Dropping Dimes

Are we living in a basketball renaissance? Think about it, records that felt impossible to break are now overtaken, players are stronger and more athletic than ever and the game has never been more global than now! Join the boys as they discuss this, Tay's trip to San Antonio to watch the epic battle between … Continue reading "Episode 137 – Basketball Renaissance"

Rapid fire, how to fix the NBA All-Star weekend, and what do we look forward to the most on the second half of the 23-24 season. Join us as we get back into recording and we share out takes for the rest of this NBA season!

If you thought the guys had a face for podcasts, well, you're still right but this is our first episode where we went live on YouTube! Join the guys, as they discuss the Lakers 1st NBA Cup, a rapid fire section where the guys discuss the Nuggets, Pistons, Spurs, Bulls, and Grizzlies. Last but not … Continue reading "Episode 135 – We're going live! (on YouTube)"

It doesn't matter when you listen to this episode, Leo a.k.a. "The Oracle" will be right. Well, not 100% but let's be real here, not a lot of people had the Pacers and the Pelicans moving to the semi-finals of the IST. The guys also talk about the sneaker wars, are they back or does … Continue reading "Episode 134 – The Oracle is back"

Freddy Mercury said and Freddy Mercury is always right! The Orlando Magic have something going on and the boys are loving it! Check out this episode where the Big 4 chat about the Bucks and their chances to come out of the East, the Celtics and the guys' eternal disagreement on Jaylen Brown as well … Continue reading "Episode 133 – It's a kind of magic"

On this episode the big 4 reunites and take deep dive into the in-season tournament. the boys also discuss whether the ROY award is still Wemby's to lose or if Chet is closing the gap. lastly, the guys share their stories around the league going into December.

On this episode the fellas discuss the very slow start from the Grizzlies, the James Harden trade and whether the Clippers actually got any better, other surprises from the season, and the very first Rod Rant from the 23/24 season!

The NBA is back and along with it, the Dropping Dimes crew! Check out the first episode of the season as Rod, Leo, and Tay share their predictions for this season/

It's simple Leo's got the Nuggets to go on to the Finals and Rod is unreasonably positive that the Lakers will pull off the miracle and be the Western Conference Champions. Check out wha the boys are betting for either scenario!

Join the DD crew as they review the rest of the series from round 1 of the playoffs!

Join the DD crew on part 1 of the playoffs review as they look at the four most exciting series of the first round.

We're talking' about playoffs! Check out Leo and Rod's predictions for each series in both conferences.

On this episode Rod and Tay take look at the playoffs race in the West, the failing Mavericks, the MVP race, and a quick chat about the new CBA.

Leo called it back in October and now the Kings are in the playoffs! Join us as we talk about the Kings, the Cavs, the Knicks, and the official debut of Rod's Rants!

This week we are joined by filmmaker and director of The Grizzly Truth, Kat Jayme! On this episode, Kat shares the challenges she faced when finding the players and staff involved in the Grizzlies tenure in Vancouver, what could have been for the Grizzlies had they stayed, and, of course, the Steve Francis saga and … Continue reading "Episode 124 – The Grizzly Truth with Kat Jayme"

Join us as we see our brackets explode right in front of us. On this episode, Blake takes us through the March Madness tournament while Tay tells us if Nuggets and Celtics fans should be concerned and Leo give s a good look at the Grizzlies chances in the playoffs.arch made

The DD crew has debated this topic on and off for the past 3+ months and after an intense back and forth on WhatsApp, the fellas decided to put an end to this by having a full-on debate. What do you think, should Dame get a statue in Portland once he retires?

You did it Perk, you got the entire crew to go at your take about Jokic stat padding. Check out his episode where we tell Perk to keep cal and #carryon. We also talk about the Bucks winning streak, KD debuts and what are the revised expectations for the Suns and a first look into … Continue reading "Episode 121 – Stat padding"

The NBA All-Star Game in Utah is upon us! On this episode, the Dropping Dimes crew predicts what the All Star Game teams will look like and which player will win the Kobe Bryant All Star MVP award. The crew also discuss whether Kyrie and Luka will have success in the playoffs and is it … Continue reading "Episode 120 – All Star Line-Ups and MVP Predictions"

After a late night and crazy morning, Leo, Rod, and Tay go over all the important trades that took place before this season's trade deadline.

Rod, Tay, Leo jump in and share their thoughts about this blockbuster trade and the rest of the trades from February 8.

On this episode, the guys talk about the ASG reserves, whether the days for the current Raptors rosters are numbered, LeBron's record, its impact in the NBA and will anyone else be able to break it. On the last segment, Tay tells us which teams are looking to be buyers and which teams will be … Continue reading "Episode 118 – Records were meant to be broken"

On this very special episode, Tay chats with Sunny Ahluwalia, Basketball Operations Assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies. Sunny shares his journey from having a paper route in Vancouver to getting an internship with Canada Basketball to having a career with an NBA team. Sunny also tells us some of the behind the scenes about the … Continue reading "Episode 117 – A conversation with Memphis Grizzlie...

On this episode, the guys share their thoughts on the All Star Game starters, which players got snubbed and will the new format of picking teams right before the team be more exciting? The fellas also chat about load management in the NBA, would shortening the season help and is there even a solution to … Continue reading "Episode 116 – Hey now, you're an All Star"

We are joined by basketball basketball globetrotter, curator, and overall superfan, all the way from Sydney, Australia - Lorenzo Encomienda. On the first part of the episode we get to know Lorenzo more - how basketball came to his life, his favourite players and shoes growing up. Later on, Rod asks Lorenzo about his basketball … Continue reading "Episode 114 – A Conversation with Lorenzo Encomiend...