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Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN's Insiders sort out life in and around the NBA world.

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective ESPN

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Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN's Insiders sort out life in and around the NBA world.

    Building Around Wemby, Knicks & Pels Look Strong

    Building Around Wemby, Knicks & Pels Look Strong

    Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Andrew Lopez to talk the challenges building around Victor Wembanyama with how good he is so early on, how Zion & the Pelicans are flying under the radar playing very well, the Knicks' insane record with OG and more!
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Play-In Seeding Battles For Teams Like Warriors & Lakers

    Play-In Seeding Battles For Teams Like Warriors & Lakers

    Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to talk some teams battling for seeding in the NBA Play-In Tournament in both the East and West including the Warriors, Lakers, 76ers and more.
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    • 48 min
    Impact Of New All-NBA Rules & Battle At Top Of West

    Impact Of New All-NBA Rules & Battle At Top Of West

    Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to talk how the new minimum game rule & eliminating of positions for All-NBA will impact the league, a difficult stretch for the Rockets, who can hang on to the top of the Western Conference and more!
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    • 51 min
    Zion’s Pels On Fire, Mess In The Eastern Conference

    Zion’s Pels On Fire, Mess In The Eastern Conference

    Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Kevin Pelton to talk the hottest team in the NBA, if Zion deserves more attention for his play, the impact injuries in Minnesota could have on the trajectory of the season, the likelihood the Warriors remain in the play-in territory and the mess developing in the Eastern Conference.
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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Nuggets Edge Out Celtics, Edwards' Defining Block & Curry Faces Injury Scare

    Nuggets Edge Out Celtics, Edwards' Defining Block & Curry Faces Injury Scare

    On this episode of the Hoop Collective, Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps, and Tim MacMahon dive into key NBA highlights. They discuss the Nuggets' win over the Celtics, Jayson Tatum's impact on the Celtics' playoff chances, the team's defense strategy against Nikola Jokic, and how the Nuggets' bench outperformed the Celtics'. The episode also covers Anthony Edwards' critical block against the Pacers, Karl-Anthony Towns' meniscus surgery, the Bulls' surprising season turnaround, and Steph Curry's ankle injury against the Bulls. 

    0:00 Welcome to the Hoop Collective
    01:22 The Nuggets beat the Celtics in a thrilling match
    11:50 Celtics' Playoff Hopes: The Critical Role of Jayson Tatum
    17:58 Breaking Down Celtics' Defense Against Nikola Jokic
    27:13 How the Nuggets' Reserves Outshone the Celtics'
    38:52 Anthony Edwards Game-Saving Block Against Pacers
    46:08 Karl-Anthony Towns to Undergo Surgery for Torn Meniscus
    53:06 The Bulls' Unexpected Turnaround
    55:02 Steph Curry Suffers Right Ankle Injury Against Bulls
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Important Stretch For Top Of East, Concerns For Kings/Thunder?

    Important Stretch For Top Of East, Concerns For Kings/Thunder?

    Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to talk an upcoming stretch of challenging games for the top teams in the Eastern Conference including the Cavs, Celtics and Bucks. Plus, can Milwaukee beat Boston in a best of 7 series, should the Thunder be concerned about their lack of size against the Lakers and why the Kings have been a roller coaster at times.
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    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
3.3K Ratings

3.3K Ratings

Dubs322 ,

Hyperbole is their brand

Windy cites Celtics ‘historic win’ against Warriors team down two starters at the end of a four game Eastern Conference road trip. This is but one example of the ‘over the top’ reporting that can make listening to the pod a tiresome experience. If you can get past the ‘First Take’ level of hyperbole, an unabashed embrace of recency bias, and seemingly endless Lakers reporting, there is excellent content to be found.

Led Gozeppelin ,

Windhorst might be the best

Hard working. Integrity. Has a sense of humor about himself.

But Bontemps is unlistenable even as a foil to McMahon. McMahon occasionally lands a joke but misses more often than not.

Brian keeps the show running and corrals the cats. For that, he get 4 stars.

denverace ,

Windhorst & McMahon good- Spears & Bontemps bad

One of the best NBA podcasts, full stop. Windy and McMahon are fantastic, Pelton and Youngmisuk are excellent… Bontemps can’t stop interrupting and is Embiid’s personal publicist. Enough Marc Spears, please. He was incoherent on the most recent appearance and seldom adds value. Essential listening, despite its warts.

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