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Swish FM

Irreverent weekly deep-dives into the minutiae of the NBA’s past and present.

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Deep-Dive | Sabonis, Chapter 1 Aug 19, 2019

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Arvydas Sabonis won the Euroscar Award six times, Mr. Europa Award twice, is one of the greatest European basketball players ever and arguably the greatest all-time passing big-man.
Sabonis spent seven seasons with the Portland Trailblazers (1995-2001 and 2002-2003), after a long, accomplished career playing internationally with Žalgiris in the USSR Premier League (1981–1989), as well as the Spanish teams Fórum Valladolid (1989–1992) and Real Madrid (1992-1995). Sabonis was a 2x champion in the ACB League (1993, 1994), 3x champion in the USSR Premier League (1985–1987), and won the FIBA European League Championship (1995) and FIBA Club World Cup Championship (1986). He was inducted into both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
However, for all his accomplishments on the hardwood, Sabonis' significance and impact transcended basketball. After years of bloodshed, resistance and unrest, Lithuania declared it's independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Sabonis and his countrymen were instrumental in Lithuania reclaiming it's sovereignty on the global stage, earning bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
CHAPTER 1
Politics of the Baltic (13:00), Lithuania post-WWII (15:45), Lithuania as a being a geopolitical pawn, occupation by Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia (17:30), U.S. media narratives about Soviet Russia (22:30), the USSR Premier League, Žalgiris (27:00), USSR National Team (32:30), 1983- Sabonis' break out year with Žalgiris (39:40), Bill Walton sees Sabonis play for the first time (41:00), 1984- USSR plays Real Madrid and 20 year old Sabonis shatters a backboard with one hand (44:15), 1985- Žalgiris defeats CSKA Moscow, Sabonis is Tournament MVP (46:00), 1985 NBA Draft (49:15) and Ted Turner (50:30).
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Draft | Jerseys, Pt 2 Aug 05, 2019

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Ben Craw joins the pod this week for another DRAFT On The Line! This week we select our favorite all-time NBA jerseys—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps.
Part II:
ROUND 4
#7- Team BC - Jersey #4 (3:00)
#8- Team CW - Jersey #4 (9:00)
ROUND 5
#9- Team BC - Jersey #5 (21:40)
#10- Team CW - Jersey #6 (28:30)
HONORABLE MENTIONS (34:40)
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Draft | Jerseys, Pt 1 Jul 29, 2019

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Ben Craw joins the pod this week for another DRAFT On The Line! This week we select our favorite all-time NBA jerseys—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps.
Part I:
ROUND 1
#1- Team BC - Jersey #1 (4:15)
#2- Team CW - Jersey #1 (16:00)
ROUND 2
#3- Team BC - Jersey #2 (28:20)
#4- Team CW - Jersey #2 (38:30)
ROUND 3
#5- Team BC - Jersey #3 (49:00)
#6- Team CW - Jersey #3 (58:00)
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Draft | Countries, Pt 2 Jul 22, 2019

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Ben Craw joins the pod this week for another DRAFT On The Line! This week we select our favorite, non-U.S., NBA player producing countries—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps.
Part II:
ROUND 3
#5- Team CW—Country 3 (1:00)
#6- Team BC—Country 3 (8:45)
ROUND 4
#7- Team CW—Country 4 (18:00)
#8- Team BC—Country 4 (22:00)
ROUND 5
#9- Team CW—Country 5 (26:00)
#10- Team BC—Country 5 (37:00)
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Draft | Countries, Pt 1 Jul 15, 2019

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Ben Craw joins the pod this week for another DRAFT On The Line! This week we select our favorite, non-U.S., NBA player producing countries—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps.
Part I:
ROUND 1
#1- Team CW—Country 1 (8:50)
#2- Team BC—Country 1 (18:20)
ROUND 2
#3- Team CW—Country 2 (31:40)
#4- Team BC—Country 2 (41:30)
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Now What? Jul 10, 2019

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Ben Craw joins the pod to talk about the OTL's corporate independence (2:20), reactions to Kawhi and PG13 getting traded (6:20), Kawhi as the #1 alpha in Los Angeles (11:50), The Town w/ Ben Affleck (13:00), expectations for the Lakers (15:30), paint-by-numbers GMing (17:20), Alfred Coffee (20:20), Jerry West's place on the rankings of all-time greatest Lakers (23:50), Magic Johnson embracing Kawhi to the Clippers (25:00), Russell Westbrook (27:20), OKC is rebuilding (28:30), Chris pitches Ben some hypothetical Westbrook trades (31:20), Russell Westbrook: asset vs. liability (36:00), teams mortgaging their futures for the immediacy of a superstar (49:20)—ENJOY!
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Clippers Steal LA w/ Lucas Kavner Jul 07, 2019

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Lucas Kavner joins the pod to talk finding out about Kawhi Leonard joining the Clippers (3:45), specifics on the Paul George and Kawhi Leonard acquisitions (6:10), similarities between the Nets and Clippers (8:30), Kawhi and PG's on-the-court effect for the Clippers (9:50), defense and roster depth (10:30), Landry Shamet (12:00), LAC's major transactions from the last 2-3 years that led to Kawhi and PG13 (13:20), Kawhi and PG's off-the-court effect for the Clippers (16:20), Steve Ballmer (18:40), ramifications for the Toronto Raptors (19:40), OKC Thunder (22:40), Russell Westbrook (25:20), Westbrook destinations (26:50), the Los Angeles Lakers (30:00), Milwaukee Bucks & Philadelphia Sixers (37:30), Nets (39:00) and best moments from the #KawhiWatch, including RDAmbition (41:15)—ENJOY!
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Free Agents Gone Wild w/ Ben Craw & Trevor Einhorn Jul 02, 2019

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The craziest free agency in NBA history (3:30), all the major signings and acquisitions (5:30), KD and Kyrie going to the Nets shouldn't be that surprising (12:00), an emergency call from Trevor Einhorn re: the Lakers (13:40), D'Angelo Russell to the Warriors means the Lakers have inside info (15:00), Lakers Plan B's (20:45), extended conversation: Durant and Irving (27:00), Knicks lost the tabloid war but dodged a bullet by not signing Durant (35:00), Knicks free agent signings (38:00), favorite offseason moves (44:00).
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Draft | All-OTL (1st & 2nd Teams) Jun 24, 2019

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Ben Craw joins the pod this week for another DRAFT On The Line! This week we select the All-OTL 1st and 2nd Teams—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps.
ROUND 1
#1- 1st Team All-OTL (6:50)
#2- 1st Team All-OTL (10:50)
ROUND 2
#3- 1st Team All-OTL (15:30)
#4- 1st Team All-OTL (20:15)
ROUND 3
#5- 1st Team All-OTL (23:25)
#6- 2nd Team All-OTL (29:25)
ROUND 4
#7- 2nd Team All-OTL (31:50)
#8- 2nd Team All-OTL (34:50)
ROUND 5
#9- 2nd Team All-OTL (37:40)
#10- 2nd Team All-OTL (40:00)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach (43:15)
Assistant Coaches (45:45)
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Anthony Davis Traded to the Lakers Jun 17, 2019

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Similarities between today's NBA and pro wrestling (2:00), LeBron and the Lakers are once again NBA villains (7:00), the nuts and bolts of the Anthony Davis trade (11:15), the Lakers are trading away their future for a narrow championship window with LeBron (14:10), Anthony Davis is a franchise cornerstone and one of the transcendent players in the NBA (16:00), the Lakers were desperate and had to make this deal (16:50), David Griffin pillaged the Lakers of all their future assets (17:30), excitement for the Pelicans (19:00), the Lakers' salary cap situation and how they upgrade the roster (20:15), the Lakers do not have the salary cap space to sign a max-contract player in free agency (23:15), free agency ideas for the Lakers (27:00), concerns about LeBron aging (28:30), talented, top heavy rosters are forced to compromise their depth (29:30), comparing the load management of Kawhi's Raptors vs. LeBron's Lakers (30:30), Mitchell Robinson and all the young players who avoided being traded for Anthony Davis (33:30), what the trade means for Lonzo Ball (36:30), Zion Williamson (37:40), wishing well to the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers, WHO DESERVE ANTHONY DAVIS (38:30), the Boston Celtics (39:45), Jrue Holiday (41:00), NOLA's plans for the #4 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft (41:45) and LA's needs and plans moving forward (44:30).
On The Line is hosted by Chris Wendelken, Ben Craw and friends.
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