Hey, so it's been a minute. Here's what happened. So I started Delhi MBA with Alexander J and my sports writing podcasting journey purely out of love, but also financial need. I wanted a job.
So towards the end of last season, March and April, I ended up getting a job in Australia with a sports organization who the right thing to do during the probationary period was limit what I said publicly, fine. And it kind of got away from me. So I still did some sports writing. I was on the end of saying that I did a bunch of podcasts all over the place, but the end of season two of this show fell off a little bit of a cliff and I heard from you guys.
Last year we were in 140 each countries. I had messages all over the place saying how dare you, I really love the show. So with the upcoming season and with my sports job, I mean, okay, place, we're bringing it back. We're getting the band back together.
That is literally my phone going off right now to talk about this. So this show, this season will be a partnership between myself. I'll put on a couple of guys to co-host and the Mojo Sports Network for a long time listeners. That's where I do my weekly show.
I've got a quiz episode coming literally after this message, it's our season four premiere. It's an NBA season quiz 45 minutes. It's great. I say all that to say this, this show will be returning in some way or some form, highly recommend following the show, subscribing, whatever podcast platform you use, this is the notification.
I reckon it'll be a couple weeks and you'll start the year from me plus a couple guest hosts again, five days a week, 10 minutes, the Daily NBA report is probably gonna be the name of the thing. I probably should trade my photo, whatever the hell I have to do. Daily NBA with Alexander J is no more in name only. The show will continue.
I'm just taking my name off it. I'll be hosting four days a week. The Daily NBA report is where it's at. Here it is, that quiz episode I talked about, hosted by the Mojo Sports Network, me and a couple of sports journalists quiz on last year's NBA season.
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This is officially episode one of season four with the NBA show here on the Mojo Sports Network. Welcomeing you back to another season of Sporting Excellence. I'm your host, sports writer, and podcast Alexander J returning for what is my third season at the helm here. Today's a very special edition of the show.
It's the second annual 2023 24 NBA season quiz, more on today's show in just a second. So if you're new here or returning to the Mojo Sports Network, this season four of this show, make sure you subscribe on your preferred podcast platform. So you never miss an episode and leave us five stars while you're there because we have some very exciting updates over the next couple of weeks. Quick update on the rankings lads.
Last year our goal was to get into the top 50 of the NBA podcast. We briefly touched 51 towards the end of the season. I'm very happy to report. After our last episode, post the NBA finals, we finally snuck into that top 50, 13.
Now granted that was the Colombian charts, but still we also popped into the top 20 in China, top 25 in France, we're just chasing the elusive 50 in Australia. As always, you can catch this show. I'm guest hosting the NRL show for the next two weeks on the network. We have an AFL coverage there.
The wonderful NRLW show Women in League. We get NRLW players and coaches for interviews. Plus the Women in Grid on the show, much, much more coming to the Mojo Sports Network over the next few months. But if you're an NBA's to go like, we stay tuned to this feed, we've got very, very special announcements coming over the next couple of weeks about our shows.
That's right. I said shows, meaning multiple, but from today we return to the weekly NBA episodes, every Thursday morning in your feed where we cover all the interesting stats and the under the radar stories you won't hear anywhere else in NBA podcasting this year with a twist. Today's show is our annual quiz edition where I challenge the knowledge on the past NBA season to our guests. The rules, anything from the 2023-24 NBA draft through to the NBA finals is in play.
I've got points next to each question in three categories. Although I'm not really a fair host and I play pretty hard and fast with those rules. We've got those three categories and if need be a lightning round, if we can't split competitors last season, it got very, very close to needing that lightning round. Now onto our guests, and Shepherd in Victoria where the river flows free lives Jack Brophy as fine as can be.
CEO of Sports Confidential's Grand Podcast Quest covering sports and racing across the nation. He's simply the best. On last year's quiz, he raced to a final round chase and made a late run for the top of the race. Though he gave it at all with no hint of slack.
He landed in second, but anyway, here's Jack. Welcome back to season four, Jack, Jack. Where, where, what an intro. I can tell you've been working on that.
That's brilliant. Glad to be back on the show. Hagelb is last season as well. The way that it ended, can't wait to probably hear more stories off Tom in his experience and that.
