The Just Basketball Show

By Just Sports

Chris Manning and Brendon Kleen cover the latest trends, thrills and debates across the NBA and the basketball world. They bring perspective as both lifelong hoops junkies and credentialed reporters t... more

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May 09, 2025 Can Cleveland or Boston Comeback from 2-0? And the Wolves Pull Ahead
The East’s two best teams are up against it. Can either come back?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg start by looking at Wolves-Warriors and how Steph Curry’s hamstring injury is has the Warriors up against it. Then, they look at the Celtics and Cavs and which team has a better shot of coming back from 2-0 down in their respective series. Then, they look at who they’d rather have leading their team between the Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson.

8:50 Wolves-Warriors at 1-1
25:37 Cavs or Celtics more equipped to make a comeback?
43:27 Would you rather have Haliburton or Brunson as your guy?
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April 22, 2025 Overreacting NBA Playoff Game 1s, including Giannis’ Future and Grizzlies Dead on Arrival
The NBA Playoffs have just started. So let’s overreact.
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg bounce around the league to overreact to a number of NBA Game 1s, including Clippers-Nuggets being on the table for the best series all playoffs, the Bucks being on the verge of losing Giannis, the Grizzlies already dead on arrival, the Magic being fully exposed as needing a point guard, Jaden McDaniels as this year’s PJ Washington and more.
0:00 NBA role player sign at Wrestlemania
9:23 Cavs-Heat wager
14:47 Clippers-Nuggets is A+ basketball
24:41 This the last series Giannis plays for the Bucks
30:59 The Grizzlies are dead
35:02 The Magic need a point guard
40:49 Jaden McDaniels could be this year’s PJ Washington
46:20 The Rockets will be fine
53:31 Nico Harrison’s latest comments
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April 01, 2025 Making Sense of the Grizzlies’ Coaching Change and Another Nail in the Suns’ Coffin
The Grizzlies made a shocking change in firing Taylor Jenkins. Is there a case in support of the move?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg open the show talking about the Defensive Player of the Year race, where Draymond Green has overtaken Evan Mobley as the betting favorite. Then, they look at Taylor Jenkins getting axed by the Grizzlies with just nine games left, if there was real reason to do this move, Ja Morant’s reported frustrations and what Memphis should do next. Then, they explore if they are sleeping on the second-seeded Rockets and what the Suns do now that Kevin Durant is out at least a week with an ankle sprain.
0:00 Bill Kennedy forgot Dillon Brooks’ name
3:09 DPOY race shifts
10:40 Grizzlies fire Jenkins
19:04 What’s next for Memphis
22:31 Grizzlies coaching candidates list
31:47 Are we sleeping on the Rockets?
39:16 Suns next steps after KD hurts his ankle (and five KD landing spots)

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March 28, 2025 Cooper Flagg’s March Moment and Drafting Players Likely to Win MVP in the Next Five Years
Right now, the MVP is led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. But who could hop into the picture in the next five years?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg start by talking about Cooper Flagg’s play against Arizona and why it reaffirms why he’s been worth tanking for. Then, they look at LeBron and the Lakers’ recent play and if it’s any cause for concern before drafting players who could win MVP in the next five seasons after this one, the NBA’s best trash talkers and the best soft candy.
Note: This episode was recorded before the Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins.
0:00 Steven A. vs. LeBron
9:31 Cooper Flagg
15:54 LeBron's recent play
22:09 MVPs in the next five years
39:41 Drafting trash talkers
47:51 Soft candy
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March 25, 2025 Does the NBA Have a Tanking Problem? And Why the NBA Should Abolish the Draft Lottery
So many NBA teams — the Jazz, the Raptors and more — are blatantly tanking. So is that a problem?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg get into the NBA’s current tanking culture, examine different proposed solutions to fix tanking (include flattening lottery odds, better rule enforcement and more) before Wes makes the case that best solution is to just abolish the lottery altogether.
0:00 Can the NBA get anything from tennis
9:51 - Is this the worst tanking bit ever?
13:30 - Flatten lottery odds
26:03 - Count wins instead of losses after the All-Star break
28:13 - Reworking pick protections
30:55 Head to head records
33:49 Enforce the current rules (and abolishing the lottery altogether)
44:38 Tankathon sim
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March 21, 2025 Impact of Celtics Sale, Draymond for DPOY, and Cade Cunningham Keeps Delivering
The Boston Celtics went for $6 billion. Billion with a b.
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg start the show by talking about March Madness and their best memories in March Madness. Then, they turn their attention to the just-sold Boston Celtics and if a new owner will impact their spending plans going forward. Then, they look at the Pistons after Wes saw them hand the Heat another loss and the Warriors - who are thriving with Jimmy Butler - and Draymond Green’s DPOY candidacy.
0:00 Can you pronounce Sandro Mamukelashvili?
3:40 Favorite March Madness moment
10:54 Celtics new ownership
25:58 Pistons live report
38:18 Warriors - 13-2 with Jimmy
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March 19, 2025 Drafting Players from Teams Outside the Playoffs, featuring KD, Zion and more
There are several great players on the outside looking in of the playoff picture - including, Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson, Devin Booker and Tyrese Maxey. So why not draft them?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg go back and forth drafting seven-man rotations of players from teams currently outside of the playoffs and the play-in tournament to build the best rotations possible and wonder if either team could actually push the top of the Eastern or Western Conference. (Spoiler alert: the answer is probably no.)
8:16 Kevin Durant (CM)
9:46 Zion (WG)
13:05 Lauri Markannen (CM)
16:08 Devin Booker (WG)
18:02 Tyrese Maxey (CM)
20:14 Miles Bridges (WG)
22:40 Quentin Grimes (CM)
26:30 Toumani Camara (WG)
28:51 Nic Claxton (CM)
30:11 Cam Johnson (WG)
32:32 Deni Avdija (CM)
33:53 Anfernee Simons (WG)
37:59 Jerami Grant (CM)
38:12 Jakob Poertl
39:22 Coaches: Jordi Fernandez (CM) and Will Hardy (WG)
42:13 Which teams does better?________________________________________
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March 14, 2025 Porzingis’ Importance. The Celtics Aren’t Exciting and Anthony Edwards is the NBA’s Biggest Talent
Are the Celtics an actually exciting basketball team?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg start out by talking about the Thunder’s midweek win over the Celtics and debate how much Kristaps Porzingis matters to Boston’s title chances. Then, they bounce back and forth on different NBA takes, including the Celtics being boring to watch despite being great, Anthony Edwards as the league’s biggest talent, and why the Jazz should have been fined way more than they were.
0:00 Patrick Dumont’s comments about the Luka trade
6:11 Thunder-Celtics and Porzingis’ value
17:14 Are the Celtics fun to watch?
30:52 Anthony Edwards is the league’s biggest talent
42:21 The Jazz (and other teams holding guys for no reason) should be fined more for not playing healthy players
51:08 Top-five things to take notes on
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March 12, 2025 LeBron’s Injury Impact on the Lakers’ Title Chances and Picking All-NBA teams
LeBron James is going to miss 1-2 weeks with a groin injury. So what does that mean for the Lakers’ title chance this yeaR?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg start out by looking at the Lakers in the LeBron-Luka Doncic era, why the Lakers’ title chances this year ride on LeBron not getting hurt again, their outlook going forward, and more. Then, they pick their All-NBA teams with about a month to go.
0:00 Eating in the media room
9:16 Lakers outlook and LeBron’s injury
33:05 All-NBA teams
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March 05, 2025 Kyrie Irving’s Injury Adds to Dallas' Despair and Where Should Kevin Durant Go Next
Kyrie Irving’s season is done. So what now for the Dallas Mavericks and their fans?
On a new episode of the Just Basketball show, Chris Manning and Wes Goldberg react to Kyrie’s ACL tear. why the Mavericks are screwed, and get into how lost their fan base must feel. Then, they look at the ugly race for the 10th seed in both conferences, pick where Kevin Durant’s basketball champer should be once the Suns inevitably trade him, and get into how SGA has pulled away from the pack in the MVP race.
0:00 Favorite bad team to watch
4:29 The Mavs are in serious trouble
17:19 Race for the 10th seed in both conferenes
23:20 Where Kevin Durant should go next
42:57 SGA running away with MVP
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