JP Hoops Podcast

Since free agency officially started Monday, the NBA has been on fire as new title contenders are emerging along with some big market teams putting themselves in interesting positions. The NBA Draft has concluded and the league's most recent dynasty is staying committed to young talent rather than making a big time trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin gives his prediction for how the top 10 picks of the NBA draft will happen Thursday night. NBA coaching carousel is complete and the Celtics are trending up, but what about the Mavericks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Milwaukee Bucks win its first NBA Championship since 1971 and now Giannis Antetokounmpo has earned his spot at the top of the NBA hierarchy. Team USA plays its first legitimate Olympic game in Tokyo this weekend and there is no reason to panic after losing its first two exhibitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Conference Finals are set and the two favorites in the East are out after game 7 collapses. The Suns look like the hottest team in basketball even without Chris Paul as Devin Booker is emerging as a superstar. All-NBA teams are out and it's time for paydays to stop being relied on media votes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Second round madness is not disappointing in the NBA Playoffs. Phoenix rises as the favorites to win it all after sweeping the MVP, Brooklyn in big trouble after losing another star. The 76ers look dominant and hope to go up 3-1 in Atlanta and the Clippers show they are too talented for the Jazz through three games despite being down in the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a wild seven game series, is it finally time for the Clippers to break through in the Western Conference? The 2018 draft day trade between the Mavericks and Hawks is the most balanced trade in NBA history. Second round playoff preview and predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boston announces Danny Ainge is out and Brad Stevens is moving from Head Coach to the President of Basketball Operations. Joel Embiid suffers another big injury at the wrong time, what does it mean for Philly's playoff hopes? Round 1 is heating up and the playoffs are wide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin breaks down all the first round matchups in the Western Conference and gives his predictions for who gets out of the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin breaks down all the first round matchups in the Eastern Conference and gives his predictions for who gets out of the East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBA play-in tournament is here and Justin has his predictions and what the games mean for potential playoff matchups. Every player has made their case for MVP and Justin has his winner and those who are in the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a noted LeBron James supporter, Justin comes out against the King and criticises how he is viewing this NBA season after speaking out against the play-in tournament. The Nets fell to the Bucks in a potential playoff preview and it proves that Brooklyn is not unstoppable. Russell Westbrook continues to make history and Luka Doncic earns Ope of the Week honors with his 15th technical foul of the season, one shy of a one-game suspension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russell Westbrook is constantly one of the most disrespected players in the NBA, but he is set on proving everyone wrong once again this season with records in sight. The addition of Chris Paul has turned the Suns into a legit contender and Julius Randle is turning the Knicks into a prime destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a month-long hiatus due to COVID-19, Justin is back and hyped up for the last month of the regular season. The newest Paura Power Rankings drops with a ton of movement. It is officially title or bust time for the Nets, even though Justin still thinks it's the Lakers title to lose. The MVP race is boiling with two star centers rising to the top. Kevin Love earns Ope of the Week honors, and possibly Ope of the Season, for his antics Monday Night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin breaks down the biggest moves after the trade deadline and who the big winners and losers are. Some big names did not get dealt but have secured buyouts from their teams and now have options to pick the team of their choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NBA trade deadline in 48 hours, Justin gives the best places to see some of the hottest names on the block. LeBron James and Joel Embiid are both set to miss some major time, so the MVP race has suddenly opened wide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PJ Tucker goes to the Bucks, Trevor Ariza to the Heat, Justin breaks down a couple of trades that happen a week before the deadline. Last week, it was said Donovan Mitchell is not a championship winning superstar, so he gives the list of players that are. It's March Madness season so Justin tells you the future NBA stars to look out for and gives out his Final Four. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Battle for the New York had an exciting finish that ended with a controversial call, or was it? The Lakers stock is rising while the Jazz stock is falling, Justin tells you why he isn't surprised, and why LeBron is still the MVP frontrunner. Myles Turner is on the trade block and one destination stands out over the rest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason “J Bird” Goldstein from “The Bird's Eye View Podcast” joins Justin to dish on all things Knicks, including the emergence of Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickly, Tom Thibabeau, and the drama surrounding Kristaps Porzingis, along with some college hoops ahead of March Madness. PJ Tucker and LaMarcus Aldridge are apparently on the move, so Justin talks about the reality in the NBA concerning upset stars and the buyout market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen Curry showed why he is a unanimous first ballot Hall of Famer and the best PG in basketball during All-Star Sunday night. Justin thinks the reaction to Blake Griffin joining the Brooklyn Nets is overblown and doesn't make them more of a contender than they already were. In the last podcast before the season tipped off, predictions were made and they are UGLY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 There's a new number one in the last Paura Power Rankings before the midway point. The Atlanta Hawks fired head coach Lloyd Pierce and promoted former Pacers coach Nate McMillian in hopes to save the team from purgatory. Who is the real “Melo”, dunk contest, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Celtics have lost three straight and now are the ninth seed in the East, who is to blame? Zion Williamson is living up to the hype and showed out in a loss to Giannis and the Bucks Thursday night. Justin gives his thoughts on Booker and Sabonis being named the injury replacements for the All-Star Game and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After going 5-0 on their west coast road trip, four games of those games without Kevin Durant, the Nets are starting to look like the Eastern Conference favorites they're expected to be. With the Rockets releasing Demarcus Cousins, Justin goes over the best destinations for him. Draymond Green earns “Ope of the Week” honors for costing the Warriors a victory against the Hornets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listen for Justin's instant reaction after the NBA All-Star Game reserves have been announced and all his thoughts on the ASG selections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time to start putting respect on the Utah Jazz name after winning 19 of their last 20 games. The trade deadline is a month away and the rumor mill is heating up, so Justin discusses what teams are giving up when dealing draft capital. How are the Lakers going to handle Anthony Davis' latest injury and what impact will it have on the team long term? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While LeBron has always been at the top of the league, it's time for him to finally win his fifth MVP. The future of the league was in full show Friday night in the high scoring battle between the Pelicans and Mavericks. An online debate between Jimmy Butler, Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum has risen, who does Justin think is the best of the three? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LaMelo Ball rises as the ROTY favorite after just five starts with the Hornets. Derrick Rose reuniting with Tom Thibodeau is great for NBA nostalgia, but is it actually a good fit? Kevin Durant was inactive, then active, then inactive all in the same game for COVID-19 precautions...how does this happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ben Simmons-less 76ers get mauled by a shorthanded Trail Blazers team, which should open eyes to those who hate on the Aussie. The Lakers proved they can turn on the jets at any given moment, and why LeBron's comments about the All-Star Game seem a bit dramatic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the third edition of the Paura Power Rankings, only one team enters the top 10, while the rest of the field shakes around. Bradley Beal states he wants to stay in Washington, but is that a huge mistake? The NBA and NBAPA have a proposal to hold All-Star Weekend in March, which is something all sports fans should be rooting for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Surprise, surprise. LeBron James is on track to do something that has never been done before in his 18th NBA Season. A month into the season and we have two clear frontrunners for MVP, both that go against everything we thought we knew about the league's trajectory. “Ope of the Week” - what assets do the Nets have to give for a player like Kevin Love? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices