Hollinger & Duncan NBA Show - NBA Basketball Podcast

For the first time, John Hollinger joins Nate to rank the top-10 players in the NBA. Where do Embiid, Giannis, Steph, KD, Jokic, LeBron, Tatum, and Luka come in?  There are significant disagreements at the top on how to weight established playoff performance against regular season value and the potential for improvement.  The discussion goes all the way down to players in the 20s. Catch every Holl...

John and Nate predict the playoff field, but really use the exercise as an excuse to discuss where the 5 teams they are ruling out of the playoffs are going from here. Catch every Hollinger & Duncan Episode on Dunc’d On Prime, plus five more Episodes per week with Nate Duncan and Danny Leroux. You also get Daily Duncs, Dan Feldman’s newsletter analysis of the most important NBA writing and news of...

It’s time again to look at the coaching profession and decide which coaches we’d want coaching our team for the next 4 years.  It’s a tough year to evaluate coaching with some of the best coaches having down years and other surprising young coaches coming up with less of a track record. Catch every Hollinger & Duncan Episode on Dunc’d On Prime, plus five more Episodes per week with Nate Duncan and...

It’s time to look at each team with big expectations this season and figure out whether they are contenders or pretenders. Also, a look at why Quin Snyder took the Atlanta job and what his task looks like from a coaching and personnel perspective. But first, John and Nate rule two teams out of the playoffs and discuss where this season leaves them. Catch every Hollinger & Duncan Episode on Dunc’d...

John provides his front office insider perspective on the drama with Gary Payton II’s failed physical and the 4-team trade. Then we discuss the biggest overall trends and takeaways from this deadline, including why the prices for players have gone sky-high and the chances that will change in the future. We also pick our most obscure player traded, and look back on our pre-trade deadline draft wher...

John and Nate discuss everything they can on the deadline.  The front office perspective on the Suns/Nets trade, the biggest winners and losers, which teams improved the most this year and in the future, our favorite and least-favorite moves, and much more. To get the full episode plus every Hollinger & Duncan episode and much, much more, subscribe to to Dunc'd On Prime with our Mock Trade Deadlin...

Using the Mock Trade Deadline as a guide, John and Nate discuss the values for the key players going forward at this deadline.  Who would be the ideal target for the Bucks? Which team that isn’t really being discussed could make a big move? But first, we rule two teams out of the playoffs and discuss the state of their organizations going forward. To get even more trade-deadline coverage – includi...

John and Nate draft all of the teams in the NBA in order of the greatest likelihood to make a significant move at the trade deadline, with plenty of analysis on each team's chances of shaking things up. To get even more trade-deadline coverage – including our mock trade deadline – subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Mock Trade Deadline Sale: DuncdOn. SupportingCast.fm Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35...

John and Nate review the resumes of active players that we think are more likely than not to be Hall of Famers, including locks if they retired tomorrow, borderline vets, players on the path, and also select young stars just beginning their careers that we expect to make it. To get every Hollinger & Duncan episode (and much, much, much more), subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime: DuncdOn. SupportingCast.f...

John, Danny, and Nate rank the top prospects 23 and under in the NBA. Which of these players would we most want on our franchise for the rest of their careers? We also rank which players were hardest to rank, and who has the potential to move up or down this list the most in the next year. Subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime with our Seth Partnow Sale! duncdon.supportingcast.fm Join Dunc’d On Prime for 3...

In this episode of Real Good, Commissioner of the WNBA Cathy Engelbert shares how she approached the development of a landmark agreement to improve player pay and benefits, and our hosts and guests dive into what needs to change in order for women pro athletes to be celebrated in the way they deserve.  Use this link or search  "Real Good" in your podcast player to subscribe. Join Dunc’d On Prime f...

The last 10 teams in our organization rankings, plus which teams were the biggest risers and fallers over the past year, which organizations are the most over- and underrated, which were hardest to rank, and the organizations with the most potential to rise and fall over the next year. Take advantage of our Special Seth Partnow Sale! Sign up here for Dunc'd On Prime , the only place to get all Hol...

John and Nate continue their organization rankings with some major disagreements about teams in the mid-pack. Why are the Bucks not top-tier despite winning a championship? How do we reconcile the huge plusses and minuses from the Pelicans? How about Phoenix’s good track record and weird process? Plus a few more interesting teams that are rising in the rankings. Take advantage of our Special Seth...

