The Weekend Wire

Aro and J.T. discuss the Bulls and how they stack up to the other contenders in the East (3:00), the Nets being the clear-cut title favorite (14:00), the Hawks trading Cam Reddish (23:00), the struggling Celtics (37:00), what the Thunder’s plan is (49:00) and more.

Aro and J.T. talk about Kyrie’s return to the Nets (1:00) before ranking the 10 best NBA players in the league (7:30).

Aro and J.T. discuss their takeaways from the Warriors-Nets game on Tuesday (1:00), Nikola Jokic carrying the Nuggets (15:30), the Kings (23:30), the Heat (31:30), Hawks and Suns (37:30) and the Wizards (47:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the first few games from the Grizzlies (1:30), Cavs (8:00), Mavericks (14:00), Warriors (23:00), Knicks (29:30), and Wolves (35:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss what they're expecting from every team they think will make the playoffs in the East (1:30) and West (31:30) before running through a list of J.T.’s 10 bold predictions for the season (54:30).

Aro and J.T. discuss all the NBA free agency signings so far, including the Heat acquiring Kyle Lowry, the Lakers retooling their roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the Bulls getting Lonzo Ball and DeMar DeRozan (0:30), as well as winners and losers from draft night (40:30).

Aro and J.T. go through the lottery of the 2021 NBA Draft and give their opinions of the top prospects (1:30), the trade rumors surrounding some of the league's top stars (55:00), and the end of the Suns' season (1:05:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Bucks defeating the Suns in a wild game 5 (1:00), and give predictions for game 6 (27:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Bucks tying the NBA Finals at 2-2, how it feels like the Bucks have the upper hand, Chris Paul struggling when it matters most, and predictions for how the series ends (1:00), Damian Lillard suggesting that he wants to get out of Portland (34:00), and answer a question from Instagram (48:00).

Aro and J.T. are joined by Nick Wang and Mike Zhao of The Hot Seat podcast to react to the Bucks blowing out the Suns in game 3 (1:00), and talk a little about what happened in game 2 (30:30).

Aro and J.T. react to an exciting Game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals and break down all the X’s and O’s (1:00), discuss how the Suns and Bucks got here (35:00), touch on the controversy at ESPN (41:30), and answer a listener question from Instagram (47:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Suns’ disappointing performance in game 5 of the Western Conference Finals (0:30), the Bucks taking control of the Eastern Conference Finals (31:00), Damian Lillard and Ben Simmons trade scenarios (40:00) and answer listener questions from Instagram (49:30).

Aro and J.T. discuss the incredible ending to Suns-Clippers game 2 and Aro’s experience at the game (0:00), the Hawks stealing another game 1, this time in Milwaukee (25:30), and answer 5 listener questions from Instagram (50:30).

On the 100th episode, Aro and J.T. discuss the Bucks and Nets series going to a game 7 (1:00), the 76ers blowing a huge lead at home before eeking out a win in Atlanta (15:00), the Clippers perfecting small ball and what it means for the future of the Jazz (25:30), preview the Western Conference Finals (45:00), before answering all of the questions from Instagram (54:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Nets-Bucks series that is now tied at 2-2 (1:00), the entertaining shotmaking in Jazz-Clippers (14:30), the SIxers beginning to dominate the Hawks (25:30) and the Suns sweeping the Nuggets and potential matchups for them down the road (30:00).

Aro and J.T. are joined by CitrusTV Sports reporter Cameron Macaulay to preview the Suns-Nuggets series (1:00), before Aro and J.T. preview the Jazz-Clippers series (37:30), and react to game 1 of Nets-Bucks (50:00) and Sixers-Hawks (56:30).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Lakers being on the brink of elimination vs the Suns (1:00), the wacky Clippers-Mavericks series (15:00), the Blazers-Nuggets series (21:00) and preview the conference semifinals in the East: Nets-Bucks (27:30) and Sixers-Hawks (38:00).

Aro and J.T. take stock of each first round series after games 1 and 2 have been played: Knicks-Hawks (1:00), Suns-Lakers (16:30), Clippers-Mavericks (27:00), Bucks-Heat (40:30), Jazz-Grizzlies (49:30), Nuggets-Blazers (53:30), Sixers-Wizards (55:30), and Nets-Celtics (56:00).

The playoffs are here! Aro and J.T. go deep on every first-round matchup, starting with Suns-Lakers (1:00), Knicks-Hawks (20:00), Bucks-Heat (27:30), Nuggets-Blazers (40:30), Clippers-Mavericks (47:30), Sixers-Wizards (56:00), Jazz-Warriors/Grizzlies (59:00), and Nets-Celtics (1:03:00). They also give overall playoff predictions (1:05:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the end of the regular season and the storylines that were at play over the weekend (2:00), before getting into the play-in matchups: Spurs-Grizzlies (7:00), Pacers-Hornets (13:00), Celtics-Wizards (17:30), and Warriors-Lakers (22:00).

Aro and J.T. go through the playoff seeding scenarios in the East (1:00), the West (26:00), NBA Twitter fanbases (44:00), and the Nate Bjorkgren situation in Indiana (48:00).

Aro and J.T. are joined by Mavericks fan Drew Amsler to discuss the up-and-down season in Dallas (0:30), the Grizzlies making their way in the West (16:30), the Warriors staying afloat through Steph Curry’s best efforts (25:00), and the red-hot Knicks (32:00).

Aro and J.T. are joined by CitusTV Sports reporter Cameron Maccaulay to discuss Jamal Murray’s torn ACL and what it means for the Nuggets in the present and future as well as Jokic’s case for MVP (0:30), and the injuries to Donovan Mitchell and Victor Oladipo (29:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Suns’ win over the Jazz and how they proved themselves as a contender in the West (0:30), the Blazers trading defense for more offense (19:30), and the Warriors needing to be honest with themselves (26:30).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Clippers without Lou Williams and how his absence could potentially make them better (1:00), the Nuggets unlocking their offense with Aaron Gordon playing off of an MVP-level Nikola Jokic (22:30) and J.J. Redick’s rant about the Pelicans’ front office (36:00).