Hero Ball Podcast

Ethan and Elkyn connect after a long hiatus to discuss the playoff picture before the Mother's Day game.

Ethan and Richard discuss the contenders, pretenders, the Torontos, and tankers as they tier the NBA.

Ethan, Richard, and Elkyn are back at it again to discuss everything that happened from the Trade Deadline from the Lakers trades and non-trades to the Dennis Schröder trade.

Ethan and Richard give their thoughts on the Luka Doncic trade and where each team goes from here.

Elkyn and Richard deliberate whether there are too many 3s in today's game and discuss ideas people have suggested to reduce them.

Ethan and Richard preview the Christmas Day NBA slate.

Ethan and Richards talk about potential trade opportunities as players signed over the offseason are now eligible for trade.

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard give their early-season thoughts on the NBA's rookie class.

Ethan and Richard talk about the season so far with the lens of our most passionate takes and disagreements on teams Over/Under's predictions.

Ethan and Richard give their over under predictions for each team.

Elkyn and Richard ask ten pressing questions about ten different NBA teams leading up to the beginning of the new season.

Ethan and Elkyn connect to talk about the Western conference teams offseason moves. They cover Dallas through New Orleans alphabetically

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the offseason moves of the Eastern Conference teams to date.

Ethan and Richard do a mock draft of the first 20 picks of the draft and then talk about a few prospects that are notable or that they are interested in.

Time Stamps:

2:40 - Atlanta

9:25 - Washington

14:20 - Houston

18:25 - San Antonio

24:25 - Detroit

29:10 - Charlotte

35:35 - Portland

43:25 - San Antonio

46:50 - Memphis

51:00 - Utah

57:35 - Chicago

59:50 - Oklahoma City

1:06:00 - Sacramento

1:10:50 - Portland

1:11:30 - Miami

1:14:30 - Philadelphia

1:18:45 - Los Angeles Lakers

1:20:00 - Orlando

1:22:15 - Toronto

1:25:15 - Cleveland

1:28:20 - Other Notable Prospects

Ethan and Richard discuss the possibility of the Mavericks coming back from 0-3 and what they've seen in the Finals to this point.

Ethan and Richard discuss the upcoming Finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks.

Ethan and Richard discuss the 3-0 series leads by Dallas and Boston and take a deeper dive into the Pacers unique situation.

Ethan and Richard discuss the Pacers and Wolves wins, the next steps for the Knicks and Nuggets, and then preview each Conference Finals matchup.

Ethan and Elkyn connect to talk about the playoffs before the Suns finished getting swept later that night

Elkyn and Richard discuss the results from day 1 of the playoffs and the outlook of those series going forward.

Ethan and Richard give their thoughts and analysis on the upcoming Play-in and playoff matchups.

We're back!* Ethan and Richard dive into how their teams have done this year and their outlook for the offseason or playoffs.

Ethan and Richard break down all major trade deadline trades, and a few minor ones as well!

The Trio is back to discuss the Pascal Siakam trade, the mini Pistons trade, and other potential trades as we near the February 8 Trade Deadline.

Ethan and Elkyn talk about the recent OG Anunoby and talk through the difficult case of Zach LaVine trades

Elkyn and Ethan take some time to look at how the NBA's new additions have been playing

Elkyn and Ethan exchange takes and try to determine if the reactions are over, or under-reactions.

Elkyn and Ethan breakdown the crews regular season awards picks

Elkyn, Ethan and Richard preview the Pacific Division which featured 5 playoff teams last season

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard preview the Southeast division for the upcoming season.

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Jrue Holiday Trade and preview the Northeast division.

Ethan and Richard discuss and debate the Damian Lillard trade, and then they preview the Northwest division.

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Bucks, Cavs, Pacers, Bulls, and Pistons.

Ethan and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Pelicans, Rockets, and Spurs.

Elkyn and Ethan connect to talk some recent transactions and impressive showings from the NBA Summer League

Elkyn and Richard discuss Dame Lillard and James Harden Trade requests as well as some of the deals made in the first couple of days of Free Agency.

Ethan and Richard give their opinions on the landing spots for prospects in the draft. Then they talk about the Chris Paul trade and an outlook on free agents and their possible destinations.

Elkyn and Richard dissect the Bradley Beal trade and then do a mock draft of the lottery picks. Then Richard is joined by Ethan to discuss some NBA prospects that intrigue them.

Elkyn and Richard discuss the NBA Finals after game 4.

Ethan and Richard discuss all aspects of the NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.

Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard discuss the Miami Heat 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics before Elkyn and Richard diagnose how the Denver Nuggets have taken a 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, Elkyn and Richard commiserate over their Lottery "luck" at the end.

Ethan and Richard talk about the Western Conference 2nd round result and look forward to the Conference Finals. They touch on Heat Knicks before kicking it to Elkyn and Richard post game reactions to game 7 of the Celtics-76ers series.

Richard and Ethan linked up after the Sunday playoff games to catch you up on the latest action

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard talk about the Saturday games and preview each round 1 matchup.

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard give their picks for the major awards and All-NBA teams.

Ethan and Richard discuss the implications and unintended consequences of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and NBPA as of 10AM PST on April 2, 2023.

Elkyn and Richard give the State of the Franchise for the teams at the bottom of the play-in.

Ethan and Richard give the State of The Franchise for the teams on the outside, looking in to the play-in. 

Ethan and Richard give the State of The Franchise for the bottom 5 ranked teams in the NBA (the top 5 ranked teams in Wembyland).

Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard react to every trade from a crazy deadline.