LAKERS BASKETBALL IS BACK! Fresh off a championship season and sprinting toward the starting line of a new year, the Hoop Ball Lakers podcast aims to mirror that purple and gold excellence with quality up and down the lineup. And on this episode, Ethan is thrilled to be joined by the esteemed Alex Regla! Alex and Ethan gush on THT, dive into the ‘Kuzma Komplex,’ discuss rotations and the decisions facing Frank Vogel, and offer some early-season predictions for this revamped Lakers group. We recap the Lakers’ reconstruction, extrapolate what the commitments from LeBron and AD mean for the franchise, and get you HYPED for another brand new batch of Lakers basketball.
The Grizzlies are poised for another good season after making key moves in the draft. Isaac Simpsons returns as the Grizzlies prepare to open their preseason in Minnesota. David and Isaac discuss roster moves, rotation and more.
In this episode, Najee and Hunter give their thoughts on Kyrie Irving’s refusal to speak to the media and talk about how it could possibly effect team chemistry before diving into a recent clip that has gone viral of KD absolutely destroying Joe Harris in practice. The guys discuss how much, if any, KD will play during the preseason and why their upcoming preseason games might be more important then people are realizing. Naj and Hunter couldn’t resist the urge to get back into the James Harden to the Nets convo and talk about how his addition of the 76ers, Bucks and Heat to his list of teams will only make things more difficult for Brooklyn. Plus, if you’re the Heat…..do you give up Tyler Herro for Harden?
Mavs Money Ball Editor/Writer Josh Bowe comes on the HoopBall Mavs pod with host Lawrence Brooks to chat about training camp, first preseason game expectations, and overall thoughts for this season.
Brad Hardin is joined by Hawks Historian, lifelong fan, and former media contributor for Peachtree Hoops and RealGM Jason Walker to talk about great moments in Hawks history, preview the preseason and regular season for this year’s Hawks team.
We heard from Marvin Bagley for the first time since camp started today. One of us was getting nervous. He sounds healthy and excited to play. He acknowledged for the first time he contacted COVID 19 and that’s why he missed the start of camp. All indications are Friday’s game vs the Portland Trail Blazers is on. What are we gonna see that day? Who gets big minutes? Hassan Whiteside and Marvin Bagley both likely out Friday.
Lyle is back and is joined by Christian Clark from NOLA.com to breakdown the news out of training camp, the offseason moves and predictions for the upcoming season
The Lakers are officially back in action, so Ethan and JC are back with a fresh new episode featuring Lakers Beat Writer & Silver Screen & Roll’s Editor in Chief Mr. Harrison Faigen! Harrison joined the fellas for an hour-plus to discuss his role as a Lakers beat writer, how he sees this Lakers team coming together, his most surprising offseason observations, and of course, his opinion on Kyle Kuzma’s role on this team. You knew we’d sneak it in! We deliver tepid takes, Harrison shares some first-hand insights that he’s gleaned from this new-look Lakers group and we all can’t realize that the preseason starts in less than a week.
Brad Hardin talks over the most interesting quotes from Media Week as the Hawks open up Training Camp. NBA released the first half of the Regular Season Schedule and the Hawks were slighted on National TV games and given a tough slate. What does that mean?
Host Greg Mroz breaks down the release of the 1st half of the Bulls schedule, how the schedule sets up, and what to expect through the 1st half of the season.
LeBron James is freshly extended, Anthony Davis is signed for five years, and The Hoop Ball Lakers podcast is fresh with the flame with a very special guest: Trevor Lane of Lakers Nation! Ethan, JC, and Trevor break down the Lakers offseason, discuss their most surprising additions, explore the starting and closing five and dive deep into the potential of Kyle Kuzma and what he could mean to this Lakers roster. Plus, we get into the signings of Marc Gasol and Montrezl Harrell and how the Lakers bigs will stack up when it comes to playing time. The Lakers are making a bet on talent over continuity for the sake of complacency, and the guys discuss what adjustments may be in store for this Lakers team as they move forward together. Trevor also drops a big nugget about Talen Horton-Tucker that Lakers fans have to be sure to catch. The Lakers are back like they never left and enter the 2020-21 season as the clear title favorites. Get your popcorn ready, because the LakeShow is live on stage.
