The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Postgame Show: Top 10 Things That Will Happen This NBA Season (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Episode Date: October 21, 2025

"The NBA Finals will be..." JuJu updates the Polls and tells the crew what he believes will go down this NBA season before we get to Thursday Thunder. No, wait. Against the Spread. Yeah? Is that right? Okay, yeah, Against the Spread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's both, all right. NBA on NBC and Peacock. We got a pair of games. Juju, good to have you aboard. How excited are you for the NBA is back? Yes, sir. Very excited, man. You got to know I've been waiting for this day all year.

And you can also check us out doing our thing over at DLS Hoops. Me and Trista, you feel me, the Alley Ups show. We're going to be back in full of fat, man. Pull up on this. What do you make a Kevin Durant? He's going to play for the Rockets this year, okay?

What do you make a Kevin Durant? He's going to have to stand there in Oklahoma City. He's going to watch them put that banner up right in front of him. Right, right. I think the Thunder organization deserve a lot of credit, as always,

for how they did their rosters. But I do think that they deserve a little bit of flack from how they handled it back in the day, which we're finding out right now on the starting five Netflix show. Like, come to find out, they traded James Harden without his knowledge. They broke up the situation before it was time. So as much credit as they need for this era right here, I still think they get a little bit of slack for how they handle the old days. Drew, I think starting five and Netflix drops at a perfect time right before the NBA season to get you fired up. So my wife, Jenny, watches the NBA on tape.

delay right you remember how back in the day the game used to be on tape delay she watches the entire season on tape delay so she'll watch starting five and be like wow nixon pacer series that was crazy huh i'm like yeah baby did you see the shot she's like oh my god it bounced up it went in incredible she's like she gillis i love him he's such a nice guy so she watches the entire NBA storylines on delay but now she's getting into the season she's like big game tonight rockets kevin durant i like him against shane gillis alexander and i'm like yep Shane Gillis, babe. She's like, wow, big game.

By the way, really quick. Tallest NBA starting five ever, we could have. Yeah. 6-7, 6-11, 6-11, 6-11, 6-11, 6-11. Wow. What team? The Rockets. The Rockets.

Hell yeah, man, look. I think, salute to Jenny as always, you feel me, and the beautiful baby girl in the world right now. You know, she always got that going on. So her paying attention to anything is a big, big plus. But, yeah, I think Shane Gillis out as, Sandra. I think that watching that Netflix show, he came out smelling like roses on that because like his personality was able to shine and you can see his mentality. He's just an overall

good guy and I love watching him on that show. Juju with the NBA getting going tonight. What will happen in the NBA this season? Oh yeah, man. I made the top 10 things that will happen this season in the NBA list. Number 10, the goal. in state unks will be the foreseed. Interesting. Why? Brud, they got the most important thing you need to have on your team to be able to succeed in life. Al Horford.

He's going to bring it together. So, four seed for the uncle. Very specific, not a middle seed, the four seed. Old face, new place. Number nine, Jai Morant will have a new weapon of choice. On a celebration. So you're not saying like an offensive weapon that he could pass the ball to. You're talking about a celebratory bazooka possibly.

It'd be like a sword like Chi-Chi Rodriguez. A slingshot. Yeah, or a pair of nunchucks. What do you make of his signature shoe? I love the newest volume of the Jaws. Right. I think he did it with that one. I think hands down right now he has the best shoe in the entire NBA right now.

I don't know about that. I don't know. Who you think? Who you think? The ant ones were... Ant ones were great. Great. Great.

But the Jaws for the low-cut, man. Not a low-cut guy, that's why. We had an ankle thing. Okay, well, for fashion. High or low ankle? It was mid, actually. Wow. Oh, wow.

The rare. Number eight, I'm sorry, guys. The Miami Heat Will Trade, Bam out of Bayo, or Tyler Heel over. Wow. Man, with any luck, it's both. What you think about that? I think there's no way they trade BAM at a bio. I could

see if the right deal comes along that they would trade Tyler Hero. Important to note that the deadline for an extension passed last night. Now, it just means that he would get more money next year if he signs the extension. But based on what you just said there, it's important to note that. For sure. Number seven,

Zion Williamson will put back on a couple pounds during the Pelicans losing streak. Or winning streak. Yeah. It's probably already happened or just living his life. I picture him like after media day treating

like a boxer that just made weight. Yeah. Or he just like after. Yeah. UFC fighter. Wow. You thought this was a light heavyweight fight. Uh, pal. Number six, it's going to be a snowy January afternoon. Maybe January 9th, January

12th. Nothing is happening. And all of a sudden, Adam Silver is going to drop the hammer on Steve Bomber with his punch. Here's my counter to it. It's probably going to be a soggy March morning after the All-Star game. Yeah, definitely after the All-Star game, but I don't think he's dropping any kind of hammer. Damn. Number five, the Dallas Mavericks will beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs.

Is that a first-round matchup, you think? I think so I think it is All right Nico Revenge tournament Okay Number four

Russell Westbrook Will have an on court confrontation With LeBron James By the way Zaz Old Face new plays Where does Russell

Westbrook Play this season Sacramento Out of boy I knew that I knew that After reading that article Tell me he punches him

And says Welcome to Earth Got me Gout, King's disease. Number three, the Washington Wizards will be ass. I was like, there's no way he's going. Playoff. Bold.

That's stuff you're not hearing anywhere else. Number two, Victor Wimbingyama will do something that we have never seen before four times. The different things every single time are the same thing four times. something right now staying healthy how he's still growing he's like nine feet tall now it's ridiculous i warned you this day would come i'm not a hater i'm trying to protect the game has he had a quadruple double with blocks yet no he's gonna no one's suing it with blocks bro lookin back mike ryan you was right bro what are we rooting for to happen with them like this is league domination he got new moves he got new pro steps frustrating number one thing with that will have to happen

in this season, and it pains me to say this, the NBA finals will be the Denver Nuggets versus the New York Knickerbockers. A week-east. Week-east. Who's the superstar leading the Knicks to that finals? Because it may not be on their roster presently. Mike Brown's been out of the first round one time in his career. I ain't got to go to the finals, aren't it?

I think Yabusele and Jor and Clarkston are going to be big, big transactions that will bear fruitful during the playoffs. Speaking of big, he's listed at 283 pounds. Yabusele? Yabu Selle, yeah. 283 pounds. Working at Yabu Salad. Juju, you got some polls for us today?

Yes, sir. Do you think Tariq Hill watches Dolphins games? No way. I think he does. 93% of the audience says, no, he does not. And the last poll, should you throw a football at a baby stroller? A rose. 61% of the audience says, no, you should not.

And those are your poll, 39%. What? All right. What are we doing? Chris, you got Thursday Thunder? It's against the script. Because it's Tuesday. Yes.

I might have told you to say against the spread. But Thursday, Thunder. Or Thursday, Thunder. Against the spread is presented by Draft Kings. Draft Kings, the Crown is yours. I mean, Quinn, I should have known. It was not Thursday. I wish we could record our headphones.

You definitely said Thursday Thurston. I definitely at one point said against the spread. I may have the second time said Thursday Thunder. Roy, what do we got? Wait, Thursday, it's against the spread. It's Tuesday Thunder. Against the spread. It's presented.

by Draft Kings. Draft Kings, The Crown is yours. All right, we got doubles at Maple Leafs tonight. The Devils have failed to cover the puck line and 11 consecutive road games

following a win. They won 5'3 against Edmonton. The Maple Leafs have won eight consecutive games against the Metropolitan Division. Anthony Storloss also called out the team after their loss against the Cracken.

You called out the Maple Leafs. So I think got some fire under their ass is the Maple Leafs. They're going to end up covering the spread at one and a half. tonight against the doubles. Tony, I'm going to take OKC tonight in a big game.

I know. Big game tonight. If we're doing a big game, not a big game, OKC, Houston. KD coming back to OKC. They're putting up the banner, like you said. Yeah, I think I go a big game. Big game.

Big game. Big game. I'm going to take the Oklahoma City Thunder minus seven and a half against the spread. I think that the rocket still got to figure out their situation offensively. Chemistry. Chemistry.

Who's going to play when? He's going to handle the ball. Reed Shepard. He's going to play. I'm in Thompson who's to handle the ball. Is he ready for that? No Fred Van Bleet. No Fred Van Bleet.

It's a big injury for them. He's a big because he's the cat to that offense. Okay. Now we're looking at O.K.C. Very exciting team coming off a win from the championship. Okay, C. Okay, Cipansett and a half. Okay.

I want to play. Yeah, yeah. And go ahead, Mike. I'll take USF minus three and a half against Memphis. I don't like Memphis. I don't like Memphis one one bit. And I think USF is good. Of course you did.

Of course you did. Even though it was Tuesday, Thunder. To say Thunder. Chris definitely said Thursday Thunder. The second time maybe. 30 Thunder, winner last week. Yeah, you did.