Best of The Herd
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This episode of The Herd with Danny Parkins features a deep dive into the NBA awards race and playoff outlook, with special focus on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder's potential dynasty. Parkins and guest Kevin O'Connor debate whether SGA should win MVP over Victor Wemby, weighing SGA's offensive dominance and volume of minutes against Wemby's transformative defensive and offensive impact. They also discuss Rookie of the Year, with Cooper Flagg emerging as a strong frontrunner. The conversation shifts to the New York Knicks, where Parkins argues their roster lacks championship ceiling despite strong playoff performances, and questions whether they’ll make meaningful offseason changes if they fall short. Rachel Nichols joins to share her ballot deliberations in real time, adding a live, collaborative dynamic to the awards discussion. The episode is framed by promotional segments for other iHeart podcasts, including 'The Girlfriends,' 'Love Trapped,' 'Rorschach,' 'Mostly Human,' and 'Playing Along,' highlighting the network’s content ecosystem.
SGA’s 30+ point, 55% shooting season is one of the greatest guard performances in NBA history.
The Thunder’s 132 wins over two seasons rank among the best in NBA history, setting up a potential dynasty.
Wemby’s defensive and offensive impact may outweigh SGA’s stat line, making MVP a close debate.
The Knicks’ lack of a championship banner despite strong playoff wins suggests a flawed roster.
Carl Anthony Towns is a key player whose performance could influence Knicks’ future decisions.
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Promo Wave: iHeart Podcasts Launch
Multiple podcast promos play in succession, including 'The Girlfriends,' 'Love Trapped,' 'Rorschach,' 'Mostly Human,' and 'Playing Along,' highlighting iHeart's content lineup.
NBA Awards Countdown: SGA vs. Wemby
“He would join a list that is the who's who of if you did your six greatest players of say the last 50 years, you remove Bill Russell from the equation. Kareem, Mike, LeBron, Magic, Larry, Duncan. That is the entirety of the list of players in NBA history with multiple finals MVPs, and multiple regular season MVPs.”
Thunder’s Dynasty Potential
“I expect them to get to that final splinching game and cap off one of the great two-year runs in NBA history. Only the two seasons around the 73-win Warriors season, and then the year before the 70-win Bulls season did a team have more than the two-year total of wins that the Thunder had this year.”
Knicks’ Championship Ceiling
“I still think it's a flawed roster. And you fired Tom Thibodeau when he made it to game six of the conference finals last year and you hired Mike Brown. Carl Anthony Towns has played arguably his best basketball.”
Live Awards Ballot: Rookie of the Year & All-NBA
Kevin O'Connor joins to break down the MVP, Rookie of the Year, and All-NBA debates, favoring Cooper Flagg over Khan for Rookie of the Year and emphasizing defense as a key factor.
“My highest order bit is to not destroy the world with AI.”
“I expect them to get to that final splinching game and cap off one of the great two-year runs in NBA history. Only the two seasons around the 73-win Warriors season, and then the year before the 70-win Bulls season did a team have more than the two-year total of wins that the Thunder had this year.”
“He would join a list that is the who's who of if you did your six greatest players of say the last 50 years, you remove Bill Russell from the equation. Kareem, Mike, LeBron, Magic, Larry, Duncan. That is the entirety of the list of players in NBA history with multiple finals MVPs, and multiple regular season MVPs.”
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Guests
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
person
Oklahoma City Thunder
other
Victor Wemby
person
New York Knicks
other
Danny Parkins
person
Cooper Flagg
person
Rachel Nichols
person
iHeartRadio
brand
Kevin O'Connor
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LaMelo Ball
person
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