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Nate Duncan hosts the most in-depth NBA basketball podcast, featuring detailed game breakdowns, salary cap analysis, and scouting.
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Looking back on it, 2025 was one of the craziest years in NBA history. Nate and Danny look back on all of the biggest stories of the season, compare those to what we thought the biggest stories would be at the start of the year, and then pick their top-3 stories of 2025.
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The Thunder definitely have a huge problem with the Spurs. What can OKC do to counter them? And could San Antonio win the championship THIS year?
Nikola Jokic authored one of the best games ever on Christmas with his dizzying array of skills. But Denver needed overtime to prevail in a classic.
For awhile, it looked like salad days for Cleveland, until the Knicks exposed some of the same old flaws.
Speaking of same old flaws, the Lake...
Nate and Danny are back for their bi-weekly look around the Eastern Conference with segments on each of the 15 teams.
Knicks / Heat–Jalen Brunson’s offensive takeover, Kel’el Ware’s breakout game
Nets/Raptors–The Nets…..defense was too much for Toronto to handle.
Bulls — 25:17 — Coby White is driving the basketball
Cavaliers — 35:01 —Can Cleveland break out of its tailspin?
Magic — 44:52 — Anthony Black’s ceiling as a playoff guard
76ers...
Jared Dubin of Last Night in Basketball and the Double Dribble Podcast makes his annual appearance to discuss the key trends he and Nate have been seeing around the league this year. No more spoilers here, just dive in! And you can visit lastnightinbasketball.com/twentyfive for 25% off a year’s subscription to Jared’s work.
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Sacramento Kings — 0:00:38
Will Sacramento’s ownership accept an intentional rebuild rather than one through ineptitude?
Where does Doug Christie rank among the worst coaches of the last 10 years?
Who pulls the plug first: Dallas, Sacramento, or Portland?
San Antonio Spurs — 11:08
Has Stephon Castle’s improved play this season (outside of shooting) altered your stance on whether the Spurs should move him?
Do the Spurs ultimately need to ...
Nate and Danny dig into a Western Conference mailbag for the Grizzlies, Wolves, Pelicans, Thunder, Suns, and Blazers, focusing on young bigs, long-term team-building, and how to survive in an OKC/Wemby/Jokic world.
Memphis Grizzlies — 0:15
What has Zach Edey’s overall impact been so far, and why hasn’t his strong play gotten more discussion?
Given that most of Memphis’ wins with Edey back came against sub-.500 teams, what’s actually r...
Nate and Danny tackle Western Conference mailbag questions from the Dallas Mavericks through the LA Lakers, digging into star-trade calculus, emerging young players, and which contenders really scare OKC and Denver.
Dallas Mavericks — 0:55
Is Max Christie’s 65% true shooting for real, and if/when his shooting regresses, can he still be a starter on a championship team?
How should Dallas value and time a potential Anthony Davis trade—w...
Victor Wembanyama returns in heroic fashion to power San Antonio past Oklahoma City and give them only their second loss of the season. Plus, the NBA rule that MUST be changed for next year.
Jalen Brunson becomes only the 3rd player to drop 40 in Cup play as Orlando had no answers for the new-look Knicks.
Then, we look ahead to a fascinating San Antonio vs New York Cup Final.
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Nate and Danny take questions on Indiana through Washington in the Eastern Conference.
Pacers — 0:13
What explains the divergence between the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers despite their seemingly comparable losses in talent?
Did the Pacers truly “miss” on Ryan Nembhard given their existing guard depth with Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, and T.J. McConnell?
Do the Pacers have a starting-caliber center on the roster (Jay H...
Hawks — 3:36
Should the Hawks trade Trae Young plus two juicy Bucks/Pels picks for Giannis, and how would that look from both teams’ perspectives?
If the Hawks keep Trae, re-sign him reasonably, and just add this incoming Pelicans pick, can that path ever realistically lead to a championship?
Do you buy Onyeka Okongwu’s three-point shooting, and if you do, is he a top-15 center in the league?
Celtics — 13:20
If you’re the Celtics, how s...
With the East so open, should the Pistons push their chips in now for a star forward like Jaren Jackson Jr. (or Markkanen/AD), and what would that kind of trade cost?
Is an Austin Reaves–Luka Dončić backcourt too weak defensively for the Lakers to be a true championship contender?
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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s potential trade request leads off the show, as Nate and Danny retrace how Milwaukee got here and debate where he could go next.
They then break down Bucks/Pistons, highlighted by Giannis’ calf injury, Doc Rivers’ clever 2–3 zone, and Jericho Sims’ decisive and-one.
San Antonio/Orlando follows, with Dylan Harper’s electric playmaking, De’Aaron Fox’s tough shotmaking, and Luke Kornet’s game-saving block on Franz...
Nate and Danny take their first crack at the NBA awards. Jokic, Shai, Luka, or Giannis for MVP? 00:01:38
We break down a ridiculously deep field for the All-NBA teams, with over 25 legitimate candidates. 00:28:59
Then, Defensive Player of the Year, with some surprising and some familiar candidates. 00:57:59
Coach of the Year is another great one with coaches who have totally overhauled their systems, and others who have continued cons...
Nate and Danny break down all the action on point differential night!
Orlando and Detroit was a fascinating matchup of two hungry, athletic, physical teams.
Cleveland had a chance to advance as the wild card, but the Hawks defense stifled them late. 29:00
Jalen Brunson out-dueled Giannis down the stretch in a win or go home game to reach the quarterfinals. 42:53
Denver disappointingly blew an 18 point lead to San Antonio at home to ag...
Our bi-weekly look at the Western Conference!
LAL @ UTA: The Lakers hold on against the Jazz in LeBron James’ second game of the season.
NOP @ DAL: Two young teams go at each other in a fun matchup over the weekend.
POR: What makes Deni Avdija so hard to stop?
MIN: Rob Dillingham just isn’t a rotation player right now for a team with the Wolves’ aspirations
DEN: How could they use Cam Johnson more?
HOU: How real is their 3-point shootin...
Denver and Houston was a fascinating tactical matchup between two of the three-best teams in the league with a lot of different pitches to throw.
Phoenix’s new identity helped them steal a game they had no business winning against the Wolves. 33:43
Portland took control of their own destiny in the West Group of Death with an upset over Golden State. 46:24
We look at the rest of the NBA Cup standings and scenarios, then discuss the la...
CHA: Kon Knueppel has truly impressed early on
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We take our biweekly look at the teams in the Eastern Conference, featuring scouts on two young breakout players in the Central Division. Plus, we discuss the firing of Willie Green in New Orleans.
- Willie Green Firing
- DET: Daniss Jenkins has come out of nowhere to feature in Detroit 6:04
- ORL: Tristan da Silva is looking like a rotation stalwart 16:47
- CHI: What are we seeing from Matas Buzelis, who SOME ARE SAYING should have been ...
It was a fantastic night of NBA Cup action as Stephen Curry somehow topped himself from Wednesday with 49 points including the game-winning free throws against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. We go deep on that game, plus catch up on all the other action around the league. Plus a great companion is Nate’s live call of crunchtime with video.
Warriors–Spurs — 0:00
Rockets–Blazers — 30:25
Hornets–Bucks — 36:00
Clippers–Mavericks — 42:00
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A breaking 15 & 60 opens with Dallas moving on from Nico Harrison and what that means for the franchise’s direction. We examine the logic of acting now versus waiting, and the implications for Anthony Davis and Cooper Flagg. Then it’s a detailed look at Pelicans–Spurs from the weekend, including Trey Murphy’s big night and encouraging rookie flashes. San Antonio’s guard mix with De’Aaron Fox returning and Stephon Castle blossoming ...
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