Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer hold their hands up on the biggest takes they've been prove wrong on so far in how the expected the NBA Season to be going through the first 10% of games, as well as what they're not quite yet ready to capitulate on as well.
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada break down The Emirates NBA Cup, detailing the groups and format, the best betting angles, and key information to know ahead of the Cup games starting on Friday.
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada talk through their biggest takeaways from an enthralling opening weekend of NBA action, including an increase in scoring across the league, a growing elite tier of players, and are the Indiana Pacers cursed?
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada break down their predcitions for the upcoming NBA season, talking through who they think will make the playoffs, which teams will advance onto the NBA Finals before picking a winner. They also discuss their picks for NBA Player Awards Markets suchs as NBA MVP, Coach of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year. 0:00 - Introduction 3:51 - Eastern Conference Playoff Seeding Picks 17:35 - Western Conference Playoff Seeding Picks 38:18 - Eastern Conference Playoff Predictions 41:52 - Western Conference Playoff Predictions 45:49 - NBA Finals Predictions 49:03 - NBA Player Awards Predictions
Mike Gallagher, Austin Yamada, and Saum Jafarinia each take turns to provide their three favorite NBA Season Team Win Total bets and explain why they've taken the Over or Under, before diving deeper into some honorable mentions that they also prefer. Saum is looking to build on his perfect predictions last year, where he correctly picked five Over/Unders on last year's podcast. 0:00 - Introduction 2:04 - Saum #3: New Orleans Pelicans 6:44 - Austin #3: Toronto Raptors 11:37 - Mike #3: Memphis Grizzlies 15:11 - Saum #2: Brooklyn Nets 19:04 - Austin #2: Detroit Pistons 23:38 - Mike #2: Golden State Warriors 27:22 - Saum #1: Oklahoma City Thunder 32:47 - Austin #1: Los Angeles Lakers 40:05 - Mike #1: Portland Trail Blazers 46:21 - Honorable Mentions
Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer go through each round of your upcoming NBA Fantasy Drafts, hand-selecting the likely available players through current ADP that they would take in each round to create their perfect draft.
As the start of the Fantasy Basketball draws nearer, Mike "The Man" Gallagher takes on Drew "The Machine" Dinkmeyer in ETR's yearly fiercely contested Man vs. Machine battle to debate the biggest fantasy basketball disagreements in their pre-season rankings.
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look at the most intriguing starting lineups battles that are yet to be decided, offering their predictions on how they think coaches will ultimately decide on their opening day rotations. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - #1) Utah Jazz (PG, SG & SF) 6:43 - #2) Brooklyn Nets (PG & SF - Egor Demin/Ben Saraf/Cam Thomas/Terance Mann/Michael Porter Jr./Nic Claxton) 15:02 - #3) Houston Rockets (Reed Shepherd/Dorian Finney-Smith/Tari Eason) 23:13 - #4) Boston Celtics (Payton Pritchard/Anfernee Simons) 28:28 - #5) Miami Heat (Nikola Jovic/Kel'el Ware) 36:01 - #6) Portland Trail Blazers (Shaedon Sharpe/Jerami Grant) 42:10 - #7) Washington Wizards (Cam Whitmore, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington) 47:10 - #8) Los Angeles Clippers (Derrick Jones Jr./John Collins) 51:08 - #9) Philadelphia 76ers (VJ Edgecombe/Kelly Oubre Jr.) 54:54 - #10) Minnesota Timberwolves (Donte DiVincenzo/Mike Conley) 59:29 - Position Battles We Expect Have Been Finalized
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada examine the recent news and notes from around the NBA as Preseason action gets underway, with teams already being forced into early adjustments due to injuries. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:51 - Jonathan Kuminga Resigns with Golden State 12:03 - Quintin Grimes Signs Qualifying Offer with Philadelphia 20:58 - Zion Williamson Looks In-Shape, Primed For Big Season? 31:25 - Scoot Henderson Out For At Least 4-8 Weeks 37:01 - De'Aaron Fox Expected To Be Out For One Month 42:35 - LeBron Has Glute Injury, Marcus Smart Managing Achillies Injury, Maxi Kleber Also Banged Up 47:31 - Darius Garland Progressing Rehab, Has Return Date in Mind
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada finalize up their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Pacific Division, which appears to have no foreseeable tanking in place and some key situations still to be resolved as we approach the start of the season. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:15 - Los Angeles Lakers 32:49 - Los Angeles Clippers 51:47 - Golden State Warriors 1:03:48 - Sacramento Kings 1:20:16 - Phoenix Suns
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Atlantic Division, which has been shaken up with the Jayson Tatum trade and a reason to believe the 76ers can pose a threat again. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Boston Celtics 33:11 - New York Knicks 52:43 - Toronto Raptors 1:07:08 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:26:15 - Philadelphia 76ers
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Northwest Division, arguably the best division in Basketball, with three legitimate championship contenders battling out for a division crown. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:18 - Oklahoma City Thunder 20:53 - Denver Nuggets 42:44 - Minnesota Timberwolves 57:03 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:16:48 - Utah Jazz
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Southeast Division, which contained some of the worst offenses in the league last year, but is there reason to believe in improvement? Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:35 - Orlando Magic 17:52 - Atlanta Hawks 37:26 - Miami Heat 52:05 - Charlotte Hornets 1:10:14 - Washington Wizards
Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at a Southwest Division, assessing the impact young superstars like Cooper Flagg and Victor Wembanyama will have on their teams. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - Houston Rockets 19:13 - Memphis Grizzlies 34:11 - Dallas Mavericks 50:08 - San Antonio Spurs 1:01:41 - New Orleans Pelicans
Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada begin their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at a Central Division blown open by injuries, leaving intriguing projections ahead. Additionally, the gang takes a look at the most recent allegations surrounding the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard circumventing the salary cap. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - More Kawhi Leonard allegations emerge 8:20 - Cleveland Cavaliers 26:33 - Indiana Pacers 54:13 - Milwaukee Bucks 1:08:05 - Detroit Pistons 1:24:36 - Chicago Bulls
Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are joined by Best Ball phenom Winky Christ to talk through the release of Establish The Run's Best Ball product, detailing everything you can expect from a product that took so many players in Grand Finals & tournament victories last year, what upgrades the team has made and when you can expect to have these resources after purchasing the ETR NBA Best Ball product. Follow the link to subscribe today: https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/
Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer provide their reaction to the controversy around Kawhi Leonard & Clippers Owner Steve Balmer's alleged payments to circumvent the salary cap, assessing the fantasy and real-life repercussions from such allegations, as well as other news and notes from around the NBA.
Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer delve into the world of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament to check in on how the NBA players are faring, including our first look at an in-shape Luka Dončić and whether recent high draft picks are progressing.
Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer get their teeth into the 2025-26 NBA Schedule release, providing you with everything you need to know to be prepared for the season, including a look at the new streaming platforms that will change your viewing habits, the NBA Fantasy playoff schedule and which teams you need to stack for those weeks.
Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer look through the NBA to pick out the biggest weak spots yet to be addressed by NBA teams, including many who are in a position to contend for deep playoff runs, and assess how, or if, these weak spots can be addressed.