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These NBA Teams Are Confusing AF Dec 10, 2024

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In the latest crossover extravaganza with The NBA Podcast, Dan and Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) discuss which NBA teams are confusing them the most this season. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
3:02 - Does NBA free agency/the trade deadline stink now?
9:11 - Atlanta Hawks
20:45 - Houston Rockets
30:39 - Chicago Bulls
45:08 - Los Angeles Clippers
54:25 - Orlando Magic
1:05:40 - Denver Nuggets
1:23:02 - Miami Heat
1:37:21 - Sacramento Kings
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2024-25 NBA Season Awards (December 2024) Dec 07, 2024

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Dan and Grant run through their CURRENT picks to win every 2024-25 NBA season award at the quarter pole. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO/CRITERIA
3:51 - MVP
12:46 - All-NBA Teams
31:45 - Defensive Player of the Year
44:22 - All-Defense Teams
57:15 - Rookie of the Year
1:03:30 - All-Rookie Teams
1:10:47 - Most Improved Player
1:23:01 - Sixth Man of the Year
1:31:33 - Coach of the Year
1:42:54 - NOT Coach of the Year
1:48:09 - Executive of the Year
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Which NBA Players Have Improved The Most? Dec 05, 2024

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Dan and Grant run through a list of 20-plus NBA players they believe have improved the most during the 2024-25 regular season. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
2:02 - Criteria/Approach
4:14 - Player No. 1
8:34 - Player No. 2
13:05 - Player No. 3
16:48 - Player No. 4
20:31 - Player No. 5
27:07 - Player No. 6
30:32 - Player No. 7
35:21 - Player No. 8
38:51 - Player No. 9
42:29 - Player No. 10
47:52 - Player No. 11
52:57 - Player No. 12
58:59 - Player No. 13
1:06:02 - Player No. 14
1:09:03 - Player No. 15
1:10:46 - Player No. 16
1:11:50 - Player No. 17
1:17:04 - Player No. 18
1:18:11 - Player No. 19
1:20:46 - Player No. 20
1:21:31 - Player No. 21
1:23:34 - Player No. 22
1:25:45 - Honorable mentions
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Kenny For Real Reacted To My NBA Trade Ideas... Dec 03, 2024

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Dan reacts to Kenny For Real reacting to his '1 Trade Idea Every NBA Team Should Propose Right Now" article. It's reaction inception! TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
3:16 - Atlanta Hawks
5:43 - Boston Celtics
6:36 - Brooklyn Nets
9:12 - Charlotte Hornets
11:13 - Chicago Bulls
13:27 - Cleveland Cavaliers
14:15 - Dallas Mavericks
16:46 - Denver Nuggets
20:59 - Detroit Pistons
23:04 - Golden State Warriors
28:32 - Houston Rockets
31:14 - Indiana Pacers
32:34 - Los Angeles Clippers
36:45 - Los Angeles Lakers
38:30 - Memphis Grizzlies
40:44 - Miami Heat
45:48 - Milwaukee Bucks
51:27 - Minnesota Timberwolves
52:06 - New Orleans Pelicans
55:23 - New York Knicks
57:27 - Oklahoma City Thunder
58:05 - Orlando Magic
58:59 - Philadelphia 76ers
1:02:02 - Phoenix Suns
1:03:41 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:06:50 - Sacramento Kings
1:07:32 - San Antonio Spurs
1:08:53 - Toronto Raptors
1:10:32 - Utah Jazz
1:12:08 - Washington Wizards
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Which NBA Player Would You Rather Have For The Next Five Years? Nov 30, 2024

