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Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to recap the Emirates NBA Cup Quarter-Finals before previewing this weekend's Semi-Finals, assessing if any of the teams have a chance to stop the Oklahoma City juggernaut.

We had a nine-game night on Wednesday with a lot of news from injuries, rotations and team trends. Mike Gallagher goes over it all with some takeaways on how to treat it going forward for fantasy and props.

Mike Gallagher recaps the 10-game Monday slate with some trends, injury updates, news, quotes and a lot more.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a trip east to discuss the hottest stories from the Eastern Conference so far, including a Pistons team that looks like a true contender, what is making the Raptors so good, and whether this year will be different for the Chicago "play-in tournament" Bulls.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada address the biggest stories coming out of the Western Conference recently, including whether Nico Harrison should have been fired this early in the season, how the San Antonio Spurs have started to click, and how it got so bad for the Clippers on the court.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer hold their hands up on the biggest takes they've been prove wrong on so far in how the expected the NBA Season to be going through the first 10% of games, as well as what they're not quite yet ready to capitulate on as well.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada break down The Emirates NBA Cup, detailing the groups and format, the best betting angles, and key information to know ahead of the Cup games starting on Friday.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada talk through their biggest takeaways from an enthralling opening weekend of NBA action, including an increase in scoring across the league, a growing elite tier of players, and are the Indiana Pacers cursed?

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada break down their predcitions for the upcoming NBA season, talking through who they think will make the playoffs, which teams will advance onto the NBA Finals before picking a winner. They also discuss their picks for NBA Player Awards Markets suchs as NBA MVP, Coach of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year. 0:00 - Introduction 3:51 - Eastern Conference Playoff Seeding Picks 17:35 - Western Conference Playoff Seeding Picks 38:18 - Eastern Conference Playoff Predictions 41:52 - Western Conference Playoff Predictions 45:49 - NBA Finals Predictions 49:03 - NBA Player Awards Predictions

Mike Gallagher, Austin Yamada, and Saum Jafarinia each take turns to provide their three favorite NBA Season Team Win Total bets and explain why they've taken the Over or Under, before diving deeper into some honorable mentions that they also prefer. Saum is looking to build on his perfect predictions last year, where he correctly picked five Over/Unders on last year's podcast. 0:00 - Introduction 2:04 - Saum #3: New Orleans Pelicans 6:44 - Austin #3: Toronto Raptors 11:37 - Mike #3: Memphis Grizzlies 15:11 - Saum #2: Brooklyn Nets 19:04 - Austin #2: Detroit Pistons 23:38 - Mike #2: Golden State Warriors 27:22 - Saum #1: Oklahoma City Thunder 32:47 - Austin #1: Los Angeles Lakers 40:05 - Mike #1: Portland Trail Blazers 46:21 - Honorable Mentions

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer go through each round of your upcoming NBA Fantasy Drafts, hand-selecting the likely available players through current ADP that they would take in each round to create their perfect draft.

As the start of the Fantasy Basketball draws nearer, Mike "The Man" Gallagher takes on Drew "The Machine" Dinkmeyer in ETR's yearly fiercely contested Man vs. Machine battle to debate the biggest fantasy basketball disagreements in their pre-season rankings.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take a look at the most intriguing starting lineups battles that are yet to be decided, offering their predictions on how they think coaches will ultimately decide on their opening day rotations. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - #1) Utah Jazz (PG, SG & SF) 6:43 - #2) Brooklyn Nets (PG & SF - Egor Demin/Ben Saraf/Cam Thomas/Terance Mann/Michael Porter Jr./Nic Claxton) 15:02 - #3) Houston Rockets (Reed Shepherd/Dorian Finney-Smith/Tari Eason) 23:13 - #4) Boston Celtics (Payton Pritchard/Anfernee Simons) 28:28 - #5) Miami Heat (Nikola Jovic/Kel'el Ware) 36:01 - #6) Portland Trail Blazers (Shaedon Sharpe/Jerami Grant) 42:10 - #7) Washington Wizards (Cam Whitmore, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington) 47:10 - #8) Los Angeles Clippers (Derrick Jones Jr./John Collins) 51:08 - #9) Philadelphia 76ers (VJ Edgecombe/Kelly Oubre Jr.) 54:54 - #10) Minnesota Timberwolves (Donte DiVincenzo/Mike Conley) 59:29 - Position Battles We Expect Have Been Finalized

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada examine the recent news and notes from around the NBA as Preseason action gets underway, with teams already being forced into early adjustments due to injuries. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:51 - Jonathan Kuminga Resigns with Golden State 12:03 - Quintin Grimes Signs Qualifying Offer with Philadelphia 20:58 - Zion Williamson Looks In-Shape, Primed For Big Season? 31:25 - Scoot Henderson Out For At Least 4-8 Weeks 37:01 - De'Aaron Fox Expected To Be Out For One Month 42:35 - LeBron Has Glute Injury, Marcus Smart Managing Achillies Injury, Maxi Kleber Also Banged Up 47:31 - Darius Garland Progressing Rehab, Has Return Date in Mind

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada finalize up their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Pacific Division, which appears to have no foreseeable tanking in place and some key situations still to be resolved as we approach the start of the season. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:15 - Los Angeles Lakers 32:49 - Los Angeles Clippers 51:47 - Golden State Warriors 1:03:48 - Sacramento Kings 1:20:16 - Phoenix Suns

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Atlantic Division, which has been shaken up with the Jayson Tatum trade and a reason to believe the 76ers can pose a threat again. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Boston Celtics 33:11 - New York Knicks 52:43 - Toronto Raptors 1:07:08 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:26:15 - Philadelphia 76ers

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Northwest Division, arguably the best division in Basketball, with three legitimate championship contenders battling out for a division crown. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:18 - Oklahoma City Thunder 20:53 - Denver Nuggets 42:44 - Minnesota Timberwolves 57:03 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:16:48 - Utah Jazz

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at the Southeast Division, which contained some of the worst offenses in the league last year, but is there reason to believe in improvement? Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:35 - Orlando Magic 17:52 - Atlanta Hawks 37:26 - Miami Heat 52:05 - Charlotte Hornets 1:10:14 - Washington Wizards

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer continue their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at a Southwest Division, assessing the impact young superstars like Cooper Flagg and Victor Wembanyama will have on their teams. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - Houston Rockets 19:13 - Memphis Grizzlies 34:11 - Dallas Mavericks 50:08 - San Antonio Spurs 1:01:41 - New Orleans Pelicans

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada begin their NBA Fantasy tour around the United States and Canada, previewing every division to bring you the information you need to know ahead of your NBA Best Ball, DFS and Home League seasons. Today, they take a look at a Central Division blown open by injuries, leaving intriguing projections ahead. Additionally, the gang takes a look at the most recent allegations surrounding the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard circumventing the salary cap. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - More Kawhi Leonard allegations emerge 8:20 - Cleveland Cavaliers 26:33 - Indiana Pacers 54:13 - Milwaukee Bucks 1:08:05 - Detroit Pistons 1:24:36 - Chicago Bulls

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are joined by Best Ball phenom Winky Christ to talk through the release of Establish The Run's Best Ball product, detailing everything you can expect from a product that took so many players in Grand Finals & tournament victories last year, what upgrades the team has made and when you can expect to have these resources after purchasing the ETR NBA Best Ball product. Follow the link to subscribe today: https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer provide their reaction to the controversy around Kawhi Leonard & Clippers Owner Steve Balmer's alleged payments to circumvent the salary cap, assessing the fantasy and real-life repercussions from such allegations, as well as other news and notes from around the NBA.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer delve into the world of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament to check in on how the NBA players are faring, including our first look at an in-shape Luka Dončić and whether recent high draft picks are progressing.

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.