You Know Ball: A (Mostly) NBA Podcast

Paul George is hurt again which leads us to ask the question: are the Clippers the most cursed franchise of all time? Is their championship window now closed? We go over their history of bad decisions and bad luck that they seemingly cannot escape. Subscribe to the YKB Patreon to hear the rest of this 2+ hour long episode here: https://patreon.com/youknowball Description for the rest of this episo...

A rare Harden disasterclass leads to the end of the Sixers winning streak and possibly their hopes for the one seed but we recorded this RIGHT before their double OT loss to the Bulls so please forgive me for jinxing them. The Sixers have the best record, offense and net rating in the NBA over the last three months. Are they finally primed to make the leap from pretender to contender this postseas...

March Madness is here! To celebrate we talked some NBA draft. Since there are not many top college players at the top of this draft we talked about the best and worst destinations for Wemby. In the rest of the episode: We also talked about why there seems to be less buzz around this March Madness and how the NCAA can get more future NBA players to go to college again. Also we discussed some draft...

On this episode we will talk about how we were wrong about everything! We are talking about the Bucks who have only lost one game when healthy recently .. to the Sixers btw. Are they the clear favorites to win the title now that the Celtics and Nuggets have struggled and KD has suffered another injury? Also the Kings were on a recent hot streak until they lost a close one to the Bucks last night....

On this episode we will talk about sleepy JJ Redick and the lying NBA media's new MVP argument for their baby boy Nikola Jokic who is well on his way to his third straight MVP. Is there a media double standard? Does Jokic gets preferential treatment from the NBA Media because he is white? Is there anyway to argue against analytics that favor him so heavily over every other player in NBA history? E...

Celtics lose to both New York teams at home including a massive collapse vs. the Nets. Is it time to panic for them? Sixers finish road trip with a massive comeback win vs. the Bucks to snap their 16 game winning streak. Trill argues why this Sixers team is different than Sixers teams of old. Also are the Bucks really the runaway favorite or is the gap between them and the Sixers and Celtics close...

On this episode we discussed Kevin Durant finally making his Suns Debut against the Hornets! We talked about how he looked in his first game back from injury, where the Suns will thrive and how they could struggle rumors about Harden going back to Houston popping up AGAIN, Lebron's injury and whether the Lakers are cooked, can the Knicks win a playoff series in the east, we pronounce the Miami Hea...

On this episode we talk about all the insane games that happened this weekend including the Sixers heartbreaker vs. the Celtics and whether any of the games this weekend changed our perception on contenders in each conference. We also talked about Portland being the next team to potentially land a superstar this summer with their prospects and picks after Damian Lillard's insane 71 point game and...

The Atlanta Hawks fired coach Nate McMillian so we talked about how this could effect the rest of their season and Trae Young's future with the team. We riffed on what coaches they could hire and what team's could be interested in Trae this offseason if he becomes available. On the Patreon portion of this episode (over two hours long) we discussed Bill Simmons & Ryen Russillo's podcast where they...

On this episode we talked about Kevin Love signing with the Miami Heat over the Sixers and Russell Westbrook picking the Clippers over the Bulls, Wizards and Heat. Will these moves matter? In a good way or bad way? Also in the middle of this episode Meyers Leonard and Patrick Beverley were both signed so we reacted to that live on air. Next we discussed how awful everything was during All Star wee...

On this episode we talked about the players making their debuts on their new teams including Kyrie on the Mavs, Mike Conley on the Wolves, the Lakers three newest additions, Thybulle on the Blazers, McDaniels on the Sixers and Muscala on the Celtics. After this we dove into the history of the NBA buyout market and talked about if any of the players who were bought out this year will actually have...

At the beginning of this episode Trill tries not to cry over the Eagles losing in the Super Bowl and the Sixers signing the corpse of Dewayne Dedmon. Then we graded all 30 NBA teams trade deadline moves including the Suns post Kevin Durant trade, the Mavericks post Kyrie trade, the Nets post ... everything? And other moves we liked or hated from the Lakers, Clippers, Pistons, Celtics, Sixers and m...

IT IS SLOP WEEK!!! On this episode we talked about the 24 hours after the Kyrie trade. Whether our feelings have changed since the trade went down. Whether we believe the reports about Chris Paul being on the table and the Lakers making a real offer for Kyrie. We also discussed how this trade could lead to teams being more hesitant to make a move this deadline now that Kevin Durant could demand a...

What a way to start off slop week. Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. Will they trade him in the next week? Will the Lakers trade for him to save their season? What other teams could be interested? Could this make the Nets more desperate at the trade deadline for other win now moves if they do not trade Kyrie? We answered that and more. Enjoy. Right around the corner: SlopF...

On this episode we discussed the latest trade rumors around Sixers defensive Wing Matisse Thybulle who is drawing interest from the Kings and Warriors. We then talked about if there are any realistic trades with these teams that work for both sides or if the Sixers should just keep Thybulle through the deadline and try to extend him this offseason when he is a restricted free agent. Next we will t...

On this episode we talked about the latest slop rumors involving Jae Crowder to the Bucks for a poo poo platter of Serga Ibaka, George Hill, Jordan Nwora and some seconds. We then discussed the Denver Nuggets making Bones Hyland available for trade and what the Nuggets could look for in a potential return before pitching two realistic trade ideas. We then talked about Joel Embiid getting snubbed a...

Bryan Toporek from Liberty Ballers and Jason Timperley join me to discuss the Sixers trade targets and whether they can realistically acquire anyone who moves the needle, some marginal upgrades or will ownership be cheap and dodge the repeater tax. We ran through all of the issues that the Sixers could face at this trade deadline with a lack of assets, salary matching, a bad market for buyers and...

The Triumphant Return of a YKB fan favorite: Trade Machine War Crimes. We talked about trade submitted via the You Know Ball Patreon discord. Many of these fake trades will have our listeners being sentenced to life by The Hague, but others were realistic so we discussed who says no and who says yes. Let us know your favorite ones in the comments. Of course we also discussed the first real trade o...

Luka wants the Mavericks to upgrade the team before the trade deadline, but with their lack of assets can they make any moves or are they better off waiting until this offseason to make a real splash? Also Marc Cuban gets mad at Tim Mcmahon over his reporting of this information. The Wizards have put Rui Hachimura on the trade block in order to clear a log jam for Kyle Kuzma at the four so they ca...

YKB Favorite Tyrese Maxey was benched in favor of De'Anthony Melton. We talked about whether the team should explore trades for the rising guard (you know how I feel already) and one defensive wing target that has been floated this slop season. After this we will discuss all the slop that has dropped over the last week including rumors about the Raptors core, Mike Conley, D'Angelo Russell, Jakob P...

We live reacted to the news that the Lakers would be working out Meyers Leonard before we reviewed and broke down Bill and Zach's podcast about the Eastern Conference all stars. We talked about our beefs with their selections, methodology and why they hate on certain players (cough Harden). Also, should Embiid start over Giannis or Tatum? The statistical argument is heavily in his favor. We then m...

On this episode we talked about Lebron complaining to Sam Amick about the Lakers lack of trades since he has signed his extension with the Lakers this past offseason. We also discussed the report that teams around the league are preparing for the scenario that Lebron asks out after this season and which teams could trade for him if he actually does want out of LA. Lastly we discussed an idea that...

On this episode we discussed: THE FIRST (KIND OF) TRADE OF SLOP SEASON!! Then we talked about Bill Simmons trade suggestion of Maxey & Tobias for Beal and the Raptors & Bucks playing the worst best national television game of all time. Is this it for the current Raptors core? During the Patreon part of the episode we talked about the Bucks interest in Bojan Bogdanavic and whether they can realisti...

Following his insane 71 point performance vs. the Chicago Bulls we revisit the trade that sent Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Did the Jazz make a mistake trading Mitchell when they did and for the package that they did or did the trade work for both sides? Also can Nikola Jokic really win three straight MVPs now that the Nuggets are in first place in the Western Co...

Trill is finally out of health and safety protocols! On this mega episode Sam and Trill discussed a ton of stuff including the Harden back to Houston rumors popping up Christmas morning, Trae Young eventually asking out of Atlanta and the reaction to those rumors, the Sixers long win streak finally ending, the Grizz and Bucks hitting a rough patch and whether they should be concerned, and Kevin Du...