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• Dunc'd On: 2025 NBA Draft

Nate and Danny break down every single trade and every single pick of the First Round in a 2 hour extravaganza. They give preliminary evaluations on each player drafted and discuss their winners and losers of the night. Plus, they hit on the biggest news outside of the draft, including Kyrie Irving and Fred VanVleet reaching new contract agreements with Dallas and Houston. Join Dunc'd On Prime! ...2025
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• Dunc'd On: The Oklahoma City Thunder are the 2025 NBA Champions; KD is Traded to the Rockets

Even with our moods a bit muted in light of the Tyrese Haliburton injury, we celebrate the championship journey of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Sam Presti and the Thunder organization for one of the great turnarounds in NBA history. Indiana is devastated by the Tyrese Haliburton injury. We look back on their unbelievable postseason and turn a somber eye to what comes next. Kevin Durant played this tra...2025
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• Dunc'd On 2025 Mock Offseason with Kevin Pelton, Dan Feldman, and Danny Leroux, Part 1

Kevin Pelton of ESPN joins Dunc'd On's Dan Feldman, Danny Leroux, and Nate Duncan to game out the 2025 offseason. The trade market is the first focus as we discuss possible deals for Giannis, KD, Markkanen, Paul George, PJ Washington, DeMar Derozan, Julius Randle, and the Celtics' stars. Join Dunc'd On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Holl...2025
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Bane Trade, KD Trade, Draft Boards

John and Nate react to the shocking Desmond Bane trade from both Memphis and Orlando's perspectives. They also assess where Kevin Durant might end up, and what kind of return Phoenix could realistically expect. Then it's time for their final draft board discussion before the big day, including Cooper Flagg's long-term upside, the rest of the top-5, and some of John's favorite sleepers. What to mak...2025
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• Dunc'd On: 2025 NBA Finals Game 5

OKC restores control of the Finals with a wire-to-wire win, but the biggest concern for Indiana is Tyrese Haliburton struggling with injury. Meanwhile, Jalen Williams took advantage of Indiana's pressure to score 40 points, while OKC ramped up their own defense at home to force 22 turnovers with other Pacers forced to create more. We analyze how it all went down and how Indiana can adjust for Game...2025
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• Dunc'd On: Desmond Bane is Traded!

The Orlando Magic unexpectedly strike, delivering a major draft pick package to the Grizzlies for Desmond Bane. Why Nate really likes this deal for the Magic. For the Grizzlies, was this package just too good to turn down? Join Dunc'd On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM Subscribe on Y...2025
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• Dunc'd On: The Oklahoma City Thunder are the 2025 NBA Champions; KD is Traded to the Rockets
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC Game 7; MIN/OKC Outlook; A Few More Free Agents

Denver gave it everything they had, but everything that makes the Thunder the Thunder eventually overwhelmed them. Could Denver have won this series without the injuries, and how far away are they from being a prime contender again with Nikola Jokic? Minnesota and Oklahoma City prevent much different opponents for each other than each has faced thus far. How will OKC's defensive approach on Edwar...2025
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC Game 6; Free Agent SF and PF Rankings

Denver gives us a Game 7 by pulling away from OKC late. We discuss how they did it and look ahead to Game 7, which could be significantly impacted by Aaron Gordon's Hamstring injury. The free agent small forward list includes LeBron James, his teammate Dorian Finney-Smith, and RFA Josh Giddey. How do we see those situations playing out? 30:41 At power forward, Julius Randle's All-Star play in thes...2025
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• Dunc'd On: End of an Era in Milwaukee; LAL/MIN, DET/NYK, ORL/BOS Game 4s

We begin with the somber reality that Damian Lillard likely has a torn Achilles tendon, a season-, career- and franchise-altering injury for him, Giannis, and the Milwaukee Bucks. Then, we recap two classic games between the Lakers and Wolves (17:28) and the Knicks and Pistons (1:08:31), breaking down the keys plays (and calls) that could have gone either way. Finally, Boston takes control of the...2025
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• Dunc'd On: Six in 71 (Western Conference 3.31.25); Taylor Jenkins Fired

Nate always has a unique take on a coach being fired. What do he and Danny make of the Grizzlies moving on from Taylor Jenkins and this surprising timing? Then, on to the usual look at the West: MEM vs LAL: The Lakers' intentional play exposes some key weaknesses for Memphis as the Tuomas Iisalo era gets underway. 14:00 PHX: KD goes down with an ankle injury. Is this the last we'll see of him in ...2025
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• Dunc'd On: Jeremias Engelmann of RoyceWebb.com, Former Mavericks and Suns Front Officer