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Dan and Grant go through 40-plus sets(!) of NBA players and decide which one they would rather have for the NEXT FIVE YEARS. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
1:58 - Our approach
5:36 - Darius Garland vs. Tyrese Haliburton
9:32 - Herb Jones vs. Keegan Murray
12:30 Chet Holmgren vs. Evan Mobley
16:41 - Tyrese Maxey vs. Jared McCain
20:21 - Stephon Castle vs. Jared McCain
22:18 - Stephon Castle vs. Jeremy Sochan
23:25 - Scottie Barnes vs. Jalen Williams
25:54 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jayson Tatum?
30:58 - LaMelo Ball vs. De'Aaron Fox
33:36 - LaMelo Ball vs. Paolo Banchero
35:40 - Paolo Banchero vs. Cade Cunningham
37:47 - Paolo Banchero vs. Chet Holmgren
41:16 - Joel Embiid vs. Zion Williamson
46:53 - Alperen Sengun vs. Alperen Sengun
48:03 - Kristaps Porzingis vs. Zion Williamson
50:22 - Jamal Murray vs. Zion Williamson
52:34 - Ben Simmons vs. Zion Williamson
53:59 - Joel Embiid vs. MYSTERY PLAYER!!!
55:27 - Moses Moody vs. Lindy Waters III
57:47 - Herb Jones vs. Jaden McDaniels
59:39 - Jalen Brunson vs. Tyrese Haliburton
1:01:52 - Scottie Barnes vs. Zion Williamson
1:05:23 - De'Aaron Fox vs. Tyrese Maxey
1:07:20 - Nikola Jokic vs. Victor Wembanyama
1:11:03 - Anthony Edwards vs. Victor Wembanyama
1:16:45 - Bam Adebayo vs. Lauri Markkanen
1:18:01 - Cade Cunningham vs. Shaedon Sharpe
1:18:45 - Deni Avdija vs. Bilal Coulibaly
1:20:27 - RJ Barrett vs. Jordan Poole
1:21:58 - Anthony Black vs. Jaden Ivey
1:24:28 - Brandon Ingram vs. Zach LaVine
1:27:06 - Brandin Podziemski vs. Jabari Smith Jr.
1:28:38 - Chet Holmgren vs. Jaren Jackson Jr.
1:31:20 - LaMelo Ball vs. Stephen Curry
1:32:32 - Damian Lillard vs. Trae Young
1:33:26 - Christian Braun vs. Josh Giddey
1:34:34 - Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Yves Missi
1:35:41 - Mitchell Robinson vs. Robert Williams III
1:36:45 - Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Naji Marshall
1:38:03 - Dejounte Murray vs. Derrick White
1:39:14 - Tari Eason or Cooper Flagg
1:40:43 - Bennedict Mathurin vs. Collin Sexton
1:42:40 - Ty Jerome vs. Payton Pritchard
1:44:24 - Moussa Diabate vs. Jalen Smith
1:46:28 - Jaden Ivey vs. Amen Thompson
1:47:38 - Deuce McBride vs. Brandin Podziemski
1:48:49 - Jalen Johnson vs. Franz Wagner
1:51:03 - Caleb Martin vs. Cody Martin
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Which NBA Player Is The Better Ball-Handler...In NBA 2K25? Nov 28, 2024

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Dan quizzes Grant on which NBA player has the better ball-handler rating in NBA 2K25. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
2:11 - GRANT IS NERVOUS PEOPLE
2:47 - Stephen Curry or Ja Morant?
3:30 - Luka Doncic or Trae Young?
4:20 - Jalen Brunson or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
4:54 - Devin Booker or Damian Lillard?
5:22 - Tyrese Haliburton or James Harden?
6:18 - Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell?
7:19 - Rob Dillingham or Jayson Tatum?
7:53 - Giannis Antetokounmpo or Anthony Edwards?
8:36 - LeBron James or D'Angelo Russell?
9:04 - DeMar DeRozan or Jaylen Brown?
10:15 - Stephen Curry or Kyrie Irving?
10:52 - Bam Adebayo or Nikola Jokic?
11:44 - Joel Embiid or Domantas Sabonis?
12:47 - Brandin Podziemski or Jalen Williams?
13:40 - Paolo Banchero or Franz Wagner?
14:39 - Anthony Davis or Karl-Anthony Towns?
15:16 - Chet Holmgren or Victor Wembanyama?
16:12 - Pascal Siakam or Zion Williamson?
16:43 - Jalen Green or Jordan Poole?
17:37 - Mikal Bridges or Draymond Green?
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2024-25 NBA Season Rookie Report Cards! Nov 26, 2024

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Dan and Grant check in on some of the most important rookie of the 2024-25 NBA season and evaluate their performances so far with...grades! TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
2:03 - Grading criteria
5:14 - Zaccharie Risacher
9:05 - Tidjane Salaun
11:18 - Matas Buzelis
14:21 - Ron Holland II
17:59 - Reed Sheppard
21:21 - Dalton Knecht
26:24 - Zach Edey
30:20 - Jaylen Wells
33:23 - Rob Dillingham
40:22 - Jared McCain
45:10 - Ryan Dunn
49:18 - Donovan Clingan
52:39 - Stephon Castle
57:41 - Bub Carrington
1:01:25 - Kyshawn George
1:04:44 - Alex Sarr
1:08:51 - Cody Williams
1:13:00 - Kyle Filipowski
1:15:34 - Jamal Shead, Tristan Da Silva, Ajay Mitchell, more
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Grading The Top NBA Players on New Teams Nov 23, 2024

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Dan and Grant through some of the biggest new NBA additions from over the offseason and grade how things are panning out so far. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
2:02 - Our approach
3:42 - Dejounte Murray on the New Orleans Pelicans
5:19 - Isaiah Hartenstein the Oklahoma City Thunder
6:00 - Klay Thompson on the Dallas Mavericks
10:19 - Mikal Bridges on the New York Knicks
16:33 - Karl-Anthony on the Knicks
24:00 - Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo on the Minnesota Timberwolves
34:08 - DeMar DeRozan on the Sacramento Kings
39:56 - Alex Caruso on the Thunder
43:04 - Josh Giddey on the Chicago Bulls
48:44 - Kris Dunn and Derrick Jones on the Los Angeles Clippers
53:03 - Paul George, Not Cody Martin on the Philadelphia 76ers
1:04:42 - Lindy Waters III on the Golden State Warriors
1:05:20 - Buddy Hield, Kyle Anderson and De'Anthony Melton on the Warriors
1:11:54 - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on the Orlando Magic
1:14:43 - Russell Westbrook on the Denver Nuggets
1:18:07 - Deni Avdija on the Portland Trail Blazers
1:21:32 - Dyson Daniels on the Atlanta Hawks
1:26:28 - Chris Paul on the San Antonio Spurs
1:28:18 - Tyus Jones on the Phoenix Suns
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Which NBA Teams Would Trade Cooper Flagg For Giannis Antetokounmpo? Nov 21, 2024

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Dan talks with Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) about the future of Giannis Antetokounmpo and goes through which potential NBA draft lottery teams would consider trading Cooper Flagg for the two-time MVP. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
2:36 - The Bucks shouldn't trade Giannis Antetokounmpo...for now
7:43 - Who has the better Giannis trade package: The Thunder or Rockets?
11:09 - Are the Pelicans a sleeper Giannis destination?
14:03 - Can OKC trade for Giannis without including Jalen Williams?
17:28 - The Knicks?!?
18:59 - Would you trade Giannis for Cooper Flagg?
19:31 - What if the Pelicans win the No. 1 pick?
20:01 - Which lottery teams would trade Cooper Flagg for Giannis?
20:25 - Toronto Raptors
21:06 - San Antonio Spurs + Stephon Castle tangent
24:20 - Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets
25:27 - Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls
27:28 - Miami Heat
28:20 - Dallas Mavericks
29:17 - Philadelphia 76ers
29:54 - Utah Jazz
31:44 - Indiana Pacers
32:46 - Portland Trail Blazers
38:39 - Los Angeles Clippers ➡️ OKC Thunder
41:19 - Memphis Grizzlies
43:03 - Los Angeles Lakers
43:39 - Denver Nuggets
45:33 - Is Luka Doncic or Nikola Jokic a better teammate for Giannis?
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Are The Knicks Contenders? PLUS: NBA City Edition Jersey Grades Nov 19, 2024

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Dan talks with Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) from Yahoo Sports, Forbes and The NBA podcast about the Knicks. Afterwards, they grade every 2024-25 NBA City Edition jersey. The YouTube version of these grades will drop Wednesday, November 20! TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
1:03 - Let's talk about the OKC Thunder! (Jk, it's the Knicks)
1:54 - Impressions of the Knicks with Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns
13:07 - How can the Knicks reach the Boston Celtics level?
27:11 - Is Tom Thibodeau the right coach for this team?
37:10 - Grading 2024-25 NBA City Edition jerseys
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