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The ABA Podcast

Ethan Chung, Brenton Nagamatsu

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00:47:21

Episode 33: Trae to DC

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2026/01/12

Ethan and Brenton kick off the new year by discussing the Trae Young trade, and whether or not other big names such as Anthony Davis and Ja Morant are next out the door.

00:49:02

Episode 32: NBA Cup Overreactions

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2025/12/14

Ethan and Brenton recap week 8 of the NBA season, discussing the NBA Cup semifinals, the Spurs' title window, and the best/worst commentators on TV.

00:53:42

Episode 31: The Chris Paul Saga

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2025/12/08

Ethan and Brenton recap week 7 of the NBA season, discussing the most likely players to be traded at the deadline, Giannis's future, and the Clippers sending Chris Paul home.

01:06:34

Episode 30: Will the Thunder win 70 games?

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2025/12/01

Ethan and Brenton recap week 6 of the NBA season, discussing the Thunder's torrid start, a rumored Trae Young / De'Aaron Fox trade from last year, and the NBA's "all-idea" team.

00:55:51

Episode 29: Should Orlando Trade Paolo?

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2025/11/24

Ethan and Brenton recap week 5 of the NBA season, discussing Orlando's early season struggles, Jalen Duren's breakout year, and the Miami Heat's offensive transformation.

01:12:53

Episode 28: Where does Dallas go from here?

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2025/11/17

Ethan and Brenton recap week 4 of the NBA season, discussing Nico Harrison's departure from the Mavericks, potential landing spots for Anthony Davis, and Kon Knueppel's rise to the top of the rookie race.

00:59:24

Episode 27: Are the Lakers contenders?

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2025/11/09

Ethan and Brenton recap week 3 of the NBA season, debating Devin Booker's career, Shai vs Luka, and whether or not anyone can topple OKC out west.

00:59:26

Episode 26: Is the Ja era over in Memphis?

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2025/11/03

Ethan and Brenton recap week 2 of the NBA season, discussing Ja Morant's future in Memphis, Austin Reaves' meteoric rise, and the Chicago Bulls' hot start.

00:59:46

Episode 25: Does the NBA have a gambling problem?

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2025/10/27

Ethan and Brenton discuss the recent NBA betting scandal involving Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, before recapping week 1 of the NBA season with their MVP ladder, power rankings, and rookie of the year race.

00:43:42

Episode 24: Opening Night Overreactions

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2025/10/23

Ethan and Brenton share their takeaways from the opening night of NBA basketball.

01:13:51

Episode 23: 2026 NBA Awards

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2025/10/20

Ethan and Brenton do their final preview before the start of the 2025-2026 NBA season, picking their favorites to win awards as well as their hottest takes and boldest predictions.

01:02:02

Episode 22: 2026 NBA Over/Unders

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2025/10/14

Ethan and Brenton go through FanDuel's betting lines for every NBA team's regular season win total for 2026, deciding whether to take the over or the under.

00:49:54

Episode 21: NBA Expansion - Part 2

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2025/09/25

Ethan and Brenton finish their NBA Expansion thought exercise, putting themselves in the shoes of Seattle and Las Vegas and drafting 30 players from the pool.

01:15:19

Episode 20: NBA Expansion - Part 1

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2025/09/22

Ethan and Brenton explore the idea of NBA expansion, and deciphering which 8 players each team would choose to protect in the event of an expansion draft.(1:44) Eastern Conference(36:40) Western Conference(1:10:12) Week 3 Fantasy Recap

01:18:14

Episode 19: NBA West - Keys to the Season

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2025/09/18

Ethan and Brenton discuss the burning question that needs to be answered for each team in the Western Conference.(0:00) Week 2 Fantasy Recap(7:45) Northwest Division(29:50) Pacific Division(52:35) Southwest Division

00:59:07

Episode 18: NBA East - Keys to the Season

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2025/09/08

Ethan and Brenton discuss the biggest priority for each Eastern Conference team heading into next season.(3:00) Atlantic Division(18:20) Central Division(32:39) Southeast Division(53:00) Fantasy Football Week 1 Recap

00:50:23

Episode 17: NFL Preview

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2025/09/01

Ethan and Brenton switch things up and talk about their fantasy football teams, before making their predictions for the 2025 NFL season.(0:00) Fantasy Football Draft Recap(17:51) Raiders / Texans Preview(30:35) Super Bowl Favorites(38:30) Will Mahomes surpass Brady?

00:56:50

Episode 16: Biggest "What-Ifs" in NBA History

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2025/08/24

Ethan and Brenton go deep down the rabbit hole and delve into their 5 biggest what-ifs in NBA history, mapping out the ripple effects of some of the most important inflection points in the past 25 years.(2:09) What if the Chris Paul trade never got vetoed?(10:25) What if Markelle Fultz panned out?(19:06) What if Draymond didn't get suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA finals?(29:41) What if KD's foot wasn't on the line?(40:13) What if the Pistons drafted Carmelo Anthony?

00:39:14

Episode 15: 2021 NBA Re-Draft

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2025/08/18

Ethan and Brenton put their GM caps on and re-draft the top 20 of the 2021 NBA draft class.

00:55:45

Episode 14: Who's the GOAT?

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2025/07/20

Ethan and Brenton deep dive into NBA history to assemble their ranking of the 15 greatest players of all-time.(1:45) Honorable Mentions(3:55) #15(5:34) #14(8:30) #13(11:00) #12(14:30) #11(20:18) #10(22:15) #9(24:44) #8(27:00) #7(29:08) #6(33:20) #5(38:15) #4(39:35) #3(42:42) #2 and #1(49:10) Which current player will crack the top 10?(54:12) Where does Jokic finish all-time?

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