Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by ESPN's Monica McNutt to discuss the second round of the playoffs, as well as preview the upcoming WNBA season. TIMESTAMPS 3:40 -- Dillon Brooks discussion 9:30 -- Ben Simmons discussion 14:00 -- Suns-Mavericks 27:35 -- Grizzlies-Warriors 43:45 -- Bucks-Celtics 54:35 -- Heat-Celtics 1:03:10 -- WNBA discussion This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% ...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 102
For the 100th episode of The Dunker Spot, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. give their Game 1 takeaways from Round 2. TIME STAMPS 0:50 -- Saying goodbye (Wolves + Jazz thoughts) 14:45 -- Heat/Sixers 32:50 -- Bucks/Celtics 55:50 -- Warriors/Grizzlies This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 live events from TicketSmarter, the official ticket marketplace of B...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 101
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. check in on the remaining first-round series, then preview the (confirmed) second-round matchups. TIMESTAMPS 1:40 -- Sixers/Raptors wrap-up 12:25 -- Suns/Pelicans wrap-up 18:40 -- Heat/Hawks wrap-up 25:20 -- Warriors/Nuggets wrap-up 30:20 -- Bucks/Bulls wrap-up 34:00 -- Grizzlies-Wolves 47:10 -- Jazz-Mavericks 54:10 -- Celtics-Bucks preview 1:09:40 -- Heat-Sixers preview 1:24:40 -- Suns vs Jazz/Mavs 1:32:30 -- Warriors vs Grizzlies/Wolves Learn more about your a...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 100
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. say goodbye to the Brooklyn Nets, then check in on the other first-round series. TIMESTAMPS 2:05 -- Award talk (Ja Morant MIP) 6:30 -- Nets/Celtics wrap-up + Stan Van Gundy discussion 30:00 -- Pelicans-Suns 43:00 -- Mavs-Jazz 55:20 -- Wolves-Grizzlies 1:10:40 -- Raptors-Sixers 1:22:20 -- Nuggets-Warriors 1:30:10 -- Bulls-Bucks 1:34:50 -- Hawks-Heat This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & famil...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 99
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. bounce around with thoughts for each first-round series. TIME STAMPS 2:00 -- Grizzlies-Wolves 8:30 -- Raptors-Sixers 17:15 -- Bulls-Bucks 33:20 -- Celtics-Nets 54:00 -- Heat-Hawks 1:02:40 -- Pelicans-Suns 1:12:40 -- Jazz-Mavs 1:21:40 -- Nuggets-Warriors This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 live events from TicketSmarter...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 98
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap the opening weekend of the playoffs. 0:25 -- Awards talk 3:40 -- Raptors-Sixers 19:50 -- Jazz-Mavericks 34:55 -- Warriors-Nuggets 52:15 -- Wolves-Grizzlies 1:05:10 -- Heat-Hawks 1:16:00 -- Celtics-Nets 1:32:10 -- Bucks-Bulls 1:41:40 -- Suns-Pelicans This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 live events from TicketSmart...
Apr 19, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 97
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. say goodbye to the Hornets and Spurs, then preview the rest of the play-in and playoff matchups. 2:50 -- Spurs/Hornets thoughts 13:30 -- Pelicans-Clippers (+ Suns thoughts) 28:30 -- Hawks-Cavs (+ Heat thoughts) 44:40 -- Nets-Celtics 1:06:50 -- Wolves-Grizzlies The NBA playoffs mean next-level basketball. Get ready for all the action by betting the Play-In Tournament with DraftKings Sportsbook - an Official Sports Betting Partner of the NBA. New customers can bet...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 96
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. preview the first play-in games, then take stock of the 3-6 and 4-5 playoff series. TIMESTAMPS: 3:45 -- Frank Vogel/Lakers 6:40 -- Cavs-Nets 22:05 -- Clippers-Wolves 37:45 -- Hornets-Hawks 51:15 -- Spurs-Pelicans 1:01:50 -- Bulls-Bucks 1:16:40 -- Nuggets-Warriors 1:35:50 -- Raptors-Sixers 1:57:15 -- Jazz-Mavericks The NBA playoffs mean next-level basketball. Get ready for all the action by betting the Play-In Tournament with DraftKings Sportsbook - an Official S...
Apr 12, 2022•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 95
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. give their (unofficial) award picks for the 2021-22 season. TIMESTAMPS: 1:10 -- Raptors-Sixers thoughts 6:20 -- Coach of the Year 12:55 -- Most Improved Player 18:40 -- Sixth Man of the Year 21:55 -- Rookie of the Year 33:30 -- MVP 44:15 -- Defensive Player of the Year 51:30 -- All-NBA teams 56:50 -- All-Defensive teams 1:01:15 -- All-Rookie This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 94
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. salute the Lady Gamecocks for their championship journey, then discuss the most pressing questions heading into this year's NBA playoffs. TIMESTAMPS 1:25 -- South Carolina Gamecocks love 6:35 -- Phoenix Suns 13:40 -- Memphis Grizzlies 24:35 -- Golden State Warriors 33:30 -- Dallas Mavericks 38:20 -- Denver Nuggets 43:00 -- Utah Jazz 56:45 -- Los Angeles Clippers 1:00:15 -- Miami Heat 1:09:25 -- Milwaukee Bucks 1:18:00 -- Philadelphia 76ers 1:24:15 -- Chicago Bul...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 93
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. discuss the overtime thriller between the Bucks and Nets, then give their lasting thoughts on the teams outside of the play-in races. TIMESTAMPS 4:20 -- Bucks-Nets thoughts 19:05 -- Clippers-Jazz (Paul George debut) 26:40 -- New York Knicks 40:05 -- Washington Wizards 52:05 -- Indiana Pacers 1:12:00 -- Orlando Magic 1:22:10 -- Detroit Pistons 1:31:25 -- Sacramento Kings 1:37:25 -- Portland Trail Blazers 1:42:25 -- Oklahoma City Thunder 1:49:20 -- Houston Rockets...
Apr 01, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 92
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. check in on a few playoff/play-in races after a weekend of important games. TIMESTAMPS 1:40 -- NCAA Tournament takeaways 7:40 -- West Play-in (Spurs, Lakers, Pelicans, Wolves) 29:10 -- East Play-in (Hornets/Nets, Cleveland) 43:45 -- Contender check-in (Suns/Sixers, Heat, Celtics, Bucks) 1:27:00 -- Free Throws This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed ti...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 91
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by The Ringer's Seerat Sohi to answer questions about the MVP race, Boston's impenetrable defense (or is it?) and much more from the Dunker Spot Mailbag. TIMESTAMPS 1:10 -- Kyrie Irving's back full time 4:40 -- Miami Heat sideline fiasco 9:30 -- Mailbag 1:23:35 -- Free Throw segment · The McDonald’s All American Games are where hype becomes legacy. · These players are high school athletes today, but they’ll be household names tomorrow. James Harden, A...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 90
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Imman Adan (Dishes & Dimes, Yahoo Sports Canada) to talk about the surging, yet confusing Toronto Raptors. The McDonald’s All American Games are where hype becomes legacy. · These players are high school athletes today, but they’ll be household names tomorrow. James Harden, Anthony Davis, Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart are all McDAAG alumni. · This is a big year – the games are back on for the first time since 2019, and returning to their many...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 89
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. give their initial March Madness thoughts, then dig into the mailbag. The McDonald’s All American Games are where hype becomes legacy. · These players are high school athletes today, but they’ll be household names tomorrow. James Harden, Anthony Davis, Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart are all McDAAG alumni. · This is a big year – the games are back on for the first time since 2019, and returning to their many-time host city of Chicago, celebrating 45 years of leg...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 88
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. check in on a pair of title hopefuls, then answer questions from the mailbag. · The McDonald’s All American Games are where hype becomes legacy. · These players are high school athletes today, but they’ll be household names tomorrow. James Harden, Anthony Davis, Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart are all McDAAG alumni. · This is a big year – the games are back on for the first time since 2019, and returning to their many-time host city of Chicago, celebrating 45 ye...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 87
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Sabreena Merchant of SB Nation to talk about the Los Angeles Clippers and the latest in women's basketball. TIMESTAMPS 1:30 -- Russell Westbrook discussion 8:20 -- Los Angeles Clippers deep dive 58:00 -- WBB talk (WNBA free agency; POY race + March Madness favorites) This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 li...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 86
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. bounce around the league with observations. TIMESTAMPS: 4:10 -- Jarrett Allen/Cleveland thoughts 7:55 -- Victor Oladipo's debut 17:45 -- Teams that impressed (DET, NOP, BOS, MIA) 41:20 -- Teams that make you go "hmmmm" (PHI, TOR, CHI, MIL) 1:04:30 -- Players that impressed 1:09:20 -- Mailbag 1:33:40 -- Free Throw segment This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% g...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 85
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. check the temperature of the Western Conference. TIMESTAMPS: 3:10 -- Phoenix Suns 21:40 -- Golden State Warriors 39:20 -- Memphis Grizzlies 57:50 -- Utah Jazz 1:16:20 -- Dallas Mavericks 1:33:50 -- Denver Nuggets 1:44:50 -- Play-in thoughts This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 live events from TicketSmarter, the officia...
Mar 04, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 84
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. check the temperature of the Eastern Conference. TIME STAMPS 3:45 -- Transaction talk (DeAndre Jordan, DJ Augustin, Wenyen Gabriel) 8:00 -- Miami Heat 24:40 -- Chicago Bulls 38:55 -- Philadelphia 76ers 56:55 -- Milwaukee Bucks 1:11:30 -- Cleveland Cavaliers 1:16:50 -- Boston Celtics 1:25:25 -- Brooklyn Nets 1:40:50 -- Play-in thoughts This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near y...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 83
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by coach Gibson Pyper (Half Court Hoops) to talk all things offense. TIMESTAMPS 3:00 -- Injury discussion (Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Zion Williamson) 16:15 -- All-Star Weekend recap 40:10 -- General offense thoughts/trends/pet peeves 52:20 -- Teams that have impressed (CHI, DAL, CLE, SAC, ATL, MIA, CHA, PHX, MIN, UTA) 1:12:45 -- Teams that have disappointed (HOU, NYK, TOR, LAL, GSW) 1:34:00 -- Top 10 offensive players this season This episode is brou...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 82
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. answer questions from the mailbag. TIMESTAMPS 0:45 -- All-Star replacement discussion 4:20 -- Goran Dragic/buyout market discussion 11:20 -- New arrivals 18:55 -- Mailbag segment This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 live events from TicketSmarter, the official ticket marketplace of BasketballNews.com. Order online now! ...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 81
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. break down every trade from Deadline Week. TIMESTAMPS: 2:05 -- Domantas Sabonis' debut 7:45 -- Harden/Simmons trade 49:00 -- KZ Okpala/OKC trade 50:20 -- UTA/POR/SA trade 54:10 -- SAC/MIL/DET/LAC trade 1:07:50 -- TOR/SA trade 1:14:00 -- SA/BOS trade 1:19:15 -- PHX/IND + PHX/WAS trade 1:23:25 -- CHA/WAS trade 1:26:40 -- WAS/DAL trade 1:34:10 -- BOS/HOU trade This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater &a...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 80
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. discuss the latest trades in the WNBA and NBA, then bounce around with general observations. TIMESTAMPS: 1:15 -- LA Sparks discussion 8:00 -- Clips/Blazers trade 15:05 -- Cavs/Pacers trade 25:45 -- All-Star replacements 29:00 -- Teams that impressed (BOS/NO/MIN) 56:10 -- Teams that make you go "hmmmm" (LAL/NYK/CHA) 1:12:20 -- Players that impressed 1:22:40 -- Free Throw segment This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concert...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 79
In this mega-episode, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest WNBA news, react to the All-Star reserve picks, then bounce around the league with observations. TIMESTAMPS 1:00 -- WNBA conversation 15:10 -- All-Star reserve discussion 33:30 -- Philadelphia Sixers discussion 52:40 -- Denver Nuggets discussion 1:15:00 -- Brooklyn Nets discussion 1:42:20 -- Rookie talk, beginning with Jalen Suggs (ORL) 1:48:35 -- Ayo Dosunmu (CHI) 1:53:15 -- Warriors talk (Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moo...
Feb 04, 2022•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 78
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the All-Star starters being announced, give their thoughts on the new Rising Stars Challenge, then answer questions from the mailbag. TIMESTAMPS: 2:15 -- All-Star game discussion 22:50 -- Rising Stars discussion 31:20 -- Mailbag This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 live events from TicketSmarter, the official t...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 77
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. tap into the latest WNBA free agency news, discuss Ayoka Lee's 61-point performance and then bounce around the NBA with general observations. TIMESTAMPS 2:15 - WNBA free agency discussion 5:50 -- Ayoka Lee discussion 9:00 -- Grayson Allen/Wes Matthews discussion 18:30 -- Anthony Davis discussion 25:25 -- Teams that impressed (PHX, CHA, ATL, MIN) 59:20 -- Teams that make you go "hmmmm" (GSW, WAS, TOR) 1:22:10 -- Players that impressed 1:30:10 -- Free Throw segmen...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 76
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. go through their fictional award ballots through the midway point of the season. TIMESTAMPS 4:30 -- Injury discussion (Kevin Durant's MCL, Draymond Green's calf/back issue, Lonzo Ball's meniscus) 18:15 -- Lakers discussion 34:20 -- Awards discussion, starting with Coach of the Year 41:20 -- Most Improved Player + Rookie of the Year 49:40 -- DPOY + All-Defense update 53:00 -- All-Rookie Teams 59:50 -- All-NBA Teams 1:10:00 -- Sixth Man of the Year 1:15:00 -- MVP ...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 75
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Chris Herring of Sports Illustrated to discuss the release of his new book, "Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the New York Knicks", as well as the contending status of the Chicago Bulls. TIMESTAMPS 7:30 -- Chris talks about the book -- how it came together, favorite anecdotes, and more. 57:30 -- Chicago Bulls discussion Sign up for PrizePicks to play daily fantasy! All users that deposit and use the promo code “NEWS” will receive a 100%...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 74
Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. dig into all things defense: schemes, pet peeves, standouts and more. TIMESTAMPS 2:15 -- Injury news (Paul George, Damian Lillard) 5:45 -- Trade talk (Bol Bol back to Denver; Cam Reddish to New York) 14:40 -- All-Star vote update 24:20 -- General defense thoughts/trends/pet peeves 38:30 -- Teams that have impressed (MIL, GSW, MIA and more) 1:12:30 -- Teams that have disappointed (LAL, NYK, SAC and more) 1:23:20 -- Awards talk (DPOY, All-Defensive teams) 1:36:40 ...
Jan 14, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 73
