Oddball w/ Amin Elhassan & Izzy Gutierrez

It's day two of the season, and we're ready to give you our sweeping generalizations about the rest of the season. The Sixers are a bust, even with their two superstars Joel "Load Management" Embiid and Paul "Injured Reserve" George. Charlotte also declares the Bucks are the new top team in the East. The Clippers looked pretty good in their loss to the Suns, but the Intuit Dome looked better. The...

The NBA season has finally started after what seems like a long break. To start the season, Charlotte annd Amin attended the Celtics' ring ceremony and their domination over the New York Knicks. Charlotte even asked questions in the post-game press conference, where we got some behind the scenes footage. Amin thinks Boston’s big night was completely outshined by Lebron and Bronny playing together...

Mike Golic Jr., co-host of DraftKings' Gojo and Golic, joins us for a Trivia Tuesday showdown. Amin and Charlotte are in Boston as the NBA season kicks off today, so it's only fitting that we hit Gojo and Amin with some Boston-themed questions. We’ll also dive into questions about Wemby, DraftKings odds for First Team All-NBA, which American has the best odds to win MVP this season, and more. Happ...

We’re one day away from the start of the NBA season. As one season ends, another begins, with the New York Liberty winning the WNBA championship—no, not Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark, but the Liberty! The NBA tips off with the Knicks vs. Celtics, and Mazzulla is up to his usual mental gymnastics, though Amin and Charlotte think Boston has a shot. We’ll finally see Karl-Anthony Towns, but questions...

Lonzo Ball officially returned to the NBA after nearly three years away, and Amin is hopeful he can revive his career, much like Shaun Livingston did after his injury. Meanwhile, reports suggest the Lakers are eyeing Zach LaVine, but Amin and Charlotte agree that a trade seems unlikely. Plus, Obama shares his all-time starting five, and Amin shows off his spot-on Obama impression. Finally, Kristen...

Paul George is injured before the season even starts, and Joel Embiid said he doesn't want to play back-to-back games ever again. Are the Sixers already falling apart? A rookie is showing out for the Grizzlies. No, not Zack Edey. Well, it is, but it's also 5'8 Yuki Kawamura. But Amin says he's not sold on them yet, and things will change when the season starts and NBA players are playing at 100%. ...

Amin is back for Oddball Trivia Tuesday, and he's joined by friend of the show, David Samson, who will also be his opponent for today's trivia clash. The season is a week away, so we're littered with stories from the drama with the Knicks, the future of the Seattle SuperSonics, to the Netflix documentary series "Starting 5" and a potential buyer of the Boston Celtics team. Learn more about your ad...

Donte DiVincenzo is starting a rivalry all on his own with the Knicks, creating great pre-season basketball drama before the start of the season and proving to Rick Bruson and Thibs why he's a good player. Amin and Charlotte have their popcorn out for what could become a potential Finals preview to come if both The Knicks and Timberwolves ball out this season. Joel Embiid is reevaluating how his t...

After previewing the Eastern Conference yesterday, it's only right that Charlotte and Amin dive into the Western Conference on today's episode. They continue to explore the most intriguing futures bets on DraftKings Sportsbook, and discuss their high expectations for the Oklahoma City Thunder, whether the Los Angeles Lakers or Golden State Warriors will win more regular season games, Victor Wemban...

With the NBA regular season less than two weeks away, Charlotte and Amin preview the Eastern Conference by exploring the most intriguing futures bets on DraftKings Sportsbook. They discuss whether the Boston Celtics can sustain their success after last season’s championship, if the New York Knicks will find early chemistry with the addition of Karl-Anthony Towns, and which team they predict will l...

Amin is out, which means Charlotte is in the hot seat for the newest craze of the NBA media landscape: Oddball's Trivia Tuesday! Jess Smetana joins as her opponent in a trivia showdown covering the past week's NBA news. Topics include Karl-Anthony Towns' preseason debut with the Knicks, LeBron and Bronny James making history, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

We crack open the Oddball vault to share two interviews we taped during the summer. The first is a discussion with sportswriter and commentator J.A. Adande about being honored this Sunday at the NBA Hall of Fame Ceremony for winning the 2024 Curt Gowdy Print Media Award Recipient. Our second interview is with coach Fran Fraschilla about his advice for JJ Redick as he prepares for his first season...

Today, guest Israel Gutierrez joins Amin for some Odds and Ends to open the show. They start by discussing Chris Paul's chances of making Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs a better team, and Amin tells a story about young James Harden being "him" in college. We find out Amin and Izzy aren't big on Zach Edey, despite his teammates' praise at media day. The Karl Anthony Towns trade is official, and Ju...

Media days for NBA teams were wild, and Amin and Charlotte are here to give you their honest reactions. They discovered that Lebron and Bronny are actually twins, and not father and son. Draymond had a clever response to a reporter, which led to Amin and Charlotte’s favorite game: Lie Detector. They also discovered that Jakob Poeltl sounds just like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scoot Henderson is hungry...

If you listen to Amin enough, it can seem like he knows everything about basketball. Well, throughout the regular season on Oddball, we’ll be putting that to the test. Every Tuesday, Amin will face off against a special guest in a trivia game about the past week of NBA news. This week, Mike Ryan Ruiz from the Dan Le Batard Show joins us to tackle questions about Karl-Anthony Towns, Joe Mazzulla, J...

The NBA preseason starts this week, but we have some big news in the NBA: Karl Anthony Towns is being traded to the Knicks for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. Will Towns buy into the Knicks' culture? Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart comment on their new teammate at media day... while Thibodeau does not. And for the Timberwolves, does trading him away actually make the Timberwolves closer to a title...

The preseason starts next week, so it's media day with the Celtics. Jaylen Brown has a new look, and Jayson Tatum has a beef with Joe Mazzulla!? Who also says the most Joe Mazzulla thing he could say on media day. President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens is vague about Porzingis's injury even though Amin and Charlotte think the Celtics can win without him, and Luke Kornet is rambling about...

The NBA season is weeks away, and we're oozing with excitement. Joel Embiid just signed a contract extension, and while both Amin and Charlotte think it's risky, they agree it could pay off. According to DraftKings, the Sixers are projected as the second-best team in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum made some honest comments to the media, which Charlotte and Amin think may have back...

The expansion era has begun, and the first up is in Oregon, with the returning WNBA Portland Fire team. Next is rumors about the highly anticipated return of the Supersonics to Seattle. Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers team popped up at a WWE NXT event and played the bad guys well. Boban is retiring from the NBA, but not basketball. He'll be sharing his gifts with the Euroleague. Ben Simmons has b...

A'ja Wilson has been having a lot of success on the court and has become the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in the regular season, but Amin thinks the Aces are victims of their success. Jimmy Butler said he won't be signing an extension with the Heat, potentially making way for the Warriors to poach him. The Sphere had a breakout weekend for sports, but we're debating what basketball even...

It's debate season, so it's only right that Amin "Trump" Elhassan and Charlotte "Harris" Wilder go head-to-head in the first ever Oddball Debate for the title of "Talent-in-Chief." They are asked about a potential NBA expansion, The Celtics being respected, Joe Mazzulla's wacky quotes, Charles Barkley's potential free agency, Steph Fox Curry, and more. Afterward, Charlotte and Amin do a versus dra...

We're back, and so is Jamal Murray after signing a $208M extension. Amin feels Murray and Jokic are yin and yang when it comes to playing together. Angel Reese, unfortunately, is out for the rest of the season with a wrist injury. That means Caitlin Clark is lock to win the Rookie of the Year award... but Amin thinks Clark had it locked before the injury. Paige Bueckers has a doppelganger because...

The most important part of the year is here, and that's NBA in September, not football. Apparently, Steph is a Red Sox fan because of his tenure in college, but does that make him a bandwagon fan? The Mayor of Miami ousted A'ja Wilson and Bam, but everyone secretly knew this was going on. The Philadelphia Sixers might be moving to New Jersey, but would that make them the New Jersey Sixers? Joe Maz...

Oddball is back with more razzmatazz than ever! Charlotte and Amin kick off the show with WNBA updates, focusing on the Las Vegas Aces' struggles after the Olympic break, despite A'ja Wilson's standout performances. They also dive into the drama surrounding Sheryl Swoopes leaking DMs between her and Caitlin Clark. After discussing Wright Thompson's profile on Clark, featured in a recent episode of...

Amin shares an interview with reporter and podcast host Ethan Strauss from Summer League to kick off the show. They discuss Ethan's "well-followed" Substack, House of Strauss, and counter-arguments to Tom Haberstroh's recent piece about falsified stats during the season Michael Jordan won Defensive Player of the Year. Amin and Charlotte close the show with a final round of Off-Court Olympic Games...