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Is tearing up my heart when I'm with you. And when we are apart, I feel it too. And no matter what I do, Michael B. Jordan is the best actor in the whole world right now. No matter who you are, where you're at, if you got a lighter at the house, put them up. Put them up, Man. How you doing today, Trista? Man, you been up to. You've been on the road. My sister.
B
I've been traveling my little ass off. I was in town, Miami for like less than 48 hours. I think I was. I was in the plane more than I was in Miami.
A
Hold on, though. We. We saw. We saw the pictures from the weekend. My sister stepped out. Ali stepped. Ow. Come on, man. When the last time you seen a dog with a tux on, man? Get yourself together. Just saw that photo this morning. That's an awesome setup. Come on, man. Where you get a dog tux from?
B
S. You got. I got it from Amazon. You got to let them know, Zania, it's Alexander Wang. It's a collaboration. You got to let them know what you got. And I mean, yeah, every now these big bag, big baggy T shirts aren't because I got anything to hide. You do it just because I want to be comfortable.
A
You feel me? And speaking of knowing what you got, the Lakers got themselves a three man triple weave going on right now with Luca, Austin Reeves, and LeBron and Luca donches lately, bro. I mean, I don't know if it's the custody battle. I don't know what's going on, but my boy is going nuts right now. Have you seen him?
B
I think we need to take a small chronic break to investigate how many custody battle correlations with all star, all NBA MVP level offensive performances. I think that's something that needs to be studied. It certainly seems like it has been a piece of the puzzle for Luca that I hadn't put together. Like it's. It's always sunny in Philadelphia with the board. You just gave me the last piece, the corner piece of the puzzle, Juju and I applaud you. I think it's been seven days, though, since we said that the Lakers had a real problem with LeBron on the floor, so.
A
Whoops.
B
Yikes. I don't know. But I do think they're fun.
A
Yeah.
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And I love Marcus Smart on this team. He adds a level of grit and intensity. I don't know if you saw that last four minutes between the Lakers and the Rockets. Where are my guy DeAndre dominating. Actually did dominate. He did make it look Like Clint Capella was a lesser version of him. He was offensive rebounding, he was putting up put backs, he was getting fouled. He was doing everything out there. He was defending, he was stealing the ball. He was leading the, the team in transition. So, yeah, I mean, these Lakers are starting to gel on probably beginning of March, we'll say is when the gelling has sort of started to happen. There's been a lot of injuries on this team. There's been a lot of fat things happening on this team where Luka was gaining weight in the middle of the season.
A
Seems like he's hilarious.
B
He's starting to lose weight now. So yeah, I think that the Lakers as a three seed or a four seed is, is a problem, especially considering that we've talked about this, is that the Minnesota Timberwolves can't get right. They just can't get right. And I don't know what to make of them. So to me, the Lakers do feel like they could at least win a series.
A
Bruh. 32.9 points right now for Luka leading the league right now. Average also third in the league, which is 8.5 in assists. So my boy look as aggravating as. As he is at times for complaining to that ref. He is efficient than a mug. Right?
B
I'll tell you this. Luca Donage's WNBA comp might be Caitlyn Clark.
A
Okay, okay. I need. I'm gonna take a chronic break on that later on too.
B
By.
A
Chronic break. That's. Yeah, yeah. Okay.
B
Take a small chronic break on Luca Doncic. Caitlyn Clark comp. Is this okay? When Caitlin Clark is on the floor, she is the one of the players that your eyes just naturally always gravitate to, no matter what a ridiculous electric box office type scorer that does some of the similar. It's not the same, but similar type of moves that Luca does where it's like, holy hell, how'd you get that shot off? Holy hell. Why did you even attempt that? Holy hill. And then the assists component is not even something anyone gives either player credit for.
A
Nope, nope, not really yet.
B
And yet they're always putting up these double digit, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 assists. They have eyes in the back of their head and they're extremely polarizing for how they treat the refs and white skin.
A
I think that's extremely accurate, bro. If you take into the fact that Caitlyn is just a faster, sped up version of Luca Doncic. Because Luca, he gonna do his thing in slow mo like Kyle Anderson, like fade away right in Your face. And now that you say that, bro, she makes some of those passes that I wouldn't have never thought to make. Luca, the same way he. He'll throw it behind the back between your legs and find Vando for two. So. Yeah, I think that might be the one. I know Reggie Miller got in hot water comparing her to paying Pritchard. Excuse me. Pardon me. Paying Pritchard.
B
I think she just said, too juju, that Luca was her favorite player to watch.
A
Case closed. Let's just start calling her that. We're gonna. We're gonna be that. Then we're gonna be the first people to say Caitlyn is Luca. Caitlyn equals Luca. No matter what.
B
She. I think Luca has better handles than her. Yeah, for sure. But, like, in terms of, like, it handles to his comps, right?
A
Okay. Yeah, there we go. There we go.
B
You know what I mean? Like, of course he's got better handles than her, straight up. But, like, to the comp of the league.
A
Yeah, you're right.
B
Like, I think you bought me back. Considered, like, to be a. Has a bag in the NBA. I think Caitlyn's their main people's main concern or main. Besides all the other stuff. But, like, their main basketball criticism is that she has a hard time creating her own shot off of just the dribble versus just the, like, step back that she has. So that's the one, like, big difference between them. But I. I like when you said. Because I didn't even think he was, like, leading the league and assists with eight, so. And then I was like, oh, like, that's just an underrated stat line that nobody gives either one of them any credit.
A
And that matters so much, bro. That's like the second most mattering thing, finding your guys for two or three. You did, but neither here nor there. Moving on to finding your guys. I'm gonna bring up my guy over my right shoulder right now. Last night, my boy had 41 punch, man, 41 big punch against the Suns. And when that happened, I started thinking, because I was BSing the first, saying Jaylen Brown, MVP. You know, I mean, it was cute. It was a cute, fun thing to say, but now that I think about it, bruh, do you. This reminds me of when Josh Allen versus Lamar Jackson were the two finalists in the MVP race. And yes, Lamar is doing spectacular, flashy things with Derrick Henry and all those people over there, but Josh Allen. You take Josh Allen off the Bills, they lose the rest of the games. And so I feel like that is more valuable than what Lamar gave you. And that's why Josh got that MVP. You take Jalen Brown off the Celtics for that 20 game stretched or 15 games that SGA missed, which OKC didn't skip a damn beat, you feel me? You take Jalen Brown off them Celtics, bro, them boys is going to lose all those games, in my opinion. They might win a couple, but. But it ain't going to be like that. Second place in the east, three games back with a couple games left, allowing Jason Tatum to feel comfortable, be able to rest. Come on, man. And being able to defer to Jason Tatum when he gets back, I think that's, to me, a very valuable trait. You dig?
B
When we start voting, let me ask you this, Juju. And I know we're a basketball pot,
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not a football pot, but man, we a culture pot. We're.
B
We're everything, Pod.
A
Yeah. We're everything. We're everything.
B
Let me ask you this. Do you think the voting for NFL mvp.
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Yeah.
B
Is more valid in what MVP truly means than the NBA's voting of what MVP truly means?
A
I think so, bruh. Because there are instances where I saw them give it to Joel Embiid, you know, I mean, I saw them give it to Steve Nash on the Shack year or the Kobe year. It's. I don't saw crazy things happen just because the stat said this and the win column said this. But the reality, the eye test sees that, bro. That ain't real. So to answer your question, yeah, NBA be tripping, bruh.
B
NBA needs to understand what most valuable player means. Because right now it's best player on, pretty much on the best team. Unless you do something so outlandish, we have to give it to you. Like the Russell Westbrook averaging.
A
Right?
B
That was, by the way, if average triple double mattered that much to the voters, then Nicole Jokic would be winning it every year.
A
Come on.
B
Apparently that doesn't matter anymore because Nicole Jo is just so good that it's just normal to average a triple double. Now when Russ did, it was like, oh, my God, we gotta give it to Russ because of the mvp. He was a triple double. So crazy is. But because Jokic is so tall, it's like not as big of a deal.
A
Exactly. That's how I feel about you. You my MVP every day. You feel me? Because without you, where the hell am I at? All this show was very awesome before you got here, but now I feel like this is the second best show in the entire world. If you out there see, I'm getting choked up about it every time I say it. If you out there, I'll let you guess what the number one show is. But we number two, no matter what, we just got to get these eyeballs over here. So, Tristan, you are Nicola Jokic. Nobody sees you flying from Portland to Miami. Nobody sees that. Makes you sleepy as hell. And you gotta take Ollie with you. You gotta feed him. He got a pee pee. Ali gotta eat too. Come on.
B
Here's something that I, I, I read last night as I was getting outraged about sinners not winning best director or best film.
A
Yeah.
B
When the masses cheer and when the power structure cheers simultaneously, there's something wrong in the water. I'm happy with the masses cheering and not the power structure cheering.
A
No, that's why you didn't.
B
I don't need.
A
Because you ain't. Yeah, exactly. Now, but you're gonna get my accolade every time.
B
Thank you. But I would like an article in Variety or something. I mean, it just would be nice.
A
Done. Done. Get on it out there. If you listening out there, let's write some articles about how special my sister is. Because it's getting unnoticed and I don't like it last.
B
You know who's going unnoticed? Juju is the Atlanta Hawks mvp.
A
Mvp. Mvp. Come on, bro, talk about it. Let go.
B
Listen, Jalen Johnson. Second most triple doubles in NBA history for a wing. Only number one is LeBron James. Jaylen Johnson is that guy. He's leading the way. They're playing extremely fast. They're dunking on everybody's head all the time. They're cutting. We're seeing the culmination and the end result of what we were applauding all off season long by Anzi Salah. By Bryson. Graham. Bryson. Graham. I almost said Bryson Tiller.
A
That's. I thought she was about to say Tiller too. I say
B
he can also do that.
A
No.
B
We're seeing everything sort of gel together and the outcome of what that looks like. They got off of the Christops Porzingis contract. I'm loving that for them. That's super helpful. Like, this is a team that now also has the New Orleans Pelicans pick to add to them. Who the are they gonna get in the draft? Juju is. It's kind of starting to be like scary hours for the rest of the league and nobody seems to be talking about it. All they want to talk about is how Magic City Monday got canceled.
A
Exactly, bruh. I'm talking about. And this is my gripe too, because living in Atlanta, I don't know if you experienced this last night, the game was on NBC, Peacock. Do you know that that was one of my first times getting to watch a full Hawks game? As a person who lives in Atlanta because they black it out, you know, you got the league pass, they black out your local channel. And our local channel that I have to download is the competition network. And I'm not downloading that on my tv. I'm not downloading that two syllable competition to my TV network. No, no, sir. No thank you. I'm a draft king guy. So therefore yesterday was my first time being able to see the Hawks play a full game. And let me tell you bro, I am impressed. I didn't know not. I ain't no little Cuz had it like this little cuz had 41 points last night. Excuse me, pardon me. What's my damn. I call him the Cuz so much I forget his damn name. Nikhil Walker Alexander.
B
Yeah.
A
No, exactly. Hell no. Come on, man. My boy had it so. Yeah, bro. Hawks, you better look out. Them boys on the rise, man.
B
Talk about a guy that is not getting enough shine. Jalen Johnson averaging 8 assists a game as a win. 8 assists a game as you got, you got Dyson Daniels still averaging two steals per game. Nobody's talking about that because remember last year? Remember last year he was averaging like three a game, four games. Craziness, bro.
A
Where was you whenever you realized Dyson Daniels was Australian for Bears Fosters, bro. I thought he was a hood brother from the west side. He started talking in post game interview. I was a bloke.
B
The.
A
I was like what the salute to Dyson Daniels.
B
Yeah. This is a team like when they. And they get Jonathan Kaminga. They kind of stole Jonathan Kaminga, to be honest. Who's averaging points a game on this, on this team. He's giving you eight rebounds a game. He's playing heavy minutes, 25 minutes a game. Like C.J. mcCollum is there as the elder statesman.
A
Yeah.
B
Also after my hit on Came and Mace, if you know, you know CJ McCollum followed me right after that. I don't want to say means, but I don't know what that means.
A
Let go. Let go. Come on, man. We already know what that mean. Rocket ships into into the Jack Landell is.
B
Is that guy another one from overseas as well? I think he's from Down Under. I think it's New Zealand though. Not. Not Australia.
A
But do not, you know, they be exactly.
B
Do not quote me on it. I don't know.
A
Right.
B
So yeah, this is A team that's really, really fun, really, really good and they have to win games because they don't have their first round pick. So you look at the NBA standings and you say could they, could they cause a problem? They're an 8 seed. They are a problem for the Pistons.
A
They are a big problem for the Pistons.
B
Juju, Juju, if Pistons get bounced in the first round, I'm going to be really annoying. Like so, so annoying.
A
I know. Unfortunately, I understand and I get it too. Detroit, please get it done because you don't want this rap or this smok over here. Anyways. Moving on to a segment we like to call.
B
So we got Scotty Barnes, I don't know, get slapped in the head by a little person. Is that what this looks like?
A
Hey, let me see. Look, bro, parents out there. Get your damn kids. Ain't no what? Boy, do you know what my mama would have did to me if she saw me go down there and, and hit a basketball player upside the head like ain't had no home training?
B
Oh, you know what it is? He didn't dap him up, bro.
A
It don't matter. You don't hit nobody in the head. Look, Caucasians, it was just.
B
Yeah, see, if it was a black kid, you wouldn't have minded it.
A
You might be right. But I, I feel like Scotty Barnes, if he wasn't on somewhere in the cameras,
B
he looked back like I looked at Samson when he told me I was wearing PJs.
A
Exactly what?
B
Also, real quick, not to get too in the weeds and like inside baseball, but the fact that neither one of Dan or Samson have heard anyone call them in that way means they've never been around exactly like that before in a, in a real and intimate way.
A
Look, that's a whole another two hour conversation for a whole nother day. And I would love to have it, but to the little kids and the. Nah to the parents allowing your kids to go down there and mess with NBA play. Like the second boy slapped them too at the end. Hey man, look boy. Stop. Man. Get your damn kids. When I was a kid actually he
B
got hit by three of them. It's like revenge of the, like revenge of the little tiny white kids. It was the one closest to the bench and then the other one popped them and then the other one got him in the back of the head and Scotty Barnes actually turned around twice.
A
Look, let's just know my mama was a great parent, but she would have had a conversation with me if you know what I mean.
B
Where she. Where they smile in public and they're gritting through their teeth, like, just wait till we get home. It's like, problem for you. Just wait. I'm not forgetting, either. I'm just. You better hope you never leave this arena.
A
Let's just say I would have been picking my own switch off the tree.
B
Oh, we're still doing this Brandon Ingram stuff. He's still doing crazy stuff.
A
That's what I'm saying. Okay. Toronto players are getting disrespected all week, bro. He threw his tower. You know how they get the towel, huh? Take this towel with you. The fan done threw the tile back at Bi. Bro.
B
Why did they do that, Bruh, the Raptors.
A
Y' all gonna have to start swinging on folk, bro. Bump it, bro. Like, at some point. You can't let folk disrespect you like this every day. Now the kids disrespecting you, now the fans throwing towels back at you.
B
I need to know who threw the towel back, right? Pablo.
A
Yeah, Pablo. We need that one.
B
It could have been security, and he was just playing around. Playing around.
A
It could have. But I hope it didn't look like
B
it went far enough to get to a fan.
A
I hope it was that same little kid, because he. He don't give a damn about no Raptor. He's just like, man, yeah. My little brother.
B
This was March 13th. Okay, so let's see. March 13th. Raptors score. We're doing a little investigation. They beat the Suns that night, so it's not even like they lost. I don't know what it is. I can't call it.
A
Well, whoever threw that towel back at Bi. Boy, stop. Man. That's a legend in the making. Salute to glow. Maybe the fan is just a germaphobe. Because, Juju, would you accept the sweaty towel?
B
You don't want a sweaty towel.
A
I ain't gonna lie to you. I understand the sentiment, but I wouldn't just accept a sweaty towel. That's a great point, because, bro, you've been sweating all game. I'm only down. See, Dylan. Dylan might be mvp.
B
Consent to your sweat touching me without me knowing it was happening. Where I could choose what I'm touching it with, right?
A
This is. This is polyester, brother. Like, I don't need your sports skin. Or skin, Right? It's velvet, bro. I'm sorry. You know, Boy, stop. Matter of fact, yeah, let's flip it around. Brandon English. Boy, stop. Stop throwing your towel on, folks.
B
Yeah.
A
Last video, mister. Back, what we got?
B
Okay, we got an MMA fighter who really takes the hype to an amazing level. Here we go.
A
Pay the fighters, man. Dana White. Do the right thing, bro. Okay. Let go. My boy getting hyped for the fight, man. Let go, man. You. Oh, no, bruh. Hold on. Now that's on the ufc, bruh. Who left the gate open when we was a kid.
B
Yeah, he should be able to lean back in that there'd be something there for him. That's actually. Nope. I'm suing. I'm calling my lawyer tomorrow.
A
I'm coming up on the rough side of the mountain. Who in the hell left the gate open? Whoever left that damn gate open. Boy, stop, man. You gotta protect these fighters now. My boyfriend to get into a real deal. New fight with a torn acl, three Patel attendants missing, and his pride on the goddamn flow, man. Bus stop, boy, stop, man. That's been a great episode of the Alley. Ooh, man, thank y' all so much for tuning in to your boy and your sister. Any last words on the way out?
B
We gotta cancel Jack Carlo.
A
Damn. Damn. If you haven't heard it, right now, Jack Harlow has a new album out there. It's Neo.
B
What's it called again? Juju.
A
Monica. Yeah. I mean, hey, man, as an. As an artist, as a struggling artist myself, I have no place and no right to judge or cast aspergence, but we gonna let y'. All.
B
You like the name Monica. For a white person to be able to. To slide in, saying the N word in the slippery slide, slidy way where
A
he decides to slide and slip is. None of it's above my pay grade. So once I.
B
White people are saying the N word is
A
see, then we took it.
B
See,
A
I can get real, but I'm a stall him out right now. I'm gonna just choose love.
B
He's got to be canceled in my book. Yeah, until he starts trying to cosplay Tay Diggs from the best man, I'm out.
A
Look, that's a. That's a. That's a topic for me on another podcast when I have a little bit more loose reigns from what I can say you did. But thank you guys, as always, for tuning in. Thank you so much for my boy, the distinguished Dylan.
B
Thank you.
A
Come on, man. MVP of the day. Also, my sister, Ms. Rebecca Donahue. As always and without y' all listeners,
B
who the hell are we?
A
Tune in again this Friday on the Leitard show page.
B
Same bat time, same channel, channel lock in www.com.
Episode: Alley Oop 168: JAYLEN BROWN 41-PT MASTERCLASS | Celtics BUZZING | Luka & Caitlin Similar?! Lakers + Hawks Win Streak
Date: March 17, 2026
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
In this lively and wide-ranging episode, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and their crew discuss NBA storylines and cultural overlaps with classic banter and debate. The conversation focuses on recent standout performances—especially Jaylen Brown’s 41-point game, the surging Celtics and Hawks, the complexity of MVP races, and playful comparisons between Luka Doncic and Caitlin Clark. Listeners are treated to candid cultural commentary, behind-the-scenes NBA observations, and offbeat humor.
Jaylen Brown’s Masterclass (07:00 – 08:30)
Luka Doncic’s Form & Comparisons to Caitlin Clark (04:02 – 06:14)
Luka/Caitlin Clark Comp:
Jaylen Brown’s Value:
MVP Voting Criticism:
On Atlanta Hawks:
On Fan Behavior:
On Jack Harlow:
This episode delivers the show’s signature blend of NBA insights, cultural takes, and humorous asides. The conversation keeps a lively, irreverent spirit while still offering sharp basketball analysis—especially on MVP debates, player comps, and team trajectories. The hosts' banter and candid personal anecdotes make it feel both inclusive for die-hard fans and accessible for curious listeners.