On the NBA Beat

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On the NBA Beat Ep. 145: Sekou Smith: “In the West, Everybody is Swinging for the Fences at All Times”

Posted December 18, 2020 • 00:44:27

Sekou Smith of NBA TV, NBA.com and the Hang Time Podcast returns to the show to survey the ultra-competitive West, a conference replete with fascinating...

On the NBA Beat Ep. 144: Melissa Isaacson on STATE: “We’re Gonna Remember This the Rest of Our Lives”

Posted December 14, 2020 • 00:46:39

Longtime journalist Melissa Isaacson, who spent years reporting at the Chicago Tribune and ESPN, among other outlets, appears On the NBA Beat for a...

On the NBA Beat Ep. 143: Drafting and Dynasties With Pesquera, Ibañez-Baldor

Posted November 17, 2020 • 00:50:55

Javier Pesquera, roving NBA draft analyst and occasional consultant for The Stepien, returns to break down the fast-approaching 2020 draft. Then, after...

On the NBA Beat Ep. 142: "The Knicks of the Nineties" With Paul Knepper

Posted November 9, 2020 • 00:39:13

Author Paul Knepper takes us back to the 1990s, a time when the New York Knicks, led by Patrick Ewing, perennially made the playoffs and once came within...

On the NBA Beat Ep. 141: Lakers-Nuggets With Harrison Faigen, Katy Winge

Posted September 22, 2020 • 00:57:03

Thanks to Anthony Davis' buzzer-beating 3, the Los Angeles Lakers narrowly escaped with a Game 2 win Sunday night to extend their series lead over the...