2026 Season, Around the WNBA after 10 Games (Part 2)

2026 WNBA All Star Rosters, Commissioners Cup plus Other News

Intro (00:00 - 01:13) Preview of the 2025 WNBA All Star rosters episode (01:14 - 02:06) New York Liberty wins their 2nd Commissioners Cup, beating the Las Vegas Aces; Breanna Stewart named Cup MVP for the 2nd time (02:07 - 11:00) The announcement of me attending the events at All Star Weekend (02:01 - 03:00) All Star starters: Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Caitlln Clark, Natasha Howard, Olivia Miles, Kelsey Mitchell, Jessica Shepard, Breanna Stewart, Gabby Williams & A'ja Wilson (03:01 - 18:30) All Star reserves: Sonia Cintron, Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Kiki Iriafen, Jonquel Jones, Marina Mabrey, Dominique Malonga, Nneka Ogwumike, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Courtney Williams & Jackie Young (18:31 - 24:04) Snubs: Jordin Canada, Shakira Austin, Alyssa Thomas, Kahleah Copper, Carla Leite, Veronica Burton, Kamilla Cardoso & Chelsea Gray (24:05 - 29:25) Skylar Diggins to be benched in favor of Courtney Vandersloot with the Chicago Sky (29:26 - 35:45) Chennedy Carter waived by the Las Vegas Aces (35:46 - 39:38) Members of the Republican Study Committee draft a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert regarding the physical play towards Caitlin Clark (39:39 - 51:29) Call to action (51:30 - 53:05) Website: ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com [allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com] Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠]

2026 NBA Free Agency as of July 6, West

Intro (00:00 - 00:48) Preview of the NBA Western Conference free agency moves episode (00:49 - 01:51) Kyle Lowry retires as a Toronto Raptor (01:52 - 04:00) Donovan Mitchell signs a 4 year, $273M max contract extension (04:01 - 05:10) Khris Middleton goes back to the Washington Wizards as part of a 6 team deal (05:11 - 06:42) Dallas Mavericks - resign Ryan Nembhard; acquire Santi Aldama via trade; hire Dusty May as their next head coach (06:43 - 11:19) Denver Nuggets - sign Marvin Bagley III; resign Tyus Jones; locking up Peyton Watson long-term; extension-eligible Nikola Jokic at possibly 5 years, $359.5M (11:20 - 15:28) Golden State Warriors - Draymond Green opts out of his 27.6M contract; resign Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford & De'Anthony Melton; Quinton Post signing a offer sheet with Memphis (15:29 - 20:10) Houston Rockets - Fred VanVleet opts into his $25M deal; sign Tari Eason to the 5 year, $81.5M rookie extension; sign Marcus Smart; Kevin Durant eyeing a move to the Detroit Pistons (20:11 - 24:37) Los Angeles Clippers - Brook Lopez opts in his $9.1M contract; acquire Brandon Ingram & Gradey Dick (24:38 - 28:25) Los Angeles Lakers - Lebron James will not return; Austin Reaves signs a 4 year, $185M extension; acquire Walker Kessler in a sign & trade; sign Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili & Collin Sexton; acquire Jaden Hardy in a trade (28:26 - 33:49) Memphis Grizzlies - sign Quinton Post to a 3 year, $30M offer sheet; acquire Isaiah Stewart, Jerami Grant, Kris Murray & AJ Johnson in various trades; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope opts into his $21.6M contract (33:50 - 36:20) Minnesota Timberwolves - resign Ayo Dosunmu; get LaMelo Ball & Josh Green in a trade (36:21 - 37:17) New Orleans Pelicans - resign DeAndre Jordan & Karlo Matkovic; hire Jamahl Mosley as head coach (37:18 - 40:27) Oklahoma City Thunder - resign Isiah Hartenstein to a 2 year, $52M contract extension; trade away Isaiah Joe & Aaron Wiggins (40:28 - 43:21) Phoenix Suns - resign Mark Williams, Collin Gillespie & Jordan Goodwin; sign Luke Kennard & Pat Spencer (43:22 - 46:16) Portland Trailblazers - acquire Ja Morant via trade; sign Brandon Carlson; resign Robert Williams III to a 3 year, $44M extension; hire Micah Nori as their head coach (46:17 - 48:13) Sacramento Kings - Zach LaVine opts into his $48.9M deal; waive Demar DeRozan (48:14 - 52:25) San Antonio Spurs - hire Billy Donovan as lead assistant coach; resign Julian Champagnie & Harrison Barnes; sign Tobias Harris (52:26 - 56:05) Utah Jazz - resign Jusuf Nurkic; sign Josh Okogie & Jaxson Hayes (56:06 - 58:00) Call to action (58:01 - 59:18) Website: ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com [allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com] Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude

2026 NBA Free Agency as of July 6, East

Intro (00:00 - 00:42) Preview of the NBA Eastern Conference free agency moves episode (00:43 - 01:32) Atlanta Hawks - Jonathan Kuminga opts out; resign CJ McCollum & Jock Landale; acquire Aaron Wiggins & Devin Carter via trade (01:32 - 05:47) Boston Celtics - dealt Jaylen Brown in a much criticized trade with Paul George coming in return; sign Mitchell Robinson & Mike Conley; resign Neemias Queta & Ron Harper Jr to multi-year extensions (05:48 - 16:49) Brooklyn Nets - sign Keon Ellis & Mo Wagner; resign Day'ron Sharpe & Josh Minott; acquisition of Julius Randle via trade (16:50 - 20:00) Charlotte Hornets - resign Coby White; acquire Naz Reid, Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale & Dorian Finney-Smith via various trades (20:01 - 22:13) Chicago Bulls - sign Norman Powell; resign Zach Collins; hire Tiago Splitter as head coach (22:16 - 24:54) Cleveland Cavaliers - James Harden opts out; resign Thomas Bryant; could LeBron James return again? (25:55 - 28:12) Detroit Pistons - resign Kevin Huerter & Javonte Green; sign John Collins; acquire Isaiah Joe via trade; team reaches an impasse with Jalen Duren contract extension (28:13 - 31:44) Indiana Pacers - sign Kelly Oubre Jr (31:45 - 33:49) Miami Heat - major trade acquisition of Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bobby Portis Jr; resign Andrew Wiggins who opts in & is given an extension as well as Simone Fontecchio; sign Tim Hardaway Jr (33:50 - 37:54) Milwaukee Bucks - resign Ousmane Dieng; acquire Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Kel'el Ware & Kasparas Jakucionis; hire head coach Taylor Jenkins (37:55 - 40:29) New York Knicks - resign Mohamed Diawara, Jose Alvarado & Landry Shamet; sign Andre Drummond (40:30 - 44:50) Orlando Magic - sign former Magic Nikola Vucevic; resign Jonathan Isaac; hire Sean Sweeney as head coach (44:51 - 46:42) Philadelphia 76ers - acquire Jaylen Brown in a controversial trade; sign Anfernee Simons & Dean Wade (46:43 - 49:19) Toronto Raptors - acquire former Raptor Kawhi Leonard; resign Tracye Jackson-Davis & Alijah Martin; sign Kyle Anderson; give a 4 year, $104M contract extension to Jakob Poeltl; contract extension for coach as Darko Rajakovic (49:20 - 52:40) Washington Wizards - Trae Young opts out of his $49M player option & gets a 4 year, $212M extension; D'Angelo Russell opts into his $5.9M deal; acquire DeAndre Ayton via trade (52:41 - 56:18) Call to action (56:19 - 57:38) Website: ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com [allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com] Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude

2026 NBA Offseason Trades, as of July 3

Intro (00:00 - 00:52) Preview of this special NBA offseason trades episode (00:53 - 01:47) NBA trades recap: Milwaukee Bucks send Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bobby Portis for Miami Heat's Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Kel'el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 1st round picks (one of which, Nate Ament), 2030 1st round swap & 2033 2 round pick (01:48 - 08:18) 3 team deal involving the Brooklyn Nets getting Julius Randle & 2026 1st round pick, Chicago Bulls receive Nic Claxton & Minnesota Timberwolves with a 2026 2nd round pick (08:19 - 12:50) Charlotte Hornets send LaMelo Ball & Josh Green to the Timberwolves for Naz Reid, 2033 1st round pick, 3 1st round swaps & 3 2nd round picks (12:51 - 17:55) Hornets ship out Miles Bridges to the Phoenix Suns for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale & 2033 1st round pick (17:56 - 19:54) Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant heading to the Portland Trailblazers for Jerami Grant & Kris Murray (19:55 - 25:50) Kawhi Leonard going back to the Toronto Raptors as the Los Angeles Clippers getting Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, 2 1st round picks, 2027 1st round swap & 2 2nd round picks (25:51 - 30:27) Los Angeles Lakers pulls off a sign-and-trade deal with the Utah Jazz for Walker Kessler (30:28 - 35:53) Santi Aldama & the draft rights to Tarik Biberovic to the Dallas Mavericks for the Grizzlies' AJ Johnson, 2030 1st round top-20 protected pick & 2 future 2nd round picks (35:54 - 37:55) Frustrations spill over in Boston as the Celtics send Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers with the 76ers only getting Paul George, 2 1st round picks & 2 2nd round picks (37:56 - 47:16) Aftermath of the Jaylen Brown trade (47:18 - 54:05) What future episodes are on the way & call to action (54:06 - 55:41) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠]⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com [allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]

2026 WNBA Season: Records Broken and a Rivalry Awoken

Intro (00:00 - 00:32) Preview of this special WNBA episode (00:33 - 01:28) Angel Reese becoming the fastest to record 1,000 rebounds (01:29 - 03:51) Brittney Griner becomes the all-time leader in blocked shots, passing the late great Margo Dydek (03:52 - 05:29) Dominque Malonga as the youngest player to score 200 field goals made and to have a 30 point & 10 rebound game; Paige Bueckers ties Elena Della Donne as the 4th fastest to score 1,000 points; Dallas Wings has a record 48 field goals in a game (05:30 - 07:17) Marina Mabrey ties A'ja Wilson and Liz Cambage for most points in a game with 53; Stan Van Gundy makes his debut as a WNBA color analysts (07:18 - 10:36) Chelsea Gray becomes the 4th player in history with 4,500 points and 2,000 assists joining Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Lindsey Whalen (10:37 - 11:30) Dominique Malonga as the youngest to score 500 points and 200 rebounds (11:31 - 12:18) Kamilla Cardoso has the most field goals without a miss with 13; Chicago Sky set the record for most assists in a game (16:12 - 14:43) Cheryl Reeve ties Mike Thibault with 379 wins as a head coach (14:44 - 16:34) Washington Mystics and Portland Fire plays in the longest game in history with a 4OT marathon; Sonia Citron, Michaela Onyenwere and Kiki Iriafen becomes the 1st trio to score 27 points or more in a game (16:35 - 18:41) A'ja Wilson has a statline that is a 1st in league history: 30 points, 15 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks; also is currently 2nd in 20 point & 10 rebound games with 99 (18:42 - 19:52) 6/22: Indiana Fever gets the win over Phoenix Mercury in a game full with chippy actions throughout the game, including some pushing between DeWanna Bonner and Caitlin Clark (19:53 - 24:01) 6/24: Mercury wins a close one vs the Fever in a game where a loose ball skirmish incites outrage, leading to Alyssa Thomas receiving a Flagrant 2 foul call and a 1 game suspension (24:02 - 29:34) The media's overreaction to the incident (29:35 - 36:30) My response to the incident and the overreaction (36:31 - 40:48) Injury updates on Kelsey Plum, Cameron Brink, Satou Sabally, Napheesa Collier, Brionna Jones, Brittney Sykes and Kiki Rice (40:49 - 45:05) Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (45:06 - 46:54) Website: ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com [allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com] Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude