The JD Bunkis Podcast

Chris Pronger, Hockey Hall of Famer and author of 'Earned', joins JD to discuss what he hopes people can take from his book, managing accountability, how a team builds up culture in 2026, and what a best player on a team wants to understand about a franchise's direction. JD and Producer Armen then get into Lamelo Ball's dirty play and Rick Bowness' poignant post-game comments (29:00).

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Ernie Johnson, host of Inside the NBA on ESPN, talks about the regular season crawl to the NBA playoffs, the success of the Play-In Tournament, who the most compelling player of the postseason is to Ernie, Dillon Brooks' villain arc, Victor Wembanyama's future as the face of the league, and Inside the NBA's first season on ESPN. Later (40:00), JD reacts to Jeff Hoffman blowing the lead for the Blue Jays and wonders how long the leash is in the closing role. 

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AJ Pierzynski, MLB analyst and World Series champion, joins JD to talk about what the most important factors are early in the MLB season, if there's a chance Max Scherzer would open to pitching out of the bullpen, the importance of Alejandro Kirk, the best way to determine a catcher's playing time, and why ABS makes framing pitches even more important. 

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JD and Ben Ennis, co-host of The FAN Morning Show, banter about aging before debating Rory McIlroy's legacy, if he draws casual fans and his rivalry with Scottie Scheffler. Later, the duo discuss how they feel about the Blue Jays a few weeks into the season. 

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JD and Blake Murphy, co-host of The Raptors Show, evaluate the Raptors season in relation to goals and expectations, the optics of making the playoffs versus the play-in, why playing the Cleveland Cavaliers are a more favourable matchup than the New York Knicks, and if they think Scottie Barnes should defend Donovan Mitchell. JD and Blake then get into their biggest wins and disappointments of the Raptors season.

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