Donovan Mitchell or Devin Booker? We get into that. Also, why are the Jazz in the middle of the pack defensively? How are they top 3 in both eFG% and TS% and not more elite on offense? The Suns seem a bit on track for the first time in quite a while. What do we make of them that might be sustained going forward? The Raptors are such a smart team an…

The Andre Drummond era is over in Detroit. The NBA era of Christian Wood is materializing. What did we learn within him, Brown, Svi and Sekou this week? In Brooklyn Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert are serving as semi-permanent understudies to Kyrie and KD. How is that going? Not awesome. Are you souring on Bradley Beal? We are not. Would we pau …

Dane Moore joins to discuss our views of the market and landscape as the NBA trade deadline approaches this week. @DaneMooreNBA @willis_glenAutor: Lineups

Full Court Press NBA Podcast Episode 155 Celtics Grizzlies Pelicans Analysis To begin, we try to share a bit of how the tragedy that took the lives of nine people, including Kobe Bryant, impacted us and the way we see the important people in our lives. The Celtics are building up to be a real force to deal with in the Eastern Conference. Why do we …

The Heat have already won 30 games. But their rotation has a few players that make us question if they can continue at their current win rate without roster changes. Why is that? The Spurs aren’t special on either end of the court but they are fun to watch. Do they have any capacity for improvement? Did we learn anything at all watching the Thunder…

The Nuggets are settled back into the top of the Western Conference standings. Are they better than they were last year? The Mavericks are a year ahead of plan, clearly. How good is the group of players they have put around Luka Doncic? What’s up with the play of Doncic in the fourth quarter? Is everything fine in Atlanta or is the franchise on fir…

Full Court Press NBA Podcast Episode 152 Rockets Pacers Bulls Analysis We know more about how the Rockets want to play with Westbrook on the roster. Capella continues to offer increasing value. They have a (statistically) phenomenal offense and average defense. What more did we see? The Pacers are fascinating in how they handle Sabonis plus Turner …

The Heat got a top-12 player in Jimmy Butler and moved on from Hassan Whiteside. The rest of the changes were largely made at the margins. Can they return a top-10 defense? Do they have enough shooting to surround Butler? Is Justise Winslow ready to take a significant step? The Blazers new roster is loaded with guards and bigs and now much in the w…

The Magic returned to the playoffs last year under the leadership of Steve Clifford. The are bringing just about everyone back with the sole veteran addition of Al-Faruq Aminu. The should only get better, right? It may very well depend upon whether the youngsters Mo Bamba and Markelle Fultz being allowed to play through mistakes. The Grizzlies move…

The Boston Celtics were mentally broken at the end of last season. Now the Brooklyn Nets have signed up to deal with the things that come along with Kyrie Irving. Kemba Walker is now the third elite offensive point guard Brad Stevens has had on his team. Will it be a seamless transition? Having lost both Al Horford and Aaron Baynes what will they d…

In this episode interesting offseason moves made by the Charlotte Thunder and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Hornets saw Kemba depart for Boston and brought in former Celtics guard Terry Rozier. How does that set them up for short term or long term prospects of winning? Also how does the loss of Kemba impact the development timelines of Miles Bridg…

In this episode interesting offseason moves made by the Atlanta Hawks and the Utah Jazz. The Hawks spent a ton of draft capital to acquire De’Andre Hunter and later drafted Cam Reddish. Despite the fact that their best defensive players and best shooters from last season have moved on some expect them to make the playoffs. Is that at all realistic?…

Two of the bigger winners in July free agency were the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Clippers. In this episode Glen and Dane discuss which team will have the better defense in the 2019-2020 NBA season. Why the Sixers still might need more playmaking and shooting and why the Clippers absolutely still need to add another center to the roster…

In this episode we review the interesting offseason(s) that the two teams that played in the NBA finals a few months back have had to navigate. The Toronto Raptors are largely running it back without Kawhi Leonard. Can Pascal Siakam pick up enough offensive workload to make them relevant in the Eastern Conference this season? The Warriors lost a ho…

Chicago has an exciting group of young players but a lot of observers seem excited about them as a team to move up significantly in the standings this season. Do Dane and Glen see it that way? Also, is there any reason to think the Bulls and Kris Dunn will reach agreement on an extension before October deadline? In Dallas it's all about Luka Doncic…

