Jacob, Justin, Tayler, and Nick break down all the pre-draft rumors including reports from Jonathan Givony on OKC's prior interest in Bouknight, and the likelihood of Kuminga at pick no. 6. Plus, we dissect the Woj and Lowe Show which mentioned the Thunder's ability to move up in the draft. Then we go around and give our predictions for what we expect to happen over the next week Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join Enter our Mock Draft challenge on the Mock Ou...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 473
Jacob, Tayler, and Kamiar are joined by Sam Esfandiari of the Light Years podcast to discuss OKCs options at pick 6 and Golden States options at pick 7, is any posturing is going on, how OKC can trade up, and SO much more! Join our mock draft challenge on the Mock Out App to win a free Thunder jersey! https://mockout.app.link/Wo02YMYv0hb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 472
Jacob, Kamiar, Tayler and Nick join the show to debate which of the non consensus top 4 picks is most likely to become an NBA All-Star, guess over/unders on draft prospects pick range, and talk some NBA Finals and Team USA. Download the MockOut App and join our mock draft tournament for a chance to win a Thunder jersey! https://mockout.app.link/Wo02YMYv0hb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 471
Jacob sits down with former Auburn point guard and projected top 20 pick Sharife Cooper to talk about his pre-draft process, workout with the OKC Thunder, Sharife's game, and some rapid fire questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2021•22 min•Ep. 470
Jacob, Nick, Kamiar and Tayler go live from the Spotify GreenRoom app to discuss Kawhi Leonard's knee injury and what it means for the Thunder's future picks from the Clippers, break down what a Colin Sexton and Ben Simmons trade to OKC would look like, and wrap up by comparing SGA to some other NBA players on rookie scale contacts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 469
Jacob, Justin, Tayler and Nick discuss the ramifications of the EuroHoops.Net report of the Thunder paying Vit Krejci's buyout to bring him to the Thunder, "play the percentages" on what will happen on NBA draft night with the Thunder + wider NBA, and answer listener questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 468
Jacob and Tayler go live from the Spotify GreenRoom app to discuss ESPNs report that OKC has reached out about the Piston's #1 overall pick and if the Thunder could trade for it, who are the most valuable current Thunder players for a draft night trade, then answer listener questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 08, 2021•56 min•Ep. 467
Jacob and Tayler discuss some impressive Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stats and debate how good he will be moving forward, then categorize each of the Thunder's future first round picks based off their league-wide value. We end with some NBA Finals predictions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 04, 2021•50 min•Ep. 466
Jacob, Nick and Tayler go live from the Spotify GreenRoom app to play a Thunder draft edition of "fact or fiction" including our trade up ideas, players the Thunder could select, free agent possibilities, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 30, 2021•44 min•Ep. 465
Jacob and Kamiar are joined by JD Silva of the Norman Transcript to discuss the OKC Thunder's options at the sixth pick in the July NBA draft, their odds of trading up, what next season's roster construction looks like, and which NBA star duo is most likely to be split up this off-season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 464
Jacob is joined by Keandre (@HoopIntelllect) to discuss the prospect evaluation process, who OKC should select at 6, 16 and 18, possible trade up targets, scouting Poku and Theo, plus so much more! Be sure to check out @HoopIntellect on Twitter and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HoopIntellect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 24, 2021•47 min•Ep. 466
Jacob, Kamiar, and Justin go live from the Spotify GreenRoom app to bring their initial reactions and analysis from the NBA's draft lottery, including their lottery night experience, feelings about pick #6, trade up options, players who may be available, and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 23, 2021•54 min•Ep. 465
Jacob, Tayler, Nick and Kamiar break down the Horford/Walker trade, do some Tankathon draft simulations, make Conference Finals predictions, and answer listener questions from Twitter, FaceBook, and Reddit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 20, 2021•58 min•Ep. 464
Emergency episode! Jacob and Justin go live to break down the surprising Al Horford for Kemba Walker + Pick 16 trade, including initial reactions, how Kemba fits with OKC, the Thunder's draft capital, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021•41 min•Ep. 463
Tayler is joined by Jacob and Nick to discuss the day's crazy NBA news, including: Hawks huge 25 point comeback against the Sixers, KD's all time playoff performance or Bucks epic collapse...?, CP3 tests positive for COVID after being vaccinated, Kawhi's ACL injury and its impact on OKC, Pelicans fire Stan Van Gundy, former OKC head coach Scott Brooks and the Wizards part ways, Mavs fire long time GM Donnie Nelson after report from The Atheltic, and SO much more! Learn more about your ad choices...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 462
Tayler, Justin, and Kamiar break down the Kristaps Porzingis and Kemba Walker reports before deciding if OKC should pursue either player in the offseason. From there, they conclude what OKC should do with its open cap space. Next, they play a draft lottery game on Tankathon.com and draft a player for each sim scenario. Finally, they break down the latest in the NBA Playoffs series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 461
Jacob and Tayler go live from the LockerRoom App to do our final installment of OKC Thunder player grades! This week: Svi Mykhailiuk, Lu Dort, Theo Maledon and Ty Jerome! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 10, 2021•55 min•Ep. 460
Jacob and Tayler discuss how OKC may approach the rebuild based on NBA Playoff trends, take questions from listeners, break down possible Portland Trail Blazers moves, and make playoff predictions for round 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 06, 2021•54 min•Ep. 459
In this week's episode of The Uncontested's 2020 - 2021 Season Thunder Player Grades, Tayler is joined by Justin to discuss the crazy news that broke today regarding the Boston Celtics and Boston's reported interest in Sam Presti. Then, they grade each of the three players that spent the most time this season at the small forward position including Kenrich Williams aka Kenny Huslte, Josh Hall, and surprise small forward... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander!? Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: ...
Jun 03, 2021•52 min•Ep. 458
Jacob, Kamiar, and Justin jump in to pay-off a season bet, and relive our favorite Thunder playoff memories. Then we take a look back at the Thunder's draft history to try and help us predict what Presti will do this year. Lastly, we go Around the Association to give our takes on this year's NBA Playoffs so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 31, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 457
Jacob and Nick go live from the LockerRoom App to grade the Thunder Power-Forwards on their season, including Darius Bazley, Gabriel Deck, Isaiah Roby and Aleksej Pokusevski. Jacob also breaks down the benefits of OKC winning the draft tie-breaker against the Cavaliers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2021•51 min•Ep. 456
In a Thunder podcast crossover Andrew Schlecht of the Down to Dunk podcast joins Jacob to talk NBA playoffs and play a game of "Take it or Leave it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 2021•51 min•Ep. 455
Jacob, Tayler, Nick and Kamiar discuss what we've learned about the Thunder from the previous season and how that will guide the team moving forward. We then answer questions from the chat and make some playoff predictions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 454
Jacob, Tayler and Nick go live on the LockerRoom app for the first episode of The Uncontested's Thunder Player Grades series. This week: Centers! We go in depth on Mike Muscala, Al Horford, Moses Brown and Tony Bradley, evaluate their season, and give them a letter grade for the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 453
Nick hosts a LockerRoom hangout where he takes listener questions over Exit Interviews, the Clippers win, draft tiebreakers and draft prospects! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 18, 2021•40 min•Ep. 452
Jacob, Kamiar, Justin, and Tayler breakdown the Thunder's season finale win(???) over the Clippers including: WTF, Moses + Poku + Josh Hall takeover, Angry Dads, and more. Then we give some 2020-21 season instant reactions, revisit our preseason bets, and give our final Tank Meter* update of the season. Then we go around the association to break down the play-in matchups. *Tank Biathalon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oBb99huD9g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 451
Jacob recaps the OKC Thunder's 109-93 loss to the Utah Jazz, looks at Svi Mykhailiuk's performace, Poku's flashes, and Bazley's struggle. Then answers chat questions, include why the Thunder's tank is NOT like the Kings, Wolves, etc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2021•30 min•Ep. 450
Tayler is joined by Jacob to briefly discuss the close first half against the Kings and the return to recent "normalcy" by OKC in the second half, before jumping into updated OKC lottery and pick odds. Then, Tayler breaks down some big themes from the game, mainly focusing on Bazley and Kenrich "Kenny Hustle" Williams. Obviously, some Poku talk was included. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 12, 2021•40 min•Ep. 449
Jacob, Tayler and Kamiar join the podcast to break down OKCs loss in Sacramento. We then debate Bazley's future role on the team, take a look at where the Thunder's lottery odds stand, and discuss Russell Westbrook's historic career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 10, 2021•56 min•Ep. 448
Justin gets the pleasure of breaking down the Thunder beatdown at the hands of the Warriors including: Steph's scoring avalanche, Thunder positives?, Svi's growth, Roby and Maledon's experience, Deck's future, lottery odds, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 09, 2021•32 min•Ep. 447
