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

Intro

Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference first month breakdown episode

Atlantic Division: Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors

Central Division: Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons,

South Division: Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards

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Intro (00:00 - 00:37)

Preview of this episode (00:38 - 01:34)

LSU's Angel Reese getting bench by Coach Kim Mulkey and eventually away from the team for the past two games (01:35 - 10:25)

James Harden and the struggles with the Los Angeles Clippers; Philadelphia 76ers' surprisingly great start without Harden; what will the Clippers look like going forward (10:26 - 15:42)

Draymond Green getting suspended five games after choking Rudy Gobert during a Warriors-Timberwolves game on November 14; his checkered history as a NBA player in terms of ejections, fines and suspensions (15:43 - 25:52)

What to expect in future episodes as well as a reminder about considering a possible donation towards the podcast for Giving Tuesday on November 28 (25:53 - 27:03)

Call to action (27:04 - 28:13)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:44)

Preview of this episode (00:45 - 01:23)

Recap of the Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty WNBA Finals; A'ja Wilson named Finals MVP (01:24 - 08:01)

James Harden finally traded; headed to the Los Angeles Clippers along with PJ Tucker and Filip Petresuv; Philadelphia gets in return Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nicolas Batum, Kenyon Martin Jr, 2028 unprotected 1st round pick, 2 2nd round picks (2026, 2028), 2029 pick swap and an additional 1st round pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder (08:02 - 18:24)

Dwight Howard and the sexual allegations against him as well as the lesson in all of this (18:25 - 22:21)

Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson named Reebok's brand president and vice president; signs LSU's Angel Reese to an NIL deal (22:22 - 24:17)

Call to action (24:18 - 25:28)

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Intro

Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference season preview episode

Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors

Order of finish in the Atlantic Division

Central Division: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks

Order of finish in the Central Division

South Division: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards

Order of finish in the South Division

Playoff and play-in teams

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Intro

Preview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode

Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans and San Antonio Spurs

Order of finish in the Southwest Division

Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trailblazers and Utah Jazz

Order of finish in the Northwest Division

Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings

Order of finish in the Pacific Division

Playoff and play-in teams

Sneak peek into what is ahead for the next episode

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Intro (00:00 - 00:39)

Preview of this Fantasy Basketball 101 episode (00:40 - 01:03)

Definition of fantasy basketball (01:04 - 01:29)

Definition of dynasty or keeper leagues (01:30 - 02:19)

Types of leagues: head to head -> points, categories, most categories = one win (02:20 - 07:30)

Types of categories (10:06 - 13:18)

Types of drafts (13:19 - 16:29)

Roster sizes and positions (16:30 - 21:02)

Explanation of IL and IL+ for Yahoo leagues as well as IR for ESPN leagues (21:03 - 22:50)

Waiver wire and trades (22:51 - 24:14)

My fantasy tips (24:15 - 26:28)

Players I'm targeting and players I'm staying away from (26:29 - 32:48)

Wrap-up and what lies ahead for future episodes (32:49 - 34:42)

Call to action (34:43 - 36:00)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)

Preview of this WNBA MVP, Dame trade and Magic mentioning ownership of the NY Knicks episode (00:49 - 01:09)

New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart wins the WNBA MVP award, the first Liberty player to win it (01:10 - 02:21)

The breakdown of the voting (02:22 - 05:37)

Possible reasons why Breanna ended up winning the award (05:38 - 08:37)

Social media reaction to this results (08:37 - 11:08)

A'ja Wilson's reaction to not winning the awards & what it could possibly lead to (11:09 - 12:39)

Alyssa Thomas' reaction to not winning the award & what she has overcome as a player (12:40 - 13:52)

Major props to Breanna for winning & some of her accomplishments in doing so (13:53 - 14:44)

Damian Lillard finally gets traded from the Portland Trailblazers to the Milwaukee Bucks; also the Phoenix Suns as the third team in facilitating the deal in sending DeAndre Ayton to Portland along with Milwaukee's Jrue Holiday (14:45 - 15:57)

The plus and minus for Milwaukee dealing for Dame; the Giannis Antetokounmpo effect on making this trade (15:58 - 17:38)

The outlook for Phoenix with this trade (17:39 - 20:36)

Who has pressure on them as a result of this trade? (20:37 - 21:43)

The fantasy basketball overview with this trade (21:44 - 23:40)

Jrue Holiday and who could be interested in trading for him including the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers (23:41 - 26:45)

Who now starts with Dame in Milwaukee & what's the pecking order in terms of go-to players for them (26:46 - 27:30)

Dame's statement on Twitter X about his departure from Portland (27:31 - 28:34)

Jrue Holiday's statements prior to the trade about being a Milwaukee Buck for life and what lies ahead for the team; other potential suitors for Jrue (28:35 - 30:39)

Magic Johnson mentioning about his interest in owning the New York Knicks; James Dolan and the controversial moments as owner of the team (30:40 - 36:26)

Call to action (36:27 - 37:44)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:51)

Preview of this WNBA 1st recap, semifinals preview and postseason awards analysis episode (00:52 - 01:27)

Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings recap (01:28 - 05:06)

Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces recap (05:07 - 07:40)

Chicago Sky interim coach Emre Vatansever fired; potential candidates for the job as coach (07:41 - 09:09)

Dallas Wings vs Las Vegas Aces preview (09:10 - 13:08)

Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun recap (13:09 - 17:11)

Washington Mystics vs New York Liberty recap (17:12 - 21:01)

Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty preview (21:02 - 23:40)

My postseason awards analysis starting with 6th Woman of the Year (23:41 - 25:42)

Executive of the Year (25:43 - 26:01)

Coach of the Year (26:02 - 26:47)

Most Improved Player (26:48 - 27:20)

Defensive Player of the Year (27:21 - 27:48)

All Defense Teams, 1st and 2nd (27:49 - 28:45)

Gilbert Arenas criticizing Hakeem Olajuwon for charging $50K for a week of lessons (28:46 - 33:33)

Call to action (33:34 - 34:51)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:33)

Preview of this FIBA World Cup recap episode (00:34 - 00:56)

Introduction of the USA roster (00:57 - 2:14)

Going 5-0 in exhibition play (02:15 - 02:34)

Undefeated in 1st round of the tournament (02:35 - 03:22)

Lose their 1st game of the tourney to Lithuania (03:23 - 04:08)

Enters the march towards medaling by winning in the quarterfinals but losing in both the semis to Germany and in the bronze medal game to Canado (04:09 - 05:04)

What went wrong for Team USA (05:05 - 06:31)

Canada wins their 1st medal in 60 years as well as how times have changed for Team Canada (06:32 - 07:08)

The conclusion that the world has caught up in terms of play so USA players must take these games serious (07:09 - 07:25)

Players from the USA roster who could return for the Olympics in Paris 2024 and an overall assessment of each player on the team (07:26 - 10:41)

Germany wins the gold medal over Serbia; some of the teams with NBA talent on it including those two teams as well as Lithuania and Canada (10:42 - 14:23)

NBA players who are now reportedly interested in representing the USA in Paris including Lebron James, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Devin Booker, Draymond Green and Damian Lillard (14:24 - 14:58)

Grant Hill and the USA committee must impress upon the players the importance of their participation in international play, i.e. Olympics and FIBA (14:59 - 15:53)

My coaching suggestion for the Paris Olympics (15:54 - 20:49)

Call to action (20:50 - 22:07)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:33)

Preview of this WNBA season recap, playoff preview and postseason awards episode (00:34 - 00:56)

WNBA regular season recap starting with the Las Vegas Aces (00:57 - 01:55)

New York Liberty (01:56 - 02:45)

Connecticut Sun (02:46 - 03:25)

Dallas Wings (03:26 - 04:06)

Atlanta Dream (04:07 - 04:26)

Minnesota Lynx (04:27 - 04:56)

Washington Mystics (04:457- 05:47)

Chicago Sky (05:48 - 06:38)

Los Angeles Sparks (06:39 - 07:36)

Indiana Fever (07:37 - 08:22)

Seattle Storm (08:23 - 08:56)

Phoenix Mercury (08:57 - 10:40)

Playoff preview starting with the Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings (10:41 - 11:51)

Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun (11:52 - 13:25)

Washington Mystics vs New York Liberty (13:26 - 15:25)

Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces (15:26 - 16:49)

My midseason awards starting with 6th Woman of the Year (16:50 - 17:38)

Most Improved Player (17:39 - 18:07)

Defensive Player of the Year (18:08 - 18:42)

Coach of the Year (18:43 - 19:23)

Most Valuable Player (19:24 - 23:14)

Preview of what's to come (23:15 - 24:58)

Call to action (24:59 - 26:16)

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