You Know Ball: A (Mostly) NBA Podcast

So after all this, a new Shams report suggests that James Harden is split between the Rockets and Sixers. Trill gives his thoughts on this new report and some other tealeaves on recent reports about the Rockets that could indicate them going in a different direction this offseason. Then YKB favorite Marty returned to talk to Trill about the Sixers offseason plans. They discussed realistic Tobias H...

This morning Shams dropped a slop nuke by reporting that Kyrie Irving is trying to recruit Lebron James to Dallas this offseason. We will discuss what the hell is going on with our resident Klutch representative Harrison Faigen. Enjoy. Meanwhile on the YKB Patreon, Trill and YKB Favorite Marty Teller dropped an episode breaking down the Sixers offseason and discussing Tobias Harris trades and how...

Raptors guard Fred VanVleet teased reuniting with Sixers new head coach Nick Nurse in Philadelphia in a recent interview. We talk about how the Sixers could acquire him, whether this is just a leverage play to get more money from the Raptors and what we think of his fit on the Sixers. Enjoy. To hear this entire two hour long episode please subscribe to the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com...

We did it! The Sixers finally hired Trill's number once choice for the head coaching opening, basketball f*scist Nick Nurse. We will discuss what this means for the Sixers upcoming offseason and how Nick Nurse will work with the current team, also where does Nurse rank amongst current head coaches in the NBA? Next we will discuss Sam's Celtics finally falling to the Devil Magic Miami Heat who seem...

We started off this episode talking about maximizing Tyrese Maxey next year if/when James Harden leaves for Houston and the fourth year player becomes the new lead guard for the Sixers. The numbers without James Harden on the court suggest that Maxey may make an all star leap next year but he will likely need some backcourt help from a playmaker that can function well off the ball. We discussed wh...

The Heat cannot be stopped. Will this series end this version of the Celtics? Will Jaylen Brown actually be traded or will he sign the Super Max? What could they get for him? Also we talk about the Miami Heat's insane run and the Nuggets making their first finals while possibly ending Lebron's career in the process. .. Then we riffed on some slop: Trae Young to the Lakers rumors are popping up?! P...

Harden rumors are popping up again. He might go back to Houston. But Doc Rivers firing means he might stay in Philly! Also the Suns might have thrown their hat into the fight? We talk about whether we believe any of this or if Harden will fit on these teams in general. Then we ranked the Harden destinations based on fit and need. Enjoy. To hear the whole episode subscribe here: https://www.patreon...

The Sixers have fired head coach Doc Rivers. Trill and Mike Chiodo react to the news and talk about who could replace Doc as the Sixers next head coach including Monty Williams, Frank Vogel, Sam Cassell, Mike D'Antoni, Nick Nurse and Mike Budenholzer. We also riff on some things that could save the Sixers. "Lol" Enjoy. Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below to get a $100 dollar deposit...

They did it again. Somehow, someway, they did it again! Where do the Sixers even go from here after their horrible collapses against the Celtics in game 6 and 7 to miss the conference finals AGAIN. 22 straight years! We talk about the collapses and some options they have if Joel Embiid decides to stay around. But fair warning, the results are pretty grim! Also we will riff on the conference finals...

The Sixers blew a chance to go to their first conference finals since 2001 after a horrible shooting game and a no show from the entire team in the fourth quarter at home in game six. Who was to blame for this? We also talked about what happened in the game including Jayson Tatum laying a stinker for three quarters before turning it around in the fourth and then we previewed some of game 7 in Bost...

YKB favorites Dhwani and Chiodo returned to the podcast to recap possibly the Sixers best win of the Embiid and process era. Embiid dominant, Maxey bounces back, and Danuel House and the role players winning everything on the margins. What a game. We also discussed potential game 6 bell ringers in what should be the biggest Sixers game in 20+ years. To hear this full episode subscribe to the YKB P...

After back to back stinkers, James Harden saves the Sixers for the second time with another game winner to tie the series 2-2. As we head back to Boston for game 5 Sam's prophecy about games 2-6 of this series is being fulfilled. Does he know? We talk about game 3 and 4 and how we feel about the rest of this series. Then we talk about the Suns winning both games at home as Devin Booker is on a his...

After a shaky first half, the Celtics couldn't miss in the second half and destroyed the Sixers in Joel Embiid's first game back from injury. We discuss how Embiid looked, how the Celtics bounced back and what the rest of the series could look like as they head back to Philly. For this entire episode visit here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Use the promo code “SLOP” or click the link below...

James Harden turns back the clock and scores a career playoff high 45 points as the Sixers steal game one in Boston without Joel Embiid. I cannot believe I just typed that. Sam and Trill discuss the Celtics Diaper Mode, Embiid's potential return during the series, and whether the winner of this series will go onto win the NBA finals. Then we talked about the Smol Bean Drafting Team Memphis Grizzli...

Playoff Jimmy Butler and the Zombie Heat will just always get away with it. Two weeks after nearly losing in the play-in to the 10 seed Bulls and missing the playoffs entirely they knock off the number one overall seed Bucks. We ask a few burning questions including: how did they lose this game? Was this the biggest upset in NBA history? And where do the Bucks go from here? Should they make moves...

We discussed the Kings losing De'Aaron Fox in the middle of the highly entertaining Kings Warriors series. In the middle of this podcast we live reacted to the Rockets hiring former Celtics coach Ime Udoka. Also the Sixers beat the Nets without Joel Embiid for their first sweet since 1991 and their first real sweep (7 games) since the mid 80's. We also talked the other Sixers stepping up and how E...

On this preview we talked about Draymond Green's game three suspension, the NBA media's response to it, and why people acting like there is a conspiracy theory against the Warriors are extremely wrong for many reasons. Enjoy. Watch or hear this entire two hour long episode here: https://www.patreon.com/youknowball During the rest of the episode we talked: the Hawks winning the non Trae Young minut...

There were a lot of upsets, injuries, and other insane stuff that happened this weekend in THIS LEAGUE!! We talked about every game and series. Should we ban the charge? Can the Grizzlies bounce back after losing game one and Ja Morant? Can the Heat push the Bucks to 7 after stealing game one when Giannis went out with an injury? Do the Suns have a math problem? Can the Hawks, Wolves or Nets win a...

On this episode we discuss the Raptors play in loss to the Bulls, reflect back on their weird trade deadline move and talk about where they will go from here. Should they blow it up? Push in the chips? Whatever they do they need to pick a direction. During this full Patreon episode: we will preview predict every single first round matchup - give our conference finals and finals picks - and choose...

This Patreon episode was recorded in October before the start of the NBA season. It is one of my favorite episodes that we have ever recorded. We picked our favorites for every single NBA Award and some dark horse picks as well. It is funny to listen back and hear what we got right and what we got wrong. Also of course there are many parts that aged wonderfully and other parts that aged horribly....

The Rudy Gobert trade somehow keeps getting worse. We talked about the Wolves downfall and whether they can overcome the madness that happened on the last day of the season discuss after Gobert punched Kyle Anderson and got sent home, Jaden McDaniels broke his hand punching a wall, and they somehow still beat the Pelicans to set up a Lakers Wolves play in game. Then we revisit our preseason over/u...

Our first ever in person podcast recorded. Please forgive the audio quality. We had to share a microphone lol. We talked Embiid's insane 52 point performance vs. the Boston Celtics enough to lock up MVP? We also discussed how we feel about the Sixers Celtics second round matchup now vs. before this last game. For the 2 hour long Patreon podcast: Then we debated all NBA teams and Trill gave his fin...

We discussed everything related to the new NBA collectively bargaining agreement including how it effects future trades, free agency signings, all NBA teams and yearly awards. Also Joel Embiid owns trill for picking lower on his points vs. The Celtics ... this was recorded before the Sixers Celtics game on Tuesday night so we discussed the Celtics destroying the Bucks, the Bucks beating the Sixers...

The Warriors have won three of their last four after appearing dead in the water. They are Michael Myers. They will truly never die. But still Bill Simmons is throwing around Draymond to Dallas rumors, Bob Myers contract is expiring after the season, and there are rumors Steve Kerr might retire. Is this the Last Dance for the Warriors dynasty? Sorry my audio was messed up this episode! Forgive me....

Sam victory laps on his Luka Trade Request Speed Run call from the trade deadline. Should the Mavs try to lose out and focus on the future? Can they save their season? Is the NBA media blaming Kyrie unfair? Also Joel Embiid took some shots at Jokic but then didn't play vs. the Nuggets. Is the MVP chase at direct odds with the Sixers championship hopes since Embiid needs to stay healthy for them to...