My Main Man Michael Smith

Charles Robinson and Charles McDonald of Yahoo! Sports join Michael to discuss the sorry state of the market for running backs in the NFL. 

(00:30) Should anyone be surprised running backs aren't getting paid?

(15:00) Are there just too many good running backs?

(23:30) Could Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs miss games?

(34:00) Why do the Jets keep getting linked to running backs?

(37:00) Is there a market for the remaining free agent RB?

(42:30) Any solutions to improve the RB market?

Andscape's Marc J. Spears, one of the recipients of the 2023 Naismith Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award, looks back on how it all got started. Then, he offers his impressions of Wemby and other intel from Summer League.

(1:45) What the Hall of Fame honor means to him

(6:30) His basketball origin story involves a neighbor calling the cops on him in 5th grade

(9:30) How a class speaker and a letter to a sports columnist opened his eyes to journalism in 7th grade

(16:00) Impressions of Victor Wembanyama after his Summer League appearances

(25:45) Other Summer League standouts

(37:30) How the Damian Lillard situation will play out

The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue, host of the new podcast series "The Playcallers," describes what she learned about the generation of offensive minds that have overtaken the NFL.

(49:00) How she became obsessed with football

(52:30) A discussion about the podcast and what she hopes people get from it

(1:02:00) How the idea for the podcast came about

(1:12:00) How will the 49ers QB situation play out involving Trey Lance and Brock Purdy?

(1:16:30) What Jourdan learned about Matt LaFleur

(1:22:00) What it was like being around Mike McDaniel

(1:25:45) Where is Sean McVay emotionally at this point?

Dolphins EDGE Jaelan Phillips joins Michael Smith to discuss his remarkable path to the NFL, passion for music and expectations for the 2023 season.

(03:00) Falling in love with music and future plans

(09:00) The rapid rise from unranked to #1 recruit

(11:00) Moped accident, concussions and the decision to medically retire from football

(18:00) Finding a new passion while away from football

(22:30) Returning to football and going to Miami

(27:00) Community service and mentoring

(38:30) 1st year working under Vic Fangio

(40:30) Relationship with Mike McDaniel

(43:00) Tua's concussion history

(46:00) Jaelan, Jalen and Jaylen

Nekias Duncan of The Dunker Spot podcast joins the show to discuss Damian Lillard's dilemma. Then Lexie Brown chronicles her journey to WNBA stardom. Finally, Zia Cooke on the wild ride of a WNBA rookie.

Nekias Duncan Interview

(00:15) Damian Lillard's dilemma about his future

(07:30) Portland's path forward

(25:30) Draymond's staying put, right?

(27:00) Aces or The Field in the WNBA?

 (32:00) The difficult transition to the WNBA

Lexie Brown Interview

(35:50) Her winding path to a breakout WNBA season

(41:30) The lowest point in her WNBA career

(1:00:30) The influence of her father, former NBA player and WNBA coach Dee Brown

(1:05:15) Reaction to Celtics trading for Kristaps Porzingis?

(1:07:30) Her first move as a WNBA GM?

(1:12:00) Advice for rookie teammate Zia Cooke

Zia Cooke Interview

(1:16:15) The transition from college to the WNBA

(1:19:30) Her viral draft night interview

(1:22:30) Surviving in the WNBA as a young player

(1:28:15) Memories from her 1st WNBA game

(1:37:45) Zia makes Michael feel really old

After 15 seasons in the NBA, DeAndre Jordan has seen it all. That's especially true now that he's an NBA champion. Jordan looks back on the Nuggets title run and the incredible stories from his career so far. Then, Yahoo Sports' Vinnie Goodwill digs into the latest NBA offseason buzz.

DeAndre Jordan Interview

(00:30) What winning a title means and his memories from Game 5

(07:00) On winning a title after years of coming up short 

(15:00) Reflecting on falling to the 2nd round of the NBA draft 15 years ago

(21:45) The epic dunk on Brandon Knight and DeAndre's favorite of his dunks

(24:30) Looking back on his 10 years with the Clippers

(27:00) Memories from the Donald Sterling scandal

(32:00) DeAndre's crazy 2015 free agency and the emoji wars

(40:30) More surprised he didn't win a title with Clippers or Nets?

(46:45) What is Nikola Jokic really like? How does he compare to other superstars?

(56:00) Does he still have more to accomplish as a player?

Vincent Goodwill on the NBA Offseason

(59:30) Reaction to Chris Paul-Bradley Beal trade

(1:12:00) How likely is a Damian Lillard trade?

(1:20:00) Could Zion Williamson be on the move?

(1:28:30) Could Draymond Green really be on his way out of Golden State?

(1:33:30) Does anyone other than Dallas want Kyrie? 

(1:35:30) Where do the Lakers go from here?

(1:39:00) Where does James Harden end up?

Touré and Michael held court on a wide range of topics and served up plenty of good conversation.

(03:15) Touré's passion for tennis and playing with James Blake

(14:45) Michael can't resist talking about the time he beat Eli Manning

(17:20) Did Djokovic pass Serena to become the GOAT in tennis?

(25:00) Did race play a role in Jokic not winning MVP?

(39:00) Seriously, where does Touré find the time to post so much?

(44:15) Michael and Touré discuss on parenting teenagers

(56:30) Things get heated about Marvel movies

(1:06:00) Life after Succession

(1:12:00) Touré's new podcast "Being Black: The '80s 

It seems like Wood Harris has been in all of Michael Smith's favorites. So the two of them dive deep into his incredible portfolio or roles.

(00:30) Thoughts LeBron's future and what he learned about LeBron making "Shooting Stars"

(12:00) Portraying LeBron's high school coach and the challenge of portraying real people

(15:00) How basketball has shaped his acting career?

(21:00) Landing his debut role in "Above the Rim" and working with Tupac

(30:00) Wood's musical pursuits

(34:00) Portraying Spencer Haywood in HBO's "Winning Time"

(40:00) Why does "Paid in Full" hold up so well?

(52:00) "The Wire" and its legacy, remembering Michael K. Williams and Lance Reddick

(1:06:00) Working with Denzel Washington

(1:08:00) How "Creed III" differentiated itself from the franchise

(1:16:00) Embracing the role of mentor and becoming undeniable as an actor

Michael is joined by Yahoo Sports' Vincent Goodwill to find meaning in Boston's Game 7 loss to the Heat.

(0:30) Takeaways from the Heat’s Game 7 win over Celtics

(6:00) Where do the Celtics go from here?

(7:45) Jaylen Brown's future

(10:00) How much is Joe Mazzulla to blame?

(12:30) A quick, but very important, sidebar to rank Kool-Aid flavors

(14:00) What are the Celtics missing? Should they run it back?

(28:30) But enough about the Celtics … how about the Heat?

(36:00) Fair to call the Celtics a failure? Michael and Vinnie go deep on what it means to fail

Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix joins Michael to discuss LeBron's retirement talk following the Nuggets sweep of the Lakers.

(1:00) LeBron considering retirement?

(3:30) Is LeBron using this as leverage with the Lakers? Kyrie time?

(10:30) How aggressive will the Lakers be this offseason?

(17:30) Could LeBron just take a year off and play with Bronny in 2024? 

(20:30) Some (overdue) respect for Jokic and the Nuggets

(29:00) Memories of Mannix's former life as a Celtics ball boy, including leaking scoops to journalists and stories about Allen Iverson, Charles Oakley, Dikembe Mutombo ... and a few players that shall remain anonymous.

Around the NBA looking at the team's in disarray

- (44:20) Celtics

- (47:20) 76ers

- (49:30) Warriors

- (50:30) Suns

- (51:50) Grizzlies and Ja Morant

Andscape's Justin Tinsley joins the show to discuss the role of mentorship and what's next for Ja Morant after his latest controversy.

(01:30) - Scoot Henderson's mentorship alliance with Steph Curry, and the willingness to accept guidance

(10:00) - Reaction to Ja Morant's latest controversy

(22:00) - How should Morant be punished?

Luke Russert discusses his New York Times bestseller "Look For Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself" and his long path to self discovery.

(30:00) - How Luke's life journey led to this book

(34:00) - Tim Russert's legacy and eulogizing his father

(40:00) - Bronny James and rooting for the sons of superstars

(49:00) - Walking away from his TV career

(52:00) - Fatherhood and the key to making connection

(1:05:00) - Bills fandom and the dream of a Super Bowl