The Why Not Us, Why Not Now Podcast

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Ellie Davis, and they all preview the teams in the NFC North Division (Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings) for the upcoming 2026 NFL season. #chicago #detroit #minnesota #greenbay #nfc #nfcnorth #nfl

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear preview the teams in the AFC North Division (Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers) for the upcoming 2026 NFL season. They also discuss a few quick hitters including the retirement of Justin Verlander at the end of the 2026 MLB season. #baltimore #cincy #cleveland #pittsburgh #afc #afcnorth #nfl #justinverlander #mlb #ret...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Lawrence Vaughn. They discuss LeBron’s Lakers era ending, give their thoughts on his run there, the current state of the Lakers, the arrival of Walker Kessler, other free agency moves made by Rob Pelinka, and much more. #lebron #lakers #farewell #austinreaves #luka #robpelinka #walkerkessler #nba #freeagency #offseason

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Devon Ashby. They discuss some of the biggest moves happening throughout the NBA. This includes Jaylen Brown being traded to Philly, Kawhi Leonard back to the Raptors, Ja Morant to Portland, the USMNT advancing to the Round of 16, CJ2K being diagnosed with ALS and much more content. #nba #freeagency #offseason #jaylenbrown #paulgeorg...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear down the latest on Jaylen Brown and his status and standing with the Boston Celtics, recap the 2026 NBA Draft, discuss the biggest losers and winners from the draft, and break down a few key moves that could happen in this year’s NBA free agency period. #jaylenbrown #traderumors #boston #celtics #nbadraft #2026 #ajdybantsa #darrynpeterson #camboozer #calebwilson...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat, the Heat’s contention status, the state of the Milwaukee Bucks, LaMelo Ball being traded to Minnesota, Austin Reaves getting a new deal with the Lakers, and much more. #giannis #greekfresk #trade #miamiheat #milwaukeebucks #lameloball #charlottehornets #minneso...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss Trae Young opting out of his contract with the Wizards, Tiago Splitter being hired as the. Ills new head coach, Jalen Brunson current rankings and much more. #washingtondc #traeyoung #freeagent #wizards #tiagosplitter #chicago #bulls #jalenbrunson 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are back and they discuss the New York Knicks winning the 2026 NBA Championship, what went wrong for the San Antonio Spurs, the recent struggles of the Atlanta Braves, the Carolina Hurricanes winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final and much more. #newyork #knicks #nbafinals #53years #jalenbrunson #sanantonio #spurs #wemby #braves #atlanta #joeburrow #bengals #carolin...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Matt Craig, and they all discuss the OKC Thunder losing in the WCF, Chet Holmgren’s disappearance act, the possibilities of Giannis being traded to OKC, the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the Spurs and Knicks, and much more. #okc #thunder #sga #chetholmgren #giannis #sampresti #nyc #knicks #jalenbrunson #kat #sanantonio #spurs #...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Matt Craig, and they all discuss Myles Garrett being traded to the Rams, AJ Brown to the Patriots, Drake London getting a new deal with the Falcons, OBJ and the Giants reuniting, the life and legacy of Rick Adelman and much more. #nfl #trade #mylesgarrett #la #rams #clevelandbrowns #jaredverse #ajbrown #eagles #patriots #drakelondon...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the New York Knicks advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, the Cavs quitting midway through the series, the future in Cleveland, the chances that the Knicks have in the Finals, and more. #newyork #nyc #knicks #gonygonygo #jalenbrunson #kat #mikebrown #og #mikalbridges #joshhart #cleveland #cavs #quitters #jamesharden #kennyatkinson #d...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the dual in the Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Spurs ceding into Game 6, the Atlanta Hawks extending their general manager and promoting him, Joe Mazzulla winning COTY, Derwin James extension, and much more. #nba #playoffs #conferencefinals #okc #sanantonio #sga #wemby #atlanta #hawks #coachoftheyear #joemazzulla #boston #celtics #char...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Western Conference Finals dual between the Spurs and OKC Thunder, Victor Wembanyama’s greatness, the injuries happening on both teams, Alex Caruso’s all-time standing as a role player, Jason Kidd no longer coaching the Mavs, and much more. #nba #westernconferencefinals #spurs #okcthunder #wemby #sga #jalenwilliams #alexcaruso #roleplayers #jasonkidd...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers Eastern Conference Finals matchup, Jalen Brunson’s greatness, Kenny Atkinson’s questionable decisions, Aaron Rodgers retiring and much more. #nba #easternconferencefinals #knicks #cavs #jalenbrunson #donovanmitchell #jamesharden #mikebrown #kennyatkinson #aaronrodgers #mattstafford #kylebusch

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers taking a 3-2 series lead and James Harden leading the way to a the clutch win in game five, the Spurs/Wolves series and Wemby’s dominance, the NBA draft lottery, the NFL schedule realize anticipation and much more. #cavs #cleveland #detroitpistons #cadecunningham #jamesharden #spurs #wemby #sanantonio #wolves #minnesota #anthonyed...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Thunder ending the Lakers season in a series sweep, the possibility of the end of the LeBron James era in LA, the Knicks finishing off Philly, Daryl More being fired, and much more. #la #lakers #lebron #luka #okc #shai #sga #knicks #nyc #76ers #philly #darylmorey #braves #atl #mlb #miketrout #brandonclarke #jasoncollins

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Lawrence Vaughn, and they breakdown down Jaylen Brown’s streaming meltdowns this week, the future of the Celtics, the upcoming NBA Draft Lottery, who are likely contenders to get #1 overall, and much more. #jaylenbrown #twitch #streaming #boston #celtics #draftlottery #nba 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest Lawrence Vaughn, and they discuss the Knicks being up on the Sixers, the Pistons up on the Cavs, James Harden’s continued playoff struggles, the Wolves/Spurs series, the Orlando Magic firing Jamahl Mosley and much more. #nbaplayoffs #newyork #knicks #philly #sixers ##detroit #pistons #cleveland #cavs #jamesharden #jamahlmosley #orland...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves defeating the Denver Nuggets to advance to the second round, the Lakers/Rockets series continuing, Kevin Durant out with injury and Austin Reaves returning from his injury #minnesota #timberwolves #denver #nuggets #lakers #rockets #kd #kevindurant #austinreaves 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear break down the Atlanta Hawks losing in embarrassing blowout fashion in Game 6 of their series against the New York Knicks, the Sixers forcing a game seven against the Celtics, the Thunder and Spurs moving on, the Phillies firing their manager, the Braves hot first month and much more. #hawks #atl #knicks #nyc #philly #sixers #celtics #boston #nbaplayoffs #okc #s...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Atlanta Hawks going up on the New York Knicks, the Lakers overwhelming the Rockets, Wemby being in concussion protocol, and much more. #nba #playoffs #atlanta #hawks #nyknicks #lakers #rockets #wemby #spurs #firstround 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss some of the highlights of the 2026 NFL draft including Ty Simpson to the Rams, Caleb Downs to the Cowboys, Arvelle Reese to the Giants, Reuben Bain Jr. falling to Tampa Bay, and much more. #nfl #draft #tysimpson #rams #calebdowns #dallascowboys #arvellereese #nygiants #reubenbainjr #bucs #mekailemon #philly #mlb #nba 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss Steph Curry and Draymond Green taking over to help the Warriors win their play-in game, what’s next for the Clippers, the disappointing and underwhelming play of the Orlando Magic, preview all of the potential playoff matchups and much more.  #warriors #stephcurry #draymondgreen #clippers #tylue #kawhileonard #orlando #magic #jamahlmosley #paolobanchero...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trailblazers victories in the NBA Play-In games, what’s next for the Miami Heat, Lamelo’s dirty play against Bam Adebayo, Doc Rivers departing Milwaukee and much more. #nba #postseason #Charlotte #hornets #buzzcity #lameloball #miamiheat #patriley ##docrivers #milwaukeebucks #jeyuso #camron #itiswhatitis #wrestlemania

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest Matt Craig and they break down the brawl between the Braves and Angels, Angel Reese being traded to the Atlanta Dream, the latest on the saga between Giannis and the Bucks, and the turnover of the Chicago Bulls front office. #atlanta #la #braves #angels #jorgesoler #reynaldolopez #angelreese #atlantadream #chicagosky #giannis #bucks #...