People were interested in these podcasts
Play Episode
62min
RealGM Radio
Do the Thunder or Pacers Have the Edge in the NBA Finals? (With Mo Dakhil)
Wes Goldberg and Mo Dakhil discuss the first two games of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. RealGM Radio is powered in part by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact info@clnsmedia.com 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more NBA insights and analysis! Follow RealGM Twitter: https://x.com/RealGM Follow Wes Goldberg Twitter: https://x.com/wcgoldberg PrizePicks: PrizePicks is the best place to get real money sports action. With over 10 million members and billions of dollars in awarded winnings, PrizePicks has made daily fantasy sports accessible to all. You just pick MORE or LESS on at least two players for a shot to win up to 1000x your cash! Run Your Game all season long on PrizePicks. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CLNS for $20 off your first purchase. #nba #nbafinals #nbaplayoffs #thunder #pacers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RealGM Radio
Can the NBA Copy the OKC Thunder's Blueprint? (With Esfandiar Baraheni)
Is the Oklahoma City Thunder's defense the best we've ever seen in the NBA playoffs? With standout performances from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren, the Thunder's defensive dominance fueled their run to the NBA Finals. This episode explores their strategic dominance, the Minnesota Timberwolves' future challenges, and intriguing off-season trade possibilities. Wes Goldberg and Esfandiar Baraheni dissect the Thunder's unique defensive tactics and speculate on potential trade targets like Jaren Jackson Jr. and Trae Young. The conversation also touches on the Timberwolves' need to adapt with aging stars like Rudy Gobert. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:00 Thunder's defensive dominance 18:30 Best defense we've ever seen? 29:00 Timberwolves offseason questions 40:00 Under-the-radar offseason trade targets RealGM Radio is powered in part by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact info@clnsmedia.com 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more NBA insights and analysis! Follow RealGM Twitter: https://x.com/RealGM Follow Wes Goldberg Twitter: https://x.com/wcgoldberg PrizePicks: PrizePicks is the best place to get real money sports action. With over 10 million members and billions of dollars in awarded winnings, PrizePicks has made daily fantasy sports accessible to all. You just pick MORE or LESS on at least two players for a shot to win up to 1000x your cash! Run Your Game all season long on PrizePicks. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CLNS for $20 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RealGM Radio
Why the Knicks Made the Right Move to Fire Tom Thibodeau
The New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau as head coach this week. Wes Goldberg explains why Thibodeau didn't deserve to get fired, but why it will ultimately be the right move for the Knicks. ____________________________________________ RealGM Radio is powered in part by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact info@clnsmedia.com 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more NBA insights and analysis! Follow RealGM Twitter: https://x.com/RealGM Follow Wes Goldberg Twitter: https://x.com/wcgoldberg PrizePicks: PrizePicks is the best place to get real money sports action. With over 10 million members and billions of dollars in awarded winnings, PrizePicks has made daily fantasy sports accessible to all. You just pick MORE or LESS on at least two players for a shot to win up to 1000x your cash! Run Your Game all season long on PrizePicks. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CLNS for $20 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RealGM Radio
Pacers Go Up 2-1 in NBA Finals
Wes Goldberg shares his takeaways and observations from the Indiana Pacers' win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, including Tyrese Haliburton's aggressiveness, the Pacers' defensive adjustments and where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fell short. RealGM Radio is powered in part by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact info@clnsmedia.com 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more NBA insights and analysis! Follow RealGM Twitter: https://x.com/RealGM Follow Wes Goldberg Twitter: https://x.com/wcgoldberg PrizePicks: PrizePicks is the best place to get real money sports action. With over 10 million members and billions of dollars in awarded winnings, PrizePicks has made daily fantasy sports accessible to all. You just pick MORE or LESS on at least two players for a shot to win up to 1000x your cash! Run Your Game all season long on PrizePicks. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CLNS for $20 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ImageImageImage

Around the League

Moderators: Snakebites, dVs33, Cowology, theBigLip

User avatar
ComboGuardCity
RealGM
Posts: 25,956
And1: 4,887
Joined: Jul 10, 2010

Re: Around the League 

Post#2261 » by ComboGuardCity » Tue May 27, 2025 3:39 am

Boy was I wrong about Chet
User avatar
ComboGuardCity
RealGM
Posts: 25,956
And1: 4,887
Joined: Jul 10, 2010

Re: Around the League 

Post#2262 » by ComboGuardCity » Tue May 27, 2025 3:40 am

Boy was I wrong about Chet
Cowology
Forum Mod - Pistons
Forum Mod - Pistons
Posts: 41,131
And1: 4,604
Joined: Sep 05, 2004

Re: Around the League 

Post#2263 » by Cowology » Tue May 27, 2025 3:48 am

ComboGuardCity wrote:Boy was I wrong about Chet
My concern was his durability. Historically guys with his frame have all sorts of feet issues, but he's also just sorta susceptible to injury in general due to lack of muscle mass. He's put on some weight, but has already missed an entire season due to a horrific injury.

Happy to see him back. Love his game and would love to have a guy like him...but jury is definitely still out on whether he's going to hold up over the long haul. I hope so.
User avatar
Snakebites
Forum Mod - Pistons
Forum Mod - Pistons
Posts: 50,528
And1: 17,705
Joined: Jul 14, 2002
Location: Looking not-so-happily deranged
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2264 » by Snakebites » Tue May 27, 2025 6:09 pm

Cowology wrote:
ComboGuardCity wrote:Boy was I wrong about Chet
My concern was his durability. Historically guys with his frame have all sorts of feet issues, but he's also just sorta susceptible to injury in general due to lack of muscle mass. He's put on some weight, but has already missed an entire season due to a horrific injury.

Happy to see him back. Love his game and would love to have a guy like him...but jury is definitely still out on whether he's going to hold up over the long haul. I hope so.

Easy to forget given how dominant the Thunder were without him, but Chet missed 50 games this year.

Hope he's able to be a consistent contributor.
User avatar
Rip32
Bench Warmer
Posts: 1,456
And1: 286
Joined: Nov 09, 2002

Re: Around the League 

Post#2265 » by Rip32 » Sun Jun 1, 2025 2:44 am

Kudos to Hali! Wish we could have drafted him instead of Hayes
Image

:nod: DETROIT VS EVERYBODY :nod:

I have no love for rogue moderators who abuse their authority

The Messiah needs a spacer to be great :noway:
bstein14
RealGM
Posts: 32,579
And1: 9,485
Joined: Jun 22, 2001

Re: Around the League 

Post#2266 » by bstein14 » Sun Jun 1, 2025 10:30 pm

Rip32 wrote:Kudos to Hali! Wish we could have drafted him instead of Hayes


Weaver would almost certainly still be here if that were the case. Would be really interesting to see where we'd be right now if our 2020 draft was something like Haliburton + Stewart + (any one of Bane, Pritchard, McDaniels, Quickley, Maxey).... instead of Bey.

Feels like that draft did end up with some real players outside the top 6 and we had 3 picks between 7 and 19 we could be an entirely different franchise in a different place right now.... not sure if we'd be better off or worse off but we'd certainly be entirely different.

Haliburton was my pick I actually watched a lot of youtube videos on him predraft and called him "Andre Miller with a 3 point shot"....
Cowology
Forum Mod - Pistons
Forum Mod - Pistons
Posts: 41,131
And1: 4,604
Joined: Sep 05, 2004

Re: Around the League 

Post#2267 » by Cowology » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:08 am

Cowology wrote:I got Indy going all the way. This entire post-season has been bonkers but TOR, DEN and MIL were all surprise champions in recent memory and Cavs will attest; it doesn't matter what you did in the regular season. It's about being healthy and peaking at the right time.
Tried to tell ya. :naaa:
tmorgan
RealGM
Posts: 14,021
And1: 9,471
Joined: Feb 04, 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2268 » by tmorgan » Fri Jun 6, 2025 5:24 am

Loving it. Go Pacers!
Kalamazoo317
Assistant Coach
Posts: 4,297
And1: 2,277
Joined: Nov 23, 2018
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2269 » by Kalamazoo317 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:14 pm

We'll see! I definitely thought they could be competitive, though
hoophabit
Analyst
Posts: 3,693
And1: 1,418
Joined: Jan 19, 2002
 

Re: Around the League 

Post#2270 » by hoophabit » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:19 pm

Rip32 wrote:Kudos to Hali! Wish we could have drafted him instead of Hayes


In retrospect, you could say that about a lot of players still in the league from that draft. :lol:
Jokes aside, that has to be one of the all-time colossal misses.
User avatar
Rip32
Bench Warmer
Posts: 1,456
And1: 286
Joined: Nov 09, 2002

Re: Around the League 

Post#2271 » by Rip32 » Sat Jun 7, 2025 2:59 pm

Myles Turner is a match up nightmare for any of the OKC bigs. He's 100% better than Naz with only his age being a negative. If we offer, I want a first rd pick for Duren and maybe a younger player with potential.
Image

:nod: DETROIT VS EVERYBODY :nod:

I have no love for rogue moderators who abuse their authority

The Messiah needs a spacer to be great :noway:
bstein14
RealGM
Posts: 32,579
And1: 9,485
Joined: Jun 22, 2001

Re: Around the League 

Post#2272 » by bstein14 » Sat Jun 7, 2025 6:13 pm

Rip32 wrote:Myles Turner is a match up nightmare for any of the OKC bigs. He's 100% better than Naz with only his age being a negative. If we offer, I want a first rd pick for Duren and maybe a younger player with potential.



