200 episodes

ESPN's Zach Lowe talks to various basketball people about various basketball things.

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ESPN's Zach Lowe talks to various basketball people about various basketball things.

    Clipper Concerns, Red-hot Mavs, Wemby is here, and 6th Man Candidates

    Clipper Concerns, Red-hot Mavs, Wemby is here, and 6th Man Candidates

    Zach and The Athletic's Mo Dakhil discuss the latest Laker losses, the charging Mavericks, their concern for the Clippers and Suns, Victor Wembanyama making highlight plays look routine, and candidates for 6th Man of the Year.

    Lakers-Warriors reaction (4:03)

    The surging Mavs (15:08)

    Concerns about the Clippers (30:47)

    Officiating has been tweaked since the All-Star break (44:28)

    Suns (50:22)

    Wembanyama is here (1:02:44)

    Sixth Man of the Year contenders (1:10:44)

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    • 1 hr 27 min
    All-NBA Candidates, Why Scoring has Dipped, and the 65-Game Rule

    All-NBA Candidates, Why Scoring has Dipped, and the 65-Game Rule

    Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks run through their preliminary list of candidates for All-NBA. Then the NBA's Head of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars and the Senior VP of Referee Training and Development Monty McCutchen join to discuss why scoring has dipped since the All-Star Break, ideas to help defenders, and the unintended consequences of the 65-game rule for awards.

    Bucks still trying to figure it out (15:48)

    Brunson is going to make an All-NBA team and state of the Knicks (29:05)

    Rounding out All-NBA candidates (35:32)

    Sixers in disarray without Embiid (48:58)

    Dumars and McCutchen (1:01:27)

    On scoring being down since the All-Star break (1:04:23)

    Ideas to help defenders (1:14:45)

    On how the 65-game rule is working (1:29:43)
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    • 1 hr 41 min
    Pelicans, All-Defense Candidates, Suns, and Why Scoring is Down

    Pelicans, All-Defense Candidates, Suns, and Why Scoring is Down

    Zach and ESPN's Andrew Lopez discuss the red-hot Pelicans, Zion's play, Brandon Ingram's unheralded season, and how the Pelicans stack up against each of the West's elite. Then ESPN's Kevin Pelton joins to pick All-Defensive teams, talk Heat, Suns, Magic and Jamahl Mosley's extension, the recent decline in scoring and free throws, Victor Wembanyama, and much more. 

    Pels are a mystery box and a sleeping giant (6:26)

    Zion's improved defense and rebounding (10:57)

    Herb Jones has a case for All-Defense and Most Improved (13:28)

    The Pelicans' shooting luck defensively (20:13)

    Not enough talk about Brandon Ingram (27:08)

    How the Pels match up against other Western Conference playoff teams (33:30)

    Pelton (40:15)

    Middle of the East (57:46)

    2nd tier All-Defense guys (1:02:47)

    Thunder in line for the top seed in the West (1:09:14)

    Wembanyama's All-Defense case (1:15:27)

    Scoring is down since the All-Star break (1:30:20)

    Temperature check on the Suns (1:39:46)
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    • 1 hr 46 min
    Bobby Marks on Celtics-Nuggets, Ben Simmons, KAT's injury, and Wembanyama

    Bobby Marks on Celtics-Nuggets, Ben Simmons, KAT's injury, and Wembanyama

    Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss Denver's win over Boston in a potential Finals preview, whether Boston has crunch-time issues, the game's impact on the MVP race, and much more -- the impact of Karl-Anthony Towns injury on Minnesota's playoff chances and big-picture future, Dallas' win over Miami, ankle issues for Steph Curry, Victor Wembanyama, and LeBron James, Ben Simmons being out for the season, and what to make of Wembanyama wanting to win more soon. Then -- a special guest on all things Cavs and tax season. 

    Celtics in crunch time (12:57)

    You can't double-team Jokic (17:01)

    The Porzingis matchup for Jokic (24:53)

    Ben Simmons out for the year (34:16)

    KAT's injury (38:33)

    Keeping an eye on the Mavs (51:08)

    Is there another level for the Kings? (55:02)

    The Magic are making a charge (1:01:55)

    The noise around Wembanyama is just that (1:06:03)

    Cavs forward Dean Wade (1:16:31)
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    • 1 hr 35 min
    Scalabrine on the soaring Celtics, Herring on the Top 4 in the West, Bucks, and Raptors

    Scalabrine on the soaring Celtics, Herring on the Top 4 in the West, Bucks, and Raptors

    Zach and Brian Scalabrine break down the red-hot Boston Celtics and who might challenge them in the East. Then ESPN's Chris Herring joins to talk about the top-4 in the West, the Bucks finding their groove, injuries to Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell, and Scottie Barnes, the Raptors deal for Kelly Olynyk, RJ Barrett's play, Anthony Davis, and much more around the league. 

    Derrick White has been amazing (12:36)

    The Warriors leaving Jaylen Brown open at the 3-point line (22:31)

    What are you looking for the rest of the way (28:03)

    Herring (39:04)

    What are you seeing with the Clippers? (41:57)

    OKC is for real (52:50)

    More surprising if Twolves win West or lose in 1st round? (1:11:52)

    Bucks charging (1:23:53)
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    • 1 hr 45 min
    State of the West, Giannis' MVP case, and Wemby vs. Chet

    State of the West, Giannis' MVP case, and Wemby vs. Chet

    Zach and ESPN's Chiney Ogwumike discuss the Lakers' big week, LeBron approaching 40,000 points and their favorite LeBron moments, the Bucks' surge on defense, Giannis' MVP case and the awards race overall, Wemby vs Chet, Rookie of the Year, San Antonio's path forward, whether it's time to worry about the Clippers, Houston's struggles, the Pelicans, much more.  

    Does it matter if the coach makes more than most players on the team? (14:10)

    LeBron's best moments (18:10)

    Concerned about the Clippers? (23:38)

    Trivia question (33:04)

    The Bucks under Doc Rivers (35:31)

    Why isn't Giannis talked about more as an MVP candidate? (49:57)

    ROY race (57:10)

    Rockets and Pelicans (1:06:58)
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    • 1 hr 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
7.3K Ratings

7.3K Ratings

vico0313 ,

STOP HATING

This is my favorite podcast and you guys have trash reviews

bridgeseller ,

It is generally fine.

Generally fine, but his go-to is some variation of “No one is talking about…” and you know what? They are talking about it. If you played a drinking game you would get drunk every episode drop. I have subscribed and unsubscribed so many times. On the fence.

Payitback ,

Talented Writer, Podcast Is A Tough Listen

Zach is unquestionably one of the best NBA writers in the business and I always learn something listening to his podcast. With that said, Zach needs to make an effort to allow his guests to speak. I listened to a recent episode where he had Bobby Marks on and found Zach does not give his guests a chance to speak. I actually felt sorry for Bobby as he could not get a word in edge-wise while zach was pontificating on a variety of topics.

A good host makes his guest the focal point of the show and by doing so enhances his own reputation. ESPN should offer its podcasters training to help them develop effective interviewing skills. This training would benefit the hosts as well as ESPN’s bottom line.

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