Kirk Henderson, aka @KirkSeriousFace, is a well known internet presence and noted Mavs fan. We sat down to discuss all things NBA, including the Mavs' heist of the #3 pick and Luka Doncic.2:00 - Heir apparent to Dirk in Dallas?3:45 - Hawks made the bet that Trae Young is going to be better than Luka Doncic.8:00 - Doncic has played 150 professional games in last two season. Also, eating lots of snacks.12:15 - Immediate draft reactions that do actually bear out (aka Anthony Bennett)15:00 - European players leading teams to a championship.18:50 - Mental strength vs. physical strength.22:45 - Warriors superior drafting skills. Also, Jordan Bell hangover, league-wide memo: don't give the Warriors your second round pick.25:00 - Kirk also hates Mark Jackson.30:00 - Kirk is OG Luka Doncic fanboy.31:20 - Kirk apologizes to Thomas Bevilacqua and admits Tom dunked on him in a beautiful manner on draft night.39:30 - Deriving more pleasure from the draft than from the Finals.44:15 - "Mavs are coming for the Warriors. We are going to avenge 2007."47:00 - "We're the best at everything. We deserve whatever comes to us, get the F out of here." Also, Summer League is great.33:20 - Kevin Durant is Kirk's second favorite player in the league. Also, talking about burner accounts, KD vs. Stephen Curry public persona, etc.57:30 - NBA twitter is a f'ing cancer.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Bevilacqua recently became a doctor, yet somehow found time to write a BOOK about the Warriors' 2018 season that debuted a few days after the title. We sat down with him to discuss that, as well as talked with our resident draft expert Charlie Stanton about the newest Warrior, the 2018 NBA draft as a whole, and the state of the league.Annotated list of topics, add time for commercials inserted, etc:2:40 - Jacob Evans, newest Warriors, reaction from Charlie5:45 - League not allowing the Warriors to buy back into the second round, aka the "Jordan Bell effect."8:00 - Some Grayson Allen talk (slander)9:45 - Wait, did Donovan Mitchell slap his newest teammate Allen in college?12:00 - How weird as Warriors fans to not have the draft be the most exciting day in the NBA season?15:30 - Can Jacob Evans get big minutes in meaningful games next season?19:10 - We lose Charlie for a second.19:50 - Luka Doncic love.22:30 - Drafting for fit vs. drafting the best player available, aka wtf Kings?24:00 - Charlie's triumphant return. Russian interference?29:45 - Thomas' new book. Congrats! (He's Costco famous)35:00 - Building on his Golden State of Mind work.37:35 - "I had some time on my hands because I just defended my dissertation." gtfoh43:30 - His journey through his first full year covering this team.48:15 - Having a physical document commemorating the season.51:00 - How to order! (triumphbooks.com/Warriors2018)54:00 - Feelings headed into the 2018-19 season. It's right around the corner Also, the title of his next book if they win again.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golden State of Mindcast welcomed Fear the Sword’s inimitable social voice and internet troll Ryan Mourton onto the pod to talk all things Warriors vs. Cavs. At the beginning of the year, many predicted a fourth installment of summer’s biggest blockbuster, namely, these two teams matching up. But, there’s a certain magic that is missing. A certain innocence we’ve lost through these long years.Either way, Ryan and I jumped down into the fight pit, cage match, to discuss such things as Richard Jefferson (how he was awesome for the Cavaliers but horrible for the Warriors), if LeBron’s 2007 team was better or worse than this 2018 team, and much more including an unfortunate Black Mirror reference.Come for the chuckles, stay for the random Kyle Korver appreciation.Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!Annotated time stamps (adjust if commercials, etc, out front):2:30 - Can this be a series?3:15 - Ryan making hand signs on his camera about how much he actually watched the Western Conference Finals.4:00 - Officiating in Game 1.7:30 - What it felt like to watch JR Smith’s boneheaded play in real time.16:00 - Stephen Curry finally winning Finals MVP?18:30 - LeBron’s GOAT status, also is this team worse than his first Finals team in 2007?22:30 - A beautiful Richard Jefferson tangent.29:00 - Houston Rockets hatred from Ryan as well.30:30 - LeBron should be MVP this season, not James Harden.37:00 - The ongoing, baffling plague of Kobe-stans.40:15 - Predictions for the rest of the series.45:30 - Something got messed up in the world as a whole once the Cavs won their championship. Did they trigger the downfall of humanity?48:30 - Change in our personal feelings for basketball since both our teams won their first championships. Also, a really, deeply unfortunate Black Mirror reference.