The WemByA & Extraordinary Circumstances with J.A. Adande

Class is in session as Professor Adande returns to Illuminati U for a graduate seminar on the state of the association, or as he wants it known, the WemByA
J.A. takes us inside the selection process for his new podcast with Chuck Todd called ⁠Dynastic⁠, wonders if the NCAA Tournament is a predictor of NBA Success and expresses concern about the future of journalism with media consolidation.
Plus a whole lot of reminiscing about past NBA Finals.

0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Dynastic
3:42 - 2nd Gen NBA Players Who Play Nothing Like Their Dad
6:19 - Chicago Bulls Ruining Their 90s Dynasty
8:00 - Sacramento Kings Sliding Doors
13:11 - NCAA Tournament As Predictor Of Success
16:00 - Scouting Steph Curry
22:10 - Tom Digs Up 2016 NBA Finals Emails
25:01 - Luka Doncic - Extraordinary Circumstances
40:00 - Most Hot Button Issue In Journalism: Media Consolidation
42:24 - LeBron & Kobe Availability & Access
48:45 - The WemByA
1:09:35 - 2013 NBA Finals

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