The Lowe Post

MacMahon. Schlecht, and Krawczynski

25 Jul 2023

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Zach Lowe begins the podcast discussing the latest on Bronny James following his Cardiac Arrest, and Jaylen Brown's new supermax contract extension, t...

Chris Herring

21 Jul 2023

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Zach and Chris Herring of SI.com discuss the James Harden stand-off and the futures of the Sixers and Clippers, then pick their five most intriguing ...

McMenamin and Schwartz

17 Jul 2023

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Zach discusses Joel Embiid's recent comments about his future in Philadelphia, and talks Lakers outlook with ESPN's Dave McMenamin. Then (52:51) ESPN...

Begley, Nance, and Wasch

13 Jul 2023

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In a mega-Las Vegas episode, Zach talks to Ian Begley of SNY about the Knicks offseason and outlook, crashes Larry Nance Jr. (34:20) to talk Pelicans...

Kevin Pelton on Wembanyama, In-Season Tournament, and Siakam

11 Jul 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton discuss Victor Wembanyama's summer league play, the new in-season tournament, the latest on Damian Lillard and James Hard...

Tim Bontemps on Grant Williams, Dejounte Murray, and the Dame Discourse

07 Jul 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim Bontemps discuss the Celtics offseason, the Mavericks acquisition of Grant Williams and the overall outlook in the Dallas, the Haw...

John Hollinger

05 Jul 2023

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Zach and John Hollinger of The Athletic outline the Damian Lillard trade landscape in Miami and beyond, the James Harden situation, winners and loser...

Bobby Marks on Dame's Trade Request, Possible Harden Deals, and Free Agency

01 Jul 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss the potential landing spots for Damian Lillard, possible trades for James Harden, and react to the free agent deal...

Nick Friedell's Bulls

29 Jun 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Nick Friedell talk about the direction of the Chicago Bulls in the wake of the Nikola Vucevic extension, react to news that Kyrie Irvi...

Most Intriguing Offseason Teams with Howard Beck

27 Jun 2023

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Zach Lowe and Howard Beck discuss the Damian Lillard situation, preview free agency, and pick their 5 Most Intriguing offseason teams. Dame situatio...

Goldsberry and Woo

23 Jun 2023

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Zach recaps the NBA draft with ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry and Jeremy Woo: what happened at Nos. 2 and 3; Damian Lillard's future; Boston trading Marcus Sm...

Jonathan Givony

21 Jun 2023

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Zach talks to ESPN's Jonathan Givony about the latest intel they're hearing leading up to the draft. What will Portland do with the #3 pick? Is Zion W...

Marks and Le Batard

19 Jun 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss all the angles of the Bradley Beal trade. How does he fit in Phoenix? Where do the Suns go from here? Are they the...

Marks and Givony

15 Jun 2023

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Zach talks to ESPN's Bobby Marks and Jonathan Givony about the draft, trade rumors, and all things NBA offseason. Plus: On Denver's title run and Niko...

2023 Finals Game 5 MiniPod

13 Jun 2023

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In this special NBA Finals episode of the Lowe Post x Hoop Collective podcast, Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst recap the deciding Game 5 of the NBA Fina...

NBA Finals Game 4 Reaction with Kevin Pelton

10 Jun 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton break down Denver's Game 4 win in Miami, how they survived Nikola Jokic's foul trouble, what comes next in Game 5, and De...

Jeff Van Gundy and Bobby Marks

08 Jun 2023

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Zach and Jeff Van Gundy break down Denver's win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and look ahead to Game 4. Then (44:10) ESPN's Bobby Marks joins to detail ...

Tim Legler

06 Jun 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim Legler break down every aspect of the NBA Finals as it shifts to Miami -- plus the latest Kyrie/LeBron rumors. Learn more about yo...

2023 Finals Game 2 MiniPod

05 Jun 2023

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In this special NBA Finals episode of the Lowe Post x Hoop Collective podcast, Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst recap Game 2 of the NBA Finals matchup as...

