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Nate and Danny look at their favorite, and the most effective, signature moves in the NBA, and also rank our least-favorite moves. Then a scouting report on USC big man Onyeka Okongwu, who some have called a sleeper for best big in the draft. Do we agree? You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. And if you like this pod and want additional bonus content, please s...

Answering listener questions on all 15 teams in the West, plus a look at all the latest details on the NBA’s return. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. And if you like this pod and want additional bonus content, please subscribe to support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux . Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com , sponsors list also available...

Grading the NBA’s return to play on safety, entertainment, fairness, and money. Then a Twitter mailbag, including why free agents sign in the West, which teams will improve and decline the most next year, which team fighting for the playoffs in the West is the best team, whether this format is more “fair” than homecourt advantage, and more. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favori...

A look back at the on-court moments that changed NBA history the most this century. Nate and Danny go through them in chronological order over the last 20 years and finally pick the moments that most affected the futures of teams and players. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. And if you like this pod and want additional bonus content, please subscribe to s...

Jack McCallum joins to discuss his new podcast the Dream Team tapes, his relationship with those players, how the reporting game has changed, his favorite seasons to cover, and more. Then Danny with some news, including the latest return to play scenarios and a retrospective on the career of Jerry Sloan. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own fee...

Another listener-suggested topic, we discuss the players that we think the most popular analytics metrics miss on the most. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. And if you like...

After a news segment discussing the latest news on the bubble and injury news, a discussion of the plans over the next few years for (in order) MIN, OKC, UTA, POR, and DEN. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On”...

Nate and Danny give their final thoughts on the Last Dance, including Nate’s list of the top-4 things that were omitted and should have been in there. Plus, will we ever see another team as big as those Bulls, our thoughts on Jerry’s Krause’s memoir, the clear, unstated reason why the Bulls broke up, and more. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its o...

Nate and Danny list their best players who, due to injury or tragedy, were never able to fulfill the promise it seemed they had. Then we pick the players whose careers we most would have liked to see to their completion. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast pla...

Nate and Danny list their best players who, due to injury or tragedy, were never able to fulfill the promise it seemed they had. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. And if you...

ESPN’s Tim Bontemps discusses his recent reporting on the NBA’s efforts to return to play, including some of the key obstacles it faces. Also, he discusses the 3 teams he covers most, Philly, Boston, and Toronto, and how they would match up in the playoffs. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by search...

A look at the current state of the Indiana Pacers with beat reported J. Michael of the Indy Star, including what grade he’d give the Pacers for their season, how Victor Oladipo looked when he came back, his chances for returning to All-Star level, and his extension possibilities. Plus how he views Nate’s position that Domantas Sabonis is the worst All-Star selection of the last few years. Finally,...

A listener suggestion, how we’d build a team with no All-NBA players. Nate and Danny collaborate to select the team, get a look into how they think about team-building to go up against the best the NBA has to offer. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player....

We discuss the latest ideas for the NBA to return and the potential feasibility, then go through all the candidates for Most Improved Player before making our top-3 selections for the award. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by sear...

A look at the futures of the 5 teams in the Pacific Division, in order: PHX, SAC, LAL, LAC, and GSW. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. And if you like this pod and want addit...

Another listener bracket winner: Nate and Danny each draft a team of 15 with a $100 million cap, with the caveat that we can only pick 4 rookie scale or first contracts. We go through the draft process and then see how our teams would match up. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Dun...

One of the most fascinating young teams is the subject of today’s season evaluation. Brad Rowland of Peachtree Hoops and Locked on Hawks discusses the evolution of the Hawks 5 key young players, what they should do with their cap space this summer, and what went wrong this year. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or R...

A look at each Western Conference team’s best and worst decision for the last 5 years, in reverse alphabetical order from Utah to Dallas. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. An...

A run through how the teams in the Atlantic Division should be approaching the next few years, in order: NYK, BRK, PHI, TOR, BOS. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player. And if you...

Ethan Strauss discusses the process behind his great book the Victory Machine and more questions about his favorite Warrior to interact with, whether creating a sustainable dynasty would have been possible for the Warriors without KD, and whether KD’s complaints about him have any merit. Plus we discuss which players and teams of the past we’d have most wanted to cover. Note that COVID Daily News...

One of the winners of our Listener Topic Bracket, we look at the best and worst decision each organization in the East made over the last 5 years. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by searching “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. You can subscribe by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast p...

Jared Weiss of the Athletic to grade the Boston Celtics’ season. Who were the biggest surprises? Is Jayson Tatum’s improvement sustainable? What are their issues going into the playoffs? Who would he pick in a Boston/Toronto series? Who was the team MVP? And how have their young players come along? Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via...

Looks at the Pels, Grizz, Spurs, Mavs, and Rockets’ futures and how we would approach their long-term planning. How does New Orleans build around Zion and Ingram? Same question for the Grizz with Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson? Do the Spurs have enough young talent to begin a new era? The Mavs have great young talent and are also really good right now, how do they take the next step into championship...

Who to trade on the Nets, how to do a successful rebuild and avoid being the Knicks, would the Pels consider drafting Ja over Zion in a redraft, could the Clippers ever capture LA, can we trust the league to restart safely, and many more in a lightning round. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or RSS Feed , or by sear...

Gaming out the playoff bracket, what kinds of players are undervalued in the marketplace, which players are worth the supermax, how to determine if teams are good or great via the eye test, and a lightning round. We had over 100 submissions so we’ll be back with part 2 tomorrow. Note that COVID Daily News is now a separate pod. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple , Spotify or R...