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Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the NBA season, previewing how they see it transpiring, giving their predictions and picking who will be the recipient of each of the big NBA awards. As mentioned in the show, this podcast will be taking a pause heading into the season. To remain up to date with everything Establish The Run NBA, please head over to https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/ to subscribe to our NBA Draft Kit, containing access to this full podcast, our rankings in all formats, Mike Gallagher's Top 150, Sleepers and Busts, Exploiting Default Rankings, as well as Mike Gallagher's notes on every team from all preseason games. Sign up now We would like to thank the listeners of this show as we head into this pause, and offer our appreciation for you sticking with us through 564 episodes. We'll catch you on the flip side.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer talk through each round of a Fantasy NBA draft, detailing their favorite picks in each round on both ESPN default rankings and Yahoo! default rankings. This podcast contains the first four rounds of a Fantasy NBA draft. For the full show, visit https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/ to subscribe to our NBA Draft Kit, containing access to this full podcast, our rankings in all formats, Mike Gallagher's Top 150, Sleepers and Busts, Exploiting Default Rankings, as well as Mike Gallagher's notes on every team from all preseason games. Sign up now

The battle as old as time itself resurfaces as The Man, Mike Gallagher, takes on The Machine, Drew Dinkmeyer, to see who provides the best opinion on NBA fantasy player rankings, as adjudicated by our impartial referee, Saum Jafarinia. Will The Man's tape-watching and ball-knowing be able to take down the freak in the spreadsheets and number-crunching Machines?

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia return with another snake draft, this time taking turns to draft their favorite breakout players for the upcoming season, detailing why they believe their picks have the best chance at breaking through this season.

Mike Gallagher, Saum Jafarinia and Austin Yamada list their favorite NBA Win Total bets to make in the new anti-tanking era of the NBA, assessing the gaps in the betting market compared to their projections on each team.

Mike Galagher and Saum Jafarinia take a look at the biggest ongoing position battles in NBA training camp to see which players currently have the edge, which way coachspeak is trending and how big of a difference the outcome will ahve on the respective teams.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia dissect all the key information from NBA Media Day, including the injuries that are set to impact the season, the news nuggets that offer insight into rotations, and what ETR's biggest takeaways were from the day.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia return from their season preview projection series to draft the players they believe are most likely to bounce back from recent form, and explain why they think this year will be different.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia continue the ETR Divisional Preview Series, finishing up in the Central Division to see how close the addition of Peyton Watson makes the Cavs, the uncertainty remaining around Detroit and Jalen Duren's contract and what to expect from the return of a healthy Tyrese Haliburton to the Pacers.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia continue the ETR Divisional Preview Series, visiting the Northwest division to ask what the Oklahoma City Thunder must do to regain their crown, whether the Timberwolves have done enough to make them a serious contender, and how soon to expect results from Utah's back-to-back Top 5 picks.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia continue the ETR Divisional Preview Series, venturing to the Northeast to the Atlantic division to see if continuity is enough for the Knicks the repeat, what trading Jaylen Brown will truly do for Jayson Tatum's usage and how the 76ers will juggle their abundance of talent.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia continue the ETR Divisional Preview Series, heading to the Southwest division to ask what the San Antonio Spurs need to do to put themselves over the hump, projecting how the Mavericks will look under Dusty May and whether Houston's young core is ready to make the jump to be serious title contenders

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia continue the ETR Divisional Preview Series, heading to the competitive Southeast division that sees the addition of Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami, Atlanta reloading to build on last season's divisional title or whether Orlando's continuity can return them back to the top of the division.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Saum Jafarinia give their opinions on the NBA's punishment for the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard's salary cap circumvention, asking if the punishment fits the crime and how much of an impact it will have on the Clippers before diving into the ETR Preseason Divisional Preview Series with the Pacific Division, giving their thoughts on all teams in the Pacific and how they expect each team to play.

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer round up the final roster moves of the NBA offseason, discussing how Jonathan Kuminga's bet on himself failed and how it can change in Minnesota, as well as what the addition of Bennedict Mathurin does to the New Orleans Pelicans

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer open up the ETR Draft Guide to discuss the 12 players that make up ETR's Fantasy Basketball 9-cat first-round rankings, discussing the clear omissions, where they differ from consensus and how they project to be different from last year

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada discuss two big transactions in the NBA that took place over the weekend, being Klay Thompson passing through waivers and signing with the Miami Heat, and DeMar DeRozan heading to Denver to sign with the Nuggets. They discuss how much these signings move the needle, what it means for the Dallas Mavericks and what does Klay Thompson still has left in the tank?

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Austin Yamada break down today's big multi-team trade, which saw Peyton Watson head to Cleveland and Max Strus head to the Clippers. They look into how much this moves the needle for the Cavs in the East, why Denver would take an unprotected 2031 pick during Jokic's prime years, and how Strus will fit into the Clippers.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada take turns drafting their NBA wish list of rotation adjustments they most want to see happen this upcoming season, and why teams should do them. They look at both the fantasy and real-life implications while presenting their case for teams making these adjustments heading into the upcoming NBA season.

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada react to the NBA's schedule release and discuss what takeaways you can get from it to help your Fantasy Basketball Best Ball Drafts. They discuss which teams draw the best and worst slates for the NBA Fantasy Basketball playoffs, as well as talk about key dates such as Opening Day, The NBA Cup and Christmas Day schedules.