The Drop Step

Season Preview alert! Listen in as Silver Screen and Roll founder, Harrison Faigen and I talk all things Lakers going into the 23/24 season! We talk win total predictions, starting lineups, young gems at the bottom of the roster and despite recording over two weeks ago we heavily discuss a potential Christian Wood signing! Can Lebron James defy father time for another year? Should Anthony Davis be...

It's episode 11 of the Drop Step and it may well be the best episode yet! Listen in as ThunderChats aka Dylan of Topic: Thunder and I rank potential trade targets for the for Sam Presti to acquire. We talk elite roleplayers like Trey Murphy III, controversial stars like Karl Anthony Towns and some of the very best players in the league. Who would you look to add to this talented OKC roster? Listen...

Last year the Denver Nuggets ended a 56 year wait for their maiden NBA championship. Victory is sweet, but there are still 10 franchises who've never held the Larry O'Brien aloft. Listen in to hear me and NBA expert Brett Usher break down who we think has got what it takes to win that first title, there's differing opinions and chat about the long term futures of some of the most exciting young te...

A strong poker hand but a stronger podcasting tandum! Jack and I talk through Pistons, core four, Beef stew, the glut of bigs, veteran presence and so much more in this offseason Pistons primer. Listen in for what retro team the Pistons could look to for inspiration this year, Jack unashamedly admitting his hard working, board hitting big man obsession and why Troy Weaver makes us think about our...

A landmark episode! The Drop Step hosts it's first guest in @BradeuxNBA and we talk Rockets young core. Listen in as we rank the seven guys born before 1999 on the roster in terms of how likely they are to be a star in this league. There's disagreements, there's Stephen Silas slander, but most importantly we delve deep into the games of seven young Rockets you need to be watching next season. Drop...

We're back with another episode of "First in Class"! Fresh off a trip to Lithuania I had to dive into the father son first round match up of 2016 vs 1986, Domantas vs Arvydas. Listen in to hear about the center Bill Walton described as having, "the skills of Larry Bird and Pete Maravich. He had the athleticism of Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar], and he could shoot the 3-point shot. He could pass, run the fl...

It's episode 6 of The Drop Step podcast and we're talking Pistons, Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson, Jalen Duren. Who on the roster has the potential to be the new Andre Iguodala? Why is Cade a smart bet for MIP in 23/24?And will Troy Weaver's gamble of building through the draft like no other NBA team pay off in the long term for the Pistons? All that and more as we discussed one of th...

We're back with another episode of "First In Class"! This time we're talking the 1978 draft headlined by Larry Bird who's flanked by a great supporting cast and a Point Guard who maybe one of the biggest "what if's" In NBA history. Going against Bird and co. is an absolute juggernaut of a draft class, the 1996 draft. Listen in to see who start's at the point, Steve Nash or Allen Iverson, how to ha...

Did you see SGA making All-NBA coming last year? The Lauri breakout? The Markell Fultz redemption? Do you have any idea who's making those same kind of leaps in the 23/24 season? Well, I think I do... Listen in for 5 guys I'm predicting to make All-NBA for the first time next year and 5 guys ready for breakout campaigns now that the dust has settled on the 22/23 season. I'll go over why Tyrese Hal...

The Charlotte Hornets arguably have their biggest offseason in franchise history coming up. The Carolina team has seen Alonzo Mourning, Chris Paul and Glen Rice suit up in that electric blue but they have a chance to add generational talent to the team with the number two pick. What they do with it is the question. In this podcast we explore four outcomes, drafting Brandon Miller, drafting Scoot H...

It's the first episode of "First in Class"! Listen in to hear about how the series is going to work, analysis of both the 2009 and 2012 team and how you can decide who progresses in the ultimate NBA draft tournament! Vote on the pole on The Drop Step Twitter account to have your say!https://twitter.com/TheDropStepNBALike and share with friends, let's get the debate going, enjoy listening to the se...

Minnesota Timberwolves bigman Karl Anthony Towns, KAT to his friends, is a divisive figure in the association. The mercurial center is one of the best shooters in the league, a three level scorer and locked into a long term contract.... But, the team situation isn't ideal. He's being usurped by his younger team mate Anthony Edwards and he's paired with Rudy Gobert in a decisively 2000's style fron...