And yeah, that's fantastic work for me. It's going to be half of this NBA quiz for me though. It's sort of like home as him putting the cray on up his nose. That's me trying to begin the NBA acknowledging there with all the other sports that's going on right now.
It's just there's so much to cover across so many sports. I don't want to let it down today, but we'll see how we go. It's great to be back. You were right.
That took me four months to come of that round. This next one took me three. It's a little bit easier, but Melbourne's sports journalist, Tom Dev, a star on the scene now international correspondent with a quick witted gleam. Read him, read him online.
His insights are prime. I once compared his looks to Jamar Murray in kind. Last year from the NBA finals, he'd been then from Boston with Cheers as a Celtics clinched victory with him in the stadium. The title was near.
Welcome back, Tom with your sharp clever line, your sports wisdom and charm always. A welcome shine. Tom, how are you? I'm good.
I'm good. And I'm bad intro actually just reminded me. Well, the Olympics were on my dad to get a text from a friend while watching Australia vs Canada saying, oh, since when did Tom play for Canada? Number four, which was Jamar Murray.
So a bit of indication there for you, Alex. But I'm good. I'm good. Excellent.
I see. You may have ridiculed me when I brought that up about a year ago, but maybe I'm just a visionary. Now, one day per car, so. Guest number three and the short odds contender to win today's quiz from Perth comes Yuri Billcich, Sharp and so bright a sports journalist with Aussie rules in every other sport in sight.
For the West Australian, his coverage is quite serious. And for the Olympics this year, he worked on something mysterious. With memory so keen, the mini basketball encyclopedia I named the Milwaukee boxer his favorite and for quiz wins, he's famed. Last year's show had a bit of a mix up.
A joke that didn't go quite right. Yuri, I said you were born in Japan. Whoops, you're Australian by birthright, my bad man. Yuri's got the knowledge and he's set to win again in this year's quiz.
Let the battle for NBA supremacy begin. Yuri, how are you, my man? Gradually back on the show again, Alex, and has another splendid intro and season out went by, which had so many great twists and turns. And I think this season's going to be even more encapsulating.
That might have been the longest intro I've ever had. So if you just want to get into the quiz, skip five minutes into the show. Here we are, gentlemen. Three rounds, play your points and offer.
If you answer a question, right, you'll hear this noise. If you answer a question incorrectly, that's sad, a note will play. Every question is worth points. If you do not guess correctly, it opens up to the gang.
I put in the notes, I'll offer half points, but I play hard and fast. I'll just make up points on the go. That's kind of how it goes. The order of our points will be Yuri, Jack Tom, and our three categories are League leaders, general knowledge, and shamelessly I've stolen from inside the NBA, who he play for, with a bit of a, we've got a lightning round if we get to it.
But are we already? We're already playing nods around at the zoom. Okay, so first question, sits with Yuri. This is the category, lead, lead, lead, leaders.
Lead, lead, lead, lead, for our first six questions. Yuri, three players averaged over 30 points per game for the last season. Who were there? You get 100 points for each correct answer.
Look at Don Chitch, Shaq, you'll just add to the end, Janus, and Kanpone. Give him 300 right off the bat, well done, mate. Hard to go wrong. Jack.
Oh, it's gonna be hard. Who led the League in three point attempts? I give you one incorrect answer, you get two shots at it. I'm gonna go with Danny and Lilith.
You get one more guess, and then I'll open it up to the crew. Lead the League three point attempts. This is hard. It wasn't a Detroit piston, I'll give you that.
Keegan Murray from Sacramento Kings. I'll open it up to the group. I won't give 200 points on offer. Yuri, I'll give you one guess for 50 points.
Steph Curry. Steph Curry, don't overthink it, Jack. It's a bit of an obvious answer, so I've got the list here. Actually, I'll ask part two of this question.
Jack, this goes back to you. That was worth 200, this is worth 100. Name one other player outside of Steph Curry, who shot 11 to 0.83s a game. Name one other guy that shot more than eight, a game.
There's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10. Well, I'm going to go Daniel and Lily again. I think surely he shot over that many. Daniel and Lily, eight point five, three, is a game.
I'll give you 100 points there. So Yuri picks up 50, Jack 100. Tom, question one for you. Two shooters made their threes above a 45% clip last year on the NBA for 300 points, name one of them.
There's two shooters who shot above 45%. If you get someone in the top 10, or I might throw some points away, why be 300? So just clap, is this 45% from three or from the field? From three.
Three. Oh, God. I'll say Derek White. I've got to check my list for Derek White.
You get a second guess for 300 points. You could get pretty close to lead early in the round. But think about three point shooters. Not your traditional high volume shooters.
The guy at number one, I'll give you 46.1% from three. He shoots six again. What do I think of the snipers in the league? I'll tell you he plays in the West.
I'll give you a hint. It's a tough question. Oh, it's the probably taking such a time off. I'm very rusty with my NBA knowledge at the moment.
I'll even give you the team. I'm playing hard and fast while the rules. Anyone but Yuri is my rule this year. We'll try and get the championship.
Plays for the Phoenix Suns final guess for three points. Grayson Allen. That's right. Grayson Allen 46% from three on six attempts per game.
The other answer above 45% was Luke Knott. I don't think anyone was going to get that than our dog. Above 42, Rui Hutchin, Maori, Jamari, Jalen, Williams, Drew Holiday, C.J. McCollum, Norm Powell, Garrison Matthews, Mike Conley, would you believe it all shooting above 42%.
So a fair good work there. So I'll give you 300 points time. You sneak by early in the quiz. Yuri, this is a huge 500 points off.
It's a very difficult question. I put it to you because I don't think the others can get it. Daniel Gafford led the league in effective field goal percentage last year, 72.5%. In fact, 12 of the top 13 on that leaderboard for effective field goal percentage were centers or power forwards.
Some of those really go bare, Mo Wagner, Jared Allen, Yarnis, et cetera. Who was the single shooting guard in the top 13 in effective field goal percentage for last year? 500 points. OK, just try and think out of the top of my head, who would be in that category.
It's just maybe a Western conference team. Just thinking of top five. I can't give you any hints. Shouldn't go.
Shagil, just Alexander. I will open it up to the floor for 250 points. I will give you the percentage and I'll give you the conference and you'll have to join a hand up if you want. 64.9%.
They were fourth overall in the league in effective field goal percentage, a guard from the Western conference 250 points on a phone. Yuri, you took one guess. I'll let the others go and then it'll come back to you. Was it my late Beasley?
It was not my late Beasley. Time I'll permit you one guess and you better not be on Google, mate. No, no, I'm just trying to think of all the teams. I'll stop my head.
So what shooting guard from the West? CJ McCollum? No 100. I'll give you, you know what, 10 points.
I'm landing up for you. Just 10 points could be the difference at the end of the game. It's somebody we've already mentioned today. Grasp, Alan.
Yeah, it is. You have 10 points down from 500, but it's a really tough question. Well done. Next question, Jack.
One player played more than 82 games last year in the regular season, excluding the IST final because that doesn't count for regular seasons. Who was the one player who played 84 games last year? Was it my Cal Bridges? No, but you are correct that somebody's been traded.
McCollum didn't get traded last year. But he got traded the year before because he didn't just doesn't use games. So that was for 300. I'll give you one more guess and then we'll throw it back to the crew for maybe 69 points.
Was it Pascal Siakum? It was not Pascal Siakum. Or Tom, you get a guess. Somebody last year played 84 games.
I'll tell you they would trade. Go ahead. Was it quickly? It was not a manual quickly.
They were traded from a Eastern Conference team to another Eastern Conference team. And every second you cannot guess. I'm not sure. I'm not sure.
I'm not sure. And every second you cannot guess this answer. I'm dripping the points off. It's now with 65.
It's now with 61 points. We're down to 40. Oh, Jay Barrett. It wasn't RJ Barrett.
I got a bit of feedback last year from you guys. I made the quiz too easy. Maybe it's too hard this year. The answer is buddy healed.
Played 84 games after being traded from the Indiana Pacers to Philadelphia 76ers if I do believe. So that one goes unanswered. Tom. This one's for you.
250 points on offer. 12 players last year averaged over 10 rebounds a game. 12, named five of them. I'll give you 50 points for you.
which correct answer. Uh, Sabonis? Sabonis is correct. 13.7.
Davis? 12.6. Yarnas? 11.5.
Jared Allen? Jared Allen? Jared Allen is our list. 10.5?
One more. Yokich. And Yokich. 12.4.
So Tom picks up 250 points there. I would have also taken, I think you missed a really good bear, 13 again. Clint Capella, Victor Wambagnama, Nicole Vichivich and Bem Adebai around the top 10. Okay, that's it for the League Leaders category.
This is where it gets into the good stuff in general. This is where I had fun last week putting this together. So we're back to Yuri. I'll have a quick look ahead of round two at our totals.
Yuri's at 360. Jack's at 100, Tom. 550 to sneak ahead early. Yuri, you've got plenty of time.
Plenty of time mate. Don't worry. I can make up the points. What about me?
Jack, you... Well, last year, if anyone remembers last year, you started off really poorly and come seamen before the end. So plenty of time for the Jack attack. Yuri, in our general knowledge questions, you've got number one, which Los Angeles Laker only had a single dunk last season for 150 points?
Austin Raives? I will let you know they were a popular member of the team, started a lot of the season. This is your final guess before I open up. A single dunk.
Oh, wow. That's a tough one. I think I've made the quiz too tough this year. Hopefully you're playing a lot of it.
I'll just try to think long and hard at a starting fight. It's a curious one because you wouldn't expect this play to have a single dunk this year. They've made... I wouldn't say they've made a career out of it, but they've certainly got highlights with them dunking.
Oh. You know what? I'll open this question up to the floor. Still worth 150 Yuri if you come with a good answer.
Yeah. Jack or Tom? It's amazing. I was thinking, really, how much more about that?
I'll tell you it's not really much more. Tom, you got a guess before we throw back to Yuri? I'm sure I think of that roster from last season. And who's made a career out of dunking?
I maybe I overstated made a career out of dunking. Yuri, have a guess. Artorium Prince? Tom, you get one guess because we've taken three players off the board.
It's now worth 75 points. I'll just guess D'Angelo Russell. It is D'Angelo Russell had one dunk last year. They're generous to say he's made a career of dunking.
Hey, before the show I was wearing a Brooklyn Nets D'Angelo Russell jersey. I took that off just no spoilers there. But you know, he's been known. He's been known.
I might have led you guys to Australia. Sorry. Alright, Jack, your question. There were 101 rookies making their NBA debut last year.
For 101 points, name a single one, not named Victor Wendy Binyama, Brendan Miller or Chet Hongren. That's Star Thompson. For 101 points, add another. He's got a brother named Aeman.
And 101 points on offer if you can name a third rookie from last year. I'll have, is he a Detroit pistol? I'm going to have to look up my list. Yeah, I'm going to just quickly.
I'm going to just click on the mindset. I can see. Let's have a look. Did he play in 71 games last year?
Geez, I'm really not watching the choice. But on Jack, 303 points you picked up there. Nice. Tom, which Australian rookie went undrafted in 2018, played with five teams in the Summer League before debuting as a rookie last year in the 23-24 season?
Oh, um... Australian rookie. Australian rookie. Undrapped.
Portland, isn't it? I can't. You've got one guest for 101 points and then Yuri's banging this door down. Yeah, I can't remember.
I can't remember his name. It's like D-O-P or something, isn't it? No idea. It is Joo-Up-Reth.
You did say D-O. Jack, the only one who didn't answer this question was 101 points. What do we give him, Tom, for D-O-P? I'll give him 30 because you got to have like 30% of the row.
Okay, and Yuri come in the back end with 30 as well. I'll give you a 30 points for Joo-Up-Reth played for Australia. He's unreal. Heck, you're not.
No Joo-Up-Reth. Yuri, back to you. For 50 points. Which player did the Miami Heat trade Kyle Lowry for?
Which player did the Miami Heat trade Kyle Lowry for? That's part of Philly trade. I'm just thinking right now. I'm at the top of my head.
What do you remember from that trade, Yuri? It's a good question, Alex. Was there another team involved, perhaps? I feel like I was only feeling in Miami at the time.
