A lot has happened since Monday so we brought our good buddy Neal back to break it down. The NBA Draft is in the books and there were definitely some winners and losers. We break down our thoughts on a few highlights, including Dalton Knecht to the Lakers, Stephon Castle to the Spurs, Rob Dillingham to the Wolves, AJ Johnson to the Bucks, Devin Car…

We rounded up all of the vilest, most out-of-pocket takes from NBA talking heads this season, plus a pretty gnarly crop of our own wrong takes, and now they must compete head-to-head in a March Madness style bracket. Only the worst take will survive! What was the worst take of the year? Let us know in the comments!…

IT'S ALMOST DRAFTIN' TIME James and Patrick are joined by 2HYPE producer and college basketball expert Neal Schnoor to draft their top 13 prospects in this year's NBA lottery. It's a weak year for sure, but there are still plenty of talented players to choose from, many of which will be able to help NBA teams right away. Where will UConn studs Step…

The Finals are over just like that! We can't help but feel like these Finals were a bit lackluster, and honestly that this year's playoffs were similarly underwhelming. But we can't deny that this Celtics team is special, deserves the chip, and they'll likely be in the same position next year. What are the takeaways from this series? And who's goin…

The Celtics are officially up 3-0 in the Finals and history tells us that this victory is more than likely the nail in the coffin. While Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both put up similarly heroic numbers, we can't help but marvel at how tactically JB made it happen. The Mavs did have a late-game run fueled by great team synergy but they just couldn…

Are the NBA Finals already over? Today on the pod we're breaking down last night's Game 2 Celtics W over the Dallas Mavericks and while the game wasn't all that exciting, there's plenty to talk about. Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White made up for a continually lackluster Jayson Tatum. Luka came out on a heater but the rest of the Mavs s…

Holy Porzingis! Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals is in the books and it was an absolutely dominant display by the Boston Celtics. Kristaps Porzingis is back in action and looking like a STUD. The Celtics played physical, took tons of shots at the rim, and punished the Mavs every time Luka took a seat on the bench. What do they need to do to adjust? An…

The Mavs took down the Timberwolves in Game 5 and we're faced with a reality which we honestly did not predict: the Boston Celtics will face Dallas in the NBA Finals! We break down what we think each team will need to do to win. Boston has to win the rebounding war to stay on top, and they're going to have to generate a lot of 3's for Porzingis as …

The Wolves won Game 4 but man was it a close one. The boys are not quite sure how to feel about this series until they see what happens tonight. In the meantime, they each decided to draft their starting 5 players of the 2024 Playoffs, plus an honorary 6th man. Who has the better squad? Let us know in the comments! And stick around for a little Hot…

We're one game away from the finals! The Celtics swept the Pacers and it's looking like the Mavs could do the same to the T-Wolves. We have to give props to the Pacers for keeping these games incredibly close even without Haliburton. Shoutout Jaylen Brown for showing up, snagging ECF MVP, and justifying the insane contract. And in the WCF, we're al…

What more could you ask for from a pair of Conference Finals games? The Celtics/Pacers Game 1 was on offensive frenzy, going into OT after a wild end-of-regulation sequence. Tatum sealed the game with a strong and-1 and a clutch 3 and the rest was history. In the West, the Wolves and Mavs were pretty much neck-and-neck the entire way. 3's were fall…

Round 2 comes to a close in dramatic fashion! The T-Wolves rallied in the 3rd quarter of Game 7 to close a 15 point deficit, go up by 10, and steal the series in Denver! It was a huge legacy game for KAT and a massive testament to DEFENSE and team basketball. Meanwhile, Dallas’ role players managed to outplay the young OKC core in a crazy close Gam…

After a slew of Game 5's we're sizing up the playoff situation going into the weekend. The Nuggets are poised to end the series tonight barring an Anthony Edwards hero moment. The Knicks are in position to do the same over the Pacers unless the injury situation gets even worse than it already is. OKC is unfortunately looking a little out of whack, …

The second round is getting interesting, folks! Our biggest focus today is on the crazy developments in the Wolves/Nuggets series this weekend. Jamal Murray and the Nuggets are back in a big way, tying up the series 2-2. Same goes for the Pacers/Knicks series, where the spry young Pacers continue to take advantage of the wounded Knicks. The Mavs we…

This second round just keeps heating up! The Wolves are looking absolutely out-of-this-world against the Nuggets and we may very well be on the precipice of the Anthony Edwards Era. Meanwhile, the Knicks and the Celtics keep pulling out W's in the Eastern Conference and seem destined to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. And if Luka doesn't go …

Another exciting weekend of basketball, folks. Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves managed to steal a game in Denver and we're really excited for what this series holds. We also saw the end of the Magic/Cavs, Clippers/Mavs, Bucks/Pacers, and Knicks/Sixers series and we have all sorts of feelings. Do the Clippers need to blow everything u…

We're back! We had to miss Monday's episode, but we're back today to break down some huge developments in the playoffs. The Wolves SWEPT the Suns in a historic, often-times baffling series. The Nuggets beat the Lakers in a fairly interesting, but ultimately predictable 5 game series. The Celtics handled the Heat without too much difficulty. And the…

We got a fantastic batch of Game 2's in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs and we're breaking them down today on the pod! Tuesday night's double-header of the Knicks-Sixers game and the Lakers-Nuggets game was one of the most entertaining nights of basketball in recent history, and we have a lot of thoughts. We also dig into the Timberwolves'…

We had our first playoff games this weekend and every single home team won out. The Celtics, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Cavaliers, Bucks, Thunder, Clippers, and Knicks all snatched the W in the first game of Round One. James and Patrick analyze these games one-by-one, trying to see which games were film (legit forecasts for what's to come) and which ga…

We're on the eve of round one of the 2024 playoffs and boy do we have some predictions for you! Will the Wolves have enough offense to stand a chance against the red hot Phoenix Suns? Patrick and James don't think so. Do the Sixers stand a chance against the Knicks without a full-strength Embiid? Patrick and James disagree! Tune in for our full pre…

The Play-in Tournament has been a blast so far! Earlier in the week, the Lakers took down the Pelicans and secured the 7 seed, meaning they'll take on the reigning champs in the first round. Then the Kings handily beat the Warriors, perhaps officially ending the Golden State Dynasty? Last night, the Heat and the Sixers had a duel for the ages; Jimm…

The regular season is officially over after a dramatic final weekend of games! The play-in games are going to be super exciting this week (in the Western Conference, at least) and we're making our picks today on the pod. The Lakers have a pretty solid path to the playoffs! Can we say the same about the Warriors? We also touch on the 1-6 seeding sit…

It's the last episode of the regular season! We've had a very interesting final week of the season, especially pertaining to our favorite teams. The Suns lost hard to the Clippers, and then came back to barely beat them the next night (without PG, Russ, or Kawhi playing). The Lakers fell to the Warriors in a well-contested game for play-in seeding.…

This week on the pod, we're diving into the neck-and-neck battles currently being waged in both the Western and Eastern Conferences. The Nuggets, Timberwolves, and OKC are fighting tooth-and-nail over the top 3 seeds in the West, and the Bucks, Magic, and Knicks are duking it out over the 2-4 seeds in the East. But the war doesn't stop there. The S…

We're on the road this week! James is off on a tour of low-rated NBA stadiums across the country so we're going remote. The topic today is NBA Hot Seat Teams! Which teams have the most pressure to succeed in the playoffs this year? We agree that the Bucks, Cavs, Suns, Lakers, Celtics, and the Clippers are under intense scrutiny to make it really fa…

This week on the pod we're hopping around to different teams for some quick check-ins. The Warriors are showing a little bit of life, but we're doubtful about their playoff chances. And while the Rockets have been on a hot streak, we can't help but notice that their schedule has been pretty weak. James also goes through the best teams post-trade de…

This week on the pod we're talking All-NBA squads! The first team picks are pretty obvious, so we're confident about those predictions. But things could shift around a bit in the 2nd and 3rd Team squads, especially considering the new rules regarding positions. Who do you think will get the honor this year? Who are we missing? Let us know in the co…

We're handing out trophies this week! We have to get it out of the way right off the bat: Jokic will be our 2024 MVP. No doubt. Same goes for the unbelievable ROTY Monsieur Victor Wembanyama. Naz Reid has been absolutely incredible when it comes to maintaining the pace of his squad so we agree he should get 6th Man. But a couple of the other awards…

There's a handful of teams that we won't be talking about for the rest of the season, and we want to focus in on the ones with the brightest futures. It's hard not to give the Spurs and Wemby some shine with the unbelievable potential we're seeing this season. But we also have to give the Grizzlies some love, who will have 3 great players in their …

March Madness is right over the horizon, so we're taking a look at the NBA standings this week and predicting which lower-seeded teams could cause upsets in the playoffs. As we see it right now, the Mavs probably have the best chance to cause an upset due to the Luka/Kyrie factor. And of course, Jimmy Butler will inevitably do Jimmy Butler things. …

This week on the pod we're breaking down the Pelicans season. Our big question right off the bat: why do the team's best lineups not include Zion? He's been playing pretty well, even if his offensive rebounding and shots at the rim are slightly down. We also have to dig into their defensive schemes. They've got some crazy length, but we just don't …

Our guest this week is UCLA Guard Jack Seidler, joining us to chop it up before March Madness kicks into gear. He tells us all about hanging out with Heat Star Jaime Jaquez in Miami, how NIL has changed the game for young athletes, lists off some of the best players he's played with and against, explains why LeBron is the GOAT, and why this is the …

Today on the pod we're playing "Something or Nothing?" The Bucks are really putting it together, and we think it's absolutely something. They are for real! When it comes to the Clippers, we're a little mixed. Same goes for the Wolves, especially with the latest update on Karl-Anthony Towns. We're super hot on the Kyrie-Luka lineups in Dallas, and w…

On the heels of LeBron James breaking 40,000 career points we thought we'd devote a whole episode to the King today. James and Patrick dive into why this record is so special, why the current frontrunners to break that record some day are likely never going to get there, the Lakers' rocky situation the next couple of years, and some of LeBron's bes…

James and Patrick are going full ref mode this week, trying to sniff out what's legit and what isn't as we continue through the back half of the season and barrel towards the playoffs. Some teams are legit, like the Timberwolves and the Celtics. Some teams are fake, like the Cavs and the Pelicans. Some teams are just confusing, like the Heat and th…

This week on the show Jiedel and Patrick are focusing on the rising OKC Thunder. There's no doubt that SGA and the gang will make the playoffs this year, it's just a question of who they'll have to take on. As we see it, they could face the Pelicans, Suns, Lakers, Mavs, Clippers, T-Wolves, and the Nuggets. We go through each potential matchup one-b…

We're officially in the back-half of the season so it's time to rank the top contenders in the league as of Feb 22. We have to first acknowledge the Heat and Lakers, who are teetering on the edge of even making the playoffs. Then the Sixers are a big question mark considering Embiid's injury. The Suns and the Mavs are tough to count out because of …

We just made it through All-Star Weekend and it was as underwhelming as usual. Anthony Edwards shot with his left hand during the skills challenge for some reason. Jaylen Brown couldn't cook up a creative dunk to save his life. And of course, the All-Star Game itself was all half-court shots and no defense. How do we fix it? James and Patrick have …

Right before the All-Star break James and Patrick wanted to check in on this year's crop of rookies and pick out some favorites. Wemby is an obvious topic of conversation, but some unsung hopefuls like the Wizards' Bilal Coulibaly, The Warriors' Brandin Podziemski, and the Hornets' Brandon Miller also deserve a shoutout too. While we haven't seen t…

This week on the pod we're checking in on our favorite teams! James' Heat are falling in the standings, while Patrick's Suns are on the rise. Why is this happening? Plus, the guys have some predictions In the wake of the trade deadline: the Mavs are going to rise to the 5 or 6 seed, the Sixers aren't going anywhere, the Nets have a chance to stay r…

Trade Deadline has come and gone and we're breaking down the winners and losers today on the pod. The Winners: The Knicks get Bojan Bogdanović in a pretty genius move that'll undoubtedly make their rising team even better; Dallas gets PJ Washington from the Hornets, which we think is EXACTLY what they needed; OKC gets Gordon Hayward and doesn't hav…

We're back in studio! With the trade deadline coming up this Thursday, James and Patrick are starting off the week with their predicted trades. Who's making moves? Both Bojan and Bogdan Bogdanović could find better homes for the rest of the season. Same goes for Wizards PF/C Daniel Gafford, Jazz PF Kelly Olynyk, Trailblazers PF Jerami Grant, Bulls …

Big week in the NBA! Rumors are circulating that LeBron may be on the trade market. But where would he go? James and Patrick offer up their best guesses. In another big headline, Joel Embiid tore his meniscus and will likely be out for the rest of the season. With Embiid out of the MVP conversation, who's going to step into that spot? Finally, the …

We're on the road this week! James is down in Miami visiting the Heat and Patrick is on his way to Cleveland to hang with the Cavs for a few days. The All-Star starters were announced this week and our predictions were pretty much right on the money. But more importantly, these high-scoring games just won't stop. Luka dropped 73. Is this good or ba…

What a wild week in the NBA! James and Patrick dig into the drama. The Bucks fired Adrian Griffin and hired Doc Rivers, the Heat traded Kyle Lowry for Terry Rozier, AND the Wizards fired Wes Unseld Jr. Not to mention a 70-point Joel Embiid win and a 62-point KAT loss. Plus, you’re going to want to stick around for Hot Streak/Shooting slump — it’s o…

It's NBA Rivals week! A fairly new invention by Adam Silver and the NBA, Rivals Week is an annual event where the NBA programs games to specifically highlight rivalries old and new. But they didn't exactly hit the mark this time around. James and Patrick have some ideas on how to make it better. Stick around for Best Take/Worst Take too!…

Another big move this week! The Pacers have acquired Pascal Siakam in a trade that sends Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks to the Raptors. James and Patrick grade the trade from the Pacers' and the Raptors' POV's. Plus, we had an epic Nuggets v. Sixers showdown this week to reignite the MVP discussion. Who's your MVP? Jokic or …

James and Patrick do a deep dive into the current state of the Memphis Grizzles. Now that Ja Morant and Steven Adams are both out for the full season, the team is in dire straights. How do they salvage the rest of the season? On the other side of the coin, the Utah Jazz are on a crazy hot streak. With the trade deadline approaching, should they be …

James and Patrick are excited! Netflix is set to create an NBA version of their hit "Quarterback" docuseries. Each episode will focus on a different player: Lebron James, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, and Domantas Sabonis. The guys also take some time to pitch potential trades for Dejounte Murray, highlight Kawhi and PG's upcoming co…

Jiedel and Patrick Steward dig into the big trade that sent OG Anunoby to the Knicks and Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett to the Raptors. Have the Knicks really raised their ceiling? What are they still missing to be a legit contender? Moses Moody and Jonathan Kuminga of the Golden State Warriors have also been voicing concerns about their lack of …