Boris Dirk Podcast

Rate and follow if you like what you hear. You can follow us on X @shammpod / @maxklotz_ / @drewsemler

Rate and follow if you like what you hear. You can follow us on X @shammpod / @maxklotz_ / @drewsemler

Rate and follow if you like what you hear. You can follow us on X @maxklotz_ and @drewsemler

Rate and follow if you like what you hear. You can follow us on X @maxklotz_ and @drewsemler

POD REBRAND: The Day 1s will remember our original name. Pod Shammpod is back!Sharing all of our thoughts from the playoffs so far including: Biggest 1st round surprises, most impressive and disappointing teams so far, breakout stars of the 1st round, where we were right and wrong, and much more! Rate and follow if you like what you hear. You can follow us on X @maxklotz_ and @drewsemler

Coach Godnick joins the show to breakdown the full 1st round playoff bracket! Some really fun series in this first round and some key disagreements between the crew... timestamps below:OKC vs. Roadkill (1:15), Spurs vs. Blazers (2:55), Denver vs. Minnesota III (17:15), Lakers vs. Rockets (28:20), Pistons vs. 8 seed (35:00), Boston vs. Philly (40:05), Knicks vs. Hawks (45:00), Cleveland vs. Hawks (1:01:20), Conference Finals predictions (1:11:25)Rate/follow the show wherever you can and follow us on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_Thank you for listening <3

It's time for the annual Dirkie NBA Season Awards and we are joined by special guest Trill from the You Know Ball Podcast (@trillbrodude). We are here to give out time-honored awards including: "You're my number 1 boy", "The Pit of Despair", "I Could've Been a Contender", and much more. Thank you for listening! Rate/follow the show wherever you can and follow us on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_.

In honor or April Fool's Day, Jack Quantrill (@theDropStepNBA) joins to talk things we are NOT fooled by from this NBA season. Topics below:Timestamps: The Knicks as contenders (2:00), Knicks' matchups in the East (16:00), Knicks lineup issues (19:30), Eastern conference supremacy? (28:00), the fraudulent Toronto Raptors (32:00), Spurs winning it all (37:00), The Confusing Rockets (51:00), The Lakers (1:08:00), Giannis as a top player (1:19:30)Thank you for listening! Rate/follow the show wherever you can and follow us on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_. Follow Jack as well!

Expansion is coming for the NBA! Who would be available to select in an expansion draft? The answers may surprise you...Plus: Discussing the loaded top 10 in this year's NBA draft. Who is #1 on our boards? How do we sort through the lottery guards: Darius Acuff, Kingston Flemings, Mikel Brown and more...Timestamps: Expansion protections (1:40), OKC (3:30), Spurs (6:05), Blazers (9:10), Memphis + Ja Morant (12:40), Jazz (16:30), Pistons (19:00), Knicks (21:50), Boston (26:50), Cleveland (27:50), Orlando Magic (29:15), Charlotte (31:00), Summary (34:00), NBA DRAFT (40:00), Dybantsa/Peterson/Boozer/Wilson (40:20), Guard debate! (1:01:30), Darius Acuff (1:02:30), Mikel Brown (1:07:00), Brayden Burries (1:09:55), Kingston Flemings (1:16:00), Keaton Wagler vs. Labaron Philon (1:19:45), Sleepers for the top 10 (1:26:30)Thank you for listening! Rate/follow the show wherever you can and follow us on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_

Bam Adebayo scored 83 points last night and we rank the top contenders in the NBA.Wait WHAT happened last night???? #NotMy81Timestamps: Bam's 83 (0:30), How do the Wizards recover from this? (6:40), Outrageous potential 84-pt scorers (12:15), Top contenders (16:20)Thank you for listening! Rate/follow the show wherever you can and follow us on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_

Friend of the show Justin Radin joins to talk how we would address tanking, the NBA draft, NBA Rule changes and so much more. We get wild in this one talking Commissioner for a day actions.Rate/Follow us and find us on X @drewsemler & @maxklotz_

NBA Trade Season woke up in a BIG way. Friend of the show Coach Andy Godnick joins to talk Harden for Garland, Jaren Jackson Jr to Utah, Vucevic to Boston and what more is to come for the trade deadline! For your main course: ranking the top 4 prospects in the upcoming NBA draft, which may be the best in recent memory. Details below...Timestamps: James Harden for Darius Garland reaction (2:33), Vucevic to Boston (14:00), Jaden Ivey to Chicago (18:40), JAREN JACKSON JR to UTAH (21:45)TOP NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS (39:00), Darryn Peterson's superstar SG potential (39:20), Cam Boozer: Star or Elite role player (48:00), Caleb Wilson: Our draft darling (1:02:20), AJ Dybantsa: Overhyped? (1:15:00)Thank you for listening. Follow/rate us here and on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_

Follow/rate us here and on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_DIRKIES:(0:00) - Best Director: best coaching job through 50 games.(16:35) - Best (5-year title) Picture: outside of OKC/SAS/DEN, pick the team you’re most confident will win a title in the next 5 years.(23:45) - Best Actor: MVP through 50 games.(26:35) - Supporting Actor: best player with a usage rate under 20% through 50 games.(36:50) - Original Screenplay: team that shouldn’t work but does.(42:05) - Editing: best transaction of the year (including last summer).(51:50) - Cinematography: most aesthetically pleasing team right now.(57:40) - Sound: best interviewee.(60:45) - Visual Effects: best flopper/master of dark arts.(65:00) - Costume and Makeup: straightforward.(68:20) - Afterparty: one trade deadline fantasy.

Trying something new for this one! Friend of the show and OKC superfan Micah Cash joins the show on his way to and from OKC's matchup with the San Antonio Spurs. In a revolutionary new form of podcasting we both PREVIEW and REVIEW the Thunder - Spurs game in the same episode. Hope you enjoy. Please rate/follow us here and on X @drewsemler and @maxklotz_. Thank you for listening!

(1:40) - Jumping around the league(22:40) - Checking in on the 2025 draft classCheck us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too 🩶

Friend of the pod Brett Usher re-joins the pod to talk teams we are buying and selling thus far in the NBA Season! Brett is one of the best follows out there, check him out @UsherNBA on X.Time stamps:The LA Clippers can't be this bad right? (1:30), The San Antonio Spurs have arrived (12:15), How are the Celtics this good? (29:20), The Pistons are bullying everyone (42:45), Orlando is figuring it out featuring a Paolo Banchero discussion (53:00), Can Golden State get their year on track? (1:04:50), Derik Queen is a monster (1:16:00), Tyrese Haliburton - underrated? (1:28:30).Thank you everyone for listening!Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too 🩶

Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too 🩶 Time to get out all the takes that have been rattling around our heads this NBA season, including: OKC's historic start, best top 5 players in a decade, the mid East, surprise teams and much more!Big thank you to everyone who listened this year!

Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too 🩶 Hyped for this one! Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) of the Game Theory Podcast joins the show to discuss the most fun rookies and sophomores through a couple weeks of the NBA season. You can listen to Bryce on the Game Theory Pod with Sam Vecenie or on his Pistons Pulse podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pistons-pulse/id1610177375. Follow him for top tier NBA and draft analysis.Timestamps: Cedric Coward's hyper efficient game (2:30), VJ Edgecombe's star potential (7:00), Alex Sarr's all-around improvement (13:30), Stephon Castle's upside (20:14), Kyshawn George's defensive improvement (26:55), MUST LISTEN Bryce's take on European vs. American development (31:00), Rapid fire on a bunch of rookie/sophs (34:30).

Our BDP legal team will re-join us to discuss this story as it unfolds AND to talk about Steve Balmer, Kawhi Leonard, Uncle Dennis and our favorite species of trees.Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too 🩶

Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too :D

This might be our peak. Follow @TrillBroDude on Twitter for the absolute best ridiculous NBA content out there. Talked Sixers and then the WEIRDEST moments of the last 15 years in the NBA.Timestamps:Tatum's achilles recovery (3:30), Sixers temperature check (7:20), Quentin Grimes (13:45), Jared McCain impressions/2024 draft revisited (18:30), Daryl Morey (27:00)WEIRD EVENTS DRAFT (32:40)Including: Zhaire Smith's allergy, Kyrie Vax saga, Dion Waiters weed gummy, Markelle Fultz's shot, and much much more.Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too :D

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We are back! Brief discussion of Pablo Torre's Clippers investigation follower by a slew of Start/Bench/Cut debates to help sort out Max's yearly player rankings.Timestamps: Pablo Torre & the Clippers (1:50), PLAYER RANK DEBATES Shai/Luka/Giannis (5:00), Bam/Mobley/Chet (11:30), Ja/Maxey/Fox (20:10), Amen/Barnes/Jalen Johnson (22:50), Cade/Mitchell/Booker (29:10), Steph/Ant/Brunson (34:35), Trae/Jamal/Garland (41:00), JDub/Jimmy/Jaylen (44:50), Bane/Reaves/White (46:15), OG/Gordon/TM3 (48:40), Suggs/Bridges/McDaniels (50:45), Franz/Paolo/Pascal (54:25).Thank you for listening! Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too!

Matthew Peralta of Lakers Nation joins to talk Lakers and all things Western Conference! Timestamps:Luka Doncic extension (1:00), LeBron's status (9:30), LA fan relationship with LeBron (14:30), Western Conference tiers (18:15), Title Contenders (18:45), WCF Contenders (27:15), Solid Playoff Bets (48:00), Play-In hopefuls (59:50), Waste Management (1:09:30)Check us out on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too!Check out more from Matt on:X: @_MatthewPeralta & @LakersNationInsta: @peralta.matt

Check us out on X ⁠⁠@drewsemler⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too!Coach Godnick re-joins the pod to discuss players we are buying stock in for the 2025-26 NBA Season! Timestamps:Scoot Henderson (1:40), Jaden Ivey (5:40), Immanuel Quickley (9:00), Jalen Johnson (17:10), Scotty Pippen Jr. (21:00), Austin Reaves (24:30), SKINNY LUKA DONCIC (29:15), Jaden McDaniels (32:15), David Adelman (39:30), Payton Pritchard (42:50), Bennedict Mathurin (47:00), Reed Sheppard (53:00), Quick Hitters (56:50), Bilal Coulibaly (1:05:30). Thank you for listening!

Check us out on X ⁠@drewsemler⁠ & ⁠@MaxKlotz_⁠. Follow/rate the pod here too!Timestamps: Dame Time's return to Portland! (1:00), OKC's salary cap forecast (13:00), Stock report (25:00), Boston Celtics as a playoff threat (25:10), Denver Nuggets as Tier 1 contenders (32:00), Orlando Magic (41:30), the sneaky Charlotte Hornets (51:30).Thank you for listening!

Follow us on X @drewsemler & @MaxKlotz_. Like and follow the pod too!Max's Summer League experience (0:30), Houston/Denver as contenders (5:45), Bucks: Reckless or brave (15:45), Knicks hired Mike Brown! (23:15), Next first time MVP (30:00), Next NEW championship team (38:40), Lakers future (42:00), Next first time Finals MVP (48:45), Next NEW DPOY (52:50), Next first time All NBAer (57:15), Next 2nd round STUD (1:00:00)BONUS: Max's Bronny thoughts from the CA Classic (1:15:20), Max meeting Bronny's agent (1:17:15)

Thank you to the Cash fam for the lovely hospitality. What a year.

Draft deep dive! Check out @StephenGHoops on X and everything going on at https://www.noceilingsnba.com. Special stuff.Find us on X @drewsemler & @Maxklotz_Timestamps:Draft group think (1:00), NBA-ready guys (8:00), Guys we're highest on (18:00), "I just don't see it" guys (36:30), Khaman Maluach (45:00), Who's keeping us up at night for our ranking (53:50), Best defender (58:40), Most likely to get a GM fired (1:02:00), Ace Bailey (1:03:10), Sneaky special athletes (1:08:00), High ceiling 2nd-rounders (1:14:30), Future HOF-ers? (1:20:30)

Thrilled to be joined by Kris Pursiainen for this one. Check out @krispursiainen on X and read his work on ClutchPoints!Timestamps:Knicks coaching search (1:45)2026 predictions: First time All-NBAers (13:30), Biggest revenge tour (19:27), New beloved role players (24:20), Best setup team next 5 years (32:00), Worst situation (42:30), Best contract (45:30), Biggest win increase (48:00), Biggest fall off (52:10), Sophomore leap (54:00), Sell high candidates (57:15), Second draft candidates (1:06:10), Dream broadcast team (1:09:25)Thank you for listening!

In today's episode, 100 Knicks fans and 1 gorilla fight to the death.(0:00) - Finals thoughts(10:55) - One of the more intellectual Knicks convos in recent history

Nothing like May hoops. Round 2, conference finals and more with 2 special guests...(0:00) - WEST with Micah Cash(48:50) - EAST with Nick KingsleyIf you enjoyed, feel free to storm X’s headquarters and get us unDOGE’d. <3

(0:00) - Thunder vs. Nuggets(22:00) - Celtics vs. Knicks

Find Sean Davis @Sean_Davi on X!(1:00) - Thunder vs. Grizzlies or Mavericks(4:30) - Rockets vs. Warriors(12:55) - Lakers vs. Wolves(26:35) - Nuggets vs. Clippers(36:15) - West 2nd round and WCF matchups(42:25) - Pacers vs. Bucks(48:55) - Giannis’ future(52:00) - Knicks vs. Pistons(60:20) - East 2nd round and ECF matchups(64:40) - FINALS PICKS 🏆 (67:40) - Thunder vs. Celtics OR The Field?

In honor of the end of the regular season, we are revealing nominees and winners for the first annual Dirkie Awards! Timestamps for each prestigious award below: "You're My Number 1 Boy" (3:40), The Princess Bride "Pit of Despair" (11:30), "You Either Die the Hero or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain" (16:15), Gone Too Soon (20:00), "I Could've Been a Contender" (23:30)"Here's Looking at You Kid" (27:25), "Not a Great Plan" (31:30), "The Less You Do the More You Do" (33:00), Meme of the Year (34:45), All World - But Only on His Night (37:00), Agent's Worst Nightmare (42:10), "It's Not Your Fault" (42:40), Sexiest Highlight Tape (43:50)Rookie Mulligan (47:45), "A Captain Goes Down with the Ship" (50:55), "They Are Who We Thought They Were" (53:15), "Don't You Forget About Me" (53:53)Thank you everyone for listening - please follow if you like what you hear!

Discussing the biggest swing factors in the Western Conference title picture! Timestamps below:OKC's bevy of supporting players (0:50), SGA translating to the playoffs (7:15), What is OKC's closing 5? (10:50), Jalen Green (14:45), Rui Hachimura (19:15), Can LA survive with LeBron at Center? (22:10), Jamal Murray (26:30), Denver's depth (27:30), Golden State's kids (33:45), Quick hitters on MEM/LAC/MIN (42:30)Thank you for listening! Shoot us a follow if you like what you hear.

Max and Drew are back breaking down the state of the league approaching the playoffs, before picking our favorite players stuck in suboptimal team settings. Timestamps: The NBA injury bug (3:00), Rescue Draft Begins (11:00), Tyrese Maxey (13:00), Lauri Markkanen (17:00), Devin Booker (21:30), Kevin Durant (27:30), Santi Aldama (30:20), Yabusele (34:00), Khris Middleton (36:30), Payton Pritchard (39:55), Klay Thompson (44:45), Nic Claxton (47:20), Malik Monk (51:20), honorable mentions (53:00).Thank you all for listening! Please shoot us a follow.

Trying to make sense of the wild West with friend of the pod Kris Pursiainen! Who do the top contenders match up best with? Who can give them the most problems? Playoff matchup hypothetical rock-paper scissors:Timestamps: OKC Thunder (2:30), Minnesota as a spoiler (5:30), Denver - OKC matchup (8:45), sleeping on the Clippers! (13:00), title threat Warriors (24:20), GS - Lakers matchup (32:40), what can hold GS back (42:45), Houston and Memphis (46:15), reckless trade speculation (49:00), who can guard the Lakers (53:50).Kris is a great follow on X: @krispursiainen. You can read his work on Clutch Points and listen to him pod for Knicks Film School!Thanks everyone for listening and give us a follow if you like what you heard!

It's a brotherly affair! Sam Klotz joins to discuss the red-hot Lakers, the floundering Knicks and just how bad things have gotten for Mavs fans...

Breaking down the most intriguing NBA storylines for the rest of this season! Plus bonus story time from Max who attended two All-Star Weekend agency parties... Timestamps below:Laker Luka (1:10), Chet Holmgren's return (7:10), West Playoff Race (8:30), Hot Nuggets! (16:20), Imploding 76ers... where is rock bottom? (18:00), Weird Magic (20:00), The Rolling Pistons (22:30), Can any East team challenge CLE/BOS (24:45)Agency party story time! (28:30)Thank you for listening - follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter @BorisDirkPodcast

"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy [basketball]?"Emergency Pod reacting to the most shocking trade in NBA History as Luka Doncic goes to Los Angeles for Anthony Davis. Initial reactions (0:15) | Comparison to past star trade packages (5:50) | This year's Lakers (14:45) | What are the Mavs doing (25:00) | Mavs going forward (28:45) | Luka's return (34:00)Thank you for listening - like and subscribe

Contender tiers/rankings for both conferences! (1:15) - West, (1:30) - OKC is the clear favorite, (6:45) - Jamal Murray and Russ driving Denver's resurgence, (10:30) - Dallas vs. Memphis as a true West contender? (18:30) - Houston's playoff ceiling and dark horses, (25:55) - East (26:00) - Celtics or Cavs #1? (33:30) - Knicks as the challengers, (43:15) - Bucks still contenders? (48:00) - Some Magic and Pacers love Check us out @BorisDirkPod on X ❤️ 

The year is 2025 and LiAngelo is the most culturally relevant Ball brother! (0:00) - OKC’s path to the finals (7:25) - Victor Wembanyama, top 5 player on earth (13:35) - THE PLAYOFF PISTONS (18:30) - 5 best squads in the west (26:25) - The sun has set in Phoenix (30:00) - Obligatory Jimmy Butler trade machine magic (35:55) - Eastern Conference playoff picture Check us out on X @BorisDirkPod ❤️

(0:55) - OKC (8:25) - 2025 Finals (12:30) - Box score frauds (14:30) - Giannis! (16:20) - Lamelo… (18:20) - Big Ball > Small Ball? (22:00) - Playoff Wemby?! (25:05) - Play-in chaos 🙏  (27:55) - Denver’s path (31:10) - Un Playoff Jimmy, por favor (35:25) - Donte DiVincenzo needs your help @BorisDirkPod on X!

(0:45) - THE New York Knicks (9:25) - Elon Musk’s (Houston) Rockets (19:30) - Wemby’s place in Big Man History (26:30) - Back in Grizzness!!! (32:00) - The not-so-Golden State of the Warriors (40:10) - Dancing with Wolves (45:00) - Hope for Philly?!?!!?! (47:00) - The WTF Pacers (51:30) - Jamal Murray Panic? Follow us on X @BorisDirkPod ❤️

(1:50) - Giannis’ recent rampage / Milwaukee moving forward(6:35) - A boom in steals and blocks(11:20) - CLEVELAND!(17:20) - The arrival of the 2022 draft class / JDub’s wild ascent(22:00) - Hope in Portland(27:05) - Brooklyn refuses to suck and tanking is for perpetual losers!(33:25) - The Knicks’ offense / OG Anunoby, “King of the Dancefloor”(42:30) - Fun role players(43:35) - Has Houston arrived?(48:10) - CP3’s Spurs!Follow us on X @BorisDirkPod ❤️

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(1:25) - Golden State Warriors (7:30) - Minnesota Timberwolves (16:35) - New York Knicks (22:20) - Memphis Grizzlies (25:05) - Detroit Pistons (30:35) - LA Lakers (33:35) - 2024 Rookies (37:40) - Sacramento Kings (39:15) - Ryan Dunn Follow us on X @BorisDirkPod ❤️

(1:00) - Final four teams / title winner (12:55) - MVP (14:20) - Breakout players (19:55) - Teams we’re most above consensus on (25:30) - Bold predictions Follow us on X @BorisDirkPod ❤️

(0:30) - Wilt, Kareem & Wemby (4:35) - Forgotten NBA greats (6:00) - The Curry/Kerr Era in Golden State (10:45) - The Warriors in 2024-25 (18:35) - Western Conference landscape (24:45) - Is the NBA game in a “good place?” Follow us on X @BorisDirkPod ❤️