Dunc'd On Basketball Nba Podcast

The Oklahoma City Thunder are our most intriguing team in the early going, as we focus on the role of Chet Holmgren on both ends.Denver’s revamped second unit looks great so far as their juggernaut rolls on early this year.The Detroit Pistons are using a Cade and defense formula to get off to a 2-1 start.Was it possible that nobody would win the Bulls/Raptors game on Friday?Utah managed to beat the Clippers’ 5-out group on Friday, but the Clips have the league’s best net rating and the Jazz one of the worst thru 3 games.Golden State won 2-straight road games. While Houston’s defense looks more competent, we’re still waiting on their young stars.Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Danny and Nate do deep dives on the two big games of the evening, including Dallas winning Victor’s debut and the Celtics surviving in New York with their new superteam.Then we hit on every other game this evening, in order: ATL/CHA, WAS/IND, ORL/HOU, CLE/BRK, DET/MIA, MIN/TOR, POR/LAC, OKC/CHI, and NOP/MEM.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe 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) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux).

Nate and Danny give their predictions for every team, plus their picks for the playoffs and championship.Then, every major award including MVP, COY, DPOY, 6th Man, Most Improved, ROY, and Executive of the Year. Plus we discuss our picks for best sophomore, biggest surprise teams and players, biggest disappointments, and of course Not Executive of the Year.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

The Athletic’s Kelly Iko joins to discuss a season of heightened expectations in Houston. Topics:What the Rockets are getting in Fred VanVleet and Dillon BrooksWhy Nate thinks Amen Thompson is one of the most interesting prospects to enter the league in a long timeHow the Rockets will still rise and fall on the development of Jalen Green, Jabari Smith, Jr., and Alperen SengunAnd, of course, our predictions for the Rockets’ season4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Editor-in-chief of Air Alamo Noah Magaro-George joins to discuss the debut season of Victor Wembanyama. We discuss every aspect of his upcoming rookie season:How he looks physicallyWhere he’s improved the most from the SummerHow they’ll use him on both endsWhat lineups he’ll play inHow he’ll effect the Spurs bottom line as a rookieThen we rank the Spurs remaining prospects like Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Malaki Branham, and get into their developmental paths.Finally, we give our predictions for the Spurs’ season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Longtime Miami scribe Ethan Skolnick of Five Reasons Sports guests to discuss the Heat’s chances of returning to the NBA Finals. Ethan discusses why he thinks this Heat roster is improved over the one that started the regular season a year ago, what the plan is for Erik Spoelstra’s rotation, and whether Jimmy Butler can do it again at age 34.Plus, is the Heat organization doing enough to support Butler’s pursuit of a championship?And, of course, we make our predictions for the Heat season. Nets beatman Brian Lewis of the New York Post is our guest to hit on a Nets team that we really haven’t seen together yet. How does Ben Simmons look, and how will he be used by this team? What are the expectations for Mikal Bridges after his breakout a year ago? Why wasn’t this team good defensively last year despite all their talent, and can they improve for this year? What are the chances of them moving some of their veterans?And, of course, we make our predictions for the Nets season. 4 Episodes per week are available ex

Will Gottlieb of CHGO joins to discuss the Chicago Bulls. They’re bringing the band back, so do they project as the most similar team from a year ago?What are the chances that young players in the rotation can power a step forward? Who starts at point guard? Who finishes games? How will the Big 3 play this year with Vuc and DeRozan in their mid-30s now?Plus, we make our predictions for the Bulls season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

 Tim Cato of the Athletic is our guest to discuss the first full year of the Luka/Kyrie era. What can they take from their disappointing finish last year? Will the rookies really start? Can Josh Green be the answer for 2-way play? Is this a deeper team than commonly believed? Is Jaden Hardy a key piece of the team this year? And could Jason Kidd be on the hot seat if the team is below expectations?Plus, we make our predictions for the season. Jazz radioman and host of Locked on Jazz David Locke breaks down a Jazz team that we haven’t seen play together yet. Topics:Why David thinks Lauri Markkanen can take another leap this yearHow will the backcourt rotation shake out next to Jordan Clarkson?Can Walker Kessler prove that last year’s huge rim protection numbers are here to stay?How does John Collins fit in with the frontcourt?Should the Jazz YOLO and start Keyonte George at PG?Plus, Nate makes his predictions for the Jazz season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.Supporti

We hit on all the tentacles of the Jrue Holiday trade:How good is this Celtics team on the floor? Who will start? How will they play on offense and defense now? Is this one of the most talented teams we’ve seen? What are their remaining weaknesses?Did the Celtics give up too much to get him?How did the Blazers do overall in the Dame trade? Were there other potential offers they should have prioritized? Now that we know the full return, how did Portland’s decision not to trade Dame earlier work out?Should other teams have beaten this offer from Boston? Could they have?What is this Blazers team now and how is their rebuild looking?Plus, we catch up on the latest news around the league.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Lakers beatman Jovan Buha of the Athletic joins to break down whether the Lakers can build on their surprise conference finals appearance. What is the status of LeBron and AD coming off injury? Can Austin Reaves take another leap? What does the starting lineup and rotation look like around them? How do new additions Gabe Vincent and Christian Wood fit in? Plus, we discuss our predictions for the Lakers season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Maybe our most fascinating rookie extensions pod ever, with a new CBA bringing likely 10% yearly cap increases and the possibility of a 5th year on non-max extensions. Where do the likes of Patrick Williams, Onyeka Okongwu, Devin Vassell, Tyrese Maxey, Immanuel Quickley, and Jaden McDaniels end up?4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Adam Mares of DNVR and Locked On Nuggets is our guest to look ahead to the defending champs’ season. As we look ahead to this year, what should we take from their championship run? Did they not face a dominant team, or did they just make those teams look bad? How much will the departures of Bruce Brown and Jeff Green hurt Denver? Which of the young players have the best chance of panning out? And of course we give our predictions for the Nuggets season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

They aren’t on national TV much, but we expect the Pacers to be League Pass darlings. On a more important note, how good will they be with key offseason additions Obi Toppin, Bruce Brown, and Jarace Walker? What are the chances of Bennedict Mathurin taking a leap in year two, and is he an obvious starter now over Buddy Hield? And, of course, we make our predictions for the season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Frank Madden of Locked on Bucks is our guest to look at the cervine squad. What will change under Adrian Griffin? What do we make of Giannis’ recent comments on his contractual situation? And what does “regression to the mean” look like for Giannis? Plus, can the old lions of the big 4 hold on another year, and what does the depth look like further down the rotation? Finally, we give our predictions and discuss how Milwaukee matches up in a new-look East.

Anthony Slater of the Athletic gets into the weeds on this Warriors season. What will the Chris Paul acquisition look like? Who will start and close? Was this team close enough last year to believe that smaller tweaks can allow them to contend? What should we expect from Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody? And, of course, we give our predictions for the season.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

We re-assess our 2022 offseason grades for Western Conference teams in alphabetical order, starting with the Dallas Mavericks through Los Angeles Lakers. Which of our evaluations proved prophetic, and which look worse in hindsight?4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

We hold ourselves accountable and take a look back at 12 of the 15 East teams’ 2022 offseasons. What moves look better or worse in retrospect? Which opinions were way off and which held up? In reverse alphabetical order from Washington to Charlotte, we discover that hindsight leads to huge changes.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

Part 1: Time for offseason grades in a fascinating West offseason that saw big moves from the likes of Dallas, Golden State, Houston, Memphis, the Lakers, and more.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

We continue our review of every full roster player in Summer League, including Dereck Lively II, O-Max Prosper, Jaden Hardy, Jordan Hawkins, Dyson Daniels, Kobe Bufkin, JHS, Max Christie, Jamie Jaquez, Brandon Podziemski, and more.Plus, catching up on the latest transactions around the league.4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM

After looking at the top-4 picks in the draft last week, a review of Summer League for the rest of the prospects on San Antonio, Charlotte, Portland, and Houston.What did we make of players like Nick Smith, Jr., Jabari Smith, Jr., Shaedon Sharpe, Cam Whitmore, Tari Eason, and all the rest?4 Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM