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Hosted by Austin Rivers · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 200 episodes
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NBA veteran, Austin Rivers, is joined by one of his oldest friends, Pausha Haghighi, to give you that true insider’s perspective from someone who’s actively playing in the league on anything and everything happening inside the NBA. They hit on the biggest headlines and stories and of course sprinkle in some of the best stories and memories from Austin’s extensive career.
Austin Rivers hosts Off Guard with Austin Rivers, a sports show with 200 episodes published.
(00:05) Austin studio experience with T-Mac and Vince (4:40) What if T-Mac and Vince stayed together? (9:00) Differences between a modern day fan vs a fan from the 90s (12:10) Austin named ASG Rising Stars Coach (19:10)
(00:55) Rehashing the Trae Young Trade (10:00) What Team Is a Good Fit for Ja Morant? (25:45) Is Anthony Edwards Having an Underrated Season? (36:30) Rockets Struggles; Does Houston Need a Trade? (39:15) Working in Studi
(00:45) Dissecting the Trae Trade (16:00) Trade Value for Michael Porter Jr (20:15) What do you want to see from Trae? (23:45) Iso-Scoring vs Team Offense (32:00) Panic in OKC? (45:00) Reaves or Murray for All-Star Game?
(2:45) Things Are Sunny in Philly (14:45) Tyrese Maxey Comp (18:45) Analyzing Jaylen Brown Superstar Credential's (26:30) The State of NCAA Basketball (39:15) Dillon Brooks Revenge Tour (49:30) The 65-Game Minimum For Aw
To watch the full video, click here (1:45) The Beginning (3:00) AAU Team: Houston Hoops (4:15) Playing with Cade Cunningham (7:00) Training with Dad (11:30) Playing under Doc Rivers (22:00) Debating MIP Award (24:20) Com
*This episode was recorded prior to Nikola Jokic's injury* (04:25) Why the Spurs Match up Well Against Thunder (15:40) Giannis & The Unwritten Rules Drama (22:20) Kawhi Turns Back the Clock (25:10) Nikola Jokic Top 10 Al
(00:30) Optimism for the Charlotte Hornets (07:00) LeBron & Christmas (13:15) Kevin Durant & Bruce Brown’s Altercation (15:30) Opportunity vs Player Development (24:30) Recapping T-Wolves vs Thunder (27:30) Tanking & a S
(01:15) Takeaways from the NBA Cup (12:30) Are the Knicks the Favorites in the East? (23:20) Knicks vs West Contenders (25:30) Fringe All-Stars (30:15) Which Team Would be Hardest To Resurrect as a GM? (32:00) Latest Chr
(00:30) Covering Cade & the Pistons with NBC (02:45) All-NBA First Team Guards (03:30) Donovan Mitchell Appreciation (05:30) Spurs defeat OKC (16:30) Giannis to Spurs Makes No Sense (18:45) Austin's Plea For Doc Rivers (
(00:15) NBA Cup Preview (01:45) OKC Thunder Dominance (06:30) Clippers Unbelievable (08:00) Evan Mobley, Cavs Not Living Up to Expectations (12:15) Dylan Harper Needs to Start (17:15) Reed Shepperd's Breakout (25:45) AJ
(00:45) Recapping Chris Paul, Clippers Fallout (10:30) Orlando Magic Injuries (16:00) The Desmond Bane Play (20:45) OKC's Roster Construction (25:30) Shai Should Be The Face of League (30:45) Celtics Perform w/o Tatum (3
(01:21) Clippers cut CP3 (25:25) Is there a future in Milwaukee for Giannis? (34:29) How far can the Celtics go without Jayson Taytum? (37:19) Zion Williamson needs to find a way to stay healthy and on the court (44:45)
(0:45) Working for NBA on NBC in Orlando (4:30) Jokic's Case as the G.O.A.T. (8:15) Revisiting The Bubble (13:15) Knowing when to kill your Ego or Believe In It (23:30) The Balancing Act for Valuing Potential over Skill
(01:03) Favorite Thanksgiving Dish (07:11) Dillon Brooks Seg (11:38) Ja Morant/Klay Thompson Beef (23:13) CP3 Fairwell Tour (34:32) Rondo Helping in Milwaukee (36:27) Can OKC break the Warriors regular season wins record
(06:10) Revisiting the MPJ x Cam Johnson Trade (19:24) Do the Hawks Need Trae Young? (22:55) Can the NBA Prevent Injuries? (34:08) Going Viral on the Bench w/ Doc Rivers (42:53) Steph Curry vs LeBron's Influence on Baske
(2:58) A Young Antetokounmpo (7:30) Joining the Greek Military (10:30) Greek Pro Basketball with Filathlitikos (19:30) 2013 NBA Draft (22:00) Memories from Rookie Year (26:00) The Journey to Stardom (50:00) The Ability t
(03:44) Pacers & Thunder may Strike Gold in Next Draft (08:04) Steph’s Longevity (15:06) What do you lose first when aging in the NBA? (18:28) MVP Discussion (20:36) Austin's Starting 5 vs The Monstars (26:06) Cade's Nik
(1:47) Cade Cunningham Amazing Performance (6:50) Cade Or Anthony Edwards? (16:00) Nico Harrison Fired (26:02) Why did Harrison Make The Luka Deal? (38:28) Another Setback for the LA Clippers (43:18) 2026 NBA Draft Class
(03:00) Michael Porter Jr Leads Nets to 1st Win (04:00) Russ Proves Doubters Wrong with Triple-Double + Win (06:50) NBA Roster Decisions: Veterans vs Potential (21:00) Most Improved Player Revamp (23:20) Do you believe i
(0:52) Best version of Luca Doncic yet (7:38) The Undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder (11:57) Denver has the best chance to beat OKC (20:02) Benefits of basketball in small markets (23:17) Are the Rockets real contenders? (
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