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Establish The Run NBA

622 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 10 hours ago -

The most in-depth and sophisticated NBA analysis from the Establish The Run team. Led by Drew Dinkmeyer, one of the most successful NBA DFS players of all-time.

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Episode 359: Rockets Undefeated In Last 10, Are They A Contender?

March 29, 2024 03:31 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to discuss the hottest team in the NBA, the Houston Rockets, and how sustainable their 10-game unbeaten stretch is and how far they can go in the playoffs, should they make it.

Episode 358: Jontay Porter and An Honest Conversation on Sports Gambling

March 26, 2024 18:06 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer react to ESPN's report that Jontay Porter is under league investigation for betting irregularities and discuss the impact this has on game integrity, the pros and cons of Sports Gambling, and where the industry stands in the aftermath of the investigation.

Episode 357: Five Things You Need To Know To Bet Late-Season NBA

March 22, 2024 05:05 - 39 minutes - 30.7 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer use their decades of experience covering and following the NBA to give you the top five tips for betting on late-season NBA lines

Episode 356: We're Officially Done With The Phoenix Suns.

March 19, 2024 14:45 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer break down the Suns recent form and why they're out on them as Championship contenders going forward. 

Episode 355: NBA Awards Market Update, Jokic A Lock For MVP?

March 14, 2024 20:44 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the shifts in the NBA Awards Market, which player is surging towards Clutch Player of the Year and what markets are still yet to be decided.

Episode 354: Teams That Can Break The 40-20 Championship Theory

March 11, 2024 18:39 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss Phil Jackson's 40-20 theory of Championship teams must win 40 games before they lose 20, and assess if any teams who missed out on this can still be a title contender this year. 

Episode 353: Timberwolves, Cavs Outlook with KAT & Mobley Sidelined For Extended Time

March 08, 2024 01:12 - 49 minutes - 46.4 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the injuries to Karl Anthony-Towns and Evan Mobley and how much it will impact the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers as we approach the NBA Playoffs. 

Episode 352: It's Victor Wembanyama's World And We're All Just Living In It

March 04, 2024 23:11 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the senational rookie breakout year of Victor Wembanyama and whether he has surpassed initial rookie expectations, as well as discuss Chet Holmgren's impact on the league. 

Episode 351: Eastern Conference Overview - Who Is Surging, Who Is Holding Firm and Who Is Slipping?

February 29, 2024 20:21 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer scan their eyes over the Eastern Conference as teams start to take their positions for the playoff run-in. 

Episode 350: Assessing Mavs, Suns & Knicks Early Trade Deadline Returns

February 26, 2024 19:43 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Mike Gallagher and a returning Drew Dinkmeyer discuss how the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks have peformed since their Deadline Day trades and whether the moves have paid off.

Episode 349: Top 10 Toughest Perimeter Matchups

February 22, 2024 03:49 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MB

Mike Gallagher is back with another matchups-based pod. In this edition, he goes over his toughest perimeter matchups and how he came up with the list.

Episode 348: Gallagher's Top 10 Matchup Trends of the First Half

February 15, 2024 04:42 - 18 minutes - 26 MB

We're at the All-Star break and we have a lot of information. In this edition, Mike Gallagher goes solo to give his favorite matchup trends to look for bets and to help set fantasy lineups.

Episode 347: Explaining Warriors & Mavericks Recent Run, How Far Can They Go?

February 13, 2024 19:17 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarinia take a look at the two teams with the longest win streaks in the NBA, the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks, and analayze whether this is just a blip in the radar or whether they're starting to hit the preseason form that we expected from them both.

Episode 346: NBA Trade Deadline Reactions & Takeaways

February 09, 2024 18:41 - 1 hour - 52.8 MB

Mark Dankenbring and Mike Gallagher discuss the NBA Trade Deadline and give their initial thoughts on the last minute trades across the NBA, featuring a late call in from ETR's own Gary Hartman

Episode 345: Trade Candidates And Realistic Trade Partners

February 05, 2024 22:21 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB

In lieu of a newlywed Drew Dinkmeyer, Mike Gallagher and Saum Jafarinia talk through the players who could be changing locations soon, and which teams could be in the market for reinforcements as the trade deadline approaches.

Episode 344: Clippers Surging In The West, Are They True Title Contenders?

February 01, 2024 17:54 - 44 minutes - 42.2 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the LA Clippers, who started the season 3-7 and have since gone on a huge 28-8 run, looking, at times, like the best team in the NBA. Is it sustainable and will they be able to be legitimate title contenders going forward?

