

RealGM Radio
RealGM NBA Radio with Wes Goldberg
RealGM Radio is a weekly NBA podcast hosted by Wes Goldberg, a credentialed media member who hosts shows on the Locked On Podcast Network and has bylines at The Ringer, RealGM and more. RealGM Radio goes beyond the headlines and hot takes and brings you the NBA conversations that matter. ____________________________________________ RealGM Radio is powered in-part by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact info@clnsmedia.com
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Jan 23, 2026 • 13min
AND-1: LeBron Should Leave the Lakers and Go East
In this bonus and-1, Wes Goldberg makes the case that LeBron James should leave the Los Angeles Lakers and try to make a push in the Eastern Conference by reuniting with the Miami Heat. #lebronjames #lakers #miamiheat
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Jan 22, 2026 • 52min
GOOD TAKE: Tatum's Injury Was Best Thing to Happen to Celtics & Timberwolves' Path Back to WCF (With Mike Shearer)
Jayson Tatum's Achilles tear gave the Boston Celtics the cover they needed to rebuild, and Pascal Siakam is a clear-cut All-Star. Wes Goldberg and Mike Shearer (Basketball Poetry) share their Good Takes about the Celtics revamped roster, where the Indiana Pacers go from here and what the Minnesota Timberwolves need to do to make it back to the Western Conference finals. #nba #bostonceltics #jaysontatum
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Jan 15, 2026 • 58min
Ranking the Top 25 Players in the NBA (with Es Baraheni)
Wes Goldberg and Es Baraheni RANK the top 25 players in the NBA this season. Nikola Jokic still No. 1? How high does Victor Wembanyama place? Who is better between Stephen Curry, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell and Cade Cunningham? Is LeBron James still a top-25 player? #nba #podcast
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Jan 12, 2026 • 28min
Monday Monologue: The NBA Salary Cap is Good for Fans
Wes Goldberg talks about the Ja Morant trade market, Trae Young's next salary and why the new CBA -- though panned by most -- is actually good for the NBA and its fans. #nba #podcast
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Jan 7, 2026 • 1h 15min
Trae Young Trade Market & Checking In With the Celtics and Warriors (With Bobby Manning and Nick Friedell)
Wes opens the show by talking about Trae Young's trade market and the changing value of players like Young in today's NBA landscape before coming up with some fake trades. Then Bobby Manning (CLNS) joins the show to talk about the surging Boston Celtics, and Nick Friedell (The Athletic) stops by to talk about the up-and-down Warriors.
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Trae Young's trade market
22:02 - Celtics deep dive
47:56 - Warriors' struggles and trade deadline approach
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Dec 30, 2025 • 1h 22min
Making Bold 2026 NBA Predictions (with Keith Parish)
Wes Goldberg and Keith Parish get together to wrap up all things NBA-related in 2025 and make predictions for what the league will look like in 2026!
They break down the Thunder’s impressive rise, the Indiana Pacers' electrifying Finals run led by Tyrese Haliburton, and unforgettable moments like Haliburton’s choke sign at Madison Square Garden. The conversation spotlights the Pacers' fourth-quarter comebacks, the strategic evolution of the Thunder, and Victor Wembanyama’s emerging rivalry with the champs. Key topics include superstar contract negotiations for Trae Young and Anthony Davis, Detroit Pistons' ascent as an Eastern Conference powerhouse, and controversial fixes for NBA lottery reform. Keith Parish offers insight on Memphis Grizzlies’ future, rookie development, and the pressures of NBA podcasting.
00:00 "Halliburton’s Iconic MSG Moment"
09:51 "New Year, New NBA Narrative"
11:39 "Wembanyama Shifts NBA Landscape"
16:52 "Timberwolves Trade Paradox Analyzed"
23:04 "Pistons' Roster Strategy Challenges"
29:50 "Tanking Incentives and Team Strategy"
32:51 "NBA Salary Cap and Development"
39:12 "Fixing Tanking and Lottery Issues"
45:32 "Rethinking NBA Lottery System"
49:17 Morant's Future and Fan Sentiment
53:23 NBA Trades and Team Struggles
59:39 "Timberwolves' Future Without Gobert"
01:07:19 "Star Trades: NBA Speculation"
01:10:39 "Watching Games Without Note-Taking"
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Dec 17, 2025 • 59min
Is Cade Cunningham Destined to Be a Top-6 Player & Can the Cavaliers Get Over the Hump? (With Mike Shearer)
Wes Goldberg and Mike Shearer (Basketball Poetry on Substack) discuss the Knicks winning the NBA Cup and what comes next for them and the Spurs. Then they debate whether Cade Cunningham will be a top-six player by next season, if the Cavaliers will get over the hump, and if Tyler Herro would be taken in a 2019 redraft. #nba #podcast #cadecunningham #cavs
0:00 Intro
2:00 Knicks win the NBA Cup and What's next for the Spurs
20:00 Good Take: Cade Cunningham will be a top-6 player next season, the Cavs will be fine & 2019 redraft
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Dec 9, 2025 • 1h 22min
NBA Tiers (with Matt Moore)
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the favorites to win the NBA Finals, but who are the next-best teams with a chance to win the championship? Wes Goldberg and Matt Moore take stock of the NBA a quarter of the way through the season with their championship tiers.
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Dec 4, 2025 • 30min
Building Giannis Antetokounmpo Trades & How the Bucks Got Here
There's more noise about Giannis Antetokounmpo's uncertain future with the Milwaukee Bucks. Wes Goldberg talks about how we got here and what the Bucks should look for if forced to trade him before building some fake trade ideas to preferred destinations. #nba #giannisantetokounmpo #bucks
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Dec 2, 2025 • 35min
BONUS: NBA Storylines on "Combo's Court"
Wes Goldberg joins Combo's Court to talk about Tyler Herro's fit in the Miami Heat's revamped offense, LeBron James' new role with the Lakers, if the Lakers or Knicks have a better chance of winning the NBA Finals, potential trades that could swing the season and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


