Kevin O’Connor & Steve Jones break down the Northwest Division heading into the 2025-26 NBA season. The pair dive into the Thunder’s title defense, Denver Nuggets’ revamped depth and whether the Minnesota Timberwolves belong in the true contender tier. Plus, could the Trail Blazers play with two bigs? And how will the Utah Jazz’s promising young core and cast of veterans impact their development?

Then, Justin Boone joins to break down early fantasy football surprises and key NFL storylines after Week 1. From J.J. McCarthy’s breakout with the Vikings to Caleb Williams’ accuracy concerns, waiver wire pickups and head coaches who might already be on the hot seat—all this and more on The Kevin O’Connor Show.

(0:30) Kawhi Leonard update

(13:09) Josh Giddey re-signs with Bulls

(15:49) Northwest Division preview with Steve Jones

(16:10) Thunder preview

(26:26) Nuggets preview

(37:01) Timberwolves preview

(44:08) Trail Blazers preview

(53:05) Jazz preview

(1:02:58) NFL Week 1 recap with Justin Boone

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Kevin O’Connor is joined by Donatas Urbonas to break down all the drama & preview the quarterfinals at EuroBasket 2025.

From Germany’s dominant squad and Slovenia’s Luka-centric miracle run, to upsets that shook expectations—no favorite is safe. The two take a dive into Serbia’s shocking exit, France’s point guard issues, the impact of naturalized players, and more.

(:32) Donatas Urbonas joins the show to talk EuroBasket

(1:20) Luka, Slovenia facing off against Germany in quarterfinals

(6:02) Nikola Jokic, Serbia lose to Finland

(13:44) Georgia upsets France

(19:14) Naturalized Players

(23:55) Can Poland upset Türkiye?

(28:41) How can Lithuania contain Giannis?

(36:10) Impressions of Kristaps Porzingis

(38:32) EuroBasket winner predictions

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Kevin O’Connor previews EVERY NBA team this month, starting today with the Pacific Division. NBA content creator Legend of Winning joins him to recap the summer and preview the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Suns and Kings.With the offseason additions made by both teams in Los Angeles, are the Lakers and Clippers in a position to be legitimately dangerous in the West?

Meanwhile, the Warriors made almost no offseason moves-- are they going to find themselves in the play-in AGAIN? Elsewhere in the division, KOC and Legend try to be positive when discussing the Suns and Kings, but it's no small task.

With the NFL season opener just days away, KOC is joined by ESPN’s Benjamin Solak to unpack the Micah Parsons trade to the Packers. Will Parsons be the missing piece in Green Bay's defense and how damaging is this move for the Cowboys ahead of their season opener against the Eagles? The two also preview the Ravens vs. Bills season opener and discuss how high the Vikings' ceiling can be when J.J. McCarthy takes the reins.

(1:22) Pacific Division preview with Legend of Winning

(1:47) Los Angeles Lakers preview

(14:25) Los Angeles Clippers preview

(27:41) Golden State Warriors preview

(40:10) Phoenix Suns preview

(49:09) Sacramento Kings preview

(1:04:54) NFL news with Ben Solak

(1:05:11) Micah Parsons fit with Packers

(1:16:54) Cowboys @ Eagles preview

(1:19:28) Vikings season expectations

(1:23:05) 49ers WR room still in trouble?

(1:27:36) Bills @ Ravens preview

(1:31:16) Bill Belichick loses big in 1st CFB game

(1:32:34) Arch Manning & Texas lose to Ohio State

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