2025-26 Season, NBA Finals Preview

2026 Knicks Championship Fan Reactions with Leah B & Chris Ward Jr

Intro (00:00 - 00:44) Preview of this Eastern Conference conference semifinals episode (00:45 - 01:26) Introducing Leah B of the In the Mix with Leah B podcast (01:26 - 02:31) Leah B gives her thoughts on the series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs (02:32 - 09:34) Leah B talks about what happened with her local team, the Detroit Pistons (09:35 - 12:11) Leah B compares the physical style of the past Pistons teams and the current Knicks squad (12:12 - 13:32) Introducing Chris Ward Jr to the show (13:33 - 14:48) Chris tells us how he became a Knicks fan (14:49 - 17:22) Chris gives his thoughts on the Knicks winning the championship (17:23 - 21:44) Leah B on the Jalen Brunson naysayers (21:45 - 23:14) Chris on the Brunson naysayers (23:15 - 26:44) Chris and GD answer the question about the Knicks' chances of repeating as champs (26:45 - 31:25) Chris discusses the Knicks owner James Dolan staying out of the way (31:26 - 34:19) Chris gives his take on the possibility of Dolan mending the fences with Charles Oakley (34:20 - 37:04) Chris and GD wonder about the rumors of the Knicks declining an offer to go to the White House (37:05 - 38:24) Chris discusses his upcoming projects & gives his final words (38:25 - 43:01) Leah talks about her podcast and what's coming up (43:02 - 43:53) Leah gives her view on the Michael Jackson biopic (43:54 - 48:53) We discuss good and not so good biopics that have come out (48:54 - 51:15) We make mention of biopics we would like to see on the big screen (51:16 - 55:13) My gripe with biopics that are being made (55:14 - 55:46) More ideas about possible biopics from Leah and some Jennifer Lopez movies (55:47 - 60:28) A glimpse of what I will be working on and why I do my podcast (60:29 - 66:40) Final words from Leah B (66:41 - 67:46) Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (67:47 - 69:03) Website: ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠]⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com] Leah B's social media handles: FB: https://www.facebook.com/Inthemixwithleab [https://www.facebook.com/Inthemixwithleab] IG: https://www.instagram.com/inthe_mixwithleahb/ [https://www.instagram.com/inthe_mixwithleahb/] Threads: https://www.threads.com/inthe_mixwithleahb/⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.threads.com/inthe_mixwithleahb/⁠⁠⁠]

2025-26 Season, NBA Finals Recap

Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Preview of this NBA FInals recap episode (00:59 - 01:26) #3 New York Knicks vs #2 San Antonio Spurs (01:27 - 02:26) Recap of the NBA Cup results which sets the stage for this NBA Finals (02:27 - 06:17) Recap of Game 1 of the NBA Finals (06:18 - 10:03) Recap of Game 2 (10:04 - 14:20) Recap of Game 3 (14:21 - 18:31) Recap of Game 4 (18:32 - 26:40) Recap of Game 5 (26:41 - 31:15) Knicks win the NBA Championship, ending a 53-year drought (31:16 - 32:27) Individual performances in this series (32:28 - 37:04) Records set in this series (37:05 - 42:43) What's next for the Spurs (42:44 - 48:16) What's next for the Knicks (48:17 - 51:01) Leon Rose now as a championship executive (51:02 - 51:42) Mike Brown becomes a championship head coach (51:43 - 54:02): Rick Brunson's role as assistant coach as well as being the dad to Jalen (54:03 - 54:55) Jalen Brunson delivers for the Knick faithful in winning this championship (54:56 - 59:00) Addressing the Becky Hammon comments about a small guard not being the go-to guy for a championship team (59:01 - 60:56) Karl Anthony Towns fitting in seamlessly with this team (60:57 - 64:31) OG Anunoby as the prime piece in the frontcourt as a two-way wing player (64:32 - 65:57) Josh Hart as one of the early trade pieces in building the winning culture with this team (65:58 - 66:24) Mikal Bridges and all the noise around the draft picks given up for him in the Brooklyn Nets trade (66:25 - 68:30) Mitchell Robinson as the longest tenured Knick who is now a champion (68:31 - 68:28) Landry Shamet grabbing the last roster spot after Malcolm Brogdon decides to retire (68:29 - 70:03) Jordan Clarkson & Jose Alvarado escaping cellar dwelling teams like the Utah Jazz & the New Orleans Pelicans (70:04 - 71:59) Deuce McBride as the other homegrown player in the rotation besides Mitch (72:00 - 72:33) Others like Jeremy Sochan, Mohamed Diawara, Tyler Kolek, Pacome Dadiet, Kevin McCullar Jr & Ariel Hukporti (72:34 - 74:30) Shout-out to the great Mike Breen who ends up calling a Finals series for the team he grew up idolizing (74:31 - 76:00) Kudos to the radio team of Tyler Murray & Monica McNutt (76:01 - 76:56) Big ups to the old school Knicks (76:57 - 78:40) My message to the owner, James Dolan (78:41 - 80:03) Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (80:04 - 82:45) Website: ⁠ [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 Season, Around the WNBA after 10 Games (Part 2)

Intro (00:00 - 00:40) Preview of this WNBA Western Conference episode (00:41 - 01:50) Portland Fire (01:51 - 06:59) Toronto Tempo (07:00 - 11:15) Golden State Valkyries (11:16 - 15:22) New York Liberty (15:23 - 19:37) Las Vegas Aces (19:38 - 22:10) Dallas Wings (22:11 - 26:12) Atlanta Dream (26:13 - 29:08) Minnesota Lynx (29:09 - 35:31) Wrap-up of this episode, a special announcement about the upcoming NBA Finals recap episode & call to action (35:32 - 38:02) Website: ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠] ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com] Support this podcast: Spotify: ⁠ ⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] ⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] ⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠ paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠]

2026 Season, Around the WNBA after 10 Games

Intro (00:00 - 00:50) Preview of this WNBA Around the League episode (00:51 - 02:15) Phoenix Mercury (02:16 - 06:19) Connecticut Sun (06:20 - 11:24) Seattle Storm (11:25 - 15:11) Chicago Sky (15:12 - 20:23) Washington Mystics (20:24 - 24:09) Los Angeles Sparks (24:10 - 27:42) Indiana Fever (27:43 - 49:51) Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (49:52 - 51:24) Website: ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠] ⁠ [https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠] Email: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ [thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com] Support this podcast: Spotify: ⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] ⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠ ⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] ⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠ paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠]

2025-26 Season, NBA Finals Preview

Intro (00:00 - 00:52) Preview of this NBA FInals preview episode (00:53 - 01:26) #3 New York Knicks vs #2 San Antonio Spurs (01:27 - 02:50) #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers recap (02:51 - 11:13) #2 San Antonio Spurs vs #1 Oklahoma City Thunder recap (11:14 - 16:51) Key matchups & my NBA Finals prediction (16:52 - 22:15) What's next for the Cavaliers (22:16 - 27:00) What's next for the Thunder, including Chet Holmgren possibly being on the trading block (27:01 - 32:23) Philadelphia 76ers hire Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey as president of basketball operations (32:24 - 33:45) Orlando Magic hire Spurs assistant coach Sean Sweeney as their next head coach (33:46 - 35:08) Early rumblings are that Anthony Davis may want out from the Washington Wizards (35:09 - 39:06) Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (39:07 - 40:42) Website: ⁠ [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] Support this podcast: Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠ ⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] ⁠ [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ [http://paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠]