Sam and Matty of indie pop band PONY make their triumphant return to the podcast. This time the Pistons are on top and they have a brand new album.

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This week brings Katie Garcia and Evan Welsh, some top folks at Bayonet Records to tell us about their label and gives us an NBA comp for some of their artists. Plus we talk about their teams, the Heat and Knicks, and break down Trae Young trade, Ja rumors and more.

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We're double dipping for the New Yorkers out there. Harrison Lipton joins me to share his experience performing at MSG for the Knicks halftime, we both share some New York musicians you should know. On the NBA side we recap the Knicks post-NBA cup slump, Jokic injury, and more.

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This weeks episode brings guest host Zack Venero to share our 2026 band breakouts and anticipated album predictions. And on the flip side, we take on the current breakouts of the NBA season. Plus, the NBA Cup, Spurs, Christmas Day NBA games and more.

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Welcome to the all new Indie Basketball Podcast!

Tommy Manson (Everyone Everywhere) joins me to go over our Top 5 Albums of the year, which coincides perfectly with the full Indie Basketball list dropping at indiebasketball.com. We switch gears to the NBA. Who is in the NBA MVP conversation? Are the Thunder the greatest team ever? Could the Clippers get any lower after the CP3 debacle?

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It's been a minute but we are finally back and I am joined by legendary hardcore drummer Sammy Siegler, known for his bands Rival Schools, Youth of Today, Judge and many many more. We talk about New York Basketball, Knicks and otherwise, and talk about what it's like playing in as many bands as he does. He also takes his shot at a Build-a-Band.

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Very excited to have Julien Ehrlich, singer/drummer/songwriter of Whitney, a ball knower with allegiance to the Blazers via Chicago. We talk about the new Whitney album, the Kawhi Leonard / Clippers saga, Blazers 2026 outlook and more.

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Stoked to have Meg Duffy, better known as Hand Habits, on the podcast. They are not the biggest hoops fan, but it was great to talk with them about the sport, the WNBA, and how this might be the year that they get into the NBA. Plus, they have a great new album and we pull an NBA Tarot.

NOTE: A little correction, Andre Jackson Jr. is on the Bucks and not the Timberwolves.

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