Gilbert Arenas On Career Regrets, Schooling LeBron, Advice for Ja, Playing With JJ and Much More

We have an incredible episode this week featuring the one and only Gilbert Arenas (host No Chil by Fubo Sports). This is an awesome one and we're psyched to share it. First up, JJ and Tommy discuss Jimmy Butler and The Miami Heat vs. Jayson Tatum and The Boston Celtics and if Boston has a shot at making history. Then we welcome in Gilbert Arenas for a fun interview with topics including: What he enjoys about doing media in his post-career, debating the future of The NBA and whether the league has a LeBron / Steph problem and if Nikola Jokic winning The Finals can make him more "marketable", diving into the recent influx of NBA coach firings and why GMs have made coaches the scapegoat, Gilbert reflects on playing with JJ Redick in Orlando and laughing about the grueling Stan Van Gundy practices, why Gilbert has issues with Coach K and The Olympics and the real reason he stepped away after beating a team with LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and more, what he regrets about his own career in Washington, advice to Ja Morant (The Memphis Grizzlies) and much. more.
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[@yohearmeoutpodcast]

Timestamps ⌚️ 00:00 JJ recaps the Gil interview 1:33 JJ talks about Celtics vs Heat series and if Boston came come back 11:47 Actual Gil inteview starts 12:40 Gil talks about podcasting for former athletes 13:45 Comments that Gil has made that he regrets 😅 15:08 Does the NBA need new younger superstars? 17:27 Why Denver is underrated and under covered 22:39 Whats most important in marketing the NBA? Winning teams/players, exciting individual basketball skills, or players in a large market? 28:16 Who will be the next "IT" team of the NBA going forward? 30:07 Does Gil Hates Jokic?? 😂 35:00 Discussing all the NBA coaches being fired and what makes a great coach 41:08 Discussing player development and how players improve 45:09 Gil talks about his time in Orlando and being JJ's teammate 48:34 Funny Stan Van Gundy stories 😂 53:17 Gil's 60 point game against Kobe + best individual games 54:21 Gils beef with Coach K and Team USA 58:53 What if Gil had a podcast while playing? 59:43 How injuries affected Gil's career 1:04:47 Gil's advice to Ja Morant 1:06:24 Closing out the podcast ***If you appreciated the timestamps, consider giving me a sub on my channel*** 🙏🏾

[@L4-295]

Thanks for this. Idk why they just don’t do it themselves

[@AprilHarmony9]

Thank you for doing this

[@db2ez_]

🙏🏼

[@ISOkeem13]

🔌

[@sandm1320]

you dropped this king 👑

[@richardfinney2548]

I think JJ, Gil and RJ on one network would be incredible

[@onmyhiatus]

This is the podcast we need 🔥🔥🔥

[@ADRPLREVIEW]

Absolutely agree bro RJ it’s funny asf and Can KINDA control Gil and JJ just a straight up coach. Love all the mentalities

[@michaelperez9156]

stfu u don’t watch either of the two only dickride JJ

[@prazz2753]

Can't forget Nick Young

[@chykomoney1085]

The PR on that network would need a time and a half

[@chrisr6405]

"The rest of the league... No one paid attention to... No one even knew they were on drugs" 😂😂😂 Gil got me dead

[@khamorris]

That part 😂😂😂😂

[@L4-295]

Truth too though lol. Even the finals were on tape delay imagine a normal Tuesday during the season for a team in the lottery lol

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

I LAUGHED SO LOUD AT WORK

[@august6281]

i saw this comment and thinking what is funny. LOL, watchin it now, now i know.

[@BlackKen_M]

😂

[@b.o.1951]

Gil Arenas interviews are must see tv. He knows his hoops and he has the best stories. Also GiL was absolutely correct about Giannis

[@francescop1]

timestamp for the giannis talk?

[@Earl_TheSquirrel]

He's funny but he's an awful analysts. 2 things can be true

[@moneyball647]

@@Earl_TheSquirrel That is true. He talks out of his a$$ most of the time and his takes are just way out there and most of the time dont make sense lol. But he's a funny dude.

[@Retiredhandle]

JJ was trying his best to not laugh at Gil and he was keeping it PG the whole time😂 It’s unfortunate about the 5 years part though Prime Dwight with the arm sleeves before his back injury was a monster

[@iamthinuk4793]

i feel like dwight was over worked out by stan and robbed dwight as well from his prime because no way an athletic 7 footer can endure that level of training

[@Me-23158]

Man these podcasts never feel long enough. I could listen to this for 3 hours.

[@Neichus]

Fun fact: That guy behind gil has shot the ball 6608 times for the whole video. So when gil said he goes to the gym and shoots 10,000 shots then that means you have to watch this podcast twice so that he can finish his training.

[@gianvtrippin]

no way you counted them out right

[@FlashTemp]

@@gianvtrippin it’s the internet dude I’d believe him

[@1800LUNATIC]

@@gianvtrippin all he has to do is measure how long one cycle of the animation is and do the math for the whole vid

[@marcusash7]

@@1800LUNATICThanks for saying that, critical thinking 🧠

[@axmmo9650]

Shooting every half second for 3960 seconds

[@namewhat122]

These two would make a good sports talk show

[@ntrykey]

Ja “kid friendly” Morant -Gil

[@AprilHarmony9]

I saw a clip yesterday. This is an excellent interview. Gilbert Arenas is an great storyteller and he knows the NBA better than the front office does.

[@isaiahhaqq7330]

Lol Gil knows less about basketball than the average 8 year old

[@thomashigginsmusic]

@@isaiahhaqq7330you’re a smooth brain for even suggesting this

[@romeomonteverde]

I love Tommy. He's so smart, the most sensible here.

[@MantyTob]

Hi tommy

[@yonasyohannes4652]

Excited for the ‘world’ to get a little bit of Gilbert in this podcast. Such a great person to follow

[@YetiCoolBrother]

Gil & JJ the best out 💯

[@chribih]

ja morant being kid friendly is crazy

[@ItsHughMungus]

Was looking for someone mentioning this, he’s talking about his game, but that is still an insane statement to make with what he’s been doing lately

[@trappedineuphoria3416]

Before the Bs he was for sure kid friendly

[@Productofthess]

He is on point about the Spurs and Tim Duncan they were seen as the boring team. There are fans that rank KG over Duncan because of the emotion and energy he showed plus they loved his personality. Also fans never bring up Tim Duncan in the top 5 or goat discussions.

[@genikhairav7662]

I've even seen some fans say Giannis will surpass him with another ring🤣🤣 Big Fundemental is truly disrespected among casuals.

[@improbablyyourdad8458]

Facts Tim Duncan, Kobe, LeBron, and Steph are the 4 greatest players I've ever seen with my own two eyes. I hate that he's completely left out of the GOAT convo. It's mf who put Dirk over Timmy D.

[@Productofthess]

@@genikhairav7662 Tim and KG are my favorite power forwards. The Greek Freak has a lot of work to do because he does not have Duncan’s jump shot or post moves.

[@nocturne311]

I have Duncan at sixth I think but a case can definitely be made for top 5.

[@darnarxz]

Because he's not top 5 or the goat. Neither is Kobe. Kobe is brought up a lot because he's so beloved by fans, but he isn't top 5 either. Timmy is the best PF of all time, and top 10.

[@quotidiansovereign8724]

How did Gil not get at least a 2 hr interview? Thats ridiculous lol yall primarily focused after his injury and basically nothing about when he was cooking people. But tbh Gil, JJ, and RJ need a podcast together and it will be the greatest podcast on the internet. Straight fire 🔥 and vast numbers

[@Nine2sixx]

He wasn’t suckin Jokic off good enough… the whole tone changed lol

[@jake.presents]

Gil is spot on about the marketing. For him being on a bad AND small market team, yet me liking him... He's a master at branding & marketing. Just his goofball personality can trick you into thinking he's not intelligent.

[@user-gc1wj8tt2p]

Gil is not smart. He said trade AD for Trae young lmao

[@damienkeller487]

No it is not spot on this ain't the 70's no more we don't care about big city teams and that's so lazy to judge the league off of that

[@austinbatson1404]

Lmao Gilbert arenas is a DUMBASS 😭😭😭😭

[@ifareaged]

I hope fans really rally behind this NBA finals to show that we don't just want to be spoon fed big market teams all the time. At the end of the day, fans decide ratings

[@LaurenceLee]

Been waiting for this collab right here!

[@JP-jd8wr]

The fact y'all made this happen is epic! I've been in these comments and in Gil's asking for this collab for a few months asking for this lol. Definitely should be a regular cross guest thing. I think it blends together well because the insight and takes are different yet similar

[@queensb3852]

Love Gil interviews... he's great and real!

[@justinsutherland1690]

Man I love these podcasts there so insightful

[@malachiwhatever9460]

Been waiting for this collab.

[@cmattil]

Agent Zero being beautifully humble by saying how arrogant he was to ignore his body but no one taught him

[@Munards]

Did he not have trainers doctors etc telling him to wait it out?

[@shakawilkerson8736]

i have been waiting years for this i literally type in jj redick and gilbert arenas in search once a week

[@jkh5]

I remember playing as Duke on college hoops 2k6 and JJ would absolutely cook in that game. He had the basic 2 hand dunk in that game just like his first dunk at Duke as a senior vs Maryland. Easily my favorite college player of all time.

[@EvanPavon212]

I hope we can get an Austin Reaves episode or a LeBron episode 🙏💜💛

[@ceezeeemowndeadzombie4014]

LeBron too big. This wouldn’t help LeBron at all.

[@mitch3479]

Reaves yes, Lebron hell no that happens lol

[@YetiCoolBrother]

I don't see Bron doing no podcasts/candid interviews until after he retires. AR would probably pull up though, Schroeder too

[@martelmccoy9533]

AR15 is not worth the time and of course Bron Bron is too busy for a podcast.

[@EvanPavon212]

@@martelmccoy9533 How is AR not worth the time? Undrafted player and made a huge impact on a playoff run during his second year. I’m pretty sure JJ can get the best stories out of him.

[@jazeroliversy673]

Ngl Gil is right here. He’s not a Joker hater, Jokic just isn’t super marketable; not because he can’t be though, Jokic just isn’t about that life. He just wants to chill and have fun with his horses. I disagree he’s on the way down though, Jokic is like at the start of his prime. He has a lot of years left in him if that’s what he wants.

[@Lexgluger01]

Gill is a fool…😅🤣😂 “When the league merged they promoted Boston & LA, Bird Vs Magic. The rest of the league, no one paid attention to, no one even knew they was on drugs!”

[@johnnybravo6755]

Gil stays mad 😂😂😂like an grumpy wizard

[@MADARAFAN100]

5 mins in and im already crying 😹😹

[@bignut3348]

This gonna be funny as hell.

[@samuelfelix2577]

This shoulda been atleast 2 hours long.

[@BigJayWilliams54]

Just one time can I get a Gil, JJ, and Big Perk episode thanks and this episode was great as always fellas!

[@jeremytorres6499]

The NBA has to hope Anthony Edwards turns into a next level star and if Minnesota cannot move forward successfully, he relocates to a better market

[@mrmonroe247]

Magic fan that enjoyed you guys on our squad if only for a few minutes.Gil gave me a few buckets at 24 Hr Fitness 😂

[@jamaalgill2740]

So many great topics were stuffed into this 1-hour episode and my most memorable takeaway is that JJ Redick has one career dunk. That’s actually bonkers

[@rnhtube]

Love Gil. Great combo with JJ. Give us these two on a tv show in a few years when the old heads retire. Can you imagine Gil, JJ, and like Matt Barnes hosting a tv show? 2010 Magic reunion.

[@elig4056]

Most fun I've had watching B-ball was those old cavs vs wiz playoffs games , I was cavs fan but lived in VA at time so always went to wiz games vs cavs in playoffs and those series were so epic.

[@stansb37]

Jokic doing crazy passes and not even getting attention is so funny

[@dmqdagreat]

I used to read the Agent Zero blog, hella entertaining. Shout out to Gil reppin the Great 1 8.

[@IvanDjuric300]

my favorite podcast. keep it up fellas

[@theqube3681]

Good stuff

[@radezzientertainment501]

[@caper087]

Brad Pitt? Really .. hahahaha that shoot in the back of Gil’s head is drivin me 😂 just hit the shot!!! 🤣 I love Gil though his new podcast is absolute fire 🔥

[@benhardman4199]

JJ, love your work. Great questions and leading of each different person you interview. In an industry full of loud people yelling headlines, you're doing solid stuff that actual ballers love. Dude, if you could interview pop that would be all time. Like, proper ball iq talk, and see his perspective of the nba over the last 25 years and his thoughts on the future kf the nba post bron and Steph.

[@damianrodriguez5233]

Gil "You Know " Arenas 🔥🔥

[@stxbrx]

Gil is 100% on point - when I was a 15 year old kid I could not stand Tim Duncan's Spurs and I only learned to appreciate them when I got older - Kidd alley to Kenyon Martin over the backboard always beats TD taking bank shots in set play - to this day I have that annoying coyote in my ear 'spuuuuuuuuuuuurs'

[@realcoachescorner3503]

Timmy got more rings than both combined lol no substitute for fundamentals and hard work no matter how much talent someone else has 😂😭🤣

[@stxbrx]

@@realcoachescorner3503 its not about that though - Tim Duncan is amazing and one of the best ever BUT kids still pick the Amare Stoudemires of the league over him when it comes to who you want to watch

[@darrius751]

I wanted Knicks to win 1 so bad. But looking back they had NO WORK for Timmy. Wasn't glamorous it was dominance

[@LarrySalamander]

@@stxbrx well f*** them kids, these tik tok jits don’t know sh!t about winning or hard work. It’s annoying af.

[@jeffboxill1278]

When I was 15 I loved Tim Duncan and the Spurs. I was outside every day practicing my bank shot. I always loved players that showed fundamentals, because that’s what I would always practice. The flashiness meant nothing to me if players’ weren’t fundamentally sound.

[@tutskimagno7682]

Finally!!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@Mercuricmike]

Gil and JJ YESSSIR

[@Reebster99]

Gil funny af

[@Tomiboxers]

the crossover episode we been waiting on

[@connorduncan9338]

Any chance the Eat Pray Dunk crewneck is going to be restocked? Would love to grab one!

[@cheryldthomas9415]

Love Gil, when he talks ur better listen❤

[@MentionDav3]

I see a coaching staff with both of these guys together. They both don’t hold their tongue, sometimes to their own detriment 😂 but these guys are very cerebral with the game

[@mentalprograming5365]

they would develop a young team very well.. give them Okc

[@MentionDav3]

@@mentalprograming5365 i could see Gil on player development and JJ at head coach. I wouldn’t even mind seeing the duo on an AAU circuit.

[@RichSimpson81]

You two doing a pod together with Tommy and Josiah alternating as moderator would be good!

[@L4-295]

44:26 this is said as a joke but it’s real AF, one of my college teammates used to rip his fingertips he used to dribble and shoot so much

[@fateriddle14]

Even tho I don't agree with half of his points, Gil has no filters and that's a great thing for podcast.

[@ollytropics1735]

My 13 year old brother thought jokics game was boring and that he was "buns" however after watching him in the playoffs he messaged me about how nuts jokics game is and that speaks volumes

[@BusterMcgehee]

Yeah, it’s crazy when you think about it, but Jokić Giannis Embiid are all on the back 9 now they’re entering their most successful years probably but they probably played most of their career already. LeBron has made some people think that you can play 20 years at a top 10 player in the league level. And for most guys, that just doesn’t happen 15-18 years if you’re lucky

[@endless_waltz18]

Agent 0 aka Hibachi aka Black President was my favorite player when I first started watching bball. He was like a hybrid of Dame with limitless range and Harden being able to draw fouls

[@ollopaac]

This is like the episode when Jimmy Neutron met Timmy Turner lol never clicked on a video faster!

[@chriscote601]

I think the nba is fine. Gilbert said it himself “what used to be the bulls is now GSW” so the popularity can easily change teams if they are winning. I love watching Denver play( Im a lifelong boston fan) just because its great basketball.

[@eric8146]

Yeah, but it was never the Spurs. That’s the point he was trying to make.

[@chriscote601]

@@eric8146 when the nuggets win this year I guarantee Jokic and Murray jersey sales go higher than ever before. Common fans go with the bandwagon.

[@eric8146]

@@chriscote601 I’m sure they will. The question is how much, their not gonna turn into Golden state. Jokic won 2 MVPs and he’s still not even top 10 in jersey sales. Again, their just the modern day Spurs

[@magikmike22]

If they were to merge Gil's Arena and The old man and the three,that would be gold🤯

[@DaLumpy1]

B. Bass was like a MONK!!! Lmao. Everyone going to Nobu?! Bass: “they got Japanese green juice?! “ lmao

[@SAMOANSTRY]

Gems all in one podcast episode LFG The stores from players will always supersede the opinions of nerds who can’t play a sport. Lookin right at you Stephen A!!!

[@UCbaker]

Wow I've figured the nbas' play' out !!!! They are going to have Boston storm back and win putting them in the finals, they some how beat the nuggets you then have 2 active stars that won a ring you push to have jalen brown leave and join another market which give validity to any market he chooses to go to . Smart nba smart which then solves the problem jj speaks about

[@Os_-tw4ot]

On Ja Morant - “He will Dance All Night” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@richardhigginbotham2114]

A huge problem with TV ratings is that we have to buy something extra to watch home team sports even in larger cities. Even if I get NBA TV and pay extra I can’t watch my home team unless I pay for something else locally.

