Oddball w/ Amin Elhassan & Izzy Gutierrez

Sure, every young player and fan wants to know what it's like to play in the NBA, but what Amin & Charlotte really want to know is how you top having a monkey as a pet... you SERIOUSLY won't believe the answer. Mike Miller, two-time NBA champion turned President and agent for LIFT Sports Management, joins Oddball to talk about how his 17 seasons have made him especially unique and understanding in what it takes to represent players in today's NBA like 2023’s Rookie of the Year, Paolo Banchero, and also reveals on Oddball why the Miller household is way cooler than any old zoo. Then, HYPE ME UP brings peace and positivity to the NBA in a way we all need right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Rumors" are the Knicks are getting Giannis?! This is getting ridiculous! Amin has had enough of clickbait culture and the so-called "reports" surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks. Then, Charlotte quizzes Amin on CBS Sports' rankings of the "Top 100 NBA Players" going into 2023-2024 before revealing a never-before-seen BET THE SHOW where Amin and Charlotte bet and WIN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a very special Oddball... just kidding, could you imagine? Charlotte and Amin react to the recent Marc Spears report that a new team has emerged in pursuit of Damian Lillard. and the “shrewd semantics” from Dame's recent podcast tour about potentially staying in Portland amid ongoing trade rumors. Also, it’s Word Count Wednesday! Amin and Charlotte decide if Jimmy Butler will be a Hall of Famer before the latest edition of Oddball goes down the rabbit hole of NBA Reddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amin is pampering himself and letting the latest NBA headlines wash over him including Luka Doncic's floating basketball tournament on a Slovenian lake, the Orlando Magic's retro throwback jersey, and the latest signings in the NBA-ish? Plus, BOLD or SPICY gets really heated and then Amin and Charlotte get into Joakim Noah officiating Derrick Rose's wedding to draft their fantasy NBA wedding reception party.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Looks like there's a few teams on the clock to get "Dame Time" but when and where will he end up? Amin & Charlotte pick apart the lame non-headlines surrounding Damian Lillard's future and why everyone is so anxious for any answer before key dates. Let's not get hung up in the negative and uncertainty, but where to turn to? You know the answer... HYPE ME UP! Oddball then puts LaMarcus Aldridge in the hot seat for the game sweeping the nation (according to Tom Haberstroh), "So You Think You Know Me?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oklahoma City's plans for a new $900 million arena will keep the Thunder in the city through at least 2050... what does that mean for NBA fans and the city itself? Amin and Charlotte look at the value in having teams in smaller markets and Amin makes a few demands of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in regards to future All-Star Weekend host cities. Then, Oddball gets Bold or Spicy questioning how long Jason Kidd will stay in Dallas, whether Zion Williamson is better off leaving New Orleans and vice versa, and what Pat Riley's legacy will be.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Chris Paul joined his "sworn enemy" Golden State Warriors this offseason, Draymond Green now tells ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk that he went from "I hated him" to "My goal is that we can help Chris Paul get his first championship." Amin & Charlotte dig into all the details and look ahead at what we should expect this season from this new-ish looking Warriors. Plus, what makes someone a good teammate in today's NBA and why do some players love Tom Thibodeau so much? You can count on those answers to come from today's WORD COUNT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amin may be taking Team USA's loss to Canada even harder than them... why, oh, why did he antagonize Dillon Brooks so much! Charlotte and Amin struggle to get through the headlines from the weekend after the crushing results from the FIBA World Cup and question whether LeBron James and his assembling of the NBA's Avengers can save Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Oddball then welcomes seven-time NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge to look at what's next for him after retiring for a second time, whether a call from a certain someone could get him to return again, and what his former Trailblazer teammate, Damian Lillard, is going through now as he looks to leave Portland like LaMarcus did for San Antonio and then Brooklyn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, Team USA lost to Germany in the FIBA World Cup but what about Team Canada losing to Serbia too?! Not to point fingers, but can we somehow blame Dillon Brooks for both teams being eliminated? Let's get rid of that negative energy going into the weekend and no better way to do so than with Charlotte's favorite segment, HYPE ME UP! All you sad Sixers fans are really gonna need this one... Plus, the long-but-not-so-anticipated return of BET THE SHOW! Will the Oddball producers finally get to exact their revenge on Amin with some tempting bets? Well, well, wouldn't you like to know... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The drama with James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers continues to spill out as new revelations and sources reveal the latest as detailed by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne; Amin & Charlotte take us through the biggest surprises and breakdown where it continues to go wrong in the Harden-Morey saga. Also, Amin and Charlotte turn to NBA Reddit to unleash yet another crazy conundrum: what two players fused together would make the most unstoppable player in NBA history? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices