Light Years: A Golden State Warriors Pod

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss their favorite young player so far this season, the fun start to the Steph-less 3 months ahead, their all-time "Love of the Game" players and take mailbag questions! Subscribe to Light Years Premium for all of the exclusive content! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari give a little taster of what you get if you become a Light Years Premium subscriber with a show segment favorite, "Love of the Game or Love of the Fame." Subscribe to Light Years Premium for all of the exclusive content! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari come down from their 0-2 high to discuss what on Earth is wrong with the Golden State Warriors and whether the root of the issue lies with the coach, players, or...all of the above. Subscribe to Light Years Premium for all of the exclusive content! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari turn on the mics for the final podcast before the season starts! The guys discuss immigrant parent rules on TV usage, Glenn Robinson’s potential as a starter, Steph’s “Love of the Fame” season, and a preview of the first 7 games. Also, make sure to subscribe to Light Years Premium! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices....

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss the Warriors’ preseason, LeBron and Steve Kerr’s response to the China-NBA situation, and give their thoughts on each Warrior's performance, including whether D'Angelo Russell is a good fit so far. And of course, a little "Love of the Game or Love of the Fame." Blue Wire thanks our partners for this week, Shipstation & Roman. Try Shipstation free for 60 days by...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari break down the Warriors' first preseason game at Chase Center vs. the Lakers and then answer your mailbag questions! Thanks to our partners Axios and Harrys. Sign-up at Sports. Axios.com for your daily newsletter and Harrys.com/bluewire for a free trial on a delivery razor. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are both in shambles: Andy battles a Jordan-like flu and Saam's A's yet again have broken his heart in the playoffs. They try to ease their pain by breaking down Warriors training camp thus far by arguing yet again about their season predictions. They wonder aloud just how great can the Stephen Curry-D’Angelo Russell pairing can be, and who will start at small forward...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari play a little game of (made-up-by-Saam) over/unders before training camp officially opens next week! The guys guess things like the amount of threes Steph Curry will make this season, Draymond Green's points per game and Kevon Looney's minutes. Then, it's mailbag time where they answer a few questions such as what their immigrant parents think of their podcasting caree...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari react to Steph Curry's interview with Rachel Nichols, talk Steve Kerr’s offense, and look ahead to the 2020 Olympics before previewing the Pacific Division. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our co...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss people accusing Andy of ruining the dynasty IN THE MIDDLE of rec league games, Kevin Durant’s Wall Street Journal interview, and preview every team in the Northwest Division (with a Love of the Fame nominee included in each, of course). Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ho...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss Team USA and their chances of winning the gold. They then look at over/unders on the Southwest Division and pick a "Love of the Fame" All-Star for each team. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss what the Chase Center experience may feel like before indulging in an extended mailbag segment that includes Russell Westbrook and Popeyes chicken sandwiches and why Andy likes Taylor Swift. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pc...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari return for some mid-August takes on Draymond Green’s extension, Steve Kerr’s comments on D'Angelo Russell's addition, and whether or not the Warriors will change their offense. Then comes the debut of the voicemail-bag edition of "Love of the Game or Love of the Fame" which of course debates how much of a clout chase Devin Booker is. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari return to discuss their thoughts on the Warriors’ rotation and the underrated storylines next season. The guys follow that up with mailbag time before debuting their brand new segment: “For Love of the Game or Love of the Fame?" and topping things off with thoughts around the NBA and Jeremy Lin’s emotional speech. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are back to discuss how next year’s Warriors team looks. Are Steph and Draymond ready to fill Shaun and Andre’s shoes off the court? Will they be more fun to watch drama-free? And then a special treat: THE TRIAL OF ANDY LIU. He is accused of ruining the Warriors' dynasty and is ripped apart on the stand by the renowned host of The Chase Down Podcast, Justin Rowan. Host...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari flip the mics on after a whirlwind start to NBA free agency and react to Kevin Durant officially heading east to the Brooklyn Nets and D'Angelo Russell stepping in to join the Warriors. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss Andre Iguodala's quotes on his media tour and everything pertaining to free agency - from what the Lakers are going to do, some salary cap nerd topics, trade targets, fun minimum contract candidates, and a draft recap. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are the pallbearers for the Warriors' 2018-2019 season and give final thoughts on the team's tragic postseason, their mental toughness, and what it means for their place in history in the NBA. They then go over offseason options in free agency before bringing on a member of the Blue Wire family in Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman to preview the NBA Draft. Hosts: An...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are gassed after an emotionally charged Game 5 win for the Warriors. The guys talk KD's brutal injury and what the rest of the series looks like as the Finals shift back to Oakland. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Saam joined the cast of Blue Wire Buckets to help break down the undermanned Warriors' Game 3 loss to the Raptors. Topics discussed include the decision to rest Klay, how Toronto's defense has been locked in, an unfortunate performance from Boogie, and what a potential KD return in Game 4 means for the rest of the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari react as the Warriors even up the Finals at 1-1. The guys talk about Andre Iguodala's clutch shot, Boogie's stellar performance, Draymond's defense, along with Klay's injury and how it might affect the series as it shifts to Oakland. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Sim...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are joined by Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic and author of the new Kevin Durant book, "KD." The guys engage in a far-ranging discussion on KD’s life, Marcus' roller coaster journey writing the book and of course, an NBA Finals preview and predictions. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Guest: Marcus Thompson II Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices....

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are live from Nextdoor (the app, not your neighbor's house) to recap the Warriors' sweep of the Portland Trailblazers and look ahead at the potential NBA Finals matchups against the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

Andy joined Sharp Notes' Ben Dowsett on the latest edition of Blue Wire Buckets to break down the Warriors' Game 1 thrashing of the Blazers. Plus the two also touch on the ramifications of an unexpected result in the NBA Draft Lottery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collect...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari break down every single narrative of the Game 6 series win against Houston. They then preview the Blazers series and why Saam thinks they may be tougher than you think. Finally, "Food Corner" where Andy talks about Panda Express and pretentious millenials. Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...