ATL and 29

In between the two Nets/Hawks games, we talk all things Brooklyn with Sandy Mui of The Brooklyn Game. We also talk a few moments with Kent Bazemore about getting spot duty at power forward at various points this season.

In this episode, I made Brad pick over/unders on numbers like the Denver Nuggets' win total, Kyrie's points per game, Joel Embiid's rebounds and Chris Paul's assists. We also hear a clip from Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer on his approach to utilizing young players.

A sampling of the more interesting quotes and stories from the Atlanta Hawks' media day and training camp. Soundbites include Travis Schlenk, Mike Budenholzer, Tyler Dorsey, Kent Bazemore, Nico Brussino, Ersan Ilyasova, and Dennis Schroder.

We talk to G-League expert Adam Johnson of 2 Ways & 10 Days about the Erie BayHawks, their recent expansion draft, and the two G-Leaguers recently signed by the Hawks: Quinn Cook and Josh Magette. BONUS: We also spoke to Erie BayHawks General Manager Malik Rose about the tryout that the BayHawks held in Atlanta and the challenges strategies of assembling a G-League roster.

We talk to James Holas of BBall Breakdown and the B.O.D. Pod about Dennis Schroder and the Hawks inevitable reliance on him for a lot of their offense. We also talk about the NBA rank of Nikola Jokic relative to his peers, a topic which James took to his Twitter time in recent days, and our thoughts on the NBA's recent jersey release.

All-purpose basketball blogosphere person @Cosmis is here to talk with me about our lukewarm NBA Awards beefs, the short-term future of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Hawks rookie draft pick Alpha Kaba

We talk to Chris Barnewall of CBS Sports about some initial impressions from the NBA Draft, plus the trade that sent Marco Belinelli, Miles Plumlee to Atlanta and Dwight Howard to Charlotte. We also listen to a detailed piece audio from Hornets head coach Steve Clifford on the NBA re-inventing itself with threes, spacing, and switching defenses -- and Chris and I discuss how the Howard trade impacts the Hornets in those ways.

We talk to Raptors expert Payal Doshi of RealSport about the recent Raps/Bucks series, the upcoming Raps/Cavaliers series, and more important topics like 'Was the Milwaukee U-S-A, U-S-A chant corny?' and 'Is Bruno Caboclo fewer than two years away from being two years away?'

Some thoughts from me on the Hawks and their transition, outlook, and choices of tactics going from Game 2 to Game 3 of their series vs. the Washington Wizards. Included is the full audio from Dennis Schroder's post-practice media scrum.

Today's guest is Larry Luk of the Hawks 6th Man Section and the HawksBros social media accounts. Larry and I talk discuss the upcoming playoff series between the Hawks and Wizards, including: 1) Kent Bazemore coming off the bench (in Baze's own words) 2) Dwight Howard matching up against former teammate Marcin Gortat (in Dwight's own words) 3) and figuring out the backup point guard spot vs. Washington. Today's episode was made possible by Poli Mortgage Group. Poli Mortgage Group: Rates, Integrity, Service. Poli Mortgage Group, Inc., Canton Massachusetts Corporate Office Licenses (NMLS ID #1979): MA Mortgage Lender & Broker Lic #MC1979; NH Mortgage Banker Lic#8761-MB; CT Mortgage Lender Lic #10555; VT Mortgage Lender Lic #6092; VT Mortgage Broker Lic #0927 MB; ME Supervised Lender Lic @SLM6369; RI Loan Broker Lic #20031537LB, RI Lender Lic #20062141LL; MD Lender Lic #19325; FL Mortgage Lender Lic #MLD3; GA Residential Lic #23995; PA Mortgage Lender Lic #32694, ; SC- BFI Mortgage Lender Lic #MLS–1979, TN Mortgage Lic #109402; NC Mortgage Lender Lic #L-148839; VA Lender Lic #MC-5501; KY Mortgage Company Lic #MC71986; DC Mortgage Dual Authority Lic #MLB1979; NJ Residential Mortgage Lender. Pembroke Pines Florida Branch Office Licenses (NMLS id # 371598): FL Branch Lic# MLDB1; MA Branch Lender Lic #MC13649; Branch Broker Lic # MC1979 Equal Housing Lender

Today's guest is Ben Standig of the podcast Locked on Wizards Ben and I talk discuss the upcoming playoff series between the Hawks and Wizards, including the impact of adding Scott Brooks and Bojan Bogdanovic, which Wizards will be in the rotation, how Washington replaces Ian Mahinmi, and how the Wizards fare against switching defenses. We also hear a bonus bit from Jose Calderon on a series involving two of his international teammates, and I made some playoff predictions. Today's episode was made possible by Poli Mortgage Group. Poli Mortgage Group: Rates, Integrity, Service. Poli Mortgage Group, Inc., Canton Massachusetts Corporate Office Licenses (NMLS ID #1979): MA Mortgage Lender & Broker Lic #MC1979; NH Mortgage Banker Lic#8761-MB; CT Mortgage Lender Lic #10555; VT Mortgage Lender Lic #6092; VT Mortgage Broker Lic #0927 MB; ME Supervised Lender Lic @SLM6369; RI Loan Broker Lic #20031537LB, RI Lender Lic #20062141LL; MD Lender Lic #19325; FL Mortgage Lender Lic #MLD3; GA Residential Lic #23995; PA Mortgage Lender Lic #32694, ; SC- BFI Mortgage Lender Lic #MLS–1979, TN Mortgage Lic #109402; NC Mortgage Lender Lic #L-148839; VA Lender Lic #MC-5501; KY Mortgage Company Lic #MC71986; DC Mortgage Dual Authority Lic #MLB1979; NJ Residential Mortgage Lender. Pembroke Pines Florida Branch Office Licenses (NMLS id # 371598): FL Branch Lic# MLDB1; MA Branch Lender Lic #MC13649; Branch Broker Lic # MC1979 Equal Housing Lender

Today's guest is Kris Willis, overall guru at Peachtree Hoops Kris and I talk discuss 1) The Hawks' 126-125 overtime comeback win over the Cavaliers. 2) His preferred playoff opponent 3) The Hawks' approach to staggering their starters and backups over the course of the season. 4) What he has seen from Taurean Prince as the rookie has taken on a larger role in recent weeks. Today's episode was made possible by Poli Mortgage Group. Poli Mortgage Group: Rates, Integrity, Service. Poli Mortgage Group, Inc., Canton Massachusetts Corporate Office Licenses (NMLS ID #1979): MA Mortgage Lender & Broker Lic #MC1979; NH Mortgage Banker Lic#8761-MB; CT Mortgage Lender Lic #10555; VT Mortgage Lender Lic #6092; VT Mortgage Broker Lic #0927 MB; ME Supervised Lender Lic @SLM6369; RI Loan Broker Lic #20031537LB, RI Lender Lic #20062141LL; MD Lender Lic #19325; FL Mortgage Lender Lic #MLD3; GA Residential Lic #23995; PA Mortgage Lender Lic #32694, ; SC- BFI Mortgage Lender Lic #MLS–1979, TN Mortgage Lic #109402; NC Mortgage Lender Lic #L-148839; VA Lender Lic #MC-5501; KY Mortgage Company Lic #MC71986; DC Mortgage Dual Authority Lic #MLB1979; NJ Residential Mortgage Lender. Pembroke Pines Florida Branch Office Licenses (NMLS id # 371598): FL Branch Lic# MLDB1; MA Branch Lender Lic #MC13649; Branch Broker Lic # MC1979 Equal Housing Lender

Welcome to Episode 27 of ATL and 29, the podcast that looks at the NBA from the starting point of Atlanta. My name is Kevin Chouinard. Today's guest is Reinis Lacis, NBA historian and host of The Handle podcast. Reinis and I talk about three things: 1) Recent inductions to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2) Our choices for 5 NBA people that we'd put in the Hall of Fame. 3) And we finish by asking Taurean Prince about his high-volume of double clutch layups. Today's episode was made possible by Poli Mortgage Group. Poli Mortgage Group: Rates, Integrity, Service. Poli Mortgage Group, Inc., Canton Massachusetts Corporate Office Licenses (NMLS ID #1979): MA Mortgage Lender & Broker Lic #MC1979; NH Mortgage Banker Lic#8761-MB; CT Mortgage Lender Lic #10555; VT Mortgage Lender Lic #6092; VT Mortgage Broker Lic #0927 MB; ME Supervised Lender Lic @SLM6369; RI Loan Broker Lic #20031537LB, RI Lender Lic #20062141LL; MD Lender Lic #19325; FL Mortgage Lender Lic #MLD3; GA Residential Lic #23995; PA Mortgage Lender Lic #32694, ; SC- BFI Mortgage Lender Lic #MLS–1979, TN Mortgage Lic #109402; NC Mortgage Lender Lic #L-148839; VA Lender Lic #MC-5501; KY Mortgage Company Lic #MC71986; DC Mortgage Dual Authority Lic #MLB1979; NJ Residential Mortgage Lender. Pembroke Pines Florida Branch Office Licenses (NMLS id # 371598): FL Branch Lic# MLDB1; MA Branch Lender Lic #MC13649; Branch Broker Lic # MC1979 Equal Housing Lender

Today's guest is Bob Rathbun, who does the play-by-play on Fox Sports Southeast for the Atlanta Hawks. We talk about the evolution of the low-post game in the NBA and how it applies to a Hawks' offense that features two primary interior presences. We also hear from Dwight Howard and Zach Randolph for their impressions on what it means to be a low-post banger in the year 2017. Today's episode was made possible by Poli Mortgage Group. Poli Mortgage Group: Rates, Integrity, Service. Poli Mortgage Group, Inc., Canton Massachusetts Corporate Office Licenses (NMLS ID #1979): MA Mortgage Lender & Broker Lic #MC1979; NH Mortgage Banker Lic#8761-MB; CT Mortgage Lender Lic #10555; VT Mortgage Lender Lic #6092; VT Mortgage Broker Lic #0927 MB; ME Supervised Lender Lic @SLM6369; RI Loan Broker Lic #20031537LB, RI Lender Lic #20062141LL; MD Lender Lic #19325; FL Mortgage Lender Lic #MLD3; GA Residential Lic #23995; PA Mortgage Lender Lic #32694, ; SC- BFI Mortgage Lender Lic #MLS–1979, TN Mortgage Lic #109402; NC Mortgage Lender Lic #L-148839; VA Lender Lic #MC-5501; KY Mortgage Company Lic #MC71986; DC Mortgage Dual Authority Lic #MLB1979; NJ Residential Mortgage Lender. Pembroke Pines Florida Branch Office Licenses (NMLS id # 371598): FL Branch Lic# MLDB1; MA Branch Lender Lic #MC13649; Branch Broker Lic # MC1979 Equal Housing Lender

Today's guest is Thomas Jenkins, who writes for Peachtree Hoops. We talk about the three-game losing streak that the Hawks currently have going, especially the loss to the Warriors in which Dennis Schroder was benched for the final 20 minutes of the game after losing track of Steph Curry after a dead ball. We also talk about the ceiling of this year's Hawks team, as well as the acquisitions of Ersan Ilyasova and Jose Calderon, and how those moves may effect the Hawks moving forwards. Today's episode was made possible by Poli Mortgage Group. Poli Mortgage Group: Rates, Integrity, Service.