In this episode of the Cochrane Show, John Cochrane and Lauren Anderson discuss the recent performances of the Golden State Warriors, highlighting encouraging wins and player dynamics. They delve into the impact of veterans on young players, particularly focusing on Jonathan Kaminga's struggles and the rise of Pat Spencer. The conversation shifts to coaching strategies, trade speculations, and the challenges faced by the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers. They also touch on Hall of Fame discussions regarding players like Chris Paul, James Harden, and Damian Lillard, exploring their legacies and contributions to the game.
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Chapters

00:00 Warriors Weekend Recap

02:57 Player Performances and Team Dynamics

05:54 The Impact of Veterans on Young Players

08:52 Pat Spencer's Rise and Unique Style

11:51 Jonathan Kaminga's Struggles and Future

14:41 Trade Speculations and Team Strategy

17:53 Milwaukee Bucks' Challenges and Giannis' Injury

30:35 Trade Talks: Giannis and the Bucks' Future

32:50 The Impact of Star Players on Franchise Identity

35:28 Potential Trade Scenarios for Giannis

38:16 Assessing Team Dynamics: OKC and Houston's Strategies

41:02 Chris Paul's Controversial Situation with the Clippers

44:47 Hall of Fame Conversations: Harden, Paul, and Lillard

49:31 Legacy and Impact: Comparing NBA Greats

53:29 The State of the Clippers and Future Prospects

The Cochrane Show goes full Golden State Warriors therapy session.

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John and Lorne break down a quarter of the 2025–26 season, ask the big question — are the Warriors just… mid? — and wrestle with what to do about Jonathan Kuminga, Steve Kerr’s system, and a roster full of 6'3" guards.

They dig into the ugly Pelicans game, Pods’ growing pains, GP2’s effort, Draymond’s “triple single” era and whether the front office has to make a Kumingatrade — or if he’s actually a future building block.

Plus: in-season NBA Cup predictions, OKC’s insane pace, whether the Thunder should chase the 73–9 record, and why a Heat–Magic matchup is pure basketball nerdery.

In this episode:

• Emotional rollercoaster of being a Warriors fan right now
• Why the offense looks broken without Steph Curry
• Pods, Moody & the “you miss shots, you sit” rotation problem
• Kuminga: trade chip or future franchise cornerstone?
• Wild trade machine ideas: Gafford, Dylan Brooks, AD and more
• Steve Kerr’s system vs the actual roster he has
• Are the Warriors too small and too old to contend?
• OKC’s historic start & chasing 73–9
• NBA Cup (in-season tournament) predictions and score guesses
• Which overachieves more: Raptors or Heat?

00:00 – Intro
Golden State Warriors edition of The Cochrane Show. Are we in for another “mediocre” season?

• 01:00 – The emotional trauma of being a Warriors fan
  False hope, hot starts, injuries, and the same cycle every year.
• 03:00 – The ugly Pelicans game & G-League vibes
  No Steph, no Murray, bricks everywhere, and the offense looks completely unnatural.
• 06:00 – Pods & Moody problem
  Missed free throws, wrong reads, weird postgame quotes and how missed shots are bleeding into effort and defense.
• 10:00 – Too many short guards & a height cap joke
  GP2, Pods, Melton, Seth, Buddy, a million 6'3" guys and no size against long, athletic teams.
• 14:00 – What’s the Warriors’ identity now?
  System still built for Steph, but role players asked to be Steph-lite. Talk of bringing back the old “bench just tie the minutes” style.
• 18:00 – Kuminga: keep, repair, or trade?
  The two-timeline failure, how he’s being framed as the problem, and why he’ll probably blow up if traded.
• 23:00 – Trade Machine Time
  Gafford idea, Dylan Brooks fantasy, Anthony Davis hypotheticals, and the reality of second-apron salary rules.
• 30:00 – Old teams, titles and reality
  Oldest championship teams, how rare it is, and whether this aging Warriors core can still actually contend.
• 33:00 – Draymond, triple singles & podcast drama
  Kenyon Martin beef, player pods everywhere, and why Draymond just needs to hoop.
• 36:00 – In-Season Tournament / NBA Cup predictions
  OKC vs Suns, Lakers vs Spurs, Raptors vs Knicks, Heat vs Magic – score predictions and bracket talk.
• 42:00 – OKC, 73–9 and chasing history
  Do the Thunder go for the record? Is that even smart after what happened to the 73–9 Warriors?
• 45:30 – Will the Warriors make a trade & where do they finish?
  Panic trades, Dunleavy’s approach, Kumingatimeline, and John’s guarantee: no play-in for the Warriors.
• 47:30 – Outro & tease
  Hinting at future officiating rant and more Warriors coverage.

