Dan and Grant take turns picking NBA teams that they believe are already guaranteed to define the offseason before seeing how the playoffs/rest of the year unfold. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

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1:14 - Our approach
2:30 - Milwaukee Bucks
10:48 - Los Angeles Lakers
17:21  - Oklahoma City Thunder 
22:38 - Brooklyn Nets
25:45 - Atlanta Hawks
29:29 - Golden State Warriors 
32:25 - Orlando Magic
35:18 - Charlotte Hornets

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Dan and Grant discuss their biggest concern for every top NBA contender and then assess how worried we should all be on a scale of 1 to 10. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:58 - MINI RANT
5:28 - Our approach 
7:50 - San Antonio Spurs 
16:37 - Detroit Pistons
24:03 - Houston Rockets 
32:49 - Cleveland Cavaliers
41:11 - Boston Celtics
49:27 - Denver Nuggets
58:38 - Oklahoma City Thunder 
1:06:05 - New York Knicks
1:18:14 - Minnesota Timberwolves

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Dan and Grant talking about the NBA's focus on tanking, its selective enforcement of rules and whether they can actually fix the issue moving forward.  TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
0:57- Has the NBA gone too far?
18:53 - Reviewing proposed tanking solutions 
39:02 - OUR OWN TANKING SOLUTION
49:54 - Is tanking possible to solve?

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Dan and Grant take turns selecting who they believe are the NBA's biggest x-factors for the rest of this season...AND BEYOND. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
3:26 - Criteria
6:16 - Julian Champagnie
9:29 - Stephon Castle
15:15 - Scoot Henderson
24:53 - Aaron Gordon
29:31  - Anthony Black
36:06 - Jayson Tatum’s Achilles
43:44 - Reed Sheppard 
48:51 - Amen Thompson
53:57 - Jalen Williams
56:17 - Cason Wallace
1:01:08 - Jalen Green
1:07:32 - Mitchell Robinson
1:14:30 - Darius Garland
1:18:36 - Kristaps Porzingis 
1:23:38 - Jonathan Kuminga
1:24:17 - Charles Lee
1:28:07 - Jake LaRavia
1:32:18 - Kasparas Jakucionis
1:36:57 - Donte DiVincenzo
1:43:11 - Jaylon Tyson

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Dan is joined by Bryant Toporek (@btoporek) from Bleacher Report, Forbes, OnSI and Liberty Ballers to discuss the biggest Eastern Conference threats to the Detroit Pistons making the NBA Finals. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:12 - The Pistons are the East favorites, right?
6:57 - Cleveland Cavaliers
19:19 - Boston Celtics
28:12 - New York Knicks 
39:12 - Charlotte Hornets 
46:53 - Philadelphia 76ers
58:41 - Toronto Raptors

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While Dan is still attempting to shovel himself out of the TUNDRA, please enjoy this STAT-PADDING palate cleanser of NBA who said it: Joe Mazzulla or Batman?

0:00 - INTRO
2:55 - Joe Mazzulla or Batman?!
12:49 - Great job, Grant!

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Which team DESERVES to win the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery the most? You better believe Dan and Grant came up with a totally scientific, not-at-all-arbitrary way of figuring it out. Introducing: KARMA. You're welcome. Or, we're sorry. Timestamps⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:16 - KARMA, explained 
12:32 - Dallas Mavericks
16:19 - San Antonio Spurs
20:40 - Oklahoma City Thunder 
24:23 - Atlanta Hawks
29:32 - Golden State Warriors
35:06 - Memphis Grizzlies 
39:39 - Sacramento Kings
43:11 - Utah Jazz
48:23 - Miami Heat
52:35 - Chicago Bulls
56:42 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:01:11 - Washington Wizards 
1:09:13 - Brooklyn Nets 
1:14:24 - Indiana Pacers
1:20:37 - Charlotte Hornets

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Dan and Grant were asked by Bleacher Report to build Every NBA Team's Mt. Rushmore since 2000. So, they recorded a podcast about it! ⤵️

0:00 - INTRO/OUR APPROACH
3:53 - Atlanta Hawks
5:36 - Boston Celtics
8:14 - Brooklyn Nets
10:53 - Charlotte Hornets
13:30 - Chicago Bulls
15:35 - Cleveland Cavaliers
18:23 - Dallas Mavericks
21:47 - Denver Nuggets
23:53 - Detroit Pistons
26:00 - Golden State Warriors
27:46 - Houston Rockets
32:26 - Indiana Pacers
36:39 - Los Angeles Clippers
39:31 - Los Angeles Lakers
44:18 - Memphis Grizzlies
47:36 - Miami Heat
51:21 - Milwaukee Bucks
53:46 - Minnesota Timberwolves
58:00 - New Orleans Pelicans
1:01:53 - New York Knicks
1:05:05 - Oklahoma City Thunder
1:07:50 - Orlando Magic
1:10:54 - Philadelphia 76ers
1:14:20 - Phoenix Suns
1:16:04 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:20:12 - Sacramento Kings
1:24:06 - San Antonio Spurs
1:26:50 - Toronto Raptors
1:31:26 - Utah Jazz
1:35:14 - Washington Wizards
1:38:35 - Closing thoughts

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Dan and Grant go through some of the most urgent questions they have once the NBA comes out of the All-Star break. After that, it's STAT PADDING. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:36 - Which Eastern Conference team has the most at stake?
13:51 - Which Eastern Conference player has the most at stake?
27:26 - Which Western Conference team has the most at stake?
41:37 - Which Western Conference player has the most at stake?
56:53 - Will the Milwaukee Bucks shut down Giannis Antetokounmpo?
1:01:59 - Which contender will regret not making a bigger trade?
1:12:20 - Is this LeBron James’ last season with the Lakers?
1:16:53 - How many first-time All-NBA players do we get?
1:22:21 - Which NBA contender will disappoint us?
1:29:57 - Which NBA team could shock us in the playoffs?
1:35:00 - What happens with the Aspiration investigation?
1:47:42 - STAT PADDING


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Dan and Mort Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast run through their 12 (TWELVE!) most fascinating teams following the 2026 NBA trade deadline. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:05 - Criteria
3:27 - Boston Celtics
11:00 - Cleveland Cavaliers
20:17 - Washington Wizards
36:36 - Charlotte Hornets 
48:59 - Chicago Bulls
57:56  - Brooklyn Nets
1:05:42 - Los Angeles Clippers
1:11:20 - Utah Jazz
1:25:09 - San Antonio Spurs
1:33:03 - Houston Rockets
1:44:41 - Memphis Grizzlies
1:55:48 - Portland Trail Blazers

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