who will be the foundational pieces to surround Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Luguentz Dort, Darius Bazley, Theo Maledon, Aleksej Pokusevski? rookie: Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Aaron Wiggins
Pacific Division
1) Los Angeles Lakers - looking to put it all together after a complete overhaul; can Russell Westbrook & LeBron James co-exist as ball-dominant players?; new: Westbrook, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Rajon Rondo, DeAndre Jodran, Kendrick Nunn, Malik Monk, Wayne Ellington, Kent Bazemore, Trevor Ariza
2) Golden State Warriors - pick contingent on Steph Curry's health; getting back Klay Thompson also key for them; new: Andre Iguodala, Nemanja Bjelica; rookies: Jonathan Kuminga; Moses Moody
3) Phoenix Suns - load managing CP3 throughout the season; will the impasse on DeAndre Ayton's rookie extension have any effect? new: Javale McGee; Elfrid Payton; Landry Shamet
4) Los Angeles Clippers - will be without Kawhi Leonard perhaps for the season; need guys like Marcus Morris, Terrance Mann, Ivan Zubac & Reggie Jackson to step up in supporting Paul George; new: Eric Bledsoe; rookies: Keon Johnson, Brandon Boston Jr
5) Sacramento Kings - a team on the rise but in a tough division; what will Marvin Bagley III bring to the team?; new: Tristan Thompson, Alex Len
PLAYOFFS: UTA, LAL, DEN, PHO, GSW
PLAY-IN: MEM, LAC, POR, SAS
CONFERENCE CHAMPS: LAL
DARK HORSE: PHO, GSW
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - 2021-22 NBA Eastern Conference predictions
Show Notes:
2021-22 NBA East Conference predictions (00:25)
Southeast Division
1) Miami Heat - bringing in Lowry takes pressure off of Jimmy Butler handling the ball as much; Victor Oladipo playing on a one year prove-it deal has a chance to contribute; new: Lowry, PJ Tucker, Markieff Morris
2) Atlanta Hawks - looking to replicate another run like they did in these past playoffs; looking for guys like De'Andre Hunter & Cam Reddish to stay healthy in helping Trae Young, John Collins, Clint Capela, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Danilo Gallinari & Kevin Huerter; new: Delon Wright, Gorgui Dieng; rookies: Jalen Johnson, Sharife Cooper
3) Charlotte Hornets - need LaMelo Ball & Gordon Hayward to be healthy throughout for the team's success; guys like Miles Bridges & PJ Washington need to continue to improve; new: Mason Plumlee, Ish Smith; rookies: James Bouknight, Kai Jones
4) Washington Wizards - hoping that the new adds there will keep Bradley Beal content; the question is when will Thomas Bryant & Rui Hachimura return; Kyle Kuzma playing with a chip on his shoulder; new: Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Spencer Dinwiddie; rookies: Corey Kispert, Isaiah Todd (G-League)
5) Orlando Magic - in a rebuild mode; who is the starting PG: Jalen Suggs, Markelle Fultz, Cole Anthony, Michael Carter Williams?; how does Wendell Carter Jr & Gary Harris mesh with the young players? new: Robin Lopez; rookies: Suggs, Franz Wagner
Central Division
1) Milwaukee Bucks - what will the defending champs do for an encore? looking to replace the production of PJ Tucker & Bryn Forbes; new additions: Grayson Allen, George Hill, Rodney Hood, Semi Ojeleye; rookies: Sandro Mamukelashvili, Georgios Kalaitzakis
2) Chicago Bulls - hoping that their new additions propel them in a serious playoff squad; new additions: Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, Tony Bradley; rookies: Ayo Dosunmu
3) Indiana Pacers - health is key for Malcolm Brogdon, Myles Turner, TJ Warren & Caris LeVert; return of Rick Carlisle as coach certainly helps; new: Torrey Craig, Brad Wanamaker; rookies: Chris Duarte, Isaiah Jackson
4) Detroit Pistons - coach Dwanye Casey needs to rebuilt on the fly; need big things from their future backcourt of #1 overall pick Cade Cunningham & Killian Hayes; new: Kelly Olynyk; rookies: Cunningham; Luke Garza, Isaiah Livers, Jamarko Pickett
5) Cleveland Cavaliers - what will they do with both Collin Sexton, who is due a rookie extension, & Kevin Love? new: Lauri Markannen, Ricky Rubio, Tacko Fall; rookies: Evan Mobley
Atlantic Division
1) Brooklyn Nets - of course there's the Kyrie Irving debacle; FYI we can't be surprised that a flat earther would not believe in the vaccine; will James Harden sign his supermax contract? new: Patty Mills, Paul Millsap, DeAndre Bembry, James Johnson; rookies: Cam Thomas, Day'Ron Sharpe; David Duke Jr
2) New York Knicks (that's right, saying it with my chest!) - what will Kemba Walker add to this squad; how will Thibs manage this deep team? new: Walker, Evan Fournier, Luka Samanic; rookies: Quentin Grimes, Miles McBride, Jericho Sims
3) Boston Celtics - all rest upon Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown; can Robert Williams stay healthy & take it to the new level?; new: Al Horford, Dennis Schroder; Enes Kanter;
4) Philadelphia 76ers - another debacle - what to do with Ben Simmons? new: Andre Drummond
5) Toronto Raptors - when will Pascal Siakam return & what to do with him? new: Precious Achiuwa, Goran Dragic; rookies: Scottie Barnes
PLAYOFFS: MIL, BKN, MIA, NYK, CHI, ATL
PLAY-IN: PHI, CHA, BOS, IND
CONFERENCE CHAMPS: MIL
DARK HORSE: MIA
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - WNBA Championship Edition, Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury breakdown
Show Notes:
WNBA Championship Edition, Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury series breakdown (00:25)
Phoenix Mercury (19-13, 5th place) vs Chicago Sky (16-16, 6th place)
Game 1 in Phoenix
CHI 91, PHO 77
Blowout win on the road for the Sky
Excellent shooting for the team (nearly 53% FG, 100% FT)
Turnover-ridden game for the Mercury
CHI led by Kahleah Copper (21 pts, 10 rebs, 3 asts & 2 stls), Allie Quigley (18 pts with 3 3pgs) & Courtney Vandersloot (12 pts, 11 asts & 5 rebs)
PHO led by Brittney Griner (20 pts, 6 rebs & 3 asts), Diana Taurasi (17 pts, 3 3pgs & 3 rebs) & Skylar Diggins-Smith (15 pts, 4 asts, 4 rebs & 3 stls)
Game 2 in Phoenix
PHO 91, CHI 86 (OT)
A tightly contested & physical match that went into overtime
Taurasi willing her team in overtime to the win
Sky went to the free throw line only 4 times compared to Mercury's 11
PHO led by Griner (29 pts, 9 rebs & 2 blks), Taurasi (20 pts, 4 3pgs, 4 rebs, 2 blks & a stl) & Diggins-Smith (13 pts, 12 asts, 7 rebs & a stl)
CHI led by Vandersloot (20 pts, 15 asts, 5 stls & 3 rebs), Quigley (19 pts with 3 3pgs & 6 rebs) & Copper (15 pts, 9 rebs, & a stl)
Game 3 in Chicago
CHI 86, PHO 50
A remarkable blowout win for the Sky who led at the half by 22 pts
Tremendous defense effort, holding the Mercury to only 25.8% FG
CHI led by Copper (22 pts), Candace Parker (13 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts & a stl) & Diamond DeShields (11 pts, 5 rebs, 5 stls & 2 asts)
PHO led by Griner (16 pts)
Game 4 in Chicago
CHI 80, PHO 74
Down by as many as 14 pts in the 4th quarter, the Sky came charging back for the series-clinching victory
CHI led by Quigley (26 pts, 5 3pgs & 5 rebs), Parker (16 pts, 13 rebs, 5 asts, 4 stls & a blk), Vandersloot (10 pts including the basket that put the team in the lead for good in the 4th, 15 asts, 9 rebs & 2 blks) & Copper (10 pts, 2 rebs & a stl)
PHO led by Griner (28 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts, a stl & blk), Taurasi (16 pts, 2 rebs & 2 asts) & Diggins-Smith (16 pts, 8 asts, 2 rebs & a blk)
CHI wins their 1st ever WNBA title led by coach James Wade
Parker spent her previous 13 years with the Los Angeles Sparks, but decided in free agency to come back to her hometown of Chicago to bring home a championship in her 1st season with the Sky
Copper wins the Finals MVP beating out Vandersloot who you could make a case for winning it
For the Mercury, Taurasi says she returned to the team for the last year of her deal which will be her 20th season
Other players who could be looking at retirement: Sue Bird (SEA), Sylvia Fowles (MIN) & Parker although I doubt she goes that route
For next season, I'd imagine both the Connecticut Sun & the Las Vegas Aces will come roaring back after disappointing postseasons
COVID has kind of set sports out of sync with this CHI team who was a .500 team winning it all
All in all, a great season for the WNBA overall with the talk of expansion on the horizon
The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - Fantasy Basketball 101
Show Notes
Fantasy basketball 101 (00:31)
Types of leagues (ESPN/Yahoo Fantasy)
1) H2H (Head to Head) Each Category - most popular; who has the highest amount in each category (basic: scoring, FG%, FT%, 3PG made, rebounds, assists, steals, blocked shots)
Other categories used: turnovers, FGs made, FTs made, 3PG%, assist/turnover ratio, double-doubles, triple-doubles, etc.
Season long with playoffs
2) H2H Points - becoming more popular especially in ESPN leagues; each category based on a point system; whoever has the highest amount of points in the categories for the league wins; each category given different point values (turnovers usually assigned negative point value)
Season long with playoffs
3) H2H Most Categories - whoever wins the greater amount of categories is given a win; you are awarded a tie if the league has an even amount of categories & both you & your opponent has the equal amount of categories won
Season long with playoffs
4) Total points (Season) - points are given for each category much like H2H points but only difference is the points accumulate as the season goes along; no H2H matchups each week
No playoffs (the person with the highest point totals by season's end wins the league)
5) Roto (Rotisserie) - the common way to play early in the existence of fantasy basketball; whoever with the highest total in each category is ranked according to the league size (i.e. 10 pts per category for 1st place in a particular category per a 10 team league); no H2H matchups
No playoffs (the person with the highest point totals across the board wins the league)
Daily lineup changes vs. weekly lineup changes
You can either change your lineup daily or weekly according to the league you join
League size
Can start as low as 4 in customizable leagues; 8 in public leagues (Yahoo)
My suggestion for those new to fantasy: 8 team leagues
Key fact: the bigger the league, the more players you have to know about
Keeper leagues - leagues that require a long term commitment & by season's end you are allowed to retain an allotted number of players for the following season
Draft types
1) Snake draft - draft that goes down the line in one round (i.e. 1-10) but reverses the order in the following round (i.e. 10-1)
2) Aucti0n (salary cap) draft - each league manager is given a set budget then players are bidded on & awarded to the highest bidder (not too familiar with this type of draft)
Where to join
1) ESPN Fantasy (roster: PG, SG, SF, PF, C, G, F, 3 UTIL, 3 BN - 13 players)
Experience: beginner or pro
Scoring: H2H each cat, H2H most cat, H2H points, season points or roto
Draft type: snake or salary cap
Draft date & time: can only choose from now up to 6 days in advance
2) Yahoo Fantasy (roster: PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, 3 UTIL, 3 BN - 13 players)
Public or private
Public - standard league (12 teams, H2H each cat or roto, snake or salary cap draft); prize leagues starting at $5
Private (the most customizable) - more options for league size and scoring
Free or prize leagues
All 5 league types available
Draft types: live snake, live salary cap, autopick or offline
The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - The Hall of Fame Special, WNBA and College Coaches
Show Notes
WNBA players (00:35)
Of the WNBA players, these are the ones worthy of a conversation as to their worthiness of being inducted into the Hall
College coaches (21:11)
Of the college coaches mentioned, these are the ones worthy of a conversation as to their worthiness of being inducted into the Hall
The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - The Hall of Fame Special, pre-Bird and Magic Era
Show Notes
pre-Bird and Magic Era players (00:32)
Of the players before the Bird and Magic era, these are the players worthy of a conversation as to their worthiness of being inducted into the Hall
The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - The Hall of Fame Special, Bird and Magic Era
Show Notes
Bird and Magic Era players, part 1 (00:42)
Of the players from the Bird and Magic era, these are the players worthy of a conversation as to their worthiness of being inducted into the Hall from Mark Aguirre to Christian Laettner
Bird and Magic Era players, part 1 (47:26)
Of the players from the Bird and Magic era, these are the players worthy of a conversation as to their worthiness of being inducted into the Hall from Bill Laimbeer to Gus Williams
The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - The Hall of Fame Special, Active Players
Show Notes
HoF 21st Century, Active Players (00:30)
Outside of LeBron, KD, Steph, the Beard, Kyrie, CP3 and Russ here's some of the not so obvious current players worthy of a conversation as to their worthiness of being inducted into the Hall
The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - The Hall of Fame Special covering the 21st Century, Part 2
Show Notes
HoF 21st Century, Part 2 plus Coaches (00:30)
The rest of the 21st players worthy of consideration as well as some pro coaches
The All Things Basketball podcast with GD - The Hall of Fame Special, 21st Century, Part 1
Show Notes
HoF 21st Century, Part 1 (00:35)
The eligible players in the next 3 years that are likely to get into the Hall as well as some 21st players worthy of consideration
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - WNBA 25 ranking the top 10
Show Notes:
Top 25 All Time down to the top 10 (00:33)
On 9/5 a list was put out by the WNBA in its 25 year of existence which gave their top 25 players of all time. The greatest of all time (G.O.A,T.) will be determined by fan vote by September 19. I will rank the top 10 remaining players from that list
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - WNBA Top 25 from #25 to #11
Show Notes:
Top 25 All Time from 25 to 11 (00:32)
On 9/5 a list was put out by the WNBA in its 25 year of existence which gave their top 25 players of all time. The greatest of all time (G.O.A,T.) will be determined by fan vote by September 19. I will rank the players from #25 to #11
The Fantasy Football Hangout - Your Drafted Team
Your team (00:24)
Discussing what to do now that you have drafted your fantasy football team in terms of setting lineups, know the injury status of your players, playing your studs regularly, be mindful of bye weeks, waiver wires, making trades and other nuggets of wisdom
The Fantasy Football Hangout - Draft Prep and Draft Day
Draft prep (00:43)
Discussing what to do now in terms of draft preparation for the league(s) you have joined
Draft day (17:30)
Talking about what to do on draft day now that you are all prepped and ready to go. Also mention the do's and don't of draft day
The Fantasy Football Hangout - Origin and some basic Fantasy Football 101 for those new to it
Origin (00:34)
Discussing how this show came to fruition between my many years of following the sport to my good friend Adrian Grant introducing me to the world of fantasy football
Fantasy Football 101 (03:05)
Talking about how someone goes about joining a fantasy football league, the different types of leagues, the difference between a standard league and a PPR league as well as public vs private leagues, the importance of joining a league with IR/RES spots. Also other interesting tidbits you should know before joining a league
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - NBA Western Conference offseason moves
Show Notes:
NBA West (00:25)
Talking about all the player movement in the Western Conference of the NBA
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - NBA Eastern Conference offseason moves
Show Notes:
NBA East (00:27)
Talking about all the player movement in the Eastern Conference of the NBA
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - the full NBA schedule + a breakdown of the Knicks' schedule
Show Notes:
Full NBA schedule (00:42)
Talking about the teams with the most nationally scheduled games including the Los Angeles Lakers (42 games), Golden State Warriors (41), Brooklyn Nets (36) and the defending champs Milwaukee Bucks (36).
Knicks schedule (11:17)
Discussing the Knicks schedule with 29 nationally televised games, 9 day games with a possible 10th and 2 major Western road trips
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - Summer League & Opening Week/Christmas Day schedule
Show Notes
Summer league breakdown (00:35)
Talking about the summer league and some of the rookies as well as the 2nd year players who stood out from the rest
Opening Week and Christmas Day schedule (13:41)
Discussing what the Opening Week schedule looks like as well as the Christmas Day slate of games
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - the Securing the Bag podcast plus the troubling case of Dennis Schroeder
Show Notes:
Securing the Bag (00:28)
Discussing all the players who got extensions in the offseason including Jimmy Butler, Trae Young, Luka Doncic & Julius Randle
Schroeder fumbles the bag (13:04)
Dennis Schroeder, who had a 4 year, $84M deal on the table for the LA Lakers, signs with the Boston Celtics for 1 year at $5.9M. I will discuss the long term ramifications for him with this signing.
The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - the origin & Olympic Gold edition
Show Notes
Origin (00:28) :
A span of 40 years of following the NBA inspired by my dad as well as my uncles growing up. My favorite team was (and still is) the Knicks. Saw the metamorphosis of the league from a tape delay product to the Magic & Bird era to the MJ era to the Shaq & Kobe era to the SA Spurs dynasty of sorts to the LeBron era. My passion for fantasy basketball came in 2012 through the influence of my late co-worker Lonnie Gellman who played in a long running fantasy basketball league. Been involved in leagues ever since.
Olympics mens basketball (03:18)
Despite losing 2 exhibition games & the opening game of the Olympics, the mens team seized their 4th straight gold medal in Japan's Olympics triumphing over France, 87-82. The team was led by Kevin Durant (29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists with a block) and Jayson Tatum (19 points, 7 rebounds with a steal) as well as Bam Adebayo's activity of the defensive end (5 defensive rebounds, 3 blocks and a steal) and Jrue Holiday's stellar defense on Evan Fournier. Fournier did lead France in scoring along with Rudy Gobert (16 points). Fournier only shot 5-15 FG% (2-9 from 3 point range). Coach Greg Popovich did a masterful job allowing to Gobert to find his offense as he wasn't a defensive presence inside like he normally is.
Olympics womens basketball (10:58):
The US womens team wins their 7th straight gold medal marking back to 1996. The team was led by Brittany Griner, A'ja Wilson & Breanna Stewart - the most formidable front line in the Olympics. Sue Bird & Diana Taurasi walked away with their unprecedented 5th gold medal, the most among both men & women hoopers. Coach Dawn Staley also will walk away from coaching the women. She herself has been affiliated as either a player or coach with those 7 straight gold medals. And kudos to Japan who as the host team received a silver medal.