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Would you like to listen to 75 minutes about the best and worst the NBA has to offer on defense? We pick our all-defensive teams and defensive player of the year, pick our worst-team all-defense, and then hit on some of our own categories for players who improved and declined this year. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please suppor...

We take a brief swing around the league for all the games affecting the playoff race, and look at where the races stand with a week left in the regular season. Then we do a couple of mailbag questions, including which contracts are most likely to be stretched this offseason. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and D...

A look back at our over/under predictions. Where did we go right and wrong, what's the final record looking like, and what were our best picks, bad beats, and lucky wins? With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35...

Our final position rankings of the 2018-19 season leads to a lot of intrigue as some familiar faces have had down years and younger options are the position are on the way up. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On Prime f...

We catch up on news, including what Jusuf Nurkic's injury means to the Blazers and the rest of the injuries and intrigue league-wide. Then we rank the league's centers. Where to Embiid, Towns, Jokic, Ayton, Kanter, Capela, Turner, Vuc, and more fall this year? With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon...

Larry Coon, the original cap guru, joins Nate to assess the major changes in the 2017 CBA a couple years in. We go through all the major changes and rate whether they're player- or owner-friendly, and rate whether they're good for the league on a 1-10 scale. We also discuss our yearly Sports Business Classroom at the Vegas Summer League. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@Da...

We put on our fortune-telling hats and look at what we expect the 2020-21 NBA season to bring. With 4 of the league's top-10 players potentially on the move this summer, the prediction business gets difficult indeed. We pick our Final 4, All-NBA teams, and which teams we expect to be the worst in the NBA. Then in the last 10 minutes or so a look back at our 2019 predictions from March of 2017 to s...

Time to rank our power forwards, with some of our most significant disagreements so far. We struggle with where to rank Kevin Love, Paul Millsap, Tobias Harris, Ben Simmons (we explain why he's a power forward in our rankings), plus young studs like Marvin Bagley and Jaren Jackson, Jr. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support...

We look at the 15 teams in the Western Conference via mailbag in order of the standings from Denver to Phoenix With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35% off using the code mockoffseason2026 ! It's the only place...

We rank and separate into tiers the best players in the NBA based on who we would most want to have for an NBA season and playoffs. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35% off using the code mockoffseason2026...

A great night of games, starting with Philly trying to exorcise the ghost of Boston past, a wild OKC comeback against Toronto, a news catchup, and some other quick hitters including on Brooklyn's 28-point comeback last night against Sacramento. Dunc’dOn, NateDuncan, DannyLeroux, BestBasketballPodcast, BestNBAPodcast, NBA, Basketball, BasketballPodcast, NBAPodcast, SalaryCap, NBADraft, NBAFreeAgenc...

We catch up on news, including Brandon Ingram's surgery and the Lakers/Clippers drama. Then a look at Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, and New York in the Eastern Conference. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On...

We look at the East playoff contenders in order of the standings, focusing on newcomers since the trade deadline and key matchups from Sunday's action. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35% off using the cod...

Nate and Danny go through all 30 teams to assess the most detrimental deals in the entire NBA then rank their own bottom five. Also, Dan Feldman (@DanFeldmanNBA) joins Danny to break down recent league news, including Danuel House, Isaiah Thomas and Russell Westbrook. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at...

Nate and Danny go back through the 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 NBA Drafts to discuss their biggest hits, worst misses and what they learned about evaluating prospects each year. Before that, Dan Feldman (@DanFeldmanNBA) and Danny catch up on NBA news, including Brandon Ingram's DVT diagnosis, league revenues, Joel Embiid's return and much more. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and...

Time for our awards through the beginning of March. We struggle through the MVP discussion to decide between Giannis, Harden, and PG, then the same with the centers for All-NBA. We fill out the rest of the All-NBA teams, and hit the rest of the awards like DPOY, COY, ROY, and 6th man. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support...

We jump around the Western Conference, hitting on all 15 teams. We start with what’s wrong with the Lakers, and assign blame for their demise to various factors. Then continue in totally random order through the rest of the West, finishing with the Dallas Mavericks. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at P...

All gamers, all the time these days. We focus on the Jazz huge victory over the Nuggets, and the ill portent for the Nuggets’ playoff hopes. Then a look at the youngins in Cleveland/New York (seriously, it wasn’t that bad), and then quick hitters on the rest of a six-game night in the NBA. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please sup...

A long overdue gamer, first a classic in Miami as Dwyane Wade wins it at the buzzer against Golden State. We catch up on news, including the firing of Dell Demps in New Orleans and what that means for AD trade talks, then discuss the Lakers’ win over the Pels and the streaking Blazers taking care of the reeling Celtics. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if...

Part 2 of our mailbag look at the Eastern Conference, from Indiana to Atlanta in reverse alphabetical order. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35% off using the code mockoffseason2026 ! It's the only place t...

A 2-part mailbag look at the Eastern Conference. In part 1, Miami to Washington. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com. Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35% off using the code mockoffseason2026 ! It's the only place to get every episode with Nat...

We look at how buyout guys like Markieff Morris and Jeremy Lin will help their new teams, catch up on the rest of the NBA news, and then discuss what most interests us about contenders going down the stretch, including how teams in the West may jockey to avoid the Warriors’ side of the bracket. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, pleas...

An examination of some of the reporting surrounding the trade deadline and some potential missed opportunities. Then, we look at who has been and will be bought out, and which contenders they could help. Finally, we rank which small forwards we’d want to have for the rest of the season. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please suppor...

We break down the consequences of every deal, from salary to on-court to the future implications, all the deals on deadline day. Then we go through the overall winners and losers from trade season. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com....

We break down the consequences of every deal, from salary to on-court to the future implications, all 7 deals that took place the day before the deadline, plus a look at what’s to come on deadline day itself. With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux). And if you like this show, please support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDunc...