Tag: Australians in the NBA
NBA Straya – Thurs Feb 6: TRADE DEADLINE MADNESS – IGGY TO MIAMI, SIXERS SCORE BENCH DEPTH + MORE (Ep 405)
the TRADE DEADLINE IS UPON US! So now we’ve got Iggy making his way to Miami, the Sixers adding bench scoring and depth… and the Kings and Hawks doing, I dunno, stuff! SO! We’re breaking that all down & loads more today… cos there were also some AWESOME games to talk about! We’ve got that… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Feb 5: MASSIVE 4-TEAM 12-PLAYER MEGA TRADE KICKS OFF TRADE WEEK + ZION vs GIANNIS & KICKSTARTER GUEST SIMON! (Ep 404)
WE GOT A TRADE! And it’s a MASSIVE MEGA one… even if it doesn’t really move the needle… still Trade Deadline 2020 is off and Robert Covington is off to Houston, Clint Capela is a Hawk, Malik Beasly is now a Timberwolf, and, I dunno, Denver got, like Shabazz Napier? Anyway… we also had round… Read more
NBA Straya – Tues Feb 4: TRADE CHATTER + D’ANGELO RUSSELL’S VALUE & EVERYONE HATES ANDRE IGUODALA (Ep 403)
The trade deadline is this week so now the Super Bowl is out of the way, LOTS of talk & trade chatter… around the Duck Man, Luke Kennard! And Clint Capela! And, like, D’Angelo Russell! Unreal! Anyway… we look at all that, break down today’s games — like the Sixers Stink — and explain why… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Feb 3: SUPERBOWL, DAME IS AMAZING, ROWDY’S 1st START + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 402)
How was ya Super Bowl? Mine had beers. ALSO – Dame Lillard isn’t just on another level, bloke is on another PLANET right now… and Friend of the Show Ryan ‘Rowdy’ Broekhoff just got his 1st EVER career NBA start! Legend! We’ve also got a Weird Weekend to wrap with WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS…. There’s… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Jan 31: ALL-STAR RESERVES + SNUBS & GAME FORMAT CHANGE + WEEKEND PREVIEW (Ep 401)
Ben Simmons is a 2-time NBA All Star! Pretty neat huh… Anyway… The All-Star reserves were announced today, so we take you through ’em AND all the ‘Snubs’. PLUs – the NBA announced a format change to the All Star Game. Weird. And we’ve got a Weekend Preview! here’s also all the NBA Straya GAME… Read more
NBA Straya – Thurs Jan 30: 400th EPISODE w/ SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS ANSTEY – AUSSIE HOOPS LEGEND & FORMER DALLAS MAVERICK & CHICAGO BULL!!! (Ep 400)
WOW! 400 episodes! SO! We welcome back the legend himself former Dallas Maverick & Chicago Bull, 3x NBL Champ & 2x MVP AND 2x Olympian CHRIS ANSTEY! Chris is on to talk about Kobe Bryant, his legacy and what it was like to play against him… the NBA season so far and LOADS more…. Seriously… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Jan 29: JERRY WEST on KOBE TO THE CLIPPERS, SHAQ’s TEARY TRIBUTE, BOSTON SMOKE MIAMI + ROWDY BACK FOR THE MAVS (Ep 399)
As the tributes keep flowing for Kobe, Shaq gave one of the best & most heart-breaking you’ll see. Jerry West, EJ, Kenny, CP3, KD & more have also added their thoughts… So we cover that a bit, as well as the return of Rowdy Broekhoff, and the game today… like Boston smoking the Heat. There’s… Read more
NBA Straya – Tues Jan 28: A KOBE BRYANT TRIBUTE + WEEKEND WRAP/WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 398)
Still trying to collect the ol’ thoughts following the death of Kobe Bryant… so a pretty sedate episode of NBA Straya today… we’ve got Weekend Winners & Losers, plus an attempt at all the usual ridiculousness. That means some quick NBA Straya GAME WRAPS… plus That’s Not A Knife, Old Mate No Mates, Spud of… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Jan 24: F*CK IT FRIDAY- ALL STAR STARTERS, DAME vs LUKA & YEAH-NAHs w/ GUEST PAUL ARNEY! (Ep 396)
Super rad NBA day today: we got the NBA ALL STAR STARTERS announced… and with Big Simmo Ben Simmons missing out we’ve got PLENTY to yell about… while we also had three rioter games today including an awesome LUKA vs DAME matchup, LeBron shredding in Brooklyn and Brad Beal torching the Cavs… and it’s f*ck… Read more
NBA Straya – Thurs Jan 23: ZION’S INSANE DEBUT, JVG & MARK JACKSON SUCK & HOW GOOD WAS THE 2018 DRAFT CLASS (Ep 395)
Zion Williamson made his NBA debut… and the basketball world promptly melted like a bubble-o bill left on a Blairgowrie sidewalk! What a debut! Also… how much do JVG Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson suck? It’s a lot, right? Plus… taking a look at just how good the 2018 NBA Draft class was… Good… Read more