Sweeps Week
From Basketball Illuminati by Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan & Anthony Mayes
May 13, 2026 · 1h 15m
About this episode
The hosts discuss the perfect NBA career and the implications of recent playoff outcomes.
Tom Haberstroh, producer Anthony Mayes and Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan attempt to triangulate the perfect NBA career in terms of success, earnings and anonymity. The ping pong balls have settled from the draft lottery, with the Wizards' good luck charm of Anthony Davis securing the top spot. Will the Jazz trade up for AJ Dybantsa? Truth Teller Yaron Weitzman returns to discuss the 76ers and Lakers being swept out of the playoffs, what the future holds for those two franchises and his story about how the NBA developed their relationship with Emirates as a sponsor. *Recorded before Daryl Morey was fired* Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out…
People in this episode
Hosts: Tom Haberstroh, Anthony Mayes
Guests: Amin Elhassan, Yaron Weitzman
Topics covered
- NBA career
- draft lottery
- playoffs
- franchise future
- sponsorship
Keywords
- NBA
- playoffs
- draft lottery
- franchises
- sponsorship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wizards, Jazz, 76ers, Lakers, Emirates
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