Over And Back: Stories About Nba History

In this episode, Jason and Rich uncover the many ways the 2020 NBA Finals made history including LeBron James' ongoing legacy building, players winning rings with multiple teams, back-to-back NBA Finals wins with different teams, back-to-back NBA Finals losses, youngest players to win rings and so much.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Similar to our prior episode on players to spend time with both Conference Finalists, we preview this year's NBA Finals with a look at our favorite players to don Lakers and Heat jerseys. Topics include famous trades between the two franchises, highlights from our selection of players and an all-time list of prominent players to spend time with both teams.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The NBA's conference finals are in full swing which gave us an idea: who were the best players to play for both Eastern Conference finalists (Miami Heat & Boston Celtics) and the best players to play for both Western Conference finalists (Los Angeles Lakers & Denver Nuggets). We'll discuss some of the most interesting trades between the franchises, notable playoff series histories and then our breakdown of our favorites to play for both franchises including Antonie Walker, Grant Long and Sherman Douglas for the Heat/Celtics and Nick Van Exel, Charlie Scott and Orlando Wooldridge of the Lakers/Nuggets. We'll also discuss the more famous players to play for both franchises with names like Shaquille O'Neal, Ray Allen, Gary Payton, JR Smith and many more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason and Rich honor the late, great Clifford Robinson with 10 key moments from his NBA career, memories of "Uncle Cliffy" & more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part two of our look at the weirdest NBA seasons ever takes us to some more historical years including the formation of the NBA, odd playoff structures, mergers with other leagues and more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2020 will (hopefully) go down as the weirdest NBA season of all-time but what other modern seasons come close? On this episode of Over and Back, Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch look at the weirdest modern NBA seasons including lockout-shortened years, stunning retirements, rules changes and more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast, Jason and Rich explore players to accumulate 15000 minutes for two different franchises. We'll explore each of these player's careers, accolades and how important they are to each franchise's history. We also briefly discuss current players who could reach the milestone, players who were close but not quite there and players with 15,000 minutes in each franchise's history.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our episode dedicated to the life and career of Washington Bullets great Wes Unseld.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch react to the final two episodes of ESPN's The Last Dance (Episodes 9 & 10)Over & Back Archives: https://bit.ly/OverBack-YTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch react to Episodes 7 & 8 of ESPN's The Last Dance.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch discuss Episodes 5 & 6 of ESPN's "The Last Dance"Michael Jordan-focused Episode Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ydtxgUjKrLsqCmCAw---MJR_59Yqf_iAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Over & Back LIVE returns with as Kelly Dwyer (https://tsa.substack.com/) joins Jason and Rich for a live rewatch of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic! Box Score: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199605210CHI.htmlSubscribe to Kelly's newsletter: https://tsa.substack.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch as they react to Episodes 3 & 4 of ESPN's much-anticipated "The Last Dance" documentary about Michael Jordan and the 1998 NBA champion Chicago Bulls.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch as they react to Episodes 1 & 2 of ESPN's much-anticipated "The Last Dance" documentary about Michael Jordan and the 1998 NBA champion Chicago Bulls.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason and Rich of the Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast welcome Curtis Harris (https://prohoopshistory.substack.com/) for a live rewatch of the Toronto Raptors vs. Phoenix Suns game from February 27, 2000, and celebrate the career of the recently retired Vince Carter.Watch the live stream at https://youtu.be/9oxwoi5uJDoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason and Rich are joined by Curtis Harris (https://prohoopshistory.substack.com/) and Reinis Lācis (https://www.youtube.com/user/LamarMatic/) for a special live stream/live commentary of the infamous 1993 Western Conference Semifinals Game 7 between the Seattle SuperSonics and Houston Rockets.Watch the game/follow along with us at https://youtu.be/Tm9XIiYaXgE.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The origins and history of the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest including the unforgettable 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest highlighted by the battle between Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins.In celebration of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest returning to Chicago for the first time since 1988, Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch look back at arguably the greatest contest ever. We start with a look at the origins of the Slam Dunk Contest in the ABA, the NBA's poor attempt at recreating the excitement with a season-long tournament and the return of the traditional contest in 1984.From there we'll look at the dunk contest history of Michaels Jordan and Dominique Wilkins, how each performed prior to the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest as well as other highlights from the early 80s contest.Then, it's onto the primary focus of the episode: the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Topics include a full list of competitors, arguably the most star-studded dunk contest yet, the judges assigned to the contest, play by play of each dunk available

The life and career of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast’s annual holiday special takes us back to the 1997 NBA All-Star Game and NBA 50 Greatest Players presentation.It’s that time of year again for the Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast Holiday Special! This year we once again welcome Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory) and Reinis Lācis (@LamarMatic) for a classic game rewatch as we check out the 1997 NBA All-Star Game and the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players presentation.We have two options if you want to watch along this year, you can watch view our live stream (https://youtu.be/K2DY9JeXcxA) or watch via this upload (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrpmoGt_s0o — skip ahead to 38:53 and wait for us to tell you to hit play)Topics on this year’s show include the NBA butchering their actual anniversary year, players that deserved to be in the Top 50 but weren’t, how an NBA 75 list may look and how would the NBA approach such a list. We also delve into the actual 1997 NBA All-Star Game including Gary Payton and Michael Jordan’s first-quart

Luka Doncic is having one of the best sophomore seasons of all-time so we'll look at just how well he's been playing, where he ranks in best second-year seasons ever then we examine other standout sophomore years.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy