The Hoop Talk Podcast with Jalon Dixon and Ryan Leshko

Over the course of the last month, the NBA has introduced a new influx of parody across the league.

The Atlanta Hawks have significantly improved with the signings of Danilo Gallinari, Rajon Rondo, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kris Dunn. The Western Conference has become immensely more stacked with the return of Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. There is not as significant of a gap in talent level between the teams amongst the top of both the Eastern and the Western Conference.

Basically you have your favorites here and there but for the league is slowly reverting back to the times of parody and true competition. With all these improvements across the league, some teams will rise and others will fall.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, the fellas "set the bar" of expectations for some of the most notable teams in the NBA. This segment takes into account how these teams performed last season, what they did in the draft/free agency and how their team looks entering this season.

The bar can either be set high meaning we have high hopes for them or the bar can be set low meaning that we expect very little.

Will your favorite team have a high bar or a low bar? Stay Tuned to find out!

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

As things are beginning to ramp up in the NBA with the start of training camp and the slow march to Opening Day on Dec. 22, now is the perfect time for a few spicy pre-season hot takes to get the NBA Fandom blood pumping as we approach the 2020-2021 NBA Season.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan will share some of their hottest takes, opinions and predictions regarding some of the most interesting storylines and most intriguing players/teams all while analyzing the landscape of the current NBA.

Can fellas bring the heat with some fire takes to help kick off the NBA pre-season? Stay Tuned!

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

Just when you thought all the guys could talk about was the NBA, the Hoop Talk Podcast is proud to present 2020-2021 Men's College Basketball Coverage!

The NCAA basketball season has already began as we have seen break performances by players like Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs, Arizona State guard Josh Christopher, USC forward Evan Mobley and others set the stage for what looks like an exciting college basketball season ahead.

In this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan will be taking a look at the AP Top 25 poll ranking the top 25 teams in the country entering the season. We will be breaking down a handful of the teams as well as commenting on the order of the ranking, the standout teams in the ranking and even mention some teams that did not make the cut.

Which college team(s) are you excited to watch this season? What are your thoughts on the pre-season/Week 1 poll for the NCAA rankings? We'll be sharing our thoughts on these questions and more! Stay Tuned!

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

The Hoop Talk Podcast is back with another Power Rankings! The NBA has seen significant changes is the last couple of weeks through the NBA Draft and free agency.

The league has a new influx of young talent along with a bevvy of moving pieces as players across the league have named a new city (and team) their home. Now with such a "new-look" NBA, the fellas thought it would only be right to boot up yet another power rankings, taking into consideration some of the recent moves made.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast we will be reviewing our Power Rankings 1.0 and listing off our new top 5 teams while discussing and debating why certain changes were made to our rankings post NBA-Draft/Early free agency.

Here is yet another BANGER for you guys! Hope you enjoy and Stay Tuned!

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

Despite the NBA 2020 Free Agency not having the big splash names like the Kawhi Leonards, Kevin Durants, or even Kemba Walkers of the world like we saw last offseason, the 2021 offseason has still been a rather eventful one.

Players demanding trades. Big time trades amongst contending teams. An NBA Draft that had significant surprises starting with Minnesota and Golden State both electing not to trade out of the No.1 and No. 2 overall picks. This has been an offseason with significant storylines and to a certain degree has leveled out the balance of power amongst the 30 teams in league.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, the guys discuss some of the biggest signings, the most active teams and the most interesting draftees as they review the first few weeks of the NBA offseason. Get your popcorn ready because it is going to be a good one! 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 Basketball Podcast BY FANS, FOR FANS!

If you have been keeping up with our content over the last few weeks, we have been going through a series called "NBA Draft Needs" where the fellas breakdown the current makeup of all 30 teams in the NBA and analyze what each team should do with their draft picks heading into the 2020 NBA Draft.

We have looked at a multitude of prospects, discussed the impact that free agency may have on team's draft decisions and have even made suggestions for which prospects each team should select with their picks in this year's draft. Now we wrap of the series with a BANG!

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan will be acting as the General Managers of the top 14 teams on the clock as they look to conduct a Mock Draft going through the entire lottery from No. 1-14.

They will also discuss some draft sleepers who could creep into the lottery and teams they think may look to potentially move up to get a crack a prospect mocked in the top 14. The Draft Series all comes down to this! Stay Tuned!

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

The Basketball Podcast BY FANS, FOR FANS!

With the NBA Draft just over a month away, the 2020 NBA Lottery has been set and the draft order is officially locked in. With that, each team prepares for October as some of the best college and overseas prospects all await that fateful day in hopes of hearing their name called by Commissioner Adam Silver. In this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, the guys take a look at the Washington Wizards.

The Washington Wizards may be one of the most interesting team in the Eastern Conference entering the 2021 season because they will finally be uniting the dynamic backcourt of All Star guards John Wall and Bradley Beal after two year's of missing Wall due to injury.

This is a team that has the potential to trot out a starting lineup of Wall, Beal, Rui Hachimura, Davis Bertans and Thomas Bryant which could make them one of the most potent offensive starting lineups in the conference.

The questions just come down to how they will be able to hang with the big titans amongst the top of the East, but this is a team with a lot of promise when Wall is healthy and hopefully with the re-signing of Bertans who was one of the best three-point shooters in the league last season.

In the 2020 NBA Draft Washington has the 9th overall pick and the 37th overall pick which could be crucial in adding more depth to their Point Guard and Center positions. Last year the Wizards were able to acquire Hachimura with the 9th overall pick and he showed flashes of promise that he could be a potential building block for this team. Do the guys think they may be able to strike gold again at 9 in this year's draft? 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 Basketball Podcast BY FANS, FOR FANS!

With the NBA Draft just over a month away, the 2020 NBA Lottery has been set and the draft order is officially locked in. With that, each team prepares for October as some of the best college and overseas prospects all await that fateful day in hopes of hearing their name called by Commissioner Adam Silver. In this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, the guys take a look at the Utah Jazz.

The Utah Jazz had a relatively underwhelming season considering the expectations they had entering the season, but we saw the true emergence of young superstar guard Donovan Mitchell in his duel with Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs.

The Jazz enter next season (similar to last season) with one of the most impressive starting 5s in the league with Mike Conley, Mitchell, Joe Ingles, Bojan Bogdanovic and Rudy Gobert. This is a team on the clock as Mitchell's contract extension is about to kick in and he is looking to help this team remain a Western Conference contender for the foreseeable future.

This team does not need much help in the starting lineup but they still desperately need a punch off the bench to go with Royce O'Neal and for their sake hope Jordan Clarkson who they will look to re-sign this offseason. Who do the guys think Utah could take late in the 1st and 2nd round of the NBA Draft that could be contributing bench pieces for a playoff ready Jazz team looking to ascend into the upper echelon of the Western Conference? 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 Basketball Podcast BY FANS, FOR FANS!

With the NBA Draft just over a month away, the 2020 NBA Lottery has been set and the draft order is officially locked in. With that, each team prepares for October as some of the best college and overseas prospects all await that fateful day in hopes of hearing their name called by Commissioner Adam Silver. In this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, the guys take a look at the Toronto Raptors.

After losing Kawhi Leonard to the LA Clippers in free agency, the Raptors were left for dead by most NBA fans and were assumed to start a rebuild coming off of the 2019 NBA Championship. Regardless of the expectations, the Raptors led by Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam went on to finish second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 53-17 but were unfortunately bumped out of the NBA Playoffs in the 2nd round by the Boston Celtics.

Now Toronto faces big decisions surrounding some of their key players such as Kyle Lowry, Fred Vanvleet, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka which could essentially decide the direction of the franchise moving forward. Lucky for them, they are known for having a great developmental for their young players where we have already seen significant improvement form guys like Siakam and OG Anunoby which spells well for who ever they select in this year's NBA Draft.

The Raptors currently have the 29th and 59th picks in the 2020 NBA Draft which means their scouting department is going to have to show why they get the big bucks by finding some complementary talent late in both rounds. What position do the the guys believe the Toronto Raptors need to address most of all in this draft? 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 Basketball Podcast BY FANS, FOR FANS!

With the NBA Draft just over a month away, the 2020 NBA Lottery has been set and the draft order is officially locked in. With that, each team prepares for October as some of the best college and overseas prospects all await that fateful day in hopes of hearing their name called by Commissioner Adam Silver. In this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, the guys take a look at the San Antonio Spurs.

San Antonio is coming off a disappointing 32-39 finish to the season, snapping there 21-year streak of reaching the NBA Playoffs. But if there are any positive takeaways from this this past season for the Spurs, it should be that they have a very promising young core made to compete at a high level in the Western Conference.

Dejounte Murray, Kyle Anderson, Lonnie Walker IV and Keldon Johnson headline a San Antonio team that has some big questions to answer in the foreseeable future like "How much longer will Gregg Popovich be the head coach?" and "What are the Spurs going to do with Demar Derozan and Lamarcus Aldrigde?" But come draft night they have a chance to add to that young core and maybe make their decisions regarding Derozan and Aldridge a little bit easier moving forward.

San Antonio has the 11th overall pick (their first lottery pick since drafting Tim Duncan No. 1 overall) and the 41st overall pick. Who do the guys think the Spurs will take with their first NBA Lottery Draft pick in over two decades? 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