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On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, author of The Wonder Boy, Luka Doncic and the curse of greatness, discuss Luka’s career with the Mavericks and the internal details that led him to being traded.Next, Vince and Tim react to the Los Angeles Lakers dominant win over the Oklahoma City Thunder and if it proves the Lakers are a real threat to OKC.Later, Vince and Tim take a look at the Western Conference as a whole and why certain matchups could decide who wins the Western Conference.(2:15) Luka the prodigy(8:46) Luka’s early career with Mavericks(18:53) Luka, Lakers huge win against Thunder(26:48) Luka’s frayed relationship with Nico Harrison(38:52) Luka’s first return to Dallas since being traded(45:09) Western Conference playoff log jam(49:57) Rockets need a superstar Subscribe to Good Word with GoodwillApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2025 MLB season]🖥️ Watch this full episode on YouTubeCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh went LIVE on Friday morning to discuss 10 storylines with 10 days left in the NBA regular season, and they started with reaction to last night's masterclass performance by Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Did Steph officially enter the MVP conversation, and is GSW the team best-suited out west to KO the Thunder? Plus the guys hit 9 other massive storylines -- including why Cooper Flagg landing with the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama would create "Tim Duncan-David Robinson 2.0" (0:43) 10 storylines with 10 days left in the season (0:52) Steph is Top 5 MVP 5(5:55) Can Cavs & Bucks fix their issues? (8:58) Grizzlies are all-in on Ja Morant (14:23) Can Thunder win 70 games? (19:56) SGA nears +1000 (23:36) Where will Houston's pick end up? (26:47) Mailbag/live questions pt. 1 (39:59) Tanking teams contend for Cooper Flagg (42:05) Who will earn the 'Mark Madsen' award? (45:13) Can the Timberwolves keep it rolling? (51:50) All 30 teams in action on April 13 (54:25)  Mailbag/live questions pt. 2 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine break down Ja Morant's unique, disturbing decline in PPG the last 3 years. Could Ja actually be past his prime already? The chaos of this season for the Memphis Grizzlies, which has seen the firing of HC Taylor Jenkins, may have culminated on Tuesday when Ja Morant seemed to do yet another "gun" gesture that the NBA is now investigating, too. Speaking of Western Conference contenders, the Thursday night tilt between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors is also previewed in full on this must-watch edition of The Big Number.(00:55) - The Big Number: Ja Morant's declining PPG(17:20) - Grizzlies using Ja less in pick-and-roll(22:25) - Ja has missed over half of Grizzlies' regular season games since 2021(25:50) - Grizzlies defensive struggles in 2025(30:20) - Grizzlies can't beat good teams?(34:10) - Warriors vs. Lakers previewSubscribe to the The Big Number on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and Jason Goff react to Nikola Jokic’s historic performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves as well as Russell Westbrook’s blunders that cost the Denver Nuggets the win.Next, Vince and Jason discuss Stephen Curry’s stellar performance against the Memphis Grizzlies and who are the true contending teams in the Western Conference.Later, Vince and Jason unpack Draymond Green’s comments about different eras in the NBA and give love to Carmelo Anthony for being named a first ballot Hall of Famer. (1:29) Russ costs Nuggets the game(9:36) Nikola Jokic an all-time great(18:20) Steph Curry drops 52 on Memphis(25:52) Western Conference Contenders(38:29) Kevin Durant return to OKC?(40:48) Draymond Green on different NBA eras(51:27) Carmelo Anthony first ballot hall of fame 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and The Athletic’s Sam Amick react to former Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins getting fired and how that could ultimately impact Ja Morant.Next, Vince and Sam do a deep dive on how special Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been this season and who should win MVP between him and Nikola Jokic.Later, they choose the most dangerous teams in the Western Conference and react to the brawl between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons.(01:12) Taylor Jenkins fired(16:45) Ja Morant’s future with Memphis(22:05) SGA’s historic season(30:07) MVP: SGA or Jokic?(37:00) Pistons-Timberwolves fight(48:40) Dangerous teams in the Western Conference 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

NBA on NBC's play-by-play commentator Noah Eagle joins Kevin O'Connor to discuss all of the fallout from the weekend of hoops, including Kevin Durant's injury and Phoenix getting blown out by Houston. Find out why one of our hosts says Phoenix is "gonna lay down and die... they're done. It's over!" Plus the brawl that took place between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves got Noah Eagle thinking: what if he got to COMMENTATE a fight? He gives Kevin a hilarious broadcasting "sneak peak" of what that would sound like, and of course it got them both wondering if the "Bad Boys" are officially back. And Atlanta Hawks fans, this is the episode for you! KOC finally admits he was wrong about Zaccharie Risacher who Kevin says, officially, "is NOT a bust." KOC and Noah also hit all of the college hoops fallout from over the weekend, including Elite 8 reactions and a full-blown Final Four preview. It's all on this loaded episode of the KOC Show! (0:36) Noah Eagle joins the show(1:35) Is it over for the Suns?(12:05) Pistons-Timberwolves brawl(24:11) Grizzlies fire Taylor Jenkins(33:05) Risacher shines for Atlanta Hawks(38:55) Walter Clayton Jr. leads Florida to Final Four(43:31) Khaman Maluach & Duke dominate Alabama(47:03) Would you rather: Derik Queen or Khaman Maluach(48:32) Daniel Wolf NBA prospects(55:21) All no. 1 seeds in men's Final Four(57:09) Broome boosts Auburn in victory(59:11) Non-tourney players to watch in NBA Draft(1:07:19) SGA = Michael Jordan?(1:10:08) Will Syracuse MBB ever be elite again?  📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

KOC is joined by Tom Haberstroh as the guys react to the absolutely unbelievable game-winning buzzer beater from Josh Giddey. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lose in devastating fashion (mostly because of LeBron's careless late turnover), and now it has the guys wondering if the Chicago Bulls are BACK?? Plus the Indiana Pacers scored HOW MANY points last night vs the hapless Wizards? And Kev and Tom weigh in on how fun an Indiana-Detroit Pistons First Round matchup would be. Plus Adam Silver's press conference on Thursday covered everything from NBA Expansion in Europe, (and Seattle/Las Vegas), how All-Star Weekend needs to change (again!), and how Tanking can be addressed. And don't miss the guys' thoughts on Cooper Flagg's masterpiece performance vs Arizona that sent them to the Elite 8, along with Coach John Calipari's Arkansas squad blowing a massive lead to Texas Tech, and Alabama's historic night from 3-point land.Then, Thinking Basketball's Ben Taylor joins Kevin O'Connor to discuss the cutting-edge strategies being implemented by the "futuristic" Oklahoma City Thunder. Are the Boston Celtics on that level, too? Plus, Ben is blown away by what he's seeing from LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, he just wonders if they'll be able to keep it up over the course of the Playoffs. And Ben weighs on why so many fans complain about the volume of 3-pointers being shot in today's "modern" NBA, and how the league may need to address it. (1:05) Lakers lose on Bulls buzzer-beater(6:28) Pacers put up 162 pts on Wizards(9:34) Current Eastern Conference playoff matchups(12:01) Adam Silver comments on NBA expansion(18:34) Silver admits All-Star game missed the mark(23:46) Could NIL in college hoops end NBA tanking?(35:32) Cooper Flagg shines in Duke win vs. Arizona(39:31) Texas Tech rallies back to beat Arkansas(44:55) Alabama shoots record 3’s vs. BYU(48:18) Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball joins(48:59) Are Celtics title favorites?(56:28) Draymond Green deserving DPOY favorite?(1:02:25) Is Camara a modern-day Pippen?(1:08:40) 2024 NBA re-draft(1:12:01) A Thinking Basketball video on Bronny?(1:13:28) Assessment of Lakers recent skid(1:22:55) Banchero bounces back(1:23:01) Modern vs. ‘old school’ NBA 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine weigh in on why Anthony Davis is THE most important player with 10 games remaining in the NBA regular season. Patrick Dumont and Nico Harrison get to see whether their high-stakes gamble pays off in the short term, as AD currently has an outside shot to drag the Dallas Mavericks into the Play-In and then perhaps the Playoffs. Plus, Dan explains how the next tier of "most important players" with 10 games to go includes Aaron Gordon, Devin Booker, Jaden McDaniels and Kawhi Leonard — with the Western Conference Playoff picture heating up more each day. And the guys discuss Damian Lillard's DVT diagnosis and how it impacts the Milwaukee Bucks in the short-term, and perhaps additionally impacting Giannis Antetokounmpo's future with Milwaukee in the long run.(1:00) - Big Number: Can Anthony Davis carry the Dallas Mavericks?(16:45) - Aaron Gordon elevates the Denver Nuggets defense(21:20) - Devin Booker's impact on the Phoenix Suns(25:30) - Kawhi Leonard surging with the Los Angeles Clippers(29:00) - Jaden McDaniels is sinking 3's for the Minnesota Timberwolves(33:45) - Over/under scoreboard update(37:15) - LeBron says Giannis could score 250 a game in the 1970's(41:10) - Where do the Milwaukee Bucks go from here?Subscribe to the The Big Number on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and Dan Titus react to the unfortunate news about Damian Willard being out indefinitely due to a blood clot.Next, Vince and Dan unpack LeBron James candid interview on Pat McAfee where he expresses his interest in having a relationship with Michael Jordan and claps back at Stephen A. Smith for his remarks about Bronny James.Later, Vince and Dan discuss Jimmy Butler’s return to South Beach and why Heat culture is dead.(01:26) Damian Lillard out indefinitely(4:07) What’s next for the Milwaukee Bucks?(13:29) LeBron want relationship with Michael Jordan(21:39) LeBron says Giannis could dominate the 70’s(28:08) LeBron claps back at Stephen A Smith(34:36) Conversations surrounding Bronny James(39:29) Jimmy Butler return to Miami(43:56) Heat culture is dead(46:01) Jimmy Butler doing it his way🖥️ Watch this full episode on YouTubeCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network

Kevin O'Connor reunites with Chris Vernon on the latest episode of The Kevin O'Connor Show, delivering 10 semi-bold predictions for the NBA season's remainder and the NBA Draft. KOC and Verno kick off sharing discontent with the Memphis Grizzlies' performance and speculate that both the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers might miss the NBA Finals.The guys also suggest that a healthy Kawhi Leonard may make a dangerous run in the NBA Playoffs, that Chicago's Josh Giddey could be in line for a huge payday this offseason and Verno goes off on the league, predicting that massive competitive balance changes will come this offseason to address tanking and star players resting.Finally, the pair close out with two NBA draft-themed predictions coming out of the ongoing NCAA tournament.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2025 MLB season](2:30) - Memphis will miss the playoffs(11:05) - CLE & OKC will miss NBA Finals(17:05) - OKC sweeps their first-round series(21:35) - LAC wins at least 3 playoff games(26:15) - Josh Giddey becomes $100 million man(30:25) - Dame/Giannis duo will fail & Milwaukee cleans house(38:45) - NBA enacts sweeping competitive balance changes to appease TV partners(52:20) - Nique Clifford is a lottery pick this June(56:50) - Boogie Fland is drafted as a first rounder🖥️ Watch this full episode on YouTubeCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts 📢 Check out the entire Yahoo Sports podcast network