The Biggest Stories of 2023

Our bi-weekly look at the West!LAL and DEN: The Nuggets continued their dominance over the Lakers, and LA has a transition defense problem.DAL: The Mavs don’t have great defensive personnel up and down, but the numbers show how they contain the ball to get a top-10 defense. 21:01HOU: Alperen Sengun is an indicator of how well Houston’s defensive system is working. 28:23GSW: Where the Warriors will miss De’Anthony Melton the most, plus Draymond at C or PF? 36:22SAS: The Spurs are over .500! 43:34LAC: The Clippers are elite at defending the paint, even with James Harden’s defensive difficulties. 48:41OKC: The Thunder defense has held up even without any centers. 54:53MEM: Jaren Jackson, Jr’s individual defensive numbers have fallen, but the Grizz are still right where they want to be. 1:03:25PHX: Mike Budenholzer is playing very conservative defense with his centers. 1:10:23UTA: Cody Williams’ extremely low usage so far. 1:14:04MIN: Anthony Edwards is having a historically good shooting season. Why hasn’t it translated into great team offense? 1:21:29SAC: There’s only one ball in Sacramento, so how have the Kings’ stars adjusted? 1:29:16NOP: Yves Missi is the one player worth looking at for New Orleans so far. 1:37:08POR: Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams have made the Blazers respectable–as has the absence of Deandre Ayton. 1:46:07 Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

25 Marras 20241h 54min

The Mavericks delivered the Group of Death to Golden State, but kept their own Wild Card hopes alive by beating Denver without Luka Doncic.Milwaukee turned the NBA Cup tables on Indiana and controls their destiny in East Group B. 30:38The Bulls dealt Atlanta their first loss in East Group C, and got their first ever Cup win, plus all the rest of the results and the fascinating scenarios emerging. 58:59Unfortunately, we also need to talk about injury news with Joel Embiid and Zion Williamson. Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

23 Marras 20241h 18min

Part 2 of our bi-weekly look at the East:Toronto Raptors - 0:22Boston Celtics - 8:10Cleveland Cavaliers - 14:27Indiana Pacers - 25:46Orlando Magic - 32:26Chicago Bulls - 38:43Charlotte Hornets - 44:11Atlanta Hawks - 49:49 Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

19 Marras 202458min

Part 1 of our bi-weekly look at the East starts with a few of the teams du jour:Miami gets right at the expense of reeling Philadelphia. Are there any reasons for optimism in Philly right now with Joel Embiid?The Pistons finally get a blowout win at the expense of the Wizards, whose young players are struggling at the moment. 27:38Is this Cam Thomas’ breakout with the Nets? 46:53New York is struggling defensively because they aren’t getting enough from KAT and Bridges, but maybe the offense will be enough to make up for it. 55:17Milwaukee’s defense remains respectable with Brook Lopez, but the lack of a true backup center is causing issues. 1:02:31. Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

19 Marras 20241h 13min

Victor Wembanyama's 50-point game - 1:06News - 14:28Inspired by the Cavaliers, longshot NBA champions - 37:40 Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

14 Marras 20241h 5min

Our bi-weekly look at the 15 teams in the West.DEN–Nikola Jokic is proving why he’s still the best in the world.HOU and OKC–The Thunder blew out the Rockets in a clash of styles, but the Thunder now face months without Chet Holmgren. 8:41GSW–36 year-old Stephen Curry has passed some big tests against great perimeter defenses. 27:20SAS vs UTA–The Jazz get their second win in Devin Vassell’s return. 34:09.PHX vs DAL–The Suns burnished their clutch credentials against Dallas’ highly-ranked defense, but how will they adjust without KD? 50:18NOP–Are the 3-7 Pels done already? 1:05:54MEM–The Grizz are dominating in the paint early this season but also will now miss Ja along with Desmond Bane. 1:16:17LAC vs SAC–The Clippers are improbably getting it done with James Harden off the floor, while Sacramento has been a mixed statistical bag so far. 1:23:39LAL–Darvin Ham decided to start Cam Reddish again. 1:40:39MIN–Where has their defense fallen off from last season’s dominant group? 1:48:58POR–What was the point of the Deni Avdija trade again? 1:55:29 Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

11 Marras 20242h 2min

Nate and Danny break down which of the surprise teams this season are good bets to continue their overperformance, examining Cleveland, Golden State (7:19), Houston (15:28), Phoenix (23:11) and Oklahoma City (33:00).Then we catch up on the latest news around the league (42:04), with Philly continuing to be snakebit by injury. Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

8 Marras 20241h 3min

Our first look at the 15 teams in the East!Hawks: Early thoughts on Zaccharie RisacherBulls: They have a different identity than in years past, but couldn’t get by the Nets. 7:56Nets: It looks like they improbably have a pretty deep team.Pistons: Detroit’s defense is much improved after shutting down the hot Nets. 30:12Celtics: Ho-hum, another 128 offensive rating for the C’s while they ease into the season. Oh, and would they beat OKC? 37:00Hornets: LaMelo is better than ever, but needs to play some defense. And Miles Bridges looks really bad to start the season. 43:28Cavs: The Cavs are dominating behind Evan Mobley’s improved ability to attack the rim. 53:08Bucks: Giannis just isn’t the same defensively, as we saw in their loss to Cleveland.Pacers: This was supposed to be a dominant offense. 1:03:34Heat: Miami is amping up the pressure in the passing lanes defensively. 1:11:11Wizards: It’s been a great start for the Wizards’ main prospects. 1:17:21Magic: How can Jamahl Mosley piece together a rotation with their injuries? 1:26:41Knicks: KAT breaks out for 44. 1:34:57Raptors: Gradey Dick has kept the Raps’ offense afloat early. 1:39:5876ers: Tyrese Maxey has not kept Philly’s afloat, and Joel Embiid’s altercation with a reporter isn’t a great indication of newfound maturity. 1:44:23 Join Dunc’d On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

4 Marras 20241h 55min