The Daily Thunder Podcast

It’s happening! The Thunder have arrived in Orlando and our featured guest Jon Hamm is helping us sort out what life looks like inside the bubble and what we can expect looking forward. We’re also talking with DT contributor Ian Kayanja about his new column Above the Noise.

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Our featured guest this week is Bleacher Report’s, Dan Favale. He and Brandon are breaking down the NBA math on power rankings and if Dan expects any changes when the season resumes, how the Thunder and Presti can run the NBA this offseason, what kind of package might be available for CP3 from the Knicks, and Dennis Schröder’s bid for 6MÖY.

Then Forbes writer Nick Crane and DT owner (and former corporate bankruptcy lawyer) John Napier discuss what the future might look like for Chesapeake Energy and their arena naming rights.

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Twitter: Dan | Nick | John | Brandon | Rachael

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Get out some tissues and a pint of ice cream because this week Brandon and 107.7 The Franchise’s Jerry Ramsey are counting down their top 5 most heartbreaking games in Thunder history and sharing some heartbreaking love stories from their own lives as well.

Then we share a story from DT contributor Ryan Novozinsky about the Thunder supplying COVID masks to essential workers in Oklahoma.

Twitter: Jerry | Ryan | Brandon | Rachael

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The NBA is back, baby!

Brandon discusses what the 22-team plan to resume the season in Orlando looks like for the Thunder. Then he talks with USA Today’s national NBA writer Mark Medina about the shift in perception of Chris Paul, LA’s history with the Thunder, and adding Kobe to the GOAT conversation.

He also chats with DT contributor Logan Meyer about his recent articles breaking down the fan-voted top 5 best teams in Thunder history, the organization’s knack improving players on and off the court, and why everyone is down to Dort.

· Why it seems people have changed their minds about CP3 since joining the Thunder

· LA’s many history-altering intersections with the Thunder

· Who deserves to the be in the NBA GOAT discussion

· Fan-voted best Thunder squads

· How the Thunder consistently improve players reputations on and off the court

· The rise of Lu Dort

Best Squad Ever? How the Thunder Stack Up Against Other Fan Favorites in OKC History

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Brandon Rahbar welcomes the man himself, Royce Young, to the show. Royce covers the Thunder and NBA at large for ESPN, but he's known around these parts as the founder and builder of Daily Thunder's name and stature in the blogosphere. He talks:

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Along with much of the NBA world in recent days, Brandon Rahbar scrapped our scheduled plans in order to bring the Daily Thunder’s brain trust together to discuss all things COVID-19:

This week, Thunder starting power forward Danilo Gallinari joins us to break down what has been a crazy, unexpected season for him in Oklahoma City. The sharpshooter gave us his thoughts about remaining in OKC despite a touch-and-go trade season, his belief in the Thunder as a playoff force, the possibility of sticking around beyond this summer (when he becomes an unrestricted free agent), and the biggest scoop of all: does Gallinari photoshop his own memes?

Twitter: Danilo, Brandon, Rachael

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This week we're chatting with the one and only Jerry Ramsey, aka TV’s Jerry Ramsey. You can hear him every weekday from noon-3pm on 107.7 The Franchise. He's a Franchise Player, he’s a producer, he’s a Thunder post-game host and he hosts his own podcast titled The Intimate. We will talk all things All-Star break, including unveiling Jerry’s picks for this season’s Fall-Stars!

Twitter: Jerry, Brandon, Rachael

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This week our featured guest is Jon Hamm, an NBA Insider for 107.7 The Franchise, as well as one of the hosts of the OKC Dream Team and Thunder After Dark podcasts. He’s the NBA salary cap guru, so we are gonna drill him with all the questions we’ve been wondering about OKC’s salary cap and luxury tax situation. We also have your Twitter questions for Jon, then he goes head to head with our host Brandon Rahbar in the Lightning Bolts trivia contest.

Twitter: Jon, Brandon, Rachael

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