The Double Double

This year's Eastern Conference Breakdown is here! We like to do one of these every season as we get close to the start of the season, and we start with the East. This episode, we start at the 15 seed and give you our predictions for each seed for the upcoming regular season. Enjoy!

The 2024 NBA Draft Class is probably the least respected class out of any year that I have been paying serious attention to basketball. Despite the lack of obvious All-NBA talent, there are still a lot of fun players in this draft, and a lot of players that should fit pretty well in their respective teams. We have had plenty of discussion about the Big Man prospect off the podcast, today we wanted to bring our thoughts on Kel'el Ware, Donovan Clingan, Zach Edey, and Alex Sarr, and the ways that their play will compare and contrast in the season. The ROTY race isn't as clear cut as it usually is, and we have our own picks for who we expect to win that award. We are starting to fully deep dive into all of these prospects, and with that we felt like we needed to come on the podcast and give our Big Picture thoughts. Enjoy!

We are back with an offseason episode! We have not made much content over this offseason, but today we wanted to come together and talk about some of the narratives for this upcoming season that we are the most invested in. The Houston Rockets added another great piece to a really interesting team, and I fully expect them to surprise people. The Nuggets have some high expectations for their $208 million man Jamal Murray, as do the Cavs with Evan Mobley. Orlando has done some great work slowly building the team into one that can contend in 3-4 years, and this year's draft and offseason were excellent for them. Enjoy!

This year's rookie class might have gotten a lot less buzz than in previous years, but a lot of them have had stand out performances through summer league so far. Matas Buzelis seems like a sneaky ROTY finalist, Reed Sheppard has been unstoppable, and many other rookies look like they'll impact their teams right away. The Win Projections for each team has been released, and there are some projections that stand out in a big way. OKC Thunder Over seems like the freest bet of them all, but look to The Celtics, Knicks, and Hornets as some other teams to consider smashing the over on. Enjoy!

The free agency pool might not be as exciting this year as in some year's past, but there have been some great moves already made to start off the offseason. Paul George joins Embiid and Maxey to create a pretty formidable big 3 in philly if they can all stay healthy. Dejounte Murray has found a new home in New Orleans, and Klay Thompson signs a 3 year deal to join the Mavs. Chris Paul has also been traded to the Spurs, which should give them a pretty excellent bench point guard. Enjoy!

The 2024 NBA Draft has come and gone! People might not want to hype up this draft, but there are a bunch of prospects in this draft that could have very long and successful NBA careers. In this episode, we break down the first round of the NBA draft and give our opinion on all the notable picks. Enjoy!

The Celtics have won the championship!!! Jaylen Brown takes home Finals MVP in a 5 game series that saw some incredible defense and some must watch bucket making from the Celtics starting 5. With the same core coming back next season, the Celtics should be seen as title favorites for next season as well

The Boston Celtics have had very little struggles through this playoff run, and The Finals have shown to be no different. This episode was recorded with the Celtics up 2-0 after two strong jaylen brown performances and heavy struggles from the Dallas crew. Enjoy!

The Finals are almost here! With the Mavs wrapping up game 5 last night, the Celtics and Mavs will face off in the Finals, and one of Luka or Jayson Tatum will walk away with their first ring. The Mavs have shown incredible resilience battling through three really strong western conference teams, but the Celtics should be getting a healthy Kristaps Porzingis back for Game 1. This series should be a nail biter, I have Celtics in 7. Enjoy!

The Minnesota Timberwolves accomplished one of the greatest comebacks in playoff history yesterday coming back from down 20 to beat the Nuggets in Denver and move on to the second round. The OKC-Mavs series has also been decided, and Chet Holmgren's 3PT shooting and rebounding helped lead to the Thunder's Demise. The Pacers vs Celtics looks like a 3-point shooting barrage, but still a series that Indiana will struggle to make competitive. Enjoy!