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Episode 297: Parisian Flavor Jul 30, 2024

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On the 297th episode of the Underdog NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick discuss the opening round of men's basketball at the Paris Olympics! They start with a discussion of the US Men's national team's convincing win over Serbia, touching on Kevin Durant's incredible performance, Lebron's effort level and the Jayson Tatum playing time situation. They then discuss a little bit on Grant Hill's comments regarding Jaylen Brown's exclusion from the team before they shift over to the other games, discussing Canada vs. Greece and then how Australia may be the sleeper team despite given how well they play as a unit. Finally, Zan tries to talk Tyus Jones before they wrap up!

Episode 296: The In-SEINE-ly Beautiful Game Jul 25, 2024

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On the 296th episode of the Underdog NBA Show Tyler and Zandrick go over the final Paris Olympic rosters and much much more! They start by talking about the current odds for Team United States of America and why Lebron looks like he's going to have his 2008 Kobe moment. They then go through the rest of the rosters and discuss some of the good and bad from each team, who could underachieve or overachieve, and how each roster is assembled from a FIBA perspective and an NBA perspective.

Episode 295: Great Guy Awards Jul 17, 2024

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On the 295th episode of the Underdog Sports NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick discuss Jalen Brunson's new deals and some thoughts from Vegas! They go over the pros and cons of Brunson taking a lot less money now than what he can earn later down the road and some of the reasons why he may have left money on the table. They then shift to the summer league and talk about Reed Sheppard's hot start before discussing some other players and then their impacts next year on the Rookie of the Year award.

Episode 294: Smells like Team Spirit Jul 10, 2024

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On the 294th Episode of the Underdog Sports NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick discuss some thoughts on Free agency and then the Olympics! They start with some thoughts on the Demar Derozan deal and why it makes sense for the Kings before pivoting to the weird lack of interest in Brandon Ingram. They then shift their focus to Olympic basketball and break down each group and pick favorites and darkhorses. Finally, they banter a bit about other Olympic events.

Episode 293: Moratorium on Big 3's Jul 03, 2024

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On the 293rd episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss the Pelicans and Hawks trade and then early free agency! They start by discussing how the Dejounte Murray trade to the Pelicans impacts both the Pelicans and the Hawks while they disagree greatly on the next direction the Hawks go. Then they turn their attention to the early days of free agency and discuss Paul George to the 76ers as the biggest move of the first few hours. They then turn to the moves made by the Dallas Mavericks as well as the OKC thunder and talk about how the top of the west may look slightly different than it has.

Episode 292: 2024 NBA Draft- First Round Review Jun 28, 2024

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On the 292nd episode of the Underdog NBA Show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss all the ins and outs of the first round of the NBA draft! They begin by breaking down the Hawks' choices at first overall and why Risischar makes sense even if Tyler doesn't agree. They then continue throughout the top 10 and discuss the best and worst picks of the first round and some interesting decisions made by the Spurs, Timberwolves, and Grizzlies. Finally, they discuss the Mikal Bridges trade and how the Knicks are setup for the next year.

Episode 291: Celtics NBA Champs! Jun 19, 2024

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On the 291st episode of the Underdog NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick talk through the NBA finals after the Celtics' resounding series win They first start by talking about game 5 before shifting over to how the Celtics were built and their staying power as a contender. They then shift to talk about this Celtics team vs past championships and debate Al Horfords career status and whether or not he has a chance at the Hall of Fame. Finally, they talk about the Mavericks and why they lost and then debate 2025 finals odds!

Episode 290: Finals Clips Jun 13, 2024

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On the 290th episode of the Underdog Sports NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler talk takeaways from the first two games of the NBA finals! They open with the news of the Kristaps Porzingis injury and what that means for Boston moving forward and how it may benefit the Dallas perimeter players. They also discuss how Kyrie is going to have at least one massive game and can he keep it rolling to get Dallas back into the series. Finally the discuss the lakers coaching search and all the narratives surrounding it.

Episode 289: Finals Adjacent Conversation Jun 06, 2024

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On the 289th episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler preview the upcoming NBA finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. they begin by talking through some of the major storylines as well as who benefits the most by winning a title. They then get into specific matchups and play styles before talking coaching and their picks for the series. Finally they talk about the Los Angeles Lakers who are seemingly poised to hire JJ Redick as their head coach in the coming days.

Episode 288: A Lively Discussion May 30, 2024

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On the 288th episode of the Underdog NBA Show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss the NBA players and specifically the Wolves and Mavericks! They talk through how interesting the series has been despite the Mavericks' jumping out to a 3-0 lead and what the Timberwolves did differently in game 4 to be able to send the series back to Minnesota. They discuss Derek Lively's injury, the difficult choices Dallas has had to make, and then what the Timberwolves' chances are to actually push this series to a game 7.

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