4 SZNS NBA Podcast

Ex- Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Memphis Grizzlies, the creator of Player Efficiency Rating, and current NBA Columnist for The Athletic, John Hollinger joined Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble to discuss building a NBA team, creating an advanced analytic used for decades, and the upcoming 2020 NBA draft. The boys later discussed Episodes 1 & 2 of "The Last Dance"

00:25- The Last Dance
35:37- John Hollinger

Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble sat down with no one but themselves to discuss their preseason picks for Most Improved Player of the Year on each Western Conference team! Some are spot on, others couldn't be further off.

13 Year NBA Pro and Bulls Forward Thaddeus Young came onto the show to talk about how his life has changed during quarantine, the Bulls season this year, his overall career as a whole, and took a quiz from Zak and Ryan. Before this interview, the boys discussed who the most improved player of the year was on each eastern conference team. There were some discrepancies.....

Hall of Fame coach George Karl sat down with Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble to talk about his coaching career, the current state of the NBA, and overcoming cancer three times. (0:03-37:47) The boys later discuss and overrated underrated segment (37:48)

Two time NBA All-Star and 14 year NBA pro Caron Butler joined Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble to discuss his life journey, his playing career, and his current life situation. The boys also listed their Top 10 teams most likely to win a championship in the next 5-7 years.

48:10- Caron Butler

NBA prospect specialist Rashad Phillips sits down with Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble to discuss their NBA March Madness 24 & Under bracket!! This was loaded with fun twists and amazing matchups. 68 NBA players bracket. Which young player will end up having the best NBA career?

1st Round- 4:00
2nd Round- 48:05
Sweet 16- 1:16:33
Elite 8- 1:32:19
Final 4- 1:40:13
Rashad Phillips- 1:49:06

Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble welcome to the show Howard Beck from Bleacher Report. The guys talk about Kobe, the East sneakily holding their own compared to the West, The Pelicans making the Playoffs (guarantee), and empty stats on bad team players. Zak and Ryan also host a mailbag segment answering your guys questions!! This is one of the best mailbag episodes they have ever put together. Enjoy!

Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble discussed the NBA trade deadline acquisitions. Which side of all trades they liked and disliked. The boys also talked about players that didn't get traded that they wanted to see on different teams. Next, Duncan Smith joined the show to talk about the Detroit Pistons and how poorly their season has ended up.

2:08- Trade Recap
30:50- Trades Ryan & Zak wanted
45:20 Duncan Smith "Detroit Pistons Sadness"

Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble laugh, cry, smile, and every other emotion over Kobe Bryant's life reflection episode. They dive deep into what he meant to them, favorite Kobe stories, the impact he had on millions, and how his passing can relate to every human being on earth.

Ryan Magdziarz and Zak Noble have some discrepencies about their NBA All-Star team predictions!! They go through the East and the West and give 12 players who they think should deserve to be in the game. Then the boys are joined by Barstool Sports Bobby Reagan to discuss this outstanding rookie class, the NBA draft and its unpredictability, and the upcoming rookie class of 2020.