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.
The guys sit down to talk about Steve Nash’s recent comments on the responsibilities that he will dole out to Mike D’Antoni and Jacque Vaughn and give their thoughts on Nash’s role this upcoming season. Naj and Hunter dive into the Russell Westbrook and John Wall trade, discussing which team it makes much better. The Nets’ preseason and Christmas game schedule has now been released and the guys go over whether or not they’ll see their main guys take the court for the first time? Lastly, they rank their top-20 NBA players and then give their top-5 at each position.
What a blast! David Lara (Social Media Coordinator at The Ringer, Dallas native, avid Mavericks fan) and host Lawrence Brooks catch up on the Mavs draft day, offseason acquisitions, and season outlook!
Breaking news as Russell Westbrook is traded to Washington for John Wall. Training camp began this week. How COVID is effecting camp and how it might effect the season. Will 72 games get played? Importance of roster depth for the Kings this season. Why Damien believes Buddy will be really successful this year. Luke Walton has more help this year than he did last year. Going into the season with optimism. Glenn Robinson signing. Changing expectations for Tyrese Haliburton.
Brad Hardin is joined by Host of the Locked on NBA and Locked on Fantasy Basketball Podcasts Josh Lloyd to talk about the playoff aspirations for the Hawks and what they need to work though to get there