[@DaveHitter-im6gl]

I think the answer to his question about the next Lakers or warriors or the league I'm going with phoenix, hornets, pistons n maybe grizzlies

[@isaiahhinds9725]

He’s gotta be regular like Tim Legler

[@samuelfelix2577]

This what the streets been waiting for

[@user-ql6cy3cg8r]

I think if anyone, giannis and Luka have a shot at being the nexy faces of the league. Specially if the mavs figure out a way to contend, and we could have a rivalry from the east and the west side. Cause luka's just going to keep putting up insane stats, he's young, tough shot maker, can make the highlight reel, have insanely high scoring games. I think Luka is the type of player the league would want to market once lebron's reign is done.

[@REDpillNEWS777]

I think I would definitely get some Jokic 1s

[@_tyler-_-]

Here's an idea, make live games more accessable to streaming. A $120 per month cable service isn't affordable. I'd overdose on basketball if there was a cheap way to watch what ever game I wanted and I'd be a subscriber for life.

[@mamacowwmc9382]

The blazers also put out the nuggets, so technically they haven’t only been put out by championship teams although they were a lot younger and not as experienced

[@RobertTorres_]

We need more Gil 🙏🏼

[@jeyzoh30]

This podcast is a hot one Lmaoo

[@dimarazruv7032]

Really like Gil

[@DJBorellis]

JJ is awesome

[@johnnybravo6755]

Him hating on manu makes so much sense now poor guy😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vegetabletube7061]

❤❤❤love

[@kingmo1236]

Love gil 😂

[@jdub2488]

Is that JJ shooting in the back of Gil’s video? Lol

[@guiltrad]

That was a fun interview to watch

[@Nex123]

10:53 I bet JJ wanted to use that pun ALL night haha

[@kangkong18]

😂😂😂

[@johnmarcoida]

Tommy is the Coach Beard to JJ’s Ted Lasso.

[@InspireGodsPeople]

Nothing, but Love JJ, but when you say you’re not a marketing expert I have to agree completely my man. Marketers can’t force products that consumers don’t want. They find insights to uncover consumer behavior and highlight the products that meet those consumer needs. ESPN and other media companies are businesses dependent upon consumer views. Ratings will drop completely if they don’t lead with Lakers, Knicks, Lebron, Steph, and those alike.

[@tylermarallo8244]

Tommy is one of the reasons this show has lasted so long. I’ve been watching this pod since day one, and I can say tommy brings a needed perspective to the convo.

[@jerryb6728]

We need a Stan Van Gindy era podcast.. JJ, Gil, QRich, Matt Barnes etc.. inviting other players like Vince and Dwight to talk about the most underrated team of the past 20 years

[@mca217]

Q Rich has already interviewed J.J., SVG, Dwight, Rashard Lewis and Hedo

[@AweCamos]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 agent 0

[@aaronpeters6209]

What would it take for the NBA to go international? Get a London, Paris, Tokyo team?

[@jpk8529]

i saw mr. "g" arenas in shanghai airport when he was playing there. i wanted to ask him for his autograph or a picture but he was with his family and his kids so i didn't want to bother him. plus, i saw how nice and well behaved his kids were being, so it was like, why would i want to disturb someone, to ask for something for myself, like a picture or a signed shirt, which would be nice, but, honestly, if i did that, then i would've also missed out, or worse, spoiled, the really nice moment of getting to see a cool nba player with his family enjoying just a normal ordinary life of waiting to get through security through the shanghai airport. (i dun get people these days, always asking for things, rather than observing more. we ruining nice things for each other)

[@jasonwilliams9307]

I'm the same way very observant

[@jpk8529]

@@jasonwilliams9307 much love brother, peace

[@aaronchan3983]

25:04 i wouldnt rly call ja morant “kid friendly”

[@yaomingaunba]

The problem for the NBA is also that they move mountains to promote their American stars, but international ones don't get the same love. They expected Zion and Ja to be the next ones but one prefers Sundays instead of getting in shape and the other is practicing different type of shooting

[@anotherelvis]

You should interview Adam Silver on selling the league. He is pushing space equality and small market teams buying good players.

[@easymoneypapi9065]

To the Big Jokers credit I will say this businessman suits he be wearing pregame that’s a major throwback to Kobe & Mike days. 2 Time MVP

[@o0oStillWeRiseo0o]

Arenas is a GOATED NBA Personality

[@coachcoach1176]

They feel the same about pre 90s basketball 🏀 😂

[@CP1124]

AgentZero!!!

[@kennygpokerstrategy4917]

Feels like Gil is just hating on the Nuggets and every single small market team. Guess we are supposed to wait a league with only like.....4 teams?

[@johnnybravo6755]

Gil is a big haters because he wanted to be the guy who won one so bad and didn't do it 😂😂😂