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An NBA Podcast Hosted by J.P. Carey and Ben Hamilton. We are two huge basketball fans out of MA, which makes us big Celtics fans. This podcast is all about our takes on everything NBA-related, and we try to get episodes out twice a week. If you enjoy an episode, we would love to see you subscribe.
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The Postseason is finally here in the NBA! This episode was recorded before any of the play-in games had taken place. Today, we cover all of the matchups that will be happening in this year's playoffs for each round of the playoffs. At the start of the season, we had Celtics vs Thunder as our expected matchups, and one of us still expects that to happen. The Cavs have had an excellent regular season, and they have an excellent opportunity to prove people wrong and dominate in the playoffs. Enjoy!
The regular season is almost at its end! This has been a phenomenal year and there are some really interesting award battles to watch for. Jokic and SGA are both putting up some unbelievable seasons, with Jokic having a chance to take home his 4th MVP. The ROTY race isn't as exciting as some years, but Risacher and Stephon Castle both deserve love for what they've done this year. This episode, we give our picks for who we believe deserves the award, as well as who we think will end up winning the award. Enjoy!
Welcome back! There has been a lot of conversation in basketball media surrounding the negativity that is constantly a part of the coverage of the sport. We thought today's episode we should go over our favorite parts of this season of the NBA, because there really has been a lot to like. Legends of the game, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, and Steph Curry continue to age gracefully and play at an incredible level, teams all across the league are playing basketball in very different and very creative ways. Negative coverage is full of hot takes and that's how people get their clicks sometimes, but we thought it's equally important to highlight the best parts of the league that we love to watch. Enjoy!
The time has come to discuss the big names that are going to be in the 2026 NBA Draft Class. Cooper Flagg obviously leads the way as the #1 prospect, but guys like Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, and VJ Edgecombe are making their names known as definite top 5 picks. There are some interesting seniors too that will more than likely be picked in the 25-35 range that will absolutely bring value right away. This is still very early in the process, but we love to bring draft analysis and we think this year's draft class will be a powerful one similar to the Wembenyama draft. Enjoy!
This year's trade deadline has been one of the craziest in the history of the league. Luka Doncic being traded to the Lakers is not something anyone would've expected, and the new-look Lakers are going to be an incredible team for years to come. Jimmy Butler got his money and got what he wanted from Miami, ending up in Golden State with a new $120 million extension. Steph Curry gets more health and the Warriors ended up keeping most of the depth that the team had. DeAaron Fox has been traded to San Antonio, and should become a perfect costar next to wemby. This deadline has been an epic one, and we are very excited to see more of each of these new look teams. Enjoy!
The Houston Rockets are proving themselves as a legitimate team to watch out for over the next few years, and Amen Thompson and his play is a large reason why. After his 33/10/4/1/1 performance against the Boston Celtics, it's hard to argue that he's not the best player on the team. The Houston Rockets have a crazy collection of young talent that they can choose to stick with or move for their future, but either way they are in a very good place right now. Kawhi Leonard is back and getting himself into form after missing the first 35 games of the season recouping from yet another knee surgery. The Clippers have looked excellent in his return, and his health over the rest of the season will do a lot to help the Clippers remain above 500 and potentially make some noise in the playoffs. Enjoy!
The rumor mill surrounding Jimmy Butler and his new destination have been brewing for about a month at this point and the Phoenix Suns seem to be in the process of moving pieces in an attempt to acquire him. This would send Bradley Beal to Milwaukee and Khris Middleton to Miami along with a heap of picks being moved around from team to team. Adding Jimmy Butler gives the Phoenix Suns someone that can aggressively attack the rim and might add a new level of depth to what their team can accomplish. Jamal Murray has had some great games as of late, and the Denver Nuggets seem to clearly be the 2nd best team in the West. Also, the 2025 draft is starting to approach, and we have our eyes on a couple notable names, Ace Bailey being one of our most intriguing. Enjoy!
In this episode, we cover the recent 7 game win streak of the Kings after firing Mike Brown, as well as the Cavs-Thunder matchup from a week ago. The Houston Rockets have managed to hold on to the 2 seed, and Amen Thompson has shown his incredible and niche value on this young squad. In Devner, Russell Westbrook is playing his best non-star basketball and the Nuggets have held a top 4 seed. Enjoy!
This year's NBA Cup has wrapped up last night with a strong Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Thunder 97-81. The semifinals and finals of this tournament were very fun games to watch, and the Bucks have turned their early story around and have gone 12-3 in their last 15 games. The Thunder have had an unbelievable defense to this point in the season, but there are some real questions surrounding their offense and what it looks like in the playoffs. We are a quarter way through the NBA Season, so we also wanted to highlight players and teams that have really impressed us this year, as well as players and teams that have really disappointed. Enjoy!
Nikola Jokic has somehow improved his level of play this year to something that truly does seem GOAT like, averaging 32/13/10 and dragging a sorry Nuggets team towards a playoff spot. If anyone else wins MVP this year it will be a shame, seed be damned. Evan Mobley has finally been empowered to score and create for teammates in all of the ways we wanted to see when he was drafted. He had 41 in the win over the Hornets, hitting 6 threes in that game. Mobley is the key to the Cavs being a team that can match up with the Celtics and genuinely contend for championships. Cooper Flagg discourse has been all over our internet feeds, and the conversation about whether or not this guy deserves the "generational" tag is everywhere. We wanted to give our definition of that term as well as our side of the conversation. Enjoy!
