A pre-Thanksgiving edition of Howdy Partners with @mikecwright, featuring the rolling Rockets, Spurs still winning despite missing stars, mixed Mavs injury news and Kyrie Irving’s fit in Dallas’ future: youtu.be/h7fcpo74I_I?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: The Klay-Ja convo and some of the USWB’s one-month observations youtu.be/_k6mCKxFlOg?...

Howdy Partners: Spurs’ stars on the shelf, Mark Cuban’s role in trying to clean up the Mavs’ mess and the red-hot Rockets keep rolling and roughing up folks. youtu.be/d3JP84RasHI?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective features enjoyable bickering between Windy and the USWB. As usual, I’m an innocent but insightful bystander. youtu.be/2fVQbLua7Co?...

How did Mark Cuban go from claiming control of basketball ops after the Mavs sale to having no more say than any other season-ticket holder? And how much juice has Cuban regained now? My ESPN story explains: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Howdy Partners: Free advice for Mavs as they pivot into Cooper Flagg era after firing Nico, Area 51 featuring Wemby and a “bad motor scooter,” Reed Sheppard’s hot hand: youtu.be/r3a8Y2Q11Rc?...

The Hoop Collective: The end of the Nico Harrison era and what’s next for the Mavs, Cavs Corner concerns, Spurs’ rising stars and more youtu.be/DI6FHw1VqQ4?...

The Hoop Collective: Deeeeeeetroit basketball, creaky Clippers, Nico Harrison’s hot seat, Ja Morant’s mediocrity and more youtu.be/ISqHSoponlM?...

The Hoop Collective: A way to defend Wemby (?), Lakers’ strong start, Rockets rolling, Cavs Corner, Ja moping, glimmers of hope in Utah and Washington, etc. youtu.be/mX194psk8Hc?...

The Hoop Collective: Ja Morant’s suspension, Lakers’ hot start, Heat’s unique offense, undefeated Thunder, Pelicans’ huge problems, Mavs’ dead-last offense youtu.be/dxk0-g_WXdM?...

Howdy Partners returns this season with a Texas twist: Mike Wright will join me each week to discuss the Lone Star State’s squads. Ep. 1 on Wemby and the Spurs’ ascension, the Rockets’ PG situation and the Mavs’ muddy offense: youtu.be/PvLqXrmVMa0?...

The Hoop Collective: The gambling scandal that rocked the league, Wemby’s message and more youtu.be/XlhswxAxR-U?...

The Hoop Collective with @WindhorstESPN and @TimBontemps: Windy details how the NBA is following the money to the Middle East before we break down the West tiers youtu.be/mO88J7J2uo8?...

Cooper Flagg’s welcome-to-the-NBA moment happened in Las Vegas long before he was even draft eligible, when he more than held his own as a 17-year-old in a Team USA scrimmage. “I definitely just had that feeling that I knew I belonged.” ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The Hoop Collective’s Eastern Conference tiers youtu.be/KsJ8JPg30Y0?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: Giannis committed to Milwaukee (for the moment) and our annual wins draft youtu.be/_IrUz0xPNUk?...

The Hoop Collective: Cooper Flagg’s preseason debut and the USWB’s 10 names that could define the NBA season: youtu.be/sIbYWdoUvNU?...

A three-country edition of The Hoop Collective with @WindhorstESPN and @TimBontemps: Warriors’ chemistry test, underrated (?) OKC, Flagg’s first days, etc. youtu.be/gq_jSWWvomo?...

The Hoop Collective’s media day reactions to Giannis turning up the temperature, LeBron and KD cooling it down, injury updates from Mavs, Spurs, Cavs and Heat youtu.be/3hoyoEDAt-4?...

The Hoop Collective’s Pacific Division preview, including a spicy discussion about the Warriors/Kuminga standoff youtu.be/GPrRe4Bnu5U?...

The Hoop Collective begins our summer tour through the divisions with the Central, aka Cavs Corner youtu.be/bGxAtNLvsBE?...

The Hoop Collective previews EuroBasket youtu.be/PB6XJ0NpuvM?...

The Hoop Collective’s 2022 lottery redraft youtu.be/1VFDTfiPppY?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: Luka Doncic’s post-victory lap extension, Mikal Bridges’ $150M deal and De’Aaron Fox’s fit with the Spurs youtu.be/CLp0y0h57tE?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: youtu.be/jujHjQkRA6Q?...

The Hoop Collective: Sunny long-term outlook in OKC after locking in stars, Wemby and the Spurs, rough RFA market, Lakers’ awkward transition from LeBron to Luka youtu.be/FMIPmsa7hww?...

The Hoop Collective’s live show from Las Vegas summer league: youtu.be/RrOd30hlHGE?...

The Hoop Collective: Clips/Heat/Jazz deal, Bradley Beal’s potential LAC fit, Joker opting to wait on an extension, whether Luka should do the same and the Celtics’ non-rebuilding situation. youtu.be/IoxfkZbmngc?...

A rare Windy bad hair day edition of The Hoop Collective: VJ Edgecombe vs. Ace Bailey and other early summer league action, Denver’s backup big drama, cap nerd stuff, Kyrie’s plea for patience, etc. youtu.be/61q53sUXXo0?...

@bannedmacmahon.bsky.social had a good article about Jokic's heaves in May. Apparently he had more this season than any player over the past 29 years. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

A holiday edition of The Hoop Collective youtu.be/wFVFL4b-4AY?...

The Hoop Collective’s free agency day 2 pod, featuring an analogy that got @USWB’s whitey tighties in a bunch: youtu.be/ls_W5KST-Ts?...

The Hoop Collective’s free agency Day 1 winners and losers, featuring a disagreement about the Denver Nuggets youtu.be/MnYaYfe-FVQ?...

The Hoop Collective with @WindhorstESPN and @TimBontemps: LeBron opts in it might want out of LA, Timberwolves spend big, smart Rockets summer, Deandre Ayton buyout. youtu.be/7cZoVS3rs2c?...

The Hoop Collective’s first round reaction pod youtu.be/u-KrwEePC50?...

The Hoop Collective’s emergency pod on the Kevin Durant deal youtu.be/7eXDoAPTJVM?...

The Hoop Collective’s NBA Finals Game 7 preview youtu.be/frba56IHLqg?...

Scottie Pippen sees “a lot of me” when he watches OKC star sidekick Jalen Williams. “I don’t even want to put a cap on him to say that he’s going to be me,” Pippen told ESPN. “I see him being greater.” ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The Hoop Collective: NBA Finals Game 6 preview — first of several title clinchers for this OKC core? — and KD trade market talk: youtu.be/2D4w2Z7L9Cc?...

“The analytics guys say it’s a bad shot, but it ain’t a bad shot for him.” How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s best scorer, has made the midrange his most lethal weapon: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The Hoop Collective from the Tipsy Tiki: Finals Game 5 preview, Desmond Bane trade reaction, Suns trying to squeeze value from KD deal youtu.be/uiFZS8FaKck?...

The roots of Tyrese Haliburton’s high-speed success in Indy were planted when Rick Carlisle reluctantly gave the offensive reins to Jason Kidd before Dallas’ 2011 title run. ESPN story with ⁦‪@JamalCollier‬⁩: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The Hoop Collective from the Tipsy Tiki: Game 2 preview, Kidd/Knicks, Ishbia’s vow to get involved youtu.be/vsYUd9zvfSI?...

The Hoop Collective on the Knicks forcing Game 6, the Thunder entering the Finals as heavy favorites and what’s next for Ant and the Wolves youtu.be/SYo_Q_NZnzw?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective with @WindhorstESPN and @TimBontemps: youtu.be/x-3YpPwFkmE?...

The Hoop Collective on the Wolves and the Knicks getting on the board in the conference finals youtu.be/evzJkRmQb2E?...

The Hoop Collective: Thunder in command, Knicks collapse. youtu.be/Cbb1Nppibes?...

The Hoop Collective reacts to OKC’s Game 1 win, previews the East finals and ponders the comments from premature exit interviews in Boston and Cleveland youtu.be/uK8DoZjRKz4?...

Think Nikola Jokic gives a damn about shooting percentages? He launched 22 backcourt heaves this season (plus 7 in the playoffs), the most since that stat has been recorded. ESPN story on how the longest shots are a glimpse into Joker’s competitive soul: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: Windy and the USWB run 2-man game on last night’s playoff action and let me join to yap about the other series and insane lotto results youtu.be/fDuBtFiumo8?...