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

 Intro (00:00 - 00:54) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 9 recap episode (00:55 - 02:35)  NBA TOP STORIES: Adam Silver talks to the media prior to the NBA Cup finals about league expansion, the future of the NBA Cup, partnering with FIBA to form a possible NBA Europe league, Chris Paul's future, and WNBA negotiations (02:36 - 09:44)FINES AND EJECTIONS:Ime Udoka - $25K, publicly criticizing the refs (09:45 - 11:08)Chris Finch - $35K, directing inappropriate language at the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner (11:09 - 12:14)David Adelman - $35K, directing inappropriate language at the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner (12:15 - 15:35)Dillon Brooks - ejected after taunting Lebron James upon hitting a go-ahead 3PG in a Phoenix Suns loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (15:36 - 17:01)Draymond Green - ejected in the 1st quarter for shoving Collin Gillespie and arguing with the ref during a Golden State Warriors win over the Phoenix Suns (17:02 - 20:09)Injury news about players like Trae Young, Domantas Sabonis, Ivica Zubac, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyler Herro, Alex Sarr, Jalen Suggs, Jalen Suggs and Brandon Clarke (20:10 - 30:57)Top performances of the week including huge week for Nikola Jokic with 2 more triple doubles, a scorching night for 3 point range for LaMelo Ball, triple doubles for Josh Giddey, Alperen Sengun, Paolo Banchero & Cade Cunningham, a couple of Jalen Johnson's near triple doubles, Luka drops 45 points at Salt Lake City, red hot Tyrese Maxey scores 38 over the Dallas Mavericks, a 37 point career night for Santi Aldama and the highest scoring game thus far between the Chicago Bulls vs the Atlanta Hawks (30:58 - 41:20) College of Holy Cross to name its court in honor of the great Bob Cousy (41:21 - 41:59)Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a streak of 100 games scoring 20 points or more in a game (42:00 - 42:26) GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Denver Nuggets (42:27 - 47:19) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:20 - 49:32) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠    

Intro (00:00 - 01:00) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 9 recap episode (01:01 - 01:33) WBB NEWS:WNBPA announced , after the players vote, that they will call for a strike if CBA negotiations aren't completed by the January 9th deadline; sticking points remain to be the revenue sharing model, housing, earlier training camp openings (01:34 - 04:54)Houston Rockets in advance talks to buy and relocate the Connecticut Sun (04:55 - 07:25)Naismith Basketball Class of 2026 nominees:1st timers (09:08 - 16:38)Returning nominees (16:39 - 25:40)Hall of Famer Sylvia Fowles to join the Portland Fire coaching staff (25:41 - 26:26)Audi Crooks from the Iowa State Cyclones taking college basketball by storm (26:27 - 29:19)NBA TOP STORIES:Players of the Week: Jaren Jackson Jr and Jalen Brunson (29:20 - 32:47)NBA Cup All-Tourney Team: Jalen Brunson, Luka Doncic, DeAaron Fox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl Anthony Towns; NBA Cup viewership up again (32:48 - 34:03)All Star voting started on December 17 (34:04 - 35:15)Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player ever to score 40+ points, passing Lebron James (35:16 - 39:31)  Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (39:32 - 41:22) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠ 

 Intro (00:00 - 00:47) Preview of this special NBA Cup Finals recap episode (00:48 - 01:03) New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup Finals (01:04 - 05:56)The stats for the New York Knicks (05:57 - 09:25)The stats for the San Antonio Spurs (09:26 - 11:59) Jalen Brunson named NBA Cup MVP; the prize (12:00 - 14:40) Reaction from the media heads in light of the Knicks winning the NBA Cup (14:41 - 16:41) The catch-22 of the Knicks either winning or losing in the NBA Cup Finals; the ultimate goal for this team in the aftermath of the win (16:42 - 18:12)Knicks possibly breaking the curse of the NBA Cup previous winners (18:13 - 19:12)This should quiet the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talk for now (19:13 - 20:20)What's next for the Knicks; kudos to Amazon Prime for its coverage of the NBA Cup (20:21 - 22:10)News of whether the Knicks will hoist up a NBA Cup banner at Madison Square Garden (22:11 - 24:29)Injury updates for Karl Anthony Towns, Landry Shamet and Deuce McBride going forward (24:30 - 28:01) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (28:02 - 29:19) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠ 

Intro (00:00 - 01:00) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:00 - 01:42)  NBA TOP STORIES: NBA Cup finals preview (01:43 - 10:13)Injury news about players like Victor Wembanyama, Isaiah Hartenstein, Steph Curry, Zach Edey, Ja Morant, Austin Reaves, Evan Mobley, Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole, Kristaps Porzingis and Zach LaVine (10:13 - 22:57)Top performances of the week including Russell Westbrook adding to his triple double legacy, Derik Queen's 33 point triple double which is his 1st of his career, Kevin Porter Jr with a triple double vs Boston, huge nights for Donovan Mitchell & Nikola Jokic, vintage night for Joel Embiid, Jalen Johnson with back-to-back triple doubles again, Anthony Edwards drops 40 points vs Phoenix and a 39 point career night for Keyonte George (22:58 - 31:53) Fine for Desmond Bane ($35K) for throwing the ball with force at an opponent (31:54 - 33:34) Anonymous coaches, executives and scouts speak about Ja Morant, Lamelo Ball and Trae Young regarding their value to their team and on the trade market (33:35 - 46:19) GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs (46:20 - 50:25) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (50:26 - 51:45) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠   

 Intro (00:00 - 01:10) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:11 - 01:50) WNBA NEWS:A'ja Wilson named Time Athlete of the Year and AP Female Athlete of the Year (01:51 - 09:07)Team USA tryouts for the 2026 World Cup games, held in Durham, NC (09:08 - 14:23)CBA negotiations: revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (14:24 - 15:48)Dearica Hamby and the Las Vegas Aces mutually agree to drop their lawsuits against each other (15:49 - 16:48)Angel Reese says she is willing to return to the Chicago Sky next season (16:49 - 17:58)Satou Sabally out indefinitely for the Unrivaled league (17:59 - 18:39) A LOOK AT EACH TEAM PRIOR TO THE EXPANSION DRAFT FOR THE PORTLAND FIRE AND TORONTO TEMPO:How will it work (18:40 - 19:42)Atlanta Dream (19:43 - 22:09)Chicago Sky (22:10 - 24:53)Connecticut Sun (24:54 - 27:03)Dallas Wings (27:04 - 28:52)Golden State Valkyries (28:53 - 30:36)Indiana Fever (30:37 - 32:48)Las Vegas Aces (32:49 - 34:50)Los Angeles Sparks (34:51 - 37:01)Minnesota Lynx (37:02 - 39:06)New York Liberty (39:07 - 42:24)Phoenix Mercury (42:25 - 43:58)Seattle Storm (43:59 - 46:02)Washington Mystics (46:03 - 48:23)  Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (48:24 - 49:49) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠     

 Intro (00:00 - 01:02) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:03 - 01:31)  MORE TOP STORIES: NBA Cup viewership up by 90% (01:32 - 02:18)Injury news about players like Kristaps Porzingis, OG Anunoby, Stephon Castle, Paolo Banchero, Steph Curry, Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Franz Wagner (02:19 - 12:03)Top performances of the week including some huge nights for Michael Porter Jr, KAT's big game against Charlotte, another fine week of play for Nikola Jokic & Luka Doncic, Deni Avdija's 39 point triple double, big nights for Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane, Jalen Johnson's back-to-back triple doubles, Anthony Edwards drops 44 points in an OT win vs New Orleans and a 42 point explosion from Zach LaVine (12:04 - 24:14) Milestones for Kevin Durant and James Harden; double digit scoring streak for Lebron James snapped (24:15 - 27:42)Fines for both the Philadelphia 76ers ($100K) and the Cleveland Cavaliers ($250K) for violation of the Player Participation Policy (27:43 - 30:17)Former NBA Elden Campbell passes away at age 57 (30:18 - 36:37)Danilo Gallinari retires from the NBA after 14 seasons (36:38 - 42:57) GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets & New York Knicks (42:58 - 48:11) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (48:12 - 49:48) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠ 

Intro (00:00 - 01:07) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:07 - 01:56)WNBA NEWS:Sticking point in the CBA negotiations: housing, minimum base salary vs revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (01:57 - 06:09)Candace Parker on the All the Smoke podcast (06:10 - 13:05)Flau'Jae Johnson's LSU team plays Duke, who is coached by Team USA coach Kara Lawson, after a rough summer for her during the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup tournament (13:06 - 22:20)PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:Jaylen Brown and Jamal Murray (22:21 - 25:55)TOP STORIES: Chris Paul sent home after 21 games with the Los Angeles Clippers (25:55 - 40:09)Giannis Antetokounmpo out for 2 to 4 weeks with a calf injury; also he deletes content from Milwaukee Bucks' social media accounts & what does that mean (40:10 - 47:56)  Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:57 - 49:27) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠    

Intro (00:00 - 01:05) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 6 recap episode (01:06 - 02:49) MORE TOP STORIES: The return of several players including Tyler Herro, Jalen Williams, Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Porter Jr, Duncan Robinson, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid (02:40 - 15:16)Injury news about players like Dereck Lively II, Steph Curry, Trae Young, OG Anunoby, RJ Barrett and Isaiah Hartenstein (15:17 - 19:31)Top performances of the week including some huge nights for Anthony Edwards, KAT terrorizes at Barclay Center, a modest triple double for Nikola Jokic, Deni Avdija's 39 point triple double, a career night for Cooper Flagg and Zach Edey, Jalen Johnson's second triple double of his career, CJ McCollum drops 46 points on the Atlanta Hawks and a 42 point explosion from Payton Pritchard (19:32 - 31:47) Golden State Warriors sign Seth Curry for the rest of the season (31:48 - 32:25) GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets & Houston Rockets (32:26 - 36:55) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (36:56 - 38:29) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠   

Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 6 recap episode (01:13 - 02:03)WNBA NEWS:CBA negotiations extended 40 days (02:04 - 03:41)New York Liberty hire Golden State Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco as their head coach (03:42 - 10:02)Team USA 3x3 team for both the men and women compete in the 2025 AmeriCup tournament (10:03 - 13:27)Team USA training camp roster announced; will train December 12-14 in Durham, NC (13:28 - 16:40)Christine Brennan takes issue with the photo ad for Team USA training camp roster (16:41 - 25:34)PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic (25:35 - 28:40)TOP STORIES: NBA Cup quarterfinals preview (28:41 - 32:14)Kudos to Eric Spoelstra for becoming the 17th coach to reach 800 wins for their career (32:15 - 34:29)  Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (34:30 - 36:50) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠   

Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 5 recap episode (00:59 - 01:40)Brief shout out to Sony Hall for putting on an awesome night of house music featuring Crystal Waters, CeCe Peniston, Robin S, Barbara Tucker and more (01:41 - 02:39) MORE TOP STORIES: Klay Thompson and Ja Morant has words with one another after a Dallas Mavericks loss to the Memphis Grizzlies with Ja calling Klay a bum (02:40 - 09:08)Kenyon Martin and Draymond Green has a war of words over Kenyon calling Draymond a fake tough guy (09:09 - 21:10)Injury news about players like Tyler Herro, Jalen Brunson, Kawhi Leonard, Brandon Miller, Jaden Ivey, Darius Garland, Zion Williamson, Paul George, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephon Castle, Domantas Sabonis, Aaron Gordon, RJ Barrett and Kevin Durant (21:11 - 30:46)Top performances of the week including 2 huge nights Tyrese Maxey, another fantastic week for Nikola Jokic, Deni Avdija's 32 point triple double, a career night for Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Nic Claxton's first triple double of his career, Anthony Edwards drops 41 points in Phoenix and a 55 point explosion from James Harden (30:47 - 38:35)FINES:Cleveland Cavaliers hit with a $100K fine for violation of the Player Participation Policy by holding out Donovan Mitchell & Evan Mobley in a road game vs the Miami Heat (38:36 - 39:20)Dillon Brooks fined $35K for inappropriate language towards officials at the end of a game between his Phoenix Suns and the Minnesota Timberwolves (39:21 - 40:08)Former NBA player Rodney Rogers passes away at age 54 (40:09 - 45:03)Kudos to Tre Jones of the Chicago Bulls for winning the Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for October (45:04 - 47:02) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:03 - 48:14) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠ 

