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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison turn NBA debates into clear tests of players, lineups, and roster-building ideas.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison treat NBA analysis as a running argument, testing each other's rankings, projections, and roster ideas instead of settling for tidy conclusions.
A Castle debate turns into a Wemby timeline problem; bring your own roster fix.
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A brisk Olympic checkpoint that turns quarterfinal chaos into sharper NBA questions.
Episode 298 uses the Olympic quarterfinals as a clean way into NBA talk, with Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison moving fast from the bracket to what the games say about star depth, fit, and ceiling.
A draft discussion that keeps returning to fit, spacing, and the search for another creator.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison spend this episode unpacking the 2024 draft and the league's two-day setup, then settle into the first-round fits that actually matter. The Spurs sit at the center of it.
A loose, smart Finals preview that keeps circling back to basketball.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison spend this Finals preview working through the obvious pressure points rather than forcing a neat verdict. Boston comes off as the favorite, Luka's Finals debut feels like the biggest swing in the room, and the best stretch is the back-and-forth…
A sharp second-round NBA debate that keeps testing Anthony Edwards against bigger historical standards.
The episode stays on the second round, with Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison opening on Minnesota's lopsided series lead over Denver before widening into what Anthony Edwards means at 22.
A playoff-pressure debate about size, minutes, injuries, and which teams still look built for the bracket.
The episode follows the playoff race as Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison work through the Nuggets advancing, Minnesota sweeping Phoenix, and Boston's title case, with a steady focus on how size and top-end minutes tend to hold up in the postseason.
Wizards rebuild talk with daily receipts.
Fast takes, sharp turns, loud sports arguments.
Cavaliers playoff detail, every day.
Pistons talk with playoff pulse.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison open with Jalen Brunson's four-year, $156.5 million extension, which they compare to the five-year, roughly $270 million deal he could have signed after waiting a year.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison open episode 301 with Stephen Curry's $62.6 million one-year extension, then rank the East by Bovada win totals, all priced at minus 110.
Episode 294 of The Underdog NBA Show covers free agency, including DeMar DeRozan's signing with Sacramento, Kyle Lowry's return to the Sixers and Miles Bridges' return to the Hornets.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison break down Minnesota's Game 4 win over Dallas, which cut the series to 3-1, with Karl-Anthony Towns finally scoring and Kyle Anderson playing 24 minutes.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison rank the 2024 Celtics, who went 16-3 in the playoffs after 64 regular-season wins, against champions from the 2000 Lakers through the Curry-Durant Warriors.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison open Episode 283 with Jordan Poole's Least Valuable Player result, arguing the Wizards' long-term contract for him carries low risk because he is tradable as a cap piece.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison open with Nikola Jokic's Game 5 against Minnesota, praising his zero turnovers, 15-for-22 shooting and a third quarter Zan calls spectacular.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison open Episode 299 of The Underdog NBA Show by celebrating Team USA's gold medal over France and the close semifinal against Serbia, where Serbia's +16.5 line on Bovada dropped to about 14 before tipoff.
Recorded Wednesday before Game 3, Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison ask why Dallas would win if Boston, a slight Bovada underdog in that game, were missing a questionable Kristaps Porzingis.
Episode 287 of The Underdog NBA Show opens with a eulogy for the Denver Nuggets, who lost to Minnesota after leading by 15 at halftime, with Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison arguing Jokic looked "gassed" without a secondary ball handler.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison break down Team USA's win over Serbia, crediting Kevin Durant's perfect first half and LeBron James's unmissed shots before halftime.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison open the 293rd Underdog NBA Show with the Dejounte Murray trade to New Orleans, which sent Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance and picks to Atlanta.
Episode 300 of The Underdog NBA Show has Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison predict the 2025 NBA awards against Bovada futures odds, starting with Victor Wembanyama at about -200 for Defensive Player of the Year.
The Underdog NBA Show hosts Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison argue that Team USA's gold odds look closer to 50-50 than Bovada's minus 450 (about 82%) once three straight wins are required.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison work through the Western Conference win totals in Bovada order, starting with Oklahoma City's 56.5 line after a 57-win season.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison analyze the Olympic basketball quarterfinals, focusing on the U.S.
Hosts Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison break down the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft, analyzing picks from Risacher at #1 to Bronny James.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison preview the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics, analyzing key matchups like Luka Doncic vs.
Tyler and Zandrick analyze the NBA playoffs second round, focusing on Anthony Edwards' emergence as a superstar, Denver's struggles against Minnesota, and Jalen Brunson's scoring streak.
Tyler Laurie and Zandrick Ellison analyze the NBA playoffs, focusing on the generational shift from stars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant to Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards.