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Dave DuFour and Sam Amick are joined by Pablo Torre to discuss his report on Pablo Torre Finds Out about Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers. They discuss what will make the report stick, what the smoking gun in this reporting is, the timeline of Kawhi’s deal, the Clippers birthday tweet, and if the league will actually take on Steve Balmer.
Host: Dave DuFour and Sam Amick
With: Pablo Torre
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Dave DuFour is joined by Law Murray to preview the Clippers season. What are the expectations for Kawhi? What are the biggest offseason moves that will affect the team? What are reasonable expectations for the Clippers?
After the break Es Baraheni is joined by James Edwards III to discuss the Knicks and what improvements they made in the offseason, if Mike Brown can help them get to the Finals, and what is the best measure of success for the Knicks?Host: Dave DuFour and Es Bareheni
With: Law Murray and James Edwards III
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by National Writer at the Athletic, Fred Katz to discuss which teams and players are under the most pressure heading into the 2025-2026 season. They each will draft one for each of the following categories:
Round 1: Star Player
Round 2: Contenders
Round 3: Young Player
Round 4: Front Office
Round 5: Wildcard (Choose anything NBA-related that wouldn’t fall into one of the previous categories)
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Fred Katz
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Monica Compton
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The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 6 includes players 5-1 hosted by David Aldridge, Joe Vardon and Law Murray of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.
1. Michael Jordan
2. LeBron James
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. Bill Russell
5. Magic Johnson
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Host: David Aldridge
With: Joe Vardon and Law Murray
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 5 includes players 19-6 hosted by Jon Krawczynski, Jay King and Kelly Iko of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.
6. Wilt Chamberlain
7. Shaquille O’Neal
8. Tim Duncan
9. Larry Bird
10. Kobe Bryant
11. Hakeem Olajuwon
12. Steph Curry
13. Oscar Robertson
14. Kevin Durant
15. Julius Irving
16. Jerry West
17. Karl Malone
18. Kevin Garnett
19. Moses Malone
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Host: Jon Krawczynski
With: Jay King and Kelly Iko
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 4 includes players 39-20 hosted by Eric Nehm, Hunter Patterson and Law Murray of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.
20. Dirk Nowitzki
21. David Robinson
22. Giannis Antetokounmpo
23. Charles Barkley
24. Elgin Baylor
25. Isiah Thomas
26. Rick Barry
27. Dwayne Wade
28. Nikola Jokic
29. John Havlicek
30. Scottie Pippen
31. Chris Paul
32. Bob Pettit
33. John Stockton
34. James Harden
35. Kawhi Leonard
36. George Mikan
37. Jason Kidd
38. Patrick Ewing
39. Steve Nash
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Host: Eric Nehm
With: Hunter Patterson and Law Murray
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 3 includes players 59-40 hosted by Jay King, Eric Koreen and Jason Jones of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.
40. Bob Cousy
41. Joel Embiid
42. Elvin Hayes
43. George Gervin
44. Clyde Drexler
45. Willis Reed
46. Clyde Frazier
47. Russell Westbrook
48. Reggie Miller
49. Allen Iverson
50. Gary Payton
51. Paul Pierce
52. Kevin McHale
53. Luka Doncic
54. Dominique Wilkins
55. Ray Allen
56. Dwight Howard
57. Anthony Davis
58. Bob McAdoo
59. James Worthy
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Host: Jay King
With: Eric Koreen and Jason Jones
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the winners and losers of the NBA schedule including the Blazers, Sixers and Pelicans. Then the guys are joined by Dave DuFour to discuss 10 questions about the upcoming NBA Season.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Dave DuFour
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Monica Compton
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The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 2 includes players 79-60 hosted by Jon Krawczynski, Fred Katz and Law Murray of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.
60. Tracy McGrady
61. Dave Cowens
62. Wes Unseld
63. Dolph Schayes
64. Dennis Rodman
65. Damian Lillard
66. Carmelo Anthony
67. Earl Monroe
68. Chris Webber
69. Billy Cunningham
70. Tiny Archibald
71. Robert Parish
72. Paul George
73. Hal Greer
74. Bill Walton
75. Alonzo Mourning
76. Jerry Lucas
77. Sam Jones
78. Pau Gasol
79. Alex English
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Host: Jon Krawczynski
With: Fred Katz and Law Murray
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 1 includes players 100-80 hosted by Jared Weiss, Mike Vorkunov and Tony Jones of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.
80. Kyrie Irving
81. Pete Maravich
82. Manu Ginobili
83. Spencer Haywood
84. Grant Hill
85. Vince Carter
86. Chris Bosh
87. Tony Parker
88. Dennis Johnson
89. Paul Arizin
90. Nate Thurmond
91. Jayson Tatum
92. Bernard King
93. Bill Sharman
94. Artis Gilmore
95. Sidney Moncrief
96. Lenny Wilkens
97. Dave DeBusschere
98. Dave Bing
99. Jimmy Butler
100. Draymond Green
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Host: Jared Weiss
With: Tony Jones and Mike Vorkunov
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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