The moment of truth has arrived: The Houston Rockets are the 2 seed in the west and beat the Thunder! Houston has become a legitimate regular season force and their defensive identity is here to stay. Franz Wagner has been the sole talented offensive player for the Orlando Magic since Paolo's oblique injury, and he has done a fantastic job putting the team on his back and scoring beyond what many thought he was capable of. The Milwaukee Bucks had a very poor start to the season but Dame and Giannis seem to be figuring out how to play together better, and Dame is far more consistent on a night to night basis. Enjoy!
The 15-0 Cavs and the Celtics faced off in the first bout of this season's Double Double Bowl, and the Celtics won! Darius Garland had one of the worst games of his career and Jayson Tatum put up 33 pts to lead the Celtics to a very nice win. The rookies did not have a strong start to the season, but over the past 5-6 games we've seen great performances from Jared McCain and Dalton Knecht, two guys who absolutely could win ROTY this year. The sixers are doomed! They have 2 wins so far on the season and they do not seem to be working well together as a unit. Despite McCain's excellent play, Paul George can't be relied upon to score at volume and Embiid can't be relied upon to show up on time! Enjoy!
Jokic is putting together an MVP campaign through 10 games that is better than anything he has ever done before: Currently leading the league in Rebounds and Assists per game while averaging 30 pts on 55/56/84 splits. This is a top 15 basketball player of all time dragging a still poorly built team to a 7-3 record. Unbelievable. Zion is out for the remaining future and the future of the Pelicans is in disaster mode. KAT has been playing unbelievable offense for the Knicks, but his defense has been atrocious. The New York Knicks have a tough road ahead trying to figure out how to make this a competent defense. Enjoy!
Another week in the books for this NBA Season! The Houston Rockets put up an excellent fight against the New York Knicks in their win on Monday, and The Cleveland Cavaliers have tied their franchise best start of the season, starting off 8-0. The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors have also impressed, only dropping 1 game so far each. And then we have Milwaukee. The Bucks are tied for the worst record in the NBA, and Giannis and Dame are averaging a combined 59ppg. Doc Rivers is maybe the worst coach the NBA has left, I can't see him remaining in the head coaching spot by the end of the year. Enjoy!
The NBA Season has started off to a very entertaining start through one week so far. The Celtics and Cavs are both 4-0 to start the season, with the OKC Thunder right behind them at 3-0. The Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets are struggling mightily in their own ways and its hard to see either team fully digging themselves out of the holes their teams are filled with. The Pacers stink! Tyrese Haliburton is a fraud and Rick Carlisle deserves daily fines until he is willing to instill Jarace Walker into the rotation. Enjoy!
The NBA Season is almost here! In this episode, we break down our picks for each regular season award for the upcoming NBA Season, as well as choosing who we expect to go to the Finals and who will be the Champions. This is the first year in a while that we've had pretty different picks across the board for basically every award. Zach Edey is a rookie that has generated quite the controversy, and we find ourselves on very different ends of that discussion. Our finals prediction is Celtics vs Thunder, and we end this episode debating a bit about some of the players on each team and how they stack up to each other. Enjoy!
The Western Conference Breakdown is here! In this episode, we go from the 15 seed to the 1 seed and give you our predictions for where every team is going to be placed. This is a list that we agreed upon together, and our lists have some slight differences (I am much higher on the Houston Rockets). The West is stacked this year, and regular season seeding will come down to more than just 'Who has the best player on the floor'. Teams like The Clippers and Warriors rely very heavily on guys that have dealt with their fair share of injury concerns, and their seeding will probably reflect that. Enjoy!
This year's Eastern Conference Breakdown is here! We like to do one of these every season as we get close to the start of the season, and we start with the East. This episode, we start at the 15 seed and give you our predictions for each seed for the upcoming regular season. Enjoy!
The 2024 NBA Draft Class is probably the least respected class out of any year that I have been paying serious attention to basketball. Despite the lack of obvious All-NBA talent, there are still a lot of fun players in this draft, and a lot of players that should fit pretty well in their respective teams. We have had plenty of discussion about the Big Man prospect off the podcast, today we wanted to bring our thoughts on Kel'el Ware, Donovan Clingan, Zach Edey, and Alex Sarr, and the ways that their play will compare and contrast in the season. The ROTY race isn't as clear cut as it usually is, and we have our own picks for who we expect to win that award. We are starting to fully deep dive into all of these prospects, and with that we felt like we needed to come on the podcast and give our Big Picture thoughts. Enjoy!
This year's rookie class might have gotten a lot less buzz than in previous years, but a lot of them have had stand out performances through summer league so far. Matas Buzelis seems like a sneaky ROTY finalist, Reed Sheppard has been unstoppable, and many other rookies look like they'll impact their teams right away. The Win Projections for each team has been released, and there are some projections that stand out in a big way. OKC Thunder Over seems like the freest bet of them all, but look to The Celtics, Knicks, and Hornets as some other teams to consider smashing the over on. Enjoy!
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