NBA Front Office Outsider

Mar 14 2021 16
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A basketball podcast that dives deep into the front office and management aspects of the NBA and each of it's 30 teams. I conduct individual team previews and analysis, specifically centered around the offseason and the trade deadline, analyze and examine the various basketball and financial implications of various transactions as they occur, get creative with mock trades & transactions, and use my 20/20 vision to look back at "what if" and "what could've been" scenarios.

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NBA Trade Deadline Challenge

Mar 14 2021 36 mins  
Working alongside TradeNBA.com, I've created the NBA Trade Deadline Challenge in which I will use a scale of 0-5 to rank how likely some of the top trade candidates are to be dealt prior to this year's trade deadline. In today's episode, I've conducted my own rankings on each of the names on the list so please enjoy the episode and I'll welcome any feedback you may have. Don't forg

Atlantic Division Early Trade Deadline and 2021 Offseason Previews; NBA Trade Ladder

Feb 10 2021 69 mins  
In today's episode, I provide a trade deadline primer for each team in the NBA's Atlantic Division, including which players may be available in trade, as well as three trade ideas for each team. I also provide an early 2021 offseason primer for each of the same teams based on their current performance levels and presumed salary cap situations. Finally, I provide an update on my NBA

Central Division Early Trade Deadline and 2021 Offseason Previews; NBA Trade Ladder

Jan 27 2021 80 mins  
In today's episode, I provide an early, in-season trade deadline primer for each Central Division team, which includes three trade ideas for each team, as well as a very early offseason preview for each of those same teams. Finally, I update my NBA Trade Ladder following the huge James Harden-to-Nets trade. Enjoy!

Southeast Division Early Trade Deadline and 2021 Offseason Previews; NBA Trade Ladder

Jan 01 2021 64 mins  
In this week's episode, I provide a very early trade deadline preview and 2021 offseason preview for each Southeast Division team, including proposing three potential trade deadline swaps for each team. Following this, I update my NBA trade ladder following the first week of the NBA season. Enjoy!

James Harden Fiasco; Grading Every NBA Western Conference Team's Offseason; NBA Trade Ladder

Dec 16 2020 74 mins  
In this week's episode, I provide my insight into the entire James Harden-Rockets fiasco and how I think the situation will play out. I also provide grades for each Western Conference team based on how I feel their offseason turned out relative to each o their direction and goals. Finally, i provide an update on my weekly NBA trade ladder after studying the James Harden situation t

Grading Every NBA Eastern Conference Team's Offseason; NBA Trade Ladder

Dec 02 2020 55 mins  
In this week's episode, I provide each team with a letter grade based on their offseason, including the draft, free agency, and any trades each team may or may not have made. Following this, I provide my weekly update on the NBA Trade Letter. Enjoy!

Winners and Losers of the Offseason to this Point; Six Trade Scenarios for the Remainder of the Offseason; NBA Trade Ladder

Nov 25 2020 87 mins  
In this weeks episode, I provide my insight into 10 winners from the NBA's offseason so far, as well as five losers from the offseason up to this point. I also provide six trade scenarios that could still potentially occur throughout the remainder of the offseason. Finally, I provide a major update on my weekly NBA Trade Ladder following the NBA draft, various completed trades thro

Pairing Non-Taxpayer MLE Teams with Non-Taxpayer MLE Players; Various Rockets Trade Ideas; 4 Teams that are Hard to Read; NBA Trade Ladder

Nov 15 2020 89 mins  
In today's episode, I take a look at the 18 or so players that will likely draw interest at the non-taxpayer mid-level exception price range and pair them up with teams who project to have their full non-taxpayer mid-levels exceptions available to their disposal. I also dive deep into the Houston Rockets tumultuous situation and put together fake trade ideas around different scenar

Previewing Six Potential Taxpayer Teams; NBA Draft Trade Ideas; Jrue Holiday and Gordon Hayward Trade Ideas; NBA Trade Ladder

Nov 10 2020 100 mins  
In this week's episode, I preview each of the six teams that look like virtual locks to only have the taxpayer mid-level exception available to them and look at potential player fits for those teams, both on mid-level exception salaries and minimum salaries. I also propose four trade ideas involving various picks from the upcoming draft. In addition, I throw out three trade ideas i

Offseason Cap Space Teams; 6 Trade Ideas for #1 and #2 Draft Picks; NBA Trade Ladder

Nov 03 2020 90 mins  
This week, I take a deep dive into the limited amount of teams that will have cap space available this upcoming offseason and evaluate the different ways those teams can use that cap space and how a few contenders can carve out cap space should they decide they want to do so. Additionally, with both of the top two picks in this year's draft popping up in rumors continuously, I take