The NBA Deep Dives podcast is back! Host Nick Agar-Johnson (@NBAJohnson) brings Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) onto the podcast to discuss his Top 40 prospects from his Hashtag Basketball 2018 NBA draft prospects review. The two go in depth on Tyler’s lottery picks and then go through the rest of the Top 40 lightning-round style.
Nick Agar-Johnson @NBAJohnson and Jordan Kligman @416Basketball dive deep into the Orlando Magic by reviewing their season so far. They look at their best and worst games including their hot start, and discuss the lineup and rotations. Then, they talk about the team’s decision to trade away Elfrid Payton and some of the players near the bottom of the rotation. Finally, they look ahead to discuss the team’s difficult situation moving forward and the rebuilding years to come.
Host Nick Agar-Johnson @NBAJohnson and Jeremy Stevens @Taco_Haus wrap up one of the most shocking trade deadlines in recent years. The two start by talking about the biggest deals before the deadline, including the Blake Griffin and Nikola Mirotic deals. Then, they dive deep on the craziness of deadline day itself, including Cleveland’s complete roster overhaul. Finally, they wrap up by talking about the most surprising moves that were not made, including Memphis’ inexplicable decision to not trade Tyreke Evans.
Nick Agar-Johnson @NBAJohnson and Nathan Smith @Nathan_Smith dive deep into the Oklahoma City Thunder by reviewing their offseason and early season. They also look at their best games thus far, and discuss the lineup and rotations. Then, they talk about some potential Thunder trade targets with the trade deadline rapidly approaching. Finally, they look ahead to discuss the team’s ceiling for the NBA playoffs and wrap up by speculating about the team’s outlook for what is shaping up to be a franchise-defining offseason.
Nick Agar-Johnson @NBAJohnson and Jordan Christmas @SportsTalkXmas dive deep into the Philadelphia 76ers by reviewing their offseason and early season. They also look at their best games thus far, and discuss the lineup and rotations. Then, they talk about the incredible season from Joel Embiid and the strong start from rooke Ben Simmons. Finally, they look ahead to discuss the team’s ceiling for the NBA playoffs and wrap up by speculating about the team’s outlook for 2020 and beyond as well as Joel Embiid’s future MVP chances.
Host Nick Agar-Johnson (@NBAJohnson) and Jordan Christmas (@SportsTalkXmas) discuss their awards at the halfway point of the season. Their talk briefly about their All-Star starting lineups before diving deep on their picks for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA teams, All-Rookie First Team, Sixth Man of the Year, and Coach of the Year.
Nick Agar-Johnson @NBAJohnson and Tyler Metcalf @tmetcalf11 dive deep into the Milwaukee Bucks by reviewing their offseason and early season, including the Eric Bledsoe trade. They als look at their best games thus far, and discuss the lineup and rotations. Then, they talk about the incredible season from Giannis and the disappointing sophomore slump for Thon Maker. Finally, they look ahead to discuss the team’s chances of winning the conference and their ceiling for the NBA playoffs and wrap up by speculating on how much longer Jason Kidd has in Milwaukee and Giannis’ future MVP chances.
Host Nick Agar-Johnson @NBAJohnson and Evan Dyal @EvanDyal dive deep into the Portland Trail Blazers by reviewing their offseason, looking at their first few games, and discussing the lineup and rotations. They discuss the new rookie big men, as well as talking about relative newcomer Jusuf Nurkic. They also discuss the team’s rotations, including the surprising changes in the forward rotation from last year. Finally, they look ahead to discuss the team’s chances of winning the conference and their ceiling for the NBA playoffs.
Host Nick Agar Johnson @NBAJohnson goes through the award races for the first third of the season with Jordan Christmas @SportsTalkXmas and Jordan Schultz @dynoNBA. In Part Two, the three discuss the leading candidates for Coach of the Year. Finally, they wrap up by going through some of their favorite storylines from this season.
Host Nick Agar Johnson @NBAJohnson goes through the award races for the first third of the season with Jordan Christmas @SportsTalkXmas and Jordan Schultz @dynoNBA. In Part One, the three discuss their top five picks for MVP, and their top choices for the Defensive Player of the Year. Then, they talk about the top rookies this season in a loaded class of first-year talents.