Drive & Kick: The SB Nation NBA podcast

The San Antonio Spurs are good again. Big surprise, right? We talked to Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio-Express News to find out what, if anything, is different about this year's team. Plus, Pop stories. Lots and lots of Pop stories.

What's gotten into the Portland Trail Blazers? An eleven game winning streak put them on the map and victories over the Pacers and Thunder elevated them to the top of numerous power rankings. Drive & Kick host Paul Flannery talks to Ben Golliver of Blazers Edge about LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard and the rest of the red-hot Blazers.

The Knicks are fighting! The Nets are reassigning coaches! Paul Flannery gets back in the New York groove with Bleacher Report's Howard Beck to talk about the teams that put the fun back in dysfunction.

What happens when tankers stop being polite and start winning games? Paul Flannery talks to CSN Philly's John Gonzalez about the surprising Sixers, the politics of rebuilding and the time Gonz ran for congress in Texas.

How dysfunctional are the Knicks, and can they be saved? Paul Flannery is joined by Chris Herring from the Wall Street Journal to talk about the Knicks, wackly lineups and life on the beat.