NBA Takedown

On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn go through some of the more unfortunate situations in the NBA to compile the first "Down Bad" rankings of the 2025-26 season. They begin in New Orleans, where the Pelicans have an argument for the most down bad start to a season this decade. After that, they head to Memphis to discuss the Ja Morant fallout with the Grizzlies, whether the s...

New York Times bestselling author and NBA basketball maven Shea Serrano joins NBA Takedown to talk to Jon about his new book "Expensive Basketball." They go through Shea's process writing the book, where the idea originated from, how he pulled off such a perfect basketball text, and much more. Then Jeff and Jon take inspiration from Shae's Spurs to discuss and ultimately rank the Most "Expensive"...

Jon and Shawn start today's NBA Takedown by talking about how this is already shaping up to be one of the most stacked MVP races in NBA history. Then, author and journalist Yaron Weitzman joins Jon to talk all about his new book, "A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers." They get into all the inside info and drama surrounding the Buss family, Rob Pelinka's GM skills, Magic b...

For this episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn take a spin around the league with a focus on the undefeated and winless NBA teams. They debate whether Bulls fans should be happy or miserable about the team's 2-0 start, why can't Quentin Grimes get any love, whether the Orlando Magic have a Paolo Banchero problem, does Jalen Brown need a new stylist, and whether Austin Reaves can be the answ...

Jon & Jeff are joined by Fred Katz of the Athletic to react to an incredible first week in the NBA. They talk about how we should react to all the insane scoring numbers before diving into NBA overreactions, including whether Wemby is already an MVP, whether Joel Embiid is the worst NBA contract, whether Ben Mathurin is ready to make a leap, and whether the Knicks depth is for real. Hosted by Simp...

Jon, Jeff and Shawn do their first NBA Takedown EMERGENCY Livestream to react to the news that the FBI has made multiple arrests of key NBA figures in a league-wide gambling investigation. They then debate whether this has a chance to be the biggest NBA story in decades and why the coverage of it matters so much. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

Jon, Jeff and Shawn begin with an earnest discussion about Carmelo Anthony's outfit choice on his first regular season broadcast as a lead analyst for the NBA on NBC. Next they talk about the game of the night and maybe the NBA's game of the year, OKC vs Houston, starting with the major takeaway that Alperen Sengun is now an All-NBA lock. They then touch on other stories from the game including wh...

Jon & Shawn are joined by Dexter Henry of the NY Post to draft NBA teams in six categories based off of their predictions for the upcoming NBA season. The categories are: - The "I would be SHOCKED if this team wasn't awesome" team - The "Most likely to have a new coach and GM by next summer" team - The "One injury away" team - The "We'll be taking them seriously next year" team - The "I'd rather l...

On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff & Shawn go through the reaction to the Russell Westbrook signing and debate whether he's the most transient superstar in NBA history. Then they check in on Kings fans and debate whether any current NBA fan base has it worse. Plus, Shawn gets some hate mail. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...

The first episode of NBA Takedown is here! Monica McNutt of ESPN & MSG Network joins Jon, Jeff & Shawn to talk about the top of the East in the NBA, including what can go right & wrong for the Cleveland Cavs, the New York Knicks (Hukporti Hive unite!), the Orlando Magic, the Atlanta Hawks and the Detroit Pistons. Monica also dishes on why the Knicks media would get creamed in a game vs New York's...

The NBA is a take-driven league. We just pod in it. Join Jonathan Macri & friends every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as we'll take on the NBA take cycle all season long. Episodes are live on YouTube at noon and available on your podcast feed shortly thereafter. Be sure to subscribe to the NBA Takedown YouTube channel , and also follow us on Instagram and TikTok . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...