The Game 1 home loser winning streak continues as the Warriors adjust to blow out the Lakers and even the series. What key factors will affect the outcome of the series going forward? Mike Budenholzer is out as Milwaukee Bucks coach. Was it the right decision? Joel Embiid returns, but Boston dominates to even the series. What signal can we take from this Game 2 going forward? Then, a look at the free agent small forward market with the likes of Khris Middleton, Josh Hart, Dillon Brooks, and Came...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Stephen Curry submits a performance for the ages to conclude one of the best first-round series we’ve seen. Plus, the adjustments by Steve Kerr, that amazing 3rd quarter rebounding, and what to make of this stirring Kings season. Miami’s experience showed in a Game 1 victory at the Garden, but they may have to navigate without Jimmy Butler. Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! D...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 18 min
We go long on an epic Monday night of games. Jimmy Butler’s submits one of the great playoff games ever to push Milwaukee to the brink. We go through the Heat’s improbable comeback from 12 down in the last 6 minutes. LeBron James somehow summons the late game magic to go up 3-1 on Memphis. Plus, Houston gets their man in Ime Udoka. Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.Su...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Sacramento and Golden State play another classic down to the wire and are now tied at 2-2. We take you through the insane ending and prognosticate the series from here. New York has a 3-1 lead on Cleveland. Are we more impressed with the Knicks or disappointed in the Cavs? This rollercoaster Wolves season has at least one more loop in it. Philly closes out Brooklyn for the only sweep of the first round. Boston puts on their suits and puts Trae Young in the pick-and-roll to seize a 3-1 lead. Sadl...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Golden State lives to fight on with a thorough victory over Sacramento. What does it mean going forward with the Kings still up 2-1? Ty Lue goes to the “too little, too late” lineup, as Devin Booker’s 45 points in 45 minutes pace the Suns in the absence of Kawhi Leonard for the Clips. Flagrants, ejections, and oh yeah, the actual game on the floor as the Sixers take a 3-0 lead. Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Nate was in the building for a series that started off living up to its building in Sacramento. How did the Kings beat the Warriors in Game 1, and has the outlook for the series changed? The Knicks exposed some of the Cavs’ weaknesses, plus the strategic quandary Cleveland must solve to be competitive in this series. Brooklyn actually……played pretty well against Philly? But they still lost by 20. Is it good that they looked ok or bad that it still wasn’t close to good enough? The Hawks played on...
Apr 17, 2023•2 hr 57 min
On paper, Sacramento can’t guard Golden State. So the question is, can they outscore them with their record-setting offense? The Hawks go 9 deep with quality players, as do the Celtics. That’s rare for a 2-7 matchup, but the key is whether Trae Young can keep up with the Js and their scoring. Is there more than meets the eye to this weird Brooklyn team that has nobody to guard Joel Embiid going up against the Sixers? Finally, a look at which high school prospects shined in last week’s Nike Hoop ...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 15 min
A recap of a wild Wolves/Pels game. Should and will Rudy Gobert be suspended? Is the Gobert punch or McDaniels breaking his hand the bigger story? Plus, why the Pels blew their best chance of scoring down the stretch and the brilliance of Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards. We go through the rest of the West playoff picture, and discuss whether the Clippers should have considered trying a little less against the Suns, and whether it made sense for the Kings to rest their players against Gold...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Danny makes a special appearance to give our finals picks for our awards. No narratives need apply as we go deep into the weeds on Jokic vs Embiid vs Giannis for MVP. Plus, our picks for All-NBA as we wildly indulge ourselves by considering players with fewer than 65 games played, COY, DPOY, 6MOY, ROY, Executive and Not Executive of the Year, and Most Improved Player. Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 6 min
We go through everything that is known about the new CBA so far, and assess whether we think the deal points that have been reported are good or bad for the game and what the unintended consequences might be. Plus, we look at whether the owners or players seem to have come out better in the end. Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM Join Dunc’d On Prime!...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 22 min
A look at 13 teams in the Eastern Conference as the playoffs near ATL–The Hawks have two expensive starters and two young backups needing extensions at the 4 and 5 CLE–Isaac Okoro and Dean Wade’s shooting WAS–The Wiz are in the middle of a nearly unprecedented 5-year streak ORL–Paolo Banchero’s efficiency has fallen off. Why? TOR–Jakob Poeltl is doing what the Raps thought he could MIL–How does Giannis’ season stack up with last year? NYK–What will the Knicks do without Julius Randle? MIA–The de...
