April 2016 Basketball Wiretap

Dunc'd On: 2017 Free Agency + Best/Worst Contracts since Lockout Awards

Sep 1, 2016 9:38 PM

A full preview of 2017 free agency.  We look at the available free agents, point guard, wings, and bigs.  Then (15:00), in alphabetical order we look at which teams will still have cap space in 2017 after this past summer's free agent frenzy, which teams have key free agents, and rank the potential free agent destinations in 2017.

At 1:20:00, we wrap-up our best and worst contracts since 2011 by handing out awards in each category, including best and worst overall contracts, best and worst summer, and best and worst team overall.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux of RealGM and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux). 

 

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Dunc'd On: Reddit Mailbag

Aug 25, 2016 3:04 AM

A long overdue mailbag using questions submitted via NBAReddit.  Topics: Should Sixers move Jahlil Okafor or Nerlens Noel; can/will the D-League become a realistic alternative to college basketball, the Pistons' future ceiling, which second-rounder is most likely to make All-Rookie; what "up-and-coming" team is overrated; why does the Excluded International Player Payment (limit on buyouts for foreign players) exist; the Clippers' ceiling this year, and building a U-23 and International-only teams to win the NBA championship.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux of RealGM and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux). 

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Dunc'd On: Olympics Review + Best/Worst Contracts 2014-16

Aug 22, 2016 2:32 PM

Full wrap-up of the Olympics, including the medal round games, how Team USA turned it around, our MVPs and All-Tournament teams, and a review of how the NBA prospects in the tournament looked.  Then, (1:02:00) part 2 of the best and worst contracts since the lockout, looking at the 2014 - 2016 offseasons.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux of RealGM and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux). 

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Dunc'd On: Olympic Quarterfinals + Best/Worst Contracts 2011-13

Aug 18, 2016 1:22 PM

We review the Olympic quarterfinals, in order AUS/LTU, SRB/CRO, USA/ARG, ESP/FRA, look ahead to USA/ESP, and then (33:00) part 1 of the best and worst contracts since the lockout, looking at the 2011 - 2013 offseasons.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux of RealGM and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux). 

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Dunc'd On: Time to Panic for Team USA, Revisiting '72 Olympics Controversy

Aug 15, 2016 1:40 PM

Team USA has now struggled three straight games.  What are their issues, and how can they be fixed?  We also discuss the outlook for the medal rounds, the great Argentina/Brazil game. Then, we review the ending of the famous 1972 Olympic Final between the US and USSR and evaluate the US claim that they were robbed.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux of RealGM and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux). 

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Dunc'd On: Re-Grading The 2015 Offseason

Aug 15, 2016 1:40 PM

We re-grade the 2015 offseason with a year of hindsight, and evaluate where our original grades were right or wrong. We start in alphabetical order with the East, then do the West (53:00), and finally pick the grades we are least and most proud of.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux of RealGM and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux). 

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Dunc'd On: Westbrook Extension + Olympic Preview

Aug 4, 2016 5:17 PM

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Danny Leroux of RealGM, The Athletic and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux) joins to talk Russell Westbrook's renegotiation and extension in OKC: why it happened, plus the long-term cap implications for the Thunder and where they go from here.  We also talk other R&E candidates and hit some news.

Then (33:00) European broadcaster and youth coach Kristian Palotie (@4ProPalotie) joins to preview the Olympics, looking at Group A (France, USA, Serbia, Australia) and Group B (Spain, Argentina, Croatia, Lithuania, Brazil) and make tournament predictions.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA).

 

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Dunc'd On: Eastern Conference Offseason Grades

Aug 3, 2016 10:25 AM

Eastern Conference offseason grades in alphabetical order, based on how much teams improved for this year, how it affects their future, and what other options they could have pursued.

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With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Danny Leroux of RealGM, The Athletic and the Sporting News (@DannyLeroux). 

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