Episode 51 | Wemby Throws Hands, The NBA Draft Lottery, NFL Schedule Chaos & More

Erb has a new dungeon — we mean office — and he's already at war with a four-inch centipede. Isaiah's rocking a new backdrop courtesy of a Christmas gift from Erb's mom (shoutout Kelly), and he came home from the farm with a medical-grade red light therapy device that apparently knows where your body is messed up. Standard pre-show stuff.

Then we get into it. Wembanyama threw elbows in Game 4 against the Timberwolves, got ejected on a Flagrant 2, and somehow walked away without a fine. Isaiah and Erb break down whether the punishment fit the crime, how Minnesota is running on fumes without DiVincenzo, and what it means for the Wolves to potentially survive the Spurs only to stare down a rested OKC Thunder squad in the conference finals. We also get into the LeBron retirement question — is he coming back, and does he pull the Derek Jeter farewell tour move?

The NBA Draft Lottery shook things up. Washington lands the No. 1 pick and AJ DeBança. Chicago jumps to No. 4. The Nets and Kings fall off the board when they needed it most. We debate Boozer vs. Caleb Wilson for the Bulls, what Utah actually does with the No. 2 pick, and whether Darius Acuff is a dog or just a Sacramento project waiting to happen.

On the NFL side, the 2026 schedule dropped — sort of. We break down the Cowboys and Giants on SNF Week 1, Dallas hosting Philly on Thanksgiving, the season kicking off on a Wednesday out of Australia, nine international games total, and the Eagles drafting a Nigerian specimen who may never have seen a football until a few months ago.

We close with a new segment: Verified or Unverified? — calling our own takes to account. Is Mike Trout actually back? Is Bobby Witt Jr. the most underrated player in baseball? Are the OKC Thunder the most boring great team in recent memory? And are the Carolina Hurricanes the Stanley Cup favorites after going 8-0 to start the playoffs?

No take too hot. Nothing fully verified.

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We made it to episode 50 and we're not taking it for granted — confetti cannons out! To celebrate the milestone, we kick things off reflecting on a year (almost) in the books, our AI-assisted production process, and whether or not Erb has ever verbally abused ChatGPT (he has).

Then we get into the meat of it — the 2026 NFL Draft. We grade our mock draft, crown our winners and losers, and make the case for why the New York Giants had the best draft in the league while the Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings were the biggest disappointments. We also get into the tight end reach epidemic that apparently infected every war room in the league, the Jermod McCoy fall to the fourth round, Zion Young sliding to the Ravens, and Ohio State's historic stranglehold on the first 11 picks.

From there we shift to the NBA Playoffs — Isaiah defends the Timberwolves amid injuries and a heated Nuggets-Wolves rivalry, Erb officially concedes the GOAT debate and hands LeBron James the crown at 41 years old (yes, really), and we break down the Lakers-Rockets series including a shoutout to the most underrated shooter in the league, Luke Kennard. We also get into the Knicks-Hawks series, CAT's inconsistency, and the Toronto Raptors quietly making everyone look foolish.

We close out with a shoutout to Olivia Pichardo making D1 baseball history at Brown University, and Isaiah announces he's all-in on cricket — Royal Challengers Bangalore and Virat Kohli, baby. Erb is picking a rival team. The pronunciation disasters are coming next week.

50 down. Many more to go. Don't quote us.

It's Episode 49 of Don't Quote Us Sports, and we are locked in. Isaiah and Erb kick things off with a Happy 420 to those who celebrate, a deep dive into how the pyramids were actually built (spoiler: Isaiah is not convinced), and a crash course on why cricket might be the second most popular sport in the world — whether we like it or not.

From there, it's a proper sports talk episode. We open NFL Draft week with a full breakdown of the Dexter Lawrence trade to the Bengals for the 10th overall pick and what it means for both franchises. We break down how "Sexy Dexy" single-handedly transformed the Giants' defense with his on/off splits and why Cincinnati is officially in win-now mode with Joe Burrow on the clock. We also get into the Eagles' calculated move to trade AJ Brown to the Patriots — and where AJ ranks in fantasy drafts this year. Then we set our sights on the Raiders and the growing buzz that Kirk Cousins may actually start over #1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza Week 1. Is this a development move or a disaster waiting to happen? We debate it. Oh, and a massive personal shoutout — a kid from Isaiah's high school just made his NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers. Prior Lake, stand up.

Then the NBA Playoffs come roaring in. Opening weekend delivered, and we've got full reactions: LeBron looking ageless with a historic stat line in Game 1 against Houston (with Austin Reeves AND Luka Doncic out), Victor Wembanyama going nuclear in his playoff debut with 35 points and five threes — and picking up Defensive Player of the Year in the process — and the Pistons getting stunned at home by the Magic in a game where Cade Cunningham basically played on one lung and nobody else showed up. We hand out our official Round 1 locks, weigh in on the Nuggets-Timberwolves opening game and the Jamal Murray free throw situation (Isaiah has thoughts), and give our Wolves hero pick for this series.

The MVP race gets its moment too — Jokic's numbers are historically absurd, voter fatigue is real, and Isaiah has a wine analogy that just might be the most poetic thing ever said on this pod.

Episode 50 is next week. Big one.

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