Hoops Tonight with Jason Timpf

Jason reacts to the latest news around LeBron James and where he will end up in free agency after deciding to leave Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers. He explains why despite the recent buzz, the Cleveland Cavaliers are not the best option for Bron, why the Denver Nuggets with Nikola Jokic are rightfully picking up steam, and why joining Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors still makes sense. Then he reacts to the news that former Laker Rui Hachimura is signing with the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Jason reacts to the latest in NBA offseason and free agency news, gives his winners so far including the Toronto Raptors for adding Kawhi Leonard and the Miami Heat for adding Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James and his big decision, what the Golden State Warriors should do around Steph Curry, what Luka Doncic and the Lakers summer looks like, Jaylen Brown's fit on the Philadelphia 76ers, and more.

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Jason reacts to Jaylen Brown being traded from the Boston Celtics to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first round picks, and two second round picks. He calls the deal an “unmitigated disaster” for the Celtics, who missed out on Giannis Antetokounmpo and now pair Jayson Tatum with PG13. Jason also follows up on the Los Angeles Lakers’ moves after they came to fruition following the Walker Kessler trade with the Utah Jazz.

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Jason reacts to all of the NBA free agency and trade madness including the Los Angeles Lakers trading with the Utah Jazz to acquire Walker Kessler as well as adding Quentin Grimes and Sandro Mamukelashvili, the Los Angeles Clippers trading Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors, the Memphis Grizzlies trading Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Boston Celtics signing Mitchell Robinson from the New York Knicks, and a ton more moves.

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Jason reacts to the breaking news that LeBron James is returning for more NBA basketball, but that he will not be playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. He explains what could've led to this, how the Lakers should try and build their team out around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, and how Bron could fit in the reported possible destinations such as Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors.

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Jason reacts to the latest rumors about where LeBron James will play next season and ranks his top five destinations between the Golden State Warriors (alongside Steph Curry), Los Angeles Lakers (alongside Luka Doncic), Miami Heat (alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo), San Antonio Spurs (alongside Victor Wembanyama), and Cleveland Cavaliers (alongside Donovan Mitchell).

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Jason reacts to the NBA rumors and trades over the weekend. He breaks down the latest intel on LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) and Anthony Davis (Washington Wizards) possibly going to the Golden State Warriors to join Steph Curry after Draymond Green declined his player option, Kawhi Leonard possibly being traded from the Los Angeles Clippers back to the Toronto Raptors, the various rumors surrounding Jaylen Brown possibly being traded from the Boston Celtics to either the Denver Nuggets or Portland Trail Blazers, as well as some completed deals such as the Detroit Pistons getting Isaiah Joe, OKC Thunder...

Jason answers mailbag questions from fans on various NBA topics including how the Miami Heat should try and build the team out around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo, whether Andrew Wiggins should be traded, what types of shooters they should target, and more. He also discusses the Boston Celtics’ offer to the Milwaukee Bucks, whether Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and LeBron James can lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a top-3 seed in the West next season, potential Trey Murphy trade destinations, whether Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs should trade De'Aaron Fox, and what superstar might be the next...

Jason reacts to the surprising trade between the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves sending LaMelo Ball to the Wolves and Naz Reid to the Hornets. He breaks down the trade from all angles, including how LaMelo pairs with Anthony Edwards. Then he discusses Austin Reaves signing a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, how he works with Luka Doncic and LeBron James, and what other moves LA needs to make. Finally he breaks down Cameron Carr, the Lakers’ first round draft pick from Tuesday's NBA Draft.

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Jason reacts live to the 2026 NBA Draft where the Washington Wizards have the number one pick and have to decide between AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Darryn Peterson (Kansas), and Cameron Boozer (Duke) while the Utah Jazz wait with the number two pick, the Memphis Grizzlies have the number three pick, and the Chicago Bulls likely have Caleb Wilson (UNC) at number four, but anything could happen. There's also massive intrigue with the set of guards Darius Acuff (Arkansas), Kingston Flemings (Houston), Keaton Wagler (Illinois), and more. Plus some intriguing Michigan players available such as Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson, and Aday...

Jason reacts to the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade finally happening. Giannis is going from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat, while Tyler Herro, multiple NBA draft picks, and more assets are going to the Bucks. He breaks down this trade from all angles as well as how the Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown factor into the equation. Then he goes rapid fire through the other big NBA transactions including Trae Young's new contract with the Washington Wizards, Julius Randle being traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Brooklyn Nets, Dusty May being hired by the Dallas Mavericks, the Atlanta...

Jason reacts to the top storylines heading into the 2026 NBA Draft and gives his five most important things to watch including the AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson debate and whether the Washington Wizards will make a trade with the Utah Jazz, who the Los Angeles Clippers select with pick No. 5 if they don't want Darius Acuff, what the Golden State Warriors do with their pick to try and add talent around Steph Curry, whether Sam Presti and the OKC Thunder use their picks to move up, what the Los Angeles Lakers do with their pick, and more.

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Jason answers mailbag questions on various topics including LeBron James's value, what the Los Angeles Lakers should offer him, how a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Boston Celtics would feel compared to if he joins the OKC Thunder, whether Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are the best NBA Finals runner up in recent years, whether Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks can go back to back, and more.

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Jason reacts to the latest NBA Draft buzz, dives into the tape on the top four prospects in AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Darryn Peterson (Kansas), Cameron Boozer (Duke), Caleb Wilson (North Carolina), and breaks down the needs of the four teams at the top of the draft — Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, and Chicago Bulls — ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft.

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Jason reacts to and breaks down the latest with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks trade exploration with the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics. He also discusses how this will affect Jaylen Brown's future as well as trickle down moves potentially involving Myles Turner, Ja Morant, and Trae Young. He also discusses LeBron James’ next move and whether it will be to return to the Los Angeles Lakers alongside Luka Doncic, retire from the NBA, or go to the Golden State Warriors to join Steph Curry. Finally, he reacts to the rumors involving Domantas Sabonis going from the Sacramento Ki...

Jason reacts to the end of the 2025-26 NBA season and gives the five biggest lessons he learned. He breaks down how these five things contributed to Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals and how they explain why other contenders such as the San Antonio Spurs, OKC Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and more, couldn't get over the top.

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After a few days to process, Jason reacts to the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals win over the San Antonio Spurs to give his five biggest lessons coming out of the series. He breaks down Jalen Brunson's greatness, Victor Wembanyama's debut playoff run, what the Spurs should do with De’Aaron Fox after being outplayed by Dylan Harper, how Mike Brown and the Knicks front office built the team the right way, and more.

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Jason reacts to Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He breaks down Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, and De'Aaron Fox trying to extend the series while Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges try and clinch the NBA Finals.

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Jason reacts to Marc Stein's reporting about the latest with Giannis Antetokounmpo possible trades, the Milwaukee Bucks strategy, and why the Boston Celtics are a better fit than the Miami Heat. Then he breaks down the LeBron James rumors, why staying with the Los Angeles Lakers is the most likely destination, and why pairing with Steph Curry on the Golden State Warriors would be a good fit.

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Jason reacts to and breaks down the film on Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He shows the stretch in the third quarter where Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and the Spurs started to lose their focus and how Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and OG Anunoby closed the gap in the fourth quarter, eventually winning on Anunoby's epic tip-in.

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Jason reacts live after Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He breaks down Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, and De'Aaron Fox trying to even the series against Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, and Josh Hart, who are trying to go up 3-1.

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Jason reacts to and breaks down the film on Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He explains how Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox, Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs got better shots offensively and the mistakes Jalen Brunson made for the Knicks on offense.

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Jason reacts live after Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. He breaks down the home game for Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, their attempt to go up 3-0 on Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle, and De'Aaron Fox, how the atmosphere of the game is in Madison Square Garden, President Trump attending the game, and more.

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Colin is joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight”.

They start with the city of Chicago losing the Bears to Hammond, Indiana as well as losing its bid to host World Cup games and the trend of states/cities competing with each other to host professional sports teams (3:30). 

They move to the NBA Finals and whether Wemby’s thin frame has become a disadvantage when playing against the thicker, stronger Karl-Anthony Towns (6:00), why the expectations that Wemby be a finished product at 22 years old are unrealistic, and why Towns has grown and learned from past mi...

Jason reacts to and breaks down the film on Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He shows how Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper and the Spurs were able to come back in the fourth quarter against Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, explaining how these strategies can be helpful in Game 3 and beyond.

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Jason reacts live after Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. He breaks down Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle trying to even the series after losing Game 1 at home, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns trying to take a 2-0 lead, and how the series looks moving forward.

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Jason reacts to and breaks down the film on Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He goes through Victor Wembanyama's poor game, Karl-Anthony Towns playing great on both ends of the court, Jalen Brunson's late game heroics, missed opportunities for Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, and De'Aaron Fox, how New York's role players in OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges played, and more.

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Jason reacts live after Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He breaks down every angle including the performances of Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and more.

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Jason breaks down his five biggest storylines heading into the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He discusses potential legacy shifts for Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns bucking the narrative around his career, and more.

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Jason is joined by The Athletic's Sam Vecenie to break down every angle of the upcoming NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. They discuss how Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper will try and score on the Knicks defense and how Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges will try and score on the Spurs defense. They also discuss the four man race for best player in the world between Wemby, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder), Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers), and Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets).

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Jason reacts to the NBA Finals matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. He breaks down every angle involving Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, De'Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, and more, before making his prediction.

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Colin is joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to break down the NBA playoffs.

They begin with Colin explaining why he became a “fan” during Game 7 and why he was pulling for the Spurs dynasty to begin, and Jason highlights some of the adjustments the Spurs made to beat the defending champs (3:00). Colin marvels at the poise and composure an incredibly young Spurs team showed in a high pressure game 7 on the road, and they make the case for Wemby being the best player in the world (8:45).

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Jason reacts live after Game 7 of the epic NBA playoff series between the OKC Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. He breaks down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, and more as the two teams battle in the finale of the Western Conference Finals for a right to play the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

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Jason reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's struggles and the narratives around him dropping off in the NBA playoffs vs. the regular season. Jason dives into the numbers and film to break down why SGA is struggling and what he can add to his game to give himself and the OKC Thunder a better chance in Game 7 vs. the San Antonio Spurs as well as going forward.

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Jason reacts live to Game 6 of the NBA playoff series between the OKC Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. He breaks down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jared McCain, and Oklahoma City trying to eliminate Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox, and San Antonio, as well as what's next for both teams.

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Jason gives his five biggest reactions from Game 5 of the NBA playoff series between the San Antonio Spurs and OKC Thunder. He breaks down Victor Wembanyama's strange moment at the end of the game and his decision to skip his press conference, why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should attack quicker in possessions, Isaiah Hartenstein's impact, and more.

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Jason reacts to Game 5 of the NBA playoff series between the OKC Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. He breaks down how Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle battle Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren in a crucial Game 5 with the series tied 2-2.

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Jason is joined by his best friend Luke to bring back their 'Two Suns' podcast reviewing 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' movie in the Star Wars universe.

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Jason reacts live after Game 4 of the NBA playoff series between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He breaks down Jalen Brunson's attempt at a sweep of James Harden and Donovan Mitchell, and what comes next for both teams.

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Jason reacts to the OKC Thunder losing to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of their NBA playoff series and why Oklahoma City needs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to be special to overcome the Victor Wembanyama problem.

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