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Tyler Britton and Sean Davis go in-depth on all things NBA Basketball.
Episodes
Are The Thunder Favorites? New Timberwolves! Nuggets Overrated? | NBA Team Previews – Northwest
Are the Thunder going into this NBA season as championship favorites? What can we make of the new-look Timberwolves & Jazz? Are the Nuggets on their last legs of this era? The Blazers are weird! In this episode, Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and everything in-between for the NBA's Northwest division.
How Good Are The Lakers? Warriors Playoff Bound? Suns Underrated? | NBA Team Previews – Pacific
How close are the Lakers to winning the West? What can we make of a "healthy" Warriors team? Are people sleeping on the Suns? What can we expect from the Clippers and the Kings? In this episode, Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and everything in-between for the NBA's Pacific division.
Who Is The Best Player In The NBA? | Top 30 NBA Players – Part 5
Who are the best players in the NBA? In this episode we discuss the best of the best. Nikola Jokic. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Victor Wembanyama. The good. The bad. Everything in-between. What does it mean to be a 100th percentile defender, as opposed to a 100th percentile offensive engine? What can we make of recent playoff shortcomings? Who was #1 in 2026?
Top 30 NBA Players – Part 4: Who's The Best Guard In The NBA? Is Giannis Still A Top 3 Player?
Who are the best players in the NBA? In this episode we discuss some of the NBA's best guards, compare and contrast their strengths and weaknesses, what it means to be a championship #1, or a strong defender who maintains high usage. We also dive into some MVP caliber players who just miss out on that "tier 1" argument.
Top 30 NBA Players – Part 3: LeBron James or Kevin Durant? How much does individual defense matter?
Who are the best players in the NBA? In this episode we discuss the importance of individual defense, and how defense-first, matchup dependent guys can stack-up against flawed offensive centerpieces. We also dive into some big names like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jaylen Brown, and plenty of others.
Top 30 NBA Players – Part 2: How Important Are The Playoffs? Is Versatility King?
Who are the best players in the NBA? In this episode we discuss the importance of playoff basketball, and how to evaluate a player's "playoff translation" in smaller samples. We also compare and contrast how valuable it is to have a "superpower" but be limited in other areas, as opposed to having the versatility to stay on the floor, for any team, in any situation and impac
Top 30 NBA Players – Part 1: How Do We Evaluate A Basketball Player?
Who are the best players in the NBA? In this episode we discuss what factors go into evaluating a basketball player, and dive into a few names who just missed the top 30 cutoff point.
The Unique Impact Of Russell Westbrook
Tyler Britton and Carson Malbrough break down the unique impact of Russell Westbrook, and how he challenged so many conventional ideas of NBA basketball during his prime years with the OKC Thunder.
Is Steve Nash The Best Offensive Player Ever? Historic NBA Analysis With MarzTalksSports
Tyler Britton and MarzTalksSports dive into the offensive game of Steve Nash, talk about the Phoenix Suns' NBA playoff "failures" and whether or not he has a claim to be the best offensive player ever.
LeBron James To The 76ers: A Weird Fit?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis break down how LeBron James fits with the loaded 76ers roster, and whether or not Nick Nurse will be able to optimize all of their talent.
Ranking Every LeBron James Destination
Tyler Britton and Carson Malbrough break down the timeless game of LeBron James, what an ideal destination for him looks like, and which teams in the "mix" fit the bill.
Did The Lakers Finally Get It Right?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis break down every move the Los Angeles Lakers made this offseason, and attempt to figure out how good they'll be in the upcoming NBA season.
How The Knicks Went Up 2-0, Do The Spurs Have A Chance? NBA Finals Analysis
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis break down everything we've seen in Games 1 & 2 of the NBA Finals, how the Knicks gained an advantage, and what the Spurs can potentially do to even things out in Game 3.
Knicks vs. Spurs: Complete NBA Finals Preview
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis break down everything you need to know before Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs take on Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals.
Spurs or Timberwolves? Do The Lakers Have A Chance? Who Runs The East?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis break down everything we learned from the beginning of round 2 of the NBA playoffs, and what we can expect to see moving forward.
The NBA Playoffs Have Been Insane
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis break down everything that's happened in the first round of the NBA playoffs, and what we can expect to see moving forward.
Ranking Every NBA Playoff Team (2026)
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis make a power ranking of all 20 confirmed NBA playoff teams, and discuss who has the best chance at a championship.
The 2026 All-NBA Teams
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss, debate, and hyper-analyze the play of various stars in an effort to create three All-NBA teams for the 2025-26 season.
Cooper Flagg vs. Kon Knueppel: NBA Rookie Of The Year Debate
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the play of Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg throughout this season and determine an NBA rookie of the year winner, as well as highlighting other notable rookies.
The Most Underrated Players In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss which skill sets translate to NBA playoff basketball, then look at non all-stars who display these skills, and why they're "undervalued" when it comes to helping teams compete for championships.
Ranking Every Western Conference NBA Playoff Team
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis make a power ranking of every NBA team in the Western Conference, and discuss who has the best chance at a championship.
Ranking Every Eastern Conference NBA Playoff Team
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis make a power ranking of every NBA team in the Eastern Conference, and discuss who has the best chance at a championship.
Cooper Flagg Is A Superstar. James Harden To The Cavs! NBA Trade Deadline Part 2
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis talk about the biggest moves of the NBA trade deadline, like Ivica Zubac to the Pacers, James Harden to the Cavs, Anthony Davis to the Wizards and everything in between.
Jaren Jackson Traded! James Harden & Giannis On The Move? NBA Trade Deadline!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis talk about everything that's happened around the NBA trade deadline, including major moves like Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Jazz, rumblings around Giannis, Harden, LeBron, and everything in-between.
Selecting The NBA All-Star Teams
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis select their NBA all-stars from each conference, and discuss what makes certain players more valuable than others.
The Complete Giannis Trade Situation
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent trade rumors surrounding Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks, potential destinations, and how this can alter the landscape of the NBA.
We Tried To Solve NBA Basketball...
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the impossibility of evaluating the impact of an individual NBA player, and which tools can help us get closer.
Trae Young And The State Of The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the evolution of Trae Young as a player, and what this recent trade means for the Wizards, Hawks, as well as the NBA as a whole.
Superstar Role Players In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the idea of a "superstar role player", how that stacks up against typical offensive stars, and which archetypes fit the mold in today's NBA.
Ranking The NBA's Western Conference Contenders
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the current state of the Western Conference, and attempt to rank each team as contenders to win the NBA Finals.
Is This The Best Team In NBA History?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the historic start to the season from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and evaluate whether or not they're actually the best team in NBA history.
Which NBA Team Has The Best Rebuild?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss every NBA team that's currently going through a "rebuild" and attempt to rank them over the next 5-7 years.
NBA Real or Fake: Raptors Hot Start, Celtics 2-Way Play, Clippers' Disaster
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss hot (and cold) starts to the NBA season, and determine whether the evidence points to sustainability or not. Teams like the Raptors, Heat, Celtics, Pistons, Clippers, Suns, and Rockets are heavily featured.
Ranking The Top 25 NBA Players, Part 3
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis finalize their countdown of the top 25 NBA players of 2025, and talk about the biggest stories of the first week of the 2025-26 season like Victor Wembanyama, VJ Edgecombe, and more.
Ranking The Top 25 NBA Players, Part 2
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis continue their countdown of the top 25 NBA players of 2025 by discussing the differences and separating "offense-centric" players like Tyrese Maxey, De'Aaron Fox, Trae Young, Ja Morant, Paolo Banchero, Cade Cunningham, Darius Garland, Damian Lillard, and Kyrie Irving.
