A NBA podcast by two SB Nation employees that think way too much about basketball.
Latest episodes
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1 h 08
How did Victor Oladipo get this good?
Tim Cato, Zito Madu, and Whitney Medworth join for a free-flowing conversation on Lacroix -- and the NBA Playoffs, too. Topics include: -Victor Oladipo is really good. Goddamn. -Wh…
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60 min
Is this Dwyane Wade's swan song in Miami?
SB Nation contributor (and Athletic, Fansided, etc) Seerat Sohi joins the show to talk about her big Dwyane Wade profile, the Raptors, injuries ruining the playoffs, and Wednesday'…
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1 h 17
What if NBA Playoff teams could pick their first-round opponent?
We're back after a bit of a hiatus! On today's show, friend of the pod Michael Pina (@MichaelVPina) of VICE Sports joins us to go through an exercise you see in the G-League: what…
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1 h 05
The All-Star Game was actually competitive! Is that what we want?
SB Nation friends Whitney Medworth, Hector Diaz, and Zito Madu join to recap All-Star Weekend, why the Celebrity Game has a deeper meaning, whether the new All-Star Game format was…
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1 h 02
Were the Cavaliers' moves addition by addition or addition by subtraction?
Mike's back! On this week's pod, he joins Ben to chat about Cleveland's deadline-day demolition, the John Wall Wizards drama, Donovan Mitchell vs. Ben Simmons, the epic tankathon t…
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57 min
Breaking down the Big Blake Trade
Ben is joined in studio by SB Nation's own Seth Rosenthal as well as friends of the pod, and LA residents, Mo Dakhil and Anthony Irwin, to breakdown the big Blake trade, and what i…
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56 min
The Sixers are the NBA's most interesting team
The Sixers have been one of the NBA's most intriguing soap opera's over the past 4+ seasons, and things are more dramatic than ever now. We welcome back to the show former Liberty…
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51 min
Clippers-Rockets makes us glad, Cavs make us sad, Wizards make us mad
VICE Sports' Michael Pina joins the show to laugh about the Clippers-Rockets brewhaha, lament the state of the Cavs and the fruitlessness of going against the Warriors, debate the…
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1 h 09
What we talk about when we talk about the Timberwolves
Mike, Ben, and Alex discuss the factors behind the Timberwolves' improvement, why we're often slow to acknowledge them, why Karl-Anthony Towns gets nitpicked, Andrew Wiggins' strug…
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1 h 04
Kyrie and Bron were both in their own world
We're back! SB Nation Director of Vibes Zito Madu and friend of the pod Alex Rubenstein discuss Isaiah Thomas' debut, the psychology of the Kyrie Irving/LeBron James breakup, DeMar…
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45 min
Victor Oladipo mania is SWEEPING Indiana
The Pacers are thriving and Paul George's Thunder are struggling. Who saw that coming? With George's return to Indiana on the horizon, we dialed up SB Nation NBA assistant editor W…
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1 h 15
We reveal our unpopular NBA opinions. What's yours?
What is your unpopular NBA opinion? This week, SBNation.com NBA writers Tim Cato and Kristian Winfield join the show as we each argue a HOT TAKE we (kinda) believe. Including: -Mik…
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54 min
Who makes the NBA All-Star Game if the season ended today?
Ben and Mike run through their early picks for the 12 All-Star slots in each conference, including a bold pick from Mike for the second West guard spot and a spirited discussion ab…
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1 h 01
Let's geek out about early-season NBA Xs and Os trends
Former Clippers and Spurs video coordinator Mo Dakhil, Basketball Dictionary editor and onetime D-League assistant coach Dylan Murphy, and former Nets assistant coach Steve Jones j…
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60 min
The NBA players we irrationally (and sometimes rationally) love
We all have players we like more than others. Instead of pretending to be unbiased, Mike, Ben, and Alex decided to admit their favorites and asked listeners for theirs in the follo…
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1 h 09
This NBA rookie class is super dope
Mike and Ben are joined by SB Nation college hoops/preps/draft guru and longtime guest Ricky O'Donnell. We briefly discuss Milwaukee's trade for Eric Bledsoe, then spend a solid ho…
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44 min
Cavaliers fans are trying not to panic. Should they be?
LeBron James' Cavaliers are 3-5, with a string of double-digit losses and the worst defense in the NBA. Should we worry? We bring back Chris Manning of Fear the Sword and MMA Fight…
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1 h 16
Are the Cavaliers trash? Plus, other early-season NBA trends
SB Nation's Tim Cato and friend of the pod Alex Rubenstein join Ben and Mike to assess whether a bunch of early-season NBA trends will actually carry over, including:The Cavaliers'…
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1 h 07
The Western Conference is a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie
Ben Epstein and Mike Prada run through the first week of the NBA with SB Nation friend of the show Alex Rubenstein. Topics include: the plucky Grizzlies, the teams we're already ch…
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1 h 07
The Warriors are winning 75 games and other bold (dumb) predictions
After 30 episodes diving into each NBA team, Mike and Ben fly solo to make their own predictions, including Mike's bold Warriors call, which West team gets the 2 seed, who makes th…