Sixers star Joel Embiid’s injury means he won’t be for postseason honors, including MVP. That offers a huge boost to OKC’s own MVP candidate: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. On this week’s Big Friendly Sports, I talk to Brett Dawson about the new 65-game minimum rule, why it exists, and why much of the hand-wringing is overblown.

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Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
Social media team: Bobby Howard
Director of Content: Mike Sherman

With the Portland Trailblazers back in town for the third of four matchups this season, Big Friendly Sports welcomes Sean Highkin from the Rose Garden Report. Four years after Damian Lillard waved goodbye to the Russell Westbrook and Paul George era of Thunder basketball, what caused Lillard to wave goodbye to the Blazers? Where does Portland go next, and what can they learn from OKC’s rebuild?

My content can be found at selloutcrowd.com and jonhammsports.com.

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
Social media team: Bobby Howard, Michael Martin
Director of Content: Mike Sherman
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Trades are fun to talk about and think about. But in reality, teams don’t make trades just for fun. What issues do the Thunder have that can only be addressed via a trade? And who could some of the trade targets be? We discuss that and more with Andrew Schlecht from Down to Dunk and The Athletic.

Show highlights:

(9:44) Why Brooklyn Nets small forward Cameron Johnson is “the pie in the sky player.”

(18:24) Why the Jazz may have played Kelly Olynk out of trade consideration.

(19:04) Why Gordon Hayward, even with his age and health, is a good low-risk target for OKC. Plus what it would cost the Thunder. “What about paying $6 million for the chance to have Gordon Hayward on our team for the rest of the year?”

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove

Creative Director: Michael Lane

Social media team: Bobby Howard, Michael Martin

Director of Content: Mike Sherman

The Oklahoma City Thunder are very good and are catching a lot of national attention. But other teams in the Western Conference loom as threats, and all offer different challenges to the Thunder. Sellout Crowd’s Michael Martin joins me to analyze the Western Conference contenders and how the Thunder match up — or fail to match up — against each of them.

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane

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The Thunder’s hot start to the season has some people thinking about trade upgrades. For today’s show, Michael Martin brings a few proposed trades to the table for discussion. But if a trade seems to make sense for OKC, would it also make sense for the other team? And do any of these trades really move the Thunder forward? We discuss that and more on the latest episode of Big Friendly Sports with Jon Hamm.

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Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
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Before the Sooners kicked off the 2023 season, I was ready to fast forward to the Jackson Arnold era. Here’s why I thought that, and why I’m glad it didn’t happen in hindsight. Also, there are some misconceptions surrounding the proposed new arena that deserve clarification prior to Tuesday’s vote.

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Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
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Michael Martin joins me to talk about the latest Josh Giddey news and discuss how his game has taken a dip. We also discuss how legitimate the Thunder is in the West, the most impressive things about Chet Holmgren, how to combat zone defenses and more.

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Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
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In advance of Thunder vs Spurs, what are other matchups to look for besides Chet vs Wembanyama? Should OKC start making big trades? How good is OKC’s offense? All of this is discussed and more on Big Friendly Sports with Jon Hamm, joined by guest Jacob Kniffen from The Uncontested Podcast.

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane

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