The Dunker Spot

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Contender Roll Call Jan 23, 2024

Show notes

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. dig into a couple of marquee matchups from the weekend, then check in on a few contending teams around the league.

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TIME STAMPS

3:00 -- Nuggets-Celtics discussion

30:30 -- Thunder-Timberwolves discussion

53:30 -- Bouncing around other playoff teams

1:13:00 -- News/Mailbag

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Show Me The Money Jan 19, 2024

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Mark Schindler (WNBA.com, They've Got Now, and everything in between) to break down the Pascal Siakam trade, then preview the WNBA's free agency period.

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TIME STAMPS

1:45 -- Exploring Pascal Siakam's fit with Indiana

38:15 -- What's next for TOR?

48:00 -- WNBA Free agency preview, starting with the Liberty

56:30 -- Aces

1:04:30 -- Skylar Diggins-Smith

1:09:45 -- Elena Delle Donne

1:17:45 -- Other free agents we're excited about

1:24:30 -- Potential "how will this contract age?" candidates

1:28:15 -- Who comes out of nowhere in this year's class?

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All That Jazz Jan 16, 2024

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest (W)NBA news, break down the Wizards-Pistons trade from the weekend, check in on All-Star voting, then bounce around the league with observations.

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TIME STAMPS

1:25 -- (W)NBA News (Elena Delle Donne, Vince Williams)

11:40 -- Wizards-Pistons trade

21:55 -- All-Star voting update

21:10 -- Teams That Impressed (OKC, MIN, UTA)

50:40 -- A Hawks rant

1:00:25 -- Player shoutouts

1:08:40 -- Free Throws

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Board Man Got Paid! Jan 11, 2024

Show notes

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest (breaking) news, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

1:15 -- NBA News (Erik Spoelstra, Injury updates, Kawhi Leonard)

16:30 -- How to balance flow with intentionality within an offense

24:00 -- Can (elite) passing vision be taught?

31:15 -- The viability of clock-burning defense

42:15 -- When is it time to move on from a draft pick?

50:00 -- The prevalence of stashing a rim protector on a non-shooting wing

54:15 -- How valuable is Isaiah Hartenstein to the Knicks now and moving forward?

1:06:00 -- Paolo Banchero thoughts

1:13:00 -- From the group chat: Paolo vs Chet

1:16:30 -- A Kevin Durant-Paul George proposal

1:19:30 -- Free Throws

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Rookie Report, Vol. 2 Jan 09, 2024

Show notes

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest Warriors news, then dig into volume two of the Rookie Report.

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TIME STAMPS

2:30 -- Warriors Update

8:00 -- Rookie Report, starting with Victor Wembanyama

19:30 -- Chet Holmgren

30:00 -- Brandon Miller

36:45 -- Scoot Henderson

43:00 -- Ausar Thompson

48:00 -- Bilal Coulibaly

53:00 -- Dereck Lively II

58:30 -- Jaime Jaquez Jr

1:02:45 -- Brandin Podziemski

1:08:45 -- Trayce Jackson-Davis

1:13:00 -- Amen Thompson

1:17:00 -- Julian Strawther

1:19:30 -- YouTube shoutouts

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All-Star Returns (2024) Jan 05, 2024

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the early returns for All-Star voting, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

2:00 -- NBA News (Nets, Ricky Rubio, Draymond Green/Gary Payton II, Franz Wagner)

10:45 -- All-Star discussion

31:30 -- Mailbag, starting with the state of the Lakers

44:00 -- Trades, road trips and the effect on chemistry

46:30 -- Exploring the Spurs' roster + how to shift the context for young teams

54:30 -- Downside of stampede cuts + Knicks spacing questions

1:03:30 -- How should the Celtics bolster their bench, if at all?

1:09:15 -- Sam Merrill thoughts

1:13:00 -- JV Coaching tips

1:17:45 -- Ranking the Celtics' defensive seasons

1:19:15 -- A rest-of-season player power ranking

1:22:30 -- Free Throws

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New Year, More Trades Jan 02, 2024

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. break down all angles of the big Raptors-Knicks trade, then dole out some New Year's resolutions across the league.

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TIME STAMPS

2:00 -- Knicks-Raptors trade

45:30 -- East playoff resolutions (BOS, MIL, PHI, MIA, ORL, CLE)

1:01:00 -- Play-in resolutions (IND, NY, BKN, CHI)

1:04:30 -- Bottom of the East (ATL, WAS, DET, CHA)

1:05:45 -- West playoff resolutions (MIN, OKC, DEN, LAC, SAC, DAL)

1:14:15 -- Play-in resolutions (NO, PHX, LAL, HOU)

1:18:15 -- Bottom of the West (SA, POR x2, MEM)

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End of Year Mailbag Dec 28, 2023

Show notes

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest news, then close out 2023 with a mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

1:30 -- (W)NBA News (Player of the Week, Aaron Gordon, Kenneth Lofton, Brandon Williams)

11:00 -- Can [insert small guard here] be the best player on a title team?

24:30 -- Derrick White's All-Star candidacy

39:00 -- How non-scoring lead guards thrive

43:45 -- How PHI's offense will translate in the postseason + playoff adjustments

55:30 -- Rarity of non-star, pass-shoot-defend wings

1:13:30 -- Devin Booker's usage

1:23:15 -- All-Tryhard Defense Team + small shot blockers

1:28:30 -- Exposing our bingo cards

1:33:00 -- Free Throws

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Boxing Day Breakdown Dec 26, 2023

Show notes

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap this year’s Christmas slate, while also looking ahead for the teams involved.

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TIME STAMPS

3:00 — Knicks/Bucks

28:09 — Nuggets/Warriors

47:00 — Lakers/Celtics

1:06:00 — Heat/Celtics

1:21:24 — Suns/Mavs

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All I Want For Christmas Is You(Tube TV) Dec 21, 2023

Show notes

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. talk through the WNBA's schedule release, preview this year's Christmas Day slate, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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1:31 -- WNBA news

9:45 -- NBA news

11:52 -- Christmas Day previews, Knicks vs. Bucks

21:13 -- Nuggets vs. Warriors

31:06 -- Lakers vs. Celtics

41:21 -- Sixers vs. Heat

49:50 -- Suns vs. Mavs

58:41 -- Mailbag

1:29:52 -- Free Throws

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