The Basketball Update with Adam Nazarali Podcast

The Basketball Update with Adam Nazarali

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Your weekly update on all things basketball, brought to you in a bite-sized episodes. We cover the news from the NBA, NCAA, and CEBL.
The Anthem Debate — February 15, 2021
The Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks make a trade, the Toronto Raptors confirm that they will stay in Florida for the remainder of the season, and the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are continuing to dominate, each currently running a 7-game winning streak. The Dallas Mavericks had stopped playing the national anthem before home games, but the League has demanded that they resume.
Feb 15, 2021
8 min
Questioning the All-Star Game — February 8, 2021
Fred VanVleet sets a new franchise scoring record and the first results for fan voting for the All-Star Game are in, but some players have raised concerns about the idea of have an All-Star Game at all.
Feb 8, 2021
8 min
All-star Predictions — February 1, 2021
This week we review the current state of players as their records for the year pertain to contention for the All-star Game, with consideration that there's plenty of basketball to be played before the selection will be finalized.
Feb 1, 2021
13 min
Teams Over-Performing Expectations — January 25, 2021
A quiet week overall, but a few important games have had strong showings from the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, the Brooklyn Nets seem to be strong where they're optimized but their lack of depth may be a problem. The Milwaukee Bucks' big three (Giannis, Jrue, and Middleton) are beginning to work together well; it'll be interesting to see how they perform going forward.
Jan 25, 2021
6 min
The James Harden Trade — January 18, 2021
A four-way trade featuring the Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets, and Cleveland Cavaliers has occurred after much anticipation!
Jan 18, 2021
8 min
A Week of New Records — January 11, 2021
Steph Curry set a new career best 62-point game, Bradley Beal does the same at 60, and LaMelo Ball becomes the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double at 19 years, 140 days old.
Jan 11, 2021
12 min
Mavericks Break Halftime Lead Record — January 4, 2021
The Dallas Mavericks have broken the halftime lead record with a 77-27 score at halftime again the Los Angeles Clippers. Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans) and Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers) are named players of the week in the West and East respectively after the first week of the 2021 season. TJ Warren of the Indiana Pacers has suffered a stress fracture to his left foot and is expected to be away indefinitely.
Jan 4, 2021
4 min
Keep An Eye on the Brooklyn Nets — December 28, 2020
The Milwaukee Bucks have been penalized by the League for violations related to a deal with Bogdan Bogdanovic and there were a number of re-signings just before the season began. Adam breaks down how the season will work given a truncated schedule and why you should be keeping an eye on the Brooklyn Nets this season.
Dec 28, 2020
11 min
South West Division — December 22, 2020
Our last episode before the 2021 season officially begins! We're closing off our review of the NBA teams by division with the South West Division of the Western Conference. Teams reviewed in this episode include the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs, and New Orleans Pelicans.
Dec 22, 2020
9 min
Pacific Division Analysis — December 21, 2020
Giannis has signed on for a supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, the league is investigating the Clippers related to tampering during the acquisition of Kawhi Leonard, and we review the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Teams we look at this episode: Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, and Golden State Warriors.
Dec 21, 2020
12 min
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