Jack Quantrill (TheDropStepNBA) continues the August takeover of the NBA Podcast with Canadian Basketball expert Esfandiar Baraheni (JustEsBaraheni) joining to talk future Olympic teams!

Listen in as Jack and Es predict the 12 man rosters for team USA and team Canada while discussing the current Olympic Basketball tournament too.

Will Jayson Tatum forget to answer the phone for a 2028 call up? Just how good does Zach Edey need to be for Canada to jump to the next level and what can the O.G. Dream Team tell us about the future of Olympic Basketball state side?

All that and more in an action packed episode 711 of The NBA Podcast!

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There are still 10 franchises who've yet to hold the Larry O'Brien aloft in NBA history.

Listen in as Jack Quantrill (@TheDropStep_NBA) and Dan Favale (@danfavale) go through each team yet to win an NBA championship and rank them by how likely we think they are to break that duck.

Can Mat Ishbia and Steve Balmer drive their respective franchises to glory whilst bankrupting themselves in the process? Which one of Paolo Banchero, Ja Morant, Ant Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton is ready to put their name in the history books?

Can pick rich teams like the Nets, Jazz and Hornets speed up the rebuild and launch themselves into championship contention? All that and more on episode 710 of The NBA Podcast!

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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) is joined by Dan Favale (@danfavale) and Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) along with Bleacher Report editors Jay Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) and Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR).

This time, they're re-drafting the 2019 through 2023 NBA draft classes.

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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) is joined by Dan Favale (@danfavale) and Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) along with Bleacher Report editors Jay Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) and Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR).

Their mission? Build superteams that could take down the Boston Celtics in 2024-25.

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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the team-building lessons they learned about the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement this offseason.

3:30: How the middle class got crushed
20:17: Are second apron concerns overblown?
33:02: Teams picking a direction
39:53: Fewer full max contracts?
54:30: Other CBA workarounds

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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss what Jalen Brunson's new $156 million extension means for the New York Knicks and the possible leaguewide ramifications.

3:00: The future of this podcast
11:52: What Brunson's extension means for the Knicks
25:45: Where does this leave Julius Randle?
42:08: Will other stars follow in Brunson's footsteps?
59:30: How the new CBA changed the team-building meta
 
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Dan Favale (@danfavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) put all 30 teams into tiers after the bulk of free agency.

1:50: The title favorites
21:28: The biggest threats to the contenders
42:12: Solid playoff teams
59:44: The play-in teams
1:22:45: The rebuilding teams
 
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest moves from the first few days of 2024 NBA free agency.

1:15: Paul George and Andre Drummond to the Sixers
14:59: Isaiah Harteinstein to the Thunder
24:24: Derrick Jones Jr., Nic Batum and Kris Dunn to the Clippers 
32:11: Klay Thompson and Naji Marshall to the Mavericks
39:57: De'Anthony Melton, Kyle Anderon and Buddy Hield to the Warriors
50:29: Chris Paul to the Spurs
1:03:31: KCP to the Magic
1:16:55: The Nuggets and the second apron

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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest winners and losers from the 2024 NBA draft and preview the big dominoes yet to fall in free agency.
 
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the New York Knicks' blockbuster trade for Mikal Bridges and the Josh Giddey/Alex Caruso swap between the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder.
 
9:56: Why the Knicks might not be able to re-sign both OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein
26:09: The Nets made out like bandits
32:15: The Rockets wiggle their way in, too
43:40: WTF, Bulls?

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