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

Intro (00:00 - 00:40)

Preview of this special player spotlight episode on the late Bill Walton (00:41 - 01:22)

Vital statistics and early life (01:40 - 06:37)

His playing days with Helix High School (06:38 - 14:28)

His illustrious career playing at UCLA under the great John Wooden (14:29 - 31:27)

Portland Trailblazers drafted him first overall in the 1974 Draft (31:28 - 33:09)

His first two injury-riddled seasons in Portland (33:10 - 35:04)

The magical third season where it all came together for Bill and the Blazers thus winning a NBA championship (35:05 - 46:11)

Call to action (46:12 - 46:55)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:54)

Preview of this special episode (00:55 - 01:27)

My snapshot analysis of the overly critical reaction to Caitlin Clark 1st 2 games in the WNBA (01:28 - 23:30)

Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (23:31 - 24:47)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)

Preview of this WNBA season preview episode (00:49 - 01:19)

Top stories

2024 rookie class including Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso, Cameron Brink, Rickea Jackson, Alissa Pili, Nika Muhl, Dyaisha Fair & Kate Martin (01:20 - 03:16)

Expansion teams for Golden State and now Toronto (03:17 - 04:32)

TV & League Pass coverage (04:33 - 06:23)

Charter flights for all teams thanks to the league partnering with Delta Airlines (06:24 - 08:07)

Old faces in new places (08:08 - 11:31)

WNBA season preview starting with the East

New York Liberty (11:32 - 15:30)

Connecticut Sun (15:31 - 17:04)

Atlanta Dream (17:05 - 18:34)

Indiana Fever (18:35 - 22:38)

Chicago Sky (22:39 - 25:56)

Washington Mystics (25:57 - 28:09)

West

Las Vegas Aces (28:10 - 33:20)

Seattle Storm (33:21 - 35:19)

Dallas Wings (35:20 - 37:13)

Minnesota Lynx (37:14 - 39:05)

Phoenix Mercury (39:06 - 42:38)

Los Angeles Sparks (42:39 - 44:26)

Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (44:27 - 46:16)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)

Preview of this NBA postseason awards recap episode (00:52 - 01:58)

Most Improved Player: Tyrese Maxey (01:59 - 03:18)

Coach of the Year (05:39 - 06:51)

Executive of the Year (06:52 - 09:01)

Hustle Award (09:02 - 10:20)

Rookie of the Year (10:21 - 12:12)

Defensive Player of the Year (12:13 - 14:50)

Shaquille O'Neal voiced his disapproval with the results (16:49 - 21:30)

Social Justice Champion (21:31 - 22:54)

Teammate of the Year (22:55 - 24:19)

Frank Vogel out & Mike Budenholzer in as Phoenix Suns head coach (24:20 - 27:17)

Steve Clifford resigns & go upstairs to the front office for the Charlotte Hornets; hire Charles Lee as head coach (27:18 - 29:11)

Patrick Beverly suspended for 4 games next season & banned from personal appearances on ESPN (29:12 - 30:38)

Draymond Green speaking about the New York Knicks on his podcast questioning if Jalen Brunson can take the team all the way to a championship & calls the team a fluke for what they've accomplished (30:39 - 39:15)

Stephen A Smith gives Draymond a pass for his Knick critique (39:16 - 41:03)

Rudy Gobert misses Game 2 in the Minnesota Timberwolves/Denver Nuggets series due to the birth of his first child (41:04 - 42:42)

Giannis Antetokounmpo turns down a sneaker deal with Adidas because they wouldn't offer his brother Thanasis a deal (42:43 - 44:42)

Glen "Big Baby" Davis to face 40 months in jail for defrauding the NBA's Health & Welfare Plan for former players (44:43 - 47:42)

Wrap-up of this episode, what's ahead & call to action (47:43 - 49:13)

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Intro & preview of this special Cinco de Mayo Eastern Conference playoff episode (00:00 - 01:08)

#2 New York Knicks vs #7 Philadelphia 76ers recap (01:09 - 09:59)

What's next for the 76ers (10:00 - 13:41)

#3 Milwaukee Bucks vs #6 Indiana Pacers recap (13:42 - 19:14)

What's next for the Bucks (19:15 - 21:18)

#2 New York Knicks vs #6 Indiana Pacers conference semifinals preview (21:19 - 27:08)

#1 Boston Celtics vs #8 Miami Heat recap (27:09 - 30:31)

What lies ahead for the Heat (30:32 - 31:48)

#4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Orlando Magic quick look (31:49 - 32:31) 

Back on the air after technical difficulties in Cancun (32:32 - 33:11)

Candace Parker retires from playing basketball (33:12 - 38:08)

Caitlin Clark makes her professional debut for the Indiana Fever playing against the Dallas Wings (38:09 - 41:03)

WNBA not making the Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx game available on the League Pass app (41:04 - 45:51)

Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (45:52 - 46:58)

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#2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers recap (01:14 - 09:08)

What's next for the Lakers (09:09 - 14:01)

#3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #6 Phoenix Suns recap (14:02 - 20:54)

What's next for the Phoenix Suns (20:55 - 25:37)

#1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #8 New Orleans Pelicans (27:54 - 31:52)

What lies ahead for the New Orleans Pelicans (31:53 - 33:35)

#4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks recap (33:36 - 37:53) 

What lies ahead for the Los Angeles Clippers (37:54 - 40:42)

#1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks

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Intro (00:00 - 00:57)

Preview of this episode (00:58 - 01:46)

Clutch Player of the Year: Steph Curry, DeMar DeRozan, Shai Gilgeous Alexander (01:47 - 02:22)

Most Improved Player: Tyrese Maxey, Alperen Sengun, Coby White (02:23 - 08:18)

6th Man: Malik Monk, Bobby Portis, Naz Reid (08:19 - 11:51)

Coach of the Year: Mark Daigneault, Chris Finch, Jamahl Mosley (11:52 - 16:28)

Rookie of the Year: Chet Holmgren, Brandon Miller, Victor Wembanyama (16:29 - 19:22)

Defensive Player of the Year: Victor Wembanyama, Bam Adebayo, Rudy Gobert (19:23 - 22:48)

MVP: Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Nikola Jokic (22:49 - 26:33)

USA 2024 Paris Olympics roster revealed: Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton (26:34 - 30:24)

Epiphanny Prince retires (30:25 - 33:03)

Gayle King makes an odd comment to Coach Dawn Stanley regarding her championship game in the NCAA Tournament (33:04 - 35:06)

Wrap-up of the episode / call to action (35:07 - 36:00)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)

Preview of this Western Conference playoff episode (00:54 - 01:25)

1st Round matchups

#1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #8 New Orleans Pelicans (01:26 - 08:28)

#2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (08:29 - 14:39)

#3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #6 Phoenix Suns (14:40 - 20:41)

#4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (20:42 - 26:10)

What lies ahead for the Sacramento Kings (26:11 - 28:08)

What lies ahead for the Golden State Warriors (28:09 - 35:03)

Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (35:04 - 35:44)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)

Preview of this Eastern Conference playoff episode (01:01 - 01:34)

1st Round matchups

#1 Boston Celtics vs #8 Miami Heat (01:35 - 07:05)

#2 New York Knicks vs #7 Philadelphia 76ers (07:06 - 13:16)

#3 Milwaukee Bucks vs #6 Indiana Pacers (13:17 - 18:37)

#4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Orlando Magic (18:38 - 22:47)

4 guys in the Eastern Conference with the most pressure going into the playoffs: Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Damian Lillard & Donovan Mitchell (22:48 - 24:34)

What lies ahead for the Atlanta Hawks (24:35 - 27:01)

What lies ahead for the Chicago Bulls (27:02 - 28:53)

Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter banned by the league for sports betting (28:54 - 31:18)

Coban Porter of the University of Denver sentenced to 6 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed a Colorado woman & left a passenger in serious condition (31:19 - 32:20)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:36)

Preview of this episode & a big thank you to Raphael of the White Label American podcast, Ty the Pod Guy & longtime friend Dee for joining me for my 200th episode (00:36 - 02:14)

Eastern Conference rankings in terms of playoff & play-in teams (02:15 - 04:33)

Western Conference rankings (04:34 - 09:52)

Wrap-up of the non-playoff teams

Detroit Pistons (09:53 - 11:28)

Washington Wizards (11:29 - 12:48)

Charlotte Hornets (12:49 - 14:41)

Portland Trailblazers (14:42 - 16:10)

San Antonio Spurs (16:11 - 17:20)

Toronto Raptors (17:21 - 18:25)

Memphis Grizzlies (18:26 - 19:28)

Utah Jazz (19:29 - 20:41)

Brooklyn Nets (20:42 - 22:06)

Houston Rockets (22:07 - 23:21)

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 24 inductees including Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper, the late Walter Davis, Bo Ryan, Charles Smith of Louisiana, Seimone Augustus, Michelle Timms, Dick Barnett, Harley Redin, Jerry West, Doug Collins and Herb Simon (23:22 - 31:55)

Should the NBA have its own separate Hall of Fame? (31:56 - 35:15)

Call to action (35:16 - 36:25)

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