The Ball Street Journal Podcast

Joyous times in New York and Philadelphia bring Ajay and Saad together to talk about the vibes around the league.

As we enter the unofficial start of the NBA Trade Season, Nishant and Ajay look at who’s stepped up and if someone’s fallen into the trade danger zone. And it’s never too early to cast your vote for this season’s winner of the Michael Jordan Trophy for NBA Most Valuable Player…brought to you by KIA.

Saad and Ajay talk through the lost opportunities of this past offseason’s biggest moves and intriguing propositions to correct them.

The NBA soap opera is back. Ajay and Saad break down the latest sagas of the 2022-2023 season.

In the continued series of unfortunate events in Brooklyn, Ajay jumps on the pod to close out Steve Nash’s tumultuous coaching career.

Game night at BSJ Pod! Ajay, Nishant, and Saad play a round of fantasy draft to build a roster of upcoming show stoppers plus a quick game of start, bench, or cut.

Ajay and Saad talk through Phoenix’s future after the disappointing end to last season, crowded Magic backcourt, confusion in LA, and the promising growth of the Knicks.

Ajay outlines the abundance of talent on the Raptors. But will Masai make moves to bring in the superstar Toronto needs to return to the Finals?

Portland looked ready to move on from the current iteration of their roster. Nishant dissects their offseason moves and finds little sense in their future direction.

Nishant goes through the seemingly never ending list of OKC’s draft assets and their continued efforts to gain more capital. Will their good track record in the draft help them return to relevancy in 2022 and beyond?

Ajay tries to rationalize Danny Ainge’s approach to the offseason and his lack of patience for an average, middle-of-the-road basketball team.

Nishant contemplates whether the top end talent of Gregg Popovich’s coaching can provide a sense of direction to one of the NBA’s least talented rosters.

Nishant examines whether the Wizards’ long-term commitment to Beal and offseason roster improvements can finally spark some magic.

Even after an entertaining playoff run, the Timberwolves aren’t spared from Nishant’s strong critique of their head-scratching offseason moves.

Ajay offers some words of advice to the Sacramento Kings in light of their questionable, aimless offseason.

Nishant walks through the plethora of draft assets and young talent in Houston and their upcoming spring cleaning.

Ajay reviews the Bucks’ disappointing end to the 2021 season, 2022 offseason moves, and the influence venture capitalist money may have on Milwaukee’s roster building going forward.

Ajay talks about the Pelicans' minimalist approach to the offseason and finds what they needed most was in front of them the whole time.

Rugged Sixers fan and first time guest, Nikhil, joins Nishant to examine whether Philadelphia has done enough this offseason to finally take The Process to completion.

Nishant revisits the draining of the Warriors’ talent pool and whether they’ve replenished enough to stay atop the NBA.

Ajay describes the Heat’s ability to find value in the rough. But have they found enough to stay on par with the rapidly improving Eastern Conference?

Mama, we made it! Nishant leads the way into Episode 50 by revisiting the Celtics’ offseason and potential bullet dodged by not trading for Kevin Durant.

Nishant chews over whether the Grizzles have done enough for the young cubs to backup their offseason jawing.

Ajay gives his completely unbiased, definitely impartial, and really objective review of the Cav’s roster…and then doubles down after the Donovan Mitchell Trade.