In the first half of this episode, we’ll talk about 10 teams who went under their Vegas regular season win total projection by 15 games or more. Then in the second half, I’ll correctly predict all 30 teams’ over/under win totals, playoff seeding, and then who will win the NBA championship, Most Valuable Player, Finals MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year awards. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams,...

Going in-depth on the 18 times an overseas basketball team has taken down an NBA team, starting from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s triumph over the reigning NBA champions and ending with the Adelaide 36ers giving Phoenix Suns haters more material. WHY are the Washington Bullets now called the Washington Wizards? HOW do you pronounce Boniface N’Dong? ARE these NBA teams a disgrace to the red, white, and blue? Your host, Lewis, will answer those questions and more! --- An NBA history podcast about bad...

On the lowly Denver Nuggets’ stunning victory over the 63-19 Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the 1994 playoffs, the first time a #8 seed defeated a #1 seed in NBA history. Detlef Schrempf! Dikembe Mutombo! Shawn Kemp! Gary Payton II’s dad! This episode has it all. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com....

The story of Bison Dele, his turbulent NBA career, and the tragic end to his life. Plus: Celtics coach Ime Udoka is likely to be suspended for the entire 2022-23 season and may resign. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Intro music:...

Going over the worst of the worst for the Miami Heat. Topics include: the Heat losing two games in one day, the 1997 Most Improved Player race, “Baby Jordan”, and trading up for Shabazz Napier. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Lineup...

The second of two parts detailing the Minnesota Timberwolves’ almost-relocation to New Orleans in 1993/94. This part will cover… the Minnesota Timberwolves’ almost-relocation to New Orleans in 1993/94. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball...

The first of two parts detailing the Minnesota Timberwolves’ almost-relocation to New Orleans in 1993/94. This part will cover the New Orleans Jazz and their relocation to Salt Lake City to become the Utah Jazz. But first: does ACAB include Olden Polynice? --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from...

As an aperitif, I try to force a Kennedy-and-Lincolnesque urban legend about the “spooky” similarities between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies. Then, I go into the first batch of 1/2 seeds to be upset in the first round of the NBA playoffs since 1984, the first year that the NBA playoffs featured the top 8 teams from each conference. 1987 - #7 Seattle SuperSonics over #2 Dallas Mavericks 1989 - #7 Golden State Warriors over #2 Utah Jazz 1991 - #7 Golden State...

On Magic Johnson’s basketball ventures after his abrupt retirement from the NBA in November of 1991, when he tested positive for HIV. Failed and successful comeback attempts, dealing with tabloid rumors, becoming a media member, trying to become a team owner, a test run as head coach-- this guy did it all. I didn’t even include his time as the president of basketball operations for the Lakers or his feud with President George H.W. Bush. What a life this guy has lived. Also, forgive any weird...

On Jon Barry’s brief tenure with the Boston Celtics. Jon was drafted with the 21st pick in the 1992 draft and held out, hoping for a third year on his contract. The Boston Celtics didn’t want to give him a third year and really didn't care if he was on the team or not. Events unfolded. Also: why does everyone hate Rick Barry? And how do you pronounce Bart Kofoed's name?  ---  An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER  Please follow the...

On Phoenix Suns forward Tom Gugliotta’s 1999 brush with death where a so-called “dietary supplement” made him have a seizure and briefly go into a coma. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Intro music: “How To Save A Life” by The Fray...

On UCLA’s Kiki VanDeWeghe and his family’s attempts to steer him away from the NBA’s newest expansion franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, and toward his hometown Los Angeles Lakers or his father’s team, the New York Knicks. This will be an inspiring tale if your name is Steve Francis or Jon Barry. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball...

On the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak in the NBA in late 2021 and early 2022 which led to a number of NBA debuts, the return of some old familiar faces, and a handful of relatively inexperienced players creating lasting opportunities for themselves. We will spotlight some of the best performances from the replacement players and shout out the ones who are on track to be on NBA rosters in 2022-23. -- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew...

Putting the 1999 Grizzlies, who won the second-lowest amount of games in NBA history, into context. What had to go wrong to make them one of the worst teams of all time when all signs seemed to be pointing to them being semi-respectable this season? A lot of things, but it all came down to Big Country. Includes some Toronto talk. Also, I am laughing about the episode’s single joke as I’m typing this -- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew...

A look back at the wild summer of 2016, when a cap spike increased the salary cap from $70 million in 2015-16 to $94 million in 2016-17. The Golden State Warriors were able to sign Kevin Durant and the rest of the league were able to sign mediocre players to debilitatingly large long-term contracts. This episode covers some background info on why the cap rose so much as quickly as it did and then breaks down the 21 worst contracts doled out that summer. --- An NBA history podcast about bad...

The story of how Ri Myung-hun, a North Korean man also known as "Michael Ri", almost became Asia’s first NBA player. Unfortunately, geopolitical circumstances outside of his control made it impossible. Also: the return of Freak of the Week! --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter/TikTok @backfiredNBApod News soundbites from ABC Australia and Channel 5 Singapore | “Be Like Mike” copyright Bayer...

It’s draft week, so we’re going to talk about a major bust in Michael Olowokandi, who wasn’t so much bad as he was disappointing. Olowokandi was the #1 overall pick in the 1998 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers just 3 years after playing his first organized basketball game. What could go wrong? --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter/TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference,...

We talk about Doc Rivers and his journey to the role of president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers, then determine whether or not he actually follows a famously simple decision tree when deciding whether to acquire a player or not. Also featuring a little bit of waxing poetic about organizational structure and the recent history of coach/executive hybrids. The Amin Elhassan bit: https://twitter.com/DarthAmin/status/700679803393937408 Grading scale for transactions: 0 =...

On Ty Lawson, the great North Carolina point guard who played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, and Washington Wizards. Unfortunately for him, he’s mostly remembered for drunk driving and having diarrhea instead of anything he did on the court. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference, Dadgum Box...

On the Goon Squad Memphis Grizzlies, one of the dying gasps of the Grit and Grind era that is still fondly remembered in the city of Memphis despite being so horrible that the head coach cried during a press conference. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter/TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference, Stathead, and NBA.com, transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and...

A deep dive into Chris Paul’s career. Paul is one of the greatest players of all time despite the fact that his career has been strange and unlucky since the day he was drafted. One of the most interesting career arcs we have ever seen. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com, injury info from prosportstransactions.com, contract info from...

In which Lew speaks into the microphone. All 13* finalized and retroactively voided trades since 1992, dissected in chronological order.  *There may be more but these are the 13 listed on prosportstransactions.com --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter @backfiredNBApod Stats from basketball-reference.com and NBA.com, contract info from Spotrac, music by Carlos Chagas Sources: Boston Globe,...

Trailer and 2022 Hater Awards (Least Valuable Player, Most De-Proved Player, 5th Man of the Year, etc) and a surprising number of mentions of Jordan McLaughlin. Next time I'll actually speak into the microphone btw --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter @backfiredNBApod Stats from basketball-reference.com and NBA.com Thanks to Adam Ryan @inallairness for audio help