Episode 343: Doc Rivers Makes Milwaukee Debut, What The Future Holds For The Bucks

January 30, 2024 18:16 - 36 minutes - 32.9 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss Milwaukee's decison to bring in Doc Rivers as Head Coach and assess the task at hand for the Bucks going forward. 

Episode 342: KAT's 62 In A Loss Is A Problem, Embiid's 70 In A Win Swings MVP Vote?

January 25, 2024 18:45 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the issues with the Timberwolves following Karl-Anthony Towns' 62-point performance in a loss to the Hornets, plus what Joel Embiid must now do to win NBA MVP following his record-breaking 70-point explosion against the Spurs. 

Episode 341: Scary Terry Traded To Miami, What's Next For Kyle Lowry?

January 23, 2024 20:06 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to yet more trade action, as they discuss Scary Terry Rozier being traded to the Miami Heat with Kyle Lowry heading in the opposite direction.

Episode 340: Pascal Siakam traded to Pacers, Mr. Bagley Goes to Washington

January 18, 2024 18:37 - 42 minutes - 39.9 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer settle into some trade reaction talk on todays show, as they analyze the blockbuster Pascal Siakam trade and the not-so-blockbuster Marvin Bagley trade.

Episode 339: Utah Are The Hottest Team In The NBA, Just As We All Predicted They Would Be.

January 16, 2024 18:51 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

ETR's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a closer look. at the bewildering turnaround the Utah Jazz has seen his year, starting the year 7-16 before going on a 15-4 run to put themselves firmly in the playoff picture as we pass the halfway point of the season. 

Episode 338: The Red Hot Pelicans, Immediate Takeaways From Knicks & Raptors Trade

January 11, 2024 19:04 - 43 minutes - 41 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the surging New Orleans Pelicans, discussing how far into the playoffs this team could go, before taking a look at how the Knicks and Raptors have changed following the blockbuster OG Anunoby trade.

Episode 337: Reacting To The Latest Draymond Green Podcast, Are We Seeing The End Of The Warriors?

January 08, 2024 19:43 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a dive into the main takeaways from Draymond Green's latest podcast, in which he talks about his mental health and considering retirement, before discussing whether this is the end of the Warriors as we know it.

Episode 336: NBA Fines The Nets, Lakers Slide Worsens

January 04, 2024 23:39 - 45 minutes - 35.7 MB

Establish The Run's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a look at the NBA fining the Nets £100k for breaking their new player participation rules, as well as diving into why the Lakers slide may be worse than it initally seems. 

Episode 335: OG Anunoby Traded To Knicks - Are Knicks A Contender? Who Can Win Sixth Man Of The Year?

January 01, 2024 19:38 - 47 minutes - 44.7 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return for a 2024 opening podcast to discuss the OG Anunoby trade that saw RJ Barrett return home to the Great White North, as well as taking a look at who can realistically win the Sixth Man of the Year award.

Episode 334: State of the Game, DFS Slate Size Changes & The Mikal Bridges Props Lesson

December 28, 2023 20:32 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkemeyer discuss the state of the game in the NBA Fantasy and gambling circles, touching on the lesson we can learn from gambling on Mikal Bridges' usage on December 27th and how changing DFS slate sizes to remove late swap could be good for the game.

Episode 333: ESPN MVP Straw Poll, Eastern Conference News & Notes

December 21, 2023 19:57 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher return to break down the recent ESPN MVP Straw Poll that saw Joel Embiid as an early favorite for the MVP vote. 

Episode 332: NBA Western Conference News & Notes

December 20, 2023 00:33 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MB

Establish The Run's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss the latest news from the Western Conference, as well as give their take on the Draymond Green indefinite suspension 

Episode 331: Lakers Win Inaugural In-Season Tournament

December 12, 2023 19:46 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer review the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, assess how much of a threat the Lakers are for the rest of the season and discuss what changes they would make to the tournament next year. 

Episode 330: Wednesday Night Recap for Dec. 6

December 07, 2023 06:40 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MB

Wednesday had a whole lot going on with injuries, lineup changes, big performances, a 50-point blowout, and a lot more. Mike Gallagher goes over each team and gives some takeaways going forward.

Episode 329: NBA In-Season Tournament Knockout Stage Preview

December 04, 2023 17:09 - 47 minutes - 45.6 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer break down the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Knockout Stage, talking through each game to discuss the matchups and predictions for each game.

Episode 328: #OurMagic, Timberwolves 12-2 Run and Celtics Lead The Way

November 30, 2023 19:53 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a deep dive into the three of the best teams in the league, discussing how and why they have all emerged as early championship contenders as we approach the quarter mark of the season.

