All Episodes

Breaking Down an Insane Trade Deadline, All-Star Weekend Preparation, and a Mudpie Moment for the Ages

Attempting to Make Sense of the Luka/AD Trade, Fox is a Spur, and 2025 Fake Trade Deadline Extravaganza!

Fox Drama Brewing in Sac Town, Jimmy Walks Out, All-Star Selections, and #22 on the Bench Reactions Top 25 Players of the 2000s List

Midseason NBA Awards, #23 on the Bench Reactions Top 25 Players of the 2000s List, and Jimmy Continues Jimmy-ing

Trade SZN, State of the (Eastern and Western) Union, and #24 on the Bench Reactions Top 25 Players of the 2000s List

An Electric Cavs vs. Thunder Game, Which Tanking Team Has the Brightest Future, Is Memphis a True Contender, Which Superstar Will Win His First Ring First, and Top 25 Players of the 2000s

The Christmas Day Games Delivered, Jimmy Drama in Miami Continues, Lakers Make a Trade, and New Year's Resolutions for the Rest of This Season

Christmas Bonanza Episode! Breaking Down the State of the League, Writing Letters to Santa, and Ranking All Five Christmas Day Games

NBA Cup Final is Set, Dennis is a Warrior, Miami's Headed Towards a Standoff with Jimmy, the Spurs are Right Where They Should Be, and Checking in on Scoot Stock

AJ Dybantsa Commits to BYU, Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors, and Previewing the NBA Cup Quarterfinals

Quarter Season Superlatives, Rapid Fire Q2 Hot Takes, and Tales from Dan's Trip to the Philippines

NBA Thankful Notes, a Thanksgiving Dinner Draft for the Ages, and the Sixers are Down Bad

The Cavs Stay Perfect, Inside the NBA is Sticking Around, Players and Teams We're Proud of and Disappointed In to Start the Season, and the Great Toaster Pastry Debate of 2024

The Tank Mode Utah Jazz, Cleveland is Still Surging, Mediocre Mikal and the New York Knicks, and Other Burning Burnham Questions

Philly Can't Catch a Break, the Eastern Conference is on the Struggle Bus, Brooklyn is Surprisingly Fun, Milwaukee is Not Fun, and the Lurking Golden State Warriors

Our Friend Jason is Back, Observations from Week One of the Season, and a Miami Mudpie Moment of the Week

A New NBA Season and Hope Springs Eternal: Extensions Galore, Storylines Heading into Week One, and Our 2024-25 Season Predictions

Western Conference Power Rankings and Over/Under Predictions

Kawhi's Hurt Yet Again, Media Day Takeaways, and Eastern Conference Power Rankings and Over/Under Predictions

Bonus Episode: Bench Reactions AFTER DARK! Breaking Down all the X's and O's of Game of Thrones

A Surprising KAT to New York Trade and Biggest Storylines Heading into the New Season

The Legend of Air Canada, Joel Secures the Bag, How Bad Will Brooklyn Actually Be, the Conundrum of Steph and the Promising Youth in Golden State, and the Almost Perfect New York Knicks

Will the Rockets' Young Talent Lift Off This Season, the Brandon Ingram Dilemma in New Orleans, and OKC is Officially Ready to Contend for the Title

Jamal Gets a Max Extension, the New Jersey 76ers, Utah is Stuck in No Man's Land (but There's Still Hope), the Clunky Fit Cavs, and Deep-but-Still-Kinda-the-Same Mavs

Portland's Future is in Scoot's Hands, the Pretty Bird Hawks Are Perfectly Mediocre, and it's Put Up or Shut Up Time for the Sixers

What's Eating Zach LaVine and the Maybe, Hopefully, Finally Tanking Chicago Bulls, the Lakers Are Riding off into the Sunset of LeBron's Career, and the Celtics Are About to Get Crazy Expensive

Yabu to the Sixers, Zion Slims Down, Detroit is Destined for Another Stinky Season, at Least the Clippers Have a New Toilet-Filled Arena, and Ant is Bringing Immaculate Vibes to Minny

Team USA Wins Gold, the Magic of Stephen Curry, the Wemby-Led Spurs are Likely in for Another Rebuilding Season, Miami is Cooling Off, and the Question Mark Nuggets

Olympics Quarterfinals Analysis, the Wizards Are Wizarding (But in a Confusing Way), the Turbo Team Indiana Pacers, and Ja's Revenge Tour for the Grizz

Team USA Is Rolling (Despite Some Players Getting DNPs), the Raptors Seem to Be Aiming for Mediocrity, the Missing Piece for the Ascending Magic, and Can the Suns Become Legitimate Contenders

Team USA Gets Tested (Multiple Times), Charlotte Finally Has a Bright Future, the Kings Might Be Better than Expected, and Giannis and the Bucks are Somehow Sleepers

Winners and Losers Draft for Last Season and the Offseason So Far, Breaking Out the Hot Takes for Next Season, and a Summer League Mudpie Moment of the Week

More Free Agency Moves, Destination Spots for Available Players, Olympic Basketball Check In, and House of the Dragon Spoilers

Mikal Traded to the Nova Knicks, Dejounte to the Pellies, PG is a Sixer, and Breaking Down the Draft and Free Agency Moves So Far

Monty Williams is Living the Dream, Lakers Hire JJ Redick, Caruso for Giddey Trade Grades, and Our Second Annual Mock Lottery Draft

The Boston Celtics Win the Title in Convincing Fashion and Presenting the 2023-24 Benchies

Boston Is Simply Too Good, Kyrie Goes Off But It's Not Enough, Boston's Crunchtime Breakdown Doesn't Matter, Luka Fouls Out, and Other Live Reactions to Game 3

RIP Bill Walton, Mike Brown (and Other Coaches) Gets Paid, Troy Weaver Dismissed from Detroit, Jimmy Butler Rumors, What's Next for Minnesota, and Previewing the NBA Finals

All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams Announced, Bickerstaff Gets Canned, and Breaking Down the Conference Finals

Conference Semis Postmortem, What the Thunder Should Do This Offseason, and Previewing the Conference Finals

Draft Lottery Karma Rankings, Celtics Punch Back, the Back and Forth of Knicks vs. Pacers, the Bet on Mavericks' Role Players is Paying Off, and the Nuggets Show Signs of Life

What's Next for Each First Round Loser, Second Round Burning Burnham Questions and Predictions, and an Obvious But Still Extra Sloppy Mudpie Moment of the Week

Lakers Live to See Another Day, Revisionist History for Every First Round Series, and a Star-Studded Mudpie Moment of the Week from Jason

Warriors Get Knocked Out, Full Predictions for the First Round of the Playoffs, and Heading to The Cleve for Our Mudpie Moment of the Week

NBA Awards Picks and Revisiting Our Preseason Over/Unders

Joel Returns, Crazy Play-In Race, Current Lottery Teams with the Highest Potential for a Turnaround Next Season, and Ranking Our Top Current Future Hall of Fame Players

Injuries Abound, Confidence Meter in Top Playoff Teams, and Oscars Talk with Jason

Predicting Playoff Outcomes for the Best Teams in the League, Warriors Anxiety Watch, Revisiting the 2021 NBA Draft, and Reactions to Dune: Part Two

Wemby's an Alien, Minnesota Mike Gets an Extension, Jacque Gets Axed, Bright Futures for (Some of) the Worst Teams, Warriors are Rolling, and the Paul Atreides of the NBA

All-Star Weekend Was (Mostly) a Dud and Bold(ish) Predictions for the Rest of the Season

Joel Embiid's Injury and Breaking Down the Winners and Losers of Trade Deadline Week

2024 Mock Trade Deadline Extravaganza! Breaking Down Every Fake Trade We Made as the GMs of All 30 Teams

Adrian Fired, Doc Hired, Explosive Offensive Performances, Trade Season's Upon Us, Debating All-Star Reserves, and Our Midseason Benchies

Midseason NBA Awards and a Rocket-Sized Mudpie Moment of the Week

Kawhi Gets Paid, Blowout After Blowout in the NBA, Will the Twolves' Offense Improve, Are the Jazz for Real, What Should Brooklyn Do, and What's Next for the Lakers

All-Star Voting Begins, Ricky Retires, Draymond's Back, and Big Questions from Both the Eastern and Western Conferences

Detroit Finally Breaks the Losing Streak, the Knicks Trade for OG, and New Year's Resolutions

Christmas Extravaganza! Letters to Santa and Ranking Each Christmas Day Game, Plus Ja's Back, Joel's En Fuego, and Detroit is Historically Bad

Cleveland's Injury Woes Continue, a Budding Milwaukee/Indiana Rivalry, Sad Vibes in Detroit, Draymond Doing Draymond Things, and Quarter-Season Superlatives

Zion Looks Very Out of Shape, Of Course the Lakers Won the First Ever In-Season Tournament, All Hail Hali, Burning Burnham Responses, and a Simple Game of Something or Nothing

Zach LaVine (Really) Wants Out, Ranking Worry Levels for Western Conference Teams, Silent Sufferers, Our Own Playoff Selection Committee, and Players We Still Believe In

Pop Grabs the Mic, Pacers and Hawks Make It Rain, Visiting the Hall of Mediocrity, and Buy or Sell with Dan

Draymond Puts Rudy in a Chokehold and Revisiting our Partially Genius, Partially Very Dumb Preseason Predictions

Maxey Goes Nuclear, the Clippers are in Major Strugglesville Right Now, and a League-Wide Temperature Check

James Harden Finally Gets His Way, the In-Season Tournament is off to a Great Start, Wembymania, Philly is Clicking, and the Grisly Grizzlies

Week One Observations: Injuries, Standout Players, Favorite League Pass Teams, Way-Too-Early Panic Teams, and More

A Bench Reactions Three-Course Meal: Predictions for the 2023-24 Season

Western Conference Power Rankings and Over/Unders, and an Unsurprising Mudpie Moment of the Week

Breaking Down the Best Quotes from Media Day, Eastern Conference Power Rankings and Over/Unders

Investing in Buy Low Players, Will the Heat Still Be the Zombie Heat After Striking Out on Dame, Denver Might Somehow Now Be Underrated, and Jrue Gets Traded While We're Recording

Bonus Episode: Bench Reactions AFTER DARK! The Milwaukee Bucks Trade for Damian Lillard

A New Dame Trade Suitor, Ainge Needs a Herro, the Spurs Are Exciting Again, and the "Figure Out What You Do" Sixers

Trying to Make Sense of Toronto, the Impending End to Dame Time in Portland, and the Indomitable Injury Bug in Clippers Land

A Full Team USA Postmortem, Immaculate Vibes in Indiana, and Hoping for a Refocused Ja in Memphis

Beignets, Brandon Ingram, and Zion or Bust in New Orleans, the B-B-B-Boring Bulls, and the New(ish)-Look Celtics Have Some Playoff Demons to Exorcise

Cautious Optimism (Kind of) for the Hawks, the Likely-Gonna-Fall-Below-Their-Own-Expectations Rockets, and the Brewing Offensive Firepower of the Suns

De-troit Basket-ball is (Hopefully) Back on Track, Playing the Waiting Game in the Big Apple, and Don't Count Out the Warriors Quite Yet

The Timberwolves Might Make Some Noise This Season, the Slightly Confusing but Still Very Exciting Jazz, and the Clock-Is-Ticking Bucks

The Hornets Might Be Fun Again, a Possible Ben-aissance in Brooklyn, and Last Dance Vibes with the Lebron Lakers

The Wizards Might Actually Be a Competent Team, the High-ish Ceiling/Low Basement Mavericks, and the Young and Talented Thunder

Bonus Episode: Bench Reactions AFTER DARK! The Barbenheimer Experience from A to Z

Way Too Early Preseason Prep: Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers, Plus Patrick's Double Mudpie Moment(s) of the Week

Summer League Standouts, Barbenheimer, Breakfast Tacos, Churros at Disneyland, Offseason Storylines, and More Barbie

Free Agency Reactions, 2022-23 NBA Season Winners and Losers Drafts, and a Player-Empowerment Era Mudpie Moment of the Week

Draft Reactions, Summer Bucket Lists, and an "It's Not You, It's Me" Mudpie Moment of the Week

Beal With It, Zion Drama in The Big Easy, a Bench Reactions Mock Lottery Draft (Plus Atlanta), and a New Owner Syndrome Mudpie Moment of the Week

Sandcastle Competitions with Dan, What's Going on in Portland and Phoenix, Final Finals Thoughts, and an Irish Mudpie Moment of the Week

Head Coaching Carousel, Adam Silver's Comments About the Ja Situation, NBA All-Flop First Team, Finals Analysis, and Zack's Mudpie Moment of the Week

A Deep Dive into Celtics vs. Heat (Before Game 7), Burning Burnham Questions, and Yet Another Referee-Centric Mudpie Moment of the Week

Lakers Ride Off into the Sunset, Nuggets Look Dominant (But Don't Tell Michael Malone), Prepping for the Finals, and Jason Calls Out All the Nonbelievers

Bonus Episode: Bench Reactions AFTER DARK! Making Sense of the Ja Morant Saga and Lottery Karma Rankings Before the Lottery

Bench Reactions Reactions to the Conference Semifinals Results, Conference Finals Preview, More Glenn the Musical Content, and Patrick's Mudpie Moment of the Week

Mid-Series Superlatives, Keys to Each Series Going Forward, and a Mudpie Moment from Dirty Dan the (Orlando) Magic Man

A Round One Postmortem, Predictions for Each Round Two Series, and Goodness Grayson Great Balls of Fire

Way-Too-Late Regular Season Award Ballots, Playoff Storylines So Far, and a Multi-Mudpie Moment from Zack

First Round Playoff Predictions and... a Rick Fox Mention?!

Wrapping Up the Regular Season, Rethinking the Lottery, Way-Too-Early Luka Destinations, Playoff Seeding Structure, and Favorite Basketball Movies

Playoff Team Tiers and the Massive Weight of Unbearable Talent

Rough Times in Dallas, Western Conference Play-In(sanity), Visiting the Worst Teams in the League, How to Structure MVP Award Voting, and a March Madness Mudpie Moment of the Week

Current State of Play in the East and West and Zack's Mini Mudpie Moments of the Week