Talkin Hoops with Kev Luke

On today’s episode I simply give you guys my preview of the 2021 NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns that starts tomorrow in Phoenix. Tap in ‼️

On today’s pod I simply analyze each Conference Finals series where they currently are with the Hawks and Bucks tied at 2 games a piece and then in the West with the Suns up 3 games to 2 over the Clippers with the Clippers looking to tie the series up at 3 a piece tonight in a crucial Game 6. Tap in ‼️

On today’s episode I talk about the Eastern Conference Finals currently taking place between the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks and how both teams could advance to the NBA Finals. I then talk about the newest coaching hires between the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics that were both announced this past week. Tap in ‼️

With Philadelphia losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Atlanta Hawks in 7 games I talk about what went wrong and why it is time to move on from Ben Simmons. I then talk about a trade that went down in the NBA late last week between the Celtics and Thunder as Al Horford will reunite with the Celtics and Kemba will move on from Boston heading to OKC. Tap in ‼️

A lot of news broke today throughout the NBA so I talk about some of it starting off with the Pelicans parting ways with Stan Van Gundy after 1 season and then I finish off talking about Kawhi’s injury and why these injuries continue to happen to the league’s star players. Tap in ‼️

The Phoenix Suns advance over the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals behind Chris Paul turning into the Point GOD himself and just destroying everything the Nuggets tried to throw in his way so I give the future first ballot Hall of Famer his much deserved flowers and respect. I then talk about Games 3 and 4 of the Nets-Bucks series as Milwaukee ties this series at 2-2 and finish out...

Mike Budenholzer and the Milwaukee Bucks have to make some adjustments if they want to have any shot of winning this series against the Nets. Their Big 3 of Giannis, Jrue and Khris Middleton have to set the tone for the rest of the team to get going. So I give you guys some solutions for the Bucks to actually try and make this a competitive series. Tap in ‼️

The Portland Trailblazers had a solid season that ultimately ended too soon as they lost to a short handed Denver Nuggets squad this past week so I talk about them moving on from Terry Stotts and other things that they should consider going into this offseason. I then give Devin Booker his much deserved praise as he went absolutely crazy in Game 6 against the Lakers as they will advance and take o...

The Celtics front office will now look a little different as Danny Ainge has stepped down from his position as President of basketball operations while Brad Stevens will replace him leaving the head coaching spot for the Celtics vacant. So I get into candidates and possible replacements for Brad Stevens in Boston and why the Celtics future is fine and in tact. I then preview one of the Eastern Con...

On today’s episode I give the Milwaukee Bucks entire organization a ton of praise and credit for finally putting the right pieces around Giannis and Khris Middleton in order to be legit championship contenders. I then talk about my Miami Heat and why Pat Riley and the Heat front office will have few problems giving the Heat that much needed boost they’ve been lacking. Tap inwardly ‼️🙏🏽

On today’s episode I talk about how the Dallas Mavericks officially have figured out the Clippers as a whole. So I go into why it might be over for the Kawhi and PG13 experiment and give the 1 adjustment the Clippers can make to extend this series. As always tap in ‼️

The Bucks have a 2-0 series lead over Miami in this series as of now. So I deep dive into what Milwaukee has done to slow down the firepower that Miami possesses and why Miami has struggled to breakdown the Bucks’ stout defense. I then give the adjustments both teams need to make with the series shifting from Milwaukee to Miami for Game 3. Tap in ‼️

On today’s episode I give you guys 3 teams competing in the NBA playoffs that have a lot at stake in the worst way if they don’t reach their goals this postseason. Tap in ‼️

The NBA play-in tournament officially starts tomorrow so on today’s episode I give you guys my predictions for both tournaments on the Eastern and Western conference side of things. Tap in ‼️

Russell Westbrook accomplished one of the craziest feats in NBA history on Monday night surpassing Oscar Robertson for most career triple doubles all time. I then talk about why Celtic fans need to relax because even though this season has been bad the future is still somewhat bright. Tune in ‼️

On today’s episode I start off by dropping some truth about the Knicks and Hawks success this season after having 9 months of rest. I then praise both these franchises for their coaching hires/changes and what makes both of these teams serious problems in a playoff matchup. As always tune in ‼️

The No. 1 high school basketball player in America named Emoni Bates just recently announced that he is no longer verbally committed to play for Michigan State and Coach Izzo so of course I break down his decision and why it was smart for both sides. I then give out my picks for the NBA Awards this shortened 2020-21 NBA season. Tap in ‼️

LeBron made a “controversial” statement last night talking about the play-in tournament and the chances that the Lakers have to compete in that tournament so I discuss that and the actual tournament itself to start this episode off. I then talk about Adam Miller’s decision to head down to SEC territory and commit to the LSU Tigers. Tap in ‼️

After 21 legendary season at Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey has officially been announced as the newest head coach at LSU, bringing her back to her home state. Then sadly I had to show my love to Terrence Clarke whose life was sadly taken away too soon late last week 🙏🏽 As always tap in ‼️

The MVP race in the 2020-21 season in the NBA has been one of the more stranger MVP races the league has had in a long time so I dive into it on today’s episode and give you guys the truth behind all of it. Tap in ‼️

Chet Holmgren is one of the top basketball players in the country and earlier today he finally announced his college decision for next season will be played in Spokane, Washington as a member of the legendary Gonzaga Bulldogs program under head coach Mark Few, so I talk about this huge commitment. I then discuss why we should seriously be concerned about the Brooklyn Nets and their lack of chemist...

Two black men are now officially both the head coaches at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Indiana University in Bloomington. So on today’s episode I explain why I believe both of these hirings will workout for each of these programs. Tap in ❗️

The Bucks were 1000% right by giving Jrue Holiday the contract that he EARNED and I break down why he did on this episode. I then talk about the not so shocking news coming out of Tucson this morning where it has been announced that Arizona is finally firing Sean Miller after some very rough things going on around the program so I also throw out some names that will be in contention to become the...

In last night’s National Championship game the Baylor Bears put the smack down on Gonzaga by beating the Zags 86-70 in a game that honestly should’ve been much closer than the final score indicated. So on today’s episode I talk about how Baylor did it and how this crazy college basketball season has finally successful wrapped up. Tap in as always ‼️

The Women’s NCAA Tournament is officially over but I had to slightly recap it and tell you guys why it warmed my heart watching the games seeing women’s basketball bloom. I also give my congrats to Tara Vanderveer and the Stanford Cardinals on a great season and going all the way to win their 3rd national championship behind this loaded squad that they had this season. Tap in ❗️