2023 Finals Game 1 MiniPod

02 Jun 2023

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In this special NBA Finals episode of the Lowe Post x Hoop Collective podcast, Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst recap Game 1 of the NBA Finals matchup as...

NBA Finals Preview: MacMahon and Jones

31 May 2023

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Zach previews the NBA Finals with ESPN's Tim MacMahon focusing on the Nuggets offense against the Heat defense, and (39:35) Steve Jones Jr. of The Dun...

Heat-Celtics Game 7 Reaction with Kevin Pelton

30 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton break down Miami's Game 7 win in Boston, the Celtics missed chance at history, what's next for Boston and Jaylen Brown, a...

Friedell and Mares

26 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Nick Friedell discuss the building drama of Heat-Celtics, and then (43:11) Adam Mares of DNVR talks all things Nuggets -- what this Fi...

Goldsberry and McMenamin

24 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry discuss the Denver Nuggets journey to the Finals, Boston keeping its season alive in Game 4 in Miami, and whether the ...

Bobby Marks

22 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss the Miami Heat's remarkable turnaround (32:55), the implications of a potential Boston loss in this round (5:01), ...

Ohm Youngmisuk

19 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk break down every aspect of Nuggets-Lakers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Givony and Herring

18 May 2023

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Zach talks to ESPN's Jonathan Givony about the dramatic Victor Wembanyama lottery, San Antonio's future, the choices Charlotte and Portland face at No...

Tim MacMahon

15 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim MacMahon discuss the fallout in Philly after another second round defeat, the Ja Morant situation in Memphis (25:21), Phoenix firi...

Doris Burke

12 May 2023

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Zach and Doris Burke discuss Celtics-Sixers Game 6 and what's on the line for both teams in Game 7. Then (30:52) Zach on the Nuggets advancing and a p...

Howard Beck on All-NBA, Lakers-Warriors, and Heat-Knicks

11 May 2023

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Zach and Howard Beck discuss Warriors-Lakers (23:38), Knicks-Heat (53:12), Sixers-Celtics (3:07), All-NBA picks (14:44), and much more. Learn more abo...

Kirk Goldsberry on Nuggets-Suns and Celtics-Sixers

08 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry discuss the wild Suns-Nuggets series, Nikola Jokic shoving Mat Ishbia, and what comes next as the series moves to Denv...

Marks and Nehm

05 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks talk Warriors-Lakers, Golden State's Game 2 blowout, adjustments to come, more. Then: What's next in Heat-Knicks and Celti...

Tim Bontemps

02 May 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim Bontemps discuss James Harden's masterpiece in Boston, Philly taking Game 1 without Joel Embiid, Boston's puzzling last five game...

Jeff Van Gundy

01 May 2023

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Zach and Jeff Van Gundy talk Steph Curry's masterpiece, Warriors-Lakers preview (36:07), Knicks-Heat Game 1 analysis (54:13), Suns-Nuggets (1:14:33), ...

Marks and Beck

27 Apr 2023

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Zach talks to ESPN's Bobby Marks and Howard Beck about fallout from Milwaukee's collapse against Miami, what comes next for the Cavs, New York's first...

Shelburne and Bontemps

24 Apr 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Ramona Shelburne discuss De'Aaron Fox's injury and an epic Warriors-Kings series, what happens to the Clippers if they lose in the fir...

Kirk Goldsberry

21 Apr 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry discuss Golden State's Game 3 rally without Draymond Green, the ejections and non-ejections in Nets-Sixers (15:55), co...

Marc Spears

19 Apr 2023

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Zach talks to Marc Spears of Andscape about Draymond Green's suspension and the Warriors-King series. Then (32:15) Zach reacts to Tuesday night's Gam...

Youngmisuk, McMenamin, and Friedell

17 Apr 2023

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It's an ESPN playoffs bonanza on The Lowe Post: Ohm Youngmisuk on a Clips-Suns classic, Nick Friedell (53:56) on Knicks-Cavs, Dave McMenamin (32:31) o...

