The NMAA Podcast

This week Waaris and the Commish run thru Week 8 as we head into the stretch run of the NMAA season. Which teams are looking like title contenders, and which teams are fighting for their playoff lives. We chat thru some big games coming up, the Semi Pro playoffs, what the MVP race is starting to look like, and some scouting on a couple of pro teams. Yousseff Elsweiss from the 99ers joins us during...

This week our host finally found some time for his show and recorded it! No Commish or Dev but Sidd Juman coach of the first place Sultans joins the show. We go over the trades that happened before the deadline, the recap, picks for week 8, and some more NMAA Self scouting on teams!!! Download stream today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!!!

This week the Commish and Waaris bring you all the week 6 action and recap. We introduce two new segments called the NMAA flowers where we each pick 3 players who have been standing out and give them their flowers! The other segment is the NMAA Self Scouting piece where we each pick 2 teams and talk about what they need to do to get better. Big storylines as we have hit the halfway mark for the pr...

The NMAA Podcast team is back after the long holiday break! Waaris, Dev and the Commish break down all the latest action and news so far in NMAA! Which teams are starting to pull away, and which teams are in trouble. We talk about some trades, some players who are heating up, and potential MVP candidates. As always, the best basketball show in Orlando for the best ball league ever is lit! Download...

This week the team changes it up as Kamisars coach Ameer Zufari and Al Fateh coach Nader Saleh join our host Waaris Zaheer to recap and talk all things NMAA that went down in week 3.  Make sure you tune in and check out which teams in both leagues look like title contenders, and which teams are already in trouble as we head into the holiday break!

What's going onnnnn NMAA family!!! Our new season kicks off with the first episode of the 2023 NMAA Winter league! The team is back as our host Waaris Zaheer, NMAA VP Dev Lachman and the commish recap all the week 2 action from the pro and semi pro games. Waaris drops his first power rankings and we make our weekly picks. We end with some knowledge from Dev and the famous "question"...

Congrats to the 99ers as they win the NMAA Fall 2022 Pro league championship! The team is joined this episode by finals MVP Romello Bates and his teammate, now a 2 time NMAA champion James Nicholsen-EL. We recap the final four from Sunday, talk about the 99ers journey when the only one who gave them a chance to win was the podcast host himself Waaris Zaheer. We also drop the draft order for the Wi...

This week the team runs the all the quarterfinal action, announces the fall 2022 season award winners, and previews and picks the final four team of the 2022 NMAA Fall league. Do we have 2 new stars in NMAA based on what we saw in the quarterfinals? We got a landslide team winning awards and some shockers, the team gets into hot debate about who will win the title, and we comment on the surprising...

This week the team dives into the Semi Pro championship game in which Muttaqeen wins the first ever NMAA Semi Pro league over the Warriors.  We go over the Pro play-in games, with one game a stunner of an upset, and then pick the winners for the quarterfinal round. Some hot topics at the end including which player would we take number one for next season. It's the best Orlando basketball podc...

This week the team runs thru the final week of the pro league regular season, discusses the winners of the semi pro semifinals, predicts the winners for the first round of the playoffs, and announces the end of season nominees for the NMAA Fall Awards.  The team gets into a debate over the playoff previews, and is there a call out of one of the semi pro finalists? Lilbrisky AKA Yousseff Elsweiss j...

This week Oz, Dev and Waaris get on after a hurricane hiatus and recap all the week 10 action, the playoff scenarios as we head into the final week of the regular season, the semipro playoffs, the semi pro awards (who won MVP????) and we dive into one of the biggest upsets in NMAA history with MIB beating the 99ers in overtime with just one starter. Dare we say the Don might have made some callout...

This week the team welcomes our very own tv celebrity Fessy Fitness to the show! Fessy is currently a player on the Commish team, and he joins us to talk about his experience in NMAA, his play this season, and all the exciting tv shows he's been on and has upcoming! The Commish and the Don get into a heated debate again as the Don calls out EVERYONE on the podcast for predicting a blowout vs...

This week the podcast team welcomes undefeated captain of Showtime Zakir Mohammad and his number one pick and leading candidate for MVP David Butler. We interview them, question why they feel disrespected, and ask David what he thinks about his MVP chances. We also interview Youssef Elsweiss on his hot start to the season, how he felt after being traded, and what he thinks about our latest announc...

This weeks episode we have the Coach of the undefeated Semi Pro team Muttaqeeen joining us as well as 2 time MVP Romello Bates as our guest hosts! We recap all the action, make our picks, debate whos in the MVP race, and drop some knowledge at the end about professionalism and life experiences! It's a heavy episode! Did we mention, we have breaking news on 2 MAJOR and MASSIVE trades that jus...

This week the team recaps all the action from Week 4. Guests include Revengers player and longtime NMAA veteran Alfredo "Noodle" Williams, as well as returning for a second podcast in a row Al Fateh pro player Quang Pham. The host Waaris Zaheer returns from his vacation to give the Commish a break! We also debut our Power ranking for the first time with Waaris and the Commish giving thei...

This week Al Fateh point guard Quang Pham and Blessed Head coach Faraj Chabaan join the NMAA podcast team as we go over ALL the action from week 3! Which team in the semi pro and pro leagues is looking like the contenders after 3 weeks of action? Which players are standing out? In the picks segment, some teams get called out and they need to show up to prove the doubters wrong on Sunday! The Don g...

This week the best basketball podcast in Orlando is back recapping all the action from an exciting week 1 where we literally saw the results of the deepest draft ever with some amazing basketball! The team goes thru all the games, makes our week 2 picks, and introduce the new semi pro league. We're joined by Sultans coach Siddique Juman, and new player from the Kamisars Anthony Gomes who lit...

The NMAA Pro league draft is done! First time ever we went IG live for the first THREE rounds of the draft that you can listen to on the NMAA Podcast! You can skip ahead to the 25:39 minute mark if you already heard the draft for analysis from the podcast team. Your hosts Waaris Zaheer, the Commish, the Don, and new host and current player Isaiah Nicholsen go thru the first 3 rounds. We also dive...

This week the NMAA podcast team previews the upcoming draft for July 28th. We go over strategies, the depth of the draft (deepest draft ever!), who are the key players to watch, which players will slide or move up, and the 2 players we would pick to start a team. This draft is looking crazy, and there will be some STACKED teams this season. Download/stream today!!!

The NMAA Podcast is back! The best local basketball podcast for the BEST basketball league in the state of Florida PERIOD has returned for a new season as we gear up for league tipoff in just TWO WEEKS! We have a new guest host joining us this season as longtime NMAA player and comedian Isaiah Nicholsen joins the team. We go over the latest news in NMAA, and discuss the new player showcase on who...

The NMAA Podcast Episode 31 - Finals recap. This weeks episode recaps the action from the semifinals and the championship game! MIB survives with a late free throw to knock off Showtime 56-55 to advance to the final, while Jund uses a second half surge to take control and defeat the Sultans 70-59. In the championship game it would be a tight game all the way to the fourth before Jund goes on a hug...

This weeks episode recaps all the action from the Quarterfinal round as Jund, Showtime, Sultans and MIB all advance to the semifinals. We also preview the NMAA Final four and pick who we think will win! Sultan players Zach Pope and Joe Nguyen are our special guests this week, as well as Showtime and Sultans coaches Zahid Mohammad and Siddique Juman.

This episode the NMAA Podcast team welcomes the Sultans coach Siddique Juman and the Showtime coach Zahid Mohammad to present their cases for the list of MVP candidates and debate who deserves the award. We also go over some potential candidates for 6th man, defensive player, comeback player and most improved. We also want to hear from you! Give us your candidates after you listen in the comments!...

The NMAA Podcast #28 - MAX League Week 11 Recap, Playoff Preview. This week the team dives into the crazy games from the final week of the regular season. We recap the battle for the top seed MIB vs Jund, a wild game that went into overtime! Blessed with a huge upset win over Tawhid, 99ers and Revengers getting into the playoffs on the final day. Team then makes their playoff picks, and there are...

This episode the team goes thru the Top 25 players and which categories are still up for grabs as we head into the final week of the regular season. We also announce our 6 MVP Candidates, and then go thru all of the playoff scenarios for each team. It's going to be a crazy Sunday, EVERY GAME MATTERS!