The Nets were one of the big winner this offseason using two maximum contract slots to lure Kyrie Irving and an injured Kevin Durant to Brooklyn. They have been a darling of the league the last few seasons punching, at times, above their weight with a combination of a solid culture and ascending players such as Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LaVert. N…

Many observers seem to think the Wizards will be the worst team in the NBA this season. Glen is not buying that, why? What even should the objective be for Washington? Few people seem to notice that Isaiah Thomas is likely to be the starting point guard for this team, that should be a bigger story. The Timberwolves have, once again, done a full res…

There seems to be a lot of optimism in Detroit about the Pistons. They added Derrick Rose but not much shooting and offensive firepower otherwise. The got basically full seasons from Blake Griffin and Reggie Jackson last season. How likely is that to be replicated? We like Bruce Brown quite a bit. What are our expctations? In Sacramento the Kings a…

The Indiana Pacers were extremely resourceful this offseason after seeing many of their key players from last season moved on. The pounced om Malcolm Brogdon with a sign and trade and nabbed TJ Warren when the Phoenix Suns were looking to create cap space for some reason. Victor Oladipo is not likely to be back until some time in 2020. Can they con…

The NBA landscape after July free agency and trades. How many true contenders are there? How many teams are just 1 or 2 in season moves from making themselves a contender? Which teams were to aggressive as the field opened up in a real way for the first time in several years? All of this and more.@willis_glen@DaneMooreNBALearn more about your ad ch…

Greg and Glen provide on the events of the first several days of 2019 free agency. Horford to the Sixers. Kyrie and KD to the Nets. Brogdon to the Pacers and the residual impact on Milwaukee and India. The Jazz loading up. The Pelicans being the “new Celtics… a team with two viable timelines. All of this and more.Learn more about your ad choices. V…

Greg and Glen provide evaluations on 8 draft prospects. Grant Williams, Nic Claxton, Keldon Johnson, Cam Johnson, KZ Okpala, Bruno Fernando, PJ Washington and Isaiah Roby.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

Greg and Glen provide evaluations on 8 draft prospects. Coby White, Cam Reddish, Nassir Little, Sekou Doumbouya, Jaxson Hayes, Goga Bitazde, Brandon Clarke and Rui Hachimura.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

The Toronto Raptors now lead the NBA Finals 2-1 over the Golden State Warriors. The Raptors have a chance with the shorthanded Warriors to take a commanding lead with a possible game 4 win. Greg and Glen review game 3 and preview game 4.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

Full Court Press NBA Podcast Episode 134 NBA Finals Games 1 and 2 ReviewLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

Full Court Press NBA Podcast Episode 133 NBA Finals PreviewGlen, Greg and Dane preview the NBA Finals series between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors.@LawtonWillis@DaneMooreNBA@willis_glenLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

The Eastern Conference Finals are now tied 2-3 between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors. Glen and Greg provide analysis of games 3 and 4. They also talk about things they will be watching closely in the early minutes of game 5.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

Glen and Greg recap the first two games of the Western Conference Finals series between the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers and the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

A deep preview of the Eastern Conference Finals series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors and the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers by Glen and DaneLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

Glen and Dane check in on the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. Are the Celtics done? Who will take control of the Toronto-Philadelphia series? What's happening after both series out west reach 2-2?This and more.@presspodcast@willis_glen@DaneMooreNBALearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Glen drops a solo pod providing analysis of all four NBA semi-conference finals. How did the Sixers get a win in Toronto in game 2? Are the Bucks in control of their series with the Celtics after a game two victory? Is anything worth discussing apart from officiating re the Warriors Rockets series? Denver missed almost ALL of their shots in their g…

Glen and Greg share and talk about the 10 players that make up the 2018-19 All Full Court Press Team. They are mostly familiar names. But we talk about what sets them apart from other players.All of this and more.@presspodcast @LawtonWillis @willis_glen @DaneMooreNBALearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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NBA Playoffs First Round Analysis. We touch on every series and provide our outlooks for the conference and NBA finals.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAutor: Lineups

Because we are not going to talk about them for a while on this episode we conduct a retrospective and a brief look ahead to the summer for all of the teams that have been eliminated from the playoffs.All of this and more.@presspodcast @LawtonWillis @willis_glen @DaneMooreNBALearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Year competition open again? No, but it’s closer than most are making it to be. The Clippers just keep winning. What’s the key to the defensive success? Because the offensive firepower on the bench is unmatched. The Suns are still catching losses after losses. But we still enjoyed watching Devin Booker and the crew this week. The Heat are trying to…

The Rockets are on a trajectory to potentially be the biggest threat to the Warriors. What do we think after watching them this week? The Pacers keep winning… and winning. What do we make of their performance? Do they have a shot to get past the first round in the Eastern Conference playoffs? The Sixers are really good when Joel Embiid is available…

The Spurs had a 1-7 road trip prior to this week. The Lakers have been helping keep the door to the playoffs open. We watched to see what the issues are and whether they are in the process of overcoming them. Are they? The Thunder are struggling with the absence of Paul George. What, if anything? The pressure is naturally mounting for the Nuggets. …

All teams made moves at the deadline. Differing levels of talent involved, but all 4 teams now have a new formula with which to chase success. What did we see when we watch them this week?Alos, who got our awards this week?All of this and more.@presspodcast @LawtonWillis @willis_glen @DaneMooreNBALearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

We do a forward-looking analysis of these teams exiting the all-star break. The Wizards are 10 games under .500 but still within reach of a potential playoff spot. Can Beal carry his team the rest of the way with some help from a few veterans and a couple of young guys playing for contracts? The Nets are above .500 and just got the services of Cari…

The trade deadline was bonkers but we tried to cover it all. The Clippers did well in the big picture. The Sixers went in big for this season. The Raptors acquired Marc Gasol for one specific reason. The Bucks could not have added a more useful player. And, of course, there was no Anthony Davis trade.All of this and more.Follow us on Twitter: @will…

Full Court Press NBA Podcast Episode 117 – Post Trade Deadline AnalysisThe trade deadline was bonkers but we tried to cover it all. The Clippers did well in the big picture. The Sixers went in big for this season. The Raptors acquired Marc Gasol for one specific reason. The Bucks could not have added a more useful player. And, of course, there was …

Kristaps Porzingis and Anthony Davis are dominating the headlines. But we break down needs and opportunities across the entire league. For example, what does Utah need to add? Does it make sense for the Wizards to stand pat? How do the Sixers add critical depth? We hit on many possibilities.All of this and more.Follow us on Twitter: @willis_glen / …

The Sixers are still trying to stay attached to the upper tier in the Eastern Conference and have missed Butler and Embiid of recent. They still seem to be in need of a roster adjustment to get there. What did we see this week? The Raptors are very good. Norman Powell is back and helping. But that may seem to be a small thing. Is it? Also, what’s g…

Not predictions as to who will win or who would have won if the voting took place today. But if we got to individually select the award winner for each category… who would get our awards?Follow us on Twitter: @willis_glen / @LawtonWillis / @presspodcastFollow Dane on Twitter: @DaneMooreNBALearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…

The Spurs have turned their season around. But it’s odd to see them lean primarily on their offense. Will that be the formula for the rest of the season and into the postseason? We discuss. The Grizzlies are way off track. What should they do with the rest of their season? We discuss. The Nuggets continue to sit near the top of the Western Conferen…

The Lakers are without Lebron, but that made it an even more interesting week to learn about the Lakers. What did we take away from watching them this week? The Bucks are goooooooooddddddd! Are they a contender? Even close? The Kings are so much fun to watch and are taking good step after good step. What is the ceiling for this season? The Pistons …

The Hornets are hanging around in the Eastern Conference and they are getting solid contributions from the young Malik Monk and Miles Bridges. What are realistic expectations for them. What is the impact of constantly being small at both the 1 and the 5 positions? Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn are back and now the Bull significantly more fun to wat…

The Magic are sitting in the 8th spot in the Eastern Conference. What are they doing that’s working? Is is sustainable? The Heat are playing their best basketball of the season. What changed? Have they fixed what needing fixing? The Mavericks are winning more games than they are losing. How are they making that happen? Is it sustainable? The Suns a…

The Celtics seem to have found their footing. The have gotten right on offense against a mostly easy stretch in their schedule. There are reasons to feel encouraged about their play. What are they? The Cavaliers picked up a few wins prior to watching them this week. They are still a mess on defense. What observations did we have about their improve…