In This Episode of The Cochrane Show, John and Scott Cochrane do a fantasy draft to figure out who can draft the best nhl team of all time.

In today’s episode, we’re breaking down the entire NBA into four brutally honest tiers:

🏆 The Adult Table
🍽 The Dinner Party Guests
🤪 The Weird Uncle
☠️ The Buzz Kill

We take a hard look at the league from top to bottom and decide which teams are legit contenders, which teams are fun but flawed, which teams are total chaos, and which teams need to turn the lights off and start preparing for the draft.

This is one of our favorite episodes of the year — a full league reset, packed with takes, debates, and a few surprises along the way.

🔥 Teams we talk about:
Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, and every other team in the league.

🎙 What to expect:
• Real contender conversations
• Which teams are secretly rising
• Who’s fooling themselves
• Who’s one injury away from disaster
• Who should shut it down NOW
• Live updates as we move teams across tiers

Whether your team ends up at The Adult Table or gets stuck as The Buzz Kill, this is the full state of the NBA right now.

👇 Drop your own tier list in the comments — tell us which teams we got right and which ones we completely butchered.

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Victor Wembanyama keeps getting banged up… should we actually be worried?
In this episode, John and Lorne dive into Wemby’s long-term health, how the Spurs should handle him, and whether we’re headed toward an all-time “what if” career.

From there, they hit everything from the Thunder’s terrifying rise, the Warriors’ endless drama, Suns Island optimism, the revived Raptors and Pistons, to whether Nikola Jokic is already a top-10 player of all time.

They even finish by drafting their ultimate 5-on-5 fantasy teams and letting AI decide whose squad would win a seven-game series. 🙃

0:00 – Intro & why we keep starting with Victor Wembanyama
0:16 – Should we actually be worried about Wemby’s injuries?
1:16 – Spurs’ ceiling with (and without) Wemby
3:40 – Awards, 65-game rule & the Wemby “what if”
4:10 – Supermax talks, Spurs leverage & small market pressure
5:45 – Wemby vs the rest of the league: who would you not trade for him?
7:30 – Are the Thunder going to break the 73–9 record?
8:20 – Thunder punking the league: Warriors, Lakers and everyone else
10:00 – Warriors rant: player meetings, Draymond talk vs action
11:15 – Draymond distractions, ejections & leadership problem
11:40 – Federer mentality vs NBA emotion merchants
12:20 – Which NBA star is the “Tim Duncan / Federer” temperament comp?
13:40 – Buddy Hield & the Warriors’ rotation problems
15:25 – Trade chips, Kumminga, and what the Warriors could do
16:50 – Thunder culture vs Heat Culture: where would you rather play?
19:30 – Are we underrating Chet vs J-Dub in OKC?
21:00 – Is Nikola Jokic already a top-10 player of all time?
23:30 – Why Jokic looks simple… but is actually impossible to guard
24:40 – Who’s Denver’s second-best player: Jamal Murray or Aaron Gordon?
28:00 – Sun’s Corner: John becomes honorary mayor of Suns Island
29:15 – Can the Suns avoid the play-in and be a real playoff team?
31:30 – Devin Booker, Dylan Brooks & the weird Suns roster
32:10 – Would Kobe Bryant be as dominant in today’s NBA?
35:30 – Showing love to the Toronto Raptors & Canadian hoops
37:40 – Zion vs RJ Barrett: the career curve nobody predicted
40:15 – Who gets traded first: Ja Morant, Trae Young, Zion or Kuminga?
42:30 – The wild Trae Young trade idea & Dallas pivoting to the future
47:00 – Could Heat Culture “fix” Ja Morant – or would Miami break him?
50:00 – Giannis, Dame, and why that experiment felt three years too late
53:30 – Do the Bucks have a real title window left?
55:30 – Pistons, Cavs and the chaos in the East
58:10 – The fall of Ben Simmons & the mystery of Markelle Fultz
1:02:00 – 2017 draft what-ifs: Tatum, Donovan Mitchell & the Sixers
1:03:30 – What if the Lakers had kept their young core?
1:10:00 – Shoe talk: Curry leaves Under Armour, Kobe’s legacy on feet
1:13:00 – Fantasy draft: John vs Lorne build their ultimate starting five
1:21:30 – Letting AI decide whose team would win
1:23:00 – Wrap-up & what’s coming next

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#NikolaJokic

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In today’s episode, we break down what’s healthier for the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB: widespread competitive balance or dominant long-term powerhouses.

We also dive into the Dallas Mavericks drama after the organization fired Harrison — despite approving the very move they’re now blaming him for. What really happened behind the scenes?

Plus, a look at the top teams in the latest ESPN NHL Power Rankings and why they’re climbing (or falling) on the list.

If you love sports debate, league trends, and honest takes — this one’s for you.

Three one-win teams, the Pelicans sputtering, Dallas in disarray, and Cade Cunningham’s Pistons sitting atop the East—yeah, the NBA is wild right now. John and Lorne dive into whether New Orleans should finally move on from Zion, why the Mavericks’ big swing is aging badly, where Klay Thompson really fits, and whether Chicago and OKC are for real. We also hit MVP chatter, the Warriors’ malaise, Lakers with LeBron back, Suns belief, and a rant about the NBA schedule.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro – “three teams with one win?!”
00:10 Pelicans panic: Zion, coaching seat, blow-it-up talk
02:31 Mavericks mess: Kyrie/AD health, roster fit, Cooper Flagg jokes
06:06 Klay Thompson futures: stay in DAL, Lakers, or Warriors?
08:33 Klay’s vibes, legacy, and fit anywhere else
09:10 Pistons 8–2: Cade MVP buzz & why no one’s talking Detroit
11:03 MVP discourse, voter fatigue, SGA vs the field
13:50 Josh Giddey cooking in Chicago & Bulls ceiling
17:44 Bulls’ next 14 games—are they legit?
20:07 Warriors sloppiness, Draymond motivation, Kuminga’s leap?
24:20 Lakers with LeBron back: fit with Luka & rotations
29:11 West standings roulette: Rockets, Wolves, Suns belief
35:07 Race to five wins: Pacers, Wizards, Nets, Pelicans
37:27 Why some franchises stay stuck (ownership, markets)
39:54 NBA to Vancouver again?
40:48 Parity vs dynasties—what’s better for fans & TV?
45:26 Thunder masterclass in team-building
49:17 Scheduling rant (series done by Game 10?!)
50:56 Sign-off

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Ja Morant is back — but what exactly is going on with him and the Grizzlies? 👀 In this video, we dive deep into Ja’s current situation, on and off the court, and talk about the NBA teams that have really surprised us this season — the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.

From unexpected contenders to disappointing starts, we’re breaking down everything you need to know from around the league. 🏀

If you enjoy NBA talk, predictions, and real hoops conversations, make sure to hit that like, subscribe, and drop your thoughts in the comments!

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The 2025 NBA season tipped off with chaos — huge performances, early upsets, and storylines that might define the year. In this Week 1 Recap, we break down the biggest surprises, early MVP candidates, breakout players, and which teams already look like contenders or pretenders.