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

Intro (00:00 - 00:40)

Preview of this episode (00:41 - 00:58)

Isaiah Stewart gets a three game suspension for attacking Drew Eubanks prior to the Detroit Pistons vs Phoenix Suns game (00:59 - 01:49)

Fights ensue in a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat where Zion Williamson goes down awkwardly after a foul by Kevin Love (01:50 - 04:07)

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists with Vince Carter headlining the list as well as those players who missed the cut (04:08 - 08:22)

Lebron James passes the 40,000 point mark in a home game against the Denver Nuggets (08:22 - 11:01)

Injury news including Trae Young, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid and the many New York Knicks with injuries with the latest being Jalen Brunson (11:02 - 17:33)

Kevin Durant passes Carmelo Anthony for 9th on the all time scoring list with next up in his sights: Shaquille O'Neal; also talks about passing on the Knicks in free agency on his podcast (17:34 - 19:35)

Steve Kerr gets a two year contract extension from the Golden State Warriors (19:36 - 21:35)

Charlotte Hornets analyst Dell Curry gets to call a game between his two sons Seth and Steph when the Hornets play against the Warriors (21:36 - 22:31)

Pelicans troll Stephen A Smith on social media; Stephen strikes back on his podcast (22:32 - 25:53)

Call to action (25:54 - 27:02)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:35)

Preview of this episode (00:33 - 01:14)

Vital statistics, parents and early life (01:15 - 03:10)

Life overseas in Italy with her family (03:11 - 04:27)

High school days in Illinois and Texas including posting a rare quintuple double in 1997 (04:28 - 07:39)

Her playing days at the University of Tennessee under the tutelage of the great Coach Pat Summitt (07:40 - 12:53)

Enters the 2001 WNBA Draft and is picked third by the Indiana Fever (12:54 - 13:45)

After sitting out a year with a torn ACL she makes her WNBA debut in 2002 (13:46 - 14:58)

Her 2005 season in which she would win the first of her five Defensive Player of the Year awards (14:59 - 15:58)

She makes her first WNBA Finals appearance in the 2009 season falling to the Phoenix Mercury (15:59 - 17:21)

Wins her only league MVP during the 2011 season (17:22 - 17:50)

Reaches the apex of her WNBA career winning the championship over the Minnesota Lynx in the 2012 season, in a season devoted to her former coach Pat Summitt (17:51 - 20:25)

Her last WNBA Finals appearance for the 2015 season losing to the Minnesota Lynx followed by her last season as a player in the league (20:26 - 22:31)

Her time spent playing overseas in South Korea, Russia, Poland and Turkey (22:32 - 23:24)

Her experience playing for Team USA (23:25 - 26:33)

Her philanthropic endeavors and social justice initiatives (26:34 - 27:34)

Her life after her playing days including the start of her Catch the Stars Foundation, the opening of the Tea's Me Cafe, TV analyst work and her time working for the Indiana sports franchises (27:34 - 29:18)

Her basketball accolades including those at the two high schools, University of Tennessee, the WNBA, overseas and with Team USA (29:18 - 35:26)

My wrap-up of the Tamika Catchings player spotlight (35:27 - 37:32)

Call to action (37:33 - 38:41)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:45)

Review of the previous player spotlights for February; preview of this episode (00:46 - 01:15)

Players of the Week: Luka Doncic and Donovan Mitchell (01:16 - 03:10)

All Star Weekend wrap up

Celebrity Game (03:11 - 04:00)

Rising Star Tournament (04:01 - 06:14)

HBCU Classic (06:15 - 06:45)

Skills Challenge (06:46 - 07:47)

Three Point Contest (07:48 - 09:22)

Sabrina Ionescu vs Steph Curry 3 Point Challenge (09:23 - 14:30)

Dunk Contest (14:31 - 18:20)

All Star Game (18:21 - 23:15)

How to fix the All Star Game (23:16 - 27:30)

Other news

Los Angeles Lakers put up the 1st of 3 statues dedicated to the late great Kobe Bryant outside of their home arena (27:31 - 28:35)

Orlando Magic retires Shaquille O'Neal's #32 jersey; who's the next Magic player out of Penny Hardaway, Dwight Howard and Tracy McGrady (28:36 - 32:36)

Lebron James vetoes a trade deadline deal to join the Golden State Warriors (32:37 -34:41)

Victor Wembanyama puts up a rare triple double in a road win against the Toronto Raptors: 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks (34:42 - 35:28)

New York Knicks robbed off a chance of winning on the road vs the Houston Rockets due to a late foul call that sealed the game (35:29 - 37:23)

Commissioner Adam Silver considering adding a franchise in Las Vegas: perhaps Seattle could be next; possible look at realignment (37:24 - 39:36)

PJ Tucker fined $75K for requesting a trade (39:37 - 40:50)

Klay Thompson comes off the bench after 727 straight starts for the Warriors (40:51 - 42:34)

Crispus Attucks Musuem in Indianapolis will have a statue erected for Oscar Robertson in 2025 (42:35 - 44:00)

University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball; Sheryl Swoopes' comments about Clark and Angel Reese's adjustments entering the WNBA (44:01 - 49:42)

Call to action (49:43 - 50:52)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)

Preview of this NBA deadline episode (00:38 - 01:03)

Simone Fontecchio for Kevin Knox II, draft rights to Gabriele Procida and 2024 2nd round pick (01:04 - 02:19)

Danuel House Jr and 2024 2nd round pick to Detroit Pistons from Philadelphia 76ers (02:20 - 02:55)

Boston: Xavier Tillman from Memphis for Lamar Stevens, 2027 2nd round pick and 2030 2nd round pick; Jaden Springer from the 76ers for their 2nd round pick, year to be determined (02:56 - 04:00)

Monte Morris for Shake Milton, Troy Brown Jr and 2030 2nd round pick (04:01 - 04:53)

Toronto: Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji from Utah for Otto Porter Jr, Kira Lewis Jr and 2024 protected 1st round pick; Spencer Dinwiddie from the Brooklyn Nets for Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young (06:20 - 07:32)

OKC: Gordon Hayward for Tre Mann, Vasilije Micic, Davis Bertans and draft compensation (07:33 - 09:36)

Buddy Hield for Marcus Morris, Kurkan Korkmaz and 3 2nd round picks; Marcus Morris then sent to the San Antonio Spurs along with a 2029 2nd round pick for Doug McDermott (09:37 - 10:50)

Dallas: Daniel Gafford for Richaun Holmes and draft compensation; PJ Washington for Grant Williams, Seth Curry and 2027 1st round pick (10:51 - 12:56)

Milwaukee: acquiring Patrick Beverly for Cameron Payne and 2027 2nd round pick; Robin Lopez sent to the Sacramento Kings for cash and draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis (12:57 - 15:35)

Cory Joseph to Indiana for Golden State's 2nd round pick; Dalano Banton to the Portland Trailblazers; Boston Celtics to receive a heavily protected 1st round pick (15:36 - 16:25)

Royce O'Neal and David Roddy to the Phoenix Suns; Jordan Goodwin, Keita Bates-Diop and three 2nd round picks to the Brooklyn Nets; Yuta Watanabe and Chimezie Metu to the Memphis Grizzlies (16:26 - 17:55)

Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks to the Knicks: Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and two 2nd round picks to the Pistons (17:56 - 21:19)

Call to action (21:20 - 22:29)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)

Preview of this special WNBA free agency and trades episode (00:38 - 01:07)

Minnesota Lynx: signs Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams; trade for Natisha Hiedeman (01:18 - 02:48)

Atlanta Dream: resigns Nia Coffey; signs Tina Charles and Aerial Powers; trade for Jordin Canada (02:49 - 04:46)

Seattle Storm: signs Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike (04:47 - 07:38)

Las Vegas Aces: resigns Sydney Colson, Kiah Stokes and Candace Parker; signs Megan Gustafson (07:39 - 08:39)

Phoenix Mercury: signs Natasha Cloud; trades for Rebecca Allen and Kahleah Copper (08:40 - 12:04)

Washington Mystics: Elena Delle Donne to sit out the 2024 season; signs Karlie Samuelson (12:05 - 13:30)

Dallas Wings: Awak Kuier to sit out the 2024 season; resigns Kalani Brown, Satou Sabally and Stephanie Soares; signs Emma Cannon (13:31 - 15:13)

Connecticut Sun: resigns DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones; signs Astou Ndour-Fall and Rachel Banham; trade for Moriah Jefferson (15:14 - 16:18)

New York Liberty: to resign Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones (16:19 - 17:01)

Los Angeles Sparks: resigns Lexie Brown and Layshia Clarendon; signs Monique Billings; has now the 2nd, 4th and 8th pick in the 2024 Draft (17:02 - 18:01)

Indiana Fever: signs Katie Lou Samuelson and Damaris Dantas; have the 1st pick in the 2024 Draft (18:02 - 18:48)

Chicago Sky: signs Lindsay Allen and Diamond DeShields; now have the 3rd pick in the 2024 Draft (18:49 - 20:07)

Call to action (20:08 - 21:17)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)

Preview of this Week 15 recap episode (00:54 - 01:17)

Players of the Week: Kawhi Leonard and Trae Young (01:18 - 03:36)

January Players, Rookies and Coaches of the Month (03:37 - 07:42)

All Stars reserves

East: Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, Bam Adebayo, Paolo Banchero, Tyrese Maxey and

All Star coach for the West: Chris Finch (08:56 - 09:39)

All Star coach for the East: Doc Rivers (09:40 - 12:57)

Steph Curry to battle Sabrina Ionescu in a one-on-one 3 point contest (12:58 - 15:42)

Major injury news on both Julius Randle, Joel Embiid and Zach LaVine; a discussion on the 65 game rule for awards and accolades; Trae Young and Scottie Barnes to replace Randle and Embiid for the East in the All Star Game (15:43 - 21:39)

