In this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, it's a solo Ike Amaechi joint where he drops the 2023-2024 High and Low NBA Star Tier List. The NBA's top 50 players are slotted into four different tiers from the top elite stars to the up-and-comers. Some stars fall and some stars rise from year to year. Where will players like James Harden and Damian Lillard land? What tier does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander belong in? Can LeBron James still be considered a top tier elite player going into the new NBA season?
EPISODE 156: Storylines for the NBA Casual, All-NBA Selections and a Guy Named Spike Lee →
In this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi talks about the 2023, All-NBA teams, benefits of a seven-game playoff series and the greatest NBA playoff storylines for the casual NBA fan. Don't miss this episode that covers the latest NBA news, stories and controversies.
EPISODE 155: Grading NBA Award Winners and a Chef Named Steph Curry →
In this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi, Mitch Orsatti (of Raptors HQ), and Ugo debate whether NBA media focuses on the basketball or the drama. Then Ike, Ugo and Mitch grade the 2023 NBA Award winners selections from Defensive Player of the Year Jarrett Jackson Jr. to Clutch Player of the Year De'Aaron Fox to controversial NBA MVP winner Joel Embiid. Don't miss this informative and controversial episode that covers the latest NBA news, stories and controversies.
EPISODE 134: Walk a Mile in a Player's Signature Shoes and a Guy Named Joel Embiid →
On this episode of High and Low, Ike Amaechi is joined by Steven Leslie, Mitch Orsatti and Ugo to update their NBA tiers since the original pre-season High and Low Tier Drop and walk a mile in NBA players' shoes by sharing what they would if they were in the position of certain players in certain situations.
EPISODE 103: The Flagrant Fool, The Favorite Player and a Goon Named Dexter →
On this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Steven Leslie, Mitch Orsatti, Ugo and Sean Khan to talk about the change in flagrant foul calls during the 2022 NBA Playoffs, and the difference between your favorite player and the best player in the NBA. In addition, Every Now and Then is back this week so listen for the Sixers' starting five comparison.
EPISODE 97: Fans Behaving Badly, All-NBA Predictions and a Guy Named Kemba →
On this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan and Mitch Orsatti to talk about the increasingly strained relationship between trolling fans and players, potentially leading to a Will Smith-Chris Rock situation, before the trio share their all-NBA predictions and discussing the value of an all-NBA selection vs. the NBA's MVP award.
EPISODE 95: The End of Russ, Burning Questions and a Movie Called LeBron →
On this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Marissa Mandeldove (@lovemarissadove), Ugo, Mitch Orsatti and Sean Khan to determine the who should hold the title as the best basketball player in the world (Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokic vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo), followed by a talk about the decline of Russell Westbrook and, finally, answering some burning ("would you rather..") questions about the NBA today.
EPISODE 74: NBA Media's MVP, Questions from the Crowd and a Guy Named Johnny
Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo and Mitch Orsatti to answer some burnt and burning NBA and podcast-related questions from High and Low listeners.
EPISODE 49: THE NBA'S MVP PROBLEM AND A GUY NAMED THE JOKER
Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo, Mitch Orsatti, Steven Leslie and Sean Khan to talk NBA news, the MVP award conundrum and an in-house NBA Would-You-Rather session. The High and Low team also play another game of Scales rating listeners' NBA takes on a scale of 1 to 10.
Episode 37: Big Milk, MVP Races and a Star Named Nikola Jokic
Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo, Steven Leslie, Mitch Orsatti and Sean Khan to look at the MVP race at the quarter-season mark of the NBA season. The High and Low team share their picks as well as the players that could fall out of the race by the end of the season.