Recorded 12/31/2019 Nets vs Timberwolves was played on 12/30/2019 This is the last episode of the year, hope everyone had a happy year and constructive year :) I wish everyone a prosperous 2020! 🎵 Music by steezy prime: → https://soundcloud.com/prime --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lux-podcast/support…

Second episode of my solo podcast. Any feedback is good feedback! Recorded 12/16/19. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lux-podcast/support

The game referenced aired on 12/1/2019. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lux-podcast/support

This episode we talk about Trae Young's ceiling, whether or not Utah is gonna make that leap to solidify their spot in the western conference, and why the Lakers are Overrated.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lux-podcast/support

This episode we talk about duo's in the NBA, and max contracts.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lux-podcast/support

This episode we talk about duo's in the NBA, and max contracts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lux-podcast/support

This episode we discuss teams impacted by NBA Free Agency.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lux-podcast/support

After a lengthy hiatus, The Step Back Live returns to catch up on the first quarter of the 2018-19 NBA season. Matt Rutkowski joins FanSided senior NBA editor Ian Levy to cover the most enjoyable parts of the season so far, the Pistons and alternate timelines, conspiracy theories and a rousing game of 20 questions. Honestly, would you have been abl…

Jeremy Woo, NBA Draft expert for Sports Illustrated's The Crossover joins this week's episode to preview the NBA Draft. Woo shares his thoughts on what fans are missing in the games of Luka Doncic and Deandre Ayton, as well as how he would rank the draft's top big men by their ceilings and by their floors. Woo also leads listeners through some idea…

Jeff Siegel, writer for Peachtree Hoops, Fear the Sword and Early Bird Rights joins The Step Back Live to talk NBA Free Agency. Which teams have the most at stake in free agency this summer and which teams have the cap space to really make things happen. Obviously, a lot hinges on the decision of LeBron James but how will his timeline shape the res…

Carter Rodriguez, of Fear the Sword and The Chase Down podcast, joins The Step Back Live to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals and what comes next. What do we take from the Cavaliers playing the Warriors close in the first two games of the series? Are there any strategic or lineup adjustments that can help them close the gap? How do …

Sean Highkin, freelance NBA reporter and former contributor to USA Today, Bleacher Report and The Athletic joins Ian Levy on The Step Back Live to discuss the teams falling out of this year's playoffs. Do the Portland Trail Blazers need to blow it up? Could they even if they wanted to? Could the Toronto Raptors follow the same path? Are the 76ers a…

Candace Buckner, staff writer for the Washington Post joins The Step Back LIVE to discuss what's next for the Washington Wizards. Was a first round exit the ceiling for this team as presently constructed? What are the chances the Wizards can make useful moves this offseason, and how likely are those moves to involved Bradley Beal, John Wall or Marc…

Seerat Sohi of SBNation, FanSided and The Athletic Toronto joins Ian Levy on The Step Back Live to unpack all our favorite playoffs narratives. Toronto and the Wizards is broken down in detail, with high stakes on both sides and a potential summer of turmoil ahead for the loser. In the West, is Russell Westbrook changing or are we? And how could th…

Nate Duncan of the Dunc'd On Podcast joins Ian Levy on The Step Back Live, to break down the first weekend of the NBA playoffs. They dig into the Cavaliers surprising loss in Game 1 and whether the Pacers can expect their defense to work that well against LeBron James and Cleveland's shooters moving forward. Did the Bucks miss their shot in Game 1?…

Adam Mares, site manager for SBNation's Denver Stiffs and host of the Locked on Nuggets podcast, joins The Step Back Live to dissect the rapidly disintegrating Denver Nuggets. Adam talks about what the average fan is still missing about Nikola Jokic and how his offensive skill set drives the Nuggets at both ends of the floor and shapes how this ros…

Chris Stone, NBA Draft expert for The Step Back and Sporting News, joins the show to discuss comparisons for top prospects. Ian Levy runs through player comparisons for top prospects like Michael Porter Jr., Deandre Ayton, and Trae Young, and Stone lets him know what each comparison is missing about that prospect. Stone also shares insights on weed…

Ben Golliver, staff writer for Sports Illustrated, joins Ian Levy on this week's episode of The Step Back Live to discuss the quest for parity (the NBA's top two teams haven't met in the Finals for two decades), the NBA's growing absorption with Instagram and whether the Los Angeles Lakers are really the best option for LeBron James. Spoiler, Ben t…

Andy Liu, of Warriors World and The Light Years Podcast, joins Ian Levy on this week's episode of The Step Back Live to break down the Golden State Warriors. Are they better than ever? Can they be? What should scare the Warriors about the Houston Rockets and the rest of the Western Conference? Which first round opponent could help knock the Warrior…

Michael Pina, a staff writer for VICE Sports, joins his week's episode of The Step Back Live to break down the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Can the Boston Celtics survive without Marcus Smart? Can they survive with his offense? Can we believe these Toronto Raptors are different until we see it in the playoffs? Are the Cavaliers better, or do…

