Your Take

Ben and I review the futures we took at the start of the year and talk about the ones that hit, missed, and which ones are still up in the air. We also discuss the current odds to win the East and the West and breakdown what we like and give our current finals predictions. 

(Recorded during the All-Star break, this unfortunately turned into the ultimate jinx episode) @yourtakepod debates with Alan from @ballerstribune who deserves MVP so far this season Joel Embiid or LeBron James. We also acknowledge how great LaMelo Ball looks in his rookie season and talk about Draymond Green's praise for the youngest Ball brother. 

We dive into all of our favorite futures bets for the 2020-21 NBA season. We discuss our favorite picks for finals champ, conference winners, division winners, win totals, and whether or not teams will make the playoffs. We also discuss some player futures like MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, and triple double leader. We also tell you our unit size and prices we got for all of our picks. Be sure to listen for some absolute locks if you're looking to make money on the NBA this  year!

We dive into the Eastern Conference discussing key trades, FAS signings, and draft picks made in the offseason. We also break the teams down into tiers and debate where teams will finish in the standings and who has the best chance of representing the East in the NBA Finals. 

We discuss now that the season is almost over if we think there is an asterisk or not (1:00). We recap the Celtics/Heat and Lakers/Nuggets series and what surprised us from those series (4:45). We preview the NBA Finals, highlighting key matchups and factors that could decide the series, and making our predictions (15:35). We also give our best bets for the NBA Finals (34:52). Lastly, we discuss the Philadelphia Sixers head coaching search (37:50). 

We breakdown the Clippers collapse as they blew a 3-1 lead and where they need to go from here heading into next season (0:45). We preview the Western Conference Finals and make our predictions between the Lakers and Nuggets (10:36). We also give our favorite bets for the WCF series. Finally, Ben makes his finals predictions (31:30) and we discuss the head coaching change in Indiana and what roster moves the Pacers should make heading into next season (33:08). 

In Episode 16, we talk about or takeaways from watching bubble games compared to pre-bubble (2:30). We breakdown the Clippers/Nuggets series so far and what needs to go right for each team to win Game 7 (6:28). We discuss the ECSF and preview and make predictions for the Celtics and Heat Eastern Conference Finals (22:30). We recap the Lakers and Rockets series and talk about what is going right for the Lakers and where the Rockets go from here heading into the offseason (52:10). Finally, with the Bucks eliminated, we give our updated final predictions (1:00:20).  

In an action packed Episode 15, we discuss Giannis possibly leaving the Bucks (1:30), the two Western Conference Game 7's (3:27), and debate who the top 5 X-Factor players are for the remaining 8 playoff teams (12:30). We then dive into the conference semifinals discussing what's going wrong for Milwaukee and Toronto and previewing the Western Conference series (38:08). Finally, we discuss last weeks NBA players boycott (1:11:55).

Your Take discusses what has stuck out and surprised us from each conference quarterfinals series so far. Donovan Mitchell carrying the Jazz to a 3-1 lead, Luka's Game 4 heroics, Paul George's struggles, the Heat & Celtics sweeps, the Brett Brown firing, and much more!

Your Take debates the Western Conference first round playoff matchups. We go through the entire bracket to ultimately predict our Western Conference Champion before deep diving into a hypothetical Clippers vs. Bucks finals matchup. 

Your Take debates the first round playoff matchups, focusing on Celtics vs. Sixers and Pacers vss. Heat. We also debate Eastern Conference Semifinals and Finals and pick which team will ultimately represent the East in the NBA Finals. Sneak peak, one of us has Bucks vs. Celtics and the other has Heat vs. Raptors. 

Your Take debates who are the top 5 sidekicks so far two weeks into the bubble and compares who has actually been the top 5 with who we expected to be the top 5 when NBA play resumed. We also breakdown and recap Monday's Heat/Pacers game as those two teams are on a collision course for a first round playoff matchup. Lastly, we discuss other games and teams that have stuck out so far. 

Your Take discusses with 3 guests about the opening weekend of games inside the bubble in Orlando. Are triple doubles an overrated statistic? What caught our eyes during the first few days of games? Which players will under and over perform? What are our hot takes for the season? Finally, what are our finals predictions? 

Your Take debates with Dr. Justin Quinn from Celtics Wire, USA Today (@justinquinnn on Twitter) about which players belong on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd All-NBA Teams. We also do a deep dive into the Eastern Conference as the season resumes in Orlando, concluding with playoff predictions. 

In the first ever edition of Benj's Bets, Benj gives his favorite two regular season futures bets for Orlando, as well as a bonus play at the end. 

Your Take debates with John Antonelli (@antonelli & @bball on Instagram) about whether the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, or New Orleans Pelicans will be the 8 seed. We discuss how they will do in the seeding games and in the play-in games. Also, we make predictions for the Western Conference in the NBA restart. What will the final standings and playoff bracket look like? What teams may surprise? Are the Clippers or Lakers more likely to reach the finals? 

Your Take debates with @steezy_way & @nbaconflicts about who is more deserving of 2019-20 MVP between LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Also, we preview and make predictions for how far we think the Lakers and Bucks can go in Orlando. Finally, the guests make their finals predictions. 

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Your Take debates with @thecelticsfanpage and @sixers.mania about which player they would rather have for the playoffs and in future seasons between Jayson Tatum and Ben Simmons. Also, we make predictions about how far the Celtics and Sixers can go in Orlando. Finally, the guests make their finals predictions. 

Two fans debate which finals run was more impressive between Allen Iverson and the 2000-01 Sixers and LeBron James and the 2006-07 Cavaliers. Both superstars carried very poor supporting casts to the finals but ultimately came up just short. 2000-01 was AI’s lone MVP season, but 2006-07 was the worst roster LeBron ever led to a finals appearance.

Check our Instagram @yourtakepod to vote on who won the debate.

Two fans debate which rising superstar they would rather build a franchise around. Luka Doncic, the 2nd year guard likely to finish top 5 in MVP voting, or rookie Zion Williamson, the most hyped prospect since LeBron who averaged over 23 points in his first 19 NBA games. 

 Check our Instagram @yourtakepod to vote on who won the debate.