Ike Amaechi starts off the year talking about holiday absences, Kobe Bryant's historic performance, basketball resolutions for 2023, winners and losers of 2022 and the one thing in the NBA that shouldn't carry over into the new year, NBA All-Star Weekend.
EPISODE 136: Rich Spartans, House of Billionaires and a Monopoly Called The NBA →
Ike Amaechi talks about the the sale of the Phoenix Suns, the NBA economy and how the league and its teams make billions of dollars in revenue every year.
EPISODE 135: Getting the Bag, Stolen Identities and a Guy Named Carmelo Anthony →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan, Steven Leslie, Mitch Orsatti and Ugo to open the final mailbag of 2022 and talk about NBA players' personalities and the identities of the team's city, the worst team in the NBA and the race to the bottom for Victor Wembenyama, whether or not Carmelo Anthony deserves farewell tour and the NBA's new-look trophies.
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 133: Songs of the Season, Manic in Minnesota and a Guy Named Nikola Jokic →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Mitch Orsatti to share a soundtrack of songs that best describe the seasons of 10 NBA teams and also talk about the drama unfolding in Minnesota.
EPISODE 132: Hate It or Love It, Brooklyn Ben and a Guy Named Pascal Siakam →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Steven Leslie, Sean Khan and Ugo to talk about what comes next for Ben Simmons in Brooklyn and Rudy Gobert in Minnesota, why Pascal Siakam might or might not be a top 10 NBA player and nice things about teams we hate and hateful things about teams we love.
EPISODE 131: Top Ten Players Today, Small Samples and a Guy Named Shai Gilgeous-Alexander →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan to talk about hot NBA teams that will most likely cool off and out of the playoff picture by April and the top ten players in the league so far in the early portion of the NBA season.
EPISODE 130: Four Burning Questions, One Toxic Truth and The Future Named Victor Wembenyama →
On this episode of the High and Low NBA podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Steven Leslie, Sean Khan, Mitch Orsatti and Ugo to answer some controversial listener questions about the reaction to Kyrie Irving's apology in comparison to other controversial celebrities, newly minted superstars and the former stars they've replaced and the shadow Victor Wembenyama has cast on the NBA's current crop of young stars.
EPISODE 129: A Moral Dilemma in the NBA, Early Surprises and a Guy Named The Finnisher →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Steven Leslie to talk about NBA players behaving badly and recent scandals in the league, whether or not the NBA has a morality problem and this season's biggest surprises and disappointments so far.
EPISODE 128: NBA Players Getting Bullied and a Guy Named Russell Westbrook →
On this episode of the High and Low NBA podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo, Mitch Orsatti and Sean Khan to talk about the difference between player criticism and fans bullying players and our favorite things for the week.
EPISODE 127: Breaking Up Dynamic Duos and a Guy Named Michael Porter Jr. →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Mitch Orsatti and Ugo to talk about the teams to watch this season and dynamic NBA duos and which one of them their franchises would choose if faced with the ultimatum.
EPISODE 126: The Overrated, The Underrated and a Guy Named Draymond Green →
On this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by King from Parts Unknown and Ugo to talk about the fate of Draymond Green, this NBA season's most overrated teams and players and the season's most underrated teams and players.
EPISODE 125: Tier Drops, NBA Love Children and a Guy Named Ben Simmons →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan and Ugo to talk about the illegitimate children of Wilt Chamberlain and a close look at this year's NBA teams divided by tiers, the official High and Low Tier Drop.
EPISODE 124: Trading Places, Lipstick Sheik and a Guy Named Ja Morant →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan (aka Sean Solo) to talk about the mysterious disappearance of Ugo and the outcomes of six scenarios where NBA stars swap teams (Ja Morant in Atlanta? Trae Young on Memphis?
EPISODE 123: The Phoenix Sins of Sarver and a Red Herring Named Ime Udoka →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Mitch Orsatti, King and Sean Khan to talk about Ime Udoka's suspension and the attention it has taken away from a bigger story in the NBA, the latest development in the Robert Sarver saga and the next NBA team up for attention from Hollywood producers.
EPISODE 122: 2K Ratings, Player Apologies and a Guy Named Robert Sarver →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Steven Leslie and Sean Khan to talk about High and Lowlife ratings, NBA 2K-style, more projected Highs and Lows of the upcoming NBA season, the suspension of Phoenix Suns' owner Robert Sarver and Anthony Edwards' apology.
EPISODE 121: NBA Legends Among Today's Stars and a Guy Named Giannis Antetokounmpo →
Ike Amaechi is joined by Mitch Orsatti to talk about the projected Highs and Lows of the 2022-2023 NBA season and ranking the greatest players of all-time among today's top 10 NBA stars, objectively.
EPISODE 120: The Soundtrack of the NBA and a Cavalier Named Donovan Mitchell →
If the new NBA season had a soundtrack, what songs would it feature? On this music-infused episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Sean Khan and Mitch Orsatti to build a soundtrack and playlist that would best describe the 2022-23 NBA season. Ike, Mitch and Sean also talk about living in the shoes of an NBA player for a day and Donovan Mitchell in Cleveland.
EPISODE 119: Summer Winners, Summer Losers and a Patrick Beverley Named Marina Mabrey →
On this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo, King and Sean Khan to talk about the winners and losers of the NBA off-season, the Patrick Beverley of the WNBA, Marina Mabrey and what would happen if the G-League became a summer league.
EPISODE 118: Jordan and LeBron's War of Legacies and a Guy Named Scottie →
On this episode of the High and Low Basketball podcast, Ike Amaechi is joined by Ugo, Mitch Orsatti and Sean Khan to talk about the appeal of coaching a team of prospects over a team with a toxic superstar and then discuss the comparison in the quality of Michael Jordan's mythos versus the quantity in LeBron James' career.