We could pretty easily trade away Font + 2nd rounder and get up to $25 million on cap space to offer Myles Turner a 4 year $110 million contract if we wanted to. I'm not so sure he comes here though. Also can't see Indy letting him walk after the year/run they have had.
User avatar
Snakebites
Forum Mod - Pistons
Forum Mod - Pistons
Posts: 50,528
And1: 17,705
Joined: Jul 14, 2002
Location: Looking not-so-happily deranged
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2273 » by Snakebites » Tue Jun 10, 2025 5:02 pm

Looks like Giannis likely ISN’T being traded after all.

That has a variety of impacts on the offseason. Doesn’t impact us too much other than having to play against him (on a mediocre team) for at least one more year.

He still probably gets traded eventually. Just not in this offseason.
User avatar
Snakebites
Forum Mod - Pistons
Forum Mod - Pistons
Posts: 50,528
And1: 17,705
Joined: Jul 14, 2002
Location: Looking not-so-happily deranged
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2274 » by Snakebites » Tue Jun 10, 2025 5:03 pm

bstein14 wrote:
Rip32 wrote:Myles Turner is a match up nightmare for any of the OKC bigs. He's 100% better than Naz with only his age being a negative. If we offer, I want a first rd pick for Duren and maybe a younger player with potential.



We could pretty easily trade away Font + 2nd rounder and get up to $25 million on cap space to offer Myles Turner a 4 year $110 million contract if we wanted to. I'm not so sure he comes here though. Also can't see Indy letting him walk after the year/run they have had.

He’s a key player on a team that just reached the finals and they’re willing to go into the LT to keep him. He also likes it there.

He’s not going anywhere.
tmorgan
RealGM
Posts: 14,021
And1: 9,471
Joined: Feb 04, 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2275 » by tmorgan » Fri Jun 13, 2025 5:32 am

Didn’t see anyone post this…

Pistons vs. Mavs, Mexico City, 11/1/2025.

Regular season game. Cooper Flagg. Great exposure for our team.
Cowology
Forum Mod - Pistons
Forum Mod - Pistons
Posts: 41,131
And1: 4,604
Joined: Sep 05, 2004

Re: Around the League 

Post#2276 » by Cowology » Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:04 pm

Bro...Caitlin Clark just hit like 5x 3's from about 28-30 ft out. We're not talking a step or two behind the line; she was running down court and launching from 4-8 ft behind the line. She was using her fwd momentum and just drilling em. But then she hit the step back from the same goddam spot. Bro listen, I'm trying to tell you...this isn't normal. :lol:

And Paige out here doing her thing. So incredibly hyped for the future of the W.

MotownMadness
RealGM
Posts: 38,652
And1: 22,768
Joined: Oct 08, 2013
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2277 » by MotownMadness » Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:21 pm

Cowology wrote:Bro...Caitlin Clark just hit like 5x 3's from about 28-30 ft out. We're not talking a step or two behind the line; she was running down court and launching from 4-8 ft behind the line. She was using her fwd momentum and just drilling em. But then she hit the step back from the same goddam spot. Bro listen, I'm trying to tell you...this isn't normal. :lol:

And Paige out her doing her thing. So incredibly hyped for the future of the W.


She’s incredible

I was pointing her out to my daughter and she instantly dropped a logo 3
User avatar
Snakebites
Forum Mod - Pistons
Forum Mod - Pistons
Posts: 50,528
And1: 17,705
Joined: Jul 14, 2002
Location: Looking not-so-happily deranged
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2278 » by Snakebites » Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:43 pm

Three thoughts on Desmond Bane to Orlando:

1) The Magic will be better next year. Quite a bit better if they are healthier. They will be in the mix for a home court seed easily if healthy. Bane fits a clear need.

2) Its an awfully steep price for someone who despite impressive stats I don’t view as a star player.

3) JJJ is probably available, but the cost will be steep, probably prohibitively so.
User avatar
ComboGuardCity
RealGM
Posts: 25,956
And1: 4,887
Joined: Jul 10, 2010

Re: Around the League 

Post#2279 » by ComboGuardCity » Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:53 pm

If the bane trade is really going to set the market for this offseason, run it back lol
MotownMadness
RealGM
Posts: 38,652
And1: 22,768
Joined: Oct 08, 2013
   

Re: Around the League 

Post#2280 » by MotownMadness » Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:57 pm

That’s a lot for Bane but they definitely needed him

Return to Detroit Pistons