Episodes

  • NBA Pacific Division breakdown with Legend of Winning + NFL season preview with Ben Solak
    Sep 2 2025

    Kevin O’Connor previews EVERY NBA team this month, starting today with the Pacific Division. NBA content creator Legend of Winning joins him to recap the summer and preview the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Suns and Kings.With the offseason additions made by both teams in Los Angeles, are the Lakers and Clippers in a position to be legitimately dangerous in the West?

    Meanwhile, the Warriors made almost no offseason moves-- are they going to find themselves in the play-in AGAIN? Elsewhere in the division, KOC and Legend try to be positive when discussing the Suns and Kings, but it's no small task.

    With the NFL season opener just days away, KOC is joined by ESPN’s Benjamin Solak to unpack the Micah Parsons trade to the Packers. Will Parsons be the missing piece in Green Bay's defense and how damaging is this move for the Cowboys ahead of their season opener against the Eagles? The two also preview the Ravens vs. Bills season opener and discuss how high the Vikings' ceiling can be when J.J. McCarthy takes the reins.

    (1:22) Pacific Division preview with Legend of Winning

    (1:47) Los Angeles Lakers preview

    (14:25) Los Angeles Clippers preview

    (27:41) Golden State Warriors preview

    (40:10) Phoenix Suns preview

    (49:09) Sacramento Kings preview

    (1:04:54) NFL news with Ben Solak

    (1:05:11) Micah Parsons fit with Packers

    (1:16:54) Cowboys @ Eagles preview

    (1:19:28) Vikings season expectations

    (1:23:05) 49ers WR room still in trouble?

    (1:27:36) Bills @ Ravens preview

    (1:31:16) Bill Belichick loses big in 1st CFB game

    (1:32:34) Arch Manning & Texas lose to Ohio State

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • One BIG question for every NFL division + Orlando Magic expectations with Kevin Clark
    Aug 28 2025

    Kevin O'Connor asks Kevin Clark one BIG question about every NFL division. Is Titans rookie QB Cam Ward criminally underrated? Are we sleeping on Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers? What can we REALLY expect from the Chicago Bears & Carolina Panthers? Plus, the how and why older quarterbacks are having such a positive impact on the league.

    The pair also preview the Orlando Magic's upcoming season and debate if the addition of Desmond Bane is enough to get them to the NBA Finals in 2026.

    (0:26) One BIG question about every NFL division

    (1:01) AFC South

    (24:19) AFC North

    (27:46) AFC East

    (35:00) AFC West

    (39:20) NFC North

    (41:04) NFC South

    (43:06) NFC West

    (45:05) NFC East

    (47:21) Can the Orlando Magic contend?

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    1 hr
  • The ‘Nobody Believes In Us' teams + ‘League Pass Darlings’ with Trey Kerby
    Aug 26 2025

    Trey Kerby joins KOC for a look at which NBA teams nobody believes in that could potentially make a deep run, teams who should spend this season taking ‘the next step’ and those who are ‘NBA League Pass darlings’—hard to watch, but still fun! From why the Cavaliers’ postseason hopes still hang in the balance, to the Clippers’ aging but deep roster, the pair debate which teams are poised for a breakout and which squads are destined for another year in the lottery.

    (1:15) Trey Kerby joins

    (1:43) Teams ‘nobody believes in’

    (17:19) ‘League Pass darlings’

    (41:04) Teams taking ‘the next step’

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    1 hr
  • Fantasy Football advice with Matt Harmon + Battlefield 6 impressions with Iron
    Aug 21 2025

    Kevin O’Connor is joined by Yahoo Sports NFL Fantasy Football expert Matt Harmon who offers some key drafting advice for this season. With the Cincinnati Bengals defense being as lackluster as it is, should Joe Burrow be a no brainer QB1? They also discuss WRs to target in the later rounds and which rookie running backs will have an immediate impact.

    Kevin is then joined by streamer Iron for an in-depth look at Battlefield 6 beta and discuss the future of Battle Royale gaming. Later, the pair breaks down whether Victor Wembanyama and the revamped Spurs can finally make the leap, and if Nico Harrison’s controversial decision to trade Luka Doncic can ever be redeemed.

    (0:47) Matt Harmon Fantasy Football advice

    (34:03) Iron on Battlefield 6 & COD Warzone

    (53:46) Iron on Spurs, Mavs & State of the NBA

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • NBA Offseason Grades: Utah’s gamble, Pistons’ roster shuffle & Magic on the rise
    Aug 19 2025

    Kevin O’Connor is joined by Wosny Lambre to hand out offseason grades across the Eastern and Western Conferences, and EuroBasket. The duo debate Luka Doncic’s weight loss: is it functional or cosmetic? And will it do the Lakers any good regardless? Do the New York Knicks get a good grade for moving on from Thibs and hiring Mike Brown? And did the Orlando Magic make the right move by adding Desmond Bane? The also pair break down if Utah was right to keep Lauri Markkanen during their rebuild, and react to Giannis’s loyalty to Milwaukee (so far).

    Out West, they question if the Warriors’ front office is really all-in on winning a title, celebrate Denver’s upgrade from MPJ to Cam Johnson, and push back on the hype surrounding OKC’s long-term dynasty odds. Can OKC really keep talent in a small market or are their hopes of a repeat title already over?

    (0:25) NBA Offseason Grades

    (0:47) Luka’s weight loss journey

    (6:06) Utah Jazz keeping Lauri Markkanen

    (11:19) Giannis stays loyal to the Bucks…so far

    (26:40) Myles Turner leaves Indiana for Milwaukee

    (30:44) Knicks roster changes

    (38:22) Pistons shuffle their roster

    (43:41) Magic roster shake-up

    (50:01) Jonathan Kuminga’s offseason approach

    (55:21) Nuggets replacement of MPJ

    (58:26) OKC only re-signs their own guys

    (1:08:43) Who will win each conference?

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • KOC’s NBA schedule takeaways & NFL fantasy sleepers with Danny Heifetz
    Aug 14 2025

    Kevin O’Connor reacts to the 2025-25 NBA schedule and shares the games he’s most excited for this season! Can a revamped Nuggets team challenge the defending champs in OKC? And is the NBA pushing the Chet Holmgren vs. Victor Wembanyama rivalry with home-and-home games at Christmastime? Plus, elite rookie matchups on March 3rd and the biggest ‘return’ games of the season as KD returns to Oklahoma City and Myles Turner faces Indiana.

    Next, Kevin is joined by NFL Fantasy Football expert Danny Heifetz to talk 2025 fantasy draft strategy, quarterback sleepers, and rookie wide receivers to target—and avoid. Danny dives into the undervalued impact of running QBs like Justin Fields, and offers a bold sleeper pick for the Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray📷

    (0:23) 2025 NBA schedule released

    (11:37) NFL Fantasy Football preview with Danny Heifetz

    (43:18) Could Knicks win the title THIS season?

    (54:06) Why don’t other teams mimic OKC’s process?

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • NBA schedule leaks, rookie showdowns & early season predictions with Slightly Biased
    Aug 12 2025

    Kevin O’Connor is joined by Slightly Biased to break down leaks of NBA Opening Night and Christmas Day matchups ahead of the Thursday full schedule release.

    One of the biggest games includes no. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks taking on no. 2 pick Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs. But don't miss out on LeBron James vs. Steph Curry as the Lakers and Warriors face off on opening night and the Houston Rockets square up against reigning NBA champs Oklahoma!

    Later, Kevin and Slightly react to listeners' hottest NBA takes. Will Victor Wembanyama win MVP as well as DPOY next season? Is it possible Jayson Tatum returns for the Celtics AND they’re in the Eastern Conference Finals?! All this and much more on the Kevin O’Connor Show!

    (1:08) Rockets @ Thunder on opening night

    (5:23) Warriors @ Lakers on opening night

    (11:41) Harper & Spurs @ Flagg & Mavs

    (17:27) Christmas Day games

    (23:49) Slightly Biased, Spot On, or So Wrong?

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    1 hr
  • Wemby + Fox, stagnant Warriors & front office lessons with Grant Liffmann + 7 NFL questions with Nate Tice
    Aug 7 2025

    Kevin O’Connor is joined by NBA on NBC's Grant Liffmann to break down De’Aaron Fox’s extension with the San Antonio Spurs. Was it really a good deal or does the team still needs to prioritize getting more shooters?

    Plus, the pair dives deep into the stalemate between the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga. Could the Warriors be holding on to Kuminga and STILL be pursuing a Giannis trade?!

    Later, Kevin is joined by Yahoo's Nate Tice to talk NFL. Why has the Kansas City Chiefs offense dropped in Tice's ratings? Do the Eagles win because of or in spite of Jalen Hurts? And is Baker Mayfield overrated??

    (0:20) Grant Liffmann joins the show

    (2:36) De'Aaron Fox signs extension with Spurs

    (11:29) Grant's experience in Atlanta's front office

    (18:27) Lessons learned working in front offices

    (26:14) Are Warriors still waiting to trade for Giannis?

    (37:03) Nate Tice joins the show

    (38:32) 2025 NFL season preview

    (1:11:35) Favorite Tom Brady moments

    (1:19:39) Expectations for Timberwolves this season

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    1 hr and 28 mins