Locked On Podcast Network announced the addition of the Hollinger & Duncan NBA Show to their roster.
The new show features Nate Duncan, host of the popular Dunc’d On podcast, as he partners with NBA analytics pioneer and former Memphis Grizzlies VP of Basketball Operations, John Hollinger. Duncan launched his NBA salary cap and scouting focused Dunc’d On podcast in 2015, after successfully practicing Law for eight years. A 9-minute preview of Hollinger and Duncan’s new podcast is currently available, but their first full episode will be released Monday, October 21st.
In the announcement, Duncan expressed excitement about hosting a show with one of his idols. “John was basically my inspiration to get into basketball journalism. He’s been the writing gold standard for me since I first stumbled across his original site Alleyoop.com in 2002. Not only a basketball analytics pioneer, John’s expertise on every aspect of the NBA from scouting to game breakdowns to the salary cap means we can analyze anything that goes on in the NBA,” Duncan said. “We plan to bring top-level analysis of the league, its teams, and its players, but most importantly we want to be the first podcast that takes listeners behind the curtain of what is really going on in front offices.”
Duncan and Hollinger’s passion for the NBA will be highlighted, as they join the platform built by another basketball-rooted personality, Utah Jazz radio play-by-play voice and Locked On founder, David Locke.
“Locked On is the established leader in daily, local NBA podcasts along with having the #1 NBA fantasy basketball podcast in the country,” said Locke. “We are excited to now have three distinct national NBA podcasts to serve our avid basketball audience. The expert league coverage provided by our daily Locked On NBA podcast team, the powerhouse analysts of Hollinger & Duncan and the unique insights found in our twice weekly Rejecting The Screen podcast.”
Locke has previously worked with both Hollinger and Duncan. Hollinger recalled joining Locke on a Utah Jazz radio broadcast a decade ago.
“David is the ‘podfather’ of basketball podcasting, and has been both a friend and an admired broadcaster of mine for a long time. In fact, I had the pleasure of seeing him work in real-time when I joined him on a Jazz-Hawks broadcast in 2009. His back has never recovered from carrying me that day,” Hollinger said in the press release. “I’ve been a fan of his Locked On network from afar ever since, and I’m so happy to be able to join up with him in this venture.”
With an extensive network of sports coverage featuring NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and College team shows, the Locked On podcast network continues to see its audience increase, reaching 6-million monthly listens.
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