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Playmakers Anonymous
Playmakers Anonymous is an NBA podcast hosted by Daniel Artest. From breaking news and big games to player legacies, trades, and history, expect smart analysis, honest opinions, and real basketball conversation.
Episodes
Playmakers AnonymousGiving Yaxel Lendeborg His Flowers
Daniel Artest gives Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg his flowers: 21.5 points a night, a 37-point game not seen from a Warriors rookie since Curry in 2010, and…
Playmakers AnonymousThe Physics of Failure: Why the NBA is in the ER
Barely two weeks into the 2026-27 NBA season, the league looks like an absolute casualty ward. Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Anthony Edwards, Ja Morant…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 12: The Silent King’s Blockbuster Fit! Why LeBron Must Choose Minnesota.
LeBron James has left the Lakers, and the league insiders are split. Brian Windhorst says the vibes point to Cleveland, while The Athletic reports Minnesota is…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 11: What They’re Not Saying About Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown is a Sixer now. Ten years in Boston, a Finals MVP, a championship, gone in one trade for Paul George and picks. And right on cue, the noise…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 10: Inside the 2026 Free Agency Chaos
Free agency negotiations open June 30, and the board’s already thinner than people think. On this episode of Playmakers Anonymous, Daniel Artest breaks down…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 9: Karl Towns Doesn’t Owe James Dolan a Discount
James Dolan just won his first championship in 53 years, and the first thing he did was call paying his own players “suicidal.” Now the Knicks want Karl…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 8: The Media Made Him the Villain. I’m Not Buying It.
The handshake. The elbows. The anthem. The headlines. Everybody’s playing righteous right now, and Daniel Artest isn’t having it. In this episode of Playmakers…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 7: It’s Over. Now What?
The San Antonio Spurs had five double digit leads in the 2026 NBA Finals and won exactly one game. In this episode, Daniel Artest breaks down Game 5. Jalen…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 6: Outside with Metta World Peace
Daniel Artest chopped it up with his brother, NBA Legend Metta World Peace, right on the bustling streets of Manhattan. With the New York Knicks and San…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 5: From up 29 to Heartbreak.
Daniel Artest processes the most painful loss in San Antonio Spurs history in real time. Up 29. Down 3-1. OG Anunoby tipped in the dagger. The Spurs scored 30…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 4: Silencing the Garden & The Brunson Problem
Young Spurs shock MSG in a chaotic Game 3. Host Daniel Artest breaks down the historic Wemby/Castle responses, the shocking Jalen Brunson on/off splits, and…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 3: 0-2 And Headed To The Garden | The Full Knicks vs Spurs NBA Final Game 2 Breakdown
Down 0-2 and headed to enemy territory. Daniel Artest gives the unfiltered Game 2 breakdown. Bridges going off, Wemby’s final 30 seconds, and the brutal truth…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 2: NBA Finals Game 1: Wake Up Call Delivered | Brunson, Hart, OG & Mitch Johnson Rotations.
The New York Knicks walked into the Frost Bank Center and left with a 105-95 win and the home-court advantage the Spurs worked all season to earn. Daniel…
Playmakers AnonymousEpisode 1: The Mecca, The Alien, and The 27-Year Grudge
Daniel Artest makes his Playmakers Anonymous debut by breaking down the 2026 NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. From a personal…