Taking a closer look at the past couple of weeks for 11 teams in part 1 of an Eastern Conference 15 in 60. Timestamps: ATL (0:00), BOS (12:26), BRK (19:22), CHA (26:53), CHI (33:13), CLE (41:25), DET (50:47), IND (57:42), MIA (1:02:27), MIL (1:08:53), NYK (1:13:37). If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonu...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Taylor of the Thinking Basketball YouTube channel joins for the usual wide-ranging conversation. He looked closely at how new rule interpretations were affecting the league and its players. We also use the Chicago Bulls with Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball as a lens to discuss what effect elite perimeter defense can have, and also get into some historical discussions regarding the Greatest Peaks and Top-75 players. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s an...
Dec 09, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wrapping up our mailbag on the Western Conference, we continue in reverse alphabetical order, starting with the Grizzlies and concluding with the Mavs. Timestamps: Memphis and the emergence of Desmond Bane (0:00), the Lakers and some trade targets on the wing (10:45), the Clippers and one of this season’s surprise contributors (21:00), Houston and the John Wall situation (27:04), Golden State and finding playing time for their lottery picks (37:49), Denver and how they can add to the roster in s...
Dec 08, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In part 1 of this Twitter mailbag, we answer listener questions on the Western Conference teams, starting with Utah and wrapping up with Minnesota. Timestamps: Utah and the idea of a 2-for-1 trade to raise their playoff ceiling (0:00), the Spurs and what they can achieve later in the season (7:50), where Sacramento (13:15) and Portland (24:33) go from here after coaching and front office changes respectively, Phoenix and what they could look to add to help them make another deep playoff run (34:...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth Partnow joins to discuss his book The Midrange Theory, how “real” the 2020 and 2021 seasons were, the changing NBA environment this year and which teams are helped and hurt, plus how to communicate with non-dorks. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up w...
Dec 03, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Todd Ramasar represents Pascal Siakam, Kevon Looney, Josh Primo, and Thomas Bryant among other NBA and international players. We discuss his path to this point, what his pitch is when recruiting players, how he works with an organization when a client isn’t getting as much playing time as he’d like, his own philosophy when it comes to players changing agents, the effect of new NIL rules, and much more. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical app...
Dec 02, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former Suns GM Ryan McDonough joins. Topics: what teams are looking at during this point in the season, what the Lakers and Nets need to get better this year, how the Sixers and Nets have navigated the Simmons and Kyrie situations, plus potentially shortening the schedule and a way to deal with players making trade requests early in their contracts. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga W...
Dec 01, 2021•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast The quarter pole of the season gives us a chance to look at Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, 6th Man of the Year, Executive of the Year, and the most surprising and disappointing teams and players. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest ...
Nov 30, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast The quarter pole of the season is a great chance to take stock of the league. In Part 1, a look at MVP, All-NBA, and Defensive Player of the Year. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny! With Nate Duncan ( @NateDuncanNBA ) ...
Nov 29, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast More great questions from listeners, revolving around the plan in Cleveland with the emergence of Evan Mobley, what will happen with the Spurs’ future, building a team around Nikola Jokic, and much more. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest ...
Nov 24, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast A look at the past couple of weeks for the 15 teams in the Eastern Conference, going in largely alphabetical order from Atlanta to Washington. Timestamps: Atlanta and what has gone wrong with their defense (0:00), Boston and their performance in clutch minutes (7:54), a deep dive on a recent game between Brooklyn and Orlando (12:52), Charlotte’s defense and their smallball units (28:11), Chicago impressively banking wins without Vuc (34:49), Cleveland and the latest news on Sexton (42:09), Detro...
Nov 22, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast A short mini live mailbag, featuring questions on the Raptors and Scottie Barnes, Larry Nance at center for Portland, the Bulls’ playoff chances, and how Golden State’s defense is so good. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and D...
Nov 17, 2021•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast A mailbag from listener questions via Twitter, looking at the 15 teams in the West in reverse alphabetical order. Timestamps: UTA (0:00), SAS (10:01), SAC (19:04), POR (26:30), PHX (32:38), OKC (40:37), NOP (49:30), MIN (57:11), MEM (1:04:11), LAL (1:10:30), LAC (1:18:21), HOU (1:26:23), GSW (1:33:03), DEN (1:40:27), DAL (1:46:55). If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free...
Nov 15, 2021•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast A look at the 15 teams in the Eastern Conference in a rough reverse alphabetical order. Why the Wiz are surging, looking at the Bulls’ defense for signs of flukiness, Boston’s throttling of Miami, a great showdown between the talented young Cavs and Raps, and all the other key storylines in the conference. Timestamps: WAS (0:00), TOR and CLE (13:46), PHI (31:53), ORL (40:56), NYK (51:01), MIL (58:15), MIA and BOS (1:03:09), IND (1:11:21), DET and BKN (1:18:21), CHI (1:34:50), CHA (1:42:20), ATL ...
Nov 07, 2021•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nate and Danny take live questions on the best city edition uniforms, the wings contenders may try to trade for, our favorite players to watch, the Kings’ path forward, and Chauncey Billups’ rotations, among others. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with...
