Jason Timpf continues ranking his top 25 NBA players, featuring Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers, Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs, and Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat. Jason discusses the sky-high ceilings for Haliburton and Wemby as well as how Bam Adebayo stacks up against the elite big men in the NBA like Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic. Timeline: 04:20 - #20: Tyrese Haliburton 26:30 - #19: Victor Wembanyama 36:30 - #18: Bam Adebayo (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements....
Aug 16, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf continues his rankings of the Top 25 Players in the NBA featuring the Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant, Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard, and Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey. Jason breaks down each player's greatest strengths and weaknesses and shares his expectations ahead of the 2024 NBA season. Timeline: 4:30 - #23: Ja Morant 24:00 - #22: Damian Lillard 33:00 - #21: Tyrese Maxey (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #Volume Follow Jason Timpf on social: https://twitter.com/_J...
Aug 14, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf begins his rankings of the Top 25 NBA Players with Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks and De'Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings. Jason breaks down both players' biggest strengths and weaknesses and shares what he expects during the 2024 NBA season. Will Kyrie and Luka Doncic keep the Mavericks in NBA Finals contention? Is there another level for De'Aaron Fox and the Kings? Players 25-24: 04:00 - Introduction to Player Rankings 16:00 - Jason's Tiers for Rankings 19:00 - Players in Co...
Aug 12, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf answers listener questions during an Olympic mailbag. Jason discusses why LeBron James' GOAT case is now better than Michael Jordan's, how Steph Curry got hot at the perfect time, and whether Team USA is in trouble for the 2028 Olympic Games with LeBron, Steph, and Kevin Durant no longer in the picture. Timeline: 3:30 - Introduction 7:00- Have Lakers & Warriors front offices blown it? 9:30 - Will USA ever dominate Olympic basketball again? 15:15 - How can Team USA build chemistry...
Aug 11, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant leading Team USA to a 98-87 win over Victor Wembanyama and France to capture the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jason discusses Curry's amazing 4th quarter performance, how Steph and LeBron torched France, Victor Wembanyama's dominant game, and why this Olympic run for Team USA was so fun for him as a fan. Timeline: 4:00 - Steph Curry takes over 9:15 - How LeBron & Steph torched France 21:00 - LeBron, Curry & Duran...
Aug 11, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant saving Team USA in their dramatic 95-91 comeback win vs. Nikola Jokic and Serbia in the Paris Olympics. Jason discusses Curry's 36-point eruption, Joel Embiid's incredible performance, and shares why this is one of his favorite basketball memories of all time. Later, Jason reacts to Victor Wembanyama and France's semifinal win over Germany to set up an epic final vs. Team USA for the gold medal. Timeline: 6:00 - USA stuns Serbia 1...
Aug 08, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA's dominant 122-87 win over Brazil in the quarterfinal of the Paris Olympics. Jason discusses USA's stifling defense, Joel Embiid's major bounce back, and his thoughts on their upcoming matchup with Nikola Jokic and Serbia. Later, Jason reacts to Victor Wembanyama and France upsetting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Canada, Nikola Jokic and Serbia coming back from a 24-point deficit vs. Australia, and Germany defeating Greece to advance to...
Aug 07, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf ranks which NBA teams have had the Top 5 Offseasons in pursuit of the 2025 Larry O'Brien Trophy inlcuding Giannis Antetokounmpo's Milwaukee Bucks and Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks. Where do Jalen Brunson's New York Knicks and Joel Embiid's Philadelphia 76ers rank after acquiring Mikal Bridges and Paul George this offseason? Later, Jason answers listener questions during an NBA Mailbag segment. 4:15 - Honorable Mention: Spurs & Hawks 10:00 - #5: Philadelphia 76ers 12:15 - #4: Dal...
Aug 03, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Team USA's dominant 103-86 win over South Sudan at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jason discusses Bam Adebayo's big night, Jayson Tatum and Steph Curry's struggles, and Joel Embiid not playing after multiple disappointing performances. Later, Jason reacts to Victor Wembanyama's performance in France's thrilling 94-90 overtime win over Japan. 3:15 - Introduction 4:30 - USA blows out South Sudan 17:15 - France beats Japan 26:00 - Canada vs Australia ...
Aug 02, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Colin Cowherd & Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” react to Team USA’s win over South Sudan in Olympic basketball. Colin & Jason discuss Jayson Tatum's struggles, Joel Embiid’s benching, Steph Curry's off night and LeBron's performance. They talk about Victor Wembanyama's growth and when he will be the best player in the NBA. So why are the Lakers struggling to win games with a healthy LeBron James & Anthony Davis? Timeline: 3:00 - Jayson Tatum struggling 7:45 - Joel Embiid benched...
Aug 01, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA's dominant 110-84 win over Nikola Jokic and Team Serbia at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jason discusses Kevin Durant's epic return (21 first-half points), Steve Kerr's decision to not play Jayson Tatum, and Joel Embiid's continued struggles with Team USA. 3:15 - Introduction 6:45 - USA blows out Serbia 26:15 - Kevin Durant dominates in return 30:00 - LeBron & Team USA rolling 35:15 - Jokic great, Serbia can't hang 40:30- Jayson Tatum ...
Jul 30, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf answers listener questions during an NBA Mailbag segment. Are LeBron James and Team USA in trouble at the Paris Olympics after a bumpy set of exhibition games? What are the next steps for LeBron, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers to return to NBA Finals contention after a disappointing end to their 2023 season. Who can Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors target to bolster their chances of a playoff run? Jason answers all these questions and more! Timeline: 3:00 - Introd...
Jul 27, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA's 92-88 win over Germany in their exhibition ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris. Jason discusses LeBron's dominant 4th quarter, in which he scored the final 11 points of the game for Team USA, and why the American team has found themselves in closer games than expected, including Saturday's unexpected thriller vs. South Sudan. Later, Jason breaks down who he thinks would win between LeBron and Anthony Davis' 2020 Lakers vs. Jayson Ta...
Jul 24, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA's 92-88 win over Germany in their exhibition ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris. Jason discusses LeBron's dominant 4th quarter, in which he scored the final 11 points of the game for Team USA, and why the American team has found themselves in closer games than expected, including Saturday's unexpected thriller vs. South Sudan. Later, Jason breaks down who he thinks would win between LeBron and Anthony Davis' 2020 Lakers vs. Jayson Ta...
Jul 23, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA's dominant 105-79 win over Nikola Jokic and Serbia in their exhibition ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris. Jason discusses Anthony Davis' strong start to the summer, Anthony Edwards' growing role, and why this was the best version of Team USA we have seen so far. Later, Jason discusses the state of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of the 2024 NBA season before answering listener questions during a ...
Jul 18, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA's 98-92 over Team Australia in their exhibition matchup prior to the Paris Olympics. Jason discusses the performance of Anthony Edwards, how Joel Embiid can fit better, Australia's late comeback bid, and much more from Team USA. Later, Jason answers listener questions during an NBA Mailbag segment. Timeline: 5:00 - USA-Australia Reaction 23:00 - NBA Mailbag (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #Volume #Herd Follow Jason Timp...
Jul 16, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to Bronny James’ latest NBA Summer League game for the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Reed Sheppard and the Houston Rockets. Jason explains how Bronny has looked lost so far in summer league, and how he is years away from contributing to the Lakers success. Jason then reacts to Jalen Brunson doing the Knicks a favor by taking more than a hundred million dollar pay cut with his latest extension. Brunson signed for 4 years at 156 million dollars. 12:00 - Bronny’s rough game 25:00 - Reed...
Jul 14, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA’s win over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, and Team Canada in an Olympics exhibition game. Jason explains why Team USA deserves to be heavy favorites to win the basketball gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. 4:30 - Atmosphere at the game 6:30 - Takeaways from the game 25:00 - Thoughts on Team USA 29:30 - Thoughts on Canada 31:30 - Kawhi Leonard out from Team USA (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #Volume #Herd Fo...
Jul 12, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf discusses how LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Team USA can win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He explains why Team USA should start Steph, LeBron Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, and Anthony Davis. Jason then debates whether Caitlin Clark or Angel Reese should win WNBA Rookie of the Year after the two have had historic rookie seasons for the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky. 3:45 - Introduction 7:30 - Team USA 31:30 - Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese #Volume #Herd See omnystudio.com/listener f...
Jul 10, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to Bronny James and Dalton Knecht’s NBA debuts with the Los Angeles Lakers in summer league. Jason explains how even though Bronny struggled in his first game, he still believes he can be a valuable player for the Lakers as he can defend, and shoot from 3. Jason then dives into the offseason for the Golden State Warriors and debates whether Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and the Warriors can defend after acquiring Buddy Hield, DeAnthony Melton, and Kyle Anderson after losing Kla...
Jul 09, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf answers a range of listener questions from the mailbag! He charts the best path forward for Steph Curry, Draymond Green and the Warriors and whether Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets can overcome the loss of Kentavius Caldwall-Pope. He assess the ceiling for an upstart Orlando Magic team, whether Jayson Tatum and the Celtics will be buried under the weight of so many big contracts and more! 5:30 - Should Warriors have bent to Klay’s requests 8:00 - Warriors’ path forward 13:00 - Lakers be...
Jul 05, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to several big moves from around the NBA including Isaiah Hartenstein joining Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Why does Jason believe the addition of Hartenstein and Alex Caruso has moved OKC into his elite championship contenders tier? Later, Jason reacts to Chris Paul joining Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs as well as the New Orleans Pelicans trading with the Atlanta Hawks for Dejounte Murray to pair with Zion Williamson. 4:0...
Jul 03, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to the biggest stories from the start of NBA Free Agency including Klay Thompson joining Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the Dallas Mavericks following their NBA Finals loss vs. Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. How will Klay fit into what many people believe is the best backcourt in the NBA? And what is next for Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and the Golden State Warriors? Later, Jason shares his thoughts on Paul George joining Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and the Philadelphi...
Jul 02, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers selecting Bronny James during the NBA Draft to pair him with his father, LeBron James, ahead of the 2024 NBA season. Jason discusses why Bronny is better than people realize and breaks down what his role will be the Lakers. Later, Jason answers listener questions during an NBA Mailbag segment including his reaction the Celtics, Nuggets, and Suns selections in the NBA Draft. Should the Thunder go after Kevin Durant? And what did Jason think of JJ Redic...
Jun 29, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to Round 1 of the NBA Draft featuring Zach Edey joining Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, Dalton Knecht falling to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, and Anthony Edwards' Minnesota Timberwolves trading up for Kentucky's Rob Dillingham. Jason also shares his thoughts on the Top 5 selections including Zaccharie Risacher going to the Atlanta Hawks with the No. 1 overall pick, Alex Sarr heading to the Wizards at No. 2, and Reed Sheppard joining a young Houston Rockets tea...
Jun 28, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf reacts to the New York Knicks' massive trade with the Brooklyn Nets for Mikal Bridges. Did New York overpay for Bridges or is he worth the price to be reunited with Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart following their time together with Villanova. Later, Jason reacts to the Oklahoma City Thunder trading with the Chicago Bulls for Alex Caruso and how that will impact last season's #1 seed in the West as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and co. look to elevate to a championship-calibe...
Jun 26, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf shares his Top 5 takeaways following the 2024 NBA season. Jason breaks down the biggest lessons he learned over the course of the regular season and playoffs which ended with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics defeating Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Jason discusses the biggest factors that contributed to Boston's title as well as what cost Dallas, LeBron James' Lakers, and everyone else who came up short. 7:00 - Jason’s NBA postseason picks 9:00 - Takeaway ...
Jun 26, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf is joined by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic to break down the biggest questions ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft. Are the Atlanta Hawks more likely to draft Zaccharie Risacher or Alex Sarr with the first overall pick? Later, the guys share their thoughts on the other top prospects including Reed Sheppard, Donovan Clingan, and Dalton Knecht. And of course...will Bronny James team up with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers? 5:30 - Why Sam has NO Tier 1 or Tier 2 players 10:00 - Zaccharie ...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf is joined by Overtime Elite General Manager/Head of Basketball Damien Wilkins to break down OTE's top prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft. Jason and Damien discuss why Alex Sarr should be the first overall pick for the Atlanta Hawks to pair with Trae Young, the best fits for Rob Dillingham following his breakout season with Kentucky, and why Tyler Smith is set up to be one of the biggest steals of the draft! The guys also share their thoughts on player development in the US and whether i...
Jun 25, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Timpf is joined by Jovan Buha of The Athletic to break down how JJ Redick wound up as the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jason and Jovan discuss what occurred behind the scenes to bring Redick to LA, the impact LeBron James and Anthony Davis had on the hire, and how interested the Lakers were in UConn head coach Dan Hurley. Later, the guys share their thoughts on the impact Redick will have on the Lakers' schemes next season as well as what LA must do this offseason to return t...
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