Jerry Engelmann used to work for the Mavs and the Suns, and now writes for former ESPN editor Royce Webb's substack where he has been one of the most interesting writers of late with his controversial but data-driven opinions. You can subscribe at roycewebb.com/naterate and get a special deal for Dunc'd On listeners. We get into a ton of interesting topics, including players Nate thinks might be o...2025
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• HOU @ MEM; ORL @ POR; OKC @ GSW; All-Star Snubs; This Just In

The Grizzlies and Rockets is one of the many must-see matchups in the West among young teams these days, and this was another fascinating entry in their budding rivalry. Orlando's shooting has reached comical levels, while Portland is coalescing having won 6 of 7. 32:08 Golden State summoned the old magic to outlast the Thunder and Shai's 52 on Wednesday night. 46:58 We discuss the big All-Star sn...2025
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• Dunc'd On: 10 in 76 (Western Conference 1.20.25)

Part one of our bi-weekly look at the West, with one Eastern Conference crasher. LAL @ LAC: The Lakers couldn't get to the rim against Ivica Zubac, and Kawhi is looking pretty good... WAS @ GSW: The Wizards crash the West party. Alex Sarr has taken strides from early in the season, while the Warriors somehow have no power forwards left. 17:01 OKC @ DAL: The Mavericks transition defense put the cl...2025
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• Dunc'd On: The Christmas Games: LAL @ GSW; SAS @ NYK; MIN @ DAL; PHI @ BOS; DEN @ PHX

We wrap up all five games of an awesome Christmas slate. Steph vs LeBron remains must-see TV. Victor Wembanyama has one of the best Christmas debuts ever, even while only scratching the surface. 31:41 Minnesota gets a nice win in Dallas, and we assess the impact of Luka Doncic's calf injury. 51:20 Did Philly's win in Boston provide proof of concept for what this group can be? 1:05:41 And the Sun...2024
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• Dunc'd On: 2025 NBA Draft
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Bane Trade, KD Trade, Draft Boards
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• Dunc'd On: Desmond Bane is Traded!
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• Dunc'd On: Jonathan Givony on the 2025 Draft

Jonathan Givony of ESPN is our guest to discuss some of the best and most overlooked prospects in the 2025 draft: Cooper Flagg - 7:24 Dylan Harper - 15:15 Ace Bailey - 20:53 VJ Edgecombe - 25:09 Jeremiah Fears - 33:32 Kon Knueppel - 38:01 Tre Johnson - 41:14 Khaman Maluach - 44:30 Kasparas Jakucionis - 50:16 Noa Essengue - 52:26 Join Dunc'd On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode wi...2025
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• Dunc'd On: 2025 NBA Finals Game 2; Jeremiah Fears Scouting Report

Oklahoma City evens the series behind a dominant game from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a defense that shut down Tyrese Haliburton and kept Indiana out of transition and the paint. How did OKC respond from their Game 1 loss, and how can the Pacers counter in Game 3? Finally, a Chicago point guard for Nate to talk about! He and Danny go long on a very young, polarizing prospect with some huge streng...2025
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• 2025 NBA Finals Game 2; Jeremiah Fears Scouting Report

Oklahoma City evens the series behind a dominant game from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a defense that shut down Tyrese Haliburton and kept Indiana out of transition and the paint. How did OKC respond from their Game 1 loss, and how can the Pacers counter in Game 3? Finally, a Chicago point guard for Nate to talk about! He and Danny go long on a very young, polarizing prospect with some huge streng...2025
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• Dunc'd On: NYK Offseason; Kon Knueppel Scouting Report

The Knicks just bowed out in the East Finals. What do they need to take the next step if they try to make some small tweaks, and how does their financial situation limit that? If they decide to try to trade for another star, what kind of package can they offer? Then, our latest draft scout looks at Kon Knueppel of Duke. How good a shooter is he, and how does he compare to some of the other shooter...2025
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• NYK Offseason; Kon Knueppel Scouting Report

The Knicks just bowed out in the East Finals. What do they need to take the next step if they try to make some small tweaks, and how does their financial situation limit that? If they decide to try to trade for another star, what kind of package can they offer? Then, our latest draft scout looks at Kon Knueppel of Duke. How good a shooter is he, and how does he compare to some of the other shooter...2025
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC Game 7; MIN/OKC Outlook; A Few More Free Agents
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC Game 6; Free Agent SF and PF Rankings
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• Dunc'd On: 2025 NBA Finals Game 5
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• Dunc'd On: 15 in 60 (Eastern Conference 1.12.25)

Our bi-weekly look at the Eastern conference! NYK vs MIL: Jalen Brunson came out firing and Karl-Anthony Towns again caused huge problems for Milwaukee TOR vs DET: Scottie Barnes got shut down by...Tobias Harris? And THJ and Malik Beasley have changed Detroit's offense. 14:01 IND: The Pacers are back behind Andrew Nembhard. 28:19 CHA: Taking stock of Brandon Miller in his 2nd season. 40:34 ORL: P...2025
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• Hollinger & Duncan: The Playoff Field is Set in Our Minds

John and Nate predict the playoff field, but really use the exercise as an excuse to discuss where the 5 teams they are ruling out of the playoffs are going from here. Catch every Hollinger & Duncan Episode on Dunc'd On Prime, plus five more Episodes per week with Nate Duncan and Danny Leroux. You also get Daily Duncs, Dan Feldman's newsletter analysis of the most important NBA writing and news of...2023
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Coach Rankings 2022-23

It's time again to look at the coaching profession and decide which coaches we'd want coaching our team for the next 4 years. It's a tough year to evaluate coaching with some of the best coaches having down years and other surprising young coaches coming up with less of a track record. Catch every Hollinger & Duncan Episode on Dunc'd On Prime, plus five more Episodes per week with Nate Duncan and...2023
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• Dunc'd On: Seth Partnow is Joining Dunc'd On!; Discord Mailbag (11.22.22)

Seth Partnow, former head of analytics for the Milwaukee Bucks, discusses his new role with Dunc'd On Prime which includes posting a couple times a week and proprietary stats support. He introduces some of the new stats he'll be providing, plus some observations he's gleaned from his analysis early in the season. Then, Danny and Nate get into great questions from the Discord: When is it generally ...2022
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• Dunc'd On: First Weekend Wrap-Up

We continue familiarizing ourselves with all these teams at the start of the season, with a focus on TOR/MIA, GSW/DEN, HOU/MEM, ATL/ORL, plus some smaller notes on the Spurs, Pacers, Thunder, and Pistons. Plus, Friday Daily Duncs. Friday Daily Duncs Rob Murphy The Pistons are investigating assistant general manager Rob Murphy over an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female emp...2022
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Bane Trade, KD Trade, Draft Boards
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Trade Candidates of the 2025 Offseason

Nate and John run through a long list of potential trade candidates for what could be a seismic 2025 NBA offseason. They start with the two biggest possible dominos-Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant-and what their availability would mean for their current teams and potential suitors. From there, they cover a wide array of high-level trade options, including Lauri Markkanen, Jrue Holiday, and ...2025
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Veteran Extensions Part 2: The GMs Strike Back

John and Nate continue their series assessing veteran-extension candidates: De'Aaron Fox - 0:21 Julian Champagnie - 9:55 Coby White - 11:24 Ayo Dosunmu - 11:24 Kevin Huerter - 15:06 Julian Phillips - 16:28 Darius Garland - 17:10 Craig Porter Jr. - 19:18 Dean Wade - 20:27 Kyrie Irving - 22:06 Daniel Gafford - 24:23 PJ Washington - 24:23 Rui Hachimura - 30:00 Dorian Finney-Smith - 31:10 Austin Reave...2025
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• Dunc'd On: MIN/OKC Game 2; Dylan Harper Scouting Report

OKC thoroughly controls Game 2 to take a commanding lead in the series. Is there anything Minnesota can do to change the momentum after another disheartening loss, or do Shai and the Thunder have a stranglehold on the series? Then, we scout Dylan Harper, the projected #2 pick out of Rutgers. Is he that level of prospect? What weaknesses could prevent him from reaching his ceiling as a prospect? An...2025
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC and IND/CLE Game 4s; NYK/BOS and GSW/MIN Game 3s
OKC wrestles back into position with superior crunchtime execution and smothering defense. What are the adjustments going forward? Indiana absolutely eviscerated the Cavs in one of the most shocking dominations in NBA history. How did they do it, and where does this rank on the list of playoff destructions? 32:50 Boston got back into their series against the Knicks. Is it too facile to say the Cel...2025
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• Hollinger & Duncan: 2025 Playoffs Week 2

John Hollinger joins Nate Duncan to catch up on all the action from the second week of the playoffs, plus discuss the Spurs hiring Mitch Johnson as coach and the Suns hiring Matt Ishbia as GM. The rundown: Best team so far? How some of the big stars have played Our best and worst predictions The best and worst coaching adjustments Our most surprising and disappointing players The best and worst g...2025
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Solving Tanking

