The Double Double

The Cleveland Cavaliers are about to be at full strength for the first time since Evan Mobley and Darius Garland first went down with their injuries. Joel Embiid is having one of the craziest statistical seasons of all time, and will almost certainly not be eligible to win this year's MVP award due to not playing 65 games Despte making the trade for Terry Rozier, the Miami Heat have not been able to win games recently. Their struggles might spell trouble for them in the playoffs, but they are a team known for overcoming those obstacles. Enjoy!

Only 43 games into his head coaching career, Adrian Griffin has been fired and the Milwaukee Bucks have replaced him with Doc Rivers. Doc Rivers is historically known for underperforming and blowing leads in the Finals, and yet somehow this seems like an upgrade. OKC has managed to grab the 1 seed, and there are 5 other teams that sit at the 30 win mark already. The trade deadline approaches, and we will certainly have more moves to talk about as it does. Enjoy!

Pascal Siakam has been traded to the Indiana Pacers! The Pacers were able to acquire an All-NBA caliber wing to put next to Haliburton without gutting their team, and Siakam seems to be interested in staying in Indiana long term. There are some other key players who have been involved in Trade rumors: Lauri Markaanen, Zach Lavine, and the entire Golden State roster to name a few. To end the episode, we came up with a bunch of different mock trades for these players and a bunch of others that we think could seriously improve some teams across the league. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we go over some Big Picture NBA questions that we've been coming up with as we watch this season play out. Monty Williams this offseason became the highest paid coach in the NBA, and with that came strong expectations about the future of the Pistons franchise. Safe to say, those expectations don't exist anymore. The Timberwolves have the best defense in the NBA, but an offensive rating that hovers around the middle of the pack. Can a team like that win a chip? We love having these Big Picture conversations and we hope you enjoy!

We're only about a third of the way through the NBA season, but we have seen some excellent play out of this year's rookie class. Wemby and Chet will fight for ROTY all year, but other rookies have stood out quickly as impactful players. Jaime Jaquez, Keyonte George, Brandon Miller, and plenty others. This episode, we go through the first round of the 2023 draft and give a review on how each rookie has played so far, and what they have excelled at and struggled with. Enjoy!

Accidental late upload! In this episode, we'll be giving our award picks for each award for the first quarter of the season. This episode was recorded about a week ago, so some games have been played since, but our picks for each award haven't changed. Some of these awards are definitely still toss ups, but I would be very surprised if someone was able to beat Joel Embiid's case for MVP this year. ROTY seems to be a two-headed snake with Chet and Wemby, and it's too early to say how that award will look when the season ends. Enjoy!

After the 0-6 start when first acquiring James Harden, the Clippers have been on a tear recently and have seemed to figure out how to best utilize Harden's iso-scoring ability. Kawhi Leonard has played every game this season and is looking incredible in his last 15 games. The Celtics and the Timberwolves are the first teams to reach 20 wins, both getting there with only 5 losses. Ja Morant returns tonight to play the Pelicans, and his play should quickly bring the Grizzlies back into the fold to compete with the rest of the West. Enjoy!

The In-Season tournament was a massive success for the NBA, and the final games were must watch TV. Tyrese Haliburton continues to put his name alongside the superstars of the NBA with his incredible playmaking, and the longevity of Lebron James is something that cannot be understated at this point in his career. These teams might not be title contenders, but their tournament play was incredible and it got people interested in basketball in november! The Orlando Magic and OKC Thunder both find themselves the 2 seed in their conference, and neither team has many moves to make in order to really be a staple in their conference moving forward. Embiid's averaging 6.4 assists a game so far this season, and is passing at a level that we have never seen from him. Nick Nurse deserves a ton of credit, but Embiid's playmaking leap could make the Sixers a serious contender once the playoffs start. Enjoy!

This episode, we'll be breaking down some of the recent play in the NBA, including the excellent play of Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton has helped lead the Pacers to one of the best offenses in the league so far and has made the Pacers a Must Watch team. Victor Wembanyama is such a fun player to watch but the Spurs as a whole are not playing competitive basketball. James Harden and the Clippers finally manage to win a game off the back of a strong Harden performance. Enjoy!

The Houston Rockets started the season very out of sorts through their first three games, but the 6 game win streak they have gone on has us very impressed. Alperen Sengun has grown on both ends of the ball, and new additions FVV and Dillon Brooks have been doing their jobs very well. Anthony Edwards is starting this season playing like a top 10 player in the league. The two-way impact is amazing, and the peaks that he can hit offensively are unstoppable. Philly has managed to snatch the 1 seed in the East, with Tyrese Maxey emerging as one of the most promising young stars in the league. Enjoy!