How will the NBA’s rebooted season shake out the standings during its final eight regular-season games, and which first-round matchups should we be especially excited for once the NBA Playoffs begin? TBW staff writer Bob Bajek joins hosts Arky Shea and Joel C. Cordes to break down each of the most fun scenarios for the opening round, including…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen and Bryan Toporek discuss winners and losers of the seeding-game schedule as well as notable players who won’t join their teams for the rest of the 2019-20 season. Are the New Orleans Pelicans a lock to force a play-in tournament? Can the Boston Celtics jump the…
At what point does the league decide that Florida is the worst possible place to attempt its season reboot? Will it consider rescheduling or re-locating to avoid the current epicenter of COVID-19? TBW staff writer Bob Bajek joins hosts Arky Shea and Joel C. Cordes for a wide-ranging discussion, including the latest Coronavirus-related NBA news…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen and Bryan Toporek re-pick the lottery of the 2013 NBA draft. Which player would we take over Giannis Antetokounmpo in any draft class since 2000? Who goes at No. 3, Victor Oladipo or CJ McCollum? Which undrafted free agents sneak into the re-draft lottery? How far…
Though they were just minutes away from a WNBA championship last season, the Connecticut Sun noticeably retooled their roster. Alexa Philippou of the Hartford Courant joins host Gabe Ibrahim to break down all the new additions, returning players and Jonquel Jones’s impact. (NOTE: This episode was recorded hours before Jones announced she would not be…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen and Bryan Toporek take a mulligan on the 2014 NBA draft class. Who goes No. 1 overall, Nikola Jokic or Joel Embiid? Where do the likes of Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon and Marcus Smart wind up? How far does Andrew Wiggins fall? Which real-life second-round picks…
What matters in an NBA Playoff series when momentum and homecourt advantage no longer hold as much weight? Which teams in the Eastern Conference want to avoid matching up against one another? Which Western Conference squads have a chance of forcing a play-in series between the No. 8 and 9 seeds, and who could be…
Can the WNBA really pull off its proposed season start in just a week, during the middle of a pandemic, in one of America’s COVID-19 epicenters? And even if it can, should it? What risks should players and staff be willing or unwilling to accept? How far off will the WNBA’s plan be from the…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen and Bryan Toporek discuss some of the latest Bradley Beal trade rumors and go over possible free-agent targets for teams ahead of the 2019-20 season resuming. Should the Brooklyn Nets go all-in on a third star and trade for Beal? What could the Los Angeles Lakers…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen and Bryan Toporek discuss Nikola Jokic’s dramatic weight loss, LaMarcus Aldridge’s injury, concerns about the NBA’s supposed “COVID-19-proof bubble” and the latest New York Knicks coaching rumors. Will Jokic’s weight loss hurt him more than it helps? Is the San Antonio Spurs’ 22-year playoff streak finally…