First Round Preview with David Thorpe

13 Apr 2023

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Zach and TrueHoop's David Thorpe continue their annual 8-by-8 rapid-fire preview of every first-round series -- plus Zach reveals his All-NBA, All-Roo...

Beck and MacMahon

10 Apr 2023

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Zach and old friend Howard Beck discuss the debacle in Minnesota and Rudy Gobert's suspension, then reveal some of their awards choices and preview La...

Kevin Pelton

06 Apr 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton react to Lakers-Clippers, sort out the wild West playoff picture (including possible Game 82 shenanigans), reveal some aw...

Bobby Marks

03 Apr 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks break down the wild race for spots 5-8 in the West, the new collective bargaining agreement and its implications (includin...

Kirk Goldsberry

31 Mar 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry react to Boston destroying the Bucks and Kevin Durant's return. Then they look ahead to a weekend of big games, discus...

Tim MacMahon

28 Mar 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim MacMahon look at the play-in race in the West amidst the Mavs' struggles and LeBron's return. Plus, they offer a broad look at the...

Jeff Van Gundy

23 Mar 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy talk the Dallas Mavericks protest, Paul George's injury, and debate the Big Questions for the rest of the NBA regular s...

Chris Herring

20 Mar 2023

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Zach and Sports Illustrated's Chris Herring talk about the state of the playoff races with 10 games left, the Kings fantastic season, their early Sixt...

Scalabrine and Pelton

17 Mar 2023

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Zach and Brian Scalabrine discuss Boston's recent wobbly play and the juggernauts battling them atop the East -- plus early All-NBA talk. Then Zach an...

Mares and Duncan

13 Mar 2023

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Zach and Adam Mares of DNVR Sports talking about the recent Nuggets struggles and the impact on the MVP race. Then Nekias Duncan of Basketball News d...

Howard Beck

10 Mar 2023

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Zach Lowe and old friend Howard Beck talk about Kevin Durant's injury, the MVP discourse, and the East play-in landscape: Nets, Heat, Hawks, Raptors, ...

Tim MacMahon and Kendra Andrews

06 Mar 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim MacMahon talk about the Ja Morant situation in Memphis, the Kings and the Suns in the top half of the playoff bracket, and then th...

Doris Burke and Eddie Johnson

02 Mar 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Doris Burke discuss the red-hot Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks, plus the other teams at the top of the East. Then Eddie Johnson ...

Dave McMenamin, Baxter Holmes, and Jon Krawczynski

27 Feb 2023

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Zach takes stock of the Western Conference after a wild weekend: ESPN's Dave McMenamin on the new-look Lakers, ESPN's Baxter Holmes on Damian Lillard'...

Jonathan Givony

24 Feb 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Jonathan Givony discuss Victor Wembanyama, Bronny James, the four worst teams in the NBA and their long-term outlooks, chaos within th...

Ohm Youngmisuk and Kendrick Perkins

22 Feb 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk discuss Russell Westbrook's fit with the Clippers -- plus how the NBA can save the All-Star game, Lonzo Ball's injury, ...

Kirk Goldsberry

16 Feb 2023

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Zach Lowe and Kirk Goldsberry breakdown the most intriguing offenses and defenses units are in the NBA, and how they might impact the championship pic...

Chris Herring

14 Feb 2023

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Zach and Sports Illustrated's Chris Herring pick their most interesting teams and players for the rest of the season: Suns, Mavs, Blazers, Wolves, Kni...

NBA Trade Deadline w/ Bobby Marks and Kevin Pelton

10 Feb 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks and Kevin Pelton discuss and debate a wild NBA trade deadline: Kevin Durant to Phoenix, the end of the Nets experiment, th...

LeBron passes Kareem; Tim MacMahon joins to discuss Kyrie in Dallas

08 Feb 2023

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Zach discusses LeBron breaking the all-time scoring record, then ESPN's Tim MacMahon dives deeper into Kyrie Irving's fit in Dallas.  Learn more abou...

