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Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer get their teeth into the 2025-26 NBA Schedule release, providing you with everything you need to know to be prepared for the season, including a look at the new streaming platforms that will change your viewing habits, the NBA Fantasy playoff schedule and which teams you need to stack for those weeks.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer look through the NBA to pick out the biggest weak spots yet to be addressed by NBA teams, including many who are in a position to contend for deep playoff runs, and assess how, or if, these weak spots can be addressed.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada analyze the new Head Coach hires across the NBA and anticipate how the incoming playstyle changes will impact the fantasy basketball space.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer pick through the recent NBA offseason news and signings, including news of Damian Lillard re-signing with Portland and why Men's Health cover star Luka Dončić pushed for the Lakers to sign Marcus Smart.

Mike Gallagher goes over some takeaways from the 2025 NBA Summer League with some notes on betting futures and fantasy value.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada assess the players that could make big impacts on NBA rotations and on your Fantasy Basketball leagues in the 2025-26 season.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer list their biggest losers of the NBA Free Agency period so far from a fantasy perspective, assessing which players have seen their fantasy stock, environments and possible usage decline most sharply.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer list their top 10 winners of the NBA Free Agency period so far from a fantasy perspective, assessing which players have the best chances to succeed in their new environments.

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada take a look at the most recent moves across the NBA, including the huge trade that centred around John Collins and Norm Powell today, as well as looking at how exactly a Bradley Beal buyout from the Suns could possibly make sense financially for Phoenix.

ETR's Mike Gallagher is joined by Last Night, In Basketball and the Double Dribble podcast's host Jared Dubin to recap all the big moves in NBA Free Agency so far, including making sense of the Bucks committing to the largest Waive and Stretch in NBA history, the New York Knicks appointing Mike Brown as their new Head Coach and why Pacers fans are right to feel frustrated by their decision to let Myles Turner head to Milwaukee. You can find Jared's work over at Last Night, In Basketball, with a 25% off discount code in his Free Agency Live Analysis post here: https://www.lastnightinbasketball.com/ You can also subscribe to Jared's Double Dribble podcast, found where all podcasts are found, which he presents along with Mo Dakhil, a former NBA video coordinator for the Los Angeles Clippers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Australian Men's National Team: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u4RUZkuhIgA2hBypIjvXv?si=1783af76449844ff

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer round up all the news from the NBA Draft and the manic trades around it to keep you up to date with everything going on across the NBA ahead of Free Agency.

Mike Gallagher is joined by NBA Draft analysis Brian Schroeder (@BrianJNBA) to analyze the biggest prospect entering this year's NBA Draft, which player comparions we can take from this class and whether they can be successful at the next level.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look back at a Game 7 which was sadly overshadowed by Tyrese Haliburton's injury to assess whether the Thunder can buck the recent trend of one-and-done NBA champions, what the Pacers and Haliburton look like next year through his recovery before finally touching on the huge Kevin Durant trade which took place on Sunday night.

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada strategize how the Indiana Pacers could operate with a hobbled or injured Tyrese Halliburton, theorizing what they would need to change and how functional would it be against Oklahoma City before providing their picks for Game 6 of the NBA Finals

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada return from the weekend to discuss the Thunder's victorious efforts in Game 4, which saw them seal the game down the stretch. They discussed why the Pacers uncharacteristically struggled in the clutch, what Game 4 revealed about the series, and what changes each coach can expect to make heading into Game 5.

Mike Gallagher and Austin Yamada take a look back at last night's big win for the Indiana Pacers and how Rick Carlisle's masterful adaptations paid off to help the Pacers regain the series lead. Mike and Austin discuss whether Bennedict Mathurin's game-leading performance will be a sign of things to come and what the Thunder need to do to turn the tide heading into game four.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada provide their analysis of Game Two of the NBA Finals, which saw Oklahoma City dominate the Indiana Pacers, assessing the key changes the Thunder made to even up the series and how the series shapes up as it heads to Indiana.

Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look back at a wild Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which saw Tyrese Halliburton sink a game-winner with 0.3 seconds left on the clock to give the Pacers the advantage over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Drew and Austin discuss how the Pacers were able to stay close despite so many turnovers, and whether this spells doom for the Thunder.

The NBA Finals matchup is set, and ETR's Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada delve into the individual matchups, playstyles, and coaching decisions that could swing the Finals.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada talk through the only remaining playoff game on the docket with Indiana one win away from only their second NBA Championship game ever. They also give Oklahoma City their flowers for being the best-run organization in the NBA and assess the key things they did to reach the mountaintop.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return from an active NBA weekend which saw Minnesota and New York pull a game back from Oklahoma City and Indiana respectively. Mike and Drew look at what the Timberwolves and Knicks did to change the course of the season, and how likely these changes are to have a prolonged effect throughout the rest of the NBA Conference Finals

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a look back at the NBA Conference Finals Game Ones, including another Pacers comeback, this time to sink the Knicks in MSG and how they went about it and how Minnesota's poor shooting behind the arc destined them for a big game one loss in Oklahoma City.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada deep dive into the NBA Playoff Conference Finals Matchups, previewing the individual matchups, tactics and provide their picks for which teams will advance

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are once again joined by ETR's Austin Yamada to dissect the recent NBA Playoff games and preview what tweaks and changes worked for each of the remaining teams, as well as taking a brief look ahead to the cemented Eastern Conference Finals matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return after a jam-packed weekend of basketball, which saw the away teams continue their dominance and Denver continue to be a thorn in the side of the Thunder. Mike and Drew take a look at all the action and give their thoughts on what worked for each team and the impact on the outlook of each series.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to break down a fascinating array of Conference Semi-Finals, which have seen the home teams win only one of the seven games so far, including what the Celtics need to change up to come back, can Cleveland get healthy in time to overturn their defecit and how the Warriors could change in place of an injured Stephen Curry.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are once again joined by ETR's Austin Yamada as Golden State and Denver both advance through in Game Seven, as well as previewing every Conference Semi-Final series, including a crushing opening game from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.

ETR's Austin Yamada joins Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer to break down the recent NBA Playoffs games and the preview the series that are still alive, inlcuding the Clippers potentially blowing the series against Denver, the Rockets forcing the Warriors to hold home court and what Detroit's starters are doing to keep battling against the Knicks. Editor's note: Austin has audio connectivity issues for the first five minutes of the show, but were fixed onwards.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer react and recap all the action from this weekend's NBA Playoff games, including the shocking late Nuggets victory, the Lakers falling to 3-1 and theorising which teams have a genuine chance to overcome a 3-1 deficit.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a look at all the Game Twos across the NBA Playoffs and give their takes on what they saw, including how much of a chance the Warriors have if Jimmy Butler misses time, what the Lakers did to flip the series back into their favor and can the Pistons take the Knicks all the way?

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer examine the opening games of the NBA Playoffs and assess the performances of all teams so far, including a surprising blowout win for the Timberwolves in LA, the Clippers blowing a chance to steal a game in Denver and how the Pacers manhandled the Bucks.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to break down the four new games in the NBA Playoffs and Play-In tournament, including the blockbuster Warriors-Rockets game and Orlando's advance to a series with Boston. They also discuss the remaining play-in matchups with Dallas facing Memphis and Miami's chances against the Hawks.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer break down each of the NBA Play-In Tournament games as well as the known Playoff matchups, providing in-depth analysis and their predictions for each series

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarania recap this year's NBA Best Ball alongside ETR's Winky Christ, who won $150,000 by finishing first and second place in the DraftKings NBA Best Ball Tournament.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarania return from a brief break to talk through all the hottest points across the NBA, including their reaction to the Game of the Year between Minnesota and Denver and Nikola Jokic's 60-point triple-double for the loss, how the Memphis Grizzlies got it so wrong and why a rejuvenated Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are the team no team in the West wants to meet in the palyoffs.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarinia get their teeth into the biggest topics across the NBA from the last week, including a big win for Oklahoma City in Boston, a Minnesota team that's looks a threat, how the Lakers have struggled in the absence of LeBron James and how hard the NBA needs to come down on Toronto's obvious tank attempt that saw key healthy performers pulled in an effort to secure a loss against fellow tankers, the Philadephia 76ers.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarania return to discuss the latest happenings in the NBA's Western Confernce such as the Lakers recent form launching them into the 2nd seed and whether it's smart for the Mavericks to consider tanking following their worsening injury crisis.

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarania return to discuss the red hot Detroit Pistons as their eight-game winning streak continues following a blowout victory over the Boston Celtics. The gang discuss how they got to this stage and the likelihood of them overtaking the Bucks, Pacers and Knicks to win the #3 seed in the East

Mike Gallagher goes over his toughest perimeter matchups in the NBA this season. This isn't a top defender list and it's more about team system defense along with the high-end 1-on-1 defense that goes with it.

Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia take a look at the big name players traded at the NBA deadline and see what impact they've been able to make on their new teams, and how their teams have adapted to their arrivals.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer give their thoughts all on the latest NBA trades on deadline day, including Jimmy Butler's escape from Miami to Golden State, the Lakers dipping back into the trade market for Mark Williams and many more.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are back for an emergency reaction show to the news of Luka Dončić blockbuster and wild trade to the Lakers, as well as the news Sunday seeing De'Aaron Fox headed to San Antonio to join Victor Wembanyama. The gang discusses how on earth this happened, the strange news around Dallas instigating the trade and where the Spurs now rank in the West. ETR will be back on Friday for our Trade Deadline reaction show, where we will analyze all the trades made during the NBA Trade Deadline.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a zoom out from the NBA action to look inward at the NBA in it's current state, including Adam Silver's recent comments on the state and watchability of the game, and why a solution like 10-minute quarters works better in European Basketball than it would in the NBA.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a look at the big teams currently on the bubble of the playoffs in the West and if it's time to smash the panic button, including Dallas' struggles without Luka, whether to buy Phoenix's recent form and the fragility of Golden State's playoff push.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a deep dive into how the Pistons and Cade Cunningham have bounced back to become a playoff contender and how Houston's unique and against-the-grain style of play needs to be talked about and celebrated in the current NBA landscape.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer dive into the Eastern Conference as we approach the halfway stage of the season, sorting through which teams sit at the top and which have work to be done

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer dive into the Western Conference as we approach the halfway stage of the season, sorting through which teams sit at the top and which have work to be done

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer break down the slate of NBA playoff games, including LeBron's record-breaking performance over the Warriors securing him the record for most Christmas Days wins.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are back to talk through the Emirates NBA Cup Final, which saw the Milwaukee Bucks emerge victorious behind a monster Giannis Antetokounmpo Triple-Double. As the Thunder went 5/32 from behind the arc, is it time to start worrying about Oklahoma City?

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarinia take a look back over the quarter-finals of the Emirates NBA Cup, including a breakdown of the Warriors breakdown in the closing moments and whether anyone can stop the Thunder.