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

Intro (00:00 - 01:00)

Preview of this Week 10 recap episode (01:01 - 01:29)

NBA TOP STORIES:

Players of the Week: Jaylen Brown and Kawhi Leonard (01:30 - 05:38)

1st round of All Star voting results (05:39 - 09:06)

2 game suspension for Jose Alvarado and one game for Mark Williams following an altercation during a Phoenix Suns road game over the New Orleans Pelicans (09:07 - 10:31)

Russell Westbrook moved to 7th place on the career assist list, 16th on the career scoring list and grabs his 2000th steal in a Sacramento Kings victory over the Dallas Mavericks (10:32 - 12:39)

Injury news about players like Cameron Johnson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, RJ Barrett, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine, Kon Knueppel, Josh Hart, Jalen Green and Ace Bailey (12:40 - 24:17)

Top performances of the week including a couple of huge games for Anthony Davis, another big week for Nikola Jokic with 3 more triple doubles, triple doubles for Josh Giddey, & Scottie Barnes, Luka drops 34 points over the Sacramento Kings, red hot Anthony Edwards scores 38 over the New York Knicks, another 37 point career night for Santi Aldama and Anthony Black has a career high of 38 points against the Denver Nuggets (24:18 - 35:02)

JB Bickerstaff named the next president of the National Basketball Coaches Association as Rick Carlisle steps down after a 20-year stint as president (35:03 - 37:26)

GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, and Denver Nuggets (37:27 - 41:56)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (41:57 - 43:33)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:39) 

Preview of this Christmas games recap episode (00:40 - 01:19) 

Christmas Games Recap:

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks (01:20 - 06:41)

San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder (06:42 - 13:17)

Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors (13:18 - 19:20)

Draymond Green and Coach Steve Kerr clash during a timeout in the Warriors' win over the Orlando Magic (19:21 - 39:08)

Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers (39:09 - 42:30)

JJ Redick's postgame comments about the Lakers' effort in the loss (42:31 - 46:42)

Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves (46:43 - 51:37)

Charles Barkley criticizes Roger Goodell and the NFL for scheduling games on Christmas (51:38 - 53:59)

Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (54:00 - 55:54) 

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Intro (00:00 - 00:54)

Preview of Part 2 of this Week 9 recap episode (00:55 - 02:35)

NBA TOP STORIES: 

Adam Silver talks to the media prior to the NBA Cup finals about league expansion, the future of the NBA Cup, partnering with FIBA to form a possible NBA Europe league, Chris Paul's future, and WNBA negotiations (02:36 - 09:44)

FINES AND EJECTIONS:

Ime Udoka - $25K, publicly criticizing the refs (09:45 - 11:08)

Chris Finch - $35K, directing inappropriate language at the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner (11:09 - 12:14)

David Adelman - $35K, directing inappropriate language at the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner (12:15 - 15:35)

Dillon Brooks - ejected after taunting Lebron James upon hitting a go-ahead 3PG in a Phoenix Suns loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (15:36 - 17:01)

Draymond Green - ejected in the 1st quarter for shoving Collin Gillespie and arguing with the ref during a Golden State Warriors win over the Phoenix Suns (17:02 - 20:09)

Injury news about players like Trae Young, Domantas Sabonis, Ivica Zubac, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyler Herro, Alex Sarr, Jalen Suggs, Jalen Suggs and Brandon Clarke (20:10 - 30:57)

Top performances of the week including huge week for Nikola Jokic with 2 more triple doubles, a scorching night for 3 point range for LaMelo Ball, triple doubles for Josh Giddey, Alperen Sengun, Paolo Banchero & Cade Cunningham, a couple of Jalen Johnson's near triple doubles, Luka drops 45 points at Salt Lake City, red hot Tyrese Maxey scores 38 over the Dallas Mavericks, a 37 point career night for Santi Aldama and the highest scoring game thus far between the Chicago Bulls vs the Atlanta Hawks (30:58 - 41:20)

College of Holy Cross to name its court in honor of the great Bob Cousy (41:21 - 41:59)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a streak of 100 games scoring 20 points or more in a game (42:00 - 42:26)

GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Denver Nuggets (42:27 - 47:19)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:20 - 49:32)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)

Preview of Part 1 of this Week 9 recap episode (01:01 - 01:33)

WBB NEWS:

WNBPA announced , after the players vote, that they will call for a strike if CBA negotiations aren't completed by the January 9th deadline; sticking points remain to be the revenue sharing model, housing, earlier training camp openings (01:34 - 04:54)

Houston Rockets in advance talks to buy and relocate the Connecticut Sun (04:55 - 07:25)

Naismith Basketball Class of 2026 nominees:

1st timers (09:08 - 16:38)

Returning nominees (16:39 - 25:40)

Hall of Famer Sylvia Fowles to join the Portland Fire coaching staff (25:41 - 26:26)

Audi Crooks from the Iowa State Cyclones taking college basketball by storm (26:27 - 29:19)

NBA TOP STORIES:

Players of the Week: Jaren Jackson Jr and Jalen Brunson (29:20 - 32:47)

NBA Cup All-Tourney Team: Jalen Brunson, Luka Doncic, DeAaron Fox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl Anthony Towns; NBA Cup viewership up again (32:48 - 34:03)

All Star voting started on December 17 (34:04 - 35:15)

Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player ever to score 40+ points, passing Lebron James (35:16 - 39:31)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (39:32 - 41:22)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)

Preview of this special NBA Cup Finals recap episode (00:48 - 01:03)

New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup Finals (01:04 - 05:56)

The stats for the New York Knicks (05:57 - 09:25)

The stats for the San Antonio Spurs (09:26 - 11:59)

Jalen Brunson named NBA Cup MVP; the prize (12:00 - 14:40)

Reaction from the media heads in light of the Knicks winning the NBA Cup (14:41 - 16:41)

The catch-22 of the Knicks either winning or losing in the NBA Cup Finals; the ultimate goal for this team in the aftermath of the win (16:42 - 18:12)

Knicks possibly breaking the curse of the NBA Cup previous winners (18:13 - 19:12)

This should quiet the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talk for now (19:13 - 20:20)

What's next for the Knicks; kudos to Amazon Prime for its coverage of the NBA Cup (20:21 - 22:10)

News of whether the Knicks will hoist up a NBA Cup banner at Madison Square Garden (22:11 - 24:29)

Injury updates for Karl Anthony Towns, Landry Shamet and Deuce McBride going forward (24:30 - 28:01)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (28:02 - 29:19)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:00)

Preview of Part 2 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:00 - 01:42)

NBA TOP STORIES: 

NBA Cup finals preview (01:43 - 10:13)

Injury news about players like Victor Wembanyama, Isaiah Hartenstein, Steph Curry, Zach Edey, Ja Morant, Austin Reaves, Evan Mobley, Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole, Kristaps Porzingis and Zach LaVine (10:13 - 22:57)

Top performances of the week including Russell Westbrook adding to his triple double legacy, Derik Queen's 33 point triple double which is his 1st of his career, Kevin Porter Jr with a triple double vs Boston, huge nights for Donovan Mitchell & Nikola Jokic, vintage night for Joel Embiid, Jalen Johnson with back-to-back triple doubles again, Anthony Edwards drops 40 points vs Phoenix and a 39 point career night for Keyonte George (22:58 - 31:53)

Fine for Desmond Bane ($35K) for throwing the ball with force at an opponent (31:54 - 33:34)

Anonymous coaches, executives and scouts speak about Ja Morant, Lamelo Ball and Trae Young regarding their value to their team and on the trade market (33:35 - 46:19)

GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs (46:20 - 50:25)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (50:26 - 51:45)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:10)

Preview of Part 1 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:11 - 01:50)

WNBA NEWS:

A'ja Wilson named Time Athlete of the Year and AP Female Athlete of the Year (01:51 - 09:07)

Team USA tryouts for the 2026 World Cup games, held in Durham, NC (09:08 - 14:23)

CBA negotiations: revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (14:24 - 15:48)

Dearica Hamby and the Las Vegas Aces mutually agree to drop their lawsuits against each other (15:49 - 16:48)

Angel Reese says she is willing to return to the Chicago Sky next season (16:49 - 17:58)

