The Hoop Talk Podcast with Jalon Dixon and Ryan Leshko

With the rise of a new generation of NBA basketball talent and play styles, this season in particular has shown significant ascension in skill across the league.

We all know about the LeBrons and the KDs and the Kawhi Leonards of the world, but what about some of these young guys who are already starting to establish themselves as a force in this league?

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan look across the league to identify, list and analyze some of the best up and coming players making a name for themselves in 2021! Will your team have an rising star on our list? Stay Tuned and find out!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

Overreaction Time! The layout is in the title of today's episode :) On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan give four of their biggest OVER-reactions from the early action we have seen so far in the NBA season.

The Clippers are red hot, the Denver Nuggets really are not. The Boston Celtics look like a shell of themselves. Trae Young looks like he finally has a lot of help.

The NBA is chock full early season takeaways and we came up with some outlandish ones that may be a little over the top now, but may reign true later on in the season if things continue on their current trajectory.

Which teams have us on the HTP freaking out for better or worse? Stay Tuned and find out!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

The College Basketball Season is officially heading into Conference play! Things are heating up in the world of Men's NCAA Basketball and things are only getting more interesting by the dribble as teams prepare to make a two month run towards their respective conference tournaments. There are so many storylines across the nation, but you can only talk about so much. On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan take a look at six teams/players across the country and go in depth on what they have done so far this season as well as look ahead to what they have coming up ahead as the competition stiffens. Will we discuss your favorite college basketball team? Only one way to find out! Stay Tuned!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

The 2021 NBA Season is officially underway and we have seen big performances, blowouts, breakout games and competitive matchups. The first week of NBA action was legendary with headliner games on Opening Day and Christmas Day to kick off the new season and the games have only gotten better since then. On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan look back at the first few weeks of NBA action to reflect, analyze and discuss some of their biggest takeaways and project what how these takeaways could have an impact down the line as the season continues. Stay Tuned!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

Entering the 2020-2021 Season the NBA has not seen parody across the league in quite sometimes. You have had the Big 3 in Miami, the Dynastic San Antonio Spurs and most recently the overwhelming talent of the Golden State Warriors. But now the league has become wider open than it has ever been over the last decade.

With that in mind, we finally get a chance to stop homing in on just the top 2 or 3 teams/talents in each conference and really get a good look at some of the amazing talent spread out throughout the NBA.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan continue the HTP's 1st edition of the NBA Positional Ranking series by breaking down their lists for the top-10 Centers in the Eastern Conference.

Not the strongest grouping in the Positional rankings series but it definitely has a few standouts like Joel Embiid, Nikola Vucevic and Myles Turner who would qualify as the "big names" at the position in the East. Despite how weak the position is talent wise, it is definitely deep with respectable rotational guys like the Celtics' Daniel Theis and Brooklyn's Jarrett Allen. You ask for it and now it is finally here! The final part of our NBA 2021 Positional Rankings!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

Entering the 2020-2021 Season the NBA has not seen parody across the league in quite sometimes. You have had the Big 3 in Miami, the Dynastic San Antonio Spurs and most recently the overwhelming talent of the Golden State Warriors. But now the league has become wider open than it has ever been over the last decade.

With that in mind, we finally get a chance to stop homing in on just the top 2 or 3 teams/talents in each conference and really get a good look at some of the amazing talent spread out throughout the NBA.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan continue the HTP's 1st edition of the NBA Positional Ranking series by breaking down their lists for the top-10 Centers in the Western Conference.

Not the sexiest position to discuss nowadays, but the West definitely makes it a bit more exciting when you get to talk about guys like Nikola Jokic, Karl Anthony-Towns and Rudy Gobert. The Center position is slowly starting to make a comeback with players like DeAndre Ayton and Christian Wood on the uptick as well which means the league is slowly continuing to find a healthy medium between traditional style and small ball. Where do these young, talented Centers rank amongst one another on Jay and Ryan's list? Stay Tuned and find out!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

Entering the 2020-2021 Season the NBA has not seen parody across the league in quite sometimes. You have had the Big 3 in Miami, the Dynastic San Antonio Spurs and most recently the overwhelming talent of the Golden State Warriors. But now the league has become wider open than it has ever been over the last decade.

With that in mind, we finally get a chance to stop homing in on just the top 2 or 3 teams/talents in each conference and really get a good look at some of the amazing talent spread out throughout the NBA.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan continue the HTP's 1st edition of the NBA Positional Ranking series by breaking down their lists for the top-10 Power Forwards in the Eastern Conference.

Arguably the most interesting and debatable top-10 rankings in the Eastern Conference. From Jayson Tatum and Pascal Siakam down to Kevin Love and Blake Griffin, the East has some really great talent at the position across the board. Underrated talents like Domantas Sabonis, John Collins and Tobias Harris also fill out the position as under the radar guys you should DEFINITELY keep an eye on this season. But where do all these guys rank on our lists? Only one way to find out! Stay Tuned!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

Entering the 2020-2021 Season the NBA has not seen parody across the league in quite sometimes. You have had the Big 3 in Miami, the Dynastic San Antonio Spurs and most recently the overwhelming talent of the Golden State Warriors. But now the league has become wider open than it has ever been over the last decade.

With that in mind, we finally get a chance to stop homing in on just the top 2 or 3 teams/talents in each conference and really get a good look at some of the amazing talent spread out throughout the NBA.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan continue the HTP's 1st edition of the NBA Positional Ranking series by breaking down their lists for the top-10 Power Forwards in the Western Conference.

Once known to contain some of the top talents in the game, the Western Conference once had the likes of Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Kenyon Martin and many others. Now the new guard has taken over and the young crop of big men have definitely taken the game to the next level. Guys like Anthony Davis, Kristaps Porzingis and Draymond Green are the standard bearers for the newly defined "Stretch-4" position along with guys like newcomer Zion Williamson who has brought a new finesse flare to the old-school under the rim power forward. Where do these guys rank amongst the pack? Stay Tuned!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

Entering the 2020-2021 Season the NBA has not seen parody across the league in quite sometimes. You have had the Big 3 in Miami, the Dynastic San Antonio Spurs and most recently the overwhelming talent of the Golden State Warriors. But now the league has become wider open than it has ever been over the last decade.

With that in mind, we finally get a chance to stop homing in on just the top 2 or 3 teams/talents in each conference and really get a good look at some of the amazing talent spread out throughout the NBA.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan continue the HTP's 1st edition of the NBA Positional Ranking series by breaking down their lists for the top-10 Small Forwards in the Eastern Conference.

Not nearly as stacked at the position in the East as in the West, but there is definitely some up and coming talent that could be a big threat this season. Jaylen Brown, Miles Bridges, Otto Porter and OG Anunoby. Not to mention Jimmy Butler who took the NBA world by storm last season with his outstanding play in the postseason. Oh and guy by the name of Kevin Durant is introducing himself to the East...just in case people still forget that he is a major player in the 2021 Eastern Conference Playoff standings? How do Jay and Ryan think the young guys stack up against Durant and Butler? Stay Tuned!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip

Entering the 2020-2021 Season the NBA has not seen parody across the league in quite sometimes. You have had the Big 3 in Miami, the Dynastic San Antonio Spurs and most recently the overwhelming talent of the Golden State Warriors. But now the league has become wider open than it has ever been over the last decade.

With that in mind, we finally get a chance to stop homing in on just the top 2 or 3 teams/talents in each conference and really get a good look at some of the amazing talent spread out throughout the NBA.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan continue the HTP's 1st edition of the NBA Positional Ranking series by breaking down their lists for the top-10 Small Forwards in the Western Conference.

In terms of some of Western Conference, some of the best Small Forwards in the game play on this side of the bracket including guys like LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard. But they also have some extremely underrated talents like Robert Covington, Bojan Bogdanovic and Michael Porter Jr. who all really solid role players at the position at all. Where will all these guys land in our rankings? Only one way to find out! Stay Tuned!

Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1o

Original Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip