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Hero Ball Podcast

by Hero Ball Podcast

The Hero Ball Podcast covers the past, present, and future of the NBA with Ethan Huffman, Elkyn Beltre, and Richard Davisson.

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Episodes

  1. 2025-26 NBA Awards Predictions (Ep. 362)

    Elkyn and Richard talk about their predictions for the NBA awards for the upcoming season.

  2. Atlantic Division Check-In (Ep. 361)

    Elkyn and Richard discuss how each team in the Atlantic division has handled the offseason so far.

  3. Southwest Division Check-In (Ep. 360)

    Ethan and Richard discuss how each team in the southwestern division has handled the offseason so far.

  4. Pacific Division Check-In (Ep. 359)

    Richard and Ethan connect to discuss the Kawhi cap circumvention drama and the Pacific division's offseason changes.

  5. Southeast Division Check-In (Ep 358)

    Ethan and Richard discuss how each team in the southeastern division has handled the offseason so far.

  6. Northwest Division Check-In (Ep. 357)

    Ethan and Richard are back to talk about how each team in the northwest division has handled the offseason so far.

  7. Central Division Check-In (Ep. 356)

    Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard are back to talk about how each team in the central division has handled the offseason so far.

  8. NBA Finals, Draft, and Free Agency Catch Up (Ep. 355)

    Elkyn and Richard discuss the NBA Finals, the Pacers run, some draft thoughts, and give a Free Agency preview.

  9. Ethan is loud wrong on Mothers Day (Ep. 354)

    Ethan and Elkyn connect after a long hiatus to discuss the playoff picture before the Mother's Day game.

  10. Post All-Star Break NBA Tiers (Ep. 353)

    Ethan and Richard discuss the contenders, pretenders, the Torontos, and tankers as they tier the NBA.

  11. Post-Trade Deadline Analysis (Ep. 352)

    Ethan, Richard, and Elkyn are back at it again to discuss everything that happened from the Trade Deadline from the Lakers trades and non-trades to the Dennis Schröder trade.

  12. Luka to LA (Ep. 351)

    Ethan and Richard give their thoughts on the Luka Doncic trade and where each team goes from here.

  13. Are There Too Many 3s? (Ep. 350)

    Elkyn and Richard deliberate whether there are too many 3s in today's game and discuss ideas people have suggested to reduce them.

  14. Christmas Preview (Ep. 349)

    Ethan and Richard preview the Christmas Day NBA slate.

  15. Fake Trades Are Back (Ep. 348)

    Ethan and Richards talk about potential trade opportunities as players signed over the offseason are now eligible for trade.

  16. NBA Rookie Round-up (Ep. 347)

    Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard give their early-season thoughts on the NBA's rookie class.

  17. How are the Over/Under's Looking? (Ep. 346)

    Ethan and Richard talk about the season so far with the lens of our most passionate takes and disagreements on teams Over/Under's predictions.

  18. NBA Over/Unders 2024-25 (Ep. 345)

    Ethan and Richard give their over under predictions for each team.

  19. Ten NBA Preseason Questions (Ep. 344)

    Elkyn and Richard ask ten pressing questions about ten different NBA teams leading up to the beginning of the new season.

  20. Western Conference Free Agency Check-in Part 1

    Ethan and Elkyn connect to talk about the Western conference teams offseason moves. They cover Dallas through New Orleans alphabetically

  21. Eastern Conference Free Agency Check-In (Ep. 342)

    Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the offseason moves of the Eastern Conference teams to date.

  22. 2024 NBA Mock Draft (Ep. 341)

    Ethan and Richard do a mock draft of the first 20 picks of the draft and then talk about a few prospects that are notable or that they are interested in. Time Stamps: 2:40 - Atlanta 9:25 - Washington 14:20 - Houston 18:25 - San Antonio 24:25 - Detroit 29:10 - Charlotte 35:35 - Portland 43:25…

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  23. NBA Finals Check-in after 3-1 (Ep. 340)

    Ethan and Richard discuss the possibility of the Mavericks coming back from 0-3 and what they've seen in the Finals to this point.

  24. 2024 NBA Finals Preview (Ep. 339)

    Ethan and Richard discuss the upcoming Finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks.

  25. 2024 Conference Finals Check-In (Ep. 338)

    Ethan and Richard discuss the 3-0 series leads by Dallas and Boston and take a deeper dive into the Pacers unique situation.

  26. Two Games 7s and Conference Finals Preview (Ep. 337)

    Ethan and Richard discuss the Pacers and Wolves wins, the next steps for the Knicks and Nuggets, and then preview each Conference Finals matchup.

  27. Sunday Playoff Update (Ep. 327)

    Ethan and Elkyn connect to talk about the playoffs before the Suns finished getting swept later that night

  28. Day 1 Playoffs Check-In (Ep. 336)

    Elkyn and Richard discuss the results from day 1 of the playoffs and the outlook of those series going forward.

  29. 2024 Play-In/Playoff Preview (Ep. 235)

    Ethan and Richard give their thoughts and analysis on the upcoming Play-in and playoff matchups.

  30. Pistons & Heat Homer (Ep. 234)

    We're back!* Ethan and Richard dive into how their teams have done this year and their outlook for the offseason or playoffs.

  31. Trade Deadline 2024 Reactions (Ep. 323)

    Ethan and Richard break down all major trade deadline trades, and a few minor ones as well!

  32. Pascal Trade, Mike Muscala Trade!, and other Fake Trades

    The Trio is back to discuss the Pascal Siakam trade, the mini Pistons trade, and other potential trades as we near the February 8 Trade Deadline.

  33. New Year New York! (Ep. 321)

    Ethan and Elkyn talk about the recent OG Anunoby and talk through the difficult case of Zach LaVine trades

  34. Rookie Report (Ep. 320)

    Elkyn and Ethan take some time to look at how the NBA's new additions have been playing

  35. Reactions Pod (Ep. 319)

    Elkyn and Ethan exchange takes and try to determine if the reactions are over, or under-reactions.

  36. NBA Awards (Ep. 318)

    Elkyn and Ethan breakdown the crews regular season awards picks

  37. 2023 Pacific Division Preview (Ep. 317)

    Elkyn, Ethan and Richard preview the Pacific Division which featured 5 playoff teams last season

  38. 2023 Southeast Division Preview (Ep. 316)

    Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard preview the Southeast division for the upcoming season.

  39. 2023 Northeast Division Preview (Ep. 315)

    Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard discuss the Jrue Holiday Trade and preview the Northeast division.

  40. Dame Trade and Northwest Division Preview (Ep. 314)

    Ethan and Richard discuss and debate the Damian Lillard trade, and then they preview the Northwest division.

  41. 2023 Central Division Preview (Ep. 313)

    Ethan, Elkyn, and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Bucks, Cavs, Pacers, Bulls, and Pistons.

  42. 2023 Southwest Division Preview (Ep. 312)

    Ethan and Richard preview the upcoming season for the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Pelicans, Rockets, and Spurs.

  43. Recent Signings & Summer League Thoughts (Ep. 311)

    Elkyn and Ethan connect to talk some recent transactions and impressive showings from the NBA Summer League

  44. NBA Free Agency and Trades (Ep. 310)

    Elkyn and Richard discuss Dame Lillard and James Harden Trade requests as well as some of the deals made in the first couple of days of Free Agency.

  45. NBA Draft Buy or Sell & Free Agency Outlook (Ep. 309)

    Ethan and Richard give their opinions on the landing spots for prospects in the draft. Then they talk about the Chris Paul trade and an outlook on free agents and their possible destinations.

  46. Bradley Beal Trade, Mock Draft Lottery, and Draft Prospects Mega Pod (Ep. 308)

    Elkyn and Richard dissect the Bradley Beal trade and then do a mock draft of the lottery picks. Then Richard is joined by Ethan to discuss some NBA prospects that intrigue them.

  47. NBA Finals Check-in (Ep. 307)

    Elkyn and Richard discuss the NBA Finals after game 4.

  48. 2023 NBA Finals Preview (Ep. 306)

    Ethan and Richard discuss all aspects of the NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.

  49. Conference Finals Check-In (Ep. 305)

    Elkyn, Ethan, and Richard discuss the Miami Heat 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics before Elkyn and Richard diagnose how the Denver Nuggets have taken a 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, Elkyn and Richard commiserate over their Lottery "luck" at the end.

  50. 2nd Round Recep and Conference Finals Outlook

    Ethan and Richard talk about the Western Conference 2nd round result and look forward to the Conference Finals. They touch on Heat Knicks before kicking it to Elkyn and Richard post game reactions to game 7 of the Celtics-76ers series.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Hero Ball Podcast covers the past, present, and future of the NBA with Ethan Huffman, Elkyn Beltre, and Richard Davisson.

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