Nov 03, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our first look at the Western Conference this season, discussing each team in the West in a loose alphabetical order over almost 2 hours. Timestamps: DAL (6:40), DEN (14:27), GSW and MEM (20:52), HOU (35:40), LAC and POR (43:03), LAL (54:45), MIN (59:26), NOP (1:07:50), SAC (1:17:00), OKC (1:25:56), PHX (1:35:10), SAS (1:40:43), UTA (1:46:18). If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Ai...
Oct 31, 2021•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast We go through our observations on teams we haven’t discussed extensively yet, focusing mostly on the Western conference with a few of their East opponents thrown in. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny! Get this show ad-...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nate and Danny pick outcomes for every team and all the awards including MVP, DPOY, COY, 6th Man, Most Improved, and more. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny! Get this show ad-free, plus another four episodes per week. ...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kelly Iko of The Athletic joins to discuss the Houston Rockets season. What to expect from Jalen Green, and what to make of his pairing with Kevin Porter, Jr? How will the rest of their rookies fare this year? What will it look like with so many potential rotation players and scorers? Is the offense or defense more likely to improve? And of course our predictions for the season. Derek Bodner on the Sixers. I guess we had to talk about Ben Simmons. But we also look at what this team would be with...
Oct 18, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Blake Murphy of Sportsnet joins to discuss Toronto's season. The Raptors are slowly moving into a new era. What to expect from Scottie Barnes, the prospects for an elite defense, and whether OG Anunoby can ascend to All-Star status are but a few of the topics. And of course we make our predictions for this year. Shamit Dua of Bourbon Street Shots and the In the NO podcast joins to discuss the Pels. When will Zion return? How does the crazy backcourt rotation shake out? What is Willie Green going...
Oct 13, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Schwartz of ESPN on the Phoenix Suns. What will continue from last year’s magical run, and will anything regress? We also discuss the Ayton and Bridges extension impasses and give our predictions for the Suns season, including a discussion of potential playoff matchups. Mike Richman of Locked on Blazers discusses the acquisitions of Larry Nance and Cody Zeller, how Chauncey Billups will affect this team, and see if a new Achilles heel for this team emerges in our discussion. Plus, we mak...
Oct 11, 2021•2 hr 50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ethan Skolnick of the Five on the Floor Pod and Five Reasons Sports joins to discuss the Heat offseason. The evolution of Bam, what to expect from Lowry, plus a ton of great info in here about the Heat’s issues with Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo’s potential return. Plus we make our predictions for the Heat season. NBC Sports Chicago’s Rob Schaefer joins to discuss the Bulls season. Can these guys defend, how do DeRozan, Vuc, and LaVine fit together, what will be the key factors in Billy Donovan...
Oct 07, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nets beat man Brian Lewis of the New York Post discusses their prospects for the season. How will the center position shake out, what does he make of Steve Nash as a coach, why haven’t Harden and Kyrie extended, and is this the most player-empowered team ever? Plus, our predictions for the season. Jazz radioman David Locke discusses what went wrong last year for the Jazz and how they can improve this year. Which players can take a step forward, what are the best and worst matchups for the Jazz i...
Oct 03, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sabreena Merchant (@sabreenajm) of SB Nation joins to discuss whether the LA Clippers can bottle their playoff formula for this season without Kawhi Leonard. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny! Get this show ad-free, pl...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Anthony Slater of The Athletic looks forward to the Warriors’ season. Can Steph and Draymond keep it up? How will they play with so few centers? What to expect from the newcomers, and the return of Klay Thompson? And of course predictions for the Warriors’ season. Then Bradley Rowland of Locked on Hawks discusses the Atlanta Hawks upcoming season. How representative was their playoffs of what they’ll be this season? Which of their high-end players can take another leap? And have they finally fix...
Sep 27, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nate and Danny go through the Western Conference Over/Unders in reverse alphabetical order, as Nate engages in some epic waffling. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny! Get this show ad-free, plus another four episodes pe...
Sep 20, 2021•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Feldman of NBC Sports joins Danny Leroux as GMs while Nate is the player agent to try to work out extensions for the rookies from the 2018 draft. Included: Deandre Ayton, Jaren Jackson, Jr., Mikal and Miles Bridges, Kevin Huerter, Collin Sexton, and more. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus conte...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Part 4 of our Summer League Prospect Review features the Celtics, Hawks, Mavs, Nuggets, Lakers, T-Wolves, Pelicans, Sixers, Blazers, Spurs, Raptors, Wizards. Listen in for our thoughts on key players for these teams like Jalen Johnson, Bones Hyland, Jaden McDaniels, Trey Murphy, Kira Lewis, Tyrese Maxey, Devin Vassell, Scottie Barnes, and Corey Kispert. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yo...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Part 1, we look at all the major players on some of the most intriguing summer league teams, the Nets, Hornets, Bulls, Cavs, Pistons, Warriors, and Rockets. Key players include James Bouknight, Kai Jones, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Jonathan Kuminga, Jalen Green, and the rest of the roster players for these 7 teams. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week...
Aug 30, 2021•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast A look at the offseasons for all 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. How did they do given the resources they had available? Plus we catch up on all the new contracts, extensions, and trades from the past week. If you like Dunc’d On, you or someone in your life might like my wife Aislinn’s analytical approach to yoga. Check out her streaming service, Yoga With Aislinn , free for a week. Subscribe to our new weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the ...
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