Strictly Buckets Podcast

Strictly Buckets Fam!  The Dame trade is the gift that keeps on giving! In this latest episode Jack and Geegs break down the Portland Trail Blazers trading Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics and answer the latest questions surrounding this trade which include:  Does this trade make Boston the favorites in the East?  Who is the better team between the Bucks and the Celtics?  Which team is the best...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  After 3 long months Damian Lillard has finally been traded!!  Jack and Geegs break down the winners and losers of a trade that sent Dame to the Bucks to join forces with superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.  Did Milwaukee really win this trade?  Did Portland really lose this trade?  Are the Suns out of their minds?  Where does Miami go from here?  All of that and more will be an...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  The NBA conference finals are upon us and In this episode, Jack and Geegs take a deep dive into the final 4 and what it means having the same 4 teams from the bubble in 2020, and how compelling this Laker run is and what a title might mean for LeBron's legacy.  They debate who will victorious out of the Lakers defense anchored by Anthony Davis vs. Denver's loaded o...

Strictly Buckets Fam! How we’ve missed you guys! In this episode of the pod, Jack & Geegs Break down the NBA trade deadline and share who they think is the biggest winners and losers of the week 👀  This week proved to be one of the craziest trade deadlines in NBA history highlighted by the fall of the Brooklyn Nets with Kyrie Irving headed to Dallas to join forces with Louka and friends, and...

Strictly buckets fam... It took us 3 games into the NBA season but here we are. After a disappointing 0-3 start highlighted by historically bad 3 pt shooting, is it time for the Los Angeles Lakers to panic. Jack and Geegs share all of their reservations on the situation that is transpiring in LA, including their disappointment with Russell Westbrooks questionable decision making on and off the cou...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  Welcome to season 4 of then Strictly Buckets Pod! In this episode, Gego seperated all the teams into 5 tiers: the contenders, on the fringe, the pretenders, the frisky playoff contenders, and the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. All of this taking place during  the stress of a fantasy basketball draft that we both were a part of. Gego’s tiers were met with many arguments from...

Jack and Geegs hop on the pod to talk about the NBA finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors. We also talk about how the NBA could potentially be heading  towards a post "Player empowerment era" by developing Championship teams through the draft. We also talk about how this playoff run has potential to be one of the most difficult playoff runs of all time i...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  The NBA Playoffs are upon us once more and its time for the NBA's brightest stars to pave their own legacy on the NBA's biggest stage. Jack and Geegs get behind the mic to break down their picks in every Playoff series in the league and even go as far to pick their favorites to win the 2022 NBA Championship 👀  Things get heated and takes got spicy as they both had...

Strictly Buckets Fam  In this classic episode of the Strictly Buckets Podcast, Jack and Geegs are joined by Jony Ghebrial to make our picks for the All-Star Game in Cleveland! We also included more than half the league in fake trades in this pod  👀 We hit on the late success of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, if the Bulls are a real contender to come out of the East, and much much more  As a...

What up Strictly Buckets Fam!  In this episode Jack and Geegs share their concern with a Lakers squad that has had an underwhelming start to the season,  blowing 2 leads and giving away 2 wins to the 2-6 OKC Thunder. Jack mentions how he wishes the Lakers roster was constructed differently and Gego sets the record straight about people who are so called fans of their teams.  We also talked about w...

STRICTLY BUCKETS FAM!!  Another season of NBA hoops is finally upon us!!! To kick off the new season Jack and Geegs were joined by Father Tony to give our  over unders of win totals of each team  heading into the new season, inspired by Bill Simmons!   We went through all 30 teams top to bottom  starting in the Eastern Conference, then moving on to the Western Conference. If you’re looking for a p...

Strictly Buckets Fam!!  It's that time of year again.. THE NBA PLAYOFFS ARE BACK!! 🏆  Jack & Geegs took it to the pod to break down each series giving their takes and who the winners should be, and some of our picks might shock you 👀  We also gave our picks for the NBA awards and shared our frustration with the MVP race 🤬 Buckle up because the takes are spicyyyy 🔥  As always if you en...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  In this classic episode of the Strictly Buckets Podcast, Jack and Geegs are joined by the usual guest aka our Strictly Buckets consultant, Jacob Wassily to make picks for the 2021 All-Star Game in the ATL! We each gave our 12 picks for the East and West, argued, argued some more, and talked about the overwhelming amount of talent across the league, especially in the Eastern...

Today marks exactly one year since the world lost a legend. We decided to reflect on the celebration of two of the most beautiful souls, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Hug a loved one today, make the most of all the relationships in your life, put your mind towards tangible goals, and don’t settle until you’ve accomplished them. Most of all, be fearless, love selflessly and genuinely, and al...

Strictly Buckets Fam!!!! In this emergency edition of the Strictly Buckets pod, Gego is joined by great friends of the show Mark Girgis, Jacob Wassily, and Peter Serour to talk about the monster,  blockbuster that sent James Harden to play for the Brooklyn Nets 🍿  We break down the winners & losers of this trade and what it means for all four teams involved. We also debate if this move makes...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  In this episode, Jack and Geegs had their hearts snatched by Tony Ebrahim! We talked about  our first impressions of the new NBA season, whether or not the Lakers have what it takes to go back to back, and things got spicy when we debated if Rondo or Dennis Schroeder was a better player for the Lakers. 🌶 🔥 We also talked about if the Nets could overcome their inevitable che...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  In this Emergency edition of the Strictly Buckets Podcast, Jack and Geegs break down Russell Westbrook being traded for John Wall and what that means for the Rockets, what that means for the Wizards, who are the winners and losers of this trade, how will Russell Westbrook pair with Bradley Beal,  are the Rockets new roster additions  appealing enough for James Harden to stic...

Strictly Buckets Fam! On this Episode of the Strictly Buckets Podcast Jack and Geegs are joined by Pete to talk about which teams were the winners and the losers of 2020 Free Agency, the Lakers and the Hawks making big time moves, who received the bag 💰,  who was overpaid, whether or not the Rockets should start the season without moving their stars, John Wall wanting out of Washington, and much...

Strictly Buckets Fam! Trade SZN has begun once again and the NBA Offseason is officially upon us  🔥🔥🔥  In this special, emergency edition of the Strictly Buckets Pod, Geegs is joined by none other than Jack's brother David to recap all of the trades that went down in the first day of the NBA offseason! 🍿🍿🍿  Trades that include CP3 to the Suns, Jrue Holiday to the Bucks,  Dennis Schroder...

Strictly Buckets Fam! The NBA Finals are upon us!!! We talk about the path that the Lakers and the Heat took to get to this point in the NBA Finals after both franchises missed the postseason in the season prior.  We also talk about the Los Angeles Clippers moving on from Doc Rivers, and the fall of the Clippers. In this episode we also draft coaches to each franchise with a head coaching vacancy,...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  PLAYOFF BASKETBALL IS FINALLY HERE! In this episode, Jack&Geegs jump in and break down every first round series in the NBA Playoffs! They give their prediction on who will come on top in each playoff series and which matchups we should look forward to the most! Tune in to your #1 guide to breaking down the NBA Playoffs!  As always, if you enjoyed the episode, hit us with...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  On this episode, Gego was joined by very special guest Mikey Domagala! Mikey is the founder of NBA Buzz which has over 2.5 Million followers on Facebook and 165k+ on Instagram! Mikey has interviewed NBA players such as DeMarcus Cousins and many other former NBA Players! We talk about his Knicks fandom and the prospect of them drafting LaMelo Ball to brighten up the future in...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  In this episode, Jack & Geegs give their thoughts on who they think has been the MVP of the 8 seeding games in the bubble, our 1st and 2nd All-Bubble teams, the Suns hot streak, Dame willing the Blazers to the 8 seed in the West, and much much more!  Jack & Geegs then get into a heated argument about the Blazers and the potential of them knocking off the Lakers in th...

Strictly Buckets Fam!  In this PACKED episode, we are joined by our good friends Peter Serour and Jacob Wassily to talk about our reaction from the first week of the NBA officially being back in our lives! We start by posing the question if the Raptors should be considered the team to beat in the East, get in a heated debate on if Giannis is the best player in the game or not, share our disappoint...

Strictly Buckets Fam!!  On this Episode of the Strictly Buckets pod Jack and Geegs sit down and talk about how they've felt about the scrimmages that have taken place in the bubble so far, how impressed they are with role players on the Lakers, Lou Williams and the controversy surrounded by his departure from the bubble in Orlando. They also talk about early surprises from the NBA bubble scri...