The Baseline NBA Podcast

The Eastern Conference takes front and center in the latest ediition of the The Baseline. We discuss and predict the likely Play In Matchups and why you should be impressed with Knicks and Washington Wizards thus far this season. We also speak Overtime Elite League and what their impact can have on young budding stars caught in crosshairs of building a name and fame in professional sports. Alot of...

Continuing our efforts to broaden The Baseline into so many spaces, we continue our coveted series Branded with featured guest, Community Lead for Dapper Labs Jacob Eisenberg. He sits and discusses the latest uprising in the ranks of blockchain technology with Top Shot, one of the most sought after rising platforms that is building a large dedicated following of collectors and fans fawning over th...

He's basically the Black Thought of Footwear. Innovator Pioneer Collaborator and Activist for black entrepreneurs, Robert Purvy joins us for a little FaceTime with the Baseline. Our convo covers the gambit from the streets of North Philly, the wondrous land of Asia and how this brotha figured out how to elevate in a world not meant for him to succeed. This is all the more reason to sit back and ca...

The NBA has been busy this week and with a little more than 20 games left to play its getting close to shaking time. Shaw and Focus on the NBA's top star studded teams Lakers and Nets and really get at which we should worry might not make it out their conference due to the high profile injuries plaguing these teams. We also weigh in on the Bootyful exodus of Paul Pierce and how this may stain his...

We discuss the Trade Deadline and the Tsunami of moves happening in the league. Special Ep on deck. Download and Discuss with Us! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-baseline-nba-podcast--3677698/support . Visit: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups. This show was sponsored in part by Raycon: Visit https://buyraycon.c...

This week IndyCornrows Contributor Caitlin Cooper gives us a Masterclass in trying to understand and appreciate the enigma that is the Indiana Pacers. From the Two Nates, to Pritchards Precarious moves, theres only one person we could think of that could solve this complicated puzzle of NBA Random. Also we dive in a little on some potential lookouts for the NBA Trade Deadline/Buyout. Alot for us t...

This week Gerald Bourguet from The Step Back and Valley of the Suns Podcast stops by to kick up dust and take names on any who believe the Phoenix Suns arent considered the most dangerous team in the NBA right now, all this and they still waiting on Deandre Ayton to step up and be that Man in the Middle Booker and Paul have been waiting for. Yet so much drama in the WC, is it really hard being Mon...

This week we were fortunate to be graced with one of the most premiere voices in the game right now with Travonne Edwards of the The Athletic. Known by many as Blk Try on his twitter is like the Boondocks of Sports Pod right now and he's only getting warmed up in these spaces. Our convo with him ranges from his upbringing all the way to his thoughts on what second half NBA life will be like and wh...

With a week before All Star Weekend, we discuss the reserves selected and whether there was any "snubbery" taking place this year. We dig into the discuss of how the NBA should honor the legacy of Kobe Bryant, and we Breakdown the Rise of the Tampa Bay (Toronto) Raptors. Have they turned the corner? or is this just a facade with inevitable extinction. We breaks it all down to the bone bristle. Dow...

We sit down and go one on one with the Associate Head Coach of the Sacramento Kings Alvin Gentry as he expounds on how 33 years of professional coaching in the NBA has enabled him to have the kind of influence he's had on the league. He talks coaching, Kings, Pelicans and why Reporters wish they had him as their best friend on the mean NBA Streets. Its great convo to be had, with Gentry, Us and Yo...

This week we take it back to high school and try to impress each other with some under the radar storylines bubbling the league. On the Drop Shaw and I double down or abandon ship on preseason predicts. Quality Talk with a little Busta Bust in the background! Download and Discuss with Us! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-baseline-nba-podcast--3677698/support...

Despite a lackluster SuperBowl Weekend, the NBA didnt dissappoint with some quality comp and some moves made that actually may make the Knicks look like they know what they are doing this season. Shaw might disagree so we weigh in on the Derrick Rose Trade and other possible trade rumors bubbling in the league. We also discuss the players dissatisfaction of the NBA push for an All Star Game. Alot...

This week we spent a few moments memorializing the passing of Sekou Smith on the 1 yr anniversary of losing Kobe and Gianna Bryant in that fatal helicopter crash that took 9 lives. Though 2021 has not offered us any oxygen of optimism, we still found some hope in Utah that their success in the West is great eye candy for the NBA. But is it sustainable? We weigh in on what's going right in Salt Lak...

We run through a bevy of topics this week including if we believe if Joel Embiid will be a top 3 MVP candidate. Shaw shows optimism, but you know GameFace Lee isnt completely sold on that sediment. Also we have a juicy Who Ya Got segment. Which of the two guys we discuss would you pick first to start your franchise... Download and Discuss with US! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sp...

We discuss the blockbuster trade that has shook up the 2021 Season. James Harden was dealt to the Brooklyn Nets to form one of the most offensively potent Threesome in NBA History. We discuss the impact of the trade for all teams involved. Winners, Losers, the pawns. Does this trade automatically put them in the NBA Finals. Is this squad good enough to beat The King and The Brow? So many questions...

This week we discuss the impressive start to the New York Knicks. Their competitive play has got them in the mix in the Atlantic Division and has already generated a buzz in the NY area, but what do we make of their early success? Is it just 'hype' or can the Knicks sustain this level of play to position them selves to contend. We Discuss. Also in The Drop we discuss Adam Silver's running game the...

The Memphis Grizzlies want to be the team no one should sleep on, but Ja Morant's Grade 2 ankle sprain is a serious blow to their chances to keep up with the rest of the West. Can they maintain while Morant is on the mend. We discuss on the Breakdown. Also in the Drop, we are ADOPTING. We are expanding the Family by discussing our new "Young Sons" who we think are going to make some noise and have...

This week we give our NBA Week 1 impressions in our new little seg 'About That or Doubt That' and if you told us that the Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves were among the NBA Elite after a weekend, our only response would be 'WTF'. Also in the "Drop" it's been long overdue but we felt it was time to throw out some baller names that we think need the 2021 season to help their Hoops Redemption....

Shaw and I break down the Western Conference and dig into the teams we believe are best equipped to make a play for the Top 8 spots and two play in seeds. There is very little argument from us the Lakers are expected to be the top team in the West, so our focus is on which teams have put together the right roster to give themselves a punchers chance to knock of the King and AD. There are more ques...

We get you tee'd up for the upcoming NBA Season with our Eastern Conference Previews. 15 teams but only 10 have an opportunity to play for the postseason. We breakdown the most competitive divisions and whether Milwaukee can repeat their regular-season conference dominance. We also take a close look at if we are elevating the Brooklyn Nets too soon and if teams like the Raptors, Celtics, and Sixer...

NBA tip off is just around the corner and you know what that means. It's time for The Baseline boys to give our predictions for the NBA season awards. Joining in on the action is our brother from day 1, the OG Gerald Brown from Bottom Line Sports Show on SiriusXM NBA Radio and co-host of the hit YouTube Sports Show 'Lets Get Technical' with Bonzi Wells and Rasheed Wallace. We run through em' all i...

We rifle through a litany of Free Agency moves as the NBA wasted little time getting us all worked up over the jersey swaps. NBA Draft Analyst Matt Babcock joins us on 'The Drop' to breakdown the NBA Draft. He gives us the winners and losers of the draft and highlights the ones who may be set up for early season success! Download and Discuss with US! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www...

We break bread with Paul Knepper, author of the book The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All. The Knicks were probably the most under appreciated team in 1990's. Their style of play separated the men from the boys in the league, and yet with all the talent, and moxy. Having Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy as your head coach, the ability to win a chip...

Our final Autopsy Report for 2020 focuses on the last two teams standing, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. No one expected this to be our 2020 NBA Finals matchup but everyone certainly didnt doubt either deserved to get there either. The Heats path to the Finals gives everyone a lot of reason to feel good over the next 3-5 years because they have a young, diversified roster of talent coupled wit...

On this edition of the Autopsy Report we examine the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets. Both teams showed us the potential potency each can display yet when push came to shove, neither were able to overcome the respective counterparts in the Conference Finals. For the Boston Celtics, the slow yet steady ascension of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have been exciting yet torturous. Celtics Fan be...