Episode 327: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of The Crucial Final Day of the NBA In-Season Tournament Group Stage

November 27, 2023 20:32 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkemeyer break down all the scenarios ahead of the final day of the NBA's In-Season Tournament Group Stage, as well as discuss whether the tournament has worked to increase eyes on the product. 

Episode 326: Shai Breaking Into MVP Discussion? Phoenix Surge Incoming?

November 20, 2023 22:46 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer take a trip out west to discuss the teams from the Western Conference, including analysing how realistic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and DeAaron Fox's MVP cases are.

Episode 325: Was the Draymond Green Suspension Too Lenient?

November 17, 2023 02:04 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer discuss whether Draymond Green's history should have led to a longer suspension, as well as discussing what options the Chicago Bulls have to tank with.

Episode 324: ETR's Top Players Who Have Underperformed Expectations So Far, What's Wrong With The Clippers?

November 14, 2023 01:55 - 52 minutes - 49.1 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer explore the role dilemma the Clippers are currently presented with before listing the players they think have underperformed on their preseason expectations this year

Episode 323: ETR's Top Players Who Have Exceeded Expectations So Far

November 09, 2023 21:04 - 32 minutes - 30.7 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer list the players they think have surpassed preseason expectations this year and explore how they did it. 

Episode 322: In-Season Tournaments, Tier Ranking The Eastern & Western Conferences

November 07, 2023 23:35 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MB

ETR's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to discuss how the NBA's In-Season Tournament is trying to attract new fans before putting tier ranking the East and West into how they project for the remainder of the season.

Episode 321: Wednesday Night Recap for Nov. 1 Games

November 02, 2023 05:16 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MB

We had a massive 13-game slate, so Mike Gallagher went rapid fire through the slate to go over injuries, takeaways, big lines, process on bets that led to an 8-1 day on props, and much more.

Episode 320: James Harden Traded to Clippers, Week One News & Notes

October 31, 2023 18:33 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

ETR's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer return to break down the blockbuster trade between the 76ers and Clippers for James Harden before discussing what they've taken away from the first week of the NBA season. 

Episode 319: NBA Wednesday Night Recap

October 26, 2023 05:59 - 42 minutes - 58 MB

Mike Gallagher goes over each game from Wednesday night with lessons learned, fantasy takeaways, things we got right, and a lot of process stuff on how we had an 11-1 props opener.

Episode 318: ETR'S 2023-24 NBA Season Prediction Show

October 23, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer talk through their predictions for the 2023-24 NBA Season, including delving into who they think will win each player award.

Episode 317: The Perfect NBA Fantasy Draft

October 20, 2023 02:24 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

ETR's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer walk through their favourite picks round-by-round in your upcoming NBA Fantasy Drafts

Episode 316: ETR's Man vs. Machine Projections Discrepancies

October 16, 2023 16:17 - 52 minutes - 49.2 MB

Establish The Run's Mike "The Man" Gallagher and Drew "The Machine" Dinkmeyer go to battle on the differences in ETR's human rankings vs. ETR's projection rankings. 

Episode 315: ETR's Season-Long Strategy Tips to Crush Your Drafts

October 13, 2023 06:23 - 42 minutes - 40.2 MB

ETR's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer venture into the season-long streets on today's show, discussing the best tips you can use to crush your fantasy drafts this year

Episode 314: NBA Draft Kit Preview, Things We Learned So Far In Preseason

October 09, 2023 19:33 - 45 minutes - 37.3 MB

Establish The Run's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer run through what you can expect from the ETR NBA Draft Kit (now available on our website https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/) before talking through the things they have learned and the current trends through the start of the NBA Preseason

Episode 313: Reacting to the Jrue Holiday Trade, Media Day Takeaways

October 05, 2023 20:10 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MB

Establish The Run's Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer breakdown the big Jrue Holiday trade that followed last week's Damian Lillard trade, as well as what they learned from Media Day.

Episode 312: NBA Southeast Division Team Previews

September 28, 2023 18:13 - 1 hour - 77.9 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are joined by Underdog's Justin Phan to preview all the teams in the NBA Southeast Division.

Episode 311: Emergency Damian Lillard Trade Analysis

September 28, 2023 00:43 - 49 minutes - 46.9 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are joined by Underdog's Justin Phan for an emergency show to discuss the blockbuster three-way trade that saw Damian Lillard traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Episode 310: NBA Northwest Division Team Previews

September 26, 2023 01:07 - 1 hour - 74.4 MB

Mike Gallagher and Drew Dinkmeyer are joined by Underdog's Justin Phan to preview all the teams in the NBA Northwest Division.

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