Episodes

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:26) Wilt's entrance into Bill Russell's NBA (00:27 - 03:05) Celtics march onto another 7 straight titles (03:06 - 20:05) Red Auerbach retires and Bill becomes the league's 1st black head coach/pl...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:23) Bill Russell & his early life in the South (00:24 - 03:07) His family's migration west to Oakland, CA (03:08 - 05:05) His high school years (05:06 - 07:33) His college years at University of ...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:44) All Star Game (00:45 - 12:27) Team LeBron 163, Team Durant 160 LeBron James hits a fadeaway jumper to seal the victory Steph Curry named All Star MVP; 50 pts including a record 16 3PGs Joel E...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:34) Taco Bell Skills Challenge (00:35 - 05:18) Participants: Team Antetokounmpo (Giannis, Thanasis & Alex), Team Cavs (Darius Garland, Evan Mobley & Jarrett Allen), Team Rooks (Scottie Barnes, Ca...

Discussing all things related to basketball including the draft, free agency, stories from days of old as well as fantasy tips and strategies https://linktr.ee/gdthatsportsdude Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:34) Rising Stars C...

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Week 17 review (00:38): Mon: Brandon Ingram (NOP) & Pascal Siakam (TOR) named Players of the Week LaMelo Ball (CHA) & Dejounte Murray (SAS) to replace Kevin Durant & Draymond Green for the All Star Game Gordon Hayward (CHA) i...

Trade deadline breakdown (00:35) Friday, 2/4 LAC: G/F Norman Powell, F Robert Covington POR: G Eric Bledsoe, F Justise Winslow, G Keon Johnson, 2025 2nd rd pick (via DET) Sunday, 2/6 CLE: G/F Caris LeVert, 2022 2nd rd pick (v...

Week 16 review (00:34) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support

All Star reserves reaction/Rising Stars thoughts (00:42) East: Jimmy Butler (MIA), Darius Garland (CLE), James Harden (BKN), Zach LaVine (CHI), Khris Middleton (MIL), Jayson Tatum (BOS), Fred VanVleet (TOR) West: Devin Booker...

Chuck Cooper (00:45) SF/PF - 6'5", 210 lb Born 9/29/26 in Pittsburgh, PA (birth name: Charles Henry Cooper) Grew up in a segregated Pittsburgh area; attended Westinghouse HS Enrolled at WV State College, a HBCU where he staye...

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All Star Reserves - East (00:30) The candidates: F Jimmy Butler (MIA), G Tyler Herro (MIA), G Zach LaVine (CHI), F Tobias Harris (PHI), G Darius Garland (CLE), C Jarrett Allen (CLE), F Khris Middleton (MIL), G Jrue Holiday...

Hakeem Olajuwon - 7'0", 255 lb (00:30) Born 1/21/63 in Lagos, Nigeria (Akeem Abdul Olajuwon) Family of 6; his parents owned a cement mixing company Started playing at age 15; mostly played soccer & handball when younger Enter...

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Isiah Thomas (00:30) 6'1", 180 lb; played PG Born April 30, 1961 in Chicago, IL; family of 9 children (7 boys, 2 girls) Grew up in roughest & poorest part of town (Chicago's West Side) His mother Mary Thomas had a TV movie ba...

Week 13 review (00:28) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support

George Gervin: 6'7", 180 lb (00:29) Played some small forward but mostly shooting guard Born in Detroit, MI on April 27, 1952 Comes from a family of 6; dad left home in his early years; grew up in poverty Started playing bask...

Week 12 review (00:38) Mon: Ja Morant (MEM) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) as the most recent Players of the Week League reschedules 11 postponed games; changes times of 10 more games Kevin Porter Jr & Christian Wood (HOU) both suspen...

Week 18, part 2 (00:46) TEN 28, HOU 25 Ryan Tannehill somehow saving his best for last (287 yds, 4 TDs) D'Onta Foreman's fine job overall filling in for Derrick Henry All TEN WRs had good games all & all Davis Mills to be the...

Week 18, part 1 (00:40) KC 28, DEN 24 Not a typical Pat Mahomes type game but solid enough Darrel Williams left the game (toe) which hurt Travis Kelce with a so-so game; Tyreek Hill a stinker Melvin Gordon III, a free agent t...

Roundup, part 2 (00:46) LAR 20, BAL 19 Matthew Stafford with an ok game; was expecting more after Joe Burrow scorched that BAL secondary This is Sony Michel's backfield despite the rumblings about Cam Akers coming back soon I...

Roundup, part 1 (00:45) BUF 29, ATL 15 Josh Allen coming up with a stinker thru the air (3 INTs) Devin Singletary rewarding those who may have been forced to start him BUF WRs come up empty thanks to Allen's bad game Mike Dav...

Sam Jones: 6'4", 198 lbs (00:31) Played some small forward & point guard but mostly played shooting guard Born in Wilmington, NC on June 24, 1933 Went to a historic African American prep school called Laurinburg Institute Att...