John Hollinger, who may or may not know anything about tanking, and Nate Duncan bandy about the best ideas they and listeners have for curbing the epidemic of tanking that has beset the league. We go through basically every viable idea, and in the end agree on FOUR things we'd try to implement immediately. Then, we eliminate two teams from the playoffs and discuss where they're going from here. ...2025
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• Dunc'd On: Jeremias Engelmann of RoyceWebb.com, Former Mavericks and Suns Front Officer
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• Hollinger & Duncan: The Stars Most Likely to Change Teams by 2026
John and Nate look back at their picks with Zach Lowe from last year of which stars were most likely to change teams by the start of the 2025-26 season. Then, the same exercise this year, as they pick which stars could be on the move between now and the start of the 2026-27 season. They also discuss whether the Jazz being fined $100,000 will cause them to mend their tanking ways. Dunc'd On Prim...2025
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• We Can't Stop Talking About the Fascinating De'Aaron Fox Situation

John gives his unique insight on the De'Aaron Fox trade request, and we get into every aspect: How much do the Spurs value their young players like Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle? How much do the Kings value staying competitive, or getting their 2031 pick swap back? How much are Fox and Rich Paul going to step on the scales to get to San Antonio-and how much are the Spurs willing to go all-in o...2025
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• Dunc'd On: The Oklahoma City Thunder are the 2025 NBA Champions; KD is Traded to the Rockets
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• Dunc'd On 2025 Mock Offseason with Kevin Pelton, Dan Feldman, and Danny Leroux, Part 1
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Bane Trade, KD Trade, Draft Boards
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• Dunc'd On: 2025 NBA Finals Game 5
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• Dunc'd On: Desmond Bane is Traded!
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• Dunc'd On: Jonathan Givony on the 2025 Draft
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• Dunc'd On: 2025 NBA Finals Game 2; Jeremiah Fears Scouting Report
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC Game 6; Free Agent SF and PF Rankings
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC and IND/CLE Game 4s; NYK/BOS and GSW/MIN Game 3s
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• Dunc'd On: NYK/BOS and DEN/OKC Game 2s; Ranking These Crazy Comebacks; Jared Weiss on Tyrese Haliburton

Jared Weiss of The Athletic joins to discuss how he put together his great article on Tyrese Haliburton managing his mental health struggles over the past year. These NBA playoffs have yet to disappoint, as the Knicks roared back from down 20 in the second half again to put the Celtics in an 0-2 hole. How did it happen, and can the C's possibly turn it around? (12:33) Oklahoma City made sure no co...2025
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• Hollinger & Duncan: 2025 Playoffs Week 2
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• Dunc'd On: GSW/HOU, MIA/CLE, ORL/BOS, and MEM/OKC Game 1s

The Warriors grind out a 90s-style win over Houston, showcasing how their defense and Steph Curry's brilliance can still carry them despite some shaky offense. Can the Rockets score well enough in this series to make it competitive? The Cavs overwhelm Miami in Game 1 with scorching guard play and a beautifully flowing offense. 34:43 Boston comfortably handles Orlando as Derrick White leads a third...2025
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• Dunc'd On: 6 in 83 Mailbag! (Eastern Conference 3.24.25)

Our bi-weekly look at the East through your questions! ATL: Risacher is coming on, should he be in ROY conversation? Plus, everything Trae Young BOS: How do they get out of tax hell under new ownership and remain competitive? 24:00 BRK: How many of these guys will be around in 2027? How many playoff series will the rebuilding teams in the East win in the next 5 years? 40:38 CHA: What could the Ho...2025
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• Dunc'd On: 9 in 83 Mailbag! (Western Conference 3.18.25)

Dan Feldman goes through an overstuffed Western Conference mailbag with Nate: DEN: Which teams should they fear in the playoffs? What is their best defensive option? HOU: What's the best matchup for the Rockets in the West? What do they do with FVV this offseason? 10:14 LAC: Can they get into the top-6? Would Shai have been this good with the Clips? LAL: Who are the Lakers' best and worst playoff...2025
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• Dunc'd On: 15 in 60 (Western Conference 2.24.25)

DEN and LAL: The Lakers looked like a brand new team with a new strategy against Denver SAS: What now that Victor is out for the year? 17:49 GSW and DAL: The Jimmy Butler home debut was a rousing success for the Warriors 26:00 PHX: Is there even the slightest hint of a good team in here? 36:11 POR: How is Donovan Clingan looking as he ascends to the starting lineup? 43:46 MEM: Is Ja Morant ready t...2025
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• HOU @ MEM; ORL @ POR; OKC @ GSW; All-Star Snubs; This Just In
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Bane Trade, KD Trade, Draft Boards
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• Dunc'd On: DEN/OKC and IND/CLE Game 4s; NYK/BOS and GSW/MIN Game 3s
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• Dunc'd On: NYK/BOS and DEN/OKC Game 2s; Ranking These Crazy Comebacks; Jared Weiss on Tyrese Haliburton
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