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The Woj Pod

ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowskiwww.espn.com
Get the inside scoop on all the biggest NBA news, as the biggest names in the game join ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski for "The Woj Pod" featuring in-depth conversations, breaking news reaction and analysis, and coverage of the biggest events on the NBA calendar, as well as an occasional deep dive into some of the most notable events in NBA history.

Episodes

Bob Myers on Jerry West

Bob Myers remembers his longtime friend, mentor, and colleague Jerry West on The Woj Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 12, 202423 min

Pete Thamel on Dan Hurley

ESPN’s Pete Thamel joins The Woj Pod to take a deep inspection on the possibility of UConn coach Dan Hurley moving to the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 07, 202444 min

ESPN's Jonathan Givony and Lottery Prospect Matas Buzelis

ESPN NBA Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony joins The Woj Pid on Bronny James and the fight for the top of the NBA Draft including Alex Sarr, Donovan Clingan, Zaccharie Risacher, and the possibility of a Kentucky guard landing with the Spurs. Plus: A conversation with Matas Buzelis of the G League Ignite on his improbable developmental journey to the NBA Draft Lottery (21:13). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 17, 202440 min

ESPN Daily: How a Family’s Bond Saved the Jazz GM

The life of a successful NBA executive requires you to fix everything, everywhere all at once. So when Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik found himself in a fight for his life, he was suddenly in the unfamiliar position of needing to be fixed himself. But this is nothing new to the resilient Zanick family who have been at the forefront of fighting diseases for their entire lives. ESPN senior insider Adrian Wojnarowski spent time with the Zanicks and tells the story of this inspirational fami...

Apr 30, 202427 min

Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis

The Sacramento Kings' Domantas Sabonis joins The Woj Pod to discuss his emergence into an All-NBA big man, the aura of his legendary father Arvydas, the impact of Nikola Jokic on the league's centers, cleansing himself of social media, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 08, 202429 min

Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren

Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren joins The Woj Pod to discuss his remarkable rookie season, the lonely road back from a season-ending injury, shaping an imagination for what he can be, the greatness of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, his history with Victor Wembanyama, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 12, 202433 min

Charlotte EVP Jeff Peterson

The Charlotte Hornets' new Executive VP of Basketball Operations Jeff Peterson joins The Woj Pod on the challenge of ending the longest playoff drought in the NBA, taking on the job at 35 years old, LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, his history with co-owner Rick Schnall, Kevin Durant, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 07, 202428 min

Cleveland's Georges Niang

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Georges Niang joins The Woj Pod to discuss the surging Cavs, re-uniting with Donovan Mitchell, strange Sixers days with Ben Simmons, his new podcast, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 28, 202433 min

Tyrese Haliburton and Grant Hill Live in Indy

Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton joins The Woj Pod live in Indianapolis and talks about the Pacers budding rivalry with the Bucks, doing the Dame Time celebration in the In-Season Tournament, the trade that brought him to Indy, as well as the responsibilities of being a franchise guy. Then Basketball Hall of Famer Grant Hill joins to discuss his role as the managing director of the USA Basketball Men's National Team, the differences in international basketball, his thoughts on the 65 game...

Feb 16, 20241 hr 2 min

2024 NBA Trade Deadline Live Show

Adrian Wojnarowski, Cassidy Hubbarth, Bobby Marks and Tim Legler break down all of the major action from the NBA trade deadline including which team improved the most, why some stars did not get dealt, how much better the Knicks got, what moves may signify for teams like the Bucks & 76ers, the approach to the deadline in Dallas, how trades can impact a tight race in the West and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 08, 202436 min

NBA Trade Deadline Day 4 with Bobby Marks

ESPN Front Office Insider Bobby Marks joins The Woj Pod for Day 4 of the NBA trade deadline and discusses with Woj the key storylines heading into the final hours until Thursday at 3 PM: The Sixers, Miles Bridges staying in Charlotte, Dejounte Murray talks, the Warriors, the Xavier Tillman trade to Boston, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 08, 202421 min

Trade Deadline Day 3 with Bobby Marks

ESPN’s Front-Office Insider Bobby Marks joins The Woj Pod for Day 3 of NBA Trade deadline with the latest on NBA trade season – including the Sixers, the Warriors, Lakers AND Bobby remembering some old deadlines in his Nets days with Dwight Howard and Jason Kidd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 07, 202421 min

Trade Deadline Day 2 with Bobby Marks

ESPN Front Office Insider Bobby Marks joins The Woj Pod for a second installment on trade deadline week and discussed reasons for the slow moving marketplace, why many contenders are struggling to make significant deals and much more. Link to purchase Live Pod Tickets: bit.ly/wojpodlive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 06, 202420 min

Trade Deadline Week with Bobby Marks

ESPN Front Office Insider Bobby Marks joins The Woj Pod for daily installment on trade deadline week that includes reaction to the Joel Embiid knee procedure (1:30), the Lakers limited trade options (6:42), Dejounte Murray (11:24), buyers and sellers (11:45), and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 05, 202426 min

Bob Myers on Siakam deal and running a trade deadline as GM

ESPN NBA analyst Bob Myers joins The Woj Pod to discuss the Indiana Pacers landing Pascal Siakam to pair with Tyrese Haliburton, the NBA legislating in the spreading out of league stars to smaller markets, how a GM operates trade deadline and the one rival with the courage to call and ask for a Steph Curry trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 18, 202419 min

Ramona Shelburne on Kawhi, Knicks and Spo's deal

ESPN's Ramona Shelburne joins The Woj Pod on Kawhi Leonard agreeing to a Clipper extension, what it means for Paul George and James Harden, Mitchell Robinson's possible return for the Knicks (10:42), the Sixers, Erik Spoelstra's massive coaching deal (15:54) and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 11, 202431 min

Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham and GM Troy Weaver

Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham joins The Woj Pod to discuss what losing has taught him, the price of leadership, the responsibility of a franchise player and why he wants to see this through in Detroit. Plus: Pistons GM Troy Weaver on the losing streak, Monty Williams/Cunningham and why he believes they'll see through to success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 05, 202444 min

Rockets guard Fred VanVleet

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet joins The Woj Pod to discuss his massive impact with the team, his Toronto departure, the changing face of team building in the NBA, the In-Season Tournament and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 04, 202334 min

ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony

ESPN's NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony joins The Woj Pod to discuss the lack of consensus at the top of the 2024 Draft, the growing legend of Cooper Flagg (9:26), how uncertainty surrounds the G League Ignite system (13:10), a two-day day NBA Draft (18:35), and the burgeoning rivalry between Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren (21:39). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 17, 202329 min

The Harden Blockbuster

ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski goes inside the Clippers' blockbuster trade to acquire 10-time All-Star guard James Harden in a deal with the 76ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 202318 min

ESPN's Bob Myers

NBA analyst Bob Myers joins the Woj Pod to discuss watching NBA games without the pressure of his old job running the Warriors, how the Sixers and Clippers should proceed on James Harden (12:02), the future of NBA free agency (18:19), and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 202325 min

The Giannis Extension

ESPN’s senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski goes inside of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s three-year contract extension (0:26), Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs (7:24), the rookie extension deals negotiated over recent days (8:34), the Sixers and James Harden (15:36) and ESPN’s opening night on Wednesday for NBA Countdown at Madison Square Garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 24, 202323 min

Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin

Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin joins The Woj Pod to discuss the Giannis-Lillard partnership, his long road to a head coaching job, why he reached out to Tony Dungy, and how every Adrian has to endure people yelling out the famous Rocky line thinking they're the first one to ever say it. Finally getting a job after a dozen or so interviews over the years (1:57) Giannis’ participation in the interview process (4:42) Where were you went you heard about the Lillard deal? (8:05) Impact of his f...

Oct 16, 202354 min

Washington's Ted Leonsis and Michael Winger

Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis and new President Michael Winger join The Woj Pod for separate visits on trying to turn this franchise into a winner. Leonsis on what he's learned about running NBA and NHL franchises, what he wanted in a new leader and what Jeanie Buss told him. Winger (19:15) discusses what he learned with Lawrence Frank, Sam Presti and Danny Ferry, how the new CBA will change deal-making in the NBA and what the chance for the Wizards to be a destination market. Learn more ...

Jun 09, 202352 min

ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony

ESPN's NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony joins The Woj Pod for a Pro Day and Post-Combine discussion on the massive impact of Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller vs. Scoot Henderson, stock-risers, sleeper first round gems and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 26, 202338 min

Dave McMenamin on Lakers-Nuggets

ESPN’s Dave McMenamin joins The Woj Pod to discuss the genius of Nikola Jokic, the burden on Anthony Davis and LeBron James for Games 3 and 4, Rob Pelinka’s remarkable revamping of roster, Darvin Ham and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 20, 202330 min

Orlando's Paolo Banchero

The Orlando Magic's Paolo Banchero - the NBA's Rookie of the Year --- joins The Woj Pod for a terrific conversation on LeBron James, learning to become a franchise player, playing for Coach K, losing to UNC, a wild draft night and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 03, 202338 min

Ramona Shelburne

ESPN's Ramona Shelburne joins The Woj Pod to discuss the details inside the Draymond Green suspension, the Warriors dynasty and future, the Clippers-Suns (17:53) and a looming Sixers-Celtics series (25:18) with immense implications for Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 19, 202338 min

Tim Bontemps and Bobby Marks

ESPN's Bobby Marks and Tim Bontemps join The Woj Pod to discuss the impact of the NBA's new labor agreement, including the impact on rosters, the In-Season Tournament, the NBA Draft, post-season awards and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 01, 202336 min
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