You Know Ball: A (Mostly) NBA Podcast

We selected the first ever all Mickey Mouse March Teams. Also sorry sam's mic was messed up for the first 20 minutes. See you for the bonus episode this weekend. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We drafted the 10 NBA players, coaches and front office members who are under the most pressure entering the 2026 NBA postseason and offseason. Enjoy. Get bonus episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We redrafted the lottery of the 2025 NBA draft. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bam Adebayo (R) scored 83 points in a real NBA game. That happened. Enjoy. Watch this episode for Sam's visual bit (around 30 minutes in) here: https://youtu.be/Czgnrf-hANE Get weekly bonus content and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBal Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We drafted the 10 NBA players that are primed to have massive Mickey Mouse March aka the fakest month of the NBA season. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sam is stuck in New Orleans, we broke down our NOLA trip (including our fire Daryl Morey chants on the broadcast), broke down our MVP ballots this season and discussed some NBA teams who have dreams of contention. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We talk players on new teams and grade all 30 NBA teams on the trade deadline. Then we discuss the Seahawks beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What a way to kick off trade deadline week. Bonus content and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Come to NOLA with us: https://app.opendate.io/e/you-know-ball-mardi-gras-extravaganza-february-16-2026-632598 Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We give our thoughts on what all 30 NBA teams should do at the NBA trade deadline. We will talk about the latest Giannis trade news on the bonus episode later this week. You can get that episode on Patreon or YouTube (via room membership). Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Two weeks from the trade deadline and things are heating up around the NBA. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A YKB classic is back. Sorry about my mic for the first ten minutes or so. Enjoy. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/GDFX2tPCEqk Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Topics in title. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're back baby. We also riffed on All Star voting, the Lakers and Pistons, and some NFL stuff at the end,. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We talked about the Knicks winning and then disrespecting the cup in disgraceful fashion. Then we discussed the Bucks going into desperation mode to keep Giannis, Michael Porter Jr trade destinations, the Warriors being washed but needing to make moves to keep Steph happy and a bunch of other random stuff. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We talked about NBA Cup predictions and then we drafted players who we have disrespected or overlooked in the past. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After years of waiting Giannis might finally be on the move. We go through all of the news related to a potential Giannis trade, Where he could be traded, what it would cost and more. Enjoy. Get weekly bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow for the radioactive streams on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Get YKB NOLA Trip tickets here: https://app.opendate.io/e/you-know-ball-mardi-gras-extravaganza-february-16-2026-632598 Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We talked about the career of Chris Paul after he announced his retirement and then we discussed some NBA players who are not washed and others who are washed. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is part two of the home and home series with Harry Krinsky and Patrick Redford from the Nothing But Respect podcast. We drafted NBA teams with the most rancid vibes right now. Then Me and Sam read fake Anthony Davis trade ideas from Twitter and the Discord. Enjoy. (Sorry my mic was messed up for the first few minutes of this episode but we move.) Watch part one here where we talk about the coolest NBA teams and more: https://youtu.be/PrU6_A2eJ_k?si=jJlarmDF6DGfQrY3 Listen to part one here on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cool-zone-first-principles-with-sam-sheehan/id1767406634?i=1000737255330 Listen to part one on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HCx1L1YjPGuZUyIglDRfb?si=lRg_D2ExQemucltqxuAGkA Follow Harry here: https://x.com/lexaprotools Follow Patrick here: https://x.com/redford Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Mavs finally did the thing that we were all waiting for so we are put Nico Harrison on Slop Trial. Enjoy. WATCH NBA GAMES WITH US ON PLAYBACK: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We talked about the latest drama surrounding Ja Morant and the Grizzlies. Could this be the end of the Ja era in Memphis and what teams would trade for him if he becomes available? Then we discussed a handful of young NBA players who might be making a leap and tried to determine if they were real ot not. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chiodo joins us to talk new look fun run and gun Sixers, a very impressive rookie class and then we preview the almighty NBA cup. Enjoy. WATCH NBA GAMES WITH US ON PLAYBACK: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We reacted to the 2022 NBA Draft Rookie Contract Extensions right after the deadline passed. Then we drafted three teams each that we are excited to watch on league pass this season. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our predictions for the final standings in the East, every play in and playoff matchup, who wins each series and finally, who wins the whole conference. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Up top we talked about the latest Shams Giannis Knicks trade report and Giannis comments about the report at Bucks training camp. Then our annual tradition of picking every single major NBA award (MVP, Rookie of the Year, DPOY etc.) for this upcoming NBA season returned. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our first ever top 100 NBA players list! This episode was a bit of a mess to start so we apologize in advance for the issues. In the first portion of this episode Sam didnt have his list due to a technical issue. Trill forgot to rank Jaylen Brown - he would be 21 on my list - so bump everyone down behind him one spot. I edited the first portion as well as I could and we get our shit together for the last 1.5 hours of the episode. Enjoy. We will back for the Patreon episode later in the week. Get access to that episode and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Come see us LIVE in Philly: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/60147207/you-know-ball-live-podcast-philadelphia-silk-city Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Expansion Draft segment begins at 20:05. Up top we talk about Fred VanVleet's injury and how it could impact the Rockets season. Also we discuss why a trade is harder than you think. Enjoy. Get bonus content + discord access here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Become a YKB room member here: https://www.youtube.com/@youknowball/membership Watch NBA games with us here this season: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trill is back from surgery. Kawhi and the Clippers scandal just keeps getting worse because Pablo Torre is continuing to pile on more information. After that we drafted 10 NBA figures (mostly players) who are at a crossroads in their careers entering next season. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Unlocked from the YKB Patreon. No new YKB this week due to Trill being out for surgery. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The first Bill Simmons Over / Under predictions podcast post Russillo era at the Ringer. We talked about Russillo leaving to form his own Barstool funded company. We also assume Zach Lowe and House will be joining Bill for this podcast in place of Russillo so we had some commentary from them in there too. Also obviously the main part of this episode which is our own over under predictions. Enjoy. The Western Conference over / under predictions will be on the YKB Patreon Wednesday night. Sign up here for access to that episode: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall You can also access this episode on our YouTube via a room membership: https://www.youtube.com/@youknowball/membership Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We revisited the birth of modern slop, Lebron's Decision and the 2010 NBA offseason. Enjoy. Become a YKB YouTube Room Member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwGfmzcQrhTQYugP0jmoZA/join Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We ranked all 30 NBA teams based on their current young cores (25 & under) going into the 2025-2026 NBA season. Enjoy. Become a YKB YouTube room member https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwGfmzcQrhTQYugP0jmoZA/join Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For the second time, we drafted under the radar NBA players who could be stars hiding in plain sight. Enjoy.Become a YKB YouTube room member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwGfmzcQrhTQYugP0jmoZA/join Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For the first time in two years, we ranked all 30 NBA front offices and discussed the latest contract extensions for Luka, De'Aaron Fox and Mikal Bridges. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We drafted the biggest NBA draft steals of the last decade - but with a twist. You cannot draft a player (SGA, Brunson etc.) if they were the best version of themselves on another NBA team. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We drafted the worst NBA trades going back to 2015. Some were obvious,. Some we had to get creative. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trill makes some bold statements after one week of Vegas Summer League and Sam reacts to them. Paul George gets hurt again (classic) and needs surgery so Trill ran Then we exchanged some albums from our college years. Sam listened to the groundbreaking mixtape Live Love Asap by ASAP Rocky and Trill listened to one of same's favorite indie albums Antidotes by Foals for the first time. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Harry from the Nothing But Respect podcast joined us to grade every team in the NBA's offseason based on trades, free agency and the draft. Listen to us on the Nothing But Respect podcast here: https://nothingbutrespect.substack.com/ Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ayton gets bought out and signs with the Lakers, Dame's supermax gets waived and stretched, Lebron James is in trade rumors, a surprise Myles Turner signing, the return of desperate / terrible GMs and more. Also the death of the small bucket getting guard and restricted free agency. What an insane opening to NBA Free Agency. Enjoy. Watch our free agency live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA1nl4mwvmY&t=2326s Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our annual Big Board Episode / Draft Preview with Maxwell from No Ceilings and Chuck from Chucking Darts.We talked about the latest draft news including VJ Edgecombe's Sixers workout, his upside / NBA role and some of other favorite prospects in the 2025 NBA draft including lottery prospects, sleepers and sneaky upside guys. Also some other guys that we are still trying to figure out. Enjoy! Follow Chucking Darts here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnl-ysML55badWuvXeB_WnQ Follow Chuck on Twitter: https://x.com/ChuckingDarts Watch Maxwell from No Ceilings on Draft Sickos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8klctMf2-A&t=2852s Follow Maxwell on Twitter: https://x.com/baumboards?lang=en Read Maxwell's draft coverage here: https://substack.com/@maxwellbaumbach Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A YKB Annual Tradition. We mocked the first round of the 2025 NBA draft but in the most insane fashion possible. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our instant thoughts on the Orlando Magic trading KCP, Cole Anthony and four first round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies for Desmond Bane. Enjoy. Get access to this entire stream that went for over an hour on the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/desmond-bane-to-131538366?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Watch live emergency streams here on the YKB Playback: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trill has been activated off IR and is ramping up for Slop Szn. We talked the latest Durant rumors, the Sixers trading up for Dylan Harper rumors, working out VJ Edgecombe and some other draft stuff before talking about the Thunder tying up the NBA Finals at 2-2 in another thrilling game. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discussed the Knicks firing Thibs after their first ECF appearance in 25 years, some trade rumors about Kevin Durant, the Orlando Magic and previewed the Thunder vs. Pacers NBA finals. At the end of this episode we also each discussed different prospects rising up our draft boards. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With one month left until the 2025 NBA draft, we predicted the entire first round and then riffed on some playoff stuff. Sorry to the Yaxel heads since we drafted him in this mock and he announced he is going back to college next year. Enjoy. Get weekly YKB bonus content, unedited episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBall Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youknowballpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.