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Talking about all the chaos in the NBA the past 48 hours: Including the much anticipated finale to the Giannis trade rumors saga-

Randle to BKN + Wolves incompetence

Jaylen Brown

Micah Nori+Dusty May

Trae Young extension

and more!

-Lil 30 min pod talking about Spurs/Thunder Game 5-

Talking about some key stats from OKC/San Antonio Game 4-

Plus some interesting stats from the 4 games in the WCF so far-

Then talking CLE/NY and some key stats from Game 3 + from the first 3 games of the series-

After what felt like 468 games.. we are finally at the Conference Finals.

Analyzing the matchups and giving my predictions for the series on this one.

Talking about a crazy First Round in The NBA:

Celtics collapse vs PHI and Embid

The Magic are the Magic

Knicks Dominate

Nuggets Flop

Rockets couldn't take off

AND, Predictions for all Second Round Matchups.

The Playoffs are officially here! Yapping about all the games from Saturday and Sunday + talking about potential flaws we saw teams need to correct ASAP.

Who is a contender this year? and who is just a pretender? Playing the part of a team ready to compete for a ring, But not quite there yet...

Yapping about all the bullshit that has been going on this year, (and for years now) with the tanking and "rest" in the NBA-

and Sochan to the Knicks

A pu-pu platter of topics on this one-

Hornets young core and their potential

Tatum delaying return to court?

Scottie Barnes impact

Embid showing signs of consistency

KD and the Rockets need help ASAP

Many topics on this one-

-Dyfunction with Knicks?-

-More Kuminga and the Warriors bullshit-

-Love for Scottie Barnes and Tyrese Maxey-

-Wolves interested in Bull's guards-

-Rockets win over SA, but PHX is still right behind them in the West-

And more!

Talking about Kon Knueppel's already historic 3pt pace, Trade talks fizzling out between MIA/MEM, NBA Europe and the new developments in talks, and more!

Went all over the place on this ep.- But talked about Jaylen Brown needing more love for MVP, Potential trades involving Ja, AD, Sabonis, MPJ, Harden passes Shaq and moves up in the all time scoring rankings, and other various topics I felt like yapping about

Trae to the Wizards, Giving Jaylen and Jamal their flowers, talking about the current state of the Rockets and Pistons, and more on this ep!

Yapping about the trade deadline, possible trades, and why the trade deadline sucks now

Going through the top 10 (actually 11) teams that I think can contend for ring this year

We are back with a preview of the Atlantic Division for the 2025-26 season

Ranking all 30 teams into tiers, based on where I project them to be at this upcoming season.

It's definitely the off-season.

Going through the key moves all 30 teams made during the free agency period.

Talking about a few of the moves teams made after the draft, Lebron opting into his player option, Ayton being bought out by POR, Ace Bailey drama, and more.

Thoughts on the first round of the NBA Draft, talking about the selections each team made and which ones I liked the most

Quick 10 mins on the Durant and Jrue Holiday trades.

Pain.

Adam Silver might actually have that dog in him

Game 5 Recap/ Thoughts- 00:00

Desmond Bane Trade/ Durant Trade Destinations- 20:14

Taking a look at the Lakers current roster situation, and talking about some moves I think they could make to give Luka and Lebron a shot at winning a title together.

Thoughts/ stats/ notes/ recap of a huge Game 4 Win for OKC

Pacers take a 2-1 lead at home, Bennedict Mathurin legacy game.

Thunder even up the series at 1-1 heading to Indiana for Game 3.

Talking about the projected top picks in the 2025 NBA Draft and some other prospects I like.

NBA comps for every player with scouting report/evaluation.

Haliburton does it again

Reacting to the Knicks sudden firing of Tom Thibodeau, The Jazz stealing Austin Ainge from Celtics, and Suns HC search continues

Preview of the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between OKC and IND.

Talking about MIN/OKC Game 4, then thoughts from Game 4 of IND/NY last night.

NY/IND- 7:19

Talking about Game 2 of OKC/MIN and NY/IND.

Talking about Game 1 of MIN/OKC and NY/IND

Quick preview of the Conference Finals matchups

Taking a look at the Celtics situation in 2025-26/2026-2027, and seeing what options they have to retool the team to be prepared to compete whenever Tatum comes back.

First part is a quick check in on Round 2 of the playoffs, then in the second half of this episode I dive into some possible trade destinations for Giannis this offseason and what the Bucks could be looking at getting in return.

Possible Giannis Trades time stamp: 13:47

Updates on the series in the Eastern Conference after game 2!

A preview of all the matchups in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

Trying something new with this Bonus Episode series: NBA "What If" scenarios.
In this one, we dive into how Allen Iverson was on the verge of being traded to the Detroit Pistons in 2000—and explore what ultimately stopped the deal from going through.

Picks for a few of the awards for the 2024-25 NBA Season

My thoughts after the second games in both series last night

Knicks vs Pistons- 0:33

Clippers vs Nuggets- 5:22

Welcome to the first episode of- From the Bench.

Starting off simple and just doing a breakdown of some teams I think will matter most during the 2025 Playoffs, with some thoughts about their futures sprinkled in