Nate and John run through a long list of potential trade candidates for what could be a seismic 2025 NBA offseason. They start with the two biggest possible dominos—Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant—and what their availability would mean for their current teams and potential suitors. From there, they cover a wide array of high-level trade options, including Lauri Markkanen, Jrue Holiday, and Jaylen Brown, as well as some lower-profile but still meaningful players like Anfernee Simons and Walker Kessler. Giannis Antetokounmpo – 1:06 Kevin Durant – 7:31 Lauri Markkanen – 15:59 Jrue Holiday – 25:07 Jaylen Brown – 34:07 Walker Kessler – 38:11 Trae Young – 42:08 Anfernee Simons – 43:49

John and Nate continue their series assessing veteran-extension candidates: De'Aaron Fox – 0:21 Julian Champagnie – 9:55 Coby White – 11:24 Ayo Dosunmu – 11:24 Kevin Huerter – 15:06 Julian Phillips – 16:28 Darius Garland – 17:10 Craig Porter Jr. – 19:18 Dean Wade – 20:27 Kyrie Irving – 22:06 Daniel Gafford – 24:23 PJ Washington – 24:23 Rui Hachimura – 30:00 Dorian Finney-Smith – 31:10 Austin Reaves – 32:19 Norm Powell – 33:01 Karl-Anthony Towns – 43:13 Mikal Bridges – 44:50 Mitchell Robinson – 47:16 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 49:52 Luguentz Dort – 51:16 Kenrich Williams – 56:01 Jaylin Williams – 56:01 Collin Sexton – 57:10 Jordan Poole – 1:01:07 Khris Middleton – 1:01:29 Kristaps Porzingis – 1:02:06

How did we get to a Game 7 in Denver vs OKC, and what will be the key factors in who wins? Golden State petered out without Steph. What do they need to get back to contention and how does the restricted free agency of Jonathan Kuminga impact that? 6:44 Why did the Cavaliers fall short, and do they need to make major changes to compete in the East? 16:38 How will Boston navigate the franchise-altering injury to Jayson Tatum?  27:13 What should Dallas do now that they’ll have Cooper Flagg, and what will they do? 31:20 San Antonio should be in the mix for Giannis. Does it make sense to trade the #2 pick for him? 36:41 With Joel Embiid and Paul George, how will the #3 pick fit into the mix in Philly? 41:26 Plus, how the new CBA has affected the NBA combine. 44:14

Nate Duncan and John Hollinger break down the first week of the playoffs, including standout teams, superstar performances, the best and worst coaching jobs, surprising players, and early lessons from the playoff crucible Who has been the best team of the playoffs so far? Would we change our overall playoff predictions based on what we’ve seen? The biggest change to our pre-series predictions after the first week. Grading the superstars' performances in the early going. The best prediction we made heading into the playoffs. The worst prediction we made so far. The best coaching jobs and the most impressive adjustments of the playoffs so far. The worst coaching jobs and most questionable adjustments or non-adjustments. The most surprising/disappointing players of the first week. The best game of the playoffs to this point. The worst game we've seen so far. The best individual performance in a single playoff game. Who would make the All-Playoffs First Team after one week? Revisiting our playoff preview categories and early observations. The playoff crucible: who thrived and who couldn’t hack it? Which rotation players withstood the pressure? Which players have turned to ash? Full Daily Duncs with links⁠ Giannis Antetokounmpo Defensive Player of the Year Cleveland Cavaliers Thunder-Grizzlies Detroit Pistons Knicks-Pistons Nuggets-Clippers Scoring Game 3s Alijah Arenas ⁠Full Daily Duncs with links

Nate and John take their unique look at the playoffs, discussing their picks for: Most interesting series Least interesting series Individual player matchup you are most interested in seeing Star player with the toughest matchup Star player with the easiest matchup Best coaching matchup Biggest coaching mismatch Series with the most variables Rotation players most likely to have their roles cut Deep rotation players who could emerge Most important non-star player who will affect the outcome of a series Best playoff defense Best playoff offense Plus, they give their picks for each playoff series winner and NBA champion. They also discuss Joe Dumars’ hiring in New Orleans and the ax falling for Michael Malone and Calvin Booth in Denver.

John and Nate go over their awards agreements and disagreements on Executive and Not-Executive of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and All-NBA. But first, they give their opinions on the NBA’s new European venture and discuss the future of the teams they think won’t make the playoffs. Plus, thoughts on Joe Cronin’s extension and the future of the Blazers. Full Daily Duncs with links NCAA championship game Trivia Kevin Durant Joe Cronin Trivia answer Seeds Awards No. 3 player Evan Mobley Rankings Full Daily Duncs with links

John Hollinger joins Danny Leroux and Nate Duncan to break down our rankings of the top players in the NBA. Jokic or Shai at number 1? Who takes the 3rd spot? Where do old lions Steph, KD, and LeBron fall, and how do they compare with the young superstar bigs? How about the bevy of star guards? Plus, we discuss the biggest risers and fallers, the hardest to rank, and the players we think could make us look stupid for having them so low.

John and Nate look back at their picks with Zach Lowe from last year of which stars were most likely to change teams by the start of the 2025-26 season. Then, the same exercise this year, as they pick which stars could be on the move between now and the start of the 2026-27 season. They also discuss whether the Jazz being fined $100,000 will cause them to mend their tanking ways.

John and Nate discuss our coach rankings! What makes a great NBA coach, and how can coaches be evaluated? Then, we rank our top group of coaches in the league. Full Daily Duncs with links Anjali Ranadive Domantas Sabonis Sacramento Kings De'Aaron Fox-Mike Brown Draymond Green/Karl-Anthony Towns Jalen Brunson Mark Cuban Payton Pritchard-Derrick White 3-1 lead 2005-06 SuperSonics Full Daily Duncs with links

John joins us for a special unplanned H&D in which he gives us his special front office insight on what went down in Dallas, plus our evaluations of the Fox trade. On Luka: What the Mavs’ process was–and how it got circumvented Whether AD was the best they could have done to win now Whether it was a rational decision not to “shop” Luka Do we buy that Jason Kidd didn’t know this trade was coming? Nico Harrison’s comments about a 3-4 year horizon If Dennis Lindsey still being in Dallas would have changed things How much did this trade change our priors on what Luka is as a player? Is it possible Luka doesn’t stay in LA? On Fox: Why the Kings did ok here. Does this trade enable the Bulls to turn over a new leaf, or the same dead leaf over and over again? Full Daily Duncs with links Mavericks-76ers trade Warriors-Kevin Durant Golden State Warriors Luka Doncic Luka Doncic trade Thunder-Hornets trade De'Aaron Fox trade Dunc'd On Live Cap sheets MLE trades Full Daily Duncs with links

John gives his unique insight on the De’Aaron Fox trade request, and we get into every aspect: How much do the Spurs value their young players like Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle? How much do the Kings value staying competitive, or getting their 2031 pick swap back?  How much are Fox and Rich Paul going to step on the scales to get to San Antonio–and how much are the Spurs willing to go all-in on Fox as the guy next to Victor Wembanyama? Plus, which other teams should get involved and what should their offers be? John and Nate also discuss the recent mock trade deadline, plus hit on what the Pacers or Hawks might do at the deadline.

John and Nate begin by analyzing the Nick Richards/Josh Okogie trade, and then John comments on the comments by the Warriors’ principals on the trade deadline. The meat of the show is our discussion of teams we’ve concluded have no chance to make the playoffs this year, and what their next steps are to return to relevance.  Brooklyn (11:32), New Orleans (20:37) , Charlotte (30:48), and Portland (38:48) are discussed.

John and Nate look at the Kings’ decision to fire Mike Brown and how De’Aaron Fox’s contractual situation relates. Then, a look at which teams could and should get involved on Fox. The Jimmy Butler saga has taken over the media of late. What do we see as the end-game there? 27:09 The biggest non-star known to be available right now is the Nets’ Cam Johnson. Who are the potential suitors for him and what would be a reasonable price to pay? 42:37

The annual tradition continues, a Dunc’d On and Hollinger & Duncan crossover to rank the top-10 prospects in the NBA 23 and under. Is Victor Wembanyama an obvious number 1? How can we sort through the injuries this year to find the rest of the top-10 among Paolo Banchero, Scottie Barnes, Franz Wagner, Jalen Williams, Anthony Edwards, Chet Holmgren, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, LaMelo Ball, and more? Is anybody in the 2024 draft even in the top-15?

The state of the league is a constant discussion point, so John and Nate went through and discussed the biggest criticisms and counterbalanced them with the biggest things the NBA is getting right at the moment, then ranked the biggest issues in both categories. Link: Nate's presentation on fixing the charge

Hawks getting fined for sitting a healthy Trae Young - 0:21 76ers/Joel Embiid - 5:38 Organization rankings - 9:05 Eliminating a team from the playoffs - 49:36