Rohan Nadkarni, NBA writer for Sports Illustrated's The Crossover, joins Ian Levy on this week's episode of The Step Back Live. Rohan and Ian discuss highlights from All-Star Weekend, dunk contest conpsiracies, ideas the NBA can borrow from MTV's The Challenge and more.Oleh The Step Back Live

ESPN's Kevin Pelton brings his unique and analytics-influenced perspective to the show, discussing the new look Cleveland Cavaliers, their prospects for the present and future, and the rest of the big moves that went down at the NBA Trade Deadline.Oleh The Step Back Live

Ben Dowsett, deputy editor of Basketball Insiders, joined the show to talk about the state of the Utah Jazz, their recent hot streak and plans for the future. Ben also helped preview the NBA Trade Deadline, including what he expected to happen with several key Jazz targets like Rodney Hood, Derrick Favors and Alec Burks.…

The Athletic's Sam Vecenie joins the show to talk about some of this year's top NBA Draft prospects. Sam shares his thoughts on Luka Doncic vs. DeAndre Ayton, scouting the similar talents on the Kentucky Wildcats and what to make of Marvin Bagley.Oleh The Step Back Live

Chris Herring of FiveThirtyEight.com joins Ian Levy on The Step Back Live to discuss the New York Knicks, the recent Jason Kidd firing and what might go down at the NBA Trade Deadline.Oleh The Step Back Live

On this week's episode of The Step Back Live, Matt Moore of the The Action Network joins Ian Levy.Oleh The Step Back Live

The Indiana Pacers are putting themselves in the conversation for the top half of Eastern Conference with great play from Paul George, Myles Turner and Jeff Teague. We look at how it's been happening in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. Ben Gibson, contributor to 8 Points, 9 Seconds, joins the progr…

We look at how far the Utah Jazz can go this season and whether Gordon Hayward was the right Jazz player chosen for the All-Star Game in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. All That Amar, editor of SLC Dunk, joins the show to talk about how the Jazz has finally caught up with expectations despite deal…

Miss this week’s episodes of The Step Back’s Day-to-Day NBA podcast? Catch up with the Weekend Review, a compilation of what we talked about during the week. It’s ideal for weekend listening. This week we looked at the longest NBA games ever, made sense of the latest NBA trade rumors, dove into the suddenly hot Miami Heat, daydreamed about the best…

The Miami Heat, in the Eastern Conference cellar just weeks ago, have won nine in a row and are in the postseason hunt. We look at why it's happening in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. David Ramil, co-host of the Locked on Heat podcast, joins the program to discuss why exactly this dramatic turnar…

With plenty of NBA teams clustered on the fringes of the playoff hunt or the lottery, it's harder than ever to guess who might be a buyer or seller before the Feb. 23 trade deadline. We attempt to make sense of it all in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. Bryan Toporek joins us to look at trade talk …

The Hawks and Knicks dueled in a four-overtime classic Sunday, with Paul Millsap giving an iron-man performance in 60 minutes with 37 points and 19 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony scoring 45 and twice forcing extra periods with clutch shots. With only 14 games in NBA/ABA history that have gone four overtimes or more, we thought it appropriate to look …

We're at the point in the NBA season where we can't help daydream a little. So we're looking ahead a few months at what potential matchups we think would be most interesting in the NBA Finals, from likeliest to literally impossible, in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast. Matt Rutkowski of The Step Back joins the program to…

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The Washington Wizards have quickly gone from what looked like another lost season to contending for the upper half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. We examine why on the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast. Jen Julie Smith of WizOfAwes.com joins the show to talk what explains the Wizards' turnaround, how John Wall an…

Is the NBA plagued by mediocrity? We look at parity in the league this year compared to recent seasons and if NBA teams are clustered in an abnormal way in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. Chris Barnewell joins the program to look at the distribution of NBA teams in tiers in 2017, finding major cha…

We take an early look at some of the top potential 2017 NBA Draft prospects, including Markelle Fultz, Josh Jackson and Lonzo Ball, in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. Chris Stone, who covers the NBA Draft for The Step Back, joins the show to talk about Markelle Fultz's athleticism and complete off…

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We discuss the New York Knicks' recent struggles, including Derrick Rose's no-call no-show, Carmelo Anthony's frustrations, a lackluster defense, and the usual New York media circus in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. James Marceda of NBA Injury Report joins the show to talk about Rose's difficulty…

Miss this week’s episodes of The Step Back’s Day-to-Day NBA podcast? Catch up with the Weekend Review, a compilation of what we talked about during the week. It’s perfect for weekend listening. First, we look at how Eastern Conference teams are faring compared to their preseason win projections with Nothing But Nylon host Kevin Ferrigan. We look at…

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We continue our look at how Eastern Conference NBA teams are faring compared to their preseason win projections in the latest episode of The Step Back’s Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. Nothing But Nylon host Kevin Ferrigan joins the program for part two of the discussion. This time we're looking at Eastern Conference teams who have la…

We look at how Eastern Conference NBA teams are faring compared to their preseason win projections in the latest episode of The Step Back's Day-to-Day NBA Podcast, hosted by Jason Mann. Nothing But Nylon host Kevin Ferrigan joins the program for part one of a two-part discussion on which Eastern Conference teams are better than projected, about whe…

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