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It's the end of one era and the beginning of another! After a long hiatus, Lukas and Marco return to the show to share some exciting news: the Jeff van Gundy Tribute Show will be joining The Deep Two Podcast Network. For all future episodes of the show, follow The Deep Two above or visit thedeeptwo.com. We also give a eulogy to our dearly departed Jeff van Gundy (person, not podcast), provide a brief life update and generally go on a tangent, as is tradition.

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Surprise reunion episode! Lukas rejoins Marco for the first time in a long time for a pod in a pod in a hostel in Ljubljana. Lukas recounts his time covering the EuroBasket Women 2023 before the pair delve into a recap of the 2023 NBA playoffs, the WNBA season so far, and discuss the Washington Wizards' recent trades moving on Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis, finally committing to a true rebuild.

It's a JVG All Stars episode with frequent collaborators Alessio Conte and Sam Reeves joining Marco for a bonanza NBA Finals discussion. We discuss Denver's strongest showing in Game 3, Jamal Murray finding his strongest form once again, Jokic breaking the game, Jimmy Butler undershowing and what Miami could possibly do to turn the series around from here. Then, Zion Williamson is in the news after a baby announcement went awry, revealing a slew of former scorned mistresses airing his dirty laundry on Twitter. We discuss what this says about his focus and commitment to returning from injury.

Alessio is DNP-Illness so once again the infamous Sammy Splash joins the pod, and what better time than at the tailend of a disastrous Conference Finals showing for the Boston Celtics. We dissect what went wrong in the series against Miami, ask whether these problems were there earlier in the season, and discuss just how good the Heat have been. Then, the Denver Nuggets swept the Los Angeles Lakers in what was both a surprise and an expected result – we look at how good this Denver team is and how they match up against the Heat. Finally, the WNBA season has kicked off and we share some of our early thoughts from the first few games of the season, including a misfire start for the New York Liberty, a blowout win for the Las Vegas Aces and the return of Brittney Griner.

It's a classic melding of minds as Sean and Dante of The Deep Two NBA Podcast join Marco and Alessio to discuss the beginning of the 2023 NBA Conference Finals. First, we gloat a little bit at Golden State fan Sean's unbelievable confidence that his Warriors would make the CFs, before looking at what the Warriors should do moving forward to keep their dynasty alive. Then, a look at the first two games of the round: Miami look legit in a professional dispatchment of the Boston Celtics, and the Lakers poured everything into Game 1 but just came short of beating the Denver Nuggets, even after an incredible in game adjustment by Darvin Ham to lock Nikola Jokic out of the offence. Finally, the San Antonio Spurs have won the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes (I'm not capitulating to the NBA's PR team) – could the result have been any better, and what do the other high-lottery winners do with the scraps?

Alessio Conte is of course back in the passenger/co-driver's seat to talk through the last two weeks of playoff basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers have proved more than capable of beating the Golden State Warriors, with Anthony Davis dominant and Darvin Ham successfully stifling the Warriors' offence in Game 4 before Draymond Green powered home a victory in Game 5. Can the Lakers get one more win – potentially without Davis? The Miami Heat have been one of the most consistent teams in the playoffs, throwing every defensive scheme under the sun at the New York Knicks to take the lead in the series without a true virtuoso performance from Jimmy Butler. Can Brunson and Randle make enough big shots to claw back the series? Is Miami a title contender? Plus, Boston are blowing their chances against Philadelphia thanks to a rookie head coach and Alessio apologises to the Denver Nuggets – but warns that the star power of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker could be too much in a Game 7.

April 25 was a huge day in Australia for sports, with two nailbiting NBA playoff games including an all-time performance from Jimmy Butler followed by an unforgettable Anzac Day AFL clash. Alessio joins Marco to talk about their poor Bombers and their top-rate chokejob against Collingwood. Then, to the NBA where the Golden State Warriors have broken home court in Game 5 against the Sacramento Kings – can the reigning champs capitalise on a markedly-better two game performance to clinch the series? Then, the Milwaukee Bucks have engineered their very own all-time chokejob at the mercy of two monster performances from Jimmy Butler. And finally, the Los Angeles Lakers have the upperhand against the Memphis Grizzlies, and how it looks like the rest of the playoffs is going to shape up, including Alessio asking his favourite question: "Is everyone just shit?"

Alessio takes a much needed break to prepare for his engagement party, so Boston Celtics superfan Sam Reeves joins the rotating van Gundy chair. He and Marco discuss Boston's fantastic season, then dive into a look at the first few games of the 2023 NBA playoffs and the serieses ahead. Can the Kings maintain their 2-0 lead over the Warriors as the series goes to San Francisco? How do the Suns regroup and gain control over the Clippers? Will anything break the knife's edge between the Cavaliers and the Knicks? Can the Bucks win a series without Giannis? Is it worth the Timberwovles even playing their next three games against the Nuggets?

The 2022-23 NBA regular season has come to a close with a typically crazy and annoying final day. Alessio Conte joins Marco once again, talking through their picks for the end-of-season awards with no disagreement and few surprises. Will Nikola Jokic's once-again revolutionary season be able to edge out the scoring and success of Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo? Were there any good rookies apart from Paolo Banchero? Then, a discussion of the punches at the Smoothie King Center, first Rudy Gobert's explosive outburst that says a lot about the chemistry in Minnesota and then Jaden McDaniels' that could end the Timberwolves' playoff hopes. Leading on from that, a quick preview of the play-in matchups and who will end up in the final 7th and 8th seeds.