The Underdog NBA Show

With Tyler Laurie on load management, Zandrick Ellison and special guest Blake J. Harris (CONSOLE WARS) discuss the rumors about the NBA expansion into Europe and debate the best approaches for the league's global takeover. Should the NBA expand here in the United States? Shuffle around and relocate current teams? Or dip their tentacles across the pond overseas? Along with it, they discuss the teams most vulnerable to a potential relocation, the cities that may be able to share teams, the potential new owners like LeBron James, and of course, the potential of a UFO confirmation happening in the next few years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 341st Episode of the Underdog NBA show, Tyler interviews Ryan Kalkbrenner's childhood best friend and public relations manager. Kidding, but the guys talk about which NBA teams, like the Atlanta Hawks, are poised to take a big jump and which teams may be in for a Phoenix Suns-like collapse if everything goes wrong. They then talk about Ryan Kalkbrenner and discuss why he may be in the perfect situation as a rookie on the Hornets and if he is a shrewd bet for NBA ROY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 339th Episode of the Underdog NBA Show, Zandrick and Tyler discuss all things from the start of a fast NBA off-season. They start in the west and talk moves by the thunder and then how the rest of the west stacks up! They talk about the clear winners of FA, the Rockets and Nuggets and then talk about some shrewd moves made by the Lakers, Clippers, and Mavericks, before pivoting east to discuss the state of the minor leagues with the injuries to the Celtics and Pacers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 337th episode of the Underdog NBA Show, Tyler and Zandrick discuss the NBA finals winding down, starting with Tyrese Haliburton's injury. They discuss the Pacers' long-term outlook and also look back at game four and the odd officiating performance from the ref crew. They then discuss the Desmond Bane deal between the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies. They talk about the picks Orlando gave up and how Orlando views itself moving forward, before discussing the fork in the road that Memphis is at. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 335th episode of the Underdog NBA Show, Tyler and Zandrick do a deep dive on the smallest market finals of all time and why that doesn't matter at all! They then discuss how Indiana can win despite being the biggest underdog in 25 years and which player matchups are the most important in the series. Finally, they discuss the New York Knicks firing Tom Thibadou and whether that was the right or wrong decision, and who may possibly succeed him in New York with a team that is ready to try and win the title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 333rd episode of the Underdog NBA Show, Tyler and Zandrick talk through the end of the Nuggets and Thunder before pivoting to the conference finals previews and then talking about the future of the Nuggets and Cavs. First they discuss the game 7 blowout and talk through Alex Caruso's defense, Aaron Gordon's hamstring, and more before shifting over to the Thunder and how they match up with Minnesota. They then talk through the Eastern Conference and discuss how the Pacers may be undervalued despite not having home-court advantage. Finally, they discuss the future of the Nuggets and Cavs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 331st episode of the Underdog NBA Show, Tyler and Zandrick discuss the beginning of the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. They start off by talking through game one of Nuggets and Thunder and discuss Jokic's greatness, the Thunder's decision to foul, the defensive changes the Thunder should look into, and if Shai is going to fall into the Harden school of playoffs free throws attempted. They then shift to the Celtics and Knicks series and both agree the Celtics should not be panicked at all before shifting over to the Cavs and Pacers and why the Cavs' injury problems could potentially pose a bigger issue for the team moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 329th episode of the Underdog NBA show, Tyler and Zandrick are joined by best-selling author, Blake J. Harris, for their annual playoff wins draft. They begin by giving the results of the full season wins draft, which saw Tyler win back the crown in the closest race of all time. They then shift into the wins draft and discuss why the Thunder may be a better pick than the Cavs or Celtics, and then which Western Conference teams are dark horses. Tyler discusses his fears with the Knicks, while Zan covers a few points about why he feels the Clippers are underrated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.