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The ABA Podcast
by Ethan Chung, Brenton Nagamatsu
All Ball Asian: Just two Asian guys talking NBA basketball
Episodes
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Episode 56: LeBron's Last Hurrah
Ethan and Brenton are joined by returning guest and die hard 76ers fan Matthew Riedl to discuss LeBron James signing with Philly. After, the trio does a draft of the NBA's best players under the age of 25.
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Episode 55: Ranking the Last 10 NBA Draft Classes
Ethan and Brenton rank every draft class since 2017 from worst to best, before discussing the Vegas Summer League, the Lu Dort trade, and LeBron's "decision".
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Episode 54: The Jaybreak
Ethan and Brenton discuss Jaylen Brown's shocking departure from the Celtics, Kawhi's triumphant return to Toronto, and Walker Kessler's pairing with Luka Doncic in Los Angeles.
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Episode 53: Free Agency Frenzy
Ethan and Brenton recap the 2026 NBA draft, before diving into the shocking LaMelo Ball trade, and making their predictions for the Lakers' and Warriors' offseason.
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Episode 52: 2026 NBA Mock Draft
Ethan and Brenton briefly discuss Dusty May to the Mavs, Trae Young's new contract, and Giannis trade destinations, before diving into their full mock draft for 2026.
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Episode 51: New York Back on Top
Ethan and Brenton recap the end of the NBA finals, discussing the Spurs' 4th quarter meltdowns, De'Aaron Fox's future in San Antonio, and Jalen Brunson's legacy and impact.
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Episode 50: 2026 NBA Draft Big Board
Ethan and Brenton take a break from the finals to reveal their top 20 players in the upcoming NBA draft.
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Episode 49: Knicks Take Control
Ethan and Brenton recap the first two games of the NBA finals, detailing the coaching battle between Mike Brown and Mitch Johnson, the center battle between KAT and Wemby, and what the Spurs need to do to get back into the series.
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Episode 48: 2026 NBA Finals Preview
Ethan and Brenton wrap up the Conference Finals with their thoughts on the Thunder's future, before briefly touching on the draft lottery changes, and finally diving into their preview of the NBA Finals.
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Episode 47: The Final Four
Ethan and Brenton discuss the first few games of the conference finals, react to All-NBA and All-Defense teams, and debate what Detroit should do about Jalen Duren's impeding free agency.
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Episode 46: Game 7s Galore
Ethan and Brenton recap the first month of the NBA playoffs, discussing where eliminated teams go from here, and making their predictions for the final two rounds.
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Episode 45: No Luka, No Problem
Ethan and Brenton recap week 1 of the NBA playoffs, dissecting the Lakers' shocking 3-0 start, Mikal Bridges's struggles against Atlanta, and the Jalen Duren / Wendell Carter battle.
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Episode 44: 2026 NBA Playoff Preview
Ethan and Brenton make their full playoff predictions, before going through their All-NBA, All-Defense, and All-Rookie selection.
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Episode 43: Final 2026 NBA Award Picks
Ethan and Brenton go through their final predictions for every major NBA award ahead of the last day of the regular season, before making their play-in game predictions and briefly previewing the playoffs.
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Episode 42: RIP 2026 Lakers
Ethan and Brenton discuss the Lakers' playoff hopes being dashed, which teams have a chance of winning it all, and whether or not the NBA has a scoring problem.
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Episode 41: Who's the real MVP?
Ethan and Brenton discuss the ongoing MVP battle between SGA, Wemby, and Luka, which players improved their draft stock the most during March Madness, and Adam Silver's tanking-prevention proposals.
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Episode 40: Wilt. Bam. Kobe.
Ethan and Brenton discuss Bam Adebayo's shocking 83 point game, Luka Doncic's re-emergence in the MVP conversation, and the newly released March Madness bracket
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Episode 39: Is LeBron done?
Ethan and Brenton discuss the NBA's best players under the age of 25, talk about LeBron's future, and go through their updated award predictions.
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Episode 38: Quality or Quantity?
Ethan and Brenton break down the biggest wins and losses from their preseason predictions, discuss the Hornets's rise and next move, and whether the NBA's 65-game rule will ruin awards this season.
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Episode 37: Halfway Point
Ethan and Brenton recap the All-Star Break, analyze the biggest trades at the deadline, and discuss the NBA's ongoing tanking issue.
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Episode 36: Trade Deadline Buzz
Ethan and Brenton react to the All-Star Reserves announcement, going through their biggest snubs and undeserved selections. They also discuss the De'Andre Hunter trade, debate Giannis landing spots, and look back on the offseason Kevin Durant trade.
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Episode 35: All-Star Predictions
Ethan is joined by special guest Matthew Riedl to predict the NBA All-Star Reserves, as well as discuss the outlook and best path forward for the Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers.
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Episode 34: The Jonathan Kuminga Saga
Ethan and Brenton discuss the NBA future of several former first round picks, assign blame for the ongoing Kuminga situation in Golden State, and debate the true value of defensive specialists.
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Episode 33: Trae to DC
Ethan and Brenton kick off the new year by discussing the Trae Young trade, and whether or not other big names such as Anthony Davis and Ja Morant are next out the door.
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Episode 32: NBA Cup Overreactions
Ethan and Brenton recap week 8 of the NBA season, discussing the NBA Cup semifinals, the Spurs' title window, and the best/worst commentators on TV.
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Episode 31: The Chris Paul Saga
Ethan and Brenton recap week 7 of the NBA season, discussing the most likely players to be traded at the deadline, Giannis's future, and the Clippers sending Chris Paul home.
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Episode 30: Will the Thunder win 70 games?
Ethan and Brenton recap week 6 of the NBA season, discussing the Thunder's torrid start, a rumored Trae Young / De'Aaron Fox trade from last year, and the NBA's "all-idea" team.
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Episode 29: Should Orlando Trade Paolo?
Ethan and Brenton recap week 5 of the NBA season, discussing Orlando's early season struggles, Jalen Duren's breakout year, and the Miami Heat's offensive transformation.
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Episode 28: Where does Dallas go from here?
Ethan and Brenton recap week 4 of the NBA season, discussing Nico Harrison's departure from the Mavericks, potential landing spots for Anthony Davis, and Kon Knueppel's rise to the top of the rookie race.
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Episode 27: Are the Lakers contenders?
Ethan and Brenton recap week 3 of the NBA season, debating Devin Booker's career, Shai vs Luka, and whether or not anyone can topple OKC out west.
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Episode 26: Is the Ja era over in Memphis?
Ethan and Brenton recap week 2 of the NBA season, discussing Ja Morant's future in Memphis, Austin Reaves' meteoric rise, and the Chicago Bulls' hot start.
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Episode 25: Does the NBA have a gambling problem?
Ethan and Brenton discuss the recent NBA betting scandal involving Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, before recapping week 1 of the NBA season with their MVP ladder, power rankings, and rookie of the year race.
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Episode 24: Opening Night Overreactions
Ethan and Brenton share their takeaways from the opening night of NBA basketball.
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Episode 23: 2026 NBA Awards
Ethan and Brenton do their final preview before the start of the 2025-2026 NBA season, picking their favorites to win awards as well as their hottest takes and boldest predictions.
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Episode 22: 2026 NBA Over/Unders
Ethan and Brenton go through FanDuel's betting lines for every NBA team's regular season win total for 2026, deciding whether to take the over or the under.
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Episode 21: NBA Expansion - Part 2
Ethan and Brenton finish their NBA Expansion thought exercise, putting themselves in the shoes of Seattle and Las Vegas and drafting 30 players from the pool.
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Episode 20: NBA Expansion - Part 1
Ethan and Brenton explore the idea of NBA expansion, and deciphering which 8 players each team would choose to protect in the event of an expansion draft. (1:44) Eastern Conference (36:40) Western Conference (1:10:12) Week 3 Fantasy Recap
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Episode 19: NBA West - Keys to the Season
Ethan and Brenton discuss the burning question that needs to be answered for each team in the Western Conference. (0:00) Week 2 Fantasy Recap (7:45) Northwest Division (29:50) Pacific Division (52:35) Southwest Division
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Episode 18: NBA East - Keys to the Season
Ethan and Brenton discuss the biggest priority for each Eastern Conference team heading into next season. (3:00) Atlantic Division (18:20) Central Division (32:39) Southeast Division (53:00) Fantasy Football Week 1 Recap
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Episode 17: NFL Preview
Ethan and Brenton switch things up and talk about their fantasy football teams, before making their predictions for the 2025 NFL season. (0:00) Fantasy Football Draft Recap (17:51) Raiders / Texans Preview (30:35) Super Bowl Favorites (38:30) Will Mahomes surpass Brady?
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Episode 16: Biggest "What-Ifs" in NBA History
Ethan and Brenton go deep down the rabbit hole and delve into their 5 biggest what-ifs in NBA history, mapping out the ripple effects of some of the most important inflection points in the past 25 years. (2:09) What if the Chris Paul trade never got vetoed? (10:25) What if Markelle Fultz panned...
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Episode 15: 2021 NBA Re-Draft
Ethan and Brenton put their GM caps on and re-draft the top 20 of the 2021 NBA draft class.
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Episode 14: Who's the GOAT?
Ethan and Brenton deep dive into NBA history to assemble their ranking of the 15 greatest players of all-time. (1:45) Honorable Mentions (3:55) #15 (5:34) #14 (8:30) #13 (11:00) #12 (14:30) #11 (20:18) #10 (22:15) #9 (24:44) #8 (27:00) #7 (29:08) #6 (33:20) #5 (38:15) #4 (39:35) #3 (42:42) #2 and...
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Episode 13: Bleakest Futures
Ethan and Brenton do a quick recap of Summer League action, before diving into their top 5 bleakest futures in the NBA. (0:00) Summer League (14:05) HM (24:45) #5 (31:00) #4 (37:55) #3 (43:15) #2 (45:15) #1
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Episode 12: The NBA's 15 Best Players
Ethan and Brenton try to replicate their own version of Bill Simmons' 2026 NBA Top 15 Pyramid, before discussing the shocking Damian Lillard waive and Bradley Beal's situation. (2:08) Honorable Mentions (4:27) #15 (5:35) #14 (7:40) #13 (10:24) #12 (12:26) #11 (14:47) #10 (16:55) #9 (18:40) #8...
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Episode 11: Offseason Madness
Ethan and Brenton briefly recap the NBA draft, before diving into the wild trades and contract decisions that have preceded the looming start of free agency. (0:00) Draft recap (15:00) Boston tears it down (22:35) Phoenix swings for Mark Williams (30:09) Minnesota locks up Randle and Reid (36:45)...
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Episode 10: 2025 NBA Mock Draft
Moving on to the offseason, Ethan and Brenton share their predictions for the 14 lottery picks in Wednesday's upcoming draft: Main points of Contention: - Should teams draft for fit or always take BPA? - Where does Ace Bailey get picked? - Are score-first guards still valuable? (Tre Johnson,...
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Episode 9: OKC Wins the Title
Ethan and Brenton recap Game 7 of the NBA finals as well as the 2025 Playoffs as a whole, before jumping into some thoughts about the Kevin Durant trade. (0:00) Finals Wrap-Up (32:00) KD to Houston
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Episode 8: The Doorstep of Immortality
Ethan and Brenton discuss the Thunder being on the brink of an NBA championship after Indiana's Game 4 collapse and JDub's Game 5 masterclass, before diving into the Desmond Bane trade and what it means for the futures of Orlando and Memphis. (0:00) OKC takes a 3-2 lead (25:22) Bane to the Magic
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Episode 7: Is OKC in trouble?
Ethan and Brenton talk about Indiana's impressive Game 3 showing, before sharing their rankings of the past 10 NBA finals. (0:43) Can the Pacers shock the world? (35:23) Ranking the last 10 NBA finals
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