So it's only worth 50 points. I'll just point you in the right direction. It's not 500. Think about players who ended the season on Miami.
Well, no, Patty Mills was one of those. And then, ah, no. Jack or Tom, do you want to take a stab? 50 points, Larry.
Gary Terry. It is. Terry Rogier got traded from the Charlotte Hornets. I don't know if it was a three team dealer, if it was a second, separate team.
No, he got bought out by Charlotte. That's what it was. He was born there for a bit too. He did, Tom.
50 points for you. You're kind of searching ahead. Interesting. Jack, for 25 points.
John Tae Porter from Toronto was handed a lifetime ban from the NBA for gambling on games. Who does his brother play for? Ben, Ben, I'll get smarter. Marco Porter, Jr.
Sad story about John Tae. I actually really enjoyed watching him play. He brought a lot to that poor other Toronto team last year. Undecized swing man at the four five.
Pissed it away. Thanks, mate. Appreciate it. 25 points.
Go on your way, Jack. Tom, 100 points on offer here. Which player scored 70 points in a 133 to 123 victory on January 23. You're Ellen Bead.
Bonus points if you can guess the team they were playing against 25 bonus points on offer. It was the San Antonio. It was the San Antonio. 125 points going Tom's way.
Now Yuri, four days later on January 27th, Luca Doncic for the Dallas Mavericks scored how many points? 73. That is correct. 73.
25 bonus points on off. If you can guess at the opposition team. Atlanta Hawks. It was the Atlanta Hawks.
I'm not going to hit the ding again, but 125 points coming Yuri's way. And Jack unrelated to the previous question, which Detroit Pistons player dropped 50 points on the Atlanta Hawks? And if you can't get this, this hurts. Oh man.
He's a dick, babe. But he did it the year before. Oh, these guys are like, I hate to say they sucks. You shouldn't have to win.
I've been, I've been, I've been. Malachi, I've been 50 points on the Hawks. Unreal. I was real worried you weren't going to get that because I only put that in just for you to even that up.
All right. Let's have a halfway through the general knowledge category. We'll have a look at our scoreboard. Yuri's on 515.
He's aiming to go back to back. Jack, 553 points. Tom, 830 points. Now remember, Yuri, we all know you're the genius.
I've kind of stuffed the points around a bit, but I've got to give the boys on the playful. How are you feeling, Tom? You're in the lead. Yeah, I feel like I'm going to kind of fall to down here and down the stretch.
Maybe not be strong. Yeah, probably. All right. Yuri.
No, Tom's question. Sorry, it's Tom's question. Charlotte's Mark Williams picked up 15 offensive rebounds in a game against Washington early back in November. That's tied for the fifth most all time since they started tracking offensive rebounds.
Since 1974, when they started that tracking, 16 or more offensive rebounds has been recorded by a player 14 times. Name a single player to achieve this feat for 100 points. 16 or more offensive rebounds. Surely, Andrei Drummond.
Let me just consult my list on statmuse.com, not a plug. Andrei Drummond, his career high offensive rebounds on the 11th of March 2015 is 15. He didn't hit 16. You get one more guess and then I'll open it up.
Got 16. Does Rudy go bad, don't it? Let me consult my list, statmuse.com. Again, I would love if you sponsor the show.
Rudy go bad. Not on the list. So for 100 points, Yuri and then Jack, I'll both let you have a crack. Let's see if we can give you 100 points each.
Dennis Rodman. Dennis Rodman has got to be on this list. I think he's off. He got 18 offensive rebounds playing 45 minutes against Indiana back in April of 1992.
100 points coming your way. Jack, you got another guess? Yeah, well that was my guess but I'll try and take the other one. Surely, Shaq did it.
Consulting the list for the third and final time. Shaq doesn't have 15 or more offensive rebounds during the regular season. So that's a big fact. No, no from Yuri.
I'll read out a couple of the list after I give Yuri 100 points. Moses Malone's got the top two spots with 21 and 19 points. Zazza Pachulia, the only man from the modern day up at 18 from 2015. Andre Blatch, the only other guy from this side of the millennium.
He had 16 in 2011. Charles Barclays on that. Charles Oakley's on that list. And Larry Smith, if you guys remember the 80s.
Okay. Moving. Yuri, go ahead. Zazza Pachulia, 18 offensive rebounds.
I think time gets in next in March 2015. That's correct. I'm not giving you any. No, I'm getting an extra point.
I think it's going to be a couple of times. I think triple overtime actually. He played 40 minutes at my consulting. He had 21 rebounds total.
Yeah. On Jack, question for you. Worth 99 points. The 2024 All-Star game was held February 18th in which city?
Indiana. That is correct. That is correct. Indianapolis, Indiana's the state.
Oh, I'm just giving you 99 points to the state. Tom, in the All-Star game, the East beat the West 211 to 186. Damien Lillard had 39 points for his brand new Eastern Conference. Who top scored with 50 points for the West?
Five zero. Five zero. I know we didn't watch this game because it sucked, but. Oh, God.
Was it SGA? It was not SGA. I'll give Jack a go first and then Yuri. Well, Tom, we get it.
It's Jason Tatum. That was last year. That was the year before. That trick me too when I was researching.
Yuri. Yeah, but 50. Don't you? Don't you?
Believe it or not. This is how, you know, the All-Star game sucks. We're all sickos. Carly Anthony Townsend had 50 goddamn points last year and none of us remember.
So nobody's getting any points out of that one. Yuri can't believe it. And if you can't believe it, it didn't happen. For 300 points, Yuri, name a single player from this year's NBA Don't Contest.
You're only get one guess. One guess. Okay. A single player from the Don't Contest.
300 points. Jack and Tom, I'd get ready with a guess if you can't get there. Anthony Edwards. Anthony Edwards is incorrect.
No, he was not part of the NBA Don't Contest. Finals MVP Jalen Brown was though. Tom, I'll give you 100 points at Jack. Can you name one of the other three?
Mack McClung from L.V. Young. Mack McClung's correct. Back to back champion Mack McClung.
And we say Philadelphia. Surely you mean the Delaware Redcoats from the G League because he played two games for me. So let's come on. Let's be kind.
NBA. He's played four career games in the NBA. That's in the NBA. If I played three minutes, I would be telling you I'm an NBA player.
I think this one's for you, Jack. Towards the end of the season, Dallas Maverick forward, Daniel Gafford made a number of consecutive field goals without missing across multiple games. While he wouldn't end up breaking Will Chamberlain's record, he did get close. How many, I'll give you four options.
How many field goals did he make in a row? Is it A, 20 to 25? B, 26 to 30? C, 31 to 35?
D, more than 36 consecutive field goals across a number of games. I only got B. Final answer, B, 26 to 30. Anyone else want to shout?
I'll give you 277.5 points if you can guess the actual number of field goals made. Yuri. C. The answer is C.
I will give you 277.5 points if you can guess the exact number of field goals he made in a row. 33. 277.5 points coming, Yuri's way. I'm going to regret doing that at the end of the show.
Sorry, Tom. I've already asked that question and I've already asked that question. So by the end of the general knowledge round, we have to go to a break. Here's how things stand.
Tom, you'll have the first answer in the next series. Yuri's at 893.5 points. Jack, 752 points. Tom, still in first place by 40.
You're at 930 points as we enter the halfway mark. Now, if you're new to the show, somewhere through last season, I just started unbearingly telling Tom he had to throw the break. Didn't brief him, just made him make stuff up on the spot. We're going to continue that trend.
Tom, take us to the break. Well, I think we should start calling these the Peyton preachers because I think he's probably had the best throw to the half time break that I've ever seen in the NBA, especially when it came to finals. So I'll try to, I'll try, you know, maybe blow this quiz out, win it with the half quarter buzzer better right now and hopefully carry it home in the second half. But please join us as we continue to answer these questions.
That was incredible. Have you been thinking about that for four months? Yeah. Yeah.
I'll do the moment to hit that shot. Do you know what? You know what? I think about that.
Well done, Tom. See you on the other side. All right. Back from the break.
Tom's in front by about 40 points for the third category. Who he played for? Shamelessy stolen from inside the NBA. Each question worth 25 points.
Tough end of the stick now. Tom will start with you. Mobo Bamba played 57 games for which franchise? Philadelphia.