Fines for Anthony Edwards, Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Pelicans (21:40 - 24:46)

Trade between the Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies involving Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo (24:47 - 26:16)

Marc Gasol's jersey to be retired by the Memphis Grizzlies on April 6 (26:17 - 27:51)

Russell Westbrook becomes the 25th player to reach 25,000 points (27:52 - 28:33)

NBA Draft to expand to a two-day event (28:34 - 29:33)

Top jersey sales for players and teams (29:34 - 31:41)

Former Knick legend Bill Bradley has a one man documentary to be aired on Max streaming network (31:42 -

Call to action (33:41 - 34:50)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:32)

Preview of this episode (00:33 - 01:39)

Vital statistics and early life (01:40 - 03:48)

College playing days (03:49 - 05:11)

Milwaukee Bucks drafted him in 1976 Draft (05:12 - 08:10)

Free agent days with Indiana Pacers before traded to the Denver Nuggets (08:11 - 09:56)

Reunited with Donnie Walsh in Denver; Doug Moe takes over (09:57 - 12:34)

Start of historic 2,000 point seasons (12:34 - 13:52)

1982-83 & historic 1983-84 seasons (13:53 - 18:00)

Next 4 seasons including the trade of Kiki Vandeweghe (18:01 - 23:00)

Last 2 seasons in Denver (23:01 - 25:16)

Dallas Mavericks; goes overseas then retires (25:17 - 27:07)

Began working for NBPA (27:08 - 28:00)

TV analyst work; coaching stints & assistant coaching jobs (28:01 - 29:21)

Basketball clinics overseas (29:22 - 30:00)

Movie and TV acting credits; literary work (30:01 - 31:06)

His many business ventures (31:07 - 32:22)

Basketball accolades (32:23 - 38:06)

Call to action (38:07 - 39:16)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:58)

Preview of this Week 14 recap episode (00:59 - 01:37)

Week 14 players of the week: Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns and Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (01:38 - 03:55)

Showdown in women's college basketball: #1 South Carolina at #9 LSU (03:56 - 06:38)

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer become the all-time leader in wins among college coaches (06:39 - 08:46)

Milwaukee Bucks fire Adrian Griffin and immediately hired Doc Rivers as his replacement at the head coaching position (08:47 - 14:51)

Wes Unseld Jr heads upstairs to the front office and assistant coach Brian Keefe becomes the interim head coach for the Washington Wizards (14:52 - 16:51)

High scoring nights: January 22 with Joel Embiid's 70 points and Karl Anthony Towns' 62 points as well as January 26 with Luka Doncic's 73 points and Devin Booker's 62 points (16:52 - 22:00)

Kevin Durant is asked about why he isn't mentioned in the NBA GOAT conversation (22:01 - 27:15)

Trade alert: Miami Heat acquires Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets for Kyle Lowry and 2027 lottery protected 1st round pick (27:16 - 29:25)

Tyrese Haliburton out 3 games with a hamstring injury for the Indiana Pacers (29:26 - 29:48)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson suspended 25 games without pay for using a banned substance (29:49 - 30:16)

Previews of upcoming episodes (30:17 - 31:51)

Call to action (31:52 - 19:01)

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Show notes:

Intro (00:00 - 00:35)

All Star starters for the Eastern Conference: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard (00:36 - 06:05)

My reserve candidates for the East: Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle, Donovan Mitchell, Pascal Siakam, Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Paolo Banchero, Demar DeRozan, Mikal Bridges, Trae Young and Dejounte Murray (06:06 - 14:23)

My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (14:24 - 16:01)

My reserve candidates for the West: Anthony Edwards, Karl Anthony Towns, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Jamal Murray, DeAaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Devin Booker, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Lauri Markannen, Alperen Sengun, Steph Curry and Victor Wembanyama (20:07 - 30:13) 

My predictions of the All Star reserves in the Eastern Conference (30:14 - 31:39) 

Preview of what's next up in terms of episodes (31:40 - 32:01)

Call to action (32:02 - 33:11)  

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Intro (00:00 - 00:41)

Preview of this Week 13 recap episode (00:42 - 01:01)

Week 12 players of the week: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers and Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns (01:02 - 03:42)

MLK Day with 11 games on the schedule including Atlanta Hawks with their game at home, marquee matchup between Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers, a nailbiter with Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets along with Draymond's return to the court after his suspension against Memphis Grizzlies (03:43 - 05:48)

The passing of beloved Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic as well as his legacy as a player and coach (05:49 - 09:38)

Two trades: Detroit Pistons sending Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers to Washington Wizards for Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala along with two 2nd round picks; Indiana Pacers acquire Pascal Siakam in a three team trade including Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans (09:39 - 13:45)

Udonis Haslem's jersey retired by Miami Heat; Paul Pierce questions the event as "given and not earned" (13:46 - 17:45)

Previews of upcoming episodes (17:46 - 18:43)

Call to action (18:44 - 19:53)

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