 Intro (00:00 - 01:03) Preview of this early observations episode (01:04 - 01:44) WNBA NEWS: Just a week left before the CBA deadline expires (01:45 - 05:02)Dallas Wings wins the WNBA Draft Lottery for the second year in a row (05:03 - 11:19)Michael Porter Jr talking this nonsense about men playing women in basketball (09:04 - 18:09)Jason Williams calls out Patrick Beverly for his ridiculous take on a WNBA top player beating a bench player in the NBA as well as taking his own shots at women's basketball (18:09 - 20:44)Sophie Cunningham adds to this idiotic discussion by giving her view on the matter (20:45 - 22:57)My take on all of this foolish conversation about men playing women in basketball (22:58 - 27:46) Players of the Week:Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (27:47 - 31:46) TOP STORIES: Lebron James makes his season debut for the Los Angeles Lakers (31:47 - 36:18)Numbers are up for the opening month's viewership, League Pass subscriptions & sold out games (36:19 - 39:57) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (39:58 - 41:18) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude   

 Intro (00:00 - 00:59) Preview of this Week 4 recap episode (01:00 - 02:33)  MORE TOP STORIES: Former New York Knicks standout guard Michael Ray Richardson passes away (02:34 - 13:33)Injury news about players like Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Bradley Beal, Kawhi Leonard, Paolo Banchero, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr, Paul George, Tyler Herro, Christian Braun, Ja Morant, Darius Garland, Anthony Davis, Jordan Poole, Brandon Miller, Victor Wembanyama and Lebron James (13:34 - 32:24)Top performances of the week including a 46 point triple double for Cade Cunningham, 2 huge nights in San Antonio for Steph Curry, a 42 point barrage by Grayson Allen that ended up by the last night for Willie Green coaching the New Orleans Pelicans, a wild game between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat, a 41 point triple double for James Harden in a double OT win in Dallas, Luka Doncic drops 41 points in Milwaukee and a 47 point night for Lauri Markannen in another crazy double OT game that brought Week 4 to a close (32:25 - 44:24)Dillon Brooks fined $25K for performing a lewd gesture in a game between his Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers (44:25 - 45:40) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (45:41 - 47:03) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude 

 Intro (00:00 - 01:17) Preview of this early observations episode (01:18 - 02:11)WNBA NEWS: Just a few weeks before the CBA deadline expires (02:12 - 03:45)Project B and Unrivaled as possible threats to the WNBA (03:46 - 09:03)Becky Hammon on Cathy Engelbert (09:04 - 13:53) Players of the Week:Jalen Johnson and Nikola Jokic (13:54 - 17:53) TOP STORIES: Nico Harrison out as Dallas Mavericks general manager (17:54 - 28:36)Willie Green out as New Orleans Pelicans coach; James Barrego to serve as interim head coach (28:37 - 33:18)NBA adopts a new format for the All Star Game featuring a round-robin series of games that includes 2 US teams and a World team (33:19 - 41:10) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (41:11 - 43:04) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude  

 Intro (00:00 - 00:59) Preview of this early observations episode (01:00 - 01:35) Players of the Week:Cade Cunningham and Nikola Jokic (01:36 - 04:32)TOP STORIES: No more undefeated and winless teams now with the Oklahoma City Thunder getting their 1st loss and Brooklyn Nets winning their 1st game (04:33 - 07:52)Hall of Fame player and coach Lenny Wilkens passes away (07:53 - 21:50)Former NBA and WNBA coach Richie Adubato also passing away (21:51 - 25:54)Injury news about players like LaMelo Ball, Zion Williamson, Walker Kessler, Bam Adebayo, Cam Thomas, Kawhi Leonard, Jalen Green, Darius Garland, DeAaron Fox, Anthony Edwards and Lebron James (25:55 - 36:30)Myles Turner makes his return to Indiana as a Milwaukee Buck (36:31 - 39:55)Draymond Green now has a football podcast; calls Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott a bum for not showing up in the big moments (39:56 - 50:52)  Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (50:53 - 52:15) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude 

Intro (00:00 - 01:16) Preview of this early observations episode (01:16 - 02:00) College basketball season is getting underway (02:01 - 03:00)The CBA deadline extends until November 30 for the WNBA (03:01 - 03:51)Unrivaled League has selected its players; Sabrina Ionescu and Angel Reese will not play in the league (03:52 - 06:46)Players of the Week:Week 1 = Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama (06:47 - 08:23)Week 2 = Tyrese Maxey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (08:24 - 10:18)Ja Morant suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team; Kendrick Perkins' falling out with Morant; my perfect trade scenario for Morant (10:19 - 22:49)List of injuries including Trae Young, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, Lamelo Ball, DeAaron Fox, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren and Joel Embiid (22:50 - 35:49)Michael Jordan as a special contributor on NBC; is his contributions being wasted? (35:50 - 43:19)Lebron James being supposedly "checked out"; what happens when Lebron gets healthy?; could he be on the move in term of being traded? (43:20 - 48:29)Draymond Green downplays the New York Knicks being title contenders on his podcast (48:30 - 53:15)Phil Jackson speaks ill of Carmelo Anthony in his new book; Melo fires back on his podcast (53:16 - 57:18)Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (57:19 - 58:42) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude

Intro (00:00 - 00:53) Preview of this special episode with friend of the show, Ty the Pod Guy (00:54 - 02:54) FBI gambling probe which resulted in 30 arrests, including 3 people with NBA ties in Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones and Terry Rozier (02:55 - 16:34)Paul Pierce appears on Club Shay Shay (16:35 - 17:20)Pierce calling himself the best pure scorer in NBA history (17:20 - 25:30)Pierce beef with Ray Allen about leaving the Boston Celtics and going to play for their rival, the Miami Heat (25:31 - 30:56)Pierce on Doc Rivers' record in Game 7's and Draymond telling him that he's not beloved among NBA fans (30:57 - 32:17)Suggestion of a guest for Club Shay Shay: Cedric Maxwell (32:18 - 35:12)Stephen A Smith appearing on The Pivot and 7PM in Brooklyn expressing his hatred for Lebron James (35:13 - 37:10)The timeline leading to the confrontation between SAS and Lebron as well as going up to Lebron's appearance on the Pat McAfee Show (37:11 - 41:36)Ty gives his take on the whole SAS vs Lebron fiasco (41:38 - 49:30)My view on the situation between those two (49:31 - 55:44)SAS now riding the Dallas Mavericks bandwagon for duplicitous reasons (55:45 - 60:25)What happens when Lebron decide to retire (60:26 - 62:25)SAS being mad with Lebron about marketing when that is his own mantra: marketing yourself (62:26 - 65:40)Close out the show with Ty giving the deets about his podcast network and what he has coming up (65:41 - 67:00) Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (67:01 - 68:32) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.comTy the Pod Guy: https://www.epicechopro.comIG: @_whoistyronza @_epicechopro Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude 

Intro (00:00 - 00:48)Preview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode (00:49 - 01:40)Quick recap of the 7th annual Afros and Audio Festival (01:41 - 03:39) Southwest Division:Dallas Mavericks (03:40 - 06:38)Houston Rockets (06:39 - 09:47)Memphis Grizzlies (09:48 - 12:43)New Orleans (12:44 - 15:42)San Antonio Spurs (15:43 - 18:48)Order of finish in the Southwest Division (18:49 - 20:23) Northwest Division:Denver Nuggets (20:24 - 24:32)Minnesota Timberwolves (24:33 - 27:43)Oklahoma City Thunder (27:44 - 31:01)Portland Trailblazers (31:02 - 34:31)Utah Jazz (34:32 - 37:57)Order of finish in the Northwest Division (37:58 - 39:21) Pacific Division:Golden State Warriors (39:22 - 43:12)Los Angeles Clippers (43:13 - 46:01)Los Angeles Lakers (46:02 - 50:45)Phoenix Suns (50:46 - 53:24)Sacramento Kings (53:25 - 56:44)Order of finish in the Pacific Division (56:45 - 57:51) Top 6 playoff and 4 play-in teams (57:52 - 58:43) Bold predictions in the West (58:44 - 60:14) Sneak peek into what is ahead for the next episode and call to action (60:15 - 61:59) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com  Support this podcast: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro (00:00 - 00:50) Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference season preview episode (00:51 - 02:39) Atlantic Division:Boston Celtics (02:40 - 07:07)Brooklyn Nets (07:08 - 11:01)New York Knicks (11:02 - 15:42)Philadelphia 76ers (15:43 - 19:02)Toronto Raptors (19:03 - 21:07)Order of finish in the Atlantic Division (21:08 - 22:07) Central Division:Chicago Bulls (22:08 - 25:06)Cleveland Cavaliers (25:07 - 27:29)Detroit Pistons (27:30 - 30:49)Indiana Pacers (30:50 - 34:14)Milwaukee Bucks (34:15 - 38:17)Order of finish in the Central Division (38:18 - 39:29) South Division:Atlanta Hawks (39:30 - 42:27)Charlotte Hornets (42:28 - 45:25)Miami Heat (45:26 - 48:37)Orlando Magic (48:38 - 51:12)Washington Wizards (51:13 - 53:55)Order of finish in the South Division (53:56 - 55:13) Top 6 playoff & 4 play-in teams (55:14 - 56:13)Bold predictions in the East (56:14 - 58:21) What episodes are coming up and call to action (58:22 - 59:45) ttps://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠

 Intro (00:00 - 00:47) Preview of my 300th episode with special guest, the Mighty O (00:48 - 02:24) The 20 day schedule of Inside the NBA for both ESPN and ABC (02:25 - 05:15)Predicted wins for the New York Knicks this coming season (02:11 - 13:32)Outside of the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, who are the next tier of teams in the Eastern Conference (13:33 - 20:32)Can the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat as champs? If not, who is a threat to them? Particularly in the Western Conference (20:33 - 25:00)With Fred VanVleet out for the season, should the Houston Rockets add Russell Westbrook to their team? (25:01 - 30:22)Will this be the last season for Lebron James? Will he remain with the Los Angeles Lakers for the entire season? (30:33 - 35:37)Other teams in the West: San Antonio Spurs (35:38 - 36:58)Memphis Grizzlies (36:59 - 39:29)Los Angeles Lakers (39:30 - 43:43)Portland Trailblazers (43:44 - 45:54)Looking at Opening Week for the new season (45:55 - 48:10) Favorite rants for past episodes:Draymond talking about the Knicks on his podcast for clicks (48:11 - 51:17)Stephen A Smith going soft in defending Draymond's Knicks comments (51:18 - 54:21)My critique of the Lebron vs Stephen A beef (54:21 - 55:50)Some final words from the Mighty O (55:25 - 57:05)  Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (57:06 - 58:48) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude 

 Intro (00:00 - 00:41) Preview of this Fantasy Basketball preview episode (00:42 - 00:53) Yahoo vs ESPN leagues; free vs pay leagues (00:54 - 02:10)Types of leagues - rotisserie, total points, head-to-head points, head-to-head each category, head-to-head most categories, high score (02:11 - 12:15)League size: 6 to 20 teams (12:16 - 14:42)Yahoo's Injured List vs Injured List Plus (14:43 - 16:17)Types of drafts (16:18 - 18:02)Do your research! (18:03 - 20:07)Watch the waiver wire (20:08 - 20:55) Players I'm targeted in drafts:Guards (20:56 - 30:16)Swings (30:17 - 37:00)Forwards (37:01 - 44:47)Bigs (44:48 - 50:00)Players I am avoiding in drafts:Guards (50:01 - 52:34)Swings (52:35 - 54:33)Forwards (54:34 - 56:24)Centers (56:25 - 58:08) Preview of coming episodes, including episode 300, & a call to action (58:09 - 59:09) Website: https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/Email: thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com Support this podcast:Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠CashApp: $gdthatsportsdudePayPal: paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude