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Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia give their opinions on the NBA's punishment for the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard's salary cap circumvention, asking if the punishment fits the crime and how much of an impact it will have on the Clippers before diving into the ETR Preseason Divisional Preview Series with the Pacific Division, giving their thoughts on all teams in the Pacific and how they expect each team to play.   

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer round up the final roster moves of the NBA offseason, discussing how Jonathan Kuminga's bet on himself failed and how it can change in Minnesota, as well as what the addition of Bennedict Mathurin does to the New Orleans Pelicans

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer open up the ETR Draft Guide to discuss the 12 players that make up ETR's Fantasy Basketball 9-cat first-round rankings, discussing the clear omissions, where they differ from consensus and how they project to be different from last year  

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada discuss two big transactions in the NBA that took place over the weekend, being Klay Thompson passing through waivers and signing with the Miami Heat, and DeMar DeRozan heading to Denver to sign with the Nuggets. They discuss how much these signings move the needle, what it means for the Dallas Mavericks and what does Klay Thompson still has left in the tank?

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada break down today's big multi-team trade, which saw Peyton Watson head to Cleveland and Max Strus head to the Clippers. They look into how much this moves the needle for the Cavs in the East, why Denver would take an unprotected 2031 pick during Jokic's prime years, and how Strus will fit into the Clippers. 

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take turns drafting their NBA wish list of rotation adjustments they most want to see happen this upcoming season, and why teams should do them. They look at both the fantasy and real-life implications while presenting their case for teams making these adjustments heading into the upcoming NBA season.   

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada react to the NBA's schedule release and discuss what takeaways you can get from it to help your Fantasy Basketball Best Ball Drafts. They discuss which teams draw the best and worst slates for the NBA Fantasy Basketball playoffs, as well as talk about key dates such as Opening Day, The NBA Cup and Christmas Day schedules. 

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look at each of the new Head Coach hires across the NBA, assessing how much they like the fit, what can be expected from each new hire and which ones they think will have the biggest impact on their respective teams this season. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to break down the huge free agency signing of LeBron James to the Philadelphia 76ers, how LeBron can fit into this 76ers team and how current Philadelphia players might have to adapt. They also discuss whether this move makes the 76ers the favorite to win the Eastern Conference, before touching on Denver's troubling cap situation and how much of a concern it actually is. 

Mike Galagher talks about the play at Summer League and how it affects the rotation.

Mike Gallagher offers some takeaways from the top picks, second-year players and veterans from Las Vegas Summer League.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada participate in an ETR Snake Draft, picking the worst pieces of business done by NBA teams this off season and discussing why our analysts thing it was a poor contract for the respective teams.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada participate in an ETR Snake Draft, picking the best pieces of business done by NBA teams this off season and discussing why the contract and price is such a steal for the respective teams, before rounding up with a small look at recent NBA news such as the delay in Kawhi Leonard's delayed trade as a result of the NBA investigation and how bad of a look it gives the NBA. 

Mike Galalgher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return to dig into Brad Stevens' press conference in which he talked about not wanting to spend 70% of his cap on two players and how it punished the Celtics for being good drafters, whether we liked the six-team trade which saw Khris Middleton land on the Wizards, as well as the flurry of more NBA signings and releases as Free Agency news continues to trickle on through.   

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to a chaotic start to the NBA Free Agency period, assessing how the Jaylen Brown trade to the Philadelphia 76ers makes sense, where LeBron James could end up, how Ja Morant went from franchise cornerstone to traded and much more in one of the most electric starts to NBA Free Agency in recent memory. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return for another podcast to discuss the result of the NBA Draft, analyzing how the players selected at the top of the draft will fit in their new teams, which players found the best landing spot for early success and which late picks have the best opportunity to make some noise this season.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer place a pin in their NBA Draft Review show to address the blockbuster trades that occurred in the NBA over Draft Week, including Giannis Antetokounmpo finally moving on from the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves officially going all in with their trade for LaMelo Ball, among other deals.   

Drew Dinkmeyer welcomes back recurring guest Brian Schroeder (@BrianJNBA) to break down everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday night's NBA Draft. Drew and Brian dissect all the top prospects in generationally deep draft that has the potential to change the fortunes of many teams. 

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return for a full house discussion on the keys to New York's NBA Championship Title and how their recipe differs from recent teams before deep diving into how Game 5 was won and how the Spurs can bounce back next year.  

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer finally recover from an unbelievable Game 4 which saw the New York Knicks become one game away from lifting the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Mike and Dink discuss how the Knicks have reached this stage as a whole team, how much blame De'Aaron Fox deserves and whether the Spurs have anything left to fight through and become the only the third team in NBA Finals history to force a Game 7 from being down 3-1. 

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return for a full house review of the New York Knicks snatching the win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals over the Spurs in San Antonio. They discuss whether San Antonio has it in them to overturn a 2-0 deficit, how New York keeps finding ways to stack wins and what the Spurs need to address to give themselves a chance of getting back into the series.   

Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return from the yearly ETR company retreat to disect Game 1 from the 2026 NBA Finals, which saw the San Antonio Spurs let a double-digit lead slip at home to the New York Knicks. Drew and Austin analyze what went wrong for the Spurs, what went right for the Knicks and what changes we can foresee heading into Game 2.  

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a deep dive into the 2026 NBA Finals, previewing, predicting and looking in-depth at the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs to assess how each team can lift the trophy. They also look back at an enthralling Game 7, which saw the Spurs outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder in an all-time series. 

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada return to break down Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, which saw the San Antonio Spurs fall to the Oklahoma City Thunder, leaving them one loss away from elimination. Mike and Austin discuss how Alex Caruso could be a sneaky Western Conference Finals MVP with his stellar performances off the bench before looking at how much rest advantage the Knicks truly have over either of these teams after a gruelling series.

Mike Gallagher and Winky Christ break down the most recent NBA Conference Finals games, including the Knicks opportunity to sweep the Cavs to reach the NBA Finals, and whether San Antonio's dominant defensive showing from Game 4 is a sign of things to come, or just an off night from OKC? 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer react to the opening games of the NBA Conference Finals, which saw the Oklahoma City Thunder bounce back to tie up the series at 1-1 as the Spurs start to face some injury concerns before discussing whether the Cleveland Cavaliers are dead men walking after the Knicks overturned a 22-point 4th quarter lead to take Game 1 in overtime. 

ETR's Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada dive deep into the two NBA Conference Finals Matchups, talking through the matchups and mismatches, where advantages could be found, and how they predict the two series will finish. 

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada all take turns being completely baffled by the Detroit Pistons & J.B. Bickerstaff's end-game management that saw the Pistons snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, before questioning if there is anything the Pistons can do to turn the tide back around to reach a Game 7. They also discuss Victor Wembanyama's return to the Spurs and what changes Minnesota could make to take a Game 7 back to San Antonio

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return from a jam-packed weekend of NBA Action to discuss the four Conference Semi-Finals series, including the Knicks dominant sweep of the 76ers, Oklahoma City outclassing the Lakers and two series still up in the air. The gang also take a brief look at the results of the NBA Lottery, including whether it's time to be optimistic about the Bulls again  

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer run through the Conference Semi-Finals, assessing all the games so far, covering all the key talking points, and passing judgement on how they foresee the rest of the series to develop.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada run through the NBA Conference Semi-Finals game-by-game, offering their thoughts on how each of the teams matchup, how they expect the series to unfold and offer their predictions for the who will be advancing to the Conference Finals

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada run through all the remaining First Round NBA Playoff games to assess which series they see going to Game Seven, who has the bast chance to close out in Game Six and which teams have figured out the winning formula in their series at the right time. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return from a jam-packed weekend of NBA Playoff action to break down all the action series-by-series, providing their expert takeaways from each game of each series, what adjusments to expert going forward and how they see the series progressing.   

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada recaps the Game Twos in the NBA Playoffs, including how the Spurs can cope without Victor Wembanyama, what a Luka Dončić return could mean to the Lakers and what tactical adjustments we could expect to see heading into Game Three.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return from an action-packed NBA weekend to break down the game ones which saw some surprsing resutls and some dominant home performances

Mike Gallagher, Austin Yamada, and Drew Dinkmeyer give a full breakdown for more playoff matchups after the early Play-Ins, as well as the final Play-Ins. They give their predictions for each series and how they plan on betting the series.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Ausitn Yamada talk through the four NBA Playoffs series that are confirmed so far, discussing their view on how the teams will matchup and how they think the series will go. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the Luka Dončić injury that will see him miss the rest of the regular season and how badly this impacts the Lakers before looking back at Denver's huge win over the in-form Spurs that saw the Nuggets rack up their eighth consecutive win and what that means for their title chances. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a look at the Eastern Conference now that the playoff teams are set, discussing which of the 5-10 seeds could cause the most trouble in the playoffs, and which matchups do the 1-4 teams want to avoid. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss and preview all the NBA Awards Market, looking into which markets are still actionable, how much voter fatigue can come into play and who can still make a run at the current favorites.   

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to provide their takes on the NBA's Western Conference Playoff Race, including how quickly things might turn bleak in Minnesota, the Lakers' 5-Game win streak taking them to 3rd in the West, how Denver can manage the load of Jokic and Murray, and a brief look ahead into the NBA's Player Award Markets.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to re-address the Eastern Conference that's been shaken up with the news, and performance, of a returning Jayson Tatum that could see Boston once again become the team to beat in the East, as well as discussing why Detroit is experiencing a late-season struggle, and how bad things could get for Philadelphia. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer begin to take a look at the Western Conference playoffs, assessing how the matchups could align and which teams have an actual chance at making a run for a championship.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada begin to take a look at the Eastern Conference playoffs, assessing how the matchups could align and which teams have an actual chance at making a run for a championship.

Mike Gallagher goes over his top 10 toughest matchups on the perimeter this season. He'll go over the criteria in his All-Star break tradition.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take another look at the NBA trades from the deadline as teams try to position themselves for cap flexibility and investing in developmental pieces for the future, while also touching on the issue of so many teams attempting to take ahead of a generationally strong draft class, and what options the NBA can take going forward to disincentivize tanking. 

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada are back to break down all the big moves from the NBA's hectic trade deadline, assessing which teams made the right moves, who made the wrong moves and how the NBA landscape changes following the deadline.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the latest new from around the NBA, specifically what options the Milwaukee Bucks have when it comes to trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has signalled his intent to leave the team, as well as what the recovery timeline looks like for when the Bucks could become a title contender again. 

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the hottest stories in the NBA this week, including how damaging Jimmy Butler's injury is to Golden State, whether the Knicks can ever win a championship with Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns and how Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are angling themselves for an exit.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return to assess what the Denver Nuggets are doing to continue winning games without Nikola Jokic, why Utah aren't being held to the fire for tanking and what changes the Lakers need to make to correct their struggles. 

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada react to the news of Trae Young's Atlanta tenure coming to a close, following a trade to the Washington Wizards that saw CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert going to the Hawks.