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Golden State Warriors are now firmly locked into the #2 seed, while seeds eight teams below them vie for positioning. How will the Warriors' injuries affect the team heading into the playoffs — and who the hell are they going to play? Bram, Charlie, and Ivan talk about it, among other topics — the mild success of Quinn Cook and how it affects the team's roster decisions going forward; the NCAA Tournament and consternation caused by the fall of amateurism in sports; and gambling, tattoos, and fear of hepatitis. 1:12 - Injuries to the non-KD Big 3. Worried about Klay's break?5:10 - Warriors' easy schedule and locked into the #2 seed6:50 - First round matchups. Could be the Jazz...7:36 - ...could be the Spurs with Kawhi8:12 - ... or the Thunder. And on and on14:03 - How the rest of the season plays out with all of the injuries16:53 - "The Houston crowd *sucks*"20:00 - Not a guarantee that the Warriors win out22:02 - Eastern Conference seeding is tight too28:28 - Bram's go-to drink: roasting OKC30:28 - Sports gambling and road tattoos33:02 - Quinn Cook, his role on the Warriors, and his effect on the Warriors draft40:51 - Bram talks himself into a dark place, about Pat McCaw43:01 - NCAA Tournament talk48:50 - And now some manner of rant about the demise of true amateur sports and dudes going into financeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate, Daniel, and Ivan reflect on the crime committed by James Harden against Wesley Matthews, and how much we appreciate the gamesmanship of disrespectfulness in basketball. We also discuss the threat, or lack thereof, of the Houston Rockets, and why the Warriors' lackluster defense won't be a problem down the stretch. All that and more!Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!00:45 - James Harden embarrasses Wesley Matthews04:20 - The value of disrespectfulness in sports08:30 - Daniel fixes his mic! 13:05 - Most arrogant Warriors opponents19:32 - Other top disrespectful moments in NBA history23:00 - Switching gears: are the Houston Rockets a problem?25:15 - Daniel drops the hammer on Chris Paul and leaves us speechless28:03 - Warriors not taking this regular season seriously30:30 - Ivan wonders if the Warriors have another gear. Daniel and Nate are nonplussed37:50 - Ivan continues to clutch his pearls, now about the Warriors' defense42:02 - Which Warriors player is underperforming? Nate throws his guy McCaw under the bus51:23 - If Steve Kerr doesn't win a championship, is he on the hot seat? Nate: "Shut your mouth"53:29 - Jordan Bell impactful down the stretch?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brady Klopfer, our trusted colleague, was one of only two SB Nation team bloggers credentialed for NBA All-Star weekend. He joins Mindcast to give us a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the weird frivolity that transpired with the game in Los Angeles.Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!Annotated list of topics covered:1:00 - Welcome Brady!7:00 - All Star weekend in LA is just a weird, wild party. Also, all the players must have been out the night before, etc. Street parties, concerts. Surviving on arena food.10:00 - Brady lives in LA without a car, which is crazy.11:00 - Capturing the national drama swirling around all the political stuff swirling around Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry.16:30 - Media Buzz about those stupid Fox news comments.17:00 - Players relishing the chance to share their thoughts. “We will not shut up and dribble.”23:45 - The vibe with media at the scrums. When Brady finally got a question. Were there fights a la the reporter fight? (It almost happened again at Steph’s presser on Saturday)30:00 - Nate buries our son Pat McCaw under an avalanche of shade. Ooooooh man. How you gonna do the McGOAT like that?35:00 - The humanity of seeing these players up close.36:50 - Which non-Warriors players were the most interesting to speak with?40:20 - Continuing to be depressed about our government, and how we can’t avoid talking about it. It says a lot about our world and lack of leadership that basketball stars and high school survivors of a tragedy are showing more grace and poise on a national stage than our “elected” “leaders.”46:45 - Being able to talk about basketball in the context of “we might all die tomorrow.”48:20 - We realized we hadn’t even talked about the game.49:50 - It was fun to watch the players take the game fairly seriously. 1:02:00 - The NBA’s ability to make fun of itself and have a sense of humor, and how that’s super needed.1:03:10 - HOW DO I ALWAYS MESS UP NATE’S TWITTER HANDLE??????Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate and I jumped on the Mindcast to discuss how no matter where you live, you can still hate on the Thunder, should you desire. Also, we delved into the question of: “If Russell Westbrook was on your team, would you root for him, or hate his iso-heavy, domineering style of play?” We also asked ourselves how we enjoyed rooting for (recently) Draymond Green who other teams’ fanbases tend to despise, and (longer ago) Monta Ellis, who was basically “Westbrook-lite.”Time-stamps:2:00 - The difference between California weather and New York winters, also making fun of Ivan for missing the pod to “cook dinner.”3:30 - No matter where you live, you can still hate the OKC Thunder.6:30 - Question posed within our internal GSOM slack channel: “Players that you love to hate, would you love them if they were on your team?”9:30 - “Westbrook on the Warriors would be like Monta Ellis on steroids.”15:00 - The ultimate reason we hate on the Thunder: The “what could have been” element of their team, had they kept James Harden and if Durant had stayed. This is the best version that could have come out of their original Finals team? Ugh. 21:30 - The impact of losing Andre Roberson.25:30 - If the Warriors won every single game for the rest of the season, they’d still finish three games back of the 73-9 team, which is crazy. 27:00 - Potential playoffs match-ups in the West and in the East. If the Thunder play the Timberwolves in the first round, would they even advance?31:30 - Nate thinks the Thunder could potentially even fall out of the playoffs entirely.35:00 - Will we ever see 1-16 seeding in the playoffs?39:00 - The Rockets do not look good at the end of games, often. How will that translate to the playoffs when teams can gameplan for them and everything slows down? Also, how will home court advantage play into a potential Warriors vs. Rockets series?42:00 - We meant to come on Mindcast and talk trash about Westbrook, and instead here we are breaking down all the playoff implications and the standings.45:30 - Doubling back, I used to hate the Nick young experience and now it’s glorious. Could Westbrook ever do that on another team? Would he ever accept a reduced role, or play in a system?47:00 - It’s weird and makes me feel old AF that Monta Ellis is washed and is no longer in the league. A deep dive on his game, his future, and much more Ellis talk for a long time.51:00 - The upcoming game against OKC is actually pretty big for both teams, especially heading towards the All-Star break.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bram was off for this pod, but Ivan and Nate welcomed Minnesota Timberwolves writer David Naylor! As always, we love having David on Mindcast. We talked all things Wolves and Minnesota, while breaking down how the Timberwolves have been one of the most interesting teams in the league so far, racing out to a third (or currently fourth) place standing in the packed Western Conference.Annotated list of topics covered:1:30 - David explains his twitter handle, which for some reason has to do with ... Pokemon?! lol4:30 - Are we surprised (and are Wolves writers surprised) that the Timberwolves are doing so well?9:30 - Karl Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler are both in the All-Star game this, marking only the sixth and seventh Wolves players to ever  make an All-Star team. Whoa. 15:00 onwards - basically a giant breakdown of the Wolves' roster.33:00 - Which Timberwolves players will continue to take "the leap?" Where does KAT fit into that, what's his trajectory?43:00 - What teams to avoid in playoffs for Wolves?57:30 - Quick breakdown of depressing Vikings loss.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bram Kincheloe and Ivan Bettger are joined by Daniel Hardee to discuss the 2018 NBA All-Star picks, and the intrigue surrounding Stephen Curry and LeBron James as captains. Daniel hosts a mock draft, and things get very petty. We also talk Westbrook, the Cleveland Cavaliers' decline and next move, and the wild Rockets/Clippers show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate and I welcome famed GSOM writer Hugo Kitano to the pod, covering a huge swath of issues including injuries, the nature of fandom, and how life can change in an instant.Enjoy! We had a blast with this one.1:00 - A brief football discourse, and how championships and struggle are processed.5:00 - Welcome Hugo! Talking about how he twisted his ankle a bunch of times and how that impacted his pick-up hoops game.6:30 - Looking at All-Star voting, the doldrums of the midseason.11:20 - Finally talking about the (newest) Curry injury.17:40 - As a Californian, and as a Warriors fan, how has Hugo enjoyed living in Toronto? Also, Toronto’s place in the ranking of NBA cities, as well as DeMar DeRozan’s expanded game.28:00 - How it takes some players (most players) a long time to become their best self in the NBA, and how we can’t write off struggling youngsters.43:00 - In a theoretical Finals series, how would the Raptors match up against the Warriors? Also, how many games the other upper-echelon teams would get against the Warriors in a seven game series.51:30 - Put to it, what team could Mark Jackson coach now?55:00 - If Hugo feels old, Nate and I feel really old.1:00:00 - Things take a heavy turn about how you remember world-altering events, and how they impact your life forever.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices