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ArmaniBuckets is joined by Harry Liao to give our thoughts on Week 1 of the NBA season.  (SORRY this is a LATE upload, was meant to be published last week).  

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ArmaniBuckets is joined by Harry Liao to preview all things Eastern Conference.  The guys give their seeding predictions for all teams in the East, as well as giving out award picks and Finals predictions.  

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ArmaniBuckets is joined by avid Laker superfan JohnnyRara to discuss all things Lakers and the Western Conference.  We give you our seeding predictions, team by team outlooks, and our Western Conference Champs.

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ArmaniBuckets is joined by Yousef Nasser and Harry Liao to discuss the big news of the week- Donovan Mitchell to the Cavs.  The guys get into whether this makes the Cavs a legitimate title contender, the overall Eastern Conference outlook, and our overall thoughts on the trade.  

We also discuss the Western Conference tanking teams, Lonzo Ball's injury and what it means for the Bulls long term outlook, and much more roundtable NBA talk.

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ArmaniBuckets is joined by Yousef Nasser to discuss the big news of the day- Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks, and what it means for Atlanta and San Antonio going forward.  Later, we dove deep into NBA Free Agency to see what our thoughts are on some of the top available names, where we think they will land, and much more.

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ArmaniBuckets is joined by Harry Liao to discuss the Nets getting SWEPT in round 1, what it means for the Nets and Celtics going forward, and much more NBA Playoff conversation.

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ArmaniBuckets is joined by Harry Liao and Yousef Nasser to discuss the guys' picks for all of the NBA awards, including our All-NBA selections.  We also went into detail on how the Bulls got in the position they're currently in, as well as recapping a dreadful Lakers season and discussing our thoughts on the upcoming Play-In Tournament. 

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ArmaniBuckets is joined by Harry Liao to discuss the Nets destroying the 76ers, Harden's rough night, and what this means for both teams going forward.  We also dove into our thoughts on the Eastern Conference as a whole, and what we think about the East's top teams as we gear closer to the postseason.

James Harden's Sixer debut went about as well as anyone could've imagined.  We broke down what it means for the Sixers going forward, how optimistic we are about their chances of going all the way, as well as discussing what we think about the season the Minnesota Timberwolves have had to this point.

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With the All Star Weekend behind us, Harry, Yousef and myself broke down what to expect from the NBA's stretch run.  We discussed whether CP3's injury shifts the landscape of the West, Bronny and LeBron possibly becoming teammates, the uncertainty surrounding James Wiseman, Harden's fit in Philly, and MUCH more.  

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Welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast.  In tonight's episode, we discussed the big trades of the day- CJ McCollum to the Pelicans and Tyrese Haliburton traded for Domantas Sabonis.  We also dove into whether we think a Harden for Simmons swap is going to happen, as well as breaking down what to expect from the Lakers at the deadline.  

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In today's episode, Harry, Yousef and myself discussed the Caris LaVert trade to the Cavs, what it means for the Cavs title hopes, where Indiana should go from here, and much more.  We also discussed our thoughts on the state of the Brooklyn Nets, who have lost 8 in a row now.  Midway through the podcast, we discussed our thoughts on the Trade Deadline, any surprising names we could see being moved before Thursday, and gave our thoughts on the Ben Simmons standoff.

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Welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast. In this episode, Yousef and I discussed the Grizzlies 10 game win streak, the Rookie of the Year race and where Cade Cunningham ranks currently, and the Eastern Conference tiers.  As always, thank you for listening!

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In today's episode, Harry and I discussed Kyrie's return, how that impacts the league moving forward, LeBron's MVP case, the Western Conference playoff race, and MUCH more.  As always, thank you for your continued support and for listening, it means a lot!

Welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast! In today's episode, we discussed the current state of the New York Knicks and whether or not we think they can save their season.  Next, we discussed the current state of the Portland Trail Blazers and wondered if they should make a trade.   If NBA deep dives are your thing, this episode is for you! 

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In today's episode, we discuss the Bulls dismantling of the Lakers, and follow up with wondering if the Lakers are a play-in team.  We also discussed the best team in the East currently, the state of the Atlanta Hawks franchise, and our early season surprises and disappointments.  All that and plenty more on this episode of the podcast!

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Welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!  In today's episode, I discuss my thoughts on the Lakers-Heat game, the overall landscape of the Eastern Conference, and dive into whether the Warriors are the frontrunners in the league as of now.  

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Hello and welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!  In this episode, Harry, Yousef, and myself discuss the electric 2021 NBA rookie draft class.  Are we concerned about Cade? Who would be our top 3 if we could redraft right now? Who are our sleepers of the class so far?  

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Hello everyone and welcome back to the podcast! In this episode, Yousef, Harry and myself do a deep dive on all things Eastern Conference.  We give our over/unders on each team, and discuss storylines that we believe will impact the upcoming season!  

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast.  With the NBA offseason in full swing, we decided to talk some NFL in this episode, recapping week 2 of the NFL season.  The guys also broke down who SHOULD and SHOULDN'T have their jerseys retired in the NBA! All that and more on this week's episode of the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!

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Welcome back to another episode of the Brainstorming Basketball podcast.  In today's episode, the guys discuss who we think the Lakers' biggest threat is in the Western Conference.  Ben Simmons is still a Sixer, and we try to assess the future of the Ben Simmons drama.  Also, each person takes their turn in trying to convince the others why their respective team is, in fact, the third best team in the Eastern Conference.  All that, and much more, in this episode! As always, thank you for listening.

Hello everyone, welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast.  Harry, Yousef, and I sat down to preview all things NBA Draft, including our deep sleepers, guys we believe are being overvalued, and who we would each take with our top 3 picks!!  

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In this episode, we discussed the unbelievable Sixers collapse, discussed some potential Ben Simmons scenarios, and did a recap of an incredible Clippers Suns game 1!  Sorry about some technical difficulties with audio during this episode!

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I was once again joined by Harry and Yousef and we discussed all things Sixers-Hawks, as well as the exciting Game 7 between the Clippers and the Mavericks, and I posed the question to the guys- Kawhi Leonard or Luka Doncic.  All that and more on the latest episode of the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!

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The Lakers are on the brink of elimination, so naturally, I grabbed my good friend and avid LA sports fan Ratan to discuss all things Lakers.  Later, we discussed Dame's brilliance, Portland's crappy roster construction, and thoughts on Clippers-Mavs going forward!

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Harry and I broke down Game 3 of Lakers-Suns, as well as doing a deep dive around the league as the first round of the playoffs are halfway through.  As always, thank you so much for listening, and thank you for your continued support!

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Welcome back to the podcast!! In today's episode, I discussed my overall thoughts on the Eastern Conference Playoff picture, and gave my predictions.  Some of the takes may surprise you :) 

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Whats up hoopers!

Welcome back to another EMERGENCY episode of the podcast.  Lakers-Knicks had some INCREDIBLE moments, so I grabbed my two buddies Yousef and Harry to break down the nights action.  We also discussed Harry's Knicks' playoff chances, Yousef's Sixers' possible first round opponent, and MUCH more!!

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Welcome back to the podcast.  In today's episode, I was joined by two of my favorite Knicks fans, who discussed why they think Julius Randle is being disrespected in the MVP conversation!

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Hey everyone, welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!! In today's episode, I was joined by my friends Evan Brooks (Wizards fan), and Yousef Nasser to discuss the race for the playoffs.  We touched on ALL THINGS NBA play in tournament, including whether or not we believe in the Wizards.  As always, thank you so much for listening!

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In today's episode, Yousef and I discussed whether we are now UNDERESTIMATING the defending champs.  We also discussed the current states of the Eastern Conference powerhouses, and discussed deep NBA sleepers that others may not have mentioned!

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THE BULLS ARE BACK LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!! My friend and fellow basketball addict Yousef Nasser and I jumped on an emergency episode of the Brainstorming Basketball podcast to discuss the Bulls being relevant again, and all the other juicy trades that occurred at the trade deadline.

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Hi again everyone,

Today's podcast, featuring Knicks superfan Harry Liao, covered a ton of topics-including the fake trades we want to see happen, whether or not the Lakers actually could be in jeopardy of MISSING the playoffs, and Harry demanded I put some respect on RJ Barrett's name.  All that and more on this episode of the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!!  As always, thank you so much for listening!

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Although this podcast is supposed to be about basketball, the Bears ripped my heart out yesterday, and I had to vent about it.  I was joined by my great friend Yousef Nasser, who helped me get out my emotions on the Andy dalton news.  In more positive news, we discussed our thoughts on Philly and Milwaukee, and touched up on whether we think they are legit or not! 

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Hello everyone, 

Welcome back to another episode of the Brainstorming Basketball podcast.  In today's episode, I was joined by a great friend of mine, Evan Brooks, who I had previously attended journalism school with!  Evan is a diehard Wizards fan, so we broke down all things Wizards (is it time to give up on Deni?), as well as NBA draft prospects, and much more!

As always, thank you so much for listening and tuning in to the podcast, it means the world to me!

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News came out late last night that the bulls are planning to move Coby White and Wendell Carter Jr to the bench, so I had to take a moment to vent my frustrations.  Please enjoy this EMERGENCY episode of the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!  As always, thank you so much for your continued support!

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Today's episode was a solo episode where I discussed 8 second half storylines I will be keeping tabs on.  I broke them down to having 4 in the Eastern conference and 4 in the Western Conference.  As always, your support is greatly appreciated! Thank you.

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In today's podcast, I had the honor of being joined by my friends from The Hardwood Report, a basketball-based podcast out of Toronto, Canada.  We chopped it up talking all things All Star Weekend, our most disappointing teams of the first half of the NBA season, and some young talents that we think will take a leap in the second half of the season! 

As always, thank you for listening, and be sure to check out their podcast as well, @thehardwoodreport.  Enjoy!

Hey everyone,

The Hawks fired their coach, the Lakers panic button is close to being pressed, and the trade deadline is getting closer.  The guys joined me to talk all things NBA, talk trade deadline, and more.  As always, thank you for listening!

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In today's episode, I was joined by Harry (Knicks fan) and Yousef (76ers fan) to discuss if ANYONE in the East has a shot at knocking off Brooklyn.  We dove deep into the Eastern Conference, and dished out what we would do to try to fix the broken Boston Celtics.  As always, thank you so much for listening!

Hey everyone, welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!  In this episode (which was taped about 2 weeks ago), I was joined by my friends Harry Liao and Yousef Nasser to discuss a hypothetical NBA Draft of the top 25 players under the age of 25, and it got SPICY.  Stay tuned for more basketball content coming your way very soon!! And as always, feel free to DM me your questions via Instagram @armanibuckets to be featured on future podcasts.

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast.  In this episode, I was joined by my good friend and diehard Knicks fan Harry Liao, as we discussed the most trendy team in the NBA, the New York Knicks.  We broke down what we thought of the Knicks roster, the Derrick Rose trade, and much more.  We also dove deep into our NBA knowledge to provide various insights on observations we've made around the NBA! Hope you enjoy.  

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Welcome back to the podcast everyone!  Today, I was joined by my good friend Clay Thorpe (@clayhoops868).  Clay is an avid Golden State Warriors fan, as well as a renowned basketball trainer at the HoopHouse in San Diego.  Clay and I chopped it up about the state of the Warriors franchise, whether or not Steph Curry can win the MVP, early thoughts on James Wiseman, and much more!

As always, thank you so much for your continued support, more content coming your way very soon!

Hello everyone, welcome back to the BrainstormingBasketball podcast!  Today's episode, featuring my co-host Ryan Azzarello, goes over the 5 most underrated starters in the NBA, along with the 5 most underrated bench players.  If you play fantasy basketball, this episode is for you! We deep dove into the depths of NBA rosters to find diamonds in the rough, players that are under-appreciated and don't get enough media love.  As always, if you have names that you would include on these lists, join the conversation by sending me a direct message on Instagram, @armanibuckets, and I will address your messages in my next podcast!  

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In today's episode, I sat down and came up with the 5 teams in the Western Conference with the best chances of beating the Lakers in a playoff series.  I came up with a list of criteria necessary for beating the Lakers in a best-of-7 series, and it was NOT EASY to finish this list.  As always, I hope you guys enjoy!  

Hello and welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast EMERGENCY EDITION!!! Today's episode breaks down the BLOCKBUSTER James Harden trade, whether or not we think the Nets can win the East, our thoughts on the new-look Rockets, and MORE! 

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In today's episode, Harry and I discussed the NBA's issues dealing with the covid outbreaks plaguing the league, the New York KNICKS, my Coby White thoughts, overrated/underrated players to watch for, and whether or not the Bucks slow start has us at all concerned.  

As always, thank you for listening, and enjoy!

Welcome back to the BrainstormingBasketball podcast!!  In today's episode, I broke down 8 NBA thoughts I had (4 in the east, 4 in the west).  Hope you enjoy! 

Hey everyone!  In today's episode, I broke down my WAY TOO EARLY NBA 2020 DRAFT top 5 picks if I had the opportunity to draft players based on what we know now.  Some obvious choices were made, but some of the players in my top 5 my surprise you.  As always, you can reach out to me via DM on IG to talk all things NBA! Let me know your top 5. 

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Welcome back to the Brainstorming Basketball podcast!! In today's episode, I broke down the first week of the NBA's exciting 2020-2021 season.  Topics discussed include Ja vs Trae, 3 NBA teams that caught my attention, 3 players that intrigue me, and some JUICY storylines to watch going forward.  Enjoy!