All Things Basketball with GD podcast, hosted by GD That Sports Dude

Intro (00:00 - 00:47)

Preview of my 300th episode with special guest, the Mighty O (00:48 - 02:24)

The 20 day schedule of Inside the NBA for both ESPN and ABC (02:25 - 05:15)

Predicted wins for the New York Knicks this coming season (02:11 - 13:32)

Outside of the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, who are the next tier of teams in the Eastern Conference (13:33 - 20:32)

Can the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat as champs? If not, who is a threat to them? Particularly in the Western Conference (20:33 - 25:00)

With Fred VanVleet out for the season, should the Houston Rockets add Russell Westbrook to their team? (25:01 - 30:22)

Will this be the last season for Lebron James? Will he remain with the Los Angeles Lakers for the entire season? (30:33 - 35:37)

Other teams in the West:

San Antonio Spurs (35:38 - 36:58)

Memphis Grizzlies (36:59 - 39:29)

Los Angeles Lakers (39:30 - 43:43)

Portland Trailblazers (43:44 - 45:54)

Looking at Opening Week for the new season (45:55 - 48:10)

Favorite rants for past episodes:

Draymond talking about the Knicks on his podcast for clicks (48:11 - 51:17)

Stephen A Smith going soft in defending Draymond's Knicks comments (51:18 - 54:21)

My critique of the Lebron vs Stephen A beef (54:21 - 55:50)

Some final words from the Mighty O (55:25 - 57:05)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (57:06 - 58:48)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)

Preview of this Fantasy Basketball preview episode (00:42 - 00:53)

Yahoo vs ESPN leagues; free vs pay leagues (00:54 - 02:10)

Types of leagues - rotisserie, total points, head-to-head points, head-to-head each category, head-to-head most categories, high score (02:11 - 12:15)

League size: 6 to 20 teams (12:16 - 14:42)

Yahoo's Injured List vs Injured List Plus (14:43 - 16:17)

Types of drafts (16:18 - 18:02)

Do your research! (18:03 - 20:07)

Watch the waiver wire (20:08 - 20:55)

Players I'm targeted in drafts:

Guards (20:56 - 30:16)

Swings (30:17 - 37:00)

Forwards (37:01 - 44:47)

Bigs (44:48 - 50:00)

Players I am avoiding in drafts:

Guards (50:01 - 52:34)

Swings (52:35 - 54:33)

Forwards (54:34 - 56:24)

Centers (56:25 - 58:08)

Preview of coming episodes, including episode 300, & a call to action (58:09 - 59:09)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)

Preview of this WNBA Finals review episode (00:54 - 02:40)

Game 1 breakdown (02:41 - 05:42)

Game 2 breakdown (05:43 - 08:04)

Game 3 breakdown (08:05 - 13:03)

Game 4 breakdown (13:04 - 17:28)

Las Vegas Aces win their 3rd WNBA Championship in 4 years (17:29 - 17:41)

A'ja Wilson in the conversation of the GOATs of the game as she wins another Finals MVP trophy (17:42 - 19:28)

Bam Adebayo supporting his girlfriend A'ja (19:29 - 20:15)

Chelsea Gray adds to her legacy winning another championship (20:16 - 21:32)

Jackie Young becoming the Klay Thompson of this Las Vegas Aces dynasty (21:33 - 22:01)

Kiah Stokes, although underutilized, again a WNBA champ for her 3rd time (22:02 - 22:28)

Jewell Loyd, who took it upon herself to volunteer to come off the bench midway through the season thus setting the stage for the 16 game win streak the team experienced and that led them to a championship run (22:29 - 24:48)

Other players like Megan Gustafson, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and rookie Aaliyah Nye winning their 1st championship as well as the embattled Kierstan Bell getting her 3rd as a Las Vegas Ace (24:49 - 26:32)

Dana Evans and NaLyssa Smith as players Vegas traded for who were vital for the team winning it (26:33 - 30:04)

Coach Becky Hammon making a major tweak to the starting lineup that turned their season around and led them to a march to the championship (30:05 - 31:38)

Kudos to Aces owner Mark Davis and team president Nikki Fargas for building this dynasty (31:39 - 32:38)

What's next for the Las Vegas Aces (32:39 - 34:09)

What's next for the Phoenix Mercury (34:10 - 35:06)

The CBA between the league and the players expiring October 31 so time is of the essence (35:07 - 35:22)

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has a pre-Finals press conference where she addressed the Napheesa Collier statement (35:23 - 43:39)

Well respected analyst Sarah Kustok gives her response to Cathy's rebuttal to Phee's statement (43:38 - 46:11)

Beloved pioneer of the league Lisa Leslie offers up several takes to Cathy's response to the statement by Phee (46:12 - 50:41)

My final analysis of Cathy responding to Napheesa's statement (50:42 - 52:37)

Preview of coming episodes, including episode 300, & a call to action (52:38 - 54:10)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:01)

Preview of this WNBA finals preview episode (01:02 - 01:53)

#2 Las Vegas Aces vs #4 Phoenix Mercury finals preview (01:54 - 2:48)

How the Aces defeated the Indiana Fever (02:49 - 11:38)

How the Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx (11:39 - 20:23)

Key matchups, keys to winning & my prediction for the Finals (20:24 - 24:51)

What's next for the Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Golden State Valkyries, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx & Indiana Fever (24:52 - 32:06)

Napheesa Collier reads a statement before her exit interview press conference (32:07 - 37:10)

My take on the Napheesa Collier statement (37:11 - 47:54)

Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (47:55 - 49:39)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:52)

Preview of this NBA training camp episode (00:53 - 01:43)

Training camp battles:

Indiana Pacers (01:44 - 04:18)

Milwaukee Bucks (04:19 - 07:08)

Memphis Grizzlies (07:09 - 09:20)

Miami Heat (09:21 - 11:10)

Minnesota Timberwolves (11:11 - 12:30)

New Orleans Pelicans (12:31 - 14:08)

New York Knicks (14:09 - 16:41)

Oklahoma City Thunder (16:42 - 18:15)

Orlando Magic (18:16 - 19:20)

Philadelphia 76ers (19:21 - 23:38)

Phoenix Suns (23:39 - 25:06)

Portland Trailblazers (25:07 - 27:04)

Sacramento Kings (27:05 - 28:48)

San Antonio Spurs (28:49 - 30:44)

Toronto Raptors (30:45 - 32:27)

Utah Jazz (32:28 - 34:51)

Washington Wizards (34:52 - 36:01)

Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (36:02 - 37:47)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)

Preview of this NBA training camp episode (00:45 - 02:37)

Training camp battles:

Atlanta Hawks (02:38 - 04:07)

Boston Celtics (04:08 - 06:56)

Brooklyn Nets (06:57 - 08:39)

Charlotte Hornets (08:40 - 10:41)

Chicago Bulls (10:42 - 12:08)

Cleveland Cavaliers (12:09 - 15:40)

Dallas Mavericks (15:41 - 17:24)

Denver Nuggets (17:25 - 18:36)

Detroit Pistons (18:37 - 19:54)

Golden State Warriors (19:55 - 21:41)

Houston Rockets (21:42 - 25:42)

Los Angeles Clippers (25:43 - 27:19)

Los Angeles Lakers (27:20 - 29:48)

Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (29:49 - 32:01)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)

Preview of this WNBA semifinals preview episode (00:52 - 01:43)

#2 Las Vegas Aces vs #6 Indiana Fever semifinals preview, including how each team got here beating the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream respectively (01:44 - 15:05)

#1 Minnesota Lynx vs #4 Phoenix Mercury semifinals preview, including defeating the Golden State Valkyries and New York Liberty (15:06 - 27:28)

Congrats to the postseason awards winners so far:

Natalie Nakase for Coach of the Year

Veronica Burton for Most Improved Player

Naz Hillmon for 6th Player of the Year

A'ja Wilson and Alanna Smith as Co-Defensive Player of the Year (27:29 - 29:59)

A'ja Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Napheesa Collier, Alissha Gray and Kelsey Mitchell as MVP finalists (30:00 - 30:51)

Minnesota sports writer pens a hit piece article about Cheryl Reeve not wanting to draft Angel Reese on the eve of the WNBA playoffs (30:52 - 35:33)

Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (35:34 - 38:15)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)

Preview of this WNBA end of regular season & playoff episode (00:51 - 02:16)

1st round playoff matchups

#1 Minnesota Lynx vs #8 Golden State Valkyries (02:17 - 07:09)

#2 Las Vegas Aces vs #7 Seattle Storm (07:10 - 13:14)

#3 Atlanta Dream vs #6 Indiana Fever (13:15 - 17:16)

#4 Phoenix Mercury vs #5 New York Liberty (17:17 - 23:26)

Los Angeles Sparks season wrap-up (23:27 - 26:44)

Washington Mystics (26:45 - 30:25)

Connecticut Sun, including the league botching up the sale of the franchise (30:26 - 35:23)

Dallas Wings (35:24 - 38:21)

Chicago Sky, including the mishandling of the Angel Reese situation & my take on all the dissenting voices surrounding this (38:22 - 60:11)

Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (60:12 - 61:25)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:24)

Preview of this Hall of Fame induction recap episode (01:25 - 02:14)

My journey to the induction ceremony & the buzz before the event (02:15 - 05:26)

2025 Inductees:

Sylvia Fowles (05:27 - 10:06)

Dwight Howard (10:07 - 18:17)

Mickey Arison (18:18 - 24:55)

Maya Moore (24:56 - 30:26)

Danny Crawford (30:27 - 32:40)

2008 USA Olympic men's team (including a roundtable discussion with Jerry Colangelo, Mike Krzyzewski, Lebron James, Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade & Jason Kidd) (32:41 - 38:01)

Billy Donovan (38:02 - 42:34)

Carmelo Anthony (42:35 - 46:48)

Sue Bird (46:49 - 50:07)

Who's next as the Class of 2026 candidates (50:08 - 53:40)

Episode wrap-up & call to action (53:41 - 54:55)   

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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)

Preview of this WNBA special episode (00:59 - 02:16)

A look around the WNBA:

Atlanta Dream, including Rhyne Howard's complaint about fans cheering for the opposing players in their arena (02:17 - 11:28)

Chicago Sky, including Angel Reese continued run at history & Candace Parker's jersey retirement (17:55 - 20:50)

Connecticut Sun, including the physicality they played with all year long (20:51 - 24:29)

Dallas Wings, including Coach Chris Koclanes whining about the physical play on Paige Bueckers (24:30 - 27:07)

Golden State Valkyries, including their catalyst Veronica Burton as a Most Improved Player favorite (27:08 - 29:06)

Indiana Fever, including Lisa Leslie's thoughts on a Caitlin Clark return for the rest of this season (29:07 - 36:14)

Los Angeles Sparks, including their desperate run towards the playoffs (36:15 - 38:03)

Las Vegas Aces, including their impressive win streak (38:04 - 40:15)

Minnesota Lynx, including the return of Napheesa Collier & their surge towards the playoffs (40:16 - 41:54)

New York Liberty, including the return of Breanna Stewart & their struggles without her playing (41:55 - 43:45)

Phoenix Mercury, including Alyssa Thomas' MVP hopes & sound for Satou Sabally about back-to-back games as well as the CBA negotiations between the players & the league (43:46 - 53:49)

Seattle Storm, including the possibility of Dominique Malonga making the All-Rookie team & the Sue Bird statue ceremony (53:50 - 57:00)

Washington Mystics, including their bright future ahead thanks to Sonia Citron & Kiki Iriafen (57:01 - 58:38)

Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (58:39 - 59:45)

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