Hoop Collective's Brian Windhorst on Kyrie Trade

06 Feb 2023

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Zach Lowe and Hoop Collective's Brian Windhorst come together for a crossover episode to react to the Kyrie Irving trade including what this means for...

Bobby Marks on Kyrie Trade Request

03 Feb 2023

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Zach Lowe and ESPN Insider Bobby Marks break down Kyrie Irving's trade request from the Brooklyn Nets, potential suitors for the deal, and what it mea...

Kevin Pelton

02 Feb 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton pick their trade deadline wild card teams, build fake trades, share intel, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Tim MacMahon

30 Jan 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim MacMahon discuss the Western Conference landscape with a week-plus to go before the trade deadline -- fake trades and intel galor...

Ramona Shelburne

27 Jan 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Ramona Shelburne react to All-Star starters and LeBron approaching the scoring record, then talk Sixers future ahead of Jokic-Embiid t...

Bobby Marks

24 Jan 2023

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Zach and Bobby Marks break down the Lakers trade for Rui Hachimura and survey the landscape of the league as trade season begins. Plus, full 12-man A...

Steph Curry

23 Jan 2023

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Four championships, 2 MVPs and a Finals MVP later and Steph Curry still has “healthy insecurity” that keeps him in check. He sits down with his Pr...

Warriors-Celtics Reaction, OKC, and KCP

20 Jan 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry react to the Boston-Golden State overtime thriller and discuss what comes next for both teams. Then Andrew Schlecht of...

Jeff Van Gundy

17 Jan 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy take stock of the NBA at the halfway point: Do they regret their Finals picks? Who should make a trade? What's up with ...

Bill Simmons

13 Jan 2023

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Zach and The Ringer's Bill Simmons pick their Western Conference All-Stars and talk trade deadline possibilities, the Nets without KD, Ben Simmons, m...

Bontemps and McMenamin

10 Jan 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Tim Bontemps discuss Kevin Durant's injury before weighing in on all things Raptors. Then ESPN's Dave McMenamin on possible Laker trad...

Bobby Marks and Kings guard Kevin Huerter

06 Jan 2023

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss the middle of the West and trade deadline dilemmas for Portland (43:34), Phoenix (25:56), Golden State (15:56), an...

Howard Beck

03 Jan 2023

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Zach and SI.com's Howard Beck discuss Donovan Mitchell's 71-point explosion, the top of the East, Klay Thompson's 54-point performance, the Warriors w...

Ohm Youngmisuk and Kevin Clark

30 Dec 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk discuss LeBron's recent comments about the Lakers roster and the state of Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers. Then Kevin Cl...

Tim MacMahon

27 Dec 2022

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Zach discusses the red-hot Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant's remarkable career. Then ESPN's Tim MacMahon joins to talk about James Harden and the Rocke...

Pelton and Mares

23 Dec 2022

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Zach and Kevin Pelton check in on the Philadelphia 76ers, the reeling Boston Celtics, and the rest of the East -- plus Zach LaVine and Trae Young chat...

Kustok and Begley

20 Dec 2022

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Zach talks Nets and Knicks hot streaks with Sarah Kustok of the YES Network and Ian Begley of SNY -- plus trade scuttlebutt from across the league in ...

Trade Landscape with Bobby Marks

16 Dec 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss the implications of Stephen Curry's injury, and preview NBA trade season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Goldsberry and Lopez

13 Dec 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry discuss the NBA renaming all its awards -- and the new "clutch player of the year" award. Did they get it right? What ...

Vernon and Youngmisuk

09 Dec 2022

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Zach and The Ringer's Chris Vernon talk about problems in Atlanta and Philadelphia, and then do a deep dive into the Grizzlies -- and whether they ca...

McMenamin and Givony

06 Dec 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Dave McMenamin discuss Anthony Davis's surge and what it might mean for the Lakers trade options. Then Zach and ESPN's Jonathan Givony...

Kirk Goldsberry

02 Dec 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry take stock of the NBA at the quarter mark by discussing what teams and players they were wrong about: Mavs, Wolves Su...

