Episode 193

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6th Jul 2023

Free Agent Frenzy

NBA & NHL Free Agency has arrived! Recaps and analysis of the most active teams through the first few days of free agency. Plus Wimbledon 3 days in: Rain, stuffy traditionalists and Djokovic.

Timestamps Approximate

Tipping off in BBall Storylines (01:47) We try a new game format to cover free agency, drafting our top 4 biggest winners and losers in NBA Free agency so far. We cover the Rockets, Suns, Mavericks, Pacers, Lakers, Raptors, 76ers and more!


In Tennis Talk (32:40) Max rags on Wimbledon, talks Djokovic’s 2nd rd win against an inspired traditional grass exhibition of tennis from Josh Thompson. As well as Stefanos Tsistisipas’s match tiebreaker against Thiem, and the Canadian men: Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov, Raonic’s 1st rounds. 


Wrapping up Talkin’ Hockey (40:53) Owen goes through the biggest moves made around the league before the boys get into the weeds on the Toronto Maple Leafs acquisitions of Klingberg, Reaves, Domi and Bertuzzi. 


Intro/Outro Music: Mystery Train by UIC https://open.spotify.com/track/3CBI2Nkyd2sx3iWkDmXgnO?si=ij50q1FSQhKp2e7B7daL

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Sports NextDoor
Two Toronto boys who grew up next door to each other talking, playing and breathing sports, continuing to do just that. Tune in to hear analysis and reactions to the latest happenings in the NFL, NBA, NHL, UFC, and more...
Run by two Childhood BestFriends: Sports NextDoor is a next generation sports show. Hybriding the daily show delivery format of the TV era with the freedom of the internet. Sports NextDoor gives the most interesting sports topics of the week the treatment they deserve, unhampered by: length, troll takes, or excessive cordiality. Hosted by two lifelong friends, and sports fans. Max and Owen record themselves doing what they have for 15 years: discussing the weekly games, trades, and prospects in the NBA & NHL and informing each other about what happened in their own areas of interest. Airing twice a week in audio and video format, with regular segments: Baseball Bit, BBall Storylines, Combat Corner, Football Fancave, Talkin’ Hockey, and Tennis Talk. Catch Sports NextDoor on Youtube or all available podcast streaming platforms!

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