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

The Fantasy Football Hangout - Origin and some basic Fantasy Football 101 for those new to it

Origin (00:34)

Discussing how this show came to fruition between my many years of following the sport to my good friend Adrian Grant introducing me to the world of fantasy football

Fantasy Football 101 (03:05)

Talking about how someone goes about joining a fantasy football league, the different types of leagues, the difference between a standard league and a PPR league as well as public vs private leagues, the importance of joining a league with IR/RES spots. Also other interesting tidbits you should know before joining a league

The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - NBA Western Conference offseason moves

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NBA West (00:25)

Talking about all the player movement in the Western Conference of the NBA

The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - NBA Eastern Conference offseason moves

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NBA East (00:27)

Talking about all the player movement in the Eastern Conference of the NBA

The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - the full NBA schedule + a breakdown of the Knicks' schedule

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Full NBA schedule (00:42)

Talking about the teams with the most nationally scheduled games including the Los Angeles Lakers (42 games), Golden State Warriors (41), Brooklyn Nets (36) and the defending champs Milwaukee Bucks (36).

Knicks schedule (11:17)

Discussing the Knicks schedule with 29 nationally televised games, 9 day games with a possible 10th and 2 major Western road trips

The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - Summer League & Opening Week/Christmas Day schedule

Show Notes

Summer league breakdown (00:35)

Talking about the summer league and some of the rookies as well as the 2nd year players who stood out from the rest

Opening Week and Christmas Day schedule (13:41)

Discussing what the Opening Week schedule looks like as well as the Christmas Day slate of games

The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - the Securing the Bag podcast plus the troubling case of Dennis Schroeder

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Securing the Bag (00:28) 

Discussing all the players who got extensions in the offseason including Jimmy Butler, Trae Young, Luka Doncic & Julius Randle

Schroeder fumbles the bag (13:04)

Dennis Schroeder, who had a 4 year, $84M deal on the table for the LA Lakers, signs with the Boston Celtics for 1 year at $5.9M. I will discuss the long term ramifications for him with this signing.

The All Things Basketball with GD podcast - the origin & Olympic Gold edition

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Origin (00:28) 

A span of 40 years of following the NBA inspired by my dad as well as my uncles growing up. My favorite team was (and still is) the Knicks. Saw the metamorphosis of the league from a tape delay product to the Magic & Bird era to the MJ era to the Shaq & Kobe era to the SA Spurs dynasty of sorts to the LeBron era. My passion for fantasy basketball came in 2012 through the influence of my late co-worker Lonnie Gellman who played in a long running fantasy basketball league. Been involved in leagues ever since.

Olympics mens basketball (03:18)

Despite losing 2 exhibition games & the opening game of the Olympics, the mens team seized their 4th straight gold medal in Japan's Olympics triumphing over France, 87-82. The team was led by Kevin Durant (29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists with a block) and Jayson Tatum (19 points, 7 rebounds with a steal) as well as Bam Adebayo's activity of the defensive end (5 defensive rebounds, 3 blocks and a steal) and Jrue Holiday's stellar defense on Evan Fournier. Fournier did lead France in scoring along with Rudy Gobert (16 points). Fournier only shot 5-15 FG% (2-9 from 3 point range). Coach Greg Popovich did a masterful job allowing to Gobert to find his offense as he wasn't a defensive presence inside like he normally is.

Olympics womens basketball (10:58):

The US womens team wins their 7th straight gold medal marking back to 1996. The team was led by Brittany Griner, A'ja Wilson & Breanna Stewart - the most formidable front line in the Olympics. Sue Bird & Diana Taurasi walked away with their unprecedented 5th gold medal, the most among both men & women hoopers. Coach Dawn Staley also will walk away from coaching the women. She herself has been affiliated as either a player or coach with those 7 straight gold medals. And kudos to Japan who as the host team received a silver medal.

The Fantasy Football Hangout trailer for the podcast

The All Things Basketball show trailer with GD That Sports Dude which explains exactly what the podcast is all about