All Things Basketball with GD podcast, hosted by GD That Sports Dude

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Sports Trac 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 - 56:49)

My brother in podcasting Raphael of the White Label American intro (00:00 - 02:22)

My intro including my thanks to Raphael & my good friend of many years Dee for being on the show; preview of this special episode (02:23 - 03:47)

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 (03:48 - 09:29)

South Carolina takes care of Iowa in the women's NCAA Finals completing the 10th undefeated team in women's history (09:29 - 14:56)

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 (14:57 - 22:27)

My WNBA Draft predictions (22:28 - 28:16)

NBA playoff scenarios including my New York Knicks with a shot at 50 wins & a 2 seed in the Eastern Conference (28:17 - 35:57)

NBA Coach of the Year candidates discussion (35:58 - 38:44)

Thoughts about either the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers or Golden State Warriors not making the official playoffs (38:45 - 47:00)

Can the Miami Heat make another serious playoff run? (47:01 - 49:00)

What is the future for Ty's Detroit Pistons? (49:01 - 53:06)

Giving up on former lottery pick players like James Wiseman, Cam Reddish, Kevin Knox, etc. (53:07 - 57:32)

Wrap-up of the show & call to action (57:33 - 58:47)

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)

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)

Call to action (27:55 - 29:04)

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 Flau'Jae Johnson was pushed down by Kamilla Cardoso (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, Bismack Biyombo, Karl Anthony Towns, Ben Simmons, Ben Mathurin, Alperen Sengun and Steph Curry (19:43 - 29:53)

Call to action (29:54 - 30:45)

Intro (00:00 - 00:40)

Preview of this episode (00:41 - 00:58)

Isaiah Stewart gets a three game suspension for attacking Drew Eubanks prior to the Detroit Pistons vs Phoenix Suns game (00:59 - 01:49)

Fights ensue in a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat where Zion Williamson goes down awkwardly after a foul by Kevin Love (01:50 - 04:07)

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists with Vince Carter headlining the list as well as those players who missed the cut (04:08 - 08:22)

Lebron James passes the 40,000 point mark in a home game against the Denver Nuggets (08:22 - 11:01)

Injury news including Trae Young, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid and the many New York Knicks with injuries with the latest being Jalen Brunson (11:02 - 17:33)

Kevin Durant passes Carmelo Anthony for 9th on the all time scoring list with next up in his sights: Shaquille O'Neal; also talks about passing on the Knicks in free agency on his podcast (17:34 - 19:35)

Steve Kerr gets a two year contract extension from the Golden State Warriors (19:36 - 21:35)

Charlotte Hornets analyst Dell Curry gets to call a game between his two sons Seth and Steph when the Hornets play against the Warriors (21:36 - 22:31)

Pelicans troll Stephen A Smith on social media; Stephen strikes back on his podcast (22:32 - 25:53)

Call to action (25:54 - 27:02)

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 the late great Kobe Bryant outside of their home arena (27:31 - 28:35)

Orlando Magic retires Shaquille O'Neal's #32 jersey; who's the next Magic player out of Penny Hardaway, Dwight Howard and Tracy McGrady (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 in a road win against the Toronto Raptors: 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 due to a late foul call that sealed the game (35:29 - 37:23)

Commissioner Adam Silver considering adding a franchise in Las Vegas: perhaps Seattle could be next; possible look at realignment (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 will have a statue erected for Oscar Robertson in 2025 (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's adjustments entering the WNBA (44:01 - 49:42)

Call to action (49:43 - 50:52)

Intro (00:00 - 00:37)

Preview of this NBA deadline episode (00:38 - 01:03)

Simone Fontecchio for Kevin Knox II, draft rights to Gabriele Procida and 2024 2nd round pick (01:04 - 02:19)

Danuel House Jr and 2024 2nd round pick to Detroit Pistons from Philadelphia 76ers (02:20 - 02:55)

Boston: Xavier Tillman from Memphis for Lamar Stevens, 2027 2nd round pick and 2030 2nd round pick; Jaden Springer from the 76ers for their 2nd round pick, year to be determined (02:56 - 04:00)

Monte Morris for Shake Milton, Troy Brown Jr and 2030 2nd round pick (04:01 - 04:53)

Toronto: Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji from Utah for Otto Porter Jr, Kira Lewis Jr and 2024 protected 1st round pick; 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)

Buddy Hield for Marcus Morris, Kurkan Korkmaz and 3 2nd round picks; Marcus Morris then sent to the San Antonio Spurs 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 for cash and draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis (12:57 - 15:35)

Cory Joseph to Indiana for Golden State's 2nd round pick; Dalano Banton to the Portland Trailblazers; Boston Celtics to receive a heavily protected 1st round pick (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)

Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks to the Knicks: Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and two 2nd round picks to the Pistons (17:56 - 21:19)

Call to action (21:20 - 22:29)

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)

Call to action (20:08 - 21:17)

Intro (00:00 - 00:53)

Preview of this Week 15 recap episode (00:54 - 01:17)

Players of the Week: Kawhi Leonard and Trae Young (01:18 - 03:36)

January Players, Rookies and Coaches of the Month (03:37 - 07:42)

All Stars reserves

East: Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, Bam Adebayo, Paolo Banchero, Tyrese Maxey and Julius Randle (07:43 - 08:08)

West: Steph Curry, Devin Booker, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Anthony Edwards and Karl Anthony-Towns (08:09 - 08:55)

All Star coach for the West: Chris Finch (08:56 - 09:39)

All Star coach for the East: Doc Rivers (09:40 - 12:57)

Steph Curry to battle Sabrina Ionescu in a one-on-one 3 point contest (12:58 - 15:42)

Major injury news on both Julius Randle, Joel Embiid and Zach LaVine; a discussion on the 65 game rule for awards and accolades; Trae Young and Scottie Barnes to replace Randle and Embiid for the East in the All Star Game (15:43 - 21:39)

Fines for Anthony Edwards, Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Pelicans (21:40 - 24:46)

Trade between the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies involving Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo (24:47 - 26:16)

Marc Gasol's jersey to be retired by the Memphis Grizzlies on April 6 (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 two-day event (28:34 - 29:33)

Top jersey sales for players and teams (29:34 - 31:41)

Former Knick legend Bill Bradley has a one man documentary to be aired on Max streaming network (31:42 -

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)

Intro (00:00 - 00:58)

Preview of this Week 14 recap episode (00:59 - 01:37)

Week 14 players of the week: Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns and Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (01:38 - 03:55)

Showdown in women's college basketball: #1 South Carolina at #9 LSU (03:56 - 06:38)

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer become the all-time leader in wins among college coaches (06:39 - 08:46)

Milwaukee Bucks fire Adrian Griffin and immediately hired Doc Rivers as his replacement at the head coaching position (08:47 - 14:51)

Wes Unseld Jr heads upstairs to the front office and assistant coach Brian Keefe becomes the interim head coach for the Washington Wizards (14:52 - 16:51)

High scoring nights: January 22 with Joel Embiid's 70 points and Karl Anthony Towns' 62 points as well as January 26 with Luka Doncic's 73 points and Devin Booker's 62 points (16:52 - 22:00)

Kevin Durant is asked about why he isn't mentioned in the NBA GOAT conversation (22:01 - 27:15)

Trade alert: Miami Heat acquires Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets for Kyle Lowry and 2027 lottery protected 1st round pick (27:16 - 29:25)

Tyrese Haliburton out 3 games with a hamstring injury for the Indiana Pacers (29:26 - 29:48)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson suspended 25 games without pay for using a banned substance (29:49 - 30:16)

Previews of upcoming episodes (30:17 - 31:51)

Call to action (31:52 - 19:01)

Show notes:

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)  

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)

Show notes:

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 - 46:36)

Call to action (46:37 - 47:46)

Intro (00:00 - 00:59)

Preview of this Week 10 and 11 recap episode (01:00 - 01:19)

Week 12 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 Memphis Grizzlies players Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart (05:39 - 07:24)

More injury news concerning 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 thinking of pressing criminal charges against Draymond (16:43 - 17:35)

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic goes off about the free throw disparity in their 132-131 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto Arena; league fined him $25,000 for it (17:36 - 20:41)

Contract extensions for Kawhi Leonard and Coach Erik Spoelstra (20:42 - 24:40)

Oklahoma City Thunder obliterated the Portland Trailblazers 139-77, the fifth largest defeat in league history (24:41 - 27:38)

Chicago Bulls hold an inaugural Ring of Honor ceremony honoring several legendary Bulls alumni including Artis Gilmore, Bob Love, Jerry Sloan, Chet Walker, Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan; the late Jerry Krause also 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 bronze statue in front of their home arena (35:14 - 36:28)

What's on the horizon for future episodes for the podcast (36:29 - 38:27)

Call to action (38:28 - 39:37)

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)

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)

Call to action (23:25 - 24:34)

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)

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)

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 - 27:32)

Call to action (27:23 - 28:32)

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)

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

Call to action

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

Call to action

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 an NIL deal (22:22 - 24:17)

Call to action (24:18 - 25:28)

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Intro

Preview of this 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

Call to action

Intro

Preview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode

Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans and San Antonio Spurs

Order of finish in the Southwest Division

Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trailblazers and Utah Jazz

Order of finish in the Northwest Division

Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings

Order of finish in the Pacific Division

Playoff and play-in teams

Sneak peek into what is ahead for the next episode

Call to action

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)