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by Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan & Anthony Mayes
Tired of agenda-driven basketball talk that only offers glimpses of the truth? Wish there was a place you could get the full picture? Go behind the scenes with exclusive analysis previously restricted from the general public. Fearless NBA Insiders Amin Elhassan and Tom Haberstroh peel back the curtain on why things happen in the NBA.
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- 3 days ago1h 17m
Distractions
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes are taking accountability... for the distractions and distress this podcast will cause. Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star shares how the Raptors legendary sports scientist Alex McKechnie was crucial in approving the original Kawhi trade and the sliding doors of Leonard's departure that altered NBA Championship history. Bruce expects Kawhi to complement a ferocious Raptors defense capable of holding up in a reloaded Eastern Conference, but believes they could still make a move to improve along the margins. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 24m
Scarce Human Experiences
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes wonder who will follow in the footsteps of Russell Westbrook and Ben Simmons. Truth Teller Joe Pompliano of Huddle Up has had a busy August writing about all the wild ownership stories in the NBA. We explore the business relationship between Mark Walter and Magic Johnson, Steve Ballmer's options going forward and whether or not sports franchise valuations are in a bubble. Plus Stan Kroenke's recent Angels acquisition, LIV golf, the greed of the US Open and so much more. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 24m
Third Eye Open LLC
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes have found their own Pepe Silvia: Guggenheim Partners. We take you back to the first domino that led to Peyton Watson's sign and trade to Cleveland and induct James Harden into the $500 Mil club. Truth Teller Henry Abbott of TrueHoop and author of Ballistic is fed up with the NBA PR machine and urges you not to take the NBA at their word. The league’s response to the Terry Rozier and Tim Donaghy scandals gives us insight into their current PR playbook. Are NBA investigations designed to find the truth or protect the league’s brand? Plus the rise of private equity, ultra-wealthy ownership groups and teams as tradable assets is reshaping the future of the sport. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 21, 202641 min
Emergency Pod - Minnesota Timberwolves Sold
Tom, Amin, Wos and Mayes react to the second NBA team sale of August, at an absurd price increase, to a buyer leveraging their OpenAI investments. Who is Marc Stad? Another venture capitalist looking for a stable place to park his highly volatile riches? Or is there some other connection to NBA ownership at play here? All that and more on the future of the Timberwolves. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 19, 20261h 32m
The Summer Of Adam
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes are more than close, they're vacation close. Ethan Strauss of House of Strauss is here to discuss the various ownership stories simmering across the NBA: Mark Walter's financial troubles, Bob Iger & Adam Silver's relationship, why the NBA would choose to expand to Vegas and the fallout from Monday's ESPN report about the Ballmer investigation. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 18, 202635 min
The Chosen Successor
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes can't decide which Prestige HBO TV show best describes what's going on with the Lakers right now. Truth Teller Yaron Weitzman, author of A Hollywood Ending, helps us understand the machinations unfurling before our eyes with the premiere NBA franchise. The three pronged ownership story (Buss Family, Mark Walter, Iger/Kushner) has a million different interesting details. What does it all mean? Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 5, 20261h 12m
Achilles Last Stand
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes wonder if the latest development in the Terry Rozier investigation should end the case. We unpack KD's superteam comments comparing LeBron's new 76ers with his death lineup Warriors, and reveal our picks for First Team All Wedding. Truth Teller Dr. Nirav Pandya from UCSF unpacks the findings from his study on short-term workload patterns before Achilles tendon ruptures in the NBA, a response to the rebuttal statement from the NBA and what more information he wishes he had to understand the injury better. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 29, 20261h 11m
Reformed Optionalitists
Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes reveal the unlikely source of the first "optionality" in sports. Sam Presti continues to play 4-D Chess with other GMs, and the conspiracy goes deeper than you could ever imagine. Truth Teller Spike Eskin of The Rights to Ricky Sanchez and WIP is the proud new owner of a mercenary super team. LeBron James has done the impossible and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, bringing with him a whole lot of attention, expectations and possibly his son Bronaldinho. Subscribe to the Illuminati YouTube Channel Basketball Illuminati is now part of the Count The Dings Network. Join the Count The Dings Patreon to support the show, get ad free episodes and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/countthedings ILLUMINATI MERCH HAS RETURNED - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Follow Basketball Illuminati! On Apple or Spotify Email us: basketballilluminati@gmail.com Twitter: @bballilluminati Instagram: @basketballilluminati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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