Frank Isola
On today's episode, one of the preeminent writers, speakers, and thinkers about the NBA joins Ariel to break down some of the season's most tantalizing stories.
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Show Notes
The NBA season is like a movie. From beginning to end, there's good guys and bad guys, love stories and breakups, heroes and villains. And by all measures, the 2022-23 season has been a box office hit.
And on today's episode, one of the preeminent writers, speakers, and thinkers about the NBA joins Ariel to break down some of the season's most tantalizing stories, discussing things like:
- Another tight MVP race and why the NBA MVP debate attracts so much attention
- If the Sacramento Kings, the underdog of the season, will make noise in the postseason
- Isola's time covering the whole Kyrie Irving mess in Brooklyn, and if Irving is to blame for the Mavericks' recent struggles
- Kevin Durant's fit in Phoenix
- Whether this season marks the end of the road of Damian Lillard's tenure in Portland
- If Jaylen Brown is on his way out of Boston after this season
Plus, the guys talk about the current NBA media landscape, if Isola ever experiences burnout covering the NBA, and much, much more.
Frank Isola is an American sportswriter who covered the New York Knicks for The New York Daily News from 1995-2017. He then wrote about the Knicks for The Athletic. Today, he co-hosts a SiriusXM radio show, serves as a Nets studio analyst for YES Network, and is also a regular contributor to ESPN's "Around the Horn" and "Pardon the Interruption." He is also the author of the 1999 book, "Just Ballin': The Chaotic Rise of the New York Knicks."
You can follow Frank on Twitter and Instagram @TheFrankIsola.
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