Bucks beatman Eric Nehm of the Athletic is our guest to break down Milwaukee’s quest to return to the league’s elite. What we can take away from last year, as injured as it was? How much do the 4 core players (Giannis, Dame, Lopez, and Middleton) have left to carry a limited roster? Why Gary Trent, Jr. is such an important piece Is Damian Lillard on the downside or can he bounce back with a better offseason? Whether the Bucks depth is improved over last year and if it can provide enough support for Milwaukee to contend The Bucks’ strengths and weaknesses and our predictions for the season. C ..read more

The man who knows the Nuggets better than anyone else, Adam Mares of DNVR, is our guest to break down Denver’s hopes for bouncing back in 2024-25. What went wrong in the Minnesota series? Was it personnel, or the failure of that personnel to play to their potential? How Jamal Murray has looked in camp after a rough 6 months The pressure on Michael Malone and Calvin Booth this season Who needs to step up in the absence of KCP? The starting shooting guard competition Russell Westbrook’s impact on the second unit…or the closing unit? What combinations Michael Malone can rely on off the bench How ..read more

The Athletic’s Jovan Buha guests to discuss the dawn of the JJ Redick era in LA. How much of an upgrade will Redick be on Darvin Ham? What are the prospects for the return of Jarrett Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent? Will the lack of depth sink this squad? Under what circumstances will the Lakers make a trade to bolster their playoff chase, and what are the holes they need to fill? Should Austin Reaves be untouchable in trade talks? How do the Lakers get to be a top-5 offense? Can LeBron and AD keep it going another year? Our predictions for the season.   Celtics reporter Noa Dalzell of CLNS ..read more

A late-night pod on the blockbuster Wolves/Knicks deal involving Karl-Anthony Towns, Julius Randle, and Donte DiVincenzo. We go through the salary cap math as it stands now, how good this Knicks team is, and whether we’d have done the deal as New York. We disagree on the impact of this deal for Minnesota, in which Nate likes it a lot more for the Wolves than Danny.   Caitlin Cooper of Basketball She Wrote joins to look ahead to a highly-anticipated season in Indiana. What part of last year’s season is most relevant for predicting this year? How much did Tyrese Haliburton’s injury bother ..read more

Danny is back to evaluate the Eastern Conference season over/unders, in which we have a stunning SIX disagreements. ATL BOS 7:00 BRK 12:20 CHA 21:00 CHI 27:00 CLE 35:38 DET 39:41 IND 49:17 MIA 59:13 MIL 1:03:40 NYK 1:12:04 ORL 1:17:21 PHI 1:22:29 TOR 1:30:13 WAS 1:37:18 Subscribe to Dunc’d On Prime, the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM Subscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see the key moments from the pod each week ..read more

Dan Feldman and Danny Leroux are the teams and Nate Duncan the player agent to negotiate deals for the rookie scale players eligible for extensions. Jalen Green 4:29 Jalen Suggs 16:04 Josh Giddey 24:20 Jonathan Kuminga 32:00 Davion Mitchell 40:20 Ziaire Williams 42:32 Moses Moody 45:22 Corey Kispert 50:00 Alperen Sengun 53:49 Trey Murphy III 1:01:46 Jalen Johnson 1:06:31 Isaiah Jackson 1:09:04 Quentin Grimes 1:11:40 Cam Thomas 1:13:18 Day’Ron Sharpe 1:15:09 Santi Aldama 1:17:34 Caleb Houstan 1:20:00 Jaylin Williams 1:21:36 Jaden Hardy 1:24:20 We finally give our overall impressions of the ma ..read more

Blake Murphy of Sportsnet is our portal into a new kind of Raptors season having fully moved on from the old guard. What Blake thinks of this tack in the Raptors’ rebuild Can we take anything away from the limited minutes the new big 3 of Barnes, Barrett, and Quickley played with the Raps a season ago? 4:00. What to make of Darko Rajakovic after a chaotic season. 12:49. Jakob Poeltl’s ability to anchor the defense, and how the rest of the talent projects on that end. 17:26. Scottie Barnes’ evolution into an All-Star. 27:30. The competition to be the 5th starter at shooting guard and the bench ..read more

One of the best beat writers in the business, Anthony Slater of the Athletic, is our guest to look at the upcoming Warriors season The pros and cons of the Steph Curry extension. What they were last season and if they’ll miss Klay. 6:23 Jonathan Kuminga’s potential to evolve into the needed second scorer. 14:00 The massive burden on Steph and Draymond. 17:00 The prospects for Bradin Podziemski in year two to evolve his game into a key offensive piece. 22:00 The new signings replacing Klay and the lower-end rotation pieces. 29:30 The possibility of a big trade, and how aggressive the Warriors ..read more

Our bi-weekly look at the Western Conference: MIN: Anthony Edwards vs other great shooting guards at 22 OKC and LAC played a very revealing game that both really went for NOP: The subtle decline in Zion’s game DAL: The Mavs are smoking with Daniel Gafford on the floor SAC: How the Kings’ rim protection has improved, and are they getting “lucky” so far? PHX: The Suns badly miss Bradley LAL: How sustainable is D’Angelo Russell’s recent play? HOU: The state of Alperen Sengun’s game in his 3rd season MEM: Is there still hope for Ziaire Williams? POR: Matisse Thybulle’s offensive game, and why Dea ..read more

Kings-watcher extraordinaire James Ham is our guest to kick off our offseason outlook series. Sacramento is a fascinating team this year, and we hit on all the big questions: What to make of last year’s “step back” and what needs to change this year to rejoin the playoffs? The impact of the DeMar DeRozan signing and his fit with the existing players. 11:20 How the guard rotation will shake out with Ellis, Huerter, and Monk. 18:00 Who are the main improvement and regression candidates. 27:00 The Kings’ closing lineup as a potential strength, and the other key strengths and weaknesses for this ..read more