0:00 Intro

1:42 Bruce asks Ross to provide a recap of Giannis Antetokounmpo's wedding in Greece

05:02 An Eastern Conference Focus on team Over/Under Win Projections

05:20 Boston Celtics

08:49 New York Knicks

11:23 Philadelphia 76ers

14:23 Toronto Raptors

17:40 Brooklyn Nets

20:55 Milwaukee Bucks

24:19 Cleveland Cavaliers

27:25 Indiana Pacers

30:39 Chicago Bulls

33:46 Detroit Pistons

37:23 Orlando Magic

40:18 Miami Heat

42:41 Atlanta Hawks

45:33 Charlotte Hornets

48:23 Washington Wizards

0:00 .... Bruce hello and welcome

0:48 .... Live Bet OnLine read

1:29 ... Bruce introduces special guest Bill Pidto of MSG Network

2:27 .. How important is it to the NBA when the Knicks are relevant?

3:39 ... What has made Knicks president Leon Rose so successful in rebuilding the Knicks?

5:50 ... OG Anunoby joined the team during the season last year but he'll be in training camp this season ... what will the impact be when he is around from the start of the season this time around?

7:03 ... Julius Randle can be a polarizing figure, but Bill explains why he is so important to the team.

8:50 ... Bill and World B discuss how close the Knicks are to the Celtics in the eastern conference pecking order.

9:52 ... Head coach Tom Thibideau has a very deep team but still faces many challenges and Bill sizes them up.

12:02 ... The atmosphere in New York is electric when the Knicks are making a playoff run and the excitement level will be at a fever pitch this season.

13:27 ... With the departure of Isaiah Hartenstein, Jericho Sims may be asked to step up along with Precious Achiewa to fill that void behind Mitchell Robinson. As the season goes on, the team's cap space could improve and then a move could be possible to shore up that position.

15:05 ... The Knicks would have liked to keep Hartenstein but the numbers didn't allow it.

16:43 ... Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby are lockdown wing defenders which may help overcome the lack of a rim protector if Mitchell Robinson is out of the lineup. Bill feels there are very few centers in the east that will test the Knicks rim protection.

18:38 ... Will the four Villanova guys (Brunson, Hart, Bridges, DiVincenzo) see time on the floor together? Bill feels it could be a viable "small" lineup with Randle at center.

19:55 ... Although the team did give up a lot of future assets to acquire Bridges, there is one player (Randle) that could potentially be moved if the Knicks feel they need to replenish their future draft assets. But Bill feels that is very unlikely.

21:20 ... What was the significance of Jalen Brunson taking less money in his new deal in order to give the team more cap flexibility? Bill feels he put the team first while Bruce wonders if there could be any unintended consequences for his act of unselfishness.

24:16 ... World B's Knicks loyalty goes back many years but he understands the hype and he asks Bill what the team's actual ceiling is.

26:23 ... Bruce, our resident Celtics fan is just itching for a Celtics/Knicks eastern conference finals which everyone feels will be an epic series.

27:48 ... The Knicks have done a good job of keeping their retired legends involved with the team and that adds to the excitement of the fans.

29:30 ... Bruce thanks Bill and teases next week's show with fellow BLEAV podcaster Ryan Ward of the "Jello Jiggin" Lakers-centric podcast.

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0:00 Intro

1:30 The crew breaks down the NBA matchups they’ve got circled on next season’s calendar

1:56 Knicks @ 76ers matchup

2:58 Spurs @ Thunder matchup

5:01 Knicks @ Celtics on Opening Night

6:04 Knicks @ Pacers

7:25 Bucks @ Grizzlies

9:13 Suns @ Clippers

10:53 Nuggets @ Lakers

12:47 Suns @ Timberwolves

13:45 Warriors @ Celtics

15:08 Lakers @ Warriors on Christmas Day

16:02 Bucks @ Blazers

17:00 Bruce shares a quick rafting story

17:39 Mavericks @ Warriors

18:31 76ers @ Clippers

19:30 Sixers signing Guerschon Yabusele after his success this summer with France

20:29 Kings @ Rockets

21:31 Best Offseason Move Around the League

21:41 The OKC Thunder adding Isaiah Hartenstein & Alex Caruso

22:54 The New York Knicks adding Mikal Bridges

26:25 The Phoenix Suns signing Tyus Jones

27:31 Bruce gives a shoutout to a Spurs super fan

28:27 Chris Paul & Harrison Barnes joining the Spurs

29:44 Paul George joining forces with Joel Embiid in Philadelphia

31:57 The Bucks significantly improving their wings by adding Gary Trent Jr & Taurean Prince

32:58 The Magic signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

34:09 Klay Thompson making the move to Dallas to play with the Mavericks

37:03 The Kings adding DeMar DeRozan while also retaining Malik Monk

38:32 Caitlin Clark & the Indiana Fever are making noise in the WNBA

45:44 NBA Wedding Bells were ringing! Bruce shares the news

0:00 Intro

1:27 Initial Reactions to Team USA winning the Gold Medal Game

3:19 Steph Curry’s epic finish down the stretch

9:57 Devin Booker’s standout play & development this summer

13:12 Jayson Tatum’s interesting summer

17:00 Joel Embiid becoming a worldwide villain

18:52 LeBron James continues to impress us all

21:22 Victor Wembanyama did not disappoint!

26:38 Team USA Women’s team continue to dominate Olympic competition

29:44 Nikola Jokic’s historic Olympic performance

33:17 Reactions to LeBron James winning MVP of the Olympics

34:43 All-Olympic Team Selections & Reactions

37:27 What could Team USA look like in 2028?

0:00 ... Hello and Welcome ... Ross introduces the panel and dedicates episode #116 to james Johnson, who wears #16 and begins his 16th NBA season in October.

1:00 ... Ross live read for Bet Online

1:47 ... The crew reflects on last week's show with Luke Kornet of the Celtics and what a unique guest he was.

3:33 ... Tyus Jones joins the Phoenix Suns and will be the steady point guard the Suns need.

6:45 ... The Suns rotation will change drastically and they were a poor 4th quarter team last season but Jones will solve many of their late game woes.

10:08 ... The Knicks re-upped Precious Achiewa as a backup big but their center situation is still tenuous with often injured Mitchell Robinson still on the team but reliable backup Isaiah Hartenstein has moved on to Oklahoma City.

15:17 ... Reed Sheppard of Houston is favored by many to win the Rookie of the Year Award but Ross and Bruce feel Stephon Castle of the Spurs will win it while World B likes Zach Edey of Memphis.

19:34 ... Charles Barkley is talking about retirement but nobody takes it seriously since he has 7 years left on a 10 year $210 million dollar contract. If he leaves Turner, ESPN could be a possibility but his deal would need to be different than most talent at ESPN because he probably would balk at the type of workload that ESPN analysts typically have to handle.

23:59 ... Inside The NBA could be a vastly different show next season as the sad reality of losing the contract with the league wears on the guys and some bitterness may show up on the air. Ross appreciates how Charles always would stick up for the people behind the scenes whose jobs will be in jeopardy.

26:47 ... World B shares a personal story about being told he was being let go by the Golf Channel but that he had to work his final two months before his time expired. It was a trying time and the Turner crew will probably experience something similar.

28:19 ... Turner operates NBA TV but if they retain control over the network, they could move Inside the NBA to NBA TV and make that low rated network much more prominent in the marketplace.

30:32 ... The Quarterfinals at the Olympics are set to begin on Tuesday with four games. Team USA will play Brazil and should have few problems as long as they keep Brazil off the offensive glass.

33:17 ... Germany will play Greece and Giannis will be a force, but Germany is a more balanced team with Dennis Schroeder, the Wagner Brothers, and Daniel Theis and the Germans should advance.

35:43 ... Serbia plays Australia but nobody ever has an answer for Nikola Jokic. The Ozzies have lots of NBA talent on their team but the crew likes Serbia.

37:37 ... France plays Canada and while France has Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert, they never really seemed to mesh on the court and Canada looks like the team that should advance.

39:58 ... Team USA's 3-on-3 team was eliminated on Sunday, so we each selected our "Dream 3-on-3 Teams" from among American born NBA players. Ross took Donovan Mitchell, Myles Turner, and Damian Lillard. Bruce chose Karl-Anthony Towns, Jaylen Brown, and Mike Conley. World B chose Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, and James Harden.

45:25 ... Ross says goodbye

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0:00 Intro

1:50 Ross introduces 2024 NBA Champion Luke Kornet

3:15 What makes playing for the Boston Celtics different from any other NBA team?

5:49 Did the outside noise & championship doubt ever reach the Celtics locker room?

8:47 Having previously played with Kristaps Porzingis in New York, how has Porzingis’s game matured?

11:41 Luke shares his favorite memory for the Celtics championship duck boat parade

13:40 Where did Luke get his sense of humor?

15:45 How much of the team success this year falls on Joe Mazzula?

19:57 Luke shares his thoughts on the new head coach of the Charlotte Hornets Charles Lee

22:38 How competitive was the very impressive Kornet household growing up?

26:50 Could Luke see himself becoming an NBA media personality in the future?

29:53 Who is Luke’s funniest teammate on the Celtics?

31:26 Word Association with Luke

31:48 Derrick White

32:45 Jaylen Brown

33:42 Cedric Maxwell

34:17 Al Horford

35:05 Jrue Holiday

36:24 Eclipse Shot Contest

40:42 Is Luke getting used to these shorter offseasons?

0:00 ... Ross hello and welcome ... introduces Bruce, Michael, and guest Kevin Winter ... this is episode #114 in honor of Scotty Pippen Jr.

1:20 ... Ross's Bet Online live commercial read

2:15 ... Bruce complains that with two Celtics fans on the show, show #114 is NOT in honor of Boston legend Bob Cousy. Ross expertly shuts Bruce down with a zinger that left a mark!

2:46 ... Bruce introduces our guest Kevin Winter, the long-time studio host of the NBA on ESPN Radio.

3:53 ... Ross tees the crew up for a discussion of Team USA as they finished their tune-up games on Monday against Germany. Kevin feels the teams around the world not only can compete with team USA, but want to kick some American butt.

5:40 ... Bruce points out how LeBron James has been the dominant player for Team USA in their "friendly" matches.

7:04 ... Stephen Curry will be a huge factor and Kevin discusses some lineups he'd like to see Steve Kerr try.

8:13 ... Jaylen Brown was passed over for Team USA in favor of teammate Derrick White and Kevin said that Grant Hill always wanted White on the team, although he feels Jalen Brunson would have also been a solid choice.

10:02 ... Bruce asks if White's time in the San Antonio Spurs system prepared him to become the winning player he's turned out to be. Kevin feels that former Spur players become excellent fits on the teams they end up playing for.

11:50 ... Ross wonders if Chris Paul will be a great fit in San Antonio and be successful. Kevin is not so sure.

13:17 ... Bruce asks Kevin what it was like to be in the middle of hosting the NBA Finals live on the radio while riding the emotional roller coaster as a fan of the Celtics.

16:20 ... World B wants to know if Kevin feels the Celtics can repeat as champs next year? Kevin has his eye on the Bucks with Giannis and Damian Lillard but is less high on the Sixers.

18:56 ... Bruce asks Kevin about his fellow ESPN Radio analyst PJ Carlesimo and some of their adventures in dining and how the coach makes sure food for the team is a priority and everyone on the radio team is properly fed.

22:32 ... Bruce tells a quick story about another "old school" coach, the late Paul Silas who worked with Bruce at ESPN and was like PJ in that he always picked up the tab for dinner for the crew because coaches knew that armies travel on their stomachs.

23:03 ... Ross asks Kevin about the mysterious Twitter/X fan "Yanos," and gets a hilarious response.

24:14 .... The LA Clippers have made some very strange moves as they get ready to move into their new building next season and Kevin is not optimistic about their chances for the upcoming season.

27:17 ... What do we make of the crosstown Lakers? Can LeBron continues playing at such a high level as he approaches his 40th birthday? Kevin says his days of winning championships are gone.

29:15 ... World B feels the Lakers have been good, but the conference is really tough and Anthony Davis & LeBron may not be physically up to the task of winning big in the postseason.

31:45 ... What about the Denver Nuggets? Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, as always, are the indispensable guys. Russell Westbrook and his aggressive style will work well off the bench for Denver next season.

35:18 ... Bruce tees Kevin up for a nice rant on Evan Mobley's max contract.

36:52 ... Jalen Brunson left money on the table on his recent contract and while it was a great gesture on Brunson's part, there could be unintended consequences.

38:44 ... Brunson's move puts the pressure on the Knicks front office to use the money to bring in more talent.

39:39 ... Kevin thinks Brunson may have gotten some grief from the Players Association over his act of generosity.

41:34 ... Bruce wants to know how Klay Thompson will fit in with the Mavs ... Kevin thinks Klay will help Luka Doncic learn how to win and he also likes the potential of Dereck Lively.

45:45 ... The guys discuss NBA executive Pat Williams and what he meant to the NBA and also to the Orlando Magic, the franchise he co-founded. Williams passed away this past week at the age of 84.

48:27 ... Ross thanks Kevin for joining us and says goodbye

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