In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) is joined by Dan Favale (@danfavale) and Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) along with Bleacher Report editors Jay Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) and Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR). Their mission? Build superteams that could take down the Boston Celtics in 20…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the team-building lessons they learned about the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement this offseason. 3:30: How the middle class got crushed 20:17: Are second apron concerns overblown? 33:02: Teams picking a direction 39:53: Fewer full max contrac…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss what Jalen Brunson's new $156 million extension means for the New York Knicks and the possible leaguewide ramifications. 3:00: The future of this podcast 11:52: What Brunson's extension means for the Knicks 25:45: Where does this leave Julius Randle? 4…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Dan Favale (@danfavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) put all 30 teams into tiers after the bulk of free agency. 1:50: The title favorites 21:28: The biggest threats to the contenders 42:12: Solid playoff teams 59:44: The play-in teams 1:22:45: The re…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest moves from the first few days of 2024 NBA free agency. 1:15: Paul George and Andre Drummond to the Sixers 14:59: Isaiah Harteinstein to the Thunder 24:24: Derrick Jones Jr., Nic Batum and Kris Dunn to the Clippers 32:11: Klay Thompson and N…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest winners and losers from the 2024 NBA draft and preview the big dominoes yet to fall in free agency. Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba https://www.fanduel.com/research…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the New York Knicks' blockbuster trade for Mikal Bridges and the Josh Giddey/Alex Caruso swap between the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder. 9:56: Why the Knicks might not be able to re-sign both OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein 26:09: The Nets …

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba), Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) of Bleacher Report discuss the 2024 NBA draft. 11:29: Prospects whom Wass is higher on than consensus 30:41: Wass' favorite mid-to-late-first-rounders 47:20: Potential traps to avoid 57:25: The inevitable Bronn…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, team-building takeaways from the NBA Finals and Pascal Siakam's new extension with the Indiana Pacers. 3:45: Offseason questions for the Celtics 25:56: Offseason questions for…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Dan Favale (@danfavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) predict how much a number of free agents will earn in the first year of their new contracts. Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss Games 2 and 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals and whether the Dallas Mavericks have any chance of getting back into this series. 1:30: Has the Luka criticism gone overboard? 4:25: The Mavericks' disappearing supporting cast 7:45: Why aren't we focusing more on …

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals and preview how the Dallas Mavericks can be more competitive in Game 2. 1:55: What went wrong for the Mavericks in Game 1? 19:22: Game 2 adjustments 36:31: How Game 1 changed our series predictions Follow us on Twitter: @T…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Dan Favale (@danfavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) go on a deep dive into how the NBA's new CBA could affect trades and free agency going forward. Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigati…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) preview the 2024 NBA Finals and discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers. 2:25: How the Celtics match up against the Mavericks defensively 20:00: How the Mavericks match up against the Celtics defensively 34:28:…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss their top takeaways from the first three games of each of the 2024 NBA conference finals. 1:30: What's gone wrong for the Timberwolves 15:11: The Rudy Gobert discourse 34:24: What can we take away from Celtics-Pacers? 49:14: Is there any downside to th…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. 2:35: Denver Nuggets 19:13: Oklahoma City Thunder 41:25: New York Knicks Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss what's next for the Cleveland Cavaliers and preview the Game 6s of Nuggets-Timberwolves, Knicks-Pacers and Thunder-Mavericks. 2:00: Biggest offseason questions for the Cavaliers 20:20: Nuggets-Timberwolves Game 6 preview 35:22: Knicks-Pacers Game 6 pre…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Mort is on his own and decided to interview Jamal Crawford about his transition from player to media personality. They also discussed why there seems to be animosity between former and current players, and of course they discussed Seattle hoops! Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https:…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and Dan Favale (@DanFavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers beforew previewing the Knicks-Pacers and Thunder-Mavericks second-round series. 0:00 - Intro 2:38 - Ph…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans and Miami Heat. Check out the episode to hear Morten and Bryan discuss all of that and more. 1:00: Los Angeles Lakers 21:47: Phoenix Suns 43:18: New Orleans …

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss their top takeaways about every first-round playoff series after Games 1 and 2. 3:00: Celtics-Heat 17:20: Thunder-Pelicans 25:27: Cavaliers-Magic 34:05: Knicks-Sixers 50:23: Nuggets-Lakers 1:04:59: Bucks-Pacers 1:11:47: Clippers-Mavericks 1:20:42: Timb…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) preview the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. 1:00: Cavaliers-Magic 12:02: Timberwolves-Suns 22:30: Knicks-Sixers 31:30: Nuggets-Lakers 45:09: Clippers-Mavericks 59:50: Bucks-Pacers Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://spor…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) preview the Heat-Bulls and Pelicans-Kings play-in tournament games. 2:00: Heat-Bulls 22:28: Pelicans-Kings Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/ncaab https://www.fanduel.com/research/nba-play-i…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) preview each game in the 2024 NBA play-in tournament. 3:20: Pelicans-Lakers 17:20: Kings-Warriors 30:53: Sixers-Heat 49:38: Bulls-Hawks Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=play-in http…

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) make their picks for every major award for the 2023-24 NBA season. 3:00: MVP 18:11: Defensive Player of the Year 33:35: Rookie of the Year 47:59: Most Improved Player 1:01:10: Sixth Man of the Year 1:07:37: Clutch Player of the Year 1:13:57: Coach of the Year …