Talkin Hoops with Kev Luke

The Bucks and Nets faced off last night and a lot of people were saying that that game was possibly a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals so I dive into how both of those teams will matchup in a 7-game series. I then show a lot of love to Jerami Grant for what he had been doing so far this season as one of the newer faces of the Detroit Pistons. As always tap in ‼️

James Harden has officially been traded from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets as apart of a 4-team trade including the Pacers and Cavaliers as well. So on today’s podcast I break down the trade for all 4 of the organizations involved.

The league has been having way too many positive coronavirus tests come out amongst players so I just give us NBA fans some type of cautious perspective over how the NBA could try and slow down the virus playing things safe. I then go into why Bradley Beal is officially the best shooting guard in the league‼️

The Miami Heat have gotten off to a slow start with a record of 4-4 but I break down why people shouldn’t be worried about them at all and how they’ll turn things around. Then I discuss why we need to slow our roll when it comes to the 76ers being the top seeded team in the East so far to start the season even though under Doc Rivers they do look like a much better team than in previous years.

The Raptors are currently 1-5 on the season and are in second to last place in the Eastern Conference so I break down what’s gone wrong. And with Kyle Lowry becoming an unrestricted free agent this off-season should the Raptors just trade him now in exchange for assets or just let the champion walk ? I talk about it all on today’s episode so tap in ❗️

Still in a pandemic the NBA has yet again done a successful job of bringing us games day in and day out so on today’s podcast I give you guys my biggest takeaways from the first two weeks of this young NBA season. Enjoy 🤞🏽

The Spartans are currently on a 3 game losing streak to open up Big Ten Conference play so on today’s pod I simply give my solutions to fixing my team in order to get them right by March time.

On today’s podcast I preview tonight’s NBA matchups between the Bucks and Celtics and then later on the Suns host the Mavericks in two really good games. I then discuss the on-going rumor from NBA anonymous executives that the Miami Heat’s success in the bubble was a “fluke” so I put an end to that theory today.

The NBA is back today in what I believe is the shortest offseason in league history. So on today’s episode I talk about the two opening games between the Warriors and Nets and then the Clippers vs The Lakers takes place at Staples later tonight. I then give you guys my predictions to who wins the NBA’s regular season awards. Also I made a mistake when speaking on the Utah Jazz by mixing up Joe Har...

Boo Buie and his teammates helped elevate the Northwestern Wildcats over Coach Izzo and a really talented MSU team on Sunday evening in Evanston. A huge win for Chris Collins and his Wildcats.

A few days ago Giannis officially signed his super max deal with the Milwaukee Bucks so I break it down on today’s episode along with the 2 biggest factors holding the Bucks back from capturing another Larry O’Brien trophy.

The Marquette Golden Eagles went on the road last night to open up Big East Conference play in Omaha, Nebraska where they got into a dogfight with the Creighton Blue Jays ultimately ending up winning by a score of 89-84.

A huge appreciation for the two young Queen hoopers who decided to use their voices for the greater good. Also sending lots of love and prayers to Keyontae Johnson. Lastly I give you guys my thoughts on the first weekend and beginning games of the NBA Preseason.

James Harden gets so much hate for mostly reasons that he had no control of so I’m here today to help hoop fans appreciate the greatness that he is and has showed us for the past decade plus. Then I talk about the Clippers deciding to make Paul George the highest paid players in the league by giving him a max contract extension worth 4yrs/$190M so I get into that decision.

The Fighting Illini lead by Ayo Dosunmu and Brad Underwood came into Cameron Indoor Stadium last night and handed Duke and Coach K their 2nd home loss so far in this early season I break it all down on today’s pod.

James Harden and his camp are failing each other because the Rockets have put together a really good team around him to finally compete for a championship under Head Coach Stephen Silas. Also, the Kentucky Wildcats have had a rough start to their season as they now sit with an overall record of 1-3 so I break down their problems and the ways to fix those problems.

Rafael Stone and Tommy Sheppard officially agreed to a deal yesterday to send John Wall and a 2023 first round pick to Houston in exchange for Russell Westbrook, who’ll now be a Washington Wizard so I talk about this trade from both sides. Also, Rob Pelinka and the Lakers have officially extended the contracts of both Anthony Davis and LeBron James so I talk about the reigning champs locking in th...

Michigan State earned itself a hard earned victory last night by traveling to Durham, North Carolina and beating Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Then in the 2nd game of the Champions Classic Kansas beat Kentucky in a very ugly game but yet still pulled it out in Indianapolis.

The Cardinals got a really nice win in Ziaire Williams’ college debut over Nate Oats and Alabama and will advance to take on Roy Williams and the UNC Tarheels today so I broke down that game. I also previewed the highly anticipated Champions Classic between Duke and Michigan State and Kentucky vs Kansas. Tap in

College basketball is finally back and I couldn’t be any more happier so I break down Richmond vs Kentucky and I also break down Virginia Tech vs Villanova in a tough OT loss for Nova. Lastly I break down the Hawks acquisition of Bogdan Bogdanovic. Tap inwardly ‼️

Two former Kentucky Wildcats have had big off seasons in the past few days and I’m proud to be talking about both these big men in DeMarcus Cousins and Bam Adebayo both earning contracts ‼️

19 of the 30 teams in the NBA have all made nice moves in order to improve their rosters already in the beginning days of the 2020 Free Agency period. So I break them all down in today’s episode.

On today’s podcast I give you guys my biggest winners and most shocking news of the NBA Draft that took place this past Wednesday so be sure to tune in ❗️

Monty Williams, James Jones and the Phoenix Suns have got the Suns moving in the right direction and adding a Point Guard like CP3 only further cements that statement so I breakdown what it all means for the Suns’ near future. Also, the Bucks finally made some moves to put some talent around Giannis with the additions of Jrue Holiday and Bogdan Bogdanovic but is it enough ? And what can they do to...

Not even a month into his new job and Stephen Silas is dealing with a lot of mayhem so I break down what the Rockets should do and if they do end up trading both Russ and Harden what might the best options for the two former league MVPs ? Tap inwardly