Contest It NBA Podcast

With the conclusion of the Hawks-76ers series comes the conclusion of what has been an absolutely wild postseason thus far, and the Contest It Crew is here to give you the recap and the scoop of what could be to come in the Conference Finals.

The first ever play-in tournament came and went, and the Contest It duo share their thoughts. Plus, a preview of the first round.

The trade deadline passed, so Alex and Ethan review all the big trades made at the deadline, including which teams seem to be rebuilding, and which playoff teams improved their squads the most. Also, they discuss how Kyle Lowry ended up staying put in Toronto and which contenders failed to make a move at the deadline.

Alex picks up where he left off in his last solo pod, going through the top teams in the Western Conference and breaking them down, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses for the second half of the season.

In Ethan's first ever Solo Podcast, he dissects the current top four teams in the Eastern Conference, what got them there, what to expect from them here on out, and what to expect from the rest of the Eastern Conference teams.

The Contest It Crew discuss the recently announced All Star rosters and see who deserved to make it, who didn't, and who got snubbed.

In our first ever Solo Podcast, Alex of the Contest It Crew dives deep into the success we’ve seen thus far from the top teams in the Western Conference (Lakers, Clippers, Jazz), and where their season can go from here.

Clippers vs. Celtics! What a Game! Plus, a deep dive into the Nets and the pros and cons, pretty much just cons, of hosting an All-Star Game in Atlanta, even with stars coming out in opposition to it.

A giant four team trade took place and shook up the NBA, and the Contest It Crew discuss the details, especially the biggest part of the deal, James Harden joining Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.

First, The Contest It Crew talk about the impact that Spencer Dinwiddie’s injury will have on the Brooklyn Nets. After that, the Crew look at what’s real and what’s fake about what we have seen from each team. Last, we cover our predictions for Defensive Player of the Year, since we forgot last time.

The Contest It Crew calls for an end to the shameful hyping up of preseason games and performances, and then discuss possible regular season award predictions.

The Contest It Crew covers the James Harden fiasco, first impressions of John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, and Kevin Durant, and then share playoff seeding predictions ahead of the start of the regular season.

First, the Contest It Crew discusses the most recent blockbuster trade involving Russell Westbrook and John Wall, then go into some of the most notable moves of this free agency season.

There’s a lot to discuss between the offseason trades that have been made, as well as the NBA draft, and the Contest It Crew gets into all of it.

Special guests, Joey (@joey.cannoli) and Jacob (@jacob.mandel), return for this episode of Contest It, where we discuss the different sides of the NBA confirming their December 22nd start date, as well as some of the most recent trade rumors.

The Contest It Crew is joined by two people from our infamous group chat, Joey Canale (@joey.cannoli) and Jacob Mandel (@jacob.mandel), to introduce themselves and, together, we all give an outline of what the regular season standings might look like for the 2020-2021 NBA season.

Coaching news and speculation about how the 2020-2021 season will take place starts off this very unique offseason. Stick around until the end of the episode where we share our plans on how to keep busy during the offseason.

Congratulations, Laker fans. Your team is the new 2020 NBA Champions. The Contest It Crew breaks down how Lebron ran away with the FMVP as he cements his legacy as arguably the best player of all time, and what went wrong for the Miami Heat after a remarkable season they put together.

Despite all the hype surrounding the Lakers for their destined Game 5 win, the Heat managed to force a Game 6 in a thriller.

Jimmy Butler puts up a historic performance to lead the Heat to a game 3 victory, but unfortunately couldn’t keep the momentum going in game 4, where the Lakers took over in the second half to put the series in their favor at 3-1.

Lakers being up 2-0 and Doc Rivers filling the head coaching vacancy in Philadelphia dominated the headlines of the basketball world. Leave it up to the Contest It Crew to break down these topics.

The Contest It Crew, before moving on to the Finals, break down the results of the NBA Conference Finals.

The NBA Finals have finally arrived! The matchup is between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat. The Contest It Crew breaks down what to expect from the series that will crown a champion, as well as some buzz around the league regarding coaching vacancies.

The Contest It Crew highlights some things to look forward to for the Eastern Conference Finals matchup of the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, as well as the Western Conference Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clip...wait a second...sorry, the Denver Nuggets.

The Contest It Crew break down the highs and lows of this year’s extraordinary Second Round of the Playoffs. Spoiler alert: several of our takes did not age very well.

With the second round of the playoffs starting, the Contest It Crew dive deep into the Celtics and Heat being up 2-0 between the Raptors and Bucks and the upcoming second round matchups between the Nuggets and Clippers and the Rockets and Lakers.

The Contest It Crew react to the NBA boycott, Brandon Ingram winning the Most Improved Player award, Giannis Antetokounmpo winning the Defensive Player of the Year award, and the second half of the first round of the playoffs.

The Contest It Crew check in on the halfway mark of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. We discuss every series, as well as some of the news that has happened since the last upload, and have a very special For the Culture segment planned. RIP Kobe

With the highly anticipated 2019-2020 postseason just around the corner, the Contest It Crew discuss and predict the outcomes of the first round matchups, along with the possibilities for what could happen with the play-in tournament in the West.

The Contest It Crew dive deep into summarizing the events of the NBA Bubble’s regular season seeding games, both on and off the court.

The Contest It Crew discuss some of the biggest headlines that have come out of the NBA Bubble in Orlando, as well as what to expect from the much anticipated season restart.

The Contest It Crew walk us through many of the biggest headlines that have impacted the 2019-2020 NBA season up until the season was shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak.