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The Hoop Genius Podcast

NBA TV analyst Mo Mooncey & 2x NBA champion Coach Brendan Suhr bring you basketball analysis, debates and more; as well as an exclusive list of VIP guests who take you behind the scenes into the world of the NBA.

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64:25

S6 Ep49: Giannis is gone, Lakers are done, and the...

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2026/04/05

Mo Mooncey and Brendan Suhr have inside information on Giannis Antetokounmpo, and they're not holding back. The Milwaukee Bucks situation is heading in one direction, and the "I just want to play" narrative is not fooling anyone on this show.Also in this episode: the Los Angeles Lakers lose Luka Doncic and Austin Reeves to injury in the same week, and with it, any realistic shot at a deep playoff run. What does that mean for LeBron's future, for Austin Reeves' $220m contract situation, and for the

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56:46

S6 Ep48: From Costco Night Shifts to training Damian...

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2026/04/02

Phil Beckner is one of the most respected player development coaches in the business, and this episode explains exactly why. He started as an unpaid director of operations at Weber State, working night shifts at Costco and refereeing men's league games for $17 a night, while coaching a freshman named Damian Lillard during the day. Twenty years later he's trained some of the best players in the NBA and built a framework that has nothing to do with jump shots.Phil breaks down how he builds resilience

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57:43

S6 Ep47: The NBA is worried about the wrong thing

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2026/03/30

The NBA leaked three anti-tanking proposals this week. Mo and Brendan have a verdict: all three are wrong, and none of them touch the league's actual integrity problem. Mo was was commentating the Clippers-Bucks game and what he witnessed on that broadcast should worry every fan far more than any team finishing last on purpose.Also: Victor Wembanyama made his MVP case publicly this week, and Brendan has a number for what Wemby would cost in a football (soccer)-style transfer system. The Clippers

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54:51

S6 Ep46: Meet North Korea's 7'9" Basketball Star (and...

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2026/03/26

Tony Ronzone has scouted basketball in over 100 countries. He found Dirk Nowitzki before the NBA knew his name. He motivated Kobe Bryant to restore glory to USA basketball, and he once flew into North Korea on a USA passport, trying to sign a 7'9" player with a wheat deal.This week Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr sit down with Tony Ronzone - former Dallas Mavericks international director, three-time Olympic gold medal staff member with Team USA, and now an agent at The Team. Tony's career has taken him

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33:56

S6 Ep45: The Lakers are coming, but nobody believes...

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2026/03/23

The Lakers are on a 9-game win streak, Luka is in MVP form, LeBron called a players-only meeting and everyone suited up anyway. So why is nobody taking them seriously? Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr break it all down, plus March Madness draft talk, Cade Cunningham's collapsed lung, and why a two-time NBA champion thinks modern coaching has never been worse.From the East standings chaos to Kevin Durant passing Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list, there's a lot to get through before the playoffs

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47:17

S6 Ep44: Why top teams in the East need to be AFRAID

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2026/03/16

With 15 games left, the top seeds in the East think they know what's coming. They don't.Mo Mooncey and 2x NBA champion, Coach Brendan Suhr, break down the playoff matchups that could go very wrong for Detroit, Boston and the Knicks, and name the teams nobody is talking about that are quietly becoming genuine threats. Plus the full Western Conference breakdown, why the Thunder vs Spurs might already be written, and their predictions for who's left standing when it's all over.Oh, and Bam Adebayo

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65:25

S6 Ep43: How NBA Champions actually think - Kevin...

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2026/03/12

Most basketball content tells you what to think. This episode teaches you how to think: and the difference is everything.Kevin Eastman spent decades at the highest level of the NBA, winning championships with the Boston Celtics, running basketball operations for the LA Clippers, and coaching some of the greatest players to ever play the game. He's never been more candid than he is here.Mo and Brendan sit down with one of the most respected minds in basketball for a conversation that goes far beyond

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45:52

S6 Ep42: The NBA is building offenses wrong

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2026/03/09

A very well-known NBA executive called Coach Brendan Suhr last week with one question about how he'd run his offense. Brendan's answer changed the entire direction of this episode - and it might change how you watch basketball. Mo and Brendan get into what's actually broken about modern NBA offenses, the stats nobody tracks that win playoff series, and a specific matchup from this week that perfectly proves their point. This one gets heated.Jayson Tatum played basketball 298 days after an injury

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59:48

S6 Ep41: Jay Bilas on the DEEPEST draft class EVER,...

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2026/03/05

Jay Bilas joins Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr for a full breakdown of what might be the deepest NBA draft class in history. If you're trying to figure out who to watch beyond the big three of Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer - and whether this freshman class really is as stacked as everyone says - this is the episode to listen or watch.Jay explains why he'd still take Cooper Flagg number one over every prospect in this year's class, what's really going on with Darren Peterson's

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33:42

S6 Ep40: Urgency Mode Activated: Knicks’ Defensive...

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2026/03/02

The NBA playoff race just shifted into a different gear.With the All-Star break behind us, every game now carries real consequences, and the urgency is showing across the league.In this episode, we break down:• The Knicks’ sudden defensive transformation: how a team built around offensive stars has flipped the switch and become the #1 ranked defense over the last stretch • Why late-season intensity is rising across the NBA and what it means for playoff seeding • The Hornets’ surge into relevance:

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50:29

S6 Ep39: Harden's rolling, Tatum's coming back &...

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2026/02/26

The East is wide open, and the West might be too. Mo Mooncey and Coach Brendan Suhr break down the biggest questions that will define the rest of this NBA season, starting with whether James Harden can finally shake his playoff reputation after a blistering 5-1 start in Cleveland. Is this the best chance he's ever had to win a ring?Then they go deep on a question nobody's really answering: can the Pistons or Spurs reach the Finals without any real playoff experience? Coach Suhr has a strong take -

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68:23

S6 Ep38: Why the NBA Will Never Solve Its Tanking...

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2026/02/23

Is the NBA's tanking crackdown really about the fans - or is it there a much darker reality? Mo Mooncey and 2x NBA Championship-winning coach Brendan Suhr break down all seven anti-tanking proposals discussed by Adam Silver and the 30 owners - and give every single one an honest grade.From draft lottery odds to flattening the picks, from rookie free agency to freezing odds at the trade deadline - Mo and Brendan pull apart each proposal and explain exactly why none of them will work. Plus, Mo makes

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36:48

S6 Ep37: Joakim Noah interview: trash talk, beef with...

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2026/02/19

Mo sat down with former NBA All-Star Joakim Noah to discuss his career: playing in Chicago for the Bulls with D Rose, his beef with US President Barack Obama, the best trash talkers in the NBA and much much more.Special thanks to Footlocker for making this interview happen.🎧 Listen to the full Hoop Genius Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all platforms.📺 Subscribe for new episodes 2x a week.This podcast is brought to you by NBA2K26:https://nba.2k.com/2k26/buy/

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47:01

S6 Ep36: All-Star Weekend EXPOSED the NBA’s biggest...

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2026/02/16

All-Star Weekend was supposed to celebrate the league. Instead, it exposed a deeper structural problem.We break down everything that happened - from Damian Lillard winning his third 3-Point Contest to the collapse of the Dunk Contest, and why star participation is the real issue. Why are the biggest names avoiding Saturday night? Why does the league struggle to generate cultural moments the way it once did? And what does that say about incentives in today’s NBA?The new tournament format on Sunday

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47:11

S6 Ep35: Fighting, Tanking & The NBA’s All-Star Problem

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2026/02/12

This episode covers everything shaping the NBA right now: All-Star controversy, tanking, league expansion, buyout chaos, and the culture divide between old school intensity and the modern product.Mo Mooncey and Coach Brendan Suhr open with an all-time All-Star draft featuring legends like Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal - then use it as a launch point to examine a bigger question:Has the NBA All-Star Game lost its edge?From declining competitiveness to

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43:19

S6 Ep34: WINNERS & LOSERS OF THE TRADE DEADLINE

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2026/02/05

The NBA trade deadline delivered fewer blockbusters and more balance-sheet manoeuvres - but the consequences are massive. We break down every meaningful move and what it actually means on the court.Cleveland emerges as the clear winner, upgrading fit, saving roughly $100M in luxury tax, and improving its Eastern Conference title odds. Indiana lands one of the league’s most underrated centres in Ivica Zubac and sets itself up for another deep playoff run. The Clippers tear down mid-season without

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53:04

S6 Ep33: The REAL reason the Kings TRADED Keon Ellis

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2026/02/02

The NBA trade deadline is heating up - and fans are losing their minds.We break down why the Kings actually WON the De’Andre Hunter trade for Keon Ellis & Dennis Schroder, why the backlash makes no sense if you watch real games, and what Cleveland’s financial reality forced them to do. Then we go nuclear on the Giannis trade market - why OKC should empty the clip, why Milwaukee has no leverage, and how one move could reshape the league overnight.Plus: • Paul George’s 25-game suspension and why

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11:49

S6 Ep32: interview: Shaq EXPOSES Why the NBA Went Soft

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2026/01/29

In this exclusive interview, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal sits down for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation covering basketball dominance, championship mentality, business success, and life advice. Shaq breaks down why today’s NBA looks different from the era of physical post play, explains what made his partnership with Kobe Bryant so effective, and shares the mindset that helped him win multiple championships and build a global business empire after retirement.The discussion dives into the

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39:18

S6 Ep31: Steph Curry’s championship window has...

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2026/01/26

The NBA is hitting its most chaotic point of the season. All-Star starters are announced, the new international team format is coming, half the league is injured, and the trade deadline is now days away.On this episode of the Hoop Genius Podcast, Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr break down everything shaping the league right now. They react to the All-Star starters in the East and West, debate whether Anthony Edwards was snubbed, and explain why Steph Curry, Wembanyama, and the international stars changed

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37:51

S6 Ep30: Rick Mahorn: The REAL reason why Charles...

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2026/01/22

NBA Champion & "Bad Boy" Rick Mahorn joins Mo Mooncey & Coach Brendan Suhr to talk all things basketball: from his legendary career to the current NBA - you don't want to miss this episode with Rick being his real, raw, unfiltered self.0:00 Intro4:45 What was Brendan Suhr like as a coach?7:42 Rick Mahorn’s dream post matchups9:59 How would modern bigs fare in the old NBA?12:17 A Bob Delaney story15:13 Playing against - and with - Charles Barkley18:27 The expansion draft story21:12 Playing

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