Yeah. I hit the yes and that one pretty early because I thought it may be too easy. 25 points for Tom. Yuri.
21 year old Patrick Baldwin, Jr. played 38 games at small forward four. Memphis Grizzlies? I will let you have one more crack.
Washington Wizards? Maybe I shouldn't have let you. It's 25. I'll still give you 25.
You know what? That's fair. 25 points. It was tough.
I played 20 games for which Atlantic Division team? Point guard. Ryan Archie Diacono. 20 games.
Who? You know why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? You take a second to think about that. I'll look him up on basketball reference and I'll read the correct pronunciation of that name because I'm sure I'm butcheting it.
I'll go with Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets is incorrect. I will offer a single point to Yuri if you can get this. A single point.
Might be right. Go ahead. New York Knicks. New York Knicks is correct.
Basketball reference tells me it's pronounced Archie Diakuno. Archie Diakuno. 30 year old born on my birthday, March 26th. 20 games last year.
Not much at that one point coming year. Tom. Here's another one I'm sure I'm going to mispronounce. Ukrainian born center Demetro Spikinskev had two appearances in his rookie NBA season at the age of 25.
Which team did he play for? Ukrainian born center Demetro Scapinssev. Balled out in the summer league before the season. Is it OKC?
One point on offer. If anyone can guess Yuri has his hand up again. Jack, do you want to text that before Yuri gets it? Yeah, take a kiss.
Yuri, if you do pull this one off, I'll be surprised. I'm going to guess and say Portland Trailblazers. No, it was the New York Knicks again. I only remember because he bald out in the season in the summer league and I thought Ukrainian, you know, it's all gone on.
Good for him. Zero points going that round. Tom. Jarmer Ant played nine games for which team?
Memphis Grizzlies. Yeah, that's correct. You can't forget he was a lead. I was looking through the list of people who didn't play much last year and Jarmer Ant's on that list.
No, no. No. 25 points coming your way, really. Yuri.
Jacob Toppen, the brother of Obie Toppen, played nine games. For which Eastern Conference team? My head. Where did you see a Toppen jersey in last year?
Well, the Obie one, of course, is in Indiana. Yeah, that's right. Where else did you see another Toppen jersey? Just think I'd top my head.
I don't think it was any of the central division teams. Definitely gone to box. That's for sure. It was not the box.
You're right. No. I think. Take a stab.
Go ahead, Toronto Raptors. Jack, you need a little bit of catching up. I'm going to double the points and offer here. 50 points and offer for you, Jack, if you can guess Jacob Toppen's team.
I'm going to guess the Atlanta horse. That's also incorrect. Jacob Toppen played nine games for the Knicks. He was on this.
Tom, he's got 25 points. He's on the Knicks. Like his older brother is. So he's following in his footsteps.
No points going anyway. You know what, Tom? You did say you knew that? Half a point coming your way.
It might prove to be the difference. You never know. Zero point five points for Tom. Who was that question to?
Was that Yuri? Yeah, that was Mo Yalech. Alright, Jack. 25 points.
Damien Jones played at Center. 39 games for which Eastern Conference team? Damien Jones. Center.
39 games. Eastern Conference teams. I think about why you'd have to play 39 games at Center. What do you mean is there's a trade?
Maybe there's some injuries? Maybe there's more than one injury to a team in the east at Center? Damien Jones. Don't know that name.
That's bad. I'll be honest, this one surprised me and I do a Daily MBA podcast. This one surprised me. I'm going to go to The Washington Wizards.
I will give you one more point just because you're a bit behind. I want to get things interesting back. 50 points. Take one more guess.
Malified Flynn. You're going to have a guess. Damien Jones. I'll give you twelve points if you get this one.
Gotta say the latter Hawks. No, the Hawks is not correct, Tom. You can cement your lead with an extra nine points. Or you can pass.
It was the cast! With injuries, Jared Allen, Evan Mowgli, everybody else in the bloody teams, Damien Jones, 39 games. 12 points, Tom. Thomas.
Ben Shepherd featured in 57 games, starting exactly one for which team. Hey, sis, doesn't it? Oh! Congratulations, 25 points coming your way.
Yuri. Chris Duarte, 59 games. Which Western Conference team? Sacramento Kings.