The Baseline NBA Podcast

We continue our Autopsy Report reviewing two uniquely built teams in the Rockets and the Raptors. For the Houston Rockets, their present and uncertain future is financially tied to the two most offensively volatile tandem in the NBA with Harden and Westbrook. This season proved that while small ball is fun to watch its not a long term sustainable roster that can compete with the powerhouse teams i...

This episode of our Autopsy Reports features the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers. Two teams who by all counts should've been the last for us to examine but both teams found ways to perform far below what was expected and so now we are here. For the Bucks all eyes on Giannis and his patience with the franchise to put a championship caliber sqaud around him, but the real focus should on the...

We continue our Autopsy Report focusing our forensic fortay on OKC Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. Both team over achieved last season but why does it feel like only one of them is poised to continue their success and the other is sized up for another rebuild. With the departure of Billy Donovan, and some notable players up for free agency, Sam Presti must work his GM magic to re-assemble this team...

We discuss the top 5 duos in the NBA we expect to dominate this upcoming season. There are a plethora of combinations but only a select few make our list. It's no surprise Lebron James and Anthony Davis stand alone on the mountain top but there are quite a few tandems gunning for their throne Will a healthy Steph Curry/Klay Thompson or re-focused Kawhi Leonard/Paul George upend the champs. Let's n...

Shaw and I add three more teams on the slab for our 2020 Autopsy Report. We focus our attention on the Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Magic while participating in the playoffs the last two seasons have performed or made significant strides that gives us an idea of what type of team they are trying to become. The Brooklyn Nets with Sean Marks seem to be looking to pus...

Shaw and I put three more teams on the slab for our Autopsy Reports as we near close to NBA Draft Night 2020. This week we autopsy the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trailblazers and the Utah Jazz. All three playoff teams uniquely positioned for greatness or grave consequences. The future is bright for Ja Morant, and the Future is now for Damian Lillard, but what does the future hold for a budding st...

Kudos the NBA for finding a way to finish 2019-20 NBA season, and for providing a path forward for us to continue burying them NBA Body Bags via our Autopsy Reports. We are back on it and ready to punch out on the Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, and the San Antonio Spurs. Thats right we bury 3 Teams in One Episode. Find out how each team will need to position themselves for next season, who are po...

We break bread with one of pro athletes' biggest advocates and philanthropic partners Joanne Pasternack. She is a former athlete, a philanthropist, activist, entrepreneur and super mom uninterrupted. She's also the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Athletes' Voices. Athletes' Voices is a comprehensive educational enterprise in partnership with Harvard University Weatherhead Initiative on Gl...

We bring finality to the 2019-2020 NBA season highlighting our most Surprising Teams, most disappointing Teams; players who increased their stock value, and players who in Shaw's view are Pure Manure for sure. We give you the Good the Bad and the Ugly for 2020. In our segement "The Drop", we feature Season 2 winner of GM School, Calida Taylor who proved to not be fooled by the corporate lawyer loo...

And then there were 2... Shaw and GameFace Lee preview the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakes . Since this is an expect finals matchup we decided to breakdown the discussion Four Horsemen Style w our featured guests Heat Insider for 5 Reasons Sports Brady Hawk and Lakerside Chat Podcast host Alen Ramic. We dig into it all over the next hour. What are the strengths and weaknesse...

Five years ago we connected with the then startup company Powerhandz as they entered the basketball training space. CEO Danyel Surrency Jones returns to the show to give us an update on the brand's growth, being a Black business owner, social injustice, voting rights and so much more. We borrow the Powerhandz slogan "Train with purpose" and give it a twist by telling a story with purpose in our ne...

We doubt many saw the possibilities of a Nuggets vs Lakers Western Conference Finals. Except for maybe the Nuggets and the Lakers themselves. But here we are. The Denver Nuggets showing the most resilience of any team in the last decade overcoming two 3-1 series deficits to get here and now face arguably the most consistently defensive dominant team remaining in the bubble, the Los Angeles Lakers....

Shaw and I breakdown the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. Two teams who showed Bubble Motsy to be the last two standing in the East. Now only one team can advance. Do the Celtics have enough offensive firepower to defeat the Heat? Can the Heat remain the hottest 3 point shooting team in the Playoffs against the Boys in Green? We talk about it all in our prev...

Shaw and I do a deep dive on what we've seen from the playoffs thus far. There are some many gritty performances and unsung heroes who have emerged. We also raise the question on whether the playoffs have exposed the vulnerabilities of the head coaches remaining and if they are being saved by the likes of the superstars under their leadership. We give our playoff perspective on the latest ep. Down...

We breakdown the Western Conference Semi Final matchup between the LA Lakers and the Houston Rockets. Lakers have been patiently waiting to find out who theyll play in the second round and after getting pushed to the brink by the Thunder, the Rockets found a way to advance. Do they have enough consistent shooting and play makers to push the Lakers to the brink? Download and Discuss with US! Become...

Shaw and I breakdown the Western Conference Semi-Final Matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the LA Clippers. After a near insurmountable 3-1 comeback to take Game 7 in the first round vs the Jazz, do the Nuggets have enough in the tank to keep up with the Clippers who still dont look like the champion caliber team everyone has been heavily anticipating to see emerge. If there is ever a series fo...

This episode of the Baseline we sat down with Chief Content Officer Alex Kennedy to discuss the premiere of his team's website BasketballNews.com. He discusses how deeply talented his squad of writers and podcasters are, the importance of being authentic, and the impact of basketball storytelling in the age of podcasting. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bas...

Shaw and I determine the cause of death to the Indiana Pacers season and first round elimination of the playoffs. We also try to justify the immediate firing of their head coach, which promptly pissed off one of these hosts as we needed to re-record a perfectly good autopsy on team with more questions than answers moving forward Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/...

Shaw and I preview the Eastern Conference Semifinal Matchup between the East (5) seed Miami Heat and the East top seed Milwaukee Bucks. Do the Heat have enough offense to keep up with the Bucks. Will the Bucks turn it up another level and look more like the Championship caliber squad it showed it self first half of the season? Download and Discuss with US! Become a supporter of this podcast: https...

Shaw and I preview the Eastern Conference Semifinal Matchup between the East (3) seed Boston Celtics and the East (2) seed Toronto Raptors. Do the Celtics have enough firepower to offensive hang with one of hottest scoring teams in the NBA since the restart? Download and Discuss with US! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-baseline-nba-podcast--3677698/support...

This week we unpack the cause of death for Pelicans and Wizards in our coveted Autopsy Reports. Both the Pelicans and Wizards were given canny and uncanny opportunities to valiate their participation in theNBA Restart and a possible seat at the playoff table, but with an abysmal showing in the NBA Bubble more questions were raised on these teams than answers we try to unpack the future of both in...

Everyone talks NBA bubble life but we dont really know what it is really like within it. Until now. This week Shaw and I sat down with one of the premier music DJ and executive music coordinators for the NBA Restart DJ M.I.L who talked out how he fully embodies the name he goes by and how his faith and upbringing has brought him the success and notoriety hes garned through the years in the music p...

Its Playoff Time! We breakdown the Western Conference First Round Playoff Matchups: (1) Lakers vs (8) Blazers (2) Clippers vs (7) Mavericks (3) Nuggets vs (6) Jazz (4) Rockets vs (5) Thunder We break down the first round to the bone bristle. Download and Discuss with US! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-baseline-nba-podcast--3677698/support . Visit: https://...

Its Playoff Time! We breakdown the Eastern Conference First Round Playoff Matchups: (1) Bucks vs (8) Magic (2) Raptors vs (7) Nets (3) Celtics vs (6) Sixers (4) Pacers vs (5) Heat We break down the East First Round to the bone bristle. Download and Discuss with US! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-baseline-nba-podcast--3677698/support . Visit: https://prizep...

This week we sat down with writer, now Author Agu Ibanez-Baldor to discuss some of the great NBA Dynasties in the league illustrious history. Challenging the status quo in his book Dynasty, he lays out quality arguments of how we should interpret and assess what truly makes an NBA Team or Franchise dynastic. Not only a must read book but a must hear episode and discussion with one of the fiercest...