You Know Ball: A (Mostly) NBA Podcast

We have slop!! We talked about Danny Green coming back to the Sixers, Christian Wood landing with the Lakers, and also gave our thoughts on the Celtics signing Svi Mykhailiuk, the Hornets finally signing PJ Washington and then we discussed the sad news about Pelicans wing Trey Murphy III who suffered a knee injury that might derail his season. Plus there were a ton of sidebars. Enjoy.  Use the pro...

Trill is back from vacation so him and Sam spent almost three hours tier ranking all 30 NBA front offices based on their draft free agent and trade history while also considering their recent moves over the past few years. Enjoy.  Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to get a $100 dollar deposit match bonus when you sign up for Underdog Fantasy today! https://play.underdogfantasy.com/...

The Sixers are trying to kill me. We also talked about some FIBA world cup exhibition games and the Athletic's annual NBA player tiers list by Seth Partnow. There were also some random detours to talk about Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift and Lorde for some reason. Enjoy. Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to get a $100 dollar deposit match bonus when you sign up for Underdog Fantasy to...

We discussed the latest Kristaps Porzingis lower body injury that will keep him out of the World Cup and possibly the start of Celtics training camp. Enjoy. Then we drafted the 30 best players in the NBA that you would want moving forward. To hear the entire two hour long episode please subscribe to the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the li...

It's Groundhogs Day ... again for Sixers fans. James Harden called Daryl Morey a liar at a charity event in china. We discussed Morey, Harden, Embiid and the Sixers future ahead of what should be a nasty training camp showdown. Then we talked about some Mickey Mouse members of the hall of fame and what borderline current and former players should make or miss the hall of fame. Enjoy. Use the promo...

Reacting to the amazing, hilarious and insane Simmons and Russillo NBA expansion draft podcast. Enjoy. To hear this entire 2+ hour long episode please subscribe to the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to get a $100 dollar deposit match bonus when you sign up for Underdog Fantasy today! https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-you-kno...

Sam and Trill tier ranked the last 15 NBA drafts (2009 - 2023) one by one based on top end talent and depth. Enjoy. Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to get a $100 dollar deposit match bonus when you sign up for Underdog Fantasy today! https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-you-know-ball Watch NBA games with us on playback: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball More YKB Content: https://...

Anthony Davis signed the largest contract extension in NBA history which is something you will be hearing about a lot of players moving forward. We talked about what it means for him and the Lakers moving forward. We then drafted current NBA players who could be sneaky future stars based on age, production, upside and breakout potential. Enjoy. To hear the entire draft during the 2 hour and 10 min...

The NBA told Dame and his agent to kick rocks after his one team trade request to the Heat. We discuss what this means for Dame, the Blazers and the Heat and compare it to recent star trade requests. We also touched on Shams latest "reporting" on the Heat's trade offer. Then we tier ranked national NBA media personalties from best to worst. Enjoy. Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below...

Mark Henry (@MarkHenryJr_) from the Tough Cover Radio Show joins Trill to draft the worst moves of the Sixers process (2013 - present) era. They will discuss the impact of the moves, why they were so bad and what alternative moves could have potentially changed the current championship window. Enjoy. Listen to this entire 2 hour and 15 minute long episode on the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patre...

We revisited the insane summer of 2016 where every NBA team temporarily lost their minds due to a rare salary cap spike. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What teams were ruined because of it? What was the worst contract given out during this summer? Did anything good come from it? Enjoy.  Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to get a $100 dollar deposit match bonus when you s...

On this episode we discussed James Harden's latest not so cryptic post on IG, PJ Tucker to the Clippers rumors and how it all relates to the on going Harden trade saga that makes me feel very tired. Enjoy. To hear this entire 2 hour and 20 minute long episode subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to get a $100 dollar deposit match bon...

We discussed Joel Embiid's recent comments about winning a title "in Philly or elsewhere" and what we think this means for his future with the Sixers. Will this be Embiid's last season in Philly? Is this just to put pressure on the front office to make a Harden trade? After this we put Daryl Morey on Slop Trial and went through his entire transaction history as Sixers President of Basketball Opera...

I know it is a month later but we were in the middle of slop season when it dropped and better late than never. We go through the Bill Simmons NBA trade value list again. We tried to figure out which players should have been left off entirely? Which players should have been higher and lower? And which players do not fit their tier at all. Enjoy. Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to...

Last week it was Joever but the Sixers might be back. We talked about the team re-signing back up cetner and fan favorite Paul Reed to a new contract after it looked like they were gonna let him walk in free agency to the Utah Jazz. Also, what is happening with Jaylen Brown's Supermax contract extension with the Celtics? We touched on the god Dropping Dimes leaking some Siakam to the Hawks rumors....

At the top of this episode Trill ranted about Daryl Morey's offseason plan for the Sixers and why it doesn't add up at all. We then talked about a bunch of moves including the Sixers signing Mo Bamba, a live reaction to the Dejounte Murray extension, Grant Willams to Dallas, Thybulle staying in Portland & more. To hear this whole episode subscribe to the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/Y...

Daryl Morey is once again dragging a long a trade request from a star and making it so the Sixers can only make small moves like signing long time fan favorite Patrick Beverly. We talked about that signing, whether the Sixers would trade Maxey for Dame, will they bring back Harden for real and will Dame end up on the Heat after all of this anyway? We also discussed why there might be other teams i...

This is from the livestream where we talked about Damian Lillard's trade request from the Blazers. To hear all of our livestreams including the free agency kickoff livestream, please subscribe to the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Episode: He did it! Dame is running from the grind. Sam gets his wish. He is gonna be on the Heat probably. We talked about what this means for li...

This is the audio from tonight's slop stream: James Harden opted in and forced a trade from the Sixers after they could not agree to terms on a new contract. We gave all of our thoughts on it including what the Sixers can get back for Harden, what the clippers or other teams would be willing to trade for a Harden rental. Also Trill almost had a mental breakdown discussing it. We talked about it fo...

JOHN COLLINS WAS FINALLY TRADED. We reacted to the trade for both sides and talked about how this salary dump could effect the Tobias Harris trade market. Are the Sixers better off just waiting to trade Tobias instead of taking an offer now? We then discussed Naz Reid's extension with the Timberwolves and how it could lead to a Karl Anthony Towns trade in the next few weeks if they can find someon...

On draft night Sam has a mental breakdown over the Celtics trading one of his favorite players of all time, Marcus Smart for Porzingis and (at the time) two first round picks. We also react to the Warriors trading Jordan Poole and some picks for their former rival Chris Paul. Enjoy. To listen to our entire draft night stream and get access to a ton of slop content on the YKB Patreon here: https://...

Bradley Beal has been traded to the Suns for Chris Paul and Landry Shamet. We reacted to the news and talk about what this means for the Suns, Wizards, Heat and the Clippers who could now land CP3. We also riffed on some other trades that could happen at the draft including Tobias Harris, Zion Williamson, Kristaps Porzingis, Pascal Siakam and more. Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below...

On this episode we discussed everything surrounding Zion Williamson trade slop. Would the Pelicans actually move him this offseason and why would they? Also, what teams would be interested and what does a Zion return even look like? Enjoy. To hear this entire episode and for more bonus content, including our Bradley Beal trade slop episode, please subscribe here: https://patreon.com/youknowball Us...

Probably the most unhinged thing we have ever done. The YKB Crew (with guests Parm and Dread) drafted the first 21 picks (Wemby + 20 picks) in this year's draft. We talked about who will go second in the NBA Draft. There were some insane trades and trade proposals in this mock draft. These selections were the picks that we think the team's should make and we discussed how realistic the ideas are a...

Damian Lillard's friend Chris Haynes reported that Dame might finally ask out of the Blazers if they chose to keep the third overall pick in this year's NBA draft instead of trading it for a veteran second star to pair with him. Haynes also floated the possibility of a few landing spots for Dame if they do trade him this offseason. What teams would have enough to get Dame and where could he land?...