Fellow NBA aficionado Sam Johnson joins the pod to talk about potential Damian Lillard trades. Sam plays the role of Portland’s GM and I play the role of the other 29 teams putting together offers for Lillard. Sam rejects about 70% of my initial offers to get us down to five finalists, which quickly becomes four and eventually becomes three. Eventually he is deciding between three pretty big market teams, two of which are in the Eastern Conference. Enjoy!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJ015

Naomi-Grace Jennings - a rising junior on the Harvard Women’s Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about her upbringing in Bakersfield, California, her journey getting into Harvard on her own and walking onto the Women’s Basketball team, and what she has learned from her Government major and African American Studies minor at Harvard.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naygrace_/

Eric Pincus - writer for Bleacher Report, salary cap guy for Basketball Insiders, and instructor at Sports Business Classroom - joins the pod to talk about his experiences as an NBA media member, some interesting cap scenarios this offseason with Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, and Chris Paul, and much more.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricPincus

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericpincus/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/emplay

Recent Podcast Appearance: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-baseline-podcast/id1544276107?i=1000526137812

Nate Koesel - a senior at Malone University in Canton, Ohio - joins the pod to talk about all things Cleveland Cavaliers. We touch on the team's #3 draft pick, the restricted free agency of Jarrett Allen, the contract extension talks for Collin Sexton, and potential Kevin Love and Larry Nance trades. Enjoy!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KoeselNate

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nate_koesel/

Sara Park - a rising junior on the Harvard Women’s Basketball team - joins the podcast to talk about her recent semester abroad in Korea, her basketball origin story in McLean, Virginia, and her time at Harvard. Enjoy!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ssarapark/

Lorenzo Capannolo - a mutual friend I met through a Fantasy Basketball league this past year - joins the pod to talk about his Phoenix Suns fandom, what these last 11 years have been like since playing the Lakers in the 2010 Western Conference Finals, and the wild ride this season has been. The Suns are hosting Game 1 of the Finals!! Also I take the listeners through a quick preview of the Phoenix Suns’ offseason at the end of the episode.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lorenzzbro

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorenzocappuccino/

Chris Ledlum - rising junior on the Harvard Men's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about growing up in Brooklyn, New York, his eventful recruiting process, his impressive first season at Harvard in 2019-2020, and the impact of recent legislation regarding the name, image, and likeness of college athletes.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chris_ledlum

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c.ledlum/

Ben Pfeifer - a rising junior at Missouri and NBA draft expert - joins the pod to preview next month’s draft. We hit on Cade Cunningham (6:15), Evan Mobley (11:05), Jonathan Kuminga (16:36), Scottie Barnes (23:20), Josh Giddey (30:07), Roko Prkacin (36:19), and then Ben does a mock draft of the lottery (41:00). Great episode for those of you interested in the NBA draft. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ben_pfeifer_?lang=en

Kale Catchings - a rising senior on the Harvard Men's Basketball team - joins the pod to talk about his upbringing in the greater St. Louis area, his impactful time at Harvard on and off the court, and the importance of his coach, Tommy Amaker.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kcatch24

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_kcatch_/

Social Justice in St. Louis: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2021/05/jhj-undergraduate-between-harvard-stlouis

Maggie McCarthy - a rising junior on the Harvard Women's Basketball and Harvard Women's Lacrosse teams - joins the pod to talk about her upbringing surrounded by sports in Medfield, Massachusetts, her time at Harvard, and her "CEO for a month" position with ISlide.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiemc15/

ISlide Article: https://www.wcvb.com/article/intern-gets-to-be-ceo-of-islide-boston-company/36721384