BOS/BRK: What do we make of the post KD Nets as Boston’s depth handles them at home? WAS: Taking stock of Rui Hachimura after a recent hot streak TOR: The Raptors are far better on offense with Pascal on the floor. Is he an elite offensive player? ORL: The Magic are playing much better than their record NYK: How has Jalen Brunson’s game changed in New York MIA: The Heat are where they need to be, kinda CHI: Nikola Vucevic’s 43 points steamroll the Warriors IND: Isaiah Jackson has flashed intrigu...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 43 min
Great questions live from subscribers in the Discord! Topics: How can Cade Cunningham fulfill his offensive potential? The Raptors have to make a decision. What would a Denver vs Memphis matchup look like in the playoffs? What’s the case for great offensive centers who aren’t that good on defense at a championship level? When will Houston win a playoff series? What was the path not traveled for the Mavs when they did the Porzingis deal? What are the chances the Bulls pivot to tanking? What are t...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
The first 15 in 60 of the new year takes a look at the West: Denver completely destroyed the LA Clippers on Thursday, who have now lost 6 straight. MEM: Jaren Jackson, Jr. is in the midst of an unprecedented defensive season. NOP: Trey Murphy has taken a big step forward for the Pels this year. DAL: the offense when Luka is off the floor, as they fall to 0-4 without him SAC and LAL: The Kings’ defense has taken a step back and they lost a wild one against the suddenly hot Lakers PHX: The collaps...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 48 min
Time to take stock of the first two and a half months of the season. Who are our picks for MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, ROY, COY, 6MOY? Plus our picks for sophomore of the year, most surprising and disappointing players and teams, Executive of the Year and Not Executive of the Year. To get six ad-free episodes per week, join 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...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Philadelphia authors a comeback win against the Knicks behind Joel Embiid and James Harden. Dallas exposes the Lakers’ defensive deficiencies with a Christmas record 51-point quarter. The game of the day was Phoenix and Denver with a rollicking OT finish. Boston shot the cover off the ball to put up 139 against the vaunted Bucks defense while holding Giannis to two baskets in the paint. The Warriors outshoot Memphis with some quality contributions from their bench, while some old Grizzlies bugab...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Nate returns from the G-League Showcase with thoughts on the Elam ending, trade candidates, the CBA, and the NBA players at the Showcase. But first, we discuss the Suns sale to Matt Ishbia, the Hawks moving on from Travis Schlenk, the Pistons recommitting to Troy Weaver, the Bulls seemingly less committed to each other, and the rest of the latest league news. John, Danny, and Nate rank the top prospects 23 and under in the NBA. Which of these players would we most want on our franchise for the r...
Dec 23, 2022•2 hr 1 min
TOR and BRK: Scottie Barnes shines down the stretch but Kyrie gets the game-winner PHI: James Harden since his return, and why spacing is so important for this team NYK: Quentin Grimes’ ascension into the starting lineup has coincided with a Knicks win streak MIL: Joe Ingles will return tomorrow, while Bobby Portis has helped keep them afloat with his postups MIA: Their offense is 25th. Why, and can it improve? IND: The Pacers are top-4 in a stat that shows why they’re so hard to guard DET: The ...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 33 min
In this episode of Real Good, Commissioner of the WNBA Cathy Engelbert shares how she approached the development of a landmark agreement to improve player pay and benefits, and our hosts and guests dive into what needs to change in order for women pro athletes to be celebrated in the way they deserve. Use this link or search "Real Good" in your podcast player to subscribe. Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger &am...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Nate and Danny introduce Seth Partnow’s exclusive stats to provide illuminating observations about all 15 teams in the East. Want more of Seth's content, six ad-free episodes per week and much more? Subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Seth Partnow Sale: 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 fac...
Dec 16, 2022•57 min
LAL: How sustainable is the recent success on both ends? What does this team need to further improve this season? MEM: Are the Grizz favorites in the West? Should they make a trade to boost those odds? MIN: How do they pivot if the Twin Towers doesn’t work? Can DLo sustain his improved play in December? OKC: Where will they end up in the standings, and should they manipulate that? Do they have “too many guys”? POR: Chances of a top 6 seed? Is it a problem if Sharpe takes too many long 2s? SAC: W...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Our bi-weekly look at the West: GSW: Are they fixed? And why do they have Boston’s number? NOP and PHX: A loooong look at this key game between the two best teams in the West. DAL: Is Luka-ball best for the Mavs? Would a realistic trade for another ballhandler make them a contender? DEN: How the heck is this bench not fixed already? How can they do it? What about an MPJ for John Collins trade? HOU: What’s KPJ’s best role? Would you rather have Alperen Sengun or Jalen Duren? LAC: Do they still ha...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Nate and Danny look at which players we think will be most overpaid relative to their projected production over the life of their contracts in this new era of mega-extensions before each picking their top-5 worst contracts. To listen to Nate and Danny pick the NBA's best contracts, subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Seth Partnow sale: 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...
Dec 09, 2022•58 min
A long mailbag look at the top 9 teams in the East: BOS: Celtics over the field to win the East? What’s wrong with the defense? How will Rob’s return affect the offense? MIL: Where Danny ranks the Bucks as an organization; Is Middleton the ideal star (not superstar) to pair with Giannis? Should the Bucks trade for Crowder? CLE: Should the Cavs consider building around Mobley at C? What are realistic trades to upgrade at the 3? TOR: Why has Scottie Barnes been inefficient this year? Is FVV’s free...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 39 min
Time to take stock of the first month and a half of the season. Who are our picks for MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, ROY, COY, 6MOY? Plus our picks for sophomore of the year, most surprising and disappointing players and teams, Executive of the Year and Not Executive of the Year. Six ad-free episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, including Nate’s weekly podcast with John Hollinger. Join with our Seth Partnow sale: DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm With @DannyLeroux and @NateDuncanNBA Join ...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 56 min
Our bi-weekly look at the West goes in order of net rating: PHX: A breakdown of how this team is so good offensively despite the relative lack of star power, plus Deandre Ayton’s defense NOP and MEM: We caught the Pels on the wrong night against Memphis, but how much does this performance signal potential weaknesses that good teams like Memphis can exploit? GSW and MIN: The Warriors are getting back on track with some rotational changes, while the Golden State stress test exposes the work the Wo...
Nov 28, 2022•54 min
Seth Partnow, former head of analytics for the Milwaukee Bucks, discusses his new role with Dunc’d On Prime which includes posting a couple times a week and proprietary stats support. He introduces some of the new stats he’ll be providing, plus some observations he’s gleaned from his analysis early in the season. Then, Danny and Nate get into great questions from the Discord: When is it generally time to reevaluate our evaluation on a player, and specifically Lauri Markkanen? What’s the best way...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Our bi-weekly look at the 15 teams in the East WAS and CHA: The Wizards move to 5-1 on their homestand against the LaMelo-less Hornets TOR: A more granular breakdown of the Raps’ unique playstyle PHI and MIL: The Sixers get a nice home win against Giannis and the Bucks, as we dive into the matchup issues with these two teams NYK: The defense has sorely disappointed so far ORL: Where has Jalen Suggs improved so far this year and what is his outlook? MIA: The Heat are very injured and could use so...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 54 min
Our first pod wasn’t nearly enough time to run through all the fascinating issues for the upcoming CBA. Keith Smith of Spotrac discusses the owners’ proposals for lowering the age limit, addressing tanking, changing the tampering rules, the in-season tournament, and addressing tanking, plus some of his own creative ideas for CBA changes. Five more Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, as well as Nate’s weekly podcast with John Hollinger DuncdOn.SupportingCast. fm Subscr...
Nov 18, 2022•52 min
Our bi-weekly look at the Western Conference UTA; Is the Jazz offense sustainable, and also Joel’s 59 points against them SAS: The Spurs’ style of offense, plus the emergence of an unexpected star SAC: Domantas Sabonis has his best game as a King vs Golden State GSW: The state of the Warriors as they’ve lost 7 straight road games MEM: Desmond Bane is having a unique season so far POR: Why they lost to Dallas, but why they still look like a very solid team in the West DAL: Luka’s 40-point triple ...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 27 min
The first ever Dunc’d On Prime live mailbag with callers from our Discord. A trip down Bulls memory lane, early thoughts on Shaedon Sharpe, why the Grizz are underrated right now, should the cap be raised to the same level as the tax, and who should be the MVP through 10 games. Want to participate in the next live mailbag? Join Dunc'd On Prime. DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm In addition to Discord access, you'll get six episodes per week, including Nate’s weekly podcast with John Hollinger, access to...
Nov 11, 2022•57 min
Our first bi-weekly look at the East features 12 of the 15 teams: ATL: The early returns on Trae/Dejounte, and why Nate thinks this Hawks team has to play a lot better despite being 6-3 BOS: The weird starter/bench splits, Jayson Tatum's scorching start, and how Malcolm Brogdon has changed the C’s style of play. BRK: Ugh, Kyrie again. Plus, where the Nets have fallen off with Ben Simmons on the floor. CHA: Jalen McDaniels’ interesting start to the season, and how the Hornets have managed to be a...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Fellow CBA dork Keith Smith of Spotrac joins to discuss the 2023 CBA negotiations. Keith talks to a ton of agents about CBA issues and provided a great perspective on the players’ side of the CBA negotiations. We also give our thoughts on whether the proposed changes would be good or bad for the game. Among the topics discussed: The owner’s desire for a hard cap Liberalizing the extension and max salary rules Changes to the two-way contract The possibility of players owning part of teams Players...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Our first bi-weekly look at the West. HOU: Dan Feldman shares his early impressions of Jabari Smith; DAL: The Christian Wood dilemma, Luka’s historic start and our early impressions of them in the West; DEN and LAL: Discussing the Lakers first win of the season against a close to healthy Denver squad; GSW: The strategic machinations behind their win against Miami, and our concern level after 2 straight East Coast losses; LAC: The Clippers struggles in 3 straight losses to OKC and NOP and where t...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 26 min
A listener suggested we look back at our rankings of the worst contracts in the league, so we flash back to less than two years ago and see how those picks have aged. But first, a look at the latest news and notes from around the league. Dunc’d On Prime is the only place to get all six of our episodes, including one with Nate and John Hollinger, ad-free each week! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM/join Subscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with ...
Oct 28, 2022•54 min
We continue familiarizing ourselves with all these teams at the start of the season, with a focus on TOR/MIA, GSW/DEN, HOU/MEM, ATL/ORL, plus some smaller notes on the Spurs, Pacers, Thunder, and Pistons. Plus, Friday Daily Duncs. Friday Daily Duncs Rob Murphy The Pistons are investigating assistant general manager Rob Murphy over an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female employee, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN . Hopefully, the investigation will produce a just ou...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Nate and Danny do their win predictions for all 30 teams, conference finalists and finalists, champion, and more. We also predict official individual awards, MVP, DPOY, COY, 6MOY, ROY, Most Improved, Executive of the Year, and give our picks for some made up categories: Most Surprising/Disappointing Team and Player, Sophomore of the Year, Not Executive of the Year, and First Coach Fired. Plus a catch-up on injury news prior to the season openers. More episodes are available exclusively on Dunc’d...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Brian Lewis of the New York Post joins us to look at a fascinating Nets season. What is their state after all the offseason drama? How does Ben Simmons look? What are they going to do in the frontcourt? What is the health status of the team? Which playoff teams do they match up well against? Plus, we give our predictions for the season. The Oklahoman’s beat writer Joe Mussatto is our guest to discuss the Thunder’s upcoming season. What does the loss of Chet Holmgren mean for OKC? Who the heck is...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 54 min
Kelly Iko, The Athletic’s Rockets beatman and host of the Ikosystem show, joins to discuss the rebuilding Rockets. We discuss the key dynamics around the team this season:What can we make of the fact there are more young guys than roles? What are the expectations for Stephen Silas as he enters the last guaranteed year of his contract? Can franchise pillars Jalen Green, Jabari Smith, Jr., and Alperen Sengun evolve this year? Plus, our predictions for the Rockets season. Zion is back! Will Guillor...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 42 min
What is next for the Warriors and Draymond Green with his latest ridiculous transgression? How big a deal should we be making of this? How can those involved handle this? Then, a look around the league at the latest camp news and notes. Former Blazers beat man and current Locked on Blazers host Mike Richman joins the show to discuss Portland’s prospects for the season. Can Dame get back to the same level? How good is Anfernee Simons? What are they going to do in the frontcourt? Which of the youn...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 34 min
We catch up on two smaller cap-focused trades as the Thunder maneuver about. Then, the latest reporting on the Udoka suspension, a look at the NBA’s points of education, and of course all the latest camp news. The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski is our guest to break down the most anticipated Wolves season since the Garnett era. Would we have done the Gobert trade? What does success look like for this team now that the trade is made? Can Anthony Edwards take the next step? What lineup combinations ca...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 43 min
