#299: 25 under 25 draft Part 2

Would Shaq's Lakers have won 3 titles with T-Mac instead of Kobe Bryant? We tackle this question and more discussing Tracy McGrady's magical but brief peak in 2003. Then we discuss Luka Doncic's improvements in the playoffs, how hard he is to scheme for, and he polarizing defense ... Show More

Harden and Ginobili had nearly opposite roles and box score stats. We discuss Manu's underrated defense, his role filling in the gaps in San Antonio, what to make of his more pedestrian numbers, and then dissect James Harden's offensive environment with Mike D'Antoni and what cha ... Show More

Draymond Green and Dwight Howard were defensive superstars, but how good were they offensively? We discuss their fairly unique roles, and the progressive context of each player in Golden State and Orlando respectively, the “system player” idea and more. Support at www.patreon.com ... Show More

In Part 1 of a two-part podcast, The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the history of sports legacy "reassessments," NBA players who can change their legacies over the next few seasons, Reed Sheppard NBA draft thoughts, and more. Host: Bill SimmonsGuest: ... Show More

Logan finally makes his return from paternity leave, and Howard quizzes him on what’s been happening during this NBA season (15:41). The MVP race has been tight, but who truly deserves it (22:58)? An NBA All-Star revelation leads to a spirited discussion on whether the league is ... Show More

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss what the NBA teams may look like next year (1:43). Then, they react to OKC-Timberwolves Game 3 and discuss Bill’s theory that something has shifted with the NBA this season (30:38). Finally, they discuss Tyrese Halib ... Show More

Who wins every NBA award? #nba Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/thedeep3pod Today we react to all the latest NBA news! Check out the TD3 merch: https://the-deep-3-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join the TD3 discord!: https://discord.gg/RUkjpMPp7E Listen on Spotify!: https://open. ... Show More

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to draft the best players to start a franchise with right now in all of basketball and who may become the future of the league. Plus, who may tank for Cooper Flagg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone ... Show More

Saturday Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week that was in the NBA, which teams should be considered for the Conference Finals in the East and West? and Alex Speers introduces the Steven Adams All Stars.Then in Part 2 Eric Koreen of the Athletic joins to di ... Show More

On this episode of Numbers On The Board, Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick figure out who are the winners and losers of the NBA Draft Lottery. How should the Jazz, Wizards, and Hornets feel as teams on the outside looking in on the top 3 draft slots? Will the Mavericks draft Coope ... Show More

In this episode, we bring back everyone's favourite draft series, this time only picking Champions League winning players since 2000! Also, we answer your questions that you have asked us on X! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

In Part 2 of our NBA trade deadline special, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre share some lingering thoughts right after the deadline, plus more on the Luka Doncic trade, including two appearances from "Conspiracy Bill." They also talk about who the odd tea ... Show More

The 2024-25 season starts up next week and that means it's time to make some predictions! Is it finally Luka's year to snag MVP? How on earth do we predict a ROTY with this draft class? Who'll be the first coach to get fired this year? Who's winning the chip? We dig into all of t ... Show More