Ranking The Top 25 NBA Players, Part 1
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis start their countdown of the top 25 NBA players of 2025 by naming some honorable mentions, then discussing differences between the regular season and playoffs for guys like James Harden, Jamal Murray, Bam Adebayo, Karl-Anthony Towns, Ivica Zubac and Jaren Jackson Jr.
Top 10 Defensive Bigs In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA's best defensive bigs, and attempt to make a top 10 from the 2024-25 season.
Top 10 Defensive Wings In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA's best defensive wings, and attempt to make a top 10 from the 2024-25 season.
Top 10 Defensive Guards In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA's best defensive guards, and attempt to make a top 10 from the 2024-25 season.
Top 10 Offensive Players In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA's best offensive players, and attempt to make a top 10 from the 2024-25 season.
Top 10 Playmakers In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA's best playmakers, and attempt to make a top 10 from the 2024-25 season.
Top 10 Scorers In The NBA
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA's best scorers, and attempt to make a top 10 from the 2024-25 season.
Which NBA Players Will Break Out Next Season?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA players with the best chances of breaking out and reaching a new level in the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season.
Deandre Ayton To The Lakers! Nuggets, Rockets, And Hawks Are Cooking!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss all of the big, recent NBA free agency moves and assess who's an early winner or loser.
The NBA Offseason Is Here
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss everything that's happened in the early part of the 2025 NBA Offseason.
Everything You Need To Know Before Game 7 Of The NBA Finals
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss everything you need to know before Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
NBA Finals Games 2 & 3 Reaction
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss Games 2 & 3 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and the Thunder.
NBA Finals Game 1 Reaction
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and the Thunder.
Previewing The NBA Finals
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the NBA Finals matchup between the Pacers and the Thunder, and make predictions.
Are The Thunder The Best Defense Of The 21st Century?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss OKC's all-time great defense, and attempt to rank them among other 21st century defensive teams.
Everything You Need To Know About The Conference Finals
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the first 4 games of the conference finals, and what each team can potentially do to get to the NBA Finals.
Previewing The NBA Conference Finals
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss Thunder/Wolves, Knicks/Pacers, and make predictions for the NBA conference finals.
OKC's Historic Defense, Pacers Take a 3-1 Lead, Giannis Leaving the Bucks?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss Indiana's huge game 4 win, and what factors led to a 3-1 lead, as well as the 2-2 Nuggets/Thunder series and how OKC's historic defense has stole the show, then go over the Giannis situation.
Knicks Go Up 2-0 On Celtics! Cavs Go Down 2-0 To Pacers? Thunder vs. Nuggets!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the unpredictability of the 2nd round of the 2025 playoffs, and what we can draw from the first 2 games of Knicks/Celtics, Pacers/Cavs, and Nuggets/Thunder.
Warriors vs. Timberwolves, Thunder vs. Nuggets, and Cavs vs. Pacers Game 1
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis recap their biggest takeaways from the Western Conference 1st round, preview the 2nd round matchups, then talk about game 1 of the Cavs and Pacers series.
Celtics vs. Knicks, Cavs vs. Pacers, and NBA Dynasties
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis recap their biggest takeaways from the Eastern Conference 1st round, preview the 2nd round matchups, then talk about the state of dynasties in the current NBA.
Anthony Edwards vs. Luka Doncic! Steph and Jokic Are The Offensive GOATs?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the Wolves taking a 3-1 lead, and what that can tell us about the status of Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic as players, as well as the dominance of Steph Curry and the Warriors, and Nikola Jokic's Game 4 masterpiece.
Wolves And Knicks Take 2-1 Leads! The Bucks Figure Out The Pacers? Magic Steal One!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the Wolves and the Knicks taking 2-1 leaders, the big game 3 from the Bucks and what that could mean for the Pacers, as well as the Magic stealing a game from the Celtics.
Reacting To The Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis dive in-depth into the opening games of each Eastern Conference NBA playoff series, and reassess their predictions.
Reacting To The Western Conference NBA Playoffs
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis dive in-depth into the opening games of each Western Conference NBA playoff series, and reassess their predictions.
