#50 - What's next for the Pelicans and the Pistons?

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba), Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) of Bleacher Report discuss the 2024 NBA draft.11:29: Prospects whom Wass is higher on than consensus30:41: Wass' favorite mid-to-late-first-rounders 47:20: Potential traps to avoid57:25: The inevitable Bronny James segmentCheck out the episode to hear Morten, Bryan and Wass discuss all of that and more. Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nbahttps://www.fanduel.com/research 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

24 Juni 20241h 5min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, team-building takeaways from the NBA Finals and Pascal Siakam's new extension with the Indiana Pacers.3:45: Offseason questions for the Celtics25:56: Offseason questions for the Mavericks42:55: Team-building lessons from the Finals59:45: Pascal Siakam's extension1:15:38: Pistons fire Monty WilliamsFollow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nbahttps://www.fanduel.com/research/2024-25-nba-championship-odds-can-the-celtics-go-back-to-back 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

20 Juni 20241h 29min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Dan Favale (@danfavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) predict how much a number of free agents will earn in the first year of their new contracts. Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nbahttps://www.fanduel.com/research/run-it-back-friday-june-14th-2024 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

18 Juni 20241h 37min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss Games 2 and 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals and whether the Dallas Mavericks have any chance of getting back into this series.1:30: Has the Luka criticism gone overboard?4:25: The Mavericks' disappearing supporting cast7:45: Why aren't we focusing more on what Boston is doing right?15:40: Are the Celtics poised to be the next great NBA dynasty?33:05 : Do the Celtics close out the series tonight? Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nbahttps://www.fanduel.com/research/nba-finals-mvp-odds-can-jaylen-brown-seal-the-deal 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

14 Juni 202456min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals and preview how the Dallas Mavericks can be more competitive in Game 2. 1:55: What went wrong for the Mavericks in Game 1? 19:22: Game 2 adjustments36:31: How Game 1 changed our series predictionsFollow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nbahttps://www.fanduel.com/research/nba-finals-game-2-betting-picks-and-prediction-mavericks-celtics 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

7 Juni 202447min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Dan Favale (@danfavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) go on a deep dive into how the NBA's new CBA could affect trades and free agency going forward. Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nbahttps://www.fanduel.com/research/nba-finals-mvp-odds-who-will-win-the-bill-russell-trophy 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

4 Juni 20241h 32min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) preview the 2024 NBA Finals and discuss the biggest offseason questions for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers.2:25: How the Celtics match up against the Mavericks defensively20:00: How the Mavericks match up against the Celtics defensively34:28: Biggest offseason questions for the Timberwolves56:27: Biggest offseason questions for the Pacers1:10:45: How the new CBA could affect Pascal Siakam and Obi Toppin's next contractsFollow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=nba-finalshttps://www.fanduel.com/research/nba-finals-prediction-betting-odds-player-props-for-mavericks-vs-celtics 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

1 Juni 20241h 33min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss their top takeaways from the first three games of each of the 2024 NBA conference finals.1:30: What's gone wrong for the Timberwolves15:11: The Rudy Gobert discourse34:24: What can we take away from Celtics-Pacers?49:14: Is there any downside to the Celtics' easy path to the Finals? Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=nba-finalshttps://www.fanduel.com/research/run-it-back-friday-may-24th-2024 15% off New Era: https://zen.ai/HuILWCA7B160eTOuheU17A

28 Maj 20241h 13min