Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

LeBron James authors one of his best performances against a Pels team totally unprepared for the onslaught.And the Indiana Pacers continue their improbable run to the semifinals behind the continued brilliance of Tyrese Haliburton, while the Bucks’ season-long flaws caught up to them.Plus, why the NBA has to change the timing of the first semifinal next year.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMPlus, subscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see the key moments from the pod each week.

Hoo boy, the NBA threw us a curveball by eliminating positions for All-NBA. So…this was a long one, but we got to everything.  Find out who we picked for all of the major awards, including MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, ROY, COY, and 6MOY.  Plus, our picks for sophomore of the year, Executive of the Year, and Not Executive of the Year.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMPlus, subscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see the key moments from the pod each week. 

Our first chance this year to get on live with Dunc’d On Prime subscribers. Some great questions:How would we redraft 2021?What is the minimum return you’d accept for your pending free agents in Toronto?Why is the Pistons’ defense bad despite playing defense-first players?Why are American players not the best in the world anymore?How is Calgary Ginger Beef?What factors do you consider when writing a player off as a prospect?Want to participate in our next audio mailbag? Subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime: DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Part 2 of our bi-weekly look at each conference. This week, the East:ATL and BRK played a ridiculous game, as all Hawks home games seem to be.IND: Is Tyrese Haliburton already one of the four best-shooting point guards ever?CHI: Their Big 3 has been awful together. Is it time to reduce the role of Nikola Vucevic?CHA and WAS: LaMelo Ball is hurt, Miles Bridges looks back, Kyle Kuzma’s curious end-of-game decision-making, and Jordan Poole’s ghastly numbers.TOR: Dennis Schröder has given the Raptors quality point guard play.NYK: What did we think of the Knicks’ strategy at the end of their loss to the Suns?DET: Marvin Bagley has been a rare bright spot.CLE: It feels like their season hasn’t started yet.PHI: The Sixers need to find some offensive production outside the Big 3Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Another huge episode as we go in chronological order to lay out how the standings evolved for the Tournament and hit on all of the games.  Plus, why we think the NBA really has a winner on its hand with the Tournament.  Finally, we catch up on news around the league.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

HOU and LAL: LeBron gets the better of Dillon Brooks in crunchtime again, but the Rockets’ D is for realGSW and OKC played Nate’s favorite game of the season so far.UTA: The Jazz offense is surprisingly solidDAL: A loss to the Bucks, but Kyrie Irving was incredibly impressive.DEN: How are the youngs on Denver’s rebuilt bench faring?LAC: How has Kawhi’s role changed this year?PHX: How are all those ballyhooed minimum signings doing?POR: A shocking Deandre Ayton stat puts into context his underwhelming start.NOP/MIN: Karl-Anthony Towns has been a crunchtime killer of lateMEM: The Marcus Smart at PG era was not what we hopedSAC: The Kings have been fantastic with De’Aaron Fox in the lineupSAS: So long to point Sochan?Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Another of the tight, quick-hitting shows Dunc’d On is known for! Danny and Nate look at each of the 30 teams in reverse order of net rating, and ask what each team’s biggest question is based on the first ~10 games of the season.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

BOS: Kristaps Porzingis has been everything the C’s have hoped forPHI Tyrese Maxey’s 50-pointer caps a scorching startIND: Tyrese Haliburton is leading the best offense in the NBAATL: Jalen Johnson is emerging as Atlanta’s best prospectNYK: The Knicks are historically bad right now in this key statORL: The Magic’s guards lead one of the best defensesMIL: So, are these guys ever going to generate easy shots?BRK: The Nets’ defense hasn’t been as good as hoped so farTOR: Is Scottie Barnes back on track?CLE: Unfortunately, the Cavs don’t get to play the Warriors againMIA: Bam Adebayo has gotten better, againCHI: We try to find something, anything, that has gone right for the BullsDET: Is it Cade, or the team around him?CHA: The Hornets have a solid offense for an unexpected reasonWAS: Danilo Gallinari has been a bright spot; Jordan Poole has notFour more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

A year ago, Keith Smith joined Nate to discuss our hopes, dreams, fears, and expectations for the 2023 CBA. One year later, with an offseason under our belts, we take stock of the new provisions and how they are working out so far.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

A look at the Western conference thru the first 2 weeks or so of the season.DAL: Luka Doncic and the Mavs’ shooters have been on fire.DEN and MIN: The Wolves dealt Denver their first loss as Jaden McDaniels returned. Plus, a way Nikola Jokic has gotten better on defense in the early going.HOU: Dillon Brooks is playing better on offense, but Amen Thompson wasn’t playing like himself before he got hurt.LAC and LAL saw both teams go big looking for an early-season win.MEM: Will it get better at 0-6?NOP: Why they are paper tigers if they keep playing like this, even at 4-1.OKC: The Thunder need Josh Giddey to play more efficientlyPHX and SAS: The Spurs take a memorable set in Phoenix as Victor Wembanyama goes offGSW and SAC played a classic early season game. How the Kings might have exposed a vulnerability with GSW’s closing lineup.Blazers and Jazz fans, we’ve got you next episode.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

A fantastic slate marked the inaugural night of games for the NBA Cup. We discuss overall how the event went, and then get into the details on GSW/OKC, CLE/IND, BKN/CHI, MEM/POR, NYK/MIL, and DAL/DEN.Then, we pick our most significant result from the evening as it affects the standings going forward.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

The Oklahoma City Thunder are our most intriguing team in the early going, as we focus on the role of Chet Holmgren on both ends.Denver’s revamped second unit looks great so far as their juggernaut rolls on early this year.The Detroit Pistons are using a Cade and defense formula to get off to a 2-1 start.Was it possible that nobody would win the Bulls/Raptors game on Friday?Utah managed to beat the Clippers’ 5-out group on Friday, but the Clips have the league’s best net rating and the Jazz one of the worst thru 3 games.Golden State won 2-straight road games. While Houston’s defense looks more competent, we’re still waiting on their young stars.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Danny and Nate do deep dives on the two big games of the evening, including Dallas winning Victor’s debut and the Celtics surviving in New York with their new superteam.Then we hit on every other game this evening, in order: ATL/CHA, WAS/IND, ORL/HOU, CLE/BRK, DET/MIA, MIN/TOR, POR/LAC, OKC/CHI, and NOP/MEM.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMWith Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux).

Nate and Danny give their predictions for every team, plus their picks for the playoffs and championship.Then, every major award including MVP, COY, DPOY, 6th Man, Most Improved, ROY, and Executive of the Year. Plus we discuss our picks for best sophomore, biggest surprise teams and players, biggest disappointments, and of course Not Executive of the Year.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

The Athletic’s Kelly Iko joins to discuss a season of heightened expectations in Houston. Topics:What the Rockets are getting in Fred VanVleet and Dillon BrooksWhy Nate thinks Amen Thompson is one of the most interesting prospects to enter the league in a long timeHow the Rockets will still rise and fall on the development of Jalen Green, Jabari Smith, Jr., and Alperen SengunAnd, of course, our predictions for the Rockets’ season4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Editor-in-chief of Air Alamo Noah Magaro-George joins to discuss the debut season of Victor Wembanyama. We discuss every aspect of his upcoming rookie season:How he looks physicallyWhere he’s improved the most from the SummerHow they’ll use him on both endsWhat lineups he’ll play inHow he’ll effect the Spurs bottom line as a rookieThen we rank the Spurs remaining prospects like Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Malaki Branham, and get into their developmental paths.Finally, we give our predictions for the Spurs’ season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Longtime Miami scribe Ethan Skolnick of Five Reasons Sports guests to discuss the Heat’s chances of returning to the NBA Finals. Ethan discusses why he thinks this Heat roster is improved over the one that started the regular season a year ago, what the plan is for Erik Spoelstra’s rotation, and whether Jimmy Butler can do it again at age 34.Plus, is the Heat organization doing enough to support Butler’s pursuit of a championship?And, of course, we make our predictions for the Heat season. Nets beatman Brian Lewis of the New York Post is our guest to hit on a Nets team that we really haven’t seen together yet. How does Ben Simmons look, and how will he be used by this team? What are the expectations for Mikal Bridges after his breakout a year ago? Why wasn’t this team good defensively last year despite all their talent, and can they improve for this year? What are the chances of them moving some of their veterans?And, of course, we make our predictions for the Nets season. 4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Will Gottlieb of CHGO joins to discuss the Chicago Bulls. They’re bringing the band back, so do they project as the most similar team from a year ago?What are the chances that young players in the rotation can power a step forward? Who starts at point guard? Who finishes games? How will the Big 3 play this year with Vuc and DeRozan in their mid-30s now?Plus, we make our predictions for the Bulls season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

 Tim Cato of the Athletic is our guest to discuss the first full year of the Luka/Kyrie era. What can they take from their disappointing finish last year? Will the rookies really start? Can Josh Green be the answer for 2-way play? Is this a deeper team than commonly believed? Is Jaden Hardy a key piece of the team this year? And could Jason Kidd be on the hot seat if the team is below expectations?Plus, we make our predictions for the season. Jazz radioman and host of Locked on Jazz David Locke breaks down a Jazz team that we haven’t seen play together yet. Topics:Why David thinks Lauri Markkanen can take another leap this yearHow will the backcourt rotation shake out next to Jordan Clarkson?Can Walker Kessler prove that last year’s huge rim protection numbers are here to stay?How does John Collins fit in with the frontcourt?Should the Jazz YOLO and start Keyonte George at PG?Plus, Nate makes his predictions for the Jazz season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

We hit on all the tentacles of the Jrue Holiday trade:How good is this Celtics team on the floor? Who will start? How will they play on offense and defense now? Is this one of the most talented teams we’ve seen? What are their remaining weaknesses?Did the Celtics give up too much to get him?How did the Blazers do overall in the Dame trade? Were there other potential offers they should have prioritized? Now that we know the full return, how did Portland’s decision not to trade Dame earlier work out?Should other teams have beaten this offer from Boston? Could they have?What is this Blazers team now and how is their rebuild looking?Plus, we catch up on the latest news around the league.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM