On the 224th episode of the Underdog Sports NBA Show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, LA Clippers, and New Orleans Pelicans. They begin by discussing if the Cavaliers' hot start is for real and the potential for this team to elevate itself into the upper tier of the Eastern Conference. They then shift gears to discuss how real the poor starts for the Clippers and Nets are and which team has a real reason to panic. Finally, they finish by discussing the Pelicans and the impact CJ McCollum has made on the New Orleans locker room.

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On the 223rd episode of the Underdog Sports NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick discuss good and bad surprises through the first week of the NBA. They lead the show by discussing the Portland Trailblazers fast start, before discussing the San Antonio Spurs and why the new lottery system favors a team like the spurs. THey then discuss the Utah Jazz and what type of effect the Jazz can have on the playoff picture if they design not to tear it all the way down. The second half of the show discusses bad starts like the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat and of course, The Los Angeles Lakers.

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On the 222nd episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick discussing NBA opening night and some takeaways from the games. They begin with the defending champs and talk about how the Warriors plan on using Jordan Poole and how the potential emergence of their young players makes their title defense much more robust. They then discuss the Lakers wing depth and the potential trades they can make to fix their roster moving forward if they expect to contend this year. They end the show by discussing the Celtics and 76ers and how the Celtics look to be picking up exactly where they left off last year.

On the 221st episode of the Underdog NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler finish the wins draft by selecting teams out of the western conference. For the eastern conference results, listen to episode 220 or the beginning of this episode. Tyler leads off the western conference draft by picking a traditional little brother, while Zandrick debates whether or not to draft specific teams based on their vibes. They also discuss the ceiling of both the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New Orleans Pelicans -- and potentially drastically underrate the Memphis Grizzlies.

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On the 220th episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick go back to the well for part one of the fifth annual wins draft! Zandrick looks to defend his title as the guys start with the eastern conference this week and Zandrick leads off the dradft with a controversial pick. They discuss some tanking teams as the 2023 draft looks strong and then discuss some over/unders and whcih teams may be over valued and undervalued in what is shaping up to be a tough eastern conference.

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On the 219th Episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss some recent NBA scandals and some NBA Awards! They begin by speaking about the drama surrounding the Suns and what that means for the league moving forward and who some potential new owners may be. They then move on to the Celtics suspending Ime Udoka for the year and what that means for both the organization and the NBA moving forward. Finally they discuss NBA awards for the upcoming season and go with their best bets.

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On the 218th Episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick discuss potential NBA expansion in Seattle and Vegas and more! They talk about how the league may handle the realignment of conferences and how Las Vegas profiles as an NBA city. They then move to talking about eurobasket and how the performance of Luka Doncic, Giannis and Nikola Jokic has reflected their MVP odds and the impact on the league that the top 4 MVP candidates are all international players. Finally they discuss Monday night football and some sunday NFL coaching decisions!

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On the 217th episode of the Underdog sports NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss the Donovan Mitchell deal and Hard Knocks! They begin by talking about Cleveland's side of the deal and how Donovan Mitchell fits in with the Cavaliers young core + if he's going to need to change how he plays to make the Cav's bet pay off in the end. They shift to the western conference to discuss the Utah Jazz tearing it down and what to make of the return of the Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell deals in terms of players that are under contract. They quickly discuss the rest of the players on the Jazz roster, noting that the Jazz are likely not done dealing before they shift to discuss the Lions coaching staff in Hard Knocks and if a player heavy staff would work in the NBA.

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On the 216th episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler talk the Lakers and Jazz trade, the RJ barrett extension and then are joined by a special guest! The first talk about how the Patrick Beverly trade is good for both the Lakers and the Jazz and how this is the type of move the Lakers should be making. They then shift to the Jazz's outlook and how the new RJ Barrett extension changes the calculus of a Donovan Mitchell trade. Finally they are joined by Dondrick Ellison who is coming on to air some podcast grievances while also give some 2022-2023 NBA predictions.

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On the 215th episode of the underdog sports NBA show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss Kevin Durant and the Nets hashing out their issues! They begin by talking about how the Nets season may go from here and if their internal drama is already goign to be too much. They then go into discussing the Nets roster and how they still have holes to fill on the wing and in the post. Finally they talk about the odd Collin Sexton situation and what, if any, offers will come for the young shooting guard.

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