Charlie Cummings (@klaytheist11), the great contributor to Swish Theory and author of the Know Your Role series, returns to rank NBA Offenses 1-30 heading into the 2024-2025 season. As with every year, rankings are based on projected offensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions). Enjoy! We had different rankings and jumped around a bit, so the order of discussion below is not necessarily a strict 1-30 order. We clear it up as we go. TIME STAMPS (0:00) Intro (4:30) Thunder/Celts/Knicks/Pacers (27:20) Mavericks (35:20) Sixers/Bucks/Nuggets/Suns/Kings (51:15) Warriors/Cavs (1:13:15) Pels ..read more

Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) of SDPN, Raptors Republic, and The Objective Basketball Podcast, stops by to ruminate on the star turn the NBA is skeptical of, the Scottie Barnes takeover in Toronto. He details how to weaponize Scottie at big usage alongside Siakam, OG and Poeltl and where the Raptors stack up in the East. Plus, we chuck darts at the 2024 Most Improved Player Award. Enjoy ..read more

Trillbrodude of the You Know Ball Podcast returns to unpack the wonderful Warriors-Kings series, dissect the West once again, and take a closer look at the Celtics as East favorites. Enjoy, and Subscribe to the You Know Ball Patreon ..read more

Welcome to the Season Premiere of Chucking Darts! Today, Forbes contributor and freelance journalist Esfandiar Baraheni returns to discuss the player improvements that will define the 2024-2025 season. Enjoy! Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (7:00) Victor Wembanyama (16:20) Cade Cunningham (24:20) Chet and Evan Mobley (40:00) Houston Rockets (57:15) Immanuel Quickley (1:02:45) Jaime Jaquez + Nikola Jovic (1:13:00) Brandon Miller (1:18:20) Dyson Daniels (1:28:00) Role Player Rapid Fire (1:33:05) Trey Murphy (1:41:40) Christian Braun/Julian Strawther (1:51:45) Shaedon Sharpe (2:00:00) Jarace Walker ..read more

Steph Noh (@StephNoh) of the Sporting News drops by to look at the fascinating ROY race and rookie seasons of Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama. We also celebrate the rest of the rookie class while Steph manages an existential crisis regarding the Chicago Bulls. Enjoy ..read more

Matt Brooks, writer and digital content provider for the Denver Nuggets, joins to talk about basketball nirvana, the "fun" repeat adventure the Nuggets are about to undertake, and how development looks for their crucial younger darts, including Christian Braun, Peyton Watson, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Zeke Nnaji, and more. Enjoy ..read more

Nuggets analyst CT Fazio (@CTFazio24) returns for an in-depth preview on the most exciting G5 we have yet seen in these playoffs. How he expects the Nuggets to adjust, what creative solutions might exist for their bench, subtle differences between guarding Booker and KD, and more. We finish with a look into likely values on draft night, starting with Big East standouts Andre Jackson and Colby Jones. Enjoy ..read more

Keandre Ashley (@HoopIntellect) the foremost NBA draft analyst on Youtube, discusses 2024 NBA Summer League's top rookie performers. Subscribe to his excellent channel and enjoy our discussion projecting Matas Buzelis, Ron Holland, Kel'El Ware, Jaylon Tyson, and more! Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (07:15) Matas Buzelis (30:30) Ron Holland (47:00) Bobi Klintman (1:00:00) Kel'El Ware (1:16:00) Donovan Clingan (1:22:10) Jaylon Tyson (1:30:20) Tristan Da Silva (1:34:30) Reed Sheppard/Bub Carrington/Isaiah Collier + Wrap ..read more

You Know Ball's Bartleboys join to address the 2024 NBA offseason, looking specifically at 9 teams who changed their franchise direction most drastically. We ruminate on short and long term consequences, ruminate on future trades, crown the unimpeachable truths of summer league, and dissect the slop tides that have subtly turned. The conversation winds around basically the entire league, so sit back, relax, and know some ball with us. Subscribe to the You Know Ball Patreon. Enjoy! 6:00 Nets 29:00 Sixers 46:00 Knicks 1:07:15 Thunder 1:26:25 Bucks 1:46:20 Nuggets 2:04:40 Kings 2:18:50 Maveric ..read more

A mammoth episode I did not get to release pre-draft, please enjoy the great international scout Ignacio Rissotto of No Ceilings (and writer for Fiba, formerly the Stepien) give deep background and insight on the French prospects that may well come to define the 2024 draft in years to come. 0:00 Intro 5:00 Alexandre Sarr 1:01:20 Zaccharie Risacher 1:37:30 Tidjane Salaun 2:19:30 Pacome Dadiet 2:47:45 Juan Nunez + Wrap Enjoy ..read more