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Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis talks about recent developments in NBA playoffs and also goes trough list of upcoming free agents from Europe. Topics: Intro (0:00); Goodbye Luka and what's next for Mavericks (1:23); Historically outstanding usage rate of Doncic (12:20); How should Lithuania try stop Slovenia with Doncic? (15:36); Re-found role of Nemanja Bjelica in Warriors playoff rotation (24:48); Upcoming European free agents (30:52); Could Rubio solve Clippers backup guard problem? (33:54); Should and will Jusuf Nurkic stay in Portland? (39:31); Can Batum go to other contender? (51:39); Is Hartenstein a dark horse of this free agency class? (59:07); Where will Brazdeikis play his next professional basketball game? (1:02:40).

Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis discuss the struggles of Lukas's Mavericks in game one of the Western Conference Finals, the way they demolished the Suns and then Rokas goes down through every European Suns player in franchise history. Topics: Linguistical warnings helping us transition into Mavs-Warriors (0:00); Luka drinking beer: the challenges of playing basketball in the information era (2:41); The way teams prove their physical advantage in the third quarters (9:20); Giannis leaving the playoffs: what can the Bucks do to improve? (18:18); The painful collapse of Chris Paul, Devin Booker and the rest of the Suns (29:01); What if Phoenix and Indiana had agreed an alleged Ayton for Sabonis trade? (37:22); The failed European imports to Arizona: a retrospective (41:59); Incredible work of Croatian player agents in 2014-2016 (58:44).

NBA Accent duo Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis go through all the conference semi-final pairs.   Topics: Intro (0:00); How did Bucks beat the Celtics? (3:37); Is Giannis the best player in the world right now? (12:17); Good Celtics defense on Giannis (16:04); Record-breaking Doncic performance (25:14); Nail bitter between Grizzlies and Warriors (32:55); Stubborn Doc Rivers and challenges of Embiid-less 76ers (42:23); On Joel Embiid getting a French passport (49:46).  

Lithuanian NBA-head duo share their memories and impressions from the play-in games and the beginning of NBA playoffs. Topics: Intro & why the play-in tournament is actually a good idea (0:00); Eastern conference play-ins: Kyrie's greatness and Trae carrying Atlanta to playoffs (4:55); The advantages that Miami holds over Atlanta (11:18); Will Milwaukee at least break a sweat in the series against injury-ravaged Chicago? (17:58); Dysfunctional Utah and what should Dallas do regarding the injury of Luka Doncic (24:19); Painfully weak supporting cast of Nikola Jokic, the Bay is back (39:06).

Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis discuss what would happen if only European players would be eligible for major regular season NBA awards. Topics: Intro (0:00); Can Giannis snatch the MVP? (03:50); We know 1st, and 2nd rookie, but who's the 3rd? (10:15); Can Rudy Gobert retain DPOY award? (20:52); Most Improved European (30:17); Can two teammates be nominated for 6th man of the year? (33:52); Who's got into our 1st All-NBA team (37:52); Positional machinations to make our All-NBA 2nd team work (43:59); 3rd team: Can we vote in Rubio? (46:55).

Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis tries to evaluate which European country is most likely to have NBA championship at the end of the season. Topics: Introducing the idea and its predetermined criteria (0:00); Shout out to the first Portuguese NBA player (3:41); Discussing Spanish chances (6:45); The early favorites of the conversation – France (20:56); O.G. Anunoby, Schofield and a British Mavericks All-Star of 1988 (34:04); German speaking countries and Italy (38:29); The sharp contrast in chances of Czech Republic and Slovenia (46:20); A huge boost to Croatian chances by Dario Saric (52:11); A quick look through Bosnian and Montenegrin players, followed by Finland (55:54); Why Latvia has a significantly better chance than Lithuania this year (57:48); The biggest difference of opinions while discussing Serbia and GSW (59:48); Three final countries and the long awaited list (1:03:57).

NBA Accent's Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis discuss the role of Furkan Korkmaz after James Harden's arrival & decide which Bogdanovic is superior. Topics: Intro (0:00); Diminshed role of Korkmaz (6:30); What‘s the reason behind great run of Mavericks (15:18); What Mavericks will do with Brunson? (25:39); Evolution of Bojan Bogdanovic (29:57); What role is best for Bogdan Bogdanovic? (41:15); Unlikely heroes of Clippers frontcourt rotation (49:57).

Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis rank 15 greatest European NBA players of all-time. Topics: Why the first podcast after the All-Star break always is the hardest (0:00); Introducing the TOP 15 idea: concept, criteria, different approaches (1:25); We have to start with the greatest European NBA player of all-time (4:13); Which “-ič“player from the Balkan region belongs at number 3? (11:11); The greatest player without a single MVP vote in NBA history (16:12); One of the least discussed legit NBA superstars ever (23:37); A tip of the hat to the old school: the first European NBA All-Star (27:31); We are not paid to talk about defense, but we have to mention these guys (30:08); The last three locks of the list (42:41); Pink Panther becomes the last man to make the TOP 15 (50:41).

Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis discuss the blockbuster Latvian deal & other NBA trade deadline headlines. Topics: Introduction and the blockbuster trade between the Nets and 76ers (0:00); Porzingis and Bertans: only two Latvian NBA players to get exchanged (13:33); Schroder for Theis make up a  German trade (42:05); Could Domantas Sabonis revive the Kings franchise (47:48); Donte DiVincenzo trade and his lackluster season (53:45); The reason Thaddeus Young getting traded is important (58:50).

Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis gush about the best players in the world, who all happen to be Europeans, and try to understand the bizarre Dallas Mavericks season. Topics: Introduction and stylistical analysis of current NBA trends (0:00); How Nikola Jokic dominates more athletic opponents (5:31); Why Giannis could win both MVP and DPOY (9:11); MVP dark horse contenders and slumping favourites (12:24); Magical Serbian curse words (17:11); Differences in the genetic gifts of 'The Greek Freak' & 'The Joker' (18:45); Will Giannis and Nikola ever face each other in the finals? (24:20); The third musketeer in Dallas (31:58); Statistical illustration of Mavericks problems in the clutch (41:36).

The inaugural episode of the Eurocentric NBA podcast hosted by Rokas Grajauskas and Mykolas Jankaitis. Topics: Intro (0:00);  How exciting is Alperen Sengun? (4:00); Promising run of Omer Yurtseven (11:40); Is Franz Wagner the best Magic player? (26:48); Reason behind Sabonis's career performance (44:05); Could Domantas Sabonis fit in Hawks? (52:32); Gushing about Ja Morant's block (58:52).