Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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NBA veteran, Austin Rivers, is joined by one of his oldest friends, Pausha Haghighi, to give you that true insider’s perspective from someone who’s actively playing in the league on anything and everything happening inside the NBA. They hit on the biggest headlines and stories and of course sprinkle in some of the best stories and memories from Austin’s extensive career.
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New Era for the Sixers + Cam Boozer, AJ Dybantsa Shine in NCAA Debuts
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Reaves Scoring Explosion & The Case Against Cooper Flagg at Point Guard
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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First Impressions, Wemby Puts on a Show & VJ Edgecombe's Historic Debut
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Are the Bucks Contenders?; LeBron's Character Allegations
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Offseason Controversies, Predictions and Next Gen’s Stars
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Winners of the Summer and John Wall’s Retirement
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Debunking James Harden Playoff Myths and Attributes Of a Great Scorer
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Chris Paul Returns to the Clippers and Mount Rushmore Talk
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Flagg’s Summer League Debut and the Rise in 20-Point Scorers
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Michael Porter Jr. Traded, and a Wide-Open Eastern Conference
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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First-Round Observations and How the Celtics Are Pivoting
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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OKC Wins the NBA Title, and Kevin Durant Gets Traded to Houston
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Pacers Force a Game 7, and the Lakers Have a New Ownership Group
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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OKC Takes a 3-2 Lead, and Desmond Bane to Orlando!
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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The Pacers Take a 2-1 Lead, and What Are the Knicks Doing?
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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OKC Roars Back! Thunder Take Game 2.
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Hali Does It Again! Pacers Steal Game 1.
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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OKC-Indy Finals Preview and Predictions. Plus, Knicks Fever Takes Over the NBA!
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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OKC’s Potential New Challenges, Minnesota’s Missing Pieces, and Finals Predictions
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May 29, 2025 |
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Haliburton Makes Basketball Poetry, SGA Foul-Baiting, and the New Age NBA
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May 22, 2025 |
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What’s at Stake for SGA and Conference Finals Predictions
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May 19, 2025 |
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Flowers for Julius Randle, Potential SGA-Ant Face-Off, and the Knicks’ Game 6 Pressures
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May 15, 2025 |
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OKC’s Redemption Win, Knicks Pressure, and Our Draft Lottery Thoughts
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May 12, 2025 |
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Austin’s Haliburton Admission, Brunson’s Elite Closing, and the Game Plan for the Steph-less Warriors
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Ant-Man and Randle Show, Our Luka Demands, and Where the Bucks and Giannis Go From Here
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May 01, 2025 |
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KAT’s Absurd Shot-Making, Ant Man’s Playoff Performance, and Flowers for Aaron Gordon
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Can the Warriors Survive Without Jimmy? Plus, Breaking Down the Other Game 2s.
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Playoff Learning Curve, the Russell Westbrook Experience, and Our Biggest Takeaways from Game 1
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Round 1 Playoff Predictions: ANT-Luka Rematch, “Playoff Jimmy,” and the Greatest Showman—Steph Curry
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Regular Season Recap, Playoff Preview, and Our Case for Dyson Daniels as DPOY
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Luka’s Emotional Return to Dallas and the Suns’ Nightmare Season Comes to an End
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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NBA Sets New Precedent Following Denver’s Firing of Michael Malone and Calvin Booth
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Duke Upset Reactions, Cooper Flagg’s Best NBA Fit, and a Clouded Western Conference
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Pistons-T-Wolves Brawl, Grizz in Shambles, and Reasons Why This Is Duke’s Most Likable Team
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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LeBron-ESPN, Tiers Backlash, and Did NIL Kill Cinderellas?
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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March Madness Memories, Guard Tiers, and the Clippers' Surge
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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College Hoops Pet Peeves, Why OKC Is Beatable, and a Message for the Cavs
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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How the Cavs Built a Contender, Most Improved Should Go to Most Improved, and the Best Game Winners
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Jokic Voter Fatigue and Young Coaches Cleaning Up In the NBA
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Harden’s Revenge, MVP Controversy, and Top-Five Recruit Nate Ament
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Lakers and Warriors Figuring Things Out! Plus, the Finals Matchup We Definitely Want to See.
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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WTF Happened to Hoops Culture? Plus, Luka’s Revenge and OKC Concerns.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Contenders or Pretenders: Where Does Your Team Land?
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Wemby Out for the Season and the Missing Piece of NBA All-Star Weekend
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Austin’s Plea to Ant-Man, SGA, and Wemby. Plus, Talking Through Kevin Durant’s Legacy.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The Jimmy and Steph Honeymoon, Austin Reaves’s Importance, and Is a Rebuild Loading for the 76ers?
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Warriors Win Jimmy Trade, Suns in Shambles, and Why Is Cam Johnson Still a Net?
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Why Luka to L.A. Makes No Sense and Immediate Reactions to De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Trae Young Gets “Traed,” Tyler Herro Gets His Flowers, and More All-Star Reserves Reactions
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Wemby Takes Paris, Team Rivalries, and All-Star Starters Takeaways
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Consequences of "Free Basketball" and a Jimmy Butler–Suns Fit Check
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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The Problem With “Ring Culture” and CP3-Kobe Jersey Story Time
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Ja Morant Flies Over Wemby! Plus, Trade Deadline Assessments and Jerseys for Auction.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Cooper Flagg-Hornets Fit and the In-Person Giannis Experience
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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LeBron’s Ridiculous Dunk, Zion Returns, and How Wemby Can Become Unguardable
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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What’s Left for OKC to Prove and Where Jimmy Goes From Here. Plus, LiAngelo Ball Spits Fire on "Tweaker."
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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New Year’s Fit Check: KAT-Knicks, Westbrook-Nuggets, and D-Lo-Nets
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Cade Cunningham Underrated? Plus, Figuring Out the Kuminga-Warriors Dynamic.
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Giannis and the Bucks Are Back, OKC’s Missing Piece, and Our All-Star Game Fix
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Did the Lakers Miss Out on Schröder? Plus, the NBA Cup's Impact and Brunson Gifts Austin His Signed Jersey.
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Are the Bucks Back? Plus, the Hawks’ Stacked Playmakers, and NBA Cup Predictions.
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Giving Chris Paul His Flowers, and How to Survive When Your Star Player Is Out
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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What’s Wrong With the Lakers? Plus, Ja Swears Off Dunking and Austin’s Advice From Carmelo.
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Harden Settling In, Coach Rankings, and Top Five Centers
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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What it Takes to Coach, T-Wolves Need for Identity, and Iconic Shot Celebrations
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Injuries Galore, 76ers’ Cause for Alarm, and Dalton Knecht Shining in Hollywood
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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De’Aaron Fox on a Heater, Jared McCain Showing Out, and Harden Gets His 3-Point Flowers
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Klay’s Return to the Bay, Pistons Rookie Learns Tough Lesson, and Consequences of a Bad Trade
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Warriors Are Legit, the Giannis-Jaylen Brown Feud, and a Plea to Victor Wembanyama
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Ja Morant’s Absurd Layup Package, the Surprising Hawks, and Depth Is the New "Big 3"
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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LaMelo’s Cult Fan Base, the Bucks’ Struggles, and Early Cooper Flagg Watch
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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The Complexity of Tyrese Haliburton, Banchero’s Year 3 Leap, and Nuggets Concerns
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Way-Too-Early Temperature Check on Top Teams and Reacting to D-Wade’s Wild Statue
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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A Shooting Style Switch-Up Epidemic, Opening Day Overreactions, and What It’s Like Playing For/With Your Dad
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Top 100 Players Reactions and Final Regular-Season Predictions
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Is Zaccharie Risacher … Good? Plus, Our GM Survey Thoughts.
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Embiid’s Comments, Chris Paul and Wemby, and DPOY Predictions
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Saying Farewell to Derrick Rose and Way-Too-Early MVP Predictions
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Favorite Woj Bomb Moments, Early Play-In Predictions, and More Offseason Questions
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Luka’s Legacy, Cavs Confusion, and Our Top Young Cores
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Michael Porter Jr. on His Top Five Shooters and Playing Alongside Nikola Jokic
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Where Steph’s Epic Olympic 3s Rank, and Our Top Five Team USA Takeaways
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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What Happened to the Summer of Tatum? Plus, Our Picks for Team USA 2028.
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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LeBron’s U.S. Team, and Summer League Standouts
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Big Name Teams Losing Out on Key Players and Must-See Team USA Lineups
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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The Warriors Made a Mistake and How Paul George Alters the East
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Breaking Down the 2024 NBA Draft: Insights, Surprises, and the Bronny James Debate
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Seth Curry on Finals MVP, Summer of the Celtics, and Memories From Duke
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Celtics Dominate, and the Old (and Whiny) Luka Returns
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Jrue Holiday Steps Up, and Why Game 3 Means More for Kyrie
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Porzingis Changes C’s Equation, Mavs’ Game 2 Adjustments, and Hurley-Lakers Thoughts
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Finals Preview: Most Skilled Duo, Battle of the Sidekicks, and What’s at Stake
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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T-Wolves Crumble, Mavs Head to the Finals, and How the West and East Could Look Next Season
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May 31, 2024 |
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Odds Timberwolves Can Push to Game 7 and Where Luka Ranks Among the Best
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May 29, 2024 |
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Are Luka and Kyrie the Best Duo in the NBA? Plus, Reminiscing on LeBron’s Best Years.
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May 24, 2024 |
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Lessons From T-Wolves’ Historic Game 7 Win and Haliburton Becomes NY’s Newest Enemy
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May 20, 2024 |
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How the Timberwolves Stayed Alive and the Pressure on the Celtics to Win It All
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May 17, 2024 |
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A Mavs Meltdown and Boston’s Cruise to the Finals
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May 14, 2024 |
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Top Reasons NBA Players Could Play in the NFL and Our Apologies to Cleveland
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May 10, 2024 |
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A Defensive Nightmare for the Nuggets and a Mavs-OKC Guards Showdown
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May 07, 2024 |
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The Magic Win Big in Game 3 and Embiid Drops 50 on the Knicks. Plus, the Lakers Fall, 0-3.
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Ant Rises to the Occasion and Bounce-Back Games to Watch
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Erik Spoelstra Is the NBA’s Best Coach and Power Ranking the League’s GOAT Dynasties
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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How We Define the League’s Top Guards and Playoff Predictions
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Our Season Awards and Takeaways
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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The State of College Hoops Post-Tourney. Plus, Surprising NBA Teams as the Season Winds Down.
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Teams Struggling at the Worst Time and Joel Embiid’s Return
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Caitlin Clark Gets Her Revenge and Debating Austin Reaves Vs. Tyler Herro
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Ranking Playoff Teams’ Second Options and Concerns for College Development
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Rockets Soaring Up the Standings, and Who's to Blame for the Identity-less Clippers
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Allen Iverson and Steph Curry’s Influences. Plus, Giving Flowers to Isaiah Thomas.
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Sabonis Cooks AD AGAIN! And Is Isiah Thomas Right About KD and the Warriors?
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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What If the Mavs Miss the Playoffs Again? Plus, the Impact of KAT and Sengun’s Injuries.
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Crickets for the Bucks’ Recent Success and Giving Caitlin Clark Her Flowers
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Rapid Fire Friday: ‘Off Guard’ Edition!
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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KD Puts Fan in Place, Meeting in the Middle on Court-Storming, and Why the Mavs Are for Real
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Jayson Tatum’s Odds to Become Face of the League and Final All-Star Game Fixes
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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The Warriors’ LeBron Trade Attempt and Our Favorite All-Star Memories
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Is This Jayson Tatum’s Best Celtics Team? Plus, Our Favorite Dunkers of All Time.
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Knicks Are Officially Contenders and the Bulls Are in No Man’s Land
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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The Bucks’ Identity Search and the Irony of Kawhi’s MVP-Type Season
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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The Irony Behind the 65-Game Rule and the Biggest All-Star Snubs
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Why Bradley Beal Should Take Notes From Ray Allen and Jalen Brunson’s All-Star Snub
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Embiid Gives Wemby a 70-Point Lesson, and Doc Rivers’ Fit in Milwaukee
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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D’Angelo Russell in His Bag Despite Trade Rumors. Plus, Is KD a GOAT?
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Warriors Need to Blow It Up! Plus, a Very Real Garbage Time Conversation.
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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The Lakers’ Post-IST Victory Struggles and Giving James Harden His Flowers
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Rudy Gobert on Why the KAT Pairing Now Works, Wemby, and Draymond’s Apology
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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The Pressure to Build Around Wemby. Plus, Is Darvin Ham Really to Blame for the Lakers' Struggles?
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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What’s Next for Siakam After O.G. Trade and a Derrick White All-Star Convo
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Christmas Day Takeaways: “Phoenix Luka,” Time to Start Austin Reaves, and More!
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Ja Morant Crushes His Return and the Clippers Are Shutting Everyone Up
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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SGA Is a Legit MVP Candidate and Joel Embiid Greatness Fatigue
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Power Rankings: Off Guard Edition! Plus, Can Draymond Green Really Be Helped?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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NBA Player Salaries vs. Shohei Ohtani’s, and Why LeBron Is the GOAT Athlete
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Pacers a Title Contender? Plus, How the IST Champs Should Celebrate.
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Jokic Has MVP in the Bag, and Adidas Goes Off on KD
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Kyle Kuzma Is on the Wrong Team. Plus, Would You Rather Have Alperen Sengun or Chet Holmgren?
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Magic Happening in Orlando? Plus, Devin Booker No Longer Complaining About the Double
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Can the Cavaliers Find Their Stride, and How Good Is De’Aaron Fox?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Timberwolves Are a Legit Contender, and We Welcome the New Era of Players
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Harden and the Clippers’ Rocky Start, and Why the Sixers Are Now Thriving
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Does Winning the In-Season Tourney Mean Anything? Plus, the Rise of Scottie Barnes
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Who’s the Next Face of the NBA? Plus, Draymond’s Latest Post-Poole Comment.
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Who Won the Harden-to-Clippers Trade, Weird Court Designs, and Resetting Expectations With Austin Reaves
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Top-Heavy Teams Everywhere, Spurs’ Young Talent, and Denver’s Elite Starting Lineup
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Anthony Edwards vs. Luka Doncic’s Team Construction, James Harden’s Continued No-Show and What We’re Most Excited About This Season
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Wemby and Chet Holmgren Excitement Level and Reacting to the Ringer and ESPN Top 100 Rankings
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Media Day Quotes That Grabbed Our Attention the Most. Plus, the Impact of Jrue Holiday to Boston. | Off Guard
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Why Each Team Won With the Dame Trade, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Reactions, and a Lost in the Sauce Test | Off Guard
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Austin Responds to Latest Drama and Hands Out Preseason Awards | Off Guard
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Team USA Fails to Capture Bronze, No More Load Management, and More | Off Guard
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Seven Players With the Most to Prove This Season. Plus, Austin’s Reaction to Noah Lyles’s NBA Comments. | Off Guard
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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What Type of NBA Career Would You Rather Have: Better Peak or Longevity? Plus, Listener Questions! | Off Guard
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Our All-Time Starting Five, a James Harden-Dwyane Wade Debate, and a Potential Ben Simmons Comeback? | Off Guard
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Why Is the Draymond-Poole Drama Still Going? Plus, What It Was Like to See Wemby in Person. | Off Guard
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Summer League Shenanigans: Wemby-Mania, Scoot Henderson, and Much More
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Dame Requests Trade, Class of 2020 Max Contracts, and More From Day 2 of Free Agency
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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2023 Draft Reactions and WTF Is Up With This Warriors–Chris Paul Trade? | Off Guard
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Joker’s Interesting Championship Reaction, Miami’s Future, and More! | Off Guard
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Jokic-Murray the Best Two-Man Game Ever? Plus, Chris Paul’s Potential New Team and Mailbag Time! | Off Guard
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Jokic, the Nuggets, and the Altitude Dominate Game 1. Plus, Reaction to Monty Williams’s Historic Hire. | Off Guard
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Celtics Put Pressure on the Heat for Game 6 | Off Guard
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May 27, 2023 |
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Doc Rivers Out in Philly, Wemby In with the Spurs and the Nuggets’ Championship Run | Off Guard
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May 20, 2023 |
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Would Austin Ever Coach in the NBA? Plus, the Warriors’ Future and All-NBA Team Reactions | Off Guard
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May 12, 2023 |
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Nikola Vucevic on His “Welcome to the NBA” Moment, Love for Batman, and More | Off Guard
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May 05, 2023 |
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Warriors’ Title Chances, LeBron’s Playoff Run, and What to Make of Giannis’ Postgame Comments | Off Guard
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Draymond-Sabonis Reactions, T-Wolves’s Game 3 Adjustments, and More! | Off Guard
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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What Went Wrong vs. the Lakers, Play-In Part 2 vs. the Thunder, and the Kuzma-Dinwiddie Drama | Off Guard
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Bronny James’s Massive NIL Valuation, the Angel Reese–Caitlin Clark “Drama,” and Austin’s Thoughts on the New CBA | Off Guard
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Karl-Anthony Towns on His Return and the T-Wolves’ Past, Present, and Future | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Tapping Into March Madness. Plus, a Ring Culture Debate and League Scuffles | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Nikola Jokic’s MVP Discussion Takes a Turn, and Austin’s Biggest Pet Peeves | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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KD’s Suns Debut, Load Management, and Five-Year Anniversary of the Rockets-Clippers Tunnel Debacle | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Debunking the Russell Westbrook Narrative, Ben Simmons’s Trajectory, and Why You’re Not as Good at Basketball as You Think | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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D’Angelo Russell Traded to the Lakers, and Mike Conley Joins the Timberwolves. Plus, More NBA Trade Deadline Reactions. | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Anthony Edwards on His All-Star Snub, Playoff Hopes, and Favorite Players to Go Against | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Supreme Scorers, the Evolution of Rivalry Week, and Dissecting the Latest NBA Drama | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Potential Playoff Runs and Dunk Contest Disruptions, Plus Mid-Season Awards | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Young Talent, Veteran Exposure, and How Highlight Culture Has Killed Basketball | Off Guard with Austin Rivers
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Jan 13, 2023 |