Predicting The First Round Of The NBA Playoffs
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis go in-depth on every first round matchup of the NBA playoffs, and make their predictions.
Ranking Every NBA Playoff Team
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis make a power ranking of all 20 confirmed NBA playoff teams, and discuss who has the best chance at a championship.
Selecting The NBA Award Winners
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis make their selections for all of the NBA awards, including MVP, DPOY, All-NBA, and All-Defensive teams.
Which "Non-Competitive" NBA Team Has The Best Situation?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss which rebuilding or "non-competitive" teams are currently in the best situation to build for the future.
How Good Is Shai? Has Luka Regressed? Harden Still Got It!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the season Shai is having, what we think of current Luka, and the vintage Harden performances.
The Downfall Of The Mavs And The Historic Cavs. What Is The Wolves' Ceiling? The Bulls Are Fun!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the downfall of the Mavericks, the historic season that the Cavs are having, what the Timberwolves' ceiling looks like, and the sneaky fun young core of the Bulls.
Bucks And Pistons Are Rolling! What's Up With The Magic And Grizzlies?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent stretch of winning from the Bucks and Magic, as well as the lesser play from the Magic and Grizzlies.
How Good Are The "New" Warriors? The Blazers Young Core! Trust The Process?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the Warriors' floor and ceiling since adding Jimmy Butler, the exciting young core of the Trail Blazers, Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers' incredible play, as well as the deteriorating 76ers situation.
Lakers vs. Nuggets. The West Is Stacked! What's Up With The Knicks And Pistons?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent Lakers vs. Nuggets matchup, power rank Western Conference playoff teams, the recent play of the Pistons and Knicks, as well as Zion Williamson.
Mid-Season NBA Award Picks
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss their mid-season picks for each major NBA award.
The Best Trade Deadline In NBA History
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the trade deadline's biggest winners, losers, and everything in-between.
The Craziest Trade In NBA History
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss Luka Doncic to the Lakers, and Anthony Davis to the Mavs in what might go down as the craziest trade in NBA history.
Reacting To The All-Star Reserves. How Good Are The Rockets? De'Aaron Fox Trade?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the All-Star reserve selections, and talk about who was "snubbed", as well as the recent dominance of the Rockets, what their ceiling looks like, and the De'Aaron Fox trade rumors.
Are The Lakers and Grizzlies Contenders? The Cavs Are Sliding? The Raptors Are Fun!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent play of the Lakers and Grizzlies, and gauge their potential as contenders, as well as the recent 3-game slide by the Cavs, and the ethical tanking of the Raptors.
How Good Are The Nuggets? The Heat And Jazz Are Building Something Good!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent play of the Nuggets, the emergence of Kel'el Ware and what that means for Heat, as well as the sneakily good young core of the Utah Jazz.
Selecting The 2025 NBA All-Star Teams
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis select their 2025 NBA All-Star Teams, break down each pick, and discuss the toughest cuts.
Paolo And Zion Are Back! What's Going On With The Celtics? Cavs vs. Thunder!
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent returns of Paolo Banchero and Zion Williamson, the emergence of Amen Thompson, as well as the current landscape of the Celtics, Cavs, and Thunder.
Celtics vs. Thunder! Kawhi Is Back! Kings, Pacers, and Pistons Turning A Corner?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent Celtics and Thunder matchup, Kawhi's return, the recent play of teams like the Suns, Kings, Pacers, and Pistons, as well as Alex Sarr's breakout.
Who's Going To Win The NBA Championship?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss some of the NBA's hottest teams, and attempt to rank the league's top championship contenders.
Dorian Finney-Smith To The Lakers! The Kings Fired Mike Brown? Cade and Wemby! NBA Ratings?
Tyler Britton and Sean Davis discuss the recent Lakers and Nets trade, the Kings' season and recent firing of Mike Brown, as well as the emergence of Cade and Wemby as star players.
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