The Crossover NBA Show

Joining SI's Chris Mannix are Hall of Fame writer Bob Ryan, Celtics beat writer Adam Himmelsbach and NBC Sports Boston analyst and former NBA forward Brian Scalabrine. Mannix, Ryan, Himmelsbach and Scalabrine take a deep dive into what happened last season in Boston, what happened with Kyrie Irving, Boston's offseason moves and more. Later, Mike Gorman on his nearly four-decade career in b...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week are Crossover editors Matt Dollinger and Deantae Prince. Mannix, Dollinger and Prince discuss the NBA's announced crackdown on tampering, the pressure on Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn, Giannis's future in Milwaukee--and how the results of this season will affect it--and more.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Advert...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is Dan Woike, national NBA writer with the Los Angeles Times. Mannix and Woike dive into Orlando's decision to pick up the beleaguered Fultz's $12.3 million option in 2020-21, the impact Steve Clifford could have on Fultz, what the expectations should be and more. Plus a look ahead to the future of USA Basketball and the Lakers most consequential sto...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is YES Network analyst and FS1 NBA analyst Sarah Kustok. Mannix and Kustok dive into USA Basketball's quarterfinal loss to France, what it means for the future of USA Basketball and what impact it will have on the roster for the 2020 Olympics. Plus Kevin Durant's interview in the Wall Street Journal, the Grizzlies stance on Andre Iguodala, Joe Johnso...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is Sports Illustrated staff writer Rohan Nadkarni. Mannix and Nadkarni run through a few NBA superlatives, from the most interesting team and player, to the coach with the most pressure, to the team that could be next season's biggest surprise.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. Mannix and Shelburne dive into Shelburne's five-part podcast series "The Sterling Affairs" which reexamines Donald Sterling's rise and unceremonious fall as an NBA owner, from Sterling's purchase of the San Diego Clippers, his relationship with Jerry Buss, his obsession with Magic Johnson, his fall in 2014...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is Wizards coach Scott Brooks. Mannix and Brooks discuss a disappointing 2018-19 season in Washington, from missing the playoffs for the first time in Brooks three years as coach, to John Wall's injury to the front office and rosteer changes that came at the end of it. Plus how Brooks sees Wall's future and the strides Bradley Beal made last season. ...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is Sarah Kustok, Nets analyst for YES Network and NBA insider for FS1. Mannix and Kustok take a deep dive into the future of Carmelo Anthony, why USA Basketball chose to pass on his services, the NCAA retreating from the 'Rich Paul rule,' Kevin Durant's first public comments about the Warriors, Mikhail Prokhorov's legacy and more Learn more a...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix from Las Vegas this week is Marc Stein, NBA reporter at the New York Times. Mannix and Stein dive into the 2019 USA Basketball team, from the dozens of players who declined invitations, those that accepted and how the team shapes up for the FIBA World Cup. Plus Carmelo Anthony's NBA future, the Raptors next move, what a post-Warriors NBA could look like in 2019-20...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is Lakers coach Frank Vogel. Mannix and Vogel discuss Vogel's early days working for Rick Pitino, how he nearly took a job on Pitinio's staff at Louisville, how the Lakers situation came together, his relationship with LeBron, how he plans to work with Jason Kidd, expectations for this season and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www....

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is Howard Beck, senior writer at Bleacher Report. Mannix and Beck talk about the Wizards decision to elevate Tommy Sheppard--and what Sheppard needs to do to differentiate his regime from Ernie Grunfelds. Plus who had the better offseason--Lakers or Clippers? And if Houston is a better team now than the one that ended last season. Learn more about your ad-ch...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is ESPN draft analyst Fran Fraschilla. Making his annual return to the pod, Fraschilla weighs in on Zion Williamson's short week, the Ja Morant/Jaren Jackson tandem in Memphis, his concerns about RJ Barrett, the super sized second round big men and more. Sports Illustrated is conducting an audience survey to better serve all of our listeners. It will onl...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix is Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders. Saunders tells Mannix about the best age-related joke he heard last season, growing up in a coaching family, when he first got the itch, shared coaching philosophies with his legendary father, Flip Saunders, getting the job last season, keeping it and how he hopes to put his imprint on the Wolves moving forward. Spor...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is LA Times columnist Arash Markazi. Mannix and Markazi dive into a wild weekend in Los Angeles, where the Clippers outmaneuvered the Lakers for Kawhi Leonard, how Paul George fits into the mix, the future of the Raptors post-Kawhi and what the Lakers do now. Plus: Russell Westbrook is on the trading block. Sports Illustrated is conducting an audience survey...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week are YES Network and FS1 NBA analyst Sarah Kustok and The Crossover's Rohan Nadkarni. Mannix, Kustok and Nadkarni dive into the Nets big weekend, Kyrie's short term fit, the Warriors next move, a revamped Sixers team and which non-Nets team had the best offseason. Sports Illustrated is conducting an audience survey to better serve all of our listeners...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week are former Hawks GM Wes Wilcox and SI.com NBA draft analyst Jeremy Woo. Mannix and Wilcox dive into the biggest stories headed into next week's free agency, from Kawhi's decision to Kevin Durant's next stop to the KD/Kyrie Irving dynamic to Boston's next step. Later, Mannix and Woo review a busy NBA draft. Learn more about your ad-choices at...

Joining SI’s Chris Mannix this week are SI’s Rohan Nadkarni and Jeremy Woo. Mannix and Nadkarni break down the Anthony Davis trade—from the Lakers to the Pelicans to the Celtics fallout—and Kyrie Irving’s free agency. Later, Mannix and Woo dive into the latest draft chatter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week are Sarah Kustok, Nets analyst for the YES Network and NBA analyst for FS1, and SI senior writer Scott Price. Mannix and Kustok dive into the ripple effect of Kevin Durant's Achilles injury--from what it means for Golden State to how it will impact free agency, Kyrie Irving's free agency, specifically. Plus how Irving would fit in with the Nets, the...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is SI staff writer Rohan Nadkarni. Mannix and Nadkarni dive into Toronto's Game 3 win -- from the Raptors flexing their depth, to Klay's injury, to how much pressure this puts on Kevin Durant to return from a lingering calf injury. Plus the latest round of Kyrie rumors, the Pelicans listening to offers for Anthony Davis and the Lakers continuing to a...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is SI staff writer Rohan Nadkarni. Mannix and Nadkarni dive into the latest messy Lakers story, this time courtesy of ESPN, that describes alarming dysfunction within the Lakers organization. Plus the Raptors Kawhi Leonard gambit pays off, how Toronto can upset Golden State, Milwaukee's big offseason, how the Rockets are handling Mike D'Antoni and mo...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is Dan Woike, national NBA writer for the LA Times. Mannix and Woke dive into the latest drama in Los Angeles, from Magic Johnson's napalming of the organization, to Rob Pelinka's response, to Jeanie Buss's culpability and the power structure within the Lakers. Plus the Warriors non-Durant sweep, where Portland goes from here, the Clippers free a...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is SI.com NBA draft analyst Jeremy Woo. Mannix and Woo dive into a wild night at the NBA draft lottery in Chicago, from the Pelicans landing the No. 1 pick--and another franchise player in Zion Williamson--the depth of the draft, mid-round sleepers, a combine preview and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Advertisi...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is SI staff writer Rohan Nadkarni. Mannix and Nadkarni talk about the Celtics being pushed to the brink of elimination, if Kyrie Irving played his last game in Boston, what to make of this Bucks team now, how Houston has small-balled its way back into a series with the Warriors, Monty Williams decision to sign with Phoenix and more Learn more about your ad-c...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix this week is YES Network and FS1 NBA analyst Sarah Kustok. Mannix and Kustok dive into Boston's early playoff run, pressure on Milwaukee going into Game 2, the ongoing referee drama in the Golden State-Houston series, the Suns and Lakers coaching search--and which job is better--and what the Nets priorities are this offseason. Learn more about your ad-choices at h...

Joining SI's Chris Mannix is Associated Press NBA writer Brian Mahoney and SI's Rohan Nadkarni. Mannix, Mahoney and Nadkarni discuss Boston's sweep, what's at stake for each team in the Eastern Conference semifinals, if the Nets have chipped away at the Knicks' New York advantage, the Lakers' coaching search. Later in an interview from SI TV's In The Paint, NBA commissi...