Basketball This Week (Done) Quickly

The Red Yarn Between The Apple Man and the Maple Man

I talk about a busy week of NBA news, including LeBron leaving the Lakers, the Raptors overspending on Kawhi, the Lakers overspending on a lot of guys, and the Celtics underspending on Jaylen Brown.

End of the Giannis Trade Saga . . . For Now

I talk about the packed offseason as well as the draft.

NBA Draft 2026

You can click through if you're curious about the second round after the show.  It got pretty bad after 40 though, the draft guide I used was missing several players I would have drafted from then on Also my knowledge is very thin post 40 this year.  I think I made a good decision to focus more on the top of the draft but I won't have those secret gems from the back half like usual: Mock Draft on this Episode: https://fanspo.com/nba/mock-drafts/lqiq7HSsIS7Jen [https://fanspo.com/nba/mock-drafts/lqiq7HSsIS7Jen] Big Board: https://open.substack.com/pub/rickx/p/2026-nba-draft-resources?r=4cq2mc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true [https://open.substack.com/pub/rickx/p/2026-nba-draft-resources?r=4cq2mc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]

The New York Knicks are your NBA Champions

I talk about game 5 of the NBA Finals and then in the second half do the traditonal end of season carcast which you might be better off not listening to.

NBA Finals 2026 - A Historic Game 04

I talk about that history we just witnessed.     Intro is Stepping Up By DJ Steve Porter Outro is Triumph by the Wu Tang Clan