NBA Takedown
Episodes
NBA Playoff Week 2 Recalibrations
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Shawn Hardie and (eventually) Jeff Johnson give their takes on the six most competitive first r...
NBA Postseason Opening Weekend Reactions & Pressure Rankings
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie are playoff ready. They name the teams who lost Game 1 that they ...
OFFICIAL NBA Takedown Play-In & Playoff Preview
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie react to the full 20-team NBA postseason field being set. They go...
Final Regular Season Power Rankings + NBA Awards
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson & Shawn Hardie rank all 20 postseason teams in order of their championship equity,...
Breaking Down the NBA Playoff Picture with 2 Weeks Left + All-NBA Already Decided?
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie take a look at the key races and most important games with 2 week...
Ranking the Top NBA Storylines & Races of the Final 3 Weeks
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie go through their most interesting NBA storylines and races of the...
Expansion is Here! Diving Deep on the Ramifications of Adding Two New NBA Teams
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie digest the news that expansion seems to be destined for the NBA, ...
The Takedown Oscars
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie go the movies. Selecting from the 2026 slate of Oscar nominated f...
March NBA Power Rankings: Who's In, Who's Out, and Who's Got a REAL Chance
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first Monday of the month, which can only mean one thing: NBA Takedown Power Rankings! On today's episode, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and S...
The NBA Likability Draft
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WE'RE BACK! After a 2-week hiatus, the NBA Takedown crew of Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie return for a new episode, starting with some...
5 Solutions to Fix the NBA's Tanking Problem
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie go through some of the recent tanking shenanigans throughout the ...
Crazy NBA Trade Recap & Final Deadline Preview
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri & Jeff Johnson recap a crazy day of trades before looking forward to what's left on the board before Thursd...
NBA Trade Deadline: Buy, Sell or Hold? Plus: Why LeBron to NY Will Never Die & Weekend Trade Reactions
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie react to a busy weekend around the NBA both on the court (Knicks ...
Giannis Latest + Final NBA All-Star Picks
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri & Shawn Hardie go through the latest news & rumors on the Giannis Antetokounmpo front before pre...
NBA Takedown Midseason Awards
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie hand out the hardware. In addition to crowning traditional winner...
Knicks Therapy Sesh & The 10 Worst Contracts in the NBA (hi, KAT!)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie discuss a Knicks team that is being torn apart at the seams and p...
What's Wrong With the Quasi-Contenders? A Closer Look at the Rockets, Lakers and Magic
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie bounce around the teams that have disappointed the most over the ...
Trae Young Trade Postmortem...Why Washington and What Now for Atlanta?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Trae Young era in Atlanta is over! On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri and Shawn Hardie consider all angles of the deal, from wh...
Trae Young to the WIZARDS?!? A Washington Perspective
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the very first NBA Takedown mini-pod, Jon is joined by Matt Modderno of Bleav in Wizards and Bullets Forever to discuss the report yesterday that t...
January NBA Tiers! Celtics & Spurs UP, Lakers & Warriors DOWN, Knicks still Tier 1 Contenders?
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first Monday of the month, which can mean only one thing: NBA tiers! On this episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn ...
10 Bold NBA Predictions for 2026
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri and Jeff Johnson take one final look back at 2025 before tapping into their crys...
NBA Buy or Sell + First All-Star Voting Return Reactions!
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri and Shawn Hardie bring the holiday spirit in full force. After questioning the statute of limita...
NBA Secret Santa!
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie get into the holiday spirit and give out some much needed Christm...
Top 5 NBA Trade Value Mysteries with Matthew Geist of SROS
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri is joined by Matthew Geist of Six Rings of Steel to talk everyone's favorite NBA topic: Trades! ...
NBA Cup Bonanza: Drafting Knicks vs Spurs & Appreciating the Tourney
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn show the NBA Cup some much deserved love before looking ahead to the NBA Cup Finale between...
NBA Cup & East All Stars with Fred Katz!
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon is joined by Fred Katz of the Athletic to talk NBA Cup and East All-Stars. They start by trying to assemble...
Too-Early Western Conference All-Stars + NBA Cup East Quarters Reaction
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon and Shawn react to the NBA Cup's East Quarterfinal wins from New York and Orlando before engaging in some b...
Buying or Selling NBA Early Season Storylines
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn start off with their takes on the Knicks as East favorites, the Celtics as house money, and...
Top 5 Most Intriguing Rookies & Sophomores in the NBA with Nathan Grubel of No Ceilings
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon is joined by Nathan Grubel of No Ceilings NBA to rank the Top 5 Most Intriguing Rookies & Sophomores in the...
If We Ran The Hawks (with Bonus Giannis Trade Talk!)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn start with some takes about Chris Paul, the Thunder and the Kobe/Duncan all-time ranking de...
December NBA Tiers: Christmas Movie Edition
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri and Jeff Johnson sort all 30 NBA teams into 6 tiers based on Christmas movies of varying quality...
NBA Takedown Thanksgiving Mailbag, Part II
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II of the first ever NBA Takedown Mailbag, Jon answers the rest of your questions, including:Can anyone use Domantas Sabonis?Who are the true ...
NBA Takedown Thanksgiving Mailbag, Part I
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! As a thank you to all of the amazing people who have helped support the show through its first month of existence, we opened up th...
1st Annual NBA Takedown Thanksgiving Draft
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff & Shawn go six rounds for the 1st Annual NBA Takedown Thanksgiving Draft in which they pick the playe...
Top 10 NBA Big Men Right Now
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA TakeDown, Jon and Shawn are joined by Dexter Henry of the New York Post. The begin with the Takeoff, dropping their takes...
LeBron James & the “It Ain’t About You No More” Mount Rushmore
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff & Shawn begin the show by getting off some takes about the sneaky fun Jazz, Austin Reaves' All-Star chances...
F'Real or Fugazi: Are the Atlanta Hawks Legit? Plus Trae Young Trade Ideas & Weekend NBA Hot Takes
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn debut a new segment, "The Takeoff," where they each get off one NBA hot take based on this weeken...
Top 5 NBA Panic Teams with Fred Katz of The Athletic
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri is joined by Fred Katz of the Athletic. They talk briefly about one of the NBA's pleasant surpri...
BREAKING: Nico Harrison OUT as Dallas Mavericks GM | Instant Reaction & Analysis
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff & Shawn react to the breaking news that Nico Harrison has been fired from the Dallas Mavericks. They ...
The Brad Pitt Movie Tiers of the NBA
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn debate and ultimately slot all 30 NBA teams into 5 tiers based on the films of Brad Pitt.Ti...
5 WILD NBA stats & 5 Burning NBA Questions
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri and Jeff Johnson go 5 by 5. Jon dishes 5 eye-popping early season NBA stats while Jeff guesses t...
The Top 10 Point Guards in the NBA RIGHT NOW
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon & Shawn are joined by Dexter Henry of the NY Post to debate the current state of the point guard position i...
The Inaugural 25-26 NBA Down Bad Rankings
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn go through some of the more unfortunate situations in the NBA to compile the first "Down Ba...
SHEA SERRANO (!!!) on "Expensive Basketball" and the Most Expensive NBA Teams in History
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times bestselling author and NBA basketball maven Shea Serrano joins NBA Takedown to talk to Jon about his new book "Expensive Basketball." T...
"A Hollywood Ending": Yaron Weitzman on his new book about LeBron James & the Lakers, plus Early NBA MVP Top 10
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Shawn start today's NBA Takedown by talking about how this is already shaping up to be one of the most stacked MVP races in NBA history. Then,...
The NBA Zero Teams! Early Reactions to the Undefeated & and the Winless
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff and Shawn take a spin around the league with a focus on the undefeated and winless NBA teams. They debate ...
Way-Too-Early NBA Overreactions with FRED KATZ of The Athletic
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon & Jeff are joined by Fred Katz of the Athletic to react to an incredible first week in the NBA. They talk about how we should react to all the ins...
NBA GAMBLING INVESTIGATION!!!! The Biggest NBA Story SINCE...?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon, Jeff and Shawn do their first NBA Takedown EMERGENCY Livestream to react to the news that the FBI has made multiple arrests of key NBA figures in...
NBA OPENING NIGHT REACTIONS!!! Plus, looking ahead to Wednesday's NBA games
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon, Jeff and Shawn begin with an earnest discussion about Carmelo Anthony's outfit choice on his first regular season broadcast as a lead analyst for...
The First Annual NBA Take Draft!!! with Jon, Shawn & Dexter Henry
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon & Shawn are joined by Dexter Henry of the NY Post to draft NBA teams in six categories based off of their predictions for the upcoming NBA season....
Is Russ the Most Transient NBA Superstar Ever??? Plus, Preseason Vibes Rankings
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jon, Jeff & Shawn go through the reaction to the Russell Westbrook signing and debate whether he's the most tra...
NBA Eastern Conference Best & Worst Case Scenarios with Monica McNutt!
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of NBA Takedown is here! Monica McNutt of ESPN & MSG Network joins Jon, Jeff & Shawn to talk about the top of the East in the NBA, i...
Welcome to NBA Takedown!
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NBA is a take-driven league. We just pod in it.Join Jonathan Macri & friends every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as we'll take on the NBA take cycl...