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Basketball Illuminati episodes
- Midseason Form
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes are in the best podcasting shape of their lives, just in time for the season to begin.
Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic takes us inside the vibe shift in Minnesota upon LaMelo Ball's arrival. Can he and Anthony Edwards turn positive energy into a championship?
We break down their early chemistry, how LaMelo’s playmaking changes Ant’s role, and why the Timberwolves’ front-office future remains an open question.
Plus, Karl-Anthony Towns’ extension drama in New York, Micah Nori’s challenging situation in Portland and what went wrong with Rob Dillingham.
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46 min - Fantastic Four
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes think it's high time to normalize commuting by helicopter.
Nate Duncan of the Dunc'd On podcast has been campaigning for the NBA to do something about offensive players pushing off since 2019, and he has finally been vindicated.
We Focus on the Four Fs (Feeling, Firming, Force & Full Extension) and what other Factors could affect rule enforcement going Forward (Falling? Follicle length?).Then we put Nate's legal skills to the test as he examines Jeanie Buss' chances to retain governorship and whether this really was The Summer of Adam after all.Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel
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1 hr 8 min - Valuing Imperfection
Tom and Mayes sit down with Brandon Payne of Accelerate Basketball, who reveals the advanced training principles behind Stephen Curry’s sustained excellence, from protecting Curry’s body with recovery-focused and underwater work to building faster decision-making through cognitive overload drills.
Brandon also explains why Steph is an “AI learner,” the value of imperfect reps, how Jalen Brunson wins with patience and why youth athletes should consider sports like soccer and water polo.
Plus what he has learned working with Trae Young, Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell and Julian Champagnie this summer.
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59 min - Soulless Transaction Robots
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes revisit the Doc Rivers Decision Tree™.
Keith Smith of Spotrac breaks down the ongoing negotiations between Jalen Duren and Detroit Pistons that could drag on until training camp.
We also discuss the Thompson twins and Keyonte George extensions, how Restricted Free Agency is changing, the Second Apron and Spotrac's Trade Machine.
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1 hr 9 min - Distractions
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes are taking accountability... for the distractions and distress this podcast will cause.
Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star shares how the Raptors legendary sports scientist Alex McKechnie was crucial in approving the original Kawhi trade and the sliding doors of Leonard's departure that altered NBA Championship history.
Bruce expects Kawhi to complement a ferocious Raptors defense capable of holding up in a reloaded Eastern Conference, but believes they could still make a move to improve along the margins.
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1 hr 18 min - Scarce Human Experiences
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes wonder who will follow in the footsteps of Russell Westbrook and Ben Simmons.
Truth Teller Joe Pompliano of Huddle Up has had a busy August writing about all the wild ownership stories in the NBA.
We explore the business relationship between Mark Walter and Magic Johnson, Steve Ballmer's options going forward and whether or not sports franchise valuations are in a bubble.
Plus Stan Kroenke's recent Angels acquisition, LIV golf, the greed of the US Open and so much more.
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1 hr 25 min - Third Eye Open LLC
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes have found their own Pepe Silvia: Guggenheim Partners.
We take you back to the first domino that led to Peyton Watson's sign and trade to Cleveland and induct James Harden into the $500 Mil club.
Truth Teller Henry Abbott of TrueHoop and author of Ballistic is fed up with the NBA PR machine and urges you not to take the NBA at their word.
The league’s response to the Terry Rozier and Tim Donaghy scandals gives us insight into their current PR playbook. Are NBA investigations designed to find the truth or protect the league’s brand?
Plus the rise of private equity, ultra-wealthy ownership groups and teams as tradable assets is reshaping the future of the sport.
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1 hr 25 min - Emergency Pod - Minnesota Timberwolves Sold
Tom, Amin, Wos and Mayes react to the second NBA team sale of August, at an absurd price increase, to a buyer leveraging their OpenAI investments.
Who is Marc Stad? Another venture capitalist looking for a stable place to park his highly volatile riches? Or is there some other connection to NBA ownership at play here?
All that and more on the future of the Timberwolves.
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42 min - The Summer Of Adam
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes are more than close, they're vacation close.
Ethan Strauss of House of Strauss is here to discuss the various ownership stories simmering across the NBA: Mark Walter's financial troubles, Bob Iger & Adam Silver's relationship, why the NBA would choose to expand to Vegas and the fallout from Monday's ESPN report about the Ballmer investigation.
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1 hr 33 min - The Chosen Successor
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes can't decide which Prestige HBO TV show best describes what's going on with the Lakers right now.
Truth Teller Yaron Weitzman, author of A Hollywood Ending, helps us understand the machinations unfurling before our eyes with the premiere NBA franchise. The three pronged ownership story (Buss Family, Mark Walter, Iger/Kushner) has a million different interesting details. What does it all mean?
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About Basketball Illuminati
From the publisher's feed
Tired of agenda-driven basketball talk that only offers glimpses of the truth? Wish there was a place you could get the full picture? Basketball Illuminati offers you salvation. Go behind…
the scenes with exclusive analysis previously restricted from the general public. Fearless NBA Insiders Amin Elhassan and Tom Haberstroh peel back the curtain on why things happen in the NBA.
Best of Basketball Illuminati
Ranked by our users in the last 21 days
- Number 2: Soulless Transaction Robots1 hr 9 min
- Number 3: The Summer Of Adam1 hr 33 min
- Number 4: Distractions1 hr 18 min
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