The Hoop Collective: Cavs cruise over Knicks, Spurs’ statement vs. Pistons, Thunder keep rolling, the Jaylen Brown MVP discussion, etc. youtu.be/ltl_48_Ac30?...

The Hoop Collective: Cavs-Thunder, Celtics-Lakers and Deeeeeetroit Basketball youtu.be/caNnN7_BraM?...

The Hoop Collective: The second MVP BS Poll of the season: youtu.be/37W5XApeNwE?...

The Hoop Collective: Which teams are certified members of the 5% chance contenders club? youtu.be/Dq-mdPcrd9M?...

“Basketball language is like a different language.” English is the second (or third or fourth) language for a lot of NBA players, and I always wondered which language those guys used to think the game. So we asked. ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

This week’s Howdy Partners: No ceiling on Wemby and the Spurs, this might not be the Rockets’ year and the Cuban/Dumont divide deepens: youtu.be/BGtZTm7pf0s?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: James Harden’s needle-moving (?) Cavs debut, white hot Hornets, tankapalooza, Knicks’ wild weekend, Wolves’ woes youtu.be/CuiPRYEtO84?...

Howdy Partners: The Mavs’ massive salary dump at the deadline looks awful when viewed through the Luka Doncic lens … but it makes sense through the prism of Cooper Flagg’s bright future: youtu.be/LPUAfCriQIQ?...

The Hoop Collective: A trade deadline where the buyers were at the bottom of the standings and two big names on the block weren’t moved, setting up a tankathon for the ages and a busy summer: youtu.be/UaqLp1JzXdQ?...

The Hoop Collective on the Anthony Davis deal: youtu.be/WwSP9Zjn2zo?...

The Hoop Collective on the James Harden/Darius Garland deal, the Jazz’s stealth move to get Jaren Jackson Jr., Wolves’ cutting costs, Bulls-Celtics business, etc. youtu.be/j-IqXBCSK1I?...

Howdy Partners: Why the Rockets and Spurs won’t be in the Giannis trade sweepstakes, Kyrie Irving’s pending return (to practice) and why I shouldn’t have been shocked by the Luka trade: youtu.be/WYcPnwQf2qU?...

The Hoop Collective on the Giannis trade landscape: youtu.be/DoPGOhNyMsA?...

Just wrapped an unplanned (not quite emergency) edition of The Hoop Collective focusing on Giannis news. In the meantime, here’s today’s pod hitting on Magic, Spurs, Rockets, Hornets, etc. youtu.be/-4DpcTDZNeg?...

The Hoop Collective: Luka and Lakers trust the pass now and a long-term roster outlook, Knicks back on track, The Process putting up numbers, what’s next for Bucks with Giannis out youtu.be/zCh7mJ_PJ8E?...

Howdy Partners: Midseason prized *rookie review featuring Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and (redshirt) Reed Sheppard: youtu.be/zvH7WJtpSf8?...

“He’s better than advertised, if that’s possible,” a West scouting director said about Cooper Flagg. ESPN’s midseason progress report on the No. 1 overall pick: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The Hoop Collective: What’s next for Warriors without Jimmy? Why is it so messy at MSG? Should Pistons pounce at deadline? How are the Raptors approaching the trade market? youtu.be/_CXiXoRumvw?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: Ja Morant’s spectacular return and soft trade market, Giannis hope has teams on hold, key injury updates and Lakers issues youtu.be/xqflyfffzyo?...

This week’s Howdy Partners: The latest in the AD trade (?) saga and Mavs ownership making amends with Dirk; what’s got Rockets coach Ime Udoka grumpy; reactions to OKC pushing around Wemby and the Spurs youtu.be/In4rA7L3r2U?...

For the second time since his messy exit from Memphis, Dillon “The Villain” Brooks has been a driving force in a franchise’s drastically needed cultural reset. ESPN story on his fit and impact in Phoenix: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The Hoop Collective: Thunder strike back vs. Spurs, Anthony Davis’ murky future with Mavs, Giannis boos back at Bucks fans, All-Star starter candidates youtu.be/W5JlbCvE3SE?...

This week’s Howdy Partners: Will Mavs trade or extend Anthony Davis? Can Fred VanVleet really return for Rockets’ playoff run? Spurs’ stress over managing Wemby’s minutes? youtu.be/FYiJ2qYnI8A?...

The Hoop Collective: Trae Young trade market with Washington as potential destination, Knicks and Thunder mired in funks, KD’s revenge shot, All-Star voting youtu.be/LZACRwJCK5I?...

The Hoop Collective: Devin Booker and the scrappy Suns’ win over the champs, Jaylen Brown brags and backs it up, Sixers starting to look legit, Cojones Factor POM youtu.be/LfBMmIvsiUM?...

This week’s Howdy Partners: Wemby watch and the Spurs’ need to avoid the cheese, AD trade market dilemma and the Rockets’ chance to rise in the West: youtu.be/A_Vwe1t_wnE?...

The Hoop Collective’s annual Baller d’Or award episode @WindhorstESPN @TimBontemps youtu.be/eb7puyVcCnE?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective: Awkward times for Trae Young and ATL, tricky trade market for AD, Nets and Jazz show some fight, here come Kawhi and the Clips (?), Giannis’ inspirational stat padding youtu.be/7HjrBx4r4RQ?...

This week’s Howdy Partners: The Spurs are forcing us to take them seriously as contenders right now youtu.be/_jmBHoctnIE?...

We didn’t plan on podcasting Christmas night, but the Spurs made us reconsider our plans. The Hoop Collective: youtu.be/QaXdRPQIaF4?...

Holiday edition of The Hoop Collective: Potential anti-tanking tactics; Celtics staying in contention; suddenly pesky Pelicans; Christmas slate; Draymond vs. Kerr, round 1,000 youtu.be/qVRh98jom3Q?...

The Hoop Collective: We discuss the Bontemps Straw (BS) Poll and nobody gets called a jackass. youtu.be/0oNfWSbQdQI?...

This week’s Howdy Partners: Spurs and Rockets are emerging as potential OKC challengers. Can Cooper Flagg and the Mavs eventually join them? youtu.be/6IyAyc-jXGc?...

Klay Thompson returns to face the Warriors on Christmas next week. In advance, ESPN spoke with Thompson, Steph Curry and Draymond Green about where everything stands with Klay currently. Story with @bannedmacmahon.bsky.social

The first Hoop Collective under the Omaha umbrella: Wemby and Spurs plant seeds of a rivalry with OKC, another big-time Brunson performance, Cavs Corner concerns and Windy’s explosive tales for his Euro trip youtu.be/PiAJ5Lz1Vfk?...

This week’s Howdy Partners: Spurs head to Vegas on the hunt for a llama (and hopefully Wemby’s return), Dereck Lively done for the season and AD on the trade block, Rockets rolling with young core for years to come: youtu.be/MhsHvhp05ns?...

Today’s The Hoop Collective with @WindhorstESPN and @TimBontemps: NBA Cup and Windy and USWB kiss some league office butt: youtu.be/WYI0uZvmWEs?...

This week’s Howdy Partners with @mikecwright: Hypothetical Spurs/Giannis deals, KD climbing the all-time scoring list and Mavs’ rookies doing work: youtu.be/gE3OGF0siJg?...

The Hoop Collective (recorded before the Clips’ overnight dumping of CP3): LeBron’s fight vs. Father Time, Dillon The Villain’s impact on Suns’ culture, Cojones Factor player of month and more youtu.be/ufWfBuNJnzc?...

The Hoop Collective: Joel Embiid returns in a wild one, Cavs Corner concerns, panic about OKC owning Clips’ pick, Windy whines about being robbed of an award years ago youtu.be/DfmhfBIMXrs?...

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?...