All Things Basketball with GD podcast

GD That Sports Dude

Discussing all things related to NBA basketball including weekly highlights, the playoffs, the draft, free agency and spotlights on players from yesteryear as well as fantasy tips and strategies. Also talking some WNBA, college and Olympics play.

  1. 1d ago

    2026-27 NBA Season, Week 2 Recap

    Intro (00:00 - 01:32) Preview of this Week 2 recap episode (01:33 - 01:56) Players of the Week: Week 1 - Tyrese Maxey and Ty Jerome (01:57 - 04:56) Week 2 - Jayson Tatum and Victor Wembanyama (04:57 - 07:49) Injury news including Jaren Jackson Jr, Kawhi Leonard, Justin Champagnie, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Obi Toppin, Ivica Zubac, Ben Sheppard, Ja Morant, Chet Holmgren, Alex Caruso, Jose Alvarado, Dejounte Murray, Jordan Poole and Egor Demin (07:50 - 21:10) Rookie AJ Dybantsa's NBA debut after missing his 1st 4 games with an ankle injury (21:11 - 22:30) Retirements: Muggsy Bogues #1 jersey to be retired by the Charlotte Hornets (22:31 - 24:56) Russell Westbrook #0 jersey to be retired by the Oklahoma City Thunder (24:57 - 27:14) Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welts to retire at the end of 2026 after spending nearly 50 years as an executive in the league at various locations including with the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors (27:15 - 29:24) Ernie Johnson to retire from the Inside the NBA show after 37 seasons (29:25 - 38:10) Records: Nikola Jokic reaches 200 triple doubles in his career, leaving him 9 behind Russell Westbrook's 209 (38:11 - 39:23) Bam Adebayo passes Udonis Haslem as the Miami Heat's leader in career rebounds (39:24 - 40:09) NBA Cup play beginning on October 30 (40:10 - 40:30) Performances including Anthony Edwards' 47 point explosion prior to his injury, big weeks for Brandon Miller, Steph Curry and Luka Doncic as well as rookie Yaxel Lendeborg, Cameron Boozer becoming the 2nd youngest player to record a triple double & Darius Acuff Jr scoring in bunches for the winless Sacramento Kings (40:31 - 48:44) Atlanta Hawks rookie Kingston Flemings gets a one game suspension for intentionally elbowing Bryce McGowens of the New Orleans Pelicans (48:45 - 49:22) Our friend Draymond Green gets ejected for slamming Khaman Maluach to the ground and then choking Dillon Brooks during the 3rd quarter of a win for the Warriors over the Suns (49:23 - 51:13) Sponsor for the show, Chill Boys Bamboo Boxers and Briefs (51:14 - 52:23) 🛒 Chill Boys - Comfortable Men's Underwear 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: MYPEEPS https://promocode.to/chill-boys/mypeeps-8yf Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (52:24 - 53:57) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude

    2026-27 NBA Season, Week 2 Recap
  2. 1d ago

    2026 WNBA Season, Finals Reactions and Other News

    Intro (00:00 - 00:53) Preview of this WNBA Finals reactions & more news episode (00:54 - 01:13) Kudos to NBC/Peacock and USA Network for their coverage of the WNBA playoffs & Finals (01:14 - 05:42) The media heads who now want to go at Angel Reese now that her team lost in the Finals (05:43 - 14:00) The new commissioner search officially getting underway (14:01 - 16:55) My 4 key topics for the new commissioner to address once hired (16:56 - 21:43) The list of candidates for the new commissioner's job (21:44 - 23:42) Indiana Fever front office moves: team president Kelly Krauskopf resigns, GM Amber Cox fired & Sheri Sam hired as assistant GM (23:43 - 29:25) All-WNBA: 1st team: Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark, Olivia Miles, Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson 2nd team: Paige Bueckers, Jackie Young, Rhyne Howard, Angel Reese and Shakira Austin (29:26 - 30:47) Draft lottery to be televised on ESPN at 7:30pm on November 15; the 6 teams involved - Houston Comets, Toronto Tempo, Washington Mystics, Seattle Storm, Portland Fire and Los Angeles Sparks (30:48 - 33:22) List of draft prospects including possibly Juju Watkins, Madison Booker and Hannah Hidalgo (33:23 - 35:36) List of free agents who could be available in the offseason including Kelsey Mitchell, Jackie Young, Napheesa Collier, Kelsey Plum and Dewanna Bonner (35:37 - 41:51) Sponsor for the show, Chill Boys Bamboo Boxers and Briefs (41:52 - 43:06) 🛒 Chill Boys - Comfortable Men's Underwear 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: MYPEEPS https://promocode.to/chill-boys/mypeeps-8yf Call to action (43:07 - 44:27) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠ Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast: Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/allthingsbbgd⁠⁠ CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠

    2026 WNBA Season, Finals Reactions and Other News
  3. 4d ago

    2026 WNBA Season, Finals Recap

    Intro (00:00 - 01:04) Preview of this WNBA Finals review episode (01:05 - 02:01) Game 1 breakdown (02:02 - 03:54) Game 2 breakdown (03:55 - 05:15) Game 3 breakdown (05:16 - 07:20) Game 4 breakdown (07:21 - 09:53) Game 5 breakdown (09:54 - 11:30) Game 6 breakdown (11:31 - 15:39) Game 7 breakdown (15:40 - 18:02) Golden State Valkyries win the WNBA Championship thus becoming the quickest expansion team to win it; kudos to Coach Natalie Nakase & GM Ohemaa Nyanin (18:02 - 19:42) Gabby Williams wins Finals MVP; her journey to this championship (19:43 - 22:20) Veronica Burton, who was discarded by the Dallas Wings & Connecticut Sun, gets drafted by this expansion team & becomes the lead guard & thus winning a championship (22:21 - 23:36) Kiah Stokes, a WNBA champ for her 3rd time prior to signing as a free agent with this team gets yet another championship (23:37 - 26:04) 14 year vet Tiffany Hayes finally gets a championship; started her WNBA career with the Atlanta Dream for 10 years ironically enough (26:05 - 27:23) Kayla Thornton, who has beaten the odds her entire WNBA career, become a 2 time champion; 1st one came with the New York Liberty 2 seasons ago (27:24 - 29:22) Cecelia Zandalasini, a 10 year veteran of women's hoops in the WNBA & overseas, wins a championship as a rookie with the Minnesota Lynx in 2017 & then now in 2026 (29:23 - 30:54) Janelle Saluan, the reigning 6th Player of the Year who didn't see a lot of time in the Finals, becomes a WNBA champion (30:55 - 31:47) Kaila Charles, Laeticia Amihere & Kaitlyn Chen as contributors to this championship for the Valkyries (31:48 - 34:05) How a team full of misfits comes together to form a championship winning squad (34:06 - 34:05) Kudos to the Atlanta Dream for making this a tough series (34:05 - 36:38) A great 1st season for Angel Reese as a Dream player; this setback will only fuel her to get better (36:39 - 39:20) What's next for the Atlanta Dream (39:21 - 43:10) What's next for the Golden State Valkyries (43:11 - 45:48) Sponsor for the show, Chill Boys Bamboo Boxers and Briefs (45:49 - 46:53) 🛒 Chill Boys - Comfortable Men's Underwear 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: MYPEEPS https://promocode.to/chill-boys/mypeeps-8yf Call to action (46:54 - 47:50) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠ Email: ⁠thatsportsdudegd@gmail.com⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude

    2026 WNBA Season, Finals Recap
  4. Oct 27

    2026-27 NBA Season, Opening Week Reactions

    Intro (00:00 - 01:03) Preview of this NBA Opening Week reactions episode (01:04 - 01:26) October 20 games including underwhelming season debuts for Jayson Tatum and Victor Wembanyama as well as Ring and Banner Night for the world champion New York Knicks (01:27 - 10:05) October 21 games including Yaxel Lendeborg's complaints about Luka Doncic, Ty Jerome's nuclear 45 point game, new team debuts for Anthony Davis, Julius Randle and Kawhi Leonard as well as injury returns for Tyrese Haliburton, Fred VanVleet and Damian Lillard (10:06 - 22:06) October 22 games including the Philadelphia 76ers winning despite being down by 29 points to the Cleveland Cavaliers and a subpar performance from Nikola Jokic in a physical battle between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets (22:07 - 24:08) October 23 games including a franchise record blowout win for the Atlanta Hawks, Jayson Tatum bounces back from an underwhelming season debut and Domantas Sabonis posting the league's 1st triple double for the season (24:09 - 27:02) October 24 games including a frustrated Nikola Jokic in his postgame presser after the Nuggets' OT win vs the New Orleans Pelicans, Joel Embiid's triple double and Devin Booker's 43 point explosion (27:03 - 32:21) October 25 games including Luka Doncic's scorched earth 52 point performance, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 34 point game in a costly win for the Thunder and the Detroit Pistons' tough road win at Philadelphia (32:22 - 35:32) Injury news including Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace, Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Jalen Duren, Yves Missi, Steven Adams, AJ Dybantsa and Cooper Flagg (35:33 - 42:50) Games of high interest for next week's schedule (42:51 - 46:05) New sponsor for the show, Chill Boys Bamboo Boxers and Briefs (46:06 - 47:35) 🛒 Chill Boys - Comfortable Men's Underwear 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: MYPEEPS https://promocode.to/chill-boys/mypeeps-8yf Wrap-up of this episode & a call to action (47:36 - 48:44) Website: ⁠https://www.allthingsbasketballwithgd.com/⁠ Email: ⁠allthingsbasketballgd@outlook.com⁠ Support this podcast: CashApp: $gdthatsportsdude PayPal: ⁠paypal.me/gdthatsportsdude⁠

    2026-27 NBA Season, Opening Week Reactions

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Discussing all things related to NBA basketball including weekly highlights, the playoffs, the draft, free agency and spotlights on players from yesteryear as well as fantasy tips and strategies. Also talking some WNBA, college and Olympics play.