Episodes
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Jon, Jeff & Shawn react to the first week of NBA free agency and predict where LeBron James ends up.
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Jon, Jeff and Shawn go through their winners and losers of the 2026 NBA Playoffs
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Jon, Jeff and Shawn anticipate a wild night at the Garden and debate where this game stacks up against other huge NBA games of the last 30 years and other Knicks games in franchise history.
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Jon, Jeff & Shawn close out the week by previewing tomorrow's Spurs vs Thunder Game 7 and discussing Mitchell Robinson's pinkie surgery and how it might impact the Finals.
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Jon, Jeff and Shawn assess the damage for the four teams eliminated in the conference semis before previewing the East & West Conference Finals.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie discuss the breaking news that the Bucks are taking calls on Giannis, talk about which fan base is most down bad after the NBA draft lottery results, eulogize the Sixers and their fans, and check in on the NBA's two remaining competitive second round series.
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On to Round Two! As the NBA's conference semifinals get set to tip off, the NBA Takedown crew is joined by the Ringer's Raheem Palmer. Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie begin by power ranking the remaining eight teams by NBA championship equity and then discussing whether or not the Lakers have any shot to take down the Thunder. After Raheem joins the show (42:30), they touch on Pistons / Cavs and Spurs / Timberwolves before diving into the Knicks and the Sixers and the keys for each team in the series ahead.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Shawn Hardie and (eventually) Jeff Johnson give their takes on the six most competitive first round series in the NBA playoffs, hitting on Wolves Nuggets, Cavs Raptors, Pistons Magic, Knicks Hawks, Lakers Rockets and Celtics Sixers. They end with a prediction about which NBA postseason series is most likely to go seven games.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie are playoff ready. They name the teams who lost Game 1 that they still believe will win their respective series before ranking the teams with the most pressure on them for Game 2 from one to ten.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie react to the full 20-team NBA postseason field being set. They go through each play-in matchup and discuss which of the eight teams have the best chance to put a scare into a heavyweight in round one. They then go through each of the NBA playoff matchups that have already been set and decide which, if any, carry upset potential.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson & Shawn Hardie rank all 20 postseason teams in order of their championship equity, deciding whose postseason is over before it even began, who has a real chance to make noise, and how the order should go at the top. They then hand out all of the NBA postseason awards before deciding which NBA team or player has the most pressure on them ahead of the playoffs.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie take a look at the key races and most important games with 2 weeks left in the NBA's regular season, going deep on all the possibilities in the East, what first round matchups carry the most upset potential, which teams hold the most cards, and why everything is still so uncertain. After taking a brief look at the West, they dive into the race for All-NBA, debating who should and shouldn't be considered a lock, which players are on the bubble, who gets the last 1st Team spot, and why Karl-Anthony Towns still has a real case to make the squad.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie go through their most interesting NBA storylines and races of the final three weeks. Among the topics discussed, they talk about whether Boston is being unfairly propped up because of Jayson Tatum's return, what to make of spots 5 through 10 in the East, how Luka wound up in the MVP convo, why the Nuggets need to be taken down a peg, and whether we need to take the Wolves more seriously.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie digest the news that expansion seems to be destined for the NBA, going through the most interesting storylines surrounding the NBA adding 2 new teams. They talk about which team is most likely to change conferences, how the expansion draft rules might work, and which teams will have the toughest decisions on their hands when the draft actually happens in two years.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie go the movies. Selecting from the 2026 slate of Oscar nominated films, they assign a different movie to eight different NBA teams, starting with Sinners and ending with One Battle After Another. Plus, thoughts on the NBA giving a second round draft pick to the Miami Heat for the Terry Rozier trade, whether Charlotte can topple the Pistons in a playoff series, and a WILD stat you didn't know about the Thunder.
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It's the first Monday of the month, which can only mean one thing: NBA Takedown Power Rankings! On today's episode, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie open the show by unpacking Luke Kornet's recent criticism of the Atlanta Hawks and their decision to honor Magic City at an upcoming game. Then, they dive into the rankings, tiering all 30 NBA teams into four categories:
No shot Teams that can make the playoffs Teams that can make the conference finals Teams that can win the NBA championshipThey close the show by reacting to the breaking news that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be making his return on Monday night against the Boston Celtics.
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WE'RE BACK! After a 2-week hiatus, the NBA Takedown crew of Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie return for a new episode, starting with some belated thoughts on the NBA All-Star Weekend, the most anticipated games remaining in the NBA season, and whether fewer games is a solution to all (any?) of the league's issues. They then square off in the first ever NBA Likability Draft, selecting the most likable teams in the league based on the perspectives of their own fans and impartial observers.
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On the latest episode of NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie go through some of the recent tanking shenanigans throughout the NBA before pitching some solutions to fix the problem.
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On the latest NBA Takedown, Jonathan Macri & Jeff Johnson recap a crazy day of trades before looking forward to what's left on the board before Thursday's 3pm deadline.
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