The Hoop Talk Podcast with Jalon Dixon and Ryan Leshko

It has been a few weeks since Jay and Ryan of the Hoop Talk Podcast made their pre-season power rankings heading into the 2021 WNBA season. And with that, a lot of basketball has been played, storylines are already forming and teams are slowly shaping who they will be by season's end.

So with that, on this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast it was only right that we finally sat down and put together our first OFFICIAL WNBA power rankings of the season.

Who sits at the top of our rankings? Who are we low on? Who are the the surprise teams that we may have been wrong about in our pre-season rankings? We answer all these questions and more!

Also, for more WNBA analysis and daily game recaps throughout the season, check out Jay's blog www.thenbaunsung.com. Coming soon he will also have NBA and NBA Draft content as well.

So stay tuned for even more great content here on the Hoop Talk Podcast and on The NBA: Unsung website!

ITS PLAYOFF TIME! The 2021 NBA Playoffs are underway and things have already gotten off to a hot start.

The Milwaukee Bucks have the Miami Heat on the run. The LA Clippers look like they are experiencing PTSD from last season's postseason. Fans are getting banned from stadiums for going too crazy. Tension is at an all time high and you can feel the excitement of every game through your television screen.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan take a look back at the first few games of each playoff series in the Opening Round and project the potential impact these game could have on the remainder of the series.

To help us out with this analysis, we were graced with the presence of our good friend and friend of the show, Brooks Warren of the Hear Me Out Podcast. This episode was filled with hot takes and we eve did a few deep dives into the potential future of a few teams thats day could be numbered.

Great time as always with Brooks on the show, hope you guys enjoy!

Social media handles: @jalonsworld @rleshko_10 @broookkss

The 2021 WNBA Season is here and the first week of Women's Hoops action was everything we could have imagined in more.

The Return of former No.1 overall pick Sabrina Ionescu. The Dominance of the Connecticut Sun. Back-to-back face-offs between the defending champion Seattle Storm and the runner up Las Vegas Aces. The WNBA is in full swing and things are only getting more exciting.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan share their biggest takeaways from the first week and a half of WNBA basketball.

Who has surprised? Who is underachieving? How are the rookies doing so far? We answer all these questions and more! Stay Tuned!

Also Jay will also be covering the WNBA on his new website www.thenbaunsung.com all season long where you can check out daily coverage of the NBA, NBA Draft and/or the WNBA!

This is going to be a great WNBA season and the HTP has you covered on everything Women's Hoops. Hope you enjoy the show!

NBA Regular Season: Done! NBA Play-In Tournament: Over With! That means only one thing is left: The 2021 NBA Playoffs!

The NBA Playoff Brackets are officially set and the Road to the NBA Finals is officially underway!

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan take a look at all 16 First Round Matchups and breakdown some of the biggest factors at play in each series.

But of course we could not do this alone. We had the pleasure of having NBA writer, podcaster and Dallas Mavericks super fan Lauren Gunn back on the podcast!

Last time we talked with Lauren, we spent a lot of time talking about the NBA Draft and the future of the league. Well in this episode, it is all about the NOW!

Together, the three of us analyze all 16 series and make our predictions for what teams we believe will moving on to the Second Round! THE PLAYOFFS ARE HERE! Stay Tuned!

We Are Finally Here! The 2021 WNBA Season officially kicks things off tonight and we are in for a great season.

This is the first full season that the HTP will be covering the WNBA so we wanted to start out with a bang!

So on this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan rank ALL 12 TEAMS heading into Opening Weekend and discuss what every team brings to table. Injuries, Expectations, Returners and New Faces! We talk about it all and so much more!

Jay will also be covering the WNBA on his new website www.thenbaunsung.com starting TONIGHT where you can check out daily coverage of the NBA, NBA Draft and/or the WNBA!

This is going to be a great WNBA season and the HTP has you covered on everything Women's Hoops. Hope you enjoy the show!

You know we could not breakdown the Eastern Conference and NOT go through the Western Conference, which might even be more exciting!

The Playoff picture in the West is as interesting as it has ever been as each team from seeds 1-10 in the standings all have a viable chance to be dangerous in the postseason.

Things are exciting out West and you know we have to get into everything from Nikola Jokic's MVP season to the Lakers late season debacles all the way down to the state of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

With that being said, we brought the man with the plan, TV host of TVonBasketball, to help bring us up to speed! On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, this is Part 2 of a two-part series breaking down every team in the NBA heading into the final stretch of the 2021 NBA regular season.

As we plunge through all 15 teams in the West, we discuss some of the biggest questions surrounding each team and analyze the current state of the NBA Playoff picture.

Once again, definitely a fun time deep diving back into the world of NBA basketball as the countdown to the postseason continues to tick and championship basketball is soon to get underway! Stay Tuned!

In terms of the NBA regular season, we are officially in The EndGame. Less than ten games left in the regular season.

Every night is a fight for position in the Playoff picture whether it is positioning as a Top-6 seed or pushing to make the Play-In tournament. But with this final push towards the postseason also comes a chance for players to make their final stamp on the season.

A chance to prove why they deserve a new contract in the offseason. A chance to be named to an All-NBA team. And of course, the chance to play their way into becoming a potential lead vote getter for one of the esteemed NBA regular season awards.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, we brought on regular guest of the show Ian Evans of "The Impact" and Pedro Silva who is one half of the Hear Me Out Podcast to cast our final votes for the NBA Awards.

We break down the season for the players that are leading the narrative for each respective reward as well as discuss some potential wild cards that deserve a chance at the gold. Definitely a solid episode with a handful of interesting debates (especially regarding Coach of the Year).

The Votes Are In! Who do we believe will be the winner of each NBA Award for the 2021 NBA regular season? Stay Tuned to find out!

Can you believe that we have not covered the 2021 NBA season since April 3rd?! That dates all the way back to around the NBA Trade Deadline!

Now don't get it twisted, covering the NCAA tournament and the WNBA Draft was great, but the HTP was built off of covering the NBA. So we're back at it like a bad habit and TODAY BABY WE'RE talking about the Eastern Conference.

But we of course had to bring in a little help to bring us up to speed. So we had the pleasure of welcoming back Toronto Raptors fanboy and host of the TVonBasketball podcast, TV!

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, this is Part 1 of a two-part series breaking down every team in the NBA heading into the final stretch of the 2021 NBA regular season. As we plunge through all 15 teams in the East, we discuss some of the biggest questions surrounding each team and analyze the current state of the NBA Playoff picture.

It was definitely a fun time deep diving back into the world of NBA basketball and it is only going to get better with the Playoffs right around the corner! Stay Tuned!

Man things are really getting crazy in the world of the NBA.

With the NCAA season passing, prospects across the country are declaring for the 2021 NBA Draft. The NBA regular season is slowly coming to an end and the NBA Draft order is quietly coming together.

Looking across the internet, there are NBA Big Boards and Mock Drafts all over from ESPN and The Athletic to NBADraft.Net and Tankathon. So we got to thinking: Why don't we have our own Mock Draft 1.0 here on the HTP!

This is our first ever mock draft on the pod and we were so excited to do this. But, we of course could not do this on our own.

Making her first of hopefully many more appearances on the HTP, we welcomed Lauren Gunn. She is a writer for Mavs Moneyball on SBNation and the co-host of two Podcasts (The Blue Hardwood and The Gunn Shot) covering her favorite team the Dallas Mavericks and the NBA as a whole.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, we lay out our projection of the first 14 picks made in the 2021 NBA Draft based on the current standings.

We discuss a handful of prospects while focusing on how they performed this season, how they will project at the next level and why we believe they will fit on a specific team.

Then to close out the podcast, it is only right that we talk a little Mavericks basketball with our avid Dallas Hoops fan while we had her on! We get Lauren's thought on Dallas' season thus far, Luka Doncic's MVP hopes and her team's chances in the Playoffs.

Really enjoyed this one as always! Stay Tuned!

Social Media Handles: @jalonsworld @rleshko_10 @laureenngunnnn

Blue Hardwood Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-hardwood-a-dallas-mavericks-podcast/id1383996163The

Gunn Shot Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gunn-shot/id1552001106

We told you we would be covering the 2021 WNBA season and what better way to kick things off than taking a look at the most recent WNBA Draft.

But we could not do this alone. Bringing in his expertise and opinion we of course welcomed our good friend of the show, Brooks Warren of the Hear Me Out Podcast to help us out.

On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, we react to our fellow Towson Alum Kionna Jeter getting drafted 32nd overall to the Las Vegas Aces.

We also break down some of the most interesting picks made throughout the three rounds. Who rose? Who fell? How will each prospect help their new team? We discuss this and more!

Then to close out the podcast, we reviewed all 12 teams' offseason moves and put a grade on every single teams' offseason! These grades are based who is returning, who they acquired and who they drafted.

This was a really fun one and the first of many episodes to come covering the 2021 WNBA basketball season. Stay Tuned!