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 47 min
What will the landscape of the NBA look like in 2025? Dan Feldman joins to predict the two best teams in each conference, the NBA champion, and the two worst teams in the league. But first, we catch up on the latest news and the state of the playoff race after the weekend. Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 28 min
The eternal Jokic/Embiid debate continues in our center rankings, while further down we grapple with the offensive stars vs two-way role players conundrum. For rankings of every position (with text of our lists and stats we consult, including Seth Partnow exclusives), subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime: duncdon.supportingcast.fm Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM Su...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 38 min
A look at where we went right and wrong in our over/under picks for the season. After a rough 2021-22, were Nate and Danny able to get back on the winning track. Plus our best and worst picks, lucky wins, bad beats, and of course the Nate vs Danny head-to-head. 4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! Duncd...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 46 min
Power forward perhaps has fewer stars than any position, but it’s also the position perhaps most important for determining the style of basketball a team plays on both ends. How do we reconcile that when determining the best players at the position? To get Nate's and Danny's rankings of every position and top 10 players in the league, text of their lists and statistics they consult (including Seth Partnow exclusives), subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime: DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm Join Dunc’d On Prime! ...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Nate and Danny catch up on the top-12 teams in the West. DEN: How is the defense holding up? MEM: What to make of Dillon Brooks’ offense? PHX and SAC play a key game for the 3rd seed in the West LAC: They’ve won 3 straight after 5 straight losses, with Kawhi Leonard back to playing at an All-NBA level GSW: Steph is back, but can they survive without Andrew Wiggins? DAL: The Mavs have gotten all they could have wanted from Kyrie Irving so far MIN: The Rudy Gobert effect UTA: Ochai Agbaji moves in...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Sports media reporter Andrew Marchand of the New York Post and the Marchand & Ourand podcast is our guest to discuss myriad sports media topics including: Where does the NBA rank as a TV property? Why is the NBA about to get paid more despite declining ratings? What would the NBA like to do with local TV rights in light of the Diamond Sports bankruptcy affecting 16 teams? Who are the major players for the NBA’s next national TV contracts? How much does he expect the NBA to get in rights fees? Ho...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Former NBA Referee and now NBA SVP of Referee Development and Training Monty McCutchen joins to discuss where NBA refereeing has improved, how the league has evolved referee training, which rules changes have been harder to implement, and how to really tell when it’s a block or a charge. Then we look at 5 teams in the East: NYK/MIA: Julius Randle’s ridiculous isolation scoring powers the Knicks vs Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo PHI/MIL: Philly snaps the Bucks’ 16-game winning streak, showing off s...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Time to take stock of the first four and a half months of the season. Who are our picks for MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, ROY, COY, 6MOY? For six ad-free episodes per week, including Hollinger & Duncan, subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime: DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM Subscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see wat...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min
UTA and OKC play an OT classic. Lauri Markkanen begins the next step in his evolution, plus Mark Daignault and Will Hardy on a unique Thunder tactic that makes them hard to guard. SAS: Malaki Branham has shown some unexpected skills. DEN and MEM: The Grizz get revenge for a blowout loss to the Nuggets. Did they expose any particular weaknesses? NOP: Their key players without Zion were great last year, but have struggled this year. Why? HOU: It could be a rough watch the rest of the year without ...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Flashback (Nov. 8, 2016): Kevin Pelton of ESPN joins to discuss which current NBA players will and should make the Hall of Fame. We run through our criteria for the Hall of Fame and examine the credentials of over 40 current players and coaches. The analysis runs from locks like Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James, to borderline cases like Joe Johnson, Derrick Rose, and Kevin Love, and finally which young players have the best shot of making it. For six (nearly all modern) episodes per week, includin...
Feb 18, 2023•1 hr 29 min
The Warriors allow the completion of the Gary Payton II trade. Zion Williamson is out for weeks more in New Orleans–what does this mean for their hopes? Plus we catch up on the rest of the non-trade news around the league. Then a look at the Lakers and Mavs deadline acquisitions through the lens of their weekend games. For six episodes per week, including Hollinger & Duncan, subscribe to to Dunc'd On Prime with our Mock Trade Deadline Sale before it ends: DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm Join Dunc’d On...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 14 min
A look at every single move on Deadline Day from each team’s perspective–the finances, the value, the effect on the floor, and every other aspect. Plus, the big winners and losers, the deals that didn’t get done, and the landscape of the league in the aftermath of a huge deadline season. For even more trade-deadline coverage – including Part 2, our Kevin Durant trade episode, our Lakers-Timberwolves-Jazz trade episode, Hollinger & Duncan and more – subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Mock Trad...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr
All angles of the Kyrie trade. Would we have done this as the Nets? Did they take the best package? Where does this leave this team as a contender? Would we have done this as the Mavs? Was this better than Door #2? How good is this Mavs team? Does this make it more likely Luka Doncic is a Mav in a few years? What about the jilted suitors, should they and could they have offered more? Why we think Kyrie and his team did a great job from a business perspective? We also hit on the impact of Steph C...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min
What will the Spurs do with $27 million in cap space and Jakob Poeltl? Dallas faces the perpetual question of whether to hold onto their chips for the big move or get better this year. Houston faces the perpetual question of an Eric Gordon trade. New Orleans and Memphis both have a ton of assets but have young cores. Can they afford to wait out this deadline or should they be aggressive? Who would be the optimal acquisitions? To get even more trade-deadline coverage – including our Mock Trade De...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min
In part 2 of 3, huge and unexpected deals continue to go down as contenders try to shore up their lineups, more former All-Stars are on the move, and Jae Crowder finally gets traded! Subscribe to get the full episode and Part 3 of the Mock Trade Deadline only on Dunc’d On Prime with our special Mock Trade Deadline sale, and you’ll get an insane amount of NBA content from Nate Duncan, Danny Leroux, Dan Feldman, Seth Partnow, and John Hollinger all year long. DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm Join Dunc’d ...
Jan 31, 2023•12 min
In part 1 of the 2023 Mock Trade Deadline, we take the league’s temperature by setting out the goals for all 30 teams, and then get right to it with some of the big names that may or may not be available this deadline. We’ve got some mind-bending deals this year, and it starts with a bang. Subscribe to get the last 2 hours of the Mock Trade Deadline only on Dunc’d On Prime with our special Mock Trade Deadline sale, and you’ll get an insane amount of NBA content from Nate Duncan, Danny Leroux, Da...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The latest news, including how the bankruptcy of 16 of the league’s local TV partners is both a risk and an opportunity. We also discuss the All-Star starters and our disagreements, and then Miami’s challenges with their need to upgrade the 4 and their clogged books, Charlotte’s moving anything that isn’t tied down, and Orlando’s status as the most boring team at the deadline. To get even more trade-deadline coverage – including our mock trade deadline – subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Moc...
Jan 27, 2023•59 min
OKC and SAC: Two surprise teams reveal their huge contrasts against one another. POR: Despite the presence of Dame Lillard, their failures in the clutch have led to a recent cold streak. GSW: What does the new starting lineup with Jordan Poole mean for their future? DEN: They’ve improved without Jokic, and they’re quietly putting together a spectacular 3-point shooting season as a team. DAL: Their shooters have some of the easiest 3s in the league. Why could that be? Plus, the Christian Wood at ...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 42 min
First, we catch up on the latest news and trade rumors around the league. Then, a look at the five teams in the Pacific Division. PHX: Is their season worth saving with a trade, and will their ownership situation allow it? LAL: Have you heard their 2027 and 2029 firsts are available? LAC: With limited assets, is there a move available that would do more than shuffle the deck chairs? GSW: What are their options to find a 5th closer at the 4 next to Draymond? SAC: Perhaps they’d like to go all-in ...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr
