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A Lakers fan a Knicks fan and a Thunder fan talk NBA Basketball. We will go over NBA Trades, Free agent signings, important/interesting games, and other NBA storylines throughout the course of the regular season, playoffs, and off-season. We will be wrong on 90% of our takes so don't think we know what we're talking about. Hit that subscribe/follow button to join the fun

Chisom Adeoye, Noble Opusunju & Venu Madhav Upadhyay


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    Latest episodes from Pump Fakes and Hot Takes

    Player Comps

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 46:44


    How well do you know NBA legends? In this episode, the guys try to find current players whose games resemble some NBA legends. See if you can find better comps.

    Embiid: Worst MVP of all time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 65:46


    In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Tomiwa. We discuss the worst MVPs of all time and debate which franchise has been more disappointing: the Phoenix Suns or the Philadelphia 76ers. Tune in for a quick dive into bad MVP picks and the underwhelming seasons of two once-promising teams!

    Luka: The Face Of The NBA?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 68:53


    Is Luka Dončić the future GOAT, or could things take a surprising turn? We're talking all about Luka's potential and pitfalls. Could it be Luka, or will it be someone else, we discuss who will be the the next face of the NBA, plus we play our weekly round of Fast Break Trivia! Tune in for all the hoop talk, laughs, and some real s**t!

    All Star Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 69:48


    The Boys are BACK! In the year's first episode, we discuss the All-Star weekend and debate some of your hot takes.Enjoy!

    Steph vs LeBron

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 89:12


    In the second round of this year's playoffs, we will be treated to one of Basketball's most treasured rivalries. Bird vs Magic, Celtics vs Lakers, Bulls vs Pistons, none of them have produced the number of championship moments that the Curry v Bron rivalry has and we get to experience it in the conference semi-final. The guys breakdown this matchup and all the other series in the second round of the 2023 Playoffs ENJOY

    Embiid vs Jokic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 67:22


    Who is your MVP? In this episode, the guys discuss the NBA season awards MVP, MIP, 6th man, COTY, and DPOY! enjoy

    Playoff Breakdown Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 68:03


    In this episode, we discuss the Warriors v Kings series, Lakers Grizzlies, Heat Bucks, Clippers Suns and the T wolves v Nuggets ENJOY

    Playoff Breakdown pt1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 61:44


    The playoffs are finally here, so the guys walk you through their expectations for each first-round series. This episode we discuss the play-in tournament, The 76ers-Nets series and the Knicks-Cavs series ENJOY

    Disappointing Season?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 59:53


    The guys give updates on their respective teams, the Lakers, Knicks and Thunder

    Trouble in Dallas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 51:11


    The Mavericks have lost 4 games in a row, including a back-to-back loss to the Hornets. Luka has stated he's unhappy, and they Mavs are currently out of the play-in tournament. Is it time for Dallas to panic?

    MVP Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 70:30


    Who is your MVP? Jokic? Embid? Tatum or someone else? The guys discuss this and the return of Ja Morant and the Warriors-Grizzlies rivalry.

    NBA Beef

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 60:00


    This week we got some spicy beef between Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks, and they will face each other one more time before the season ends. This can also be a spicy first-round matchup too. We discuss the beef and the KD injury as well as update the MVP race

    NBA Buyout Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 52:54


    We recap the NBA all-star weekend and propose ideas to make it more fun. We also discuss the buyout market, with Players like Westbrook, Kevin Love and Will Barton on the move, we look at the impact they can have on their new teams.

    Trade Deadline Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 95:05


    The NBA Trade deadline was a wild ride as many all-star level players were on the move, and the shockwave of their move was felt throughout the league. A lot of teams reacted by trying to bolster their rosters, and the guys are here to walk you through all that happened this week. ENJOY!

    Kyrie Irving Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 48:46


    Kyrie has been traded to the Mavs. The guys discuss this blockbuster trade and its impact on both organizations and the rest of the NBA. They also discuss the trades they expect before the deadline. ENJOY!

    Trade Season!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 52:14


    The NBA trade deadline is fast approaching, and a few teams have decisions to make. Do they try to push for a playoff berth or tank for a better pick? The Raptors, Wizards, Lakers, Hawks and Spurs all have pieces to move and will be active before the deadline. The guys try to predict landing spots for players on the move. Enjoy!!

    Mid-Season Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 93:18


    We are 41 games into the season, and with half the season behind us, it is time to give out our mid-season awards. We give out MVP, MIP, DPOY, ROTY and 6th man awards for the first half of the season. ENJOY

    All-Star Voting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 54:27


    This week the boys get into the first returns on the all-star ballot and give their picks for the first-time all-stars. They also discussed some of the recent scoring outbursts around the league.

    NBA's Best Backcourt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 55:30


    In this episode, the fellas discuss the Zion and Gobert baskets that caused hysteria over the weekend. They also talk about the best back court in the league and he best young teams. 

    MVP??

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 51:08


    Who is your MVP this season?  Luka? Jokic? Tatum? The guys get into a heated debate about this. Also, we discuss Ben's return to Philly and our Zero and Hero for this week. We finish the episode with our predictions for the week.ENJOY!

    Time to Panic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 43:28


    Can the Brooklyn Nets recover from their early season struggles? Kyrie is still suspended, Ben Simmons has had a slow start to the season and KD just dropped this bombshell of an article. Will this be the spark that ignites this team or is it the latest in the unravelling of the Brooklyn Nets? We also discuss the Boston Celtics and their 9-0 run. Can they make it back to the finals?

    First Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 53:25


    The boys break down the second week of the season and report on the Lakers, Knicks and Thunder season. They also discuss their heroes and zeros of the season so far.ENJOY!

    MVP?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 53:03


    With the first week of the season in the rearview, the guys make their early predictions for individual regular season awards like MVP, DPOY, ROTY and 6th man of the year.Enjoy!

    Top 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 39:06


    The NBA season is only 4 days away and the PFHT boys are back. In this episode, they discuss their top 5 NBA teams in each conference going into the season and rank them from bottom to top. Enjoy the Top 5

    My Flowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 50:47


    The Warriors win the finals, Steph wins finals MVP.  The guys break down where the Celtics go from here and what this win means for the warriors and Stephen Curry

    Sixers in Six?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 55:36


    Joel Embiid's return means the world for the 76ers who were down 2-1 going into friday night. They emerged as the winners of game 3 with Embiid as the helm of their defence. Is he enough to swing the series back in the 76ers favour?

    Bucks or Celtics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 48:41


    The first round of the NBA Playoffs are officially over! and although we didnt get any upsets, we are left with some amazing second round matchups. In this episode we go over all the second round series starting with the Bucks, Celtics series.ENJOY!

    Nets Getting Swept?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 60:21


    The Nets are on the brink of elimination and so are the Nuggets, will either team fight back? Who wins the Twolves and Grizzlies matchup? Will the Bucks close out the Bulls in game 5? All of these questions are answered in this episode.ENJOY!

    2022 NBA Playoffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 60:15


    The Playoffs are here and they have already given us some great moments like Jayson Tatum's buzzer beater against the Nets in Game 1. In this episode, we dive into all the first round matchups, and breakdown our key factors and select our winners.ENJOY!

    Lakers Season Over?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 57:09


    Fuck You Konrad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 50:42


    Lakers Playoff Odds

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 43:20


    On this weeks episode, we are excited to be joined by a special guest, Coach of Heritage College, Jaelon Williams. We discuss the James Harden - Joel Embiid duo, The Boston Celtics and thier recent hot streak, and the Lakers with the injury to AD. In the part 2 of this conversation we discuss the Knicks struggles and what the future looks like for the team, and we discuss the top contenders in the East and West.

    NBA Trade Deadline Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 66:31


    The NBA Trade deadline was SPECTACULAR!!! We had blockbuster trades and a lot of franchise altering moves. We got to see a lot of all star and future all star players move around and the guys are here to help you make sense of it all. We give you our winners and losers and grade all the moves each team made.ENJOY!

    Trouble in Brooklyn?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 53:58


    The Nets are on a 7 game losing streak!! They have been without KD for 2 weeks now and are struggling to win games even against weak opponents. Should the nets be panicking about this? Should they have a conversation with the Sixers abut Ben Simmons? Should the Knicks and Lakers talk about a trade? All these questions get answered in this episode!ENJOY!

    NBA All-Star Starters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 54:26


    The NBA has released the starters for the 2022 All-Star game! As always there are a few names that arent in the lineup so in this episode, the guys debate which "snubbed" player ost deserves to be in the starting lineup. The rules are, if you add a player, you have to take one out aswell.ENJOY!

    NBA Mid-Season Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 61:59


    The 2021-22 NBA season is about halfway though and its a great tie to discuss some of the top performers of the season so far. In this episode we hand out mid-season awards for MVP, MIP, DPOY, Coach of the year, 6th man and many more. We also discuss the Lakers drama and make our predictions for games this week. ENJOY!

    Memphis or Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 54:24


    On this weeks episode, we talk about the Warriors recent struggle and what is going on with Steph's shooting numbers. We also talk about the rest of the western conference, specifically who is the best young team in the West, is it the Jazz who have been consistent over the past few years, or the Grizzlies who have been surging recently. We discuss the impact of the Knicks/Hawks trade and what other trades we expect to see before the deadline.ENJOY!

    NBA Scary Hours

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 48:22


    The Nets big 3 is back together! at least part time. Kyrie Irving will be with the team for away games now so we discuss the impact his return will have on the Eastern Conference, The Bulls and where the rank within the conference, and the hot streak the Miami Heat have been on without their all-stars. We also discuss the discuss Klay Thompson's return and the all-star game voting.

    Will LeBron dominate the NBA again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 57:30


    Happy Holidays everyone! In this holiday episode of pump fakes and hot takes,  the guys recap some of the Christmas day games and Kyrie Irvings return to the Nets. We also discuss some of the upcoming games, Lakers vs Grizzlies on Wednesday night, Cavs vs Wizards on Thursday night and Warriors vs Utah on Saturday night.ENJOY!

    Heat vs 76ers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 54:21


    This week we are trying something  new, we look into the coming week and discuss some fun matchups. The guys select their picks and we place small bets on the outcome of those games, and may the smartest man win ENJOY

    Suns vs Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 54:29


    The Suns and Warriors played each other twice this past week and the result has us contemplating who would win in a potential 7 game series. We pull this theme over to the eastern conference, who wins the east, Bulls, Nets or the Bucks? We also discuss Kemba Walker receiving multiple DNP CDs this week and Zion Williamson's injury set back

    How good are the Nets without Kyrie?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 54:41


    On this episode we dive into the Nets without Kyrie Irving. The team has been on a good ru without their all star point guard but some think they are not deep enough to win it all without Kyrie. We also discuss Steph Curry's MVP chances as well as the hot run that the Suns and Hornets are on. ENJOY

    can the Warriors win it all?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 51:05


    The Warriors have started the season with a 11-1 record, and are now on a 7 game win streak, can they hang on to the #1 seed in the west? and should they be considered championship contenders after this hot start? Can the Wizards maintain this level of play and stay around the top of the east? and who is your rookie of the year so far? All these and more are discussed in this episode.

    Lakers are BUMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 69:50


    The Lakers are off to a 3-3 start and they are not looking like a cohesive unit to start off the season, we dive into their games so far to find the cause of their problems and see how quickly they can be remedied. The Nets are also in a precarious situation also with a .500 record, while the Knicks sit at the top of of the eastern conference standings. We also discuss the Warriors and their resurgence that has them sitting at the top of the Western conference, how long will that last?

    PG's Hot Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 72:55


    The first week of the NBA has brought some drama already, The heavily favoured Lakers started off the season 0-2, the clippers are in the same boat. On the other hand, the New York Knicks have come out to a hot 2-0 start including a double overtime victory against the Boston Celtics in their first game, and this left us with no shortage of topics to go over.ENJOY!

    Ben Simmons Trade Request

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 62:08


    This is part two of our NBA regular season prediction. For 5 weeks we will be having in depth discussions about every NBA team, 6 each week. We will discuss the where we expect each team to finish in the standings, the players to watch out for and what will make their season a success. This week we discuss the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors.

    2021-2022 Season Prediction pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 89:55


    This is part two of our NBA regular season prediction. For 5 weeks we will be having in depth discussions about every NBA team, 6 each week. We will discuss the where we expect each team to finish in the standings, the players to watch out for and what will make their season a success. This week we discuss the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzles and Miami Heat. 

    2021-2022 Season Prediction pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 61:53


    This is part one of our NBA regular season prediction. Over the next 5 weeks we will be having in depth discussions about every NBA team, 6 each week. We will discuss the where we expect each team to finish in the standings, the players to watch out for and what will make their season a success. This week we discuss the Charolette Hornets, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs and the Orlando Magic.Enjoy!

    Is Kobe top 10 all time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 66:51


    some people think Kobe Bean Bryant is not top 10 all time so we had a discussion about this, we also had a discussion about which teams will fall short of their expectations this season.

    Is KAT a top 3 big?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 68:49


    The guys are back with a couple of debate topics again! This time they debate the best rivalries in the NBA at the moment, which leads to the question of the day, is Karl-Anthony Towns a top 3 big man in the NBA? they also debate who the most clutch player is in the NBA, and which of the young guys (under 25) will be the most prolific scorer in the league?ENJOY!

    Dame or Harden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 67:48


    Who would you rather start an NBA franchise with, Damian Lillard or James Harden? We also go over some controversial world issues at the beginning of this episode.

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