Scalabrine, Bontemps, and Koreen

29 Nov 2022

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Zach and Brian Scalabrine (2:03) break down Boston's historic offense and Jayson Tatum's MVP chances. Then ESPN's Tim Bontemps (37:37) talks about the...

Lamar Hurd and Mike Prada

23 Nov 2022

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Zach Lowe is joined by Portland Trail Blazers TV analyst Lamar Hurd to talk team identity and any potential superstar trades the Blazers might make, a...

Top 5 MVP Candidates So Far

21 Nov 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton reveal their early MVP ballots, complete with honorable mentions and state of the team discussions for every candidate's ...

Warriors Trade Options and the Red-Hot Kings

17 Nov 2022

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Zach talks Warriors struggles and trade options -- plus Klay Thompson's long road back -- with ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Kendra Andrews (7:55). Then...

MacMahon, Katz, and Lopez

14 Nov 2022

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Zach talks Mavs and Luka Doncic with ESPN's Tim MacMahon, and all things Pelicans with ESPN's Andrew Lopez. Then Fred Katz of The Athletic joins to d...

Doris Burke

11 Nov 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Doris Burke muse about the Lakers' options, the West-leading Jazz, the surging Nuggets, the steady Suns, much more.  Learn more about...

Nehm and Bontemps

08 Nov 2022

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Zach talks to Eric Nehm of The Athletic about the Bucks 9-1 start, then ESPN's Tim Bontemps comes on to discuss the Celtics, Hawks, Bulls, Raptors, an...

Bobby Marks

04 Nov 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss Kyrie Irving's suspension, the future of the Nets, and the Kevin Durant trade landscape. Plus, the Josh Primo alle...

Friedell and MacMahon

02 Nov 2022

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Zach Lowe and ESPN's Nick Friedell discuss Steve Nash, Kyrie Irving, and the mess in Brooklyn. Then ESPN's Tim MacMahon and Zach play "Are you worri...

Richard Jefferson

28 Oct 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Richard Jefferson discuss the start of the season: under-the-radar feel-good stories, the Bucks defense, struggles in Brooklyn, Phill...

Chris Herring

25 Oct 2022

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Zach talks to Chris Herring of Sports Illustrated about the Lakers struggles, Russ trades, Nets and Sixers stumbling early, the Blazers and Jazz scorc...

Opening Week Thoughts with Chiney Ogwumike

21 Oct 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Chiney Ogwumike go rapid-fire around the first week of NBA action: Lakers struggles, Kawhi and Wall are back, 0-2 Sixers, Pelicans roa...

Season Preview with Jeff Van Gundy

18 Oct 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy talk about all the contract extensions and Draymond Green's tenure in Golden State. Then they make Finals predictions,...

Award Predictions with John Hollinger

14 Oct 2022

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Zach and John Hollinger from The Athletic predict the major NBA awards and make their Finals picks for the 2022-23 season. Plus, they debate Zach's Le...

Cade Cunningham, Collier, Andrews, and Spears

11 Oct 2022

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(0:00) Zach sits down with Cade Cunningham to talk Pistons rebuild, then (21:38) ESPN's Jamal Collier joins to break down Detroit's direction. Then (5...

Bill Simmons on Draymond and Wembanyana

07 Oct 2022

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Zach and Bill Simmons of Spotify and The Ringer discuss the fallout of Draymond Green's punch hitting TMZ, Victor Wembanyana and tanking, and more NBA...

Over Under Win Totals with Kevin Pelton

04 Oct 2022

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton debate NBA win total over/unders -- toughest choices, easiest decisions, much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Five Most Confusing Teams with Howard Beck

30 Sep 2022

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Zach does his annual Five Most Confusing Teams episode with Howard Beck of Sports Illustrated.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Friedell, Marks, and Lopez

27 Sep 2022

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Zach talks to ESPN's Nick Friedell about Nets media day and Brooklyn's outlook. Then (37:10) ESPN's Bobby Marks talks Jae Crowder and the Suns, and (5...