The ABA Podcast

Ethan and Brenton recap week 5 of the NBA season, discussing Orlando's early season struggles, Jalen Duren's breakout year, and the Miami Heat's offensive transformation.

Ethan and Brenton recap week 4 of the NBA season, discussing Nico Harrison's departure from the Mavericks, potential landing spots for Anthony Davis, and Kon Knueppel's rise to the top of the rookie race.

Ethan and Brenton recap week 3 of the NBA season, debating Devin Booker's career, Shai vs Luka, and whether or not anyone can topple OKC out west.

Ethan and Brenton recap week 2 of the NBA season, discussing Ja Morant's future in Memphis, Austin Reaves' meteoric rise, and the Chicago Bulls' hot start.

Ethan and Brenton discuss the recent NBA betting scandal involving Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, before recapping week 1 of the NBA season with their MVP ladder, power rankings, and rookie of the year race.

Ethan and Brenton share their takeaways from the opening night of NBA basketball.

Ethan and Brenton do their final preview before the start of the 2025-2026 NBA season, picking their favorites to win awards as well as their hottest takes and boldest predictions.

Ethan and Brenton go through FanDuel's betting lines for every NBA team's regular season win total for 2026, deciding whether to take the over or the under.

Ethan and Brenton finish their NBA Expansion thought exercise, putting themselves in the shoes of Seattle and Las Vegas and drafting 30 players from the pool.

Ethan and Brenton explore the idea of NBA expansion, and deciphering which 8 players each team would choose to protect in the event of an expansion draft. (1:44) Eastern Conference (36:40) Western Conference (1:10:12) Week 3 Fantasy Recap

Ethan and Brenton discuss the burning question that needs to be answered for each team in the Western Conference. (0:00) Week 2 Fantasy Recap (7:45) Northwest Division (29:50) Pacific Division (52:35) Southwest Division

Ethan and Brenton discuss the biggest priority for each Eastern Conference team heading into next season. (3:00) Atlantic Division (18:20) Central Division (32:39) Southeast Division (53:00) Fantasy Football Week 1 Recap

Ethan and Brenton switch things up and talk about their fantasy football teams, before making their predictions for the 2025 NFL season. (0:00) Fantasy Football Draft Recap (17:51) Raiders / Texans Preview (30:35) Super Bowl Favorites (38:30) Will Mahomes surpass Brady?

Ethan and Brenton go deep down the rabbit hole and delve into their 5 biggest what-ifs in NBA history, mapping out the ripple effects of some of the most important inflection points in the past 25 years. (2:09) What if the Chris Paul trade never got vetoed? (10:25) What if Markelle Fultz panned out? (19:06) What if Draymond didn't get suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA finals? (29:41) What if KD...

Ethan and Brenton put their GM caps on and re-draft the top 20 of the 2021 NBA draft class.

Ethan and Brenton deep dive into NBA history to assemble their ranking of the 15 greatest players of all-time. (1:45) Honorable Mentions (3:55) #15 (5:34) #14 (8:30) #13 (11:00) #12 (14:30) #11 (20:18) #10 (22:15) #9 (24:44) #8 (27:00) #7 (29:08) #6 (33:20) #5 (38:15) #4 (39:35) #3 (42:42) #2 and #1 (49:10) Which current player will crack the top 10? (54:12) Where does Jokic finish all-time?

Ethan and Brenton do a quick recap of Summer League action, before diving into their top 5 bleakest futures in the NBA. (0:00) Summer League (14:05) HM (24:45) #5 (31:00) #4 (37:55) #3 (43:15) #2 (45:15) #1

Ethan and Brenton try to replicate their own version of Bill Simmons' 2026 NBA Top 15 Pyramid, before discussing the shocking Damian Lillard waive and Bradley Beal's situation. (2:08) Honorable Mentions (4:27) #15 (5:35) #14 (7:40) #13 (10:24) #12 (12:26) #11 (14:47) #10 (16:55) #9 (18:40) #8 (23:51) #7 (26:30) #6 (31:09) #5 (34:07) #4 (35:58) #3 and #2 (38:47) #1 (43:33) Free Agency Week...

Ethan and Brenton briefly recap the NBA draft, before diving into the wild trades and contract decisions that have preceded the looming start of free agency. (0:00) Draft recap (15:00) Boston tears it down (22:35) Phoenix swings for Mark Williams (30:09) Minnesota locks up Randle and Reid (36:45) Ayton to the Lakers?

Moving on to the offseason, Ethan and Brenton share their predictions for the 14 lottery picks in Wednesday's upcoming draft: Main points of Contention: - Should teams draft for fit or always take BPA? - Where does Ace Bailey get picked? - Are score-first guards still valuable? (Tre Johnson, Jeremiah Fears) - Will Derik Queen's game translate to the NBA?

Ethan and Brenton recap Game 7 of the NBA finals as well as the 2025 Playoffs as a whole, before jumping into some thoughts about the Kevin Durant trade. (0:00) Finals Wrap-Up (32:00) KD to Houston

Ethan and Brenton discuss the Thunder being on the brink of an NBA championship after Indiana's Game 4 collapse and JDub's Game 5 masterclass, before diving into the Desmond Bane trade and what it means for the futures of Orlando and Memphis. (0:00) OKC takes a 3-2 lead (25:22) Bane to the Magic

Ethan and Brenton talk about Indiana's impressive Game 3 showing, before sharing their rankings of the past 10 NBA finals. (0:43) Can the Pacers shock the world? (35:23) Ranking the last 10 NBA finals

Ethan and Brenton react to yet another game-winner from Tyrese Haliburton, before discussing the implications of the Knicks firing Tom Thibodeau. (0:00) Pacers steal Game 1 (21:00) Did the Knicks make the right call?

Ethan and Brenton make their NBA finals predictions, before discussing what Minnesota and New York should do this offseason. (1:00) Do the Pacers have a chance? (20:20) Revisiting the Haliburton-Sabonis trade (28:06) Should the Knicks run it back? (38:13) Picking between Randle, Reid, and NAW