Zone D

Lance Stephenson has us wanting to go back in a time machine, but we don't go too far. Let's look back at the blockbusters, the salary dumps, and the tanking time bombs from the 2020-21 season to see which teams made genius-level decisions and which ones still have us scratching our heads!

In this episode, Joe and Dave discuss some resolutions certain NBA teams need to make for the new year. Afterwards, they put in their two cents on who the All-Star starters should be. It gets heated folks, but I promise, Dave and Joe still like each other. 

For us, the Christmas Day tip off feels like the real start of the season, complicated by a few bumps (or plagues) in the road. We break down (most of) the Christmas Day action and what we can learn from one of the first times we've gotten to see the world's best ballers play for pride in the national spotlight. 

In this episode, Joe and Dave take a look with fresh eyes from their rookie draft of 2020. Then, after Dave realizes his fatal flaws of drafting and Joe realizes just how incredible he is, they extend their draft for three more rounds! They also take stock of lessons learned this season as the year comes to a close.

Time for the Blazers to blow it up? Should the people just chill down in the Big Easy? It's crisis time for several teams in the Western Conference, but Joe and Dave are here to armchair quarterback your way through it. You're welcome, Joe Cronin. You're less welcome, David Griffin.

In this episode, Joe and Dave square off in their second edition of our all-rookie draft! How have the top picks fared, and where do they fall in our draft? Who are the surprise rookies this year so far? How much better will Joe's team be? Is Joe writing this description? All this and more in our newest episode of Zone D Podcast.

Joe and Dave hop in their time mission to revisit one of their favorite episodes from Season 1, "Ode to the Slav Squad", and see how our buddies from the former Yugoslav republics are doing as the prepare to match up with the All non-Slavic European Squad (the ASESs). Sequel!!

In this episode, we are celebrating that 10 year anniversary of the 2012 NBA draft. Joe and Dave re-draft the top 8 spots, and weird looks and confusion ensue. Do Joe and Dave agree on anything? Is Anthony Davis a number one option? Listen and find out!

The first rule of NBA fight club? Talk for 30 minutes about NBA fight club. We start with this week's altercations and cheap shots, then talk about the scrappiest fighters from the '80s to today. 

Along with some updates and high level drama going on in the league, we offer you an exclusive, first ever All-Star Deathmatch. We take who we believe to be the most deserving of their first all-star chance, and pit them against each other in a winner take all tournament!