Ballin’ Out

It's still early in the NBA season, but Nate and Shawn give their teams they are buying and selling through the first weeks of the 2026-27 season, including the New York Knicks' turnaround, Orlando Magic's struggles, and the Washington Wizards being right in the middle.

Shawn and Nate break down some of the best individual performances to start the NBA season, including several from Week 3.

The Memphis Grizzlies are 6-0 to start the season, but this isn’t just an early hot streak built on random shooting.

In this episode of Ballin Out, Shawn breaks down what’s actually working for Memphis — from Ty Jerome’s impact and Cameron Boozer’s all-around production to the Grizzlies’ ball movement, size, rebounding, and defensive structure.

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The injuries are already piling up, and some teams could be feeling the effects for a lot longer than expected.

Shawn and Nate break down the latest NBA injuries, what they mean for each team, and which absences could have the biggest impact on the standings, rotations, and playoff picture. They also look at which teams are built to survive injuries, which ones could be in real trouble, and whether fans should actually be panicking yet.

Shawn and Nate are joined by Isaiah Bufkin for the 2026-27 first hot takes of the year, which include Victor Wembanyama, the Thompson twins Ausar and Amen, and the Houston Rockets being a championship team.

Like, comment, and subscribe, and let us know what your hot takes are during the season.

One week of the NBA season is in the books, so naturally... it's time to overreact.

Shawn and Nate are joined by Isaiah Bufkin to break down some of the biggest storylines and performances from the opening week of the 2026-27 NBA season and decide what we're actually buying versus what might just be an early-season mirage.

The NBA season is officially here.

Nate and Shawn break down opening night, featuring the Detroit Pistons-Boston Celtics, New York Knicks-Philadelphia 76ers, and the Oklahoma City Thunder-San Antonio Spurs. They also preview what they're most excited to see, the biggest storylines heading into the first games of the 2026-27 season, and which teams/players they're watching closely right away.

Drop your opening-night picks and let us know what you're excited to see this season.

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The NBA season is here, so it’s time to put our predictions on record.

Nate and I break down all 30 teams and place every team into tiers heading into the 2026-27 season. We go conference-by-conference, debating contenders, playoff teams, sleepers, teams we’re skeptical of and who could surprise us.

In the East: Who actually runs the conference? Can Detroit take another step? How dangerous is Philadelphia’s new-look roster, and which teams belong in the contender tier?

In the West: Can anyone catch Oklahoma City? How high should expectations be for Wemby and San Antonio, and which teams could challenge OKC for the conference?

Plenty of disagreements, plenty of predictions, and plenty of takes we’ll probably have to answer for later 😂.

Let us know your tiers and predictions for the season.

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The Eastern Conference looks completely different heading into the 2026-27 NBA season, and there’s no clear answer for who actually runs it.

Shawn and Nate break down every team in the East by tiers, talk contenders, playoff teams, sleepers, and teams we’re not buying heading into the season.

We get into Detroit’s ceiling, Philadelphia’s new-look roster, the defending contenders in the East, and which teams could surprise people once the games start.

Drop your Eastern Conference tiers in the comments and let us know where we got it wrong.

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The Western Conference is loaded again, but is anybody actually catching Oklahoma City?

Shawn and Nate break down every team in the West by tiers, talk contenders, playoff teams, sleepers and teams we’re not buying heading into the 2026-27 NBA season.

We also get into the Spurs and Wemby, OKC’s chances of staying on top, which teams could make a leap and where we think everyone finishes.

Drop your Western Conference rankings in the comments and let us know where we got it wrong.

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