John Hollinger & Nate Duncan wrap-up the NBA Finals and go through a big docket on the draft and transaction season. How good is Boston historically? What to make of this Dallas season and where they need to get better The Pistons firing of Monty Williams The Siakam and Monk new contracts Caruso for Giddey Evaluating players at the top of the draft: Ron Holland Zaccharie Risacher Stephon Castle Alex Sarr Reed Sheppard Donovan Clingan

John Hollinger & Nate Duncan look at the key extensions that could determine many teams’ paths next season. Included: Boston with Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Sam Hauser. Minnesota with Rudy Gobert New Orleans with Brandon Ingram and Jose Alvarado Denver with KCP, Aaron Gordon, and Jamal Murray Miami with Jimmy Butler, Caleb Martin, and Bam Adebayo New York with Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle Phoenix with Kevin Durant

John and Nate discuss the value of some of the biggest trade candidates of the 2024 offseason. Who might ask out, and who will their teams be willing to move? It’s going to be a fascinating offseason with the complications of the new Second Apron and teams looking to move good players but also improve on the floor.

Zach Lowe joins John and Nate to draft the star players we think are most likely to be on another team 18 months from now at the start of the 2025-26 season. Plus, John and Nate set the playoff field in the West and discuss the future of the teams we’ve eliminated.

A special 3-man pod with John, Danny, and Nate discusses the best players in the NBA. Where do Giannis, Jokic, LeBron, Shai, Steph, Luka, Tatum, KD, Kawhi, Edwards, AD, Brunson, and the rest of the All-NBA talents come in on the eve of a playoffs that will prove us all wrong?

John and Nate pick the NBA’s best passer, dunker, floater game, handle, and athlete. Then we rule an Eastern Conference team that doesn’t have their draft picks from ‘25 to ‘27 and will be looking to trade a point guard this season out of the playoffs, and discuss what they can do going forward. Plus, what does John think of the NBA moving the draft to 2 nights as a former executive?

It’s time to look at the best coaches in the NBA. What are the ways to evaluate a coach? How do the young wunderkinder stack up against the established playoff coaches? John and Nate look at the best coaches in the league. Plus, we each eliminate another team from the playoffs and take stock of their organizations.

John and Nate look back on perhaps the biggest trade deadline ever to evaluate all these transactions a year on. How do the KD and Kyrie deals look, and would we have still done them as both teams? Who won the Westbrook/Conley/Russell swap? How have the trading trends evolved since this year? And which acquisitions actually fortified playoff teams?

John and Nate start by discussing the pros and cons of the Siakam trade. Would we ultimately have done the deal knowing his likely contract expectations? Then, we scrape the bottom of the Joe Johnson Memorial Barrel to fill out our East All-Star teams, before we wrack our brains on how to limit ourselves to 12 in the West.

John and Nate discuss: The Memphis Grizzlies’ future now that injuries have officially wrecked their season. Theories on why this year’s bad teams are worse than any other year’s bad teams. What the Knicks might be looking for with Quentin Grimes available and the Magic for Wendell Carter or Markelle Fultz. Also, what team could most use Dejounte Murray? What other available players could potentially help a playoff team?

John reports back from the G-League showcase. Who stood out among roster players and the G-League Ignite? Then we rule 2 teams out of the playoffs (guess who!) and discuss what their struggles this season mean for their futures. Finally, we start to assess the trade market. Which teams are willing to move important players? And would the Jazz really trade Lauri Markkanen?

The "Piñata Tier," as John likes to call them, is the subject of our final installment of the organization rankings including the bottom 12 teams. John and Nate examine each team’s organizational resume and determine which they’d most (and least) want running their team. Which team will claim the coveted 29th spot?!

A former executive and someone who will never be one are definitely the most qualified people to evaluate NBA organizations! But if we don’t do it, who will? We examine each team’s organizational resume and determine which we’d most want running our team if we were fans.

John BLOWS OUT YOUR EARDRUMS with the panic alarm. Which front offices and fan bases should be DESPAIRING over their teams’ performance so far this season. But first, we take stock of the first couple weeks of NBA Cup play and discuss what’s worked and what could be improved. Plus, we somehow manage to find a team to rule out of the playoffs.

The Sixers and Clippers stared each other down for 4 months, until a deal was finally done a week into the season. What changed to finally get this over the finish line? John and Nate also hit on how good this Clippers team is, the price that was ultimately paid to get the deal done, and what could be next up both teams’ sleeves to address the remaining holes on the roster. Then we give some early impressions and concerns from the first week of the year.

John and Nate discuss the latest with James Harden leaving the Sixers and predict how the situation will play out. Then, a look at our picks for biggest over- and underachievers, our most difficult to predict teams this year, and our thoughts on the best and worst offenses in the NBA this season.

With the whole saga now in hindsight, John and Nate apply their 20/20 vision to how this worked out for the Bucks, Celtics, Blazers, and everyone who missed out on Dame and Jrue. Were the Bucks somewhat hoisted on their own petard with their insistence on secrecy? Plus, why Nate thinks it’s possible that James Harden will still be on the Sixers past the trade deadline, and John and Nate evaluate the Devin Vassell extension and what it means for the market.

John and Nate look at the latest news, including Kelly Oubre’s signing in Philadelphia and whether it makes sense for the Pacers to trade Buddy Hield. Then, we continue with more great mailbag questions: Players we expect to have big leaps in output this year The team whose offseason looks good now but could blow up in their faces Do owners who are more involved hurt their teams? Who would have the best package in a trade for Joel Embiid? Which of the league’s top-20 players are most likely...

We start with the topics du jour: discussion of Team USA’s disastrous World Cup; the league’s new resting policy and its effects, Kevin Porter, Jr.’s arrest for domestic violence, Trey Murphy III’s injury, and the Lakers signing Christian Wood. Then, more great mailbag questions: What are the best skill improvements we’ve seen? When should a team rebuild, go all-in, or something in between? And, a long discussion on who is the GOAT GM?