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Nate and Danny introduce Seth Partnow’s exclusive stats to provide illuminating observations about all 15 teams in the East.Want more of Seth's content, six ad-free episodes per week and much more? Subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Seth Partnow Sale:DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm

LAL: How sustainable is the recent success on both ends? What does this team need to further improve this season?MEM: Are the Grizz favorites in the West? Should they make a trade to boost those odds?MIN: How do they pivot if the Twin Towers doesn’t work? Can DLo sustain his improved play in December?OKC: Where will they end up in the standings, and should they manipulate that? Do they have “too many guys”?POR: Chances of a top 6 seed? Is it a problem if Sharpe takes too many long 2s?SAC: Where does Sabonis rank among centers? Can the Kings be a dangerous playoff team?SAS: Where would Sochan and Vassell go in redrafts? How about the Poeltl situation?UTA: Who are the keepers on the Jazz? What is the trade value of the vets?Want six ad-free episodes per week? Subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Seth Partnow sale:DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm

Our bi-weekly look at the West:GSW: Are they fixed? And why do they have Boston’s number?NOP and PHX: A loooong look at this key game between the two best teams in the West.DAL: Is Luka-ball best for the Mavs? Would a realistic trade for another ballhandler make them a contender?DEN: How the heck is this bench not fixed already? How can they do it? What about an MPJ for John Collins trade?HOU: What’s KPJ’s best role? Would you rather have Alperen Sengun or Jalen Duren?LAC: Do they still have a chance to compete for the championship? Should they consider a Kawhi trade? What other trades are out there for them?Plus, a remembrance of the late Paul Silas.Want six ad-free episodes per week? Subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Seth Partnow sale:DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm

Nate and Danny look at which players we think will be most overpaid relative to their projected production over the life of their contracts in this new era of mega-extensions before each picking their top-5 worst contracts.To listen to Nate and Danny pick the NBA's best contracts, subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Seth Partnow sale:DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fm

A long mailbag look at the top 9 teams in the East:BOS: Celtics over the field to win the East? What’s wrong with the defense? How will Rob’s return affect the offense?MIL: Where Danny ranks the Bucks as an organization; Is Middleton the ideal star (not superstar) to pair with Giannis? Should the Bucks trade for Crowder?CLE: Should the Cavs consider building around Mobley at C? What are realistic trades to upgrade at the 3?TOR: Why has Scottie Barnes been inefficient this year? Is FVV’s free agent price on the wane? Could a trade improve the halfcourt offense?BRK: TJ Warren’s return, where does Kyrie rank among PGs, WATFO Kyrie has more off-court drama this season?PHI: Is PJ Tucker’s lack of offense a problem? Is it good that Joel Embiid is operating from the nail instead of the post? How does Maxey compare to other young scoring guards?ATL: Is Trae Young overrated by stats? What is John Collins’ trade value?MIA: Should they start Herro? What do the stats say about Bam’s offense this year?WAS: Do the Wiz make

Time to take stock of the first month and a half of the season. Who are our picks for MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, ROY, COY, 6MOY?  Plus our picks for sophomore of the year, most surprising and disappointing players and teams, Executive of the Year and Not Executive of the Year.Six ad-free episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, including Nate’s weekly podcast with John Hollinger. Join with our Seth Partnow sale:DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fmWith @DannyLeroux and @NateDuncanNBA

Our bi-weekly look at the West goes in order of net rating:PHX: A breakdown of how this team is so good offensively despite the relative lack of star power, plus Deandre Ayton’s defenseNOP and MEM: We caught the Pels on the wrong night against Memphis, but how much does this performance signal potential weaknesses that good teams like Memphis can exploit?GSW and MIN: The Warriors are getting back on track with some rotational changes, while the Golden State stress test exposes the work the Wolves still have to doDAL: A loss to Toronto exposed how the Mavs’ secondary players have been letting them down so far this season.UTA: How has the offense changed with Mike Conley out, and what is their secret defensive weakness?Five more Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, as well as Nate’s weekly podcast with John Hollinger DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fmSubscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny!With @DannyL

Seth Partnow, former head of analytics for the Milwaukee Bucks, discusses his new role with Dunc’d On Prime which includes posting a couple times a week and proprietary stats support. He introduces some of the new stats he’ll be providing, plus some observations he’s gleaned from his analysis early in the season.Then, Danny and Nate get into great questions from the Discord:When is it generally time to reevaluate our evaluation on a player, and specifically Lauri Markkanen?What’s the best way to think about the value of future draft picks?How is Dunc’d On Prime doing 2 years out?Should the league get rid of pick protection?How could having fewer games actually come to fruition?Nick Nurse’s comments on GTJIs is good or bad that stars are moving more via trade than free agency now?How much do recent social media foibles hurt the league’s image as socially progressive?Nate’s favorite Thanksgiving side dish.In honor of Seth joining Dunc'd On Prime, we're offering a special sale! Subscribe now at DuncdOn.Supportin

Our bi-weekly look at the 15 teams in the EastWAS and CHA: The Wizards move to 5-1 on their homestand against the LaMelo-less HornetsTOR: A more granular breakdown of the Raps’ unique playstylePHI and MIL: The Sixers get a nice home win against Giannis and the Bucks, as we dive into the matchup issues with these two teamsNYK: The defense has sorely disappointed so farORL: Where has Jalen Suggs improved so far this year and what is his outlook?MIA: The Heat are very injured and could use something from Duncan RobinsonDET: If this is it for Cade Cunningham this year, what can we take from his performance and how the Pistons should build their team going forward?IND: Why has the offense been so good?CHI: Are the Bulls in trouble? Is Zach LaVine?CLE: The Cavs right the ship with 2 winsBRK: Ben Simmons and Kyrie are back, but what’s fueling their defensive improvement?ATL: The Hawks have a top-10 defense and a bottom-half offense? Which of those will sustain?BOS: Breaking down the Celtics’ ridiculous offenseFive m

Our first pod wasn’t nearly enough time to run through all the fascinating issues for the upcoming CBA. Keith Smith of Spotrac discusses the owners’ proposals for lowering the age limit, addressing tanking, changing the tampering rules, the in-season tournament, and addressing tanking, plus some of his own creative ideas for CBA changes.Five more Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, as well as Nate’s weekly podcast with John Hollinger DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fmSubscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny!With @DannyLeroux and @NateDuncanNBA.

Our bi-weekly look at the Western ConferenceUTA; Is the Jazz offense sustainable, and also Joel’s 59 points against themSAS: The Spurs’ style of offense, plus the emergence of an unexpected starSAC: Domantas Sabonis has his best game as a King vs Golden StateGSW: The state of the Warriors as they’ve lost 7 straight road gamesMEM: Desmond Bane is having a unique season so farPOR: Why they lost to Dallas, but why they still look like a very solid team in the WestDAL: Luka’s 40-point triple double and Jason Kidd’s unorthodox closing lineup helps close out PortlandOKC: They’re 20th on offense!!! after putting up a buck-45 on the KnicksHOU: Jalen Green is bouncing back, plus their second unit has an encouraging stretch to make things interesting against New OrleansNOP: Zion is rounding into form, and we discuss the evolution of Willie Green’s rotation fitting these interesting pieces togetherFive more Episodes per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, as well as Nate’s weekly podcast with John Holling

The first ever Dunc’d On Prime live mailbag with callers from our Discord. A trip down Bulls memory lane, early thoughts on Shaedon Sharpe, why the Grizz are underrated right now, should the cap be raised to the same level as the tax, and who should be the MVP through 10 games.Want to participate in the next live mailbag? Join Dunc'd On Prime. DuncdOn.SupportingCast.fmIn addition to Discord access, you'll get six episodes per week, including Nate’s weekly podcast with John Hollinger, access to our cap sheets and more.Subscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny!With @DannyLeroux and @NateDuncanNBA

Our first bi-weekly look at the East features 12 of the 15 teams:ATL: The early returns on Trae/Dejounte, and why Nate thinks this Hawks team has to play a lot better despite being 6-3BOS: The weird starter/bench splits, Jayson Tatum's scorching start, and how Malcolm Brogdon has changed the C’s style of play.BRK: Ugh, Kyrie again. Plus, where the Nets have fallen off with Ben Simmons on the floor.CHA: Jalen McDaniels’ interesting start to the season, and how the Hornets have managed to be above-average on defense so far. And the Miles Bridges situation takes its latest turn.CHI and TOR: A recap of a fantastic Bulls/Raptors game on Sunday. Plus a look at the Raptors’ unique style of play, and concern around the Zach LaVine situation despite a solid start for ChicagoCLE: The Cavs show their quality with two business-like wins against bad teams.DET: The offense has actually been solid with Cade on the floor, but that bench and defense…..IND: Why the Pacers’ offense has been solid so far. Plus a reason to expect

Fellow CBA dork Keith Smith of Spotrac joins to discuss the 2023 CBA negotiations.  Keith talks to a ton of agents about CBA issues and provided a great perspective on the players’ side of the CBA negotiations. We also give our thoughts on whether the proposed changes would be good or bad for the game. Among the topics discussed:The owner’s desire for a hard capLiberalizing the extension and max salary rulesChanges to the two-way contractThe possibility of players owning part of teamsPlayers getting a piece of expansion feesRolling over unused cap space from year to yearDunc’d On Prime is the only place to get all six of our episodes, including one with Nate and John Hollinger, ad-free each week! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM/joinSubscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny!With @DannyLeroux and @NateDuncanNBA

Our first bi-weekly look at the West.  HOU: Dan Feldman shares his early impressions of Jabari Smith;DAL: The Christian Wood dilemma, Luka’s historic start and our early impressions of them in the West;DEN and LAL: Discussing the Lakers first win of the season against a close to healthy Denver squad;GSW: The strategic machinations behind their win against Miami, and our concern level after 2 straight East Coast losses;LAC: The Clippers struggles in 3 straight losses to OKC and NOP and where the offense has come up short so farMEM and UTA: A wild Saturday night game in Salt Lake, Desmond Bane’s breakout, and why the Jazz are so hard to guardSAS: The Josh Primo release and allegations, plus the keys to their 5-2 startDunc’d On Prime is the only place to get all six of our episodes, including one with Nate and John Hollinger, ad-free each week! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM/joinSubscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny!With @D

A listener suggested we look back at our rankings of the worst contracts in the league, so we flash back to less than two years ago and see how those picks have aged.But first, a look at the latest news and notes from around the league.Dunc’d On Prime is the only place to get all six of our episodes, including one with Nate and John Hollinger, ad-free each week! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM/joinSubscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny!With @DannyLeroux and @NateDuncanNBA

We continue familiarizing ourselves with all these teams at the start of the season, with a focus on TOR/MIA, GSW/DEN, HOU/MEM, ATL/ORL, plus some smaller notes on the Spurs, Pacers, Thunder, and Pistons.Plus, Friday Daily Duncs.Friday Daily DuncsRob MurphyThe Pistons are investigating assistant general manager Rob Murphy over an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female employee, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hopefully, the investigation will produce a just outcome.James Edwards III of The Athletic profiled Murphy in August.LeBron JamesLeBron James drew attention to the Lakers' lack of quality 3-point shooting after they shot 10-for-40 (25%) from beyond the arc in their season-opener.Well, they shot even worse – 9-for-45 (20%) – in a loss to the Clippers last night.LeBron:"Our ballclub is our ballclub, and I'm definitely not going to sit here and harp on what we can't do every single game. That's not a leader. What I know we can do: We can defend our ass off. And we did that ton

Nate and Danny do their win predictions for all 30 teams, conference finalists and finalists, champion, and more.We also predict official individual awards, MVP, DPOY, COY, 6MOY, ROY, Most Improved, Executive of the Year, and give our picks for some made up categories: Most Surprising/Disappointing Team and Player, Sophomore of the Year, Not Executive of the Year, and First Coach Fired.Plus a catch-up on injury news prior to the season openers.More episodes are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM/joinSubscribe to our weekly mailing list for free bonus content and all the info you need to keep up with the latest from Nate and Danny!With @DannyLeroux and @NateDuncanNBA

Brian Lewis of the New York Post joins us to look at a fascinating Nets season. What is their state after all the offseason drama? How does Ben Simmons look? What are they going to do in the frontcourt? What is the health status of the team? Which playoff teams do they match up well against? Plus, we give our predictions for the season.The Oklahoman’s beat writer Joe Mussatto is our guest to discuss the Thunder’s upcoming season. What does the loss of Chet Holmgren mean for OKC? Who the heck is Mark Daigneault anyway, and how does he get these guys to defend like this? What is the ceiling of Josh Giddey? How would we rank the Thunder youngs in their importance to the team? And of course, we give our predictions for the season.Plus, Monday Daily Duncs.More Episodes are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime! Dunc’d On Prime is the only place to get every Hollinger & Duncan with John Hollinger! Take advantage of our one-time-only presale. DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe to our weekly mailing list for f