Satou Sabally out indefinitely for the Unrivaled league (17:59 - 18:39)

A LOOK AT EACH TEAM PRIOR TO THE EXPANSION DRAFT FOR THE PORTLAND FIRE AND TORONTO TEMPO:

How will it work (18:40 - 19:42)

Atlanta Dream (19:43 - 22:09)

Chicago Sky (22:10 - 24:53)

Connecticut Sun (24:54 - 27:03)

Dallas Wings (27:04 - 28:52)

Golden State Valkyries (28:53 - 30:36)

Indiana Fever (30:37 - 32:48)

Las Vegas Aces (32:49 - 34:50)

Los Angeles Sparks (34:51 - 37:01)

Minnesota Lynx (37:02 - 39:06)

New York Liberty (39:07 - 42:24)

Phoenix Mercury (42:25 - 43:58)

Seattle Storm (43:59 - 46:02)

Washington Mystics (46:03 - 48:23)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (48:24 - 49:49)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:02)

Preview of Part 2 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:03 - 01:31)

MORE TOP STORIES: 

NBA Cup viewership up by 90% (01:32 - 02:18)

Injury news about players like Kristaps Porzingis, OG Anunoby, Stephon Castle, Paolo Banchero, Steph Curry, Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Franz Wagner (02:19 - 12:03)

Top performances of the week including some huge nights for Michael Porter Jr, KAT's big game against Charlotte, another fine week of play for Nikola Jokic & Luka Doncic, Deni Avdija's 39 point triple double, big nights for Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane, Jalen Johnson's back-to-back triple doubles, Anthony Edwards drops 44 points in an OT win vs New Orleans and a 42 point explosion from Zach LaVine (12:04 - 24:14)

Milestones for Kevin Durant and James Harden; double digit scoring streak for Lebron James snapped (24:15 - 27:42)

Fines for both the Philadelphia 76ers ($100K) and the Cleveland Cavaliers ($250K) for violation of the Player Participation Policy (27:43 - 30:17)

Former NBA Elden Campbell passes away at age 57 (30:18 - 36:37)

Danilo Gallinari retires from the NBA after 14 seasons (36:38 - 42:57)

GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets & New York Knicks (42:58 - 48:11)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (48:12 - 49:48)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:07)

Preview of Part 1 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:07 - 01:56)

WNBA NEWS:

Sticking point in the CBA negotiations: housing, minimum base salary vs revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (01:57 - 06:09)

Candace Parker on the All the Smoke podcast (06:10 - 13:05)

Flau'Jae Johnson's LSU team plays Duke, who is coached by Team USA coach Kara Lawson, after a rough summer for her during the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup tournament (13:06 - 22:20)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:

Jaylen Brown and Jamal Murray (22:21 - 25:55)

TOP STORIES: 

Chris Paul sent home after 21 games with the Los Angeles Clippers (25:55 - 40:09)

Giannis Antetokounmpo out for 2 to 4 weeks with a calf injury; also he deletes content from Milwaukee Bucks' social media accounts & what does that mean (40:10 - 47:56)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:57 - 49:27)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:05)

Preview of Part 2 of this Week 6 recap episode (01:06 - 02:49)

MORE TOP STORIES: 

The return of several players including Tyler Herro, Jalen Williams, Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Porter Jr, Duncan Robinson, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid (02:40 - 15:16)

Injury news about players like Dereck Lively II, Steph Curry, Trae Young, OG Anunoby, RJ Barrett and Isaiah Hartenstein (15:17 - 19:31)

Top performances of the week including some huge nights for Anthony Edwards, KAT terrorizes at Barclay Center, a modest triple double for Nikola Jokic, Deni Avdija's 39 point triple double, a career night for Cooper Flagg and Zach Edey, Jalen Johnson's second triple double of his career, CJ McCollum drops 46 points on the Atlanta Hawks and a 42 point explosion from Payton Pritchard (19:32 - 31:47)

Golden State Warriors sign Seth Curry for the rest of the season (31:48 - 32:25)

GD's Top 5: Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets & Houston Rockets (32:26 - 36:55)

Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (36:56 - 38:29)

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