#385: 21st century Thinkies Ep 2 | Most ...

In Part 1 of our 21st century defensive awards, we discuss the best isolation defenders on the perimeter. What’s a perfect build? How does era influence impact? And who do we want to stop the best players in the world, 1-on-1, on an island? Support at ⁠www.patreon.com/thinkingbas ... Show More

Who were the best players of 2026? We discuss resurgent players (Kawhi Leonard), sleeping giants (Giannis), elder statesmen (Curry and LeBron), newcomers (Wemby and Cade) along with a number of complicated cases. Support at ⁠www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball 

We discuss the changing landscape and value of the NBA draft in the 21st century, valuing prospects differently, development arcs (eg Kyle Lowry) and some of the most interesting 2026 draftees. Support at ⁠www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball and SportsBusinessClassroom.com Code TH ... Show More

<p>Jacob, Tayler, Justin, and Nick join the pod to discuss Bleacher Reports Top 100 NBA Players of the Season, and Zoom player availability including Muscle Watch, Dre???, Steven Adams lasagna, and SGA on CP3's leadership. Then we reminisce on the PG and Russ trades a year later, ... Show More

Verno and KOC go through last night’s slate of Sweet 16 games and discuss which players' draft stock rose (01:33). After the Pelicans beat the Bucks, the guys debate just how high their ceiling is with Zion playing at this level (14:00). Next, they discuss the Hawks' OT win over ... Show More

<p>On this Monday’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three Things,’ JJ Redick is joined once again by Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of The Dunker Spot. This week they discuss where’s the New York Knicks land in the Eastern Conference playoff picture and if Jalen Brunson is a t ... Show More

Skete vs. Ye, Jimmy, vs. DeMar, America vs. Paul, KG and Ray. Jamel vs. Peter! The boys break down the most important stuff happening in the NBA. A podcast that might win us an Oscar.Hear the real shit on the patreon here.Follow us to read the real shit on twitter here. Learn mor ... Show More

Zach and ESPN's Tim MacMahon look ahead to the chess match on both sides of the ball in the NBA Finals, the differing paths the Celtics and Mavericks took to get here, and how they see the series playing out. Then ESPN's Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony joins for the latest on the t ... Show More

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by ESPN's Zach Lowe to discuss the biggest stories in the NBA, including the battle for Los Angeles and the Warriors-Timberwolves trade (3:50). Then they go over the top 25 NBA players (right now) they'd want to finish out the season wi ... Show More

Verno and KOC are back from the All-Star break and they each name the three teams they are most interested in as teams gear up for the playoff push (08:48). Is this the best Mavs team that Luka Doncic has had? Are the Warriors starting to figure things out? Is Russell Westbrook g ... Show More

Zach and Mo Dakhil of The Athletic discuss the Warriors and Lakers, the surging Mavs, the Thunder going for the #1 seed, the state of the MVP race, and the three most important players for the rest of the season. Who has a better chance of making a run- Warriors or Lakers? (4:43) ... Show More