John and Nate go through their top-tier organizations, trying to make sense of the myriad changes in the league and its teams over the last year. What ownership and management would we want running a team that we were a fan of? Then, Seth Partnow, former head of analytics for the Milwaukee Bucks, discusses his new role with Dunc’d On Prime which includes posting a couple times a week and proprieta...

John and Nate look back at their season predictions and take some mulligans on their worst efforts. Then each ranks their top-3 predictions that most needed a re-do. Sign up here for Dunc'd On Prime , the only place to get all Hollinger & Duncan episodes. If you want to know more about Dunc'd On Prime and why we're making this move, please read this letter from Nate to our listeners . Join Dunc’d...

The Brooklyn Nets embarrassment continues with Kyrie Irving’s anti-semitic controversy and the hiring of Boston’s suspended coach Ime Udoka. On the actual basketball floor, is it time to panic for the Nets?  How about the 3-5 defending champion Warriors? John saw the Clippers in person, can they get out of this tailspin? And the Wolves haven’t looked the way they want to with Rudy Gobert, what are...

John Hollinger and Nate Duncan discuss some absolutely fascinating extensions completed over the last week, including Kevin Porter, Jr., DeAndre Hunter, Nassir Little, Jordan Poole, and Andrew Wiggins. Then John explains his pick of the 76ers to win the championship, and they discuss other season prediction agreements and disagreements.   Sign up here for Dunc'd On Prime , the only place to get al...

Why John would have suspended Draymond, and why Nate wouldn’t have. Plus, the Thursday Daily Duncs.  Get the full Hollinger & Duncan episode only on Dunc'd On Prime. You can sign up for Dunc'd On Prime here . If you want to know more about Dunc'd On Prime and why we're making this move, please read this letter from Nate to our listeners . Thursday Daily Duncs (10/13/22) Patrick Beverley-Russell We...

We recap the enthralling Victor Wembanyama vs Scoot Henderson showdown in Vegas. Are these guys generational prospects? Then a breakdown of the Tyler Herro extension in Miami, followed by a breakdown of the best and worst offenses in the NBA. Which teams do we expect to pace the NBA this year after so many of the best offenses a year ago made big changes? Plus, can last year’s worst get out of the...

John and Nate discuss the new plan for the show and the reasons behind their move to Dunc'd On Prime. You can sign up for Dunc'd On Prime here . If you want to know more about Dunc'd On Prime and why we're making this move, please read this letter from Nate to our listeners . Join Dunc’d On Prime for 35% off using the code mockoffseason2026 ! Dunc'd On Prime is the only place to get every episode...

With Robert Sarver starting the selling process, it is clear that the NBPA is the most powerful union in sports now. What else can we take away from this sordid tale? An epidemic of knee injuries has hit the NBA. How will the setbacks for Robert Williams, Lonzo Ball, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander affect their teams? With the deadline to sign the qualifying offer approaching, what will happen with Mi...

In the wake of acquiring Donovan Mitchell, how good is Cleveland now and in the next few years? What else would they need to contend? Did Utah make the right call taking Cleveland’s package? What will become of the rest of Utah’s veterans? Then we look at how Utah will fit in to the bottom of the league now, and which of the 7 contenders we expect to have the 3-worst records and a 14% shot at Wemb...

John and Nate look at RJ Barrett’s extension in New York. Would we have done it, and what does it mean for the Mitchell trade? Is there an issue with players like Chet Holmgren playing in Pro-Ams? And how will his career and OKC’s trajectory be influenced by his Lisfranc injury? Then more great summer mailbag questions, including which team has the best rebuild, OKC, ORL, HOU, or DET? What would h...

Tons of great questions from our listeners: LeBron’s extension, the playoff series that most changed our opinions on a player, why handshake deals for future legal contracts are considered cap circumvention, the effect of the Ben Simmons settlement, what would surprise “casuals” the most about the day-to-day life in a front office, should we have a max salary, and more. With @JohnHollinger and @Na...

Nate and John watched dozens of hours of Summer League, and now convene to discuss some of the standout players, for good or for ill. Included: The best rookie Who changed your opinion the most for the better Most disappointing player “I nailed this one,” guys who looked exactly like you thought they would Who are you worried about Best defensive player Best rookie in the 2nd half of the first rou...