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Kendrick Perkins55:40

2d ago55:40

55:40

Kendrick Perkins joins The Woj Pod to declare himself retired from the NBA, discuss his desire to move into NBA coaching, talk of the purity of his season in the G League at 33 years old, the story of John Calipari recruiting him to Memphis, KG, KD’s future in Golden State and much more.

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The Woj & Lowe Show on ESPN: Playoff Special30:22

5d ago30:22

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The Woj and Lowe Show returns with an NBA playoffs preview, how the postseason will impact summer free agency and the latest on the Lakers coaching search.

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Toronto Raptors Pascal Siakam44:12

15d ago44:12

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Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam joins The Woj Pod on his 25th birthday to discuss his remarkable rise into one of the NBA’s best young players, his incredible journey from Cameroon, teenage life in seminary school, the profound impact of his late father, and how tired he’s become of answering questions about Kawhi Leonard’s future.…

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Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse43:59

19d ago43:59

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Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse joins The Woj Pod to discuss coaching Kawhi Leonard, his long climb from the bush leagues of basketball to the NBA, Marc Gasol’s indoctrination into the team and much, much more.

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Doc Rivers45:42

23d ago45:42

45:42

Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers joins The Woj Pod to discuss the team’s remarkable season, ceding front office power, how football coaches influenced his evolution, the Lawrence Frank/Michael Winger-led front office, negotiating his contract with Steve Ballmer, why he wanted to be a coach and much much more.…

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Pau Gasol40:26

25d ago40:26

40:26

Future Hall of Famer Pau Gasol joins the Woj Pod to discuss his illustrious professional career, his childhood dreams of med school, the evolution of the international big man in the NBA, getting traded to the Lakers for his brother, learning to co-exist and win with Kobe Bryant and much, much more.

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Utah Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey1:07:50

1M ago1:07:50

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Utah Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey joins The Woj Pod to discuss the Western Conference playoff chase, post-trade deadline fallout in the NBA, Rudy Tomjanovich’s Hall of Fame candidacy, dealing with leaked trade talks and much more.

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Sixers GM Elton Brand35:29

2M ago35:29

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Philadelphia 76ers GM Elton Brand joins The Woj Pod to discuss his two massive trades for Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris, how the Sixers will proceed forward with the two free agent stars, how impending free agency impacts the NBA locker rooms year-round, what it was like as Duke’s first star underclassmen to declare early for the NBA Draft, pl ...…

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ESPN Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony39:45

2M ago39:45

39:45

ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony discusses Zion Williamson, the role Duke and college basketball has played in his emergence, the NBA/NBPA negotiating hurdles to lower draft age and much more.

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Atlanta GM Travis Schlenk52:57

2M ago52:57

52:57

Atlanta Hawks GM Travis Schlenk joins The Woj Pod to discuss the franchise’s rebuild, the Trae Young/Luka Doncic trade, his years with the Warriors dynasty, working in the Heat video room for Pat Riley, growing up in rural Kansas and much more.

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Jeff Hornacek1:06:52

2M ago1:06:52

1:06:52

Jeff Hornacek joins The Woj Pod to discuss his coaching tenure with the New York Knicks, Phil Jackson, his Suns run as coach, playing with Stockton and Malone in Utah, and his hopes of coaching again in the NBA.

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Bobby Marks on the Trade Deadline41:08

3M ago41:08

41:08

ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks joins The Woj Pod to discuss the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Anthony Davis talks, Kyrie Irving/Celtics and much more at the trade deadline.

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Golden State’s Steph Curry49:45

3M ago49:45

49:45

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry joins The Woj Pod to discuss the Warriors turbulent season, Kevin Durant, the joy of repetition and practice, his production company’s new documentary on the 2015 South Carolina church massacre, playing with Seth in the All-Star Weekend 3-point competition and much, much more. 2:22: The Curry brothers both ...…

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Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic39:53

3M ago39:53

39:53

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic joins The Woj Pod to discuss his career season under coach Steve Clifford, his strong candidacy for the Eastern Conference All-Star team, lessons learned through years of losing and turmoil in Orlando, growing up the son of a Euro basketball star, playing for Doug Collins and the Sixers in his rookie season, ...…

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Joe Ingles47:15

3M ago47:15

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The Utah Jazz’s Joe Ingles joins The Woj Pod to discuss his success in trash talking, why he’s so irritating to opponents, the remarkable growth of his game, Donovan Mitchell, EuroLeague basketball and why he buys sneakers at Nordstrom’s.

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Wes Wilcox and Bobby Marks on the NBA Trade Deadline51:32

3M ago51:32

51:32

Former Hawks GM Wes Wilcox and ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks join The Woj Pod to discuss the looming NBA trade deadline, including strategy for multiple teams, how the New Orleans Pelicans could handle the Anthony Davis situation, the contract buyout market and how the super-max contract has impacted free agency.…

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Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie40:57

4M ago40:57

40:57

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie joins The Woj Pod to discuss his long journey to a new $34M contract, the fight out of the G League and into the NBA, why he didn’t enroll at Harvard despite his acceptance, building his own shoe brand, and much more. 0:23: Dinwiddie’s path to signing a 3-year, $34 million extension with the Nets. 2:39: The ...…

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Jeff Van Gundy46:55

4M ago46:55

46:55

Jeff Van Gundy joins The Woj Pod to discuss his USA Basketball coaching experience, re-engaging with pro players after nearly a decade away from coaching, the power of the modern NBA player, and why he is dubious about whether most top high school players can physically compete in the G League as part of the program that would pay them $125K an ...…

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Memphis coach JB Bickerstaff46:40

5M ago46:40

46:40

Memphis Grizzlies coach JB Bickerstaff joins The Woj Pod to discuss the revival of Grit-‘n-Grind, watching Marc Gasol and Mike Conley work every day, the emergence of rookie Jaren Jackson, the burden of the interim coaching tag, why he considered a move college basketball, the internal fight that a coach deals with to stay true to his principle ...…

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Bobby Marks41:11

5M ago41:11

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ESPN front-office insider Bobby Marks joins The Woj Pod to discuss how the trade market is starting to take shape, distinguishing buyers/sellers, Markelle Fultz, Bradley Beal/John Wall, Orlando/Steve Clifford, Memphis and much more. 0:22: Where the NBA trade calendar stands approaching December 15th, when players signed over the summer can be d ...…

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Chiney Ogwumike48:47

5M ago48:47

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WNBA star and ESPN NBA analyst Chiney Ogwumike joins The Woj Pod to discuss the Golden State Warriors turmoil, saying no to Geno Auriemma in recruiting, the WNBA future and much more. 0:57: The recent turmoil surrounding the Warriors after Draymond Green and Kevin Durant’s heated argument. 4:04: Steph Curry and Klay Thompson knowing how to lead ...…

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ESPN Draft Analysts Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz44:05

5M ago44:05

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ESPN NBA Draft analysts Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz join the Woj Pod to discuss Duke’s freshmen class of RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish who could go 1-2-3 in the June Draft, the surging NBA rookie class -- including Dallas’ Luka Doncic and Memphis’ Jaren Jackson, the impasse in NBA-NBPA negotiations on ending the one-and-done ...…

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Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks45:02

6M ago45:02

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Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks joins The Woj Pod to discuss his franchise’s momentous rebuild, building a free agent destination in the modern NBA, the modern Warriors vs. the 2000’s Spurs and much more

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ESPN's Brian Windhorst48:31

6M ago48:31

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ESPN’s Brian Windhorst joins The Woj Pod to discuss Houston’s offer for Jimmy Butler, TImberwolves’ trade options, Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors, the Sixers and LeBron James and the Lakers. 0:46: Teams adjusting to the season beginning in mid-October after a sluggish start last season. 4:02: Candidates to succeed Gregg Popovich as Team USA’s ne ...…

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Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey38:31

6M ago38:31

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Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey joins The The Woj Pod to discuss chasing a championship, delivering his superstars autonomy, his obsession with chasing big stars, the time invested into ideas and deals that never come to fruition, how he values chemistry now vs. years past and why his executive of the year trophy is still in a box.…

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ESPN's Zach Lowe44:31

6M ago44:31

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ESPN’s Zach Lowe joins The Woj Pod to discuss the biggest storylines surrounding the opening of the season.

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Filmmaker Dan Klores on "Basketball: A Love Story"1:00:07

7M ago1:00:07

1:00:07

Filmmaker Dan Klores joins The Woj Pod to discuss his 20-hour documentary series, “Basketball: A Love Story,” that’ll debut soon. They discuss much of his groundbreaking storytelling, including focuses on LeBron James, Bill Russell, Shaq and Kobe, and much, much more. 1:39: The structure of ‘Basketball: A Love Story.’ 4:22: Abe Saperstein’s att ...…

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Bobby Marks on Jimmy Butler43:29

7M ago43:29

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ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks joins The Woj Pod to go inside the news, circumstances and marketplace surrounding All-Star forward Jimmy Butler’s trade demand with the Minnesota Timberwolves. 1:18: Marks’ experience dealing with player trade demands, most notably from Jason Kidd. 5:06: Tom Thibodeau still wanting Jimmy Butler to return t ...…

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Ian O’Connor on “Belichick”1:02:16

7M ago1:02:16

1:02:16

Best-selling author Ian O’Connor joins The Woj Pod to discuss his new biography, “Belichick.” 1:40: Declaring Belichick as the greatest football coach ever in the book's title. 4:20: How the reporting for this book compared to O’Connor’s previous book about Derek Jeter. 9:12: The difficulty of writing a book about Belichick without knowing how ...…

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Lee Jenkins36:31

7M ago36:31

36:31

Lee Jenkins joins The Woj Pod to discuss his bold move to the Los Angeles Clippers front office from Sports Illustrated. 0:45: The details of his new position with the Clippers. 3:32: How did the opportunity come about to leave SI for the Clippers? 6:37: The difficulty of leaving the only career he’s ever known. 9:24: Jenkins bringing his story ...…

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Masai Ujiri59:17

7M ago59:17

59:17

Toronto President Masai Ujiri joins The Woj Pod to go inside the Kawhi Leonard trade, how the Raptors hope to resign the All-Star forward, DeMar DeRozan, Nick Nurse/Dwane Casey, his relationship with President Obama, his summer trip to Africa and much more. 0:53: The NBA’s passionate fan base around the globe and how the league is gaining groun ...…

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Adam Schefter29:34

8M ago29:34

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ESPN's NFL Insider Adam Schefter joins The Woj Pod to discuss his new book, "The Man I Never Met," a memoir on his family, love and his football reporting life. They also discuss Tom Brady and the Patriots. 1:11: If the Patriots could have a do-over, would they have kept Jimmy Garoppolo? 3:33: How much patience did Garoppolo have left to wait b ...…

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Ryen Russillo57:59

8M ago57:59

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