All Things Basketball with GD podcast

All Things Basketball with GD podcast

por GD That Sports Dude
BaloncestoFútbol americano
Temporada 2026
2026-27 NBA Season: Conclusion of the Clippers Probe, Ben is Back, Phil Statue & More News
Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Preview of this NBA latest news episode (00:59 - 01:36) The conclusion of the Los Angeles Clippers probe which includes fines for the team & Kawhi as well as forfeiture of 5 1st round picks & a year long ban for owner Steve Ballmer (01:37 - 07:02) Commissioner Adam Silver & Kawhi Leonard's statements in the aftermath of the probe (07:03 - 09:17) My thoughts on the repercussions of the penalties attached to the probe (09:35 - 10:36) Ben Simmons returns to the league, joining the Sacramento Kings after receiving a 1 year, $3.5M deal (10:37 - 14:21) Los Angeles Lakers to unveil a statue for Phil Jackson during April 2027 (14:22 - 16:10) Amen Thompson signs his rookie contract extension with the Houston Rockets for 5 years, $208M (16:11 - 17:28) To make room for Ben Mathurin's contract, the New Orleans Pelicans trade young guard Jordan Hawkins to the Memphis Grizzlies (17:29 - 18:32) NBA TV releases their 2026-27 season schedule of games (18:33 - 21:13) Atlanta Hawks gives front office promotions for Ben Dinwiddie, Tim Bontemps & Matthew Kupchak (21:14 - 22:16) On a side note, Linda Cohn has backtracked her statements about A'ja Wilson not being with Team USA for the FIBA World Cup games (22:17 - 23:20) Call to action (23:21 - 24:26) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
T2026 · E376
10 sept 2026
24:26
2026 Season, FIBA & WNBA News For 9/8
Intro (00:00 - 01:00) Preview of this FIBA & WNBA latest news episode (01:01 - 01:42) FIBA: Recapping Team USA's 3-0 start in the tournament (01:43 - 01:58) Team USA vs Team China (01:59 - 05:39) Team USA vs Team Italy (05:40 - 11:36) Team USA vs Team Czechia (11:37 - 14:48) My takeaways from Team USA's start at the World Cup (14:49 - 18:15) The standout teams thus far in the tournament: Team France & Team Belgium (18:16 - 20:51) Team China without Li Yueru due to a lost passport (20:52 - 21:21) My rant regarding Linda Cohn's disingenuous questions about A'ja Wilson's absence from the tournament (21:22 - 32:35) WNBA: Cathy Engelbert to retire after the calendar year from being the commissioner of the league (32:36 - 36:14) Some of the names talked about as being the successor to Cathy (36:15 - 38:00) Satou Sabally & Skylar Diggins declared out for the rest of the season for the New York Liberty & Chicago Sky respectively (38:01 - 41:23) Los Angeles Sparks hire Ariana Andonian as their next GM replacing Raegan Pebley (41:24 - 43:07) Preview of upcoming episodes & call to action (43:08 - 44:56) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
T2026 · E375
9 sept 2026
44:56
2026-27 NBA Season: Lakers Sold Again, Russ Retires, Klay & DeRozan Moves On plus Harden Resigns with the Cavs
Intro (00:00 - 01:06) Preview of this NBA latest news & a few WNBA items episode (01:07 - 01:35) WNBA: Diana Taurasi gets her jersey retired by the Phoenix Mercury (01:36 - 02:55) Coach Stephanie White fights back against the social media sycophants (02:56 - 09:03) Caitlin Clark speaks out on the vitriol aimed at Coach White (09:04 - 11:16) My take on what the real problem is with these sycophants railing about Coach White (11:17 - 12:46) NBA: Owner Mark Walters sells his majority share of the Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger & Josh Kushner for $12.5M (12:47 - 14:11) Jeanie Buss in a legal battle with the rest of the Buss family about them possibly selling their share as well (14:12 - 18:29) 5 team deal that lands Peyton Watson with the Cleveland Cavaliers in a sign & trade involving his old team, the Denver Nuggets (18:30 - 22:10) As part of the 5 team trade, Max Strus goes to the Los Angeles Clippers; an update on the Kawhi Leonard probe by the league office (22:11 - 23:21) Also in the 5 team trade, Dennis Schroder gets moved yet again; this time going to the Charlotte Hornets (23:22 - 24:15) Dallas Mavericks buys out Klay Thompson's contract; lands with the Miami Heat on a 2 year deal (24:16 - 26:23) Sacramento Kings waive DeMar DeRozan & he ends up with the Denver Nuggets on a 1 year, $3.9M deal (26:24 - 28:00) James Harden resigns with the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 3 year, $97M contract (28:01 - 30:48) Russell Westbrook retired from the game of basketball (30:49 - 35:06) Media types who tried to tear down Russ & what he did as a player (35:06 - 35:55) Patrick Beverly & Kenyon Martin speaks out about those trying to sully what Russell did in the league (35:56 - 40:56) My take on what's being said about Westbrook (40:57 - 44:30) Kevin Durant's statement on social media about his former teammate, Russell Westbrook (44:31 - 47:34) Call to action (47:35 - 49:17) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude
T2026 · E374
3 sept 2026
49:17
2026 Season, Latest NBA & WNBA News for August 31
Intro (00:00 - 01:12) Preview of this NBA/WNBA latest news episode (01:13 - 01:51) WNBA: Dallas Wings become the final team to make the playoffs (01:52 - 04:36) The last 4 games scheduled for all the playoff teams (04:37 - 09:17) NaLyssa Smith out for the season with a lower leg injury; Las Vegas Aces sign Kalani Brown for the remainder of the season (09:18 - 10:35) Phoenix Mercury buys out DeWanna Bonner's contract; she lands with the Atlanta Dream (10:36 - 12:37) Kelsey Plum & A'ja Wilson out for the World Cup; replaced by Sonia Cintron & Kiki Iriafen (12:38 - 18:13) Full roster for Team USA representing in the World Cup (18:14 - 20:10) NBA: The city of Boston holds a farewell event for Jaylen Brown (20:11 - 22:19) Jonathan Kuminga signs with the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 2 year, $12.4M deal (22:20 - 26:19) Timberwolves trade Josh Green in order to make room for Kuminga's salary (26:20 - 28:19) Ben Mathurin withdraws his qualifying offer with the Los Angeles Clippers for $8.8M & signs with the New Orleans Pelicans for 2 years, $16M (28:20 - 29:59) Kyle Lowry to have his jersey retirement ceremony on January 10, 2027 with the Toronto Raptors (30:00 - 31:23) The Buss family saga continues as Jeanie attempts to halt the family trust selling their share of the Los Angeles Lakers (31:24 - 34:28) Buss Sports Capital, which is comprised of Joey & Jesse Buss, to join the San Diego Padres ownership group; this is related news regarding their shift from ownership with the Lakers (34:29 - 36:31) Call to action (36:32 - 38:27) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude
T2026 · E373
1 sept 2026
38:27
2026 WNBA Season: Nneka to Retire, More Records, Cathy Must Protect the Brand & More News
Intro (00:00 - 01:08) Preview of this WNBA latest news episode (01:09 - 01:45) 7 of 8 teams have clinched a playoff berth; Dallas Wings to be the 8th (01:46 - 03:46) Nneka Ogwumike to retire at the end of the season (03:47 - 09:05) Alyssa Thomas becomes the 1st player to amass 5K points, 3K rebounds & 2K assists in a career (09:06 - 10:04) DeWanna Bonner gets a contract buyout from the Phoenix Mercury (10:05 - 12:03) Angel Reese becomes the 1st player to have a stat line of 20 points, 10 rebounds & 8 assists while being perfect from the field, making all 9 of her shots (12:04 - 13:21) My trip to Barclay Center to watch the New York Liberty play the Indiana Fever & all that transpired outside & inside the arena (13:22 - 21:58) Indiana Fever, on a back to back, travel to Chicago to play the Sky (21:59 - 22:31) Former NBA player lashes out at the Sky players & Natasha Cloud gets into a shouting match with him (22:32 - 23:48) Patrick Beverly responds to these agitators trying to disrupt the WNBA (23:49 - 24:59) My response to the Patrick Beverly comments plus my own rant about all of this (25:00 - 27:07) My reaction to Cathy Engelbert & the league office on their silence surrounding this nonsense (27:08 - 28:27) The bigger play at work by evil factions who are trying to destroy the league (28:28 - 29:36) My message to Cathy Engelbert: control the narrative & protect the brand (29:37 - 31:54) Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh on the incident that took place (31:55 - 33:28) My final word on the debacle that took place at the Fever vs Sky game (33:29 - 35:29) Call to action (35:30 - 37:13) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude
T2026 · E372
25 ago 2026
37:13
2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Recap
Intro (00:00 - 00:46) Preview of this Hall of Fame induction recap episode (00:47 - 01:52) Intro of the event on August 15 at Hoop Hall, hosted by Ahmad Rashad (01:53 - 02:15) 2025 Inductees: Chamique Holdsclaw (02:16 - 05:46) Joey Crawford (05:47 - 07:15) Mark Few (07:16 - 09:06) Elena Delle Donne (09:07 - 11:54) Mike D'Antoni (11:55 - 14:17) 1996 USA Olympic women's team (including a roundtable discussion with Tara VanDerveer, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Teresa Edwards & Dawn Staley) (14:18 - 17:42) Doc Rivers (17:43 - 21:10) Amare Stoudemire (21:11 - 24:35) Candace Parker (24:36 - 27:09) Who's next as the possible inductees: Chris Paul & Russell Westbrook as recent retired players (27:10 - 27:59) Jennifer Azzi (28:00 - 31:34) Cappie Pondexter (31:35 - 33:08) Paul Westhead (33:09 - 36:07) Sonny Vaccaro (36:08 - 37:43) LaMarcus Aldridge (37:44 - 39:11) Marc Gasol (39:12 - 40:00) Blake Griffin (40:01 - 41:43) Buck Williams (41:44 - 43:27) Marc Gasol mentioned again (43:28 - 43:52) Shawn Kemp (43:53 - 44:53) Peja Stojakovic (44:54 - 46:07) Joe Johnson (46:08 - 47:40) Kyle Lowry (47:41 - 48:25) Kevin Johnson (48:26 - 51:39) Shawn Marion (51:40 - 52:42) Stephon Marbury (52:43 - 54:41) Episode wrap-up & call to action (54:42 - 55:53) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/ ⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com ⁠ Support this podcast: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠
T2026 · E371
25 ago 2026
55:53
2026-27 Season, NBA Schedule Release
Intro (00:00 - 00:53) Preview of this 2026-27 NBA schedule episode (00:54 - 01:35) Training camp opens 9/24 (01:36 - 01:49) Preseason games, including international games in Canada & China (01:50 - 04:11) Opening week starting October 20 thru October 25 (04:12 - 14:13) NBA national TV schedule each week involving ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock, NBC Sports Network & Amazon Prime (14:14 - 16:17) No games on Election Day (16:18 - 16:44) Emirates NBA Cup In-season tournament begins October 30 thru November 27 (16:45 - 18:26) Christmas Day with 5 games on the slate (18:27 - 21:00) MLK Day, including 4 national games (21:01 - 23:13) Trade deadline set for February 11 (23:14 - 23:44) President Day with 4 nationally televised games (23:45 - 25:10) All Star Weekend from February 19 thru February 21 (25:11 - 26:32) International games in Mexico City & Paris as well as Manchester, England (26:33 - 27:41) Teams with the highest amount of national games all the way down to the Cleveland Cavaliers with 17 (27:42 - 32:17) Teams with 11 nationally televised games and lower (32:18 - 38:03) New York Knicks' national games, back to back games, 4 home stands & 3 major road trips (38:04 - 41:08) To those who want to take issue with the "soft scheduling" for the Philadelphia 76ers (41:09 - 42:13) Episode wrap-up & call to action (42:14 - 43:54) ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/ ⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com ⁠ Support this podcast: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthingsbasketballwithgd/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠
T2026 · E370
18 ago 2026
43:53
2026 WNBA Season; Trade Deadline Moves, Team USA Roster & Sophie Runs His Mouth
Intro (00:00 - 01:04) Preview of this WNBA latest news episode (01:05 - 02:26) Trade deadline passed on 8/2 (02:27 - 02:37) Kelsey Plum traded from the Los Angeles Sparks to the Phoenix Mercury (02:38 - 07:49) Aneesah Morrow heads to the Toronto Tempo after being dealt by the Connecticut Sun (07:50 - 10:23) Betnijah Laney-Hamilton released by the New York Liberty; gets claimed off waivers by the Washington Mystics (10:24 - 21:04) Announcement of Team USA roster for the World Cup (21:05 - 23:32) Notable snubs not making it onto Team USA (23:33 - 27:20) Schedule for Team USA's games in the World Cup (27:21 - 28:40) My shout-out to Kayla McBride for breaking the record for most 3 point goals in a game with 10 (28:41 - 29:45) The genesis of Sophie Cunningham's stance on biological men & trans athletes playing women's sports which stemmed from comments of Michael Porter Jr about HS & 8th graders being able to beat WNBA players (29:46 - 33:04) Sophie reiterates his stance at the NBA All Star Weekend in February & gets asked about it again at the WNBA All Star Weekend in July (33:05 - 34:59) The fallout from Sophie's comments (35:00 - 36:12) My take on what was said by Sophie & the evidence that refutes this "hot button" topic (36:13 - 41:51) The myths about trans athletes vs women athletes (41:52 - 49:40) A movement that is happening in which the goal is to cripple the WNBA (49:41 - 51:54) My final word on the Sophie comments (51:55 - 52:33) Call to action (52:34 - 53:48) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude
T2026 · E369
11 ago 2026
53:48
2026 Season: Lebron Goes to Philly, Cathy Speaks & More News
Intro (00:00 - 00:54) Preview of this NBA/WNBA latest news episode (00:55 - 01:26) WNBA: Mentioning Bridget Pettis' book, Journey to Freedom (01:55 - 02:13) All Star Weekend in Chicago without representation from the current team (02:14 - 05:12) Cathy Engelbert gives her State of the WNBA press conference prior to the All Star Game (05:03 - 13:39) NBA: Lebron James decides to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers (13:40 - 20:43) Reactions to Lebron heading to Philly (20:40 - 26:35) Reminiscent of the Los Angeles Lakers when they added Karl Malone & Gary Payton to a team that already had Shaq & Kobe (26:36 - 27:44) My take on Philly signing Lebron (27:45 - 30:05) Fallout for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat & Cleveland Cavaliers in the aftermath of Lebron going to the 76ers (30:06 - 39:04) The Kawhi Leonard contract probe by the league could extend beyond the start of the season (39:05 - 40:13) Boston Celtics sign Jordan Walsh to a 3 year, $15M contract extension (40:14 - 40:37) Gary Trent Jr stays in Milwaukee with the Bucks on a 4 year, $64M deal (40:38 - 40:55) Victor Wembanyama signs a rookie contract extension for 5 years, $252M & saves the San Antonio Spurs $50M over the next 5 years (40:56 - 41:24) Denver Nuggets match Spencer Jones' offer sheet given to him by the Oklahoma City Thunder, thus putting them in jeopardy of losing out on resigning Peyton Watson (41:25 - 43:28) Call to action (43:29 - 44:57) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude
T2026 · E368
30 jul 2026
44:57
2026 WNBA All Star Weekend Review
Intro (00:00 - 00:41) Preview of this WNBA All Star weekend review episode (00:42 - 01:48) Thursday, July 23 Attended the Bridget Pettis Networking Fundraiser where both Rushia Brown & Coach Fred Williams was honored (01:49 - 06:22) Friday, July 24 Boat tour along the Chicago River (06:23 - 07:18) WNBA Live (07:18 - 10:33) Shooting Stars (10:34 - 15:07) 3 Point Shootout (15:08 - 19:48) Saturday, July 25 Visited the Obama Presidential Center (19:49 - 21:42) WNBA All Star Game breakdown (21:43 - 34:35) My takeaways about the All Star Game Set an attendance record with 19,783 (34:36 - 36:10) During the Studbudz' live stream, Jonquel Jones reveals to Courtney Williams that the Minnesota Lynx should've won the championship in 2024 (34:10 - 37:52) Branding opportunity for the players including Caitlin Clark's Nike signature shoe, Angel Reese's Barbie Doll & Marina Mabrey in a barista role (37:53 - 39:50) Some players made note of the game needing to be more competitive (39:51 - 40:53) Sophie Cunningham speaks out about trans athletes in women's sports (40:54 - 43:38) Call to action (43:39 - 45:04) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
T2026 · E367
30 jul 2026
45:04
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