K-Mart joins the show to dive deep into a historic 2002 Nets season. New Jersey lands Jason Kidd for Stephon Marbury in July of 2001, a move that proved to be one of the best trades of the decade. With Kidd at the helm, the Nets finished as the #1 seed in the East and also boasted the league's best defense. Outside of Kidd and K-Mart, the Nets rotation featured Kerry Kittles, Keith Van Horn and a rookie Richard Jefferson. Heading into the season, New Jersey was dubbed as a fringe playoff...

Point God Kenny Anderson joins the show to talk about the 1993 Nets, his second year in the league and the only true look we got at an Anderson/Petrovic/Coleman Big 3. The Nets won 43 games but Anderson broke his wrist in late February from a hard John Starks foul. This was Drazen Petrovic's last season in the league; he tragically passed away in the summer of 1993. His last season was his best – he put up 22 PPG and a shot a ridiculous 45% clip from deep. Anderson dubbed Derrick Coleman as...

Mad Max joins the show to relive the 1994 Rockets championship season. The Rockets began the a blistering season 15-0 (NBA record at the time) and ended up 58-24 as the #2 seed in the West. They went through Portland, Phoenix, Utah and finally New York to bring Houston their first major league sports title ever. The biggest storyline going into the '93/94 season was Michael Jordan's retirement from the league, announced just weeks before the season was set to tip. To some, Jordan's absence...

Starbury Marbury joins the show to dive deep into his last season in Minnesota. When we talk about 90s and 2000s What Ifs, the scenario of Marbury and KG sticking together into the 2000’s has to be discussed. At 20 and 21 years old, Marbury and KG led Minnesota to 45 wins and barely lose in the first round to a 61-win Sonics squad. In his second season, Marbury became the youngest player ever to average 17 PPG and 8 APG in a season, breaking Magic Johnson's record. After this season, Steph...

Shane Battier jumps on Forgotten Seasons to relive a memorable year in H-Town. This 2009 Rockets squad won 53 games and finished as a 5 seed in a loaded Western Conference. Their playoffs starting 5 was Aaron Brooks, Battier, Ron Artest, Luis Scola and Yao Ming. T-Mac's season is cut short in February due to microfracture knee surgery. In the postseason, Houston rallied past Brandon Roy and Portland in Round 1 to set up an epic 7-game WCSF vs the Lakers. Battier was the primary matchup vs...

NYC legend and 11-year pro Rafer "Skip 2 My Lou" Alston joins Forgotten Seasons to talk 2003/04 Heat. This was a defining year in Alston's career, playing big minutes for the first time and setting him up for a coveted long-term contract. D Wade enters the scene as a rookie and shows his greatness early, leading the team in playoff ppg (18.0). Rafer and D Wade were surrounded by Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Udonis Haslem and coached by Stan Van Gundy. They won 42 games, finished as the #4 seed...

JR Smith joins Matt and Stak to unveil the next and final set of players to the ShoBasketball NEXT 75. Outside of unveiling the list, the trio talk Cavs vs Warriors Finals, the 2010's three point revolution, toughest matchups and much more. We're naming 75 hoopers that didn't make the NBA 75 list but deserve the same respect as those who did. Check out the previous episodes with Tracy McGrady (2000s), Penny Hardaway (1990s) and John Salley (1980's). Follow Forgotten Seasons...

T-Mac joins Jamal Crawford and Stephen Jackson to unveil the next set of players, all from the 2000's, to the ShoBasketball NEXT 75. The trio also break down their biggest memories from the decade, analyze how the game was played in their era, share untold stories of offseason training stories and much more. We're naming 75 hoopers that didn't make the NBA 75 list but deserve the same respect as those who did. Check out last week with Penny Hardaway on the 1990's and stay tuned for a special...

In a special episode of WHAT'S BURNIN, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are joined by the legend Penny Hardaway to unveil the next set of players on their Next 75 list, all from the 90s, and break down some of the best-unheralded players including Grant Hill, Tim Hardaway and more. We're naming 75 hoopers that didn't make the NBA 75 list but deserve the same respect as those who did. Stay tuned over the next two weeks when we’ll be announcing the Next 75 players for the 2000’s and the 2010’s...

The legend, Agent Zero, joins Forgotten Seasons to relive his breakout 2004/05 season in DC. The high powered trio of Arenas, Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison each averaged over 19 PPG and led the Wizards to their first playoff series victory in over 20 years. This was the only season from 1982 to 2013 that Washington advanced past the first round. Gil gives us 90 minutes of untold stories, insights into his teammates and peers, X's and O's and much more. Follow Forgotten Seasons...

Andre Miller, one of the great floor generals of the 2000's, joins Forgotten Seasons to talk 2010 Blazers. This was Dre's first season in Portland and he joined a team that was coming off a breakout 54-win season led by the budding Brandon Roy. Unfortunately, the main storylines from this season were devastating injuries to both Roy and Greg Oden. Oden would star in the first 21 games but a knee injury ended his season. Roy got 65 games deep (including an All-Star selection) but a knee injury...

The late 90's and early 2000's were an interesting time in Seattle. Just a few years removed from the 1996 Finals run, the Sonics underwent abrupt and significant changes. The 1999/2000 team was centered around Gary Payton – who had the best year of his career averaging 24ppg, 9apg, and 7rpg – and the supporting cast featured Vin Baker, Horace Grant, Rashard Lewis and this episode's guest, Jelani McCoy. Jelani recalls his best GP stories, his big bro Vin Baker, battling Utah in the playoffs,...

2x All-Star and true forgotten hooper Jerry Stackhouse joins Dylan Dreyfuss to relive the 2002 Pistons season. Stack was coming off back-to-back ASG appearances and was surrounded by A DPOY Ben wallace, 6MOTY Corliss Williamson, Cliff Robinson, and rookie head coach Rick Carslile. Stack led the team in points and assists and Detroit won 50 games and nabbed the 2 seed in the East. Stack also sheds light on the first portion of his career, most notably his time spent with Allen Iverson in...

Terrence Ross joins the show to talk about the rise of the Toronto Raptors and relive the 2016 season, a high point for the franchise. Terrence recalls the vibe in Toronto when he was drafted there in 2012. The Raps had missed the playoffs five straight years and hadn't won a playoff series since Vince Carter's 2001 squad. T Ross discusses the budding relationship and play of Demar Derozan and Kyle Lowry, Drake's impact on franchise, playoff battles against Paul George's Pacers, D-Wade's Heat...

ESPN's Justin Tinsley joins the show to relive Vince Carter and Allen Iverson's heavyweight battle in the 2001 East Semis, a matchup that many feel was the greatest non-Finals playoffs series ever. Exchanging blows were a 5th year MVP in Allen Iverson and Carter, a 3rd year, record-setting scoring machine and highlight factory. Both players faced immense pressure and criticism from the media at this time, Iverson for his unbuttoned off the court lifestyle and Carter for his history of dismal...

Ray Felton joins the show this week to relive the magical 2013 Knickstape season. Ray manned the point and surrounding him were Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith, Jason Kidd, Tyson Chandler and some other great hoopers. The Knicks won 54 games this season, had the #3 offense in the league and finished as the two-seed in the East behind Miami. Ray talks about the value of true veteran leadership, a locked-in Melo, the genius of Jason Kidd and more. Drop a rating and review if you like what you're...

The great JJ Redick comes through to Forgotten Seasons this week to relive the legendary 2009 Magic season. The nucleus of this team was 23-year-old DPOY Dwight Howard, and surrounding the big fella was Rashard Lewis, Hedo Turkoglu, JJ, and Rafer Alston. This group was ahead of their time; they were the second team ever to hit 10 or more threes a game. Much of that came from Stan Van Gundy's analytics-first philosophy. JJ tells stories about each of his teammates, proclaims that the 2009...

NBA Twitter legend Josiah Johnson and former NBA hooper and Showtime Basketball producer Jelani McCoy join Dylan Dreyfuss to dive deep into the 2004 Lakers season. This was the last year of the Kobe/Shaq era in LA, and it was also the year where their feud really exploded in the public. Karl Malone and Gary Payton come over in free agency, and when at full strength, this Lakers group was elite. They won 56 games, finished as the #2 seed in the West, defeated the defending champion Spurs in...

The Lob City Clippers were a highlight factory but one of the more disappointing groups in NBA history. Despite all of their talent, the team never made it past the second round of the playoffs and was on the wrong side of some brutal collapses. In this episode, the team's starting small forward, Matt Barnes, joins Dylan Dreyfuss to relive the 2015 Clips season. This was year two of the Doc Rivers era and year four of the CP3/Blake/Deandre Big 3, and there were no more excuses left; it was...

In this episode, Captain Jack joins Dylan Dreyfuss to dive deep on the 2003 CHAMPION Spurs. This squad featured an MVP Tim Duncan, rookie Manu Ginobili, David Robinson in his final year, Tony Parker, and more. This was Stak's third and breakout season in the NBA. He played a critical role as the starting 2-guard and scoring spark plug. Stak brings us back to 2002/03, when he was just a few years removed from hooping overseas in China, France, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. We discuss...

In this episode, Jamal Crawford joins Dylan Dreyfuss to dive deep on the 2010 Atlanta Hawks. This was Crawford's 10th season in the league but his first as a true sixth man, a critical identity change that propelled a second phase of his career in which he became arguably the most decorated sixth man in NBA history. In this episode, Crawford brings us back to the season that "changed everything" for him and provides insight on his Hawks teammates, his toughest matchups, playoff battles...

In 2008 the Bulls selected the hometown point guard, Derrick Rose, and the course of their franchise changed. In the 1st year of the D Rose era, the Bulls won 41 games and took the Celtics to 7 games in their playoff series. In this FS episode, Creator Dylan Dreyfuss is joined by Ben Gordon, the starting shooting guard and one of the best scorers of the late 2000's. The two talk rookie D Rose, breakdown the Celtics series game by game, and discuss why Ben didn't return to Chicago after this...

The '11-'12 Thunder team featured a Big 3 of Durant, Westbrook and Harden. Kendrick Perkins joined the squad the year prior to add toughness and helped usher them to the '12 Finals versus the Heat. In this FS episode, Creator Dylan Dreyfuss and Big Perk talk young KD, Loud City in Middle America and what felt like the beginning of a long run. But, we never saw this team fully developed and Kendrick explains why. Carry on!

In 2009, the Orlando Magic added Vince Carter and Matt Barnes to their roster. In this episode, Matt Barnes of All the Smoke goes down memory lane with FS Creator Dylan Dreyfuss to relive the '10 Magic season. Their season ended in the Conference Finals with the Celtics and Matt describes the make-up of that team as well as what happened next.

The 80's Nuggets are the highest powered offense in NBA History, fueled by Alex English, the leading scorer in Nuggets history and the leading scorer of the 80's. In 1985, English, along with Calvin Natt, T.R. Dunn, Dan Issel, Fat Lever and Coach Doug Moe, won 52 games, scored 120 points per game, and made it to the Western Conference Finals. English joins the show to relive the Nuggets' 1985 season.