Open Invitation Podcast

Last episode of the season, and we discuss the Bucks winning their first championship in 50 years all while Giannis drops a 50 piece nugget on the Suns to take it home. Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

Tyler and Omar discuss the NBA finals, Rachel Nichols scandal and more on this episode of the Open Invitation Podcast. NBA Finals: 00:58 Conference Finals Recap: 08:21 Lakers Trade Rumors: 14:50 Who is Tyler a fan of?: 18:25 Luka comments about the Olympics: 24:45 Rachel Nichols: 27:04 Steve Ballmer: 35:00 Fade on Sight List: 38:04 5 On It: 49:49 Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

On this episode, Tyler and Omar discuss the NBA Playoffs, NBA First Teams, NBA Awards and more. Lakers Conversation - 00:00 Kemba Walker - 03:00 Kevin Durant - 05:50 Hawks & Sixers - 09:05 Paul George / Clippers - 12:00 Phoenix Suns - 14:32 NBA Awards / All-NBA Teams - 15:05 Kemba Trade Details - 24:30 Zion / Coaching Vacancies - 29:23 Giannis - 34:12 Fade On Sight List - 36:55 5 On It - 1:04:10 Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

Tyler and Omar discuss the NBA 2021 playoffs, fans disrespecting players, Kwame Brown and more on Episode 45 of the Open Invitation Podcast. Play in tournament/NBA playoffs - 00:50 Trae/Westbrook - 03:57 Potential Lakers vs. Nets - 11:00 LeBron Narratives - 13:40 Lakers vs. Suns - 17:32 Eastern conference playoffs - 19:45 Is D. Rose Hall of fame? - 23:40 Kwame Brown - 30:30 Fade On Sight - 38:43 I got 5 On It - 45:19 Wing discussion - 49:40 Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

On this episode, Tyler and Omar discuss the NBA trade deadline, KD DM's, Draymond being the best defender and more. Intro/NBA Trade Deadline - 00:00 Andre Drummond to the Lakers - 06:24 Melo ROY - 16:23 Draymond Comments - 18:57 KD vs. Rappaport - 21:03 Fade on Sight - 28:28 5 On It - 53:00 Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

Tyler and Omar talk about the upcoming NBA All Star weekend, all the participants for the events, and once again Tyler fails the "I Got 5 On It" segment. Not only does he fail, but he was one player away from getting the starting five for the 76ers, despite the player being on his favorite team the year prior. 00:28 - Eastern All Stars 5:30 - Western All Stars 18:20 - Dunk Contest Participants 25:10 -Skills Competition Participants 28:19 - 3pt Contest Participants 30:18 - All Star Draft 42:18 - 5 On It Segment 52:10 - Should Lamelo have gone #1? Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

On this episode Tyler and Omar address some NBA trade rumors, Nets early struggles, and introduce a completely brand new segment that puts Tyler in a tough spot. 00:30 - NBA Trade Rumors 10:20 - Anthony Davis Achilles injury 19:35 - Nets early struggles 29:16 - KD ranking against Lebron 36:36 - NEW Segment Alert!! 42:05 - Luka comparisons to Westbrook 48:05 - Who has the "Melo" nick name? Carmelo or Lamelo? Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

On this episode, Tyler and Omar look at the current NBA Standings, Jared Dudley comments on PG, Courtside Karen and more. We also introduce a new segment called "I Got 5 On It", where Tyler tries to name the starting 5 to a random NBA team. This episode, the team was the Washington Wizards...and let's just say that he failed. But it is absolutely hilarious him trying to name these players so don't miss out! 00:30 - Current NBA Standings 22:50 - Jared Dudley comments on Paul George 31:00 - Shaq comments on Donovan Mitchell 39:50 - Thoughts on potential NBA All Star Game 45:18 - Courtside Karen Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

First episode of 2021! We apologize for the delay - due to Covid-19, it has hindered the Open Invitation team to get together, record and edit. But thankfully everyone is okay and cleared from isolation. On this episode, Tyler and Omar talk about the James Harden trade, thoughts on the Kyrie Irving situation, and updates on some of the teams around the NBA. 1:11 - James Harden lands in Brooklyn 13:13 - Kyrie Irving Situation 25:00 - Luka MVP candidate? 33:08 - Shaq making comments about NBA big men 42:35 - Lamelo Ball youngest ever to record triple double 45:50 - Lakers update Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

Short off season = a lot of moves in a short amount of time. Tyler and I are back to discuss the NBA Draft, player movement in the NBA, and much more. Oh and Tyler got into a littler basketball twitter feud this past week, and he addressed it at the end of this episode and it is absolutely hilarious. 00:25 - NBA Draft 3:30 - Warriors future 10:10 - NBA trades and major player movement 21:44 - Harden turning down $50M extension 27:38 - Hayward turning down $34M player option 29:30 - Lamelo Ball 33:57 - John Wall comeback 40:50 - Prayers up for Klay 45:00 - Tyler emptied a whole clip on Andy from twitter feud (LOL) Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

17! 17 banners will now hang in the Staples Center courtesy of the Los Angeles Lakers. LA Lakers are your 2020 NBA Champions. Tyler and Omar discuss the 2020 NBA Finals, NBA viewership, and a Fade on Sight List that you would not expect. 00:00 - Lakers are champions 10:35 - Jimmy Butler 14:38 - LeBron wants his respect! 28:08 - Can Lakers repeat? 36:00 - NBA Viewership 49:00 - Fade on Sight List Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

NBA Finals 2020 are finally here. And to help us preview the match up, we invited a very special guest on the Open Invitation Podcast - DeVon Pouncey. DeVon is a Vallejo native and the host of the Wake Up and Win Podcast - so it was refreshing to do a collab with another brand. We discuss the NBA Finals, Doc Rivers parting ways with the Clippers and more on episode 37. 1:20 - Special Guest appearance - DeVon Pouncey 8:32 - NBA Finals Preview 21:20 - Miami Heat team breakdown 32:22 - Doc Rivers parting ways with Clippers 44:15 - Paul Pierce comments on Lebron 45:57 - Damian Lillard hot take 53:38 - Chances of AD winning finals MVP? Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

The Nuggets beating the Clippers might be the biggest upset in the 2020 NBA Playoffs. And with that, sparked a huge twitter feud between Tyler and Omar (if you know, you know). The first hour of this episode, Tyler and Omar go back and forth on the Clippers and Lakers roster. This might be the most heated and anticipated argument between the two hosts - you don't want to miss it! 00:25 - Tyler and Omar's long anticipated argument 21:30 - Breakdown of this Lakers roster 56:25 - Giannis winning back to back MVP's 57:24 - Does Kawhi deserve the backlash for losing Game 7? 1:02:34 - Ty Lawson and Danuel House scandal with women 1:10:24 - Russel Westbrook altercation with Rondo brother 1:16:22 - Tyler's Fade on Sight List Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

Tyler and Omar discuss the new hiring of Steve Nash, Bucks crumbling in the playoffs, NBA awards and more on Episode 35. There are a bunch of great mini debates in this episode, but the last 5 minutes of the episode might be the best/funniest debate hands down...so listen all the way through! 00:25 - Nets hire Steve Nash 2:45 - Bucks crumbling in the second round 8:12 - Houston Rockets analysis 24:20 - Reflect on Utah/Denver series 31:58 - Is Luka top 5? 43:00 Richard Jefferson on Twitter 47:48 - MIP, ROY and 6th Man Award 54:00 Fade on Sight List 1:03:05 - NBA Boycott Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

On this episode, Omar and Tyler discuss the NBA Playoffs, "Playoff P", NBA Draft Lottery and more. With the East first round all but settled, the Western Conference has some close match ups - so here who we predict will advance. 1:10 - Western Conference Playoffs 20:06 Eastern Conference Playoffs 34:30 - Trez vs Luka 40:48 - Fade on Sight List 49:53 - Mark Jackson vs George Karl 56:54 - NBA Draft Lottery Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

NBA is Back with the NBA Bubble. Tyler and Omar discuss the NBA return, player comparisons, and players shining in the bubble. And with the playoffs right around the corner - who is going to sneak into the 8th seed of the Western Conference? 4:55 - NBA is back 6:58 - Bradley Beal comparisons 11:20 - Do NBA rings still matter in today's NBA? 21:50 - Anthony Davis and Lakers concerns 41:10 - NBA Playoffs 50:43 - 8th seed race in the Western Conference 58:46 - Is it hard to drop 30 points in the NBA today? 1:04:49 - NBA Awards Finalists 1:12:25 - Fade on Site List Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

Rest In Peace George Floyd. This episode we use the Open Invitation Podcast as a platform to discuss the social injustices in our world, specifically around police brutality towards the black community. Please tune in and help spread awareness of the systematic racism that is going on within our police force. Below is a list of foundations that you can donate to to help the cause: Black Lives Matter LA https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmla Campaign Zero https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ Know Your Rights Camp https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/legal Equal Justice Initiative https://eji.org/ American Civil Liberties Union https://www.aclu.org/ NAACP https://naacp.org/ Color of Change https://colorofchange.org/ Communities United Against Police Brutality https://www.cuapb.org/ 00:00 - Foundations to help donate 1:50 - Black Lives Matter 39:45 - Fade on Sight List - Special Edition 56:18 - NBA is Back 1:18:24 - Mikey Williams (High school prospect) 1:33:35 - Random debate Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

Tyler and Omar discuss their final thoughts on the Last Dance, Paul Pierce recent comments on Lebron, look at ESPN's top players of all time and much more. 00:45 - Final thoughts on The Last Dance documentary 15:09 - Paul Pierce comments on Lebron James 20:16 - Is James Harden a top 5 player right now? 28:25 - ESPN NBA list of top 74 players Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

The Last Dance! Tyler and Omar discuss the Michael Jordan documentary and break down the characteristics of the GOAT himself. While Omar sees undisputed greatness, Tyler can't get past the yellow eyes and gambling hobby. 1:00 - Michael Jordan Documentary 4:50 - MJ the player 14:30 - MJ the person 32:55 - MJ gambling 46:45 - Bad boys pistons walking off on the Bulls 51:05 - Kevin Durant and Draymond 61:08 - Patrick Beverly compared to Draymond Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu

What is going on in the Sports World?!?! Tyler and Omar discuss the latest news about The Rona (Corona Virus) in the NBA and how it is impacting all of sports across the world. Because the NBA is on a pause, they also talk a little about the MLB and get into some random debates you won't want to miss. 00:28 - Why are people buying toilet paper? 2:30 - The Rona/Rudy Gobert 7:33 - NBA Season done or postponed? 22:24 - Random segment about MLB Hall of Fame 40:48 - Patrick Beverly comments on Lebron James 49:55 - Debates, debates, debates Subscribe to the show for latest episodes on iTunes/Apple Podcast and Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/openinvitation Please Rate, Review and Like! Follow Omar on Twitter @OmarSarouli03 and IG @omarsarouli Follow TJD on Twitter @iTJD and IG @tyjodu