The New Twenty Four

By: Gavriel Wilkins Torrence Stagger
  • Summary

  • The New Twenty Four (TNTF) is an hour-long hoops podcast hosted by writer Gavriel Wilkins & artist Torrence Stagger, where the two friends, Windy City natives and purveyors of game link up each week throughout the course of the NBA season to discuss the latest news & storylines to take shape across The Association.

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Episodes
  • Episode 18 - "Peaks & Valleys"
    Mar 12 2025

    In episode 18 of The New Twenty Four podcast, Gavriel and Torrence open up the show by highlighting the top items that have managed to stand out to them the most around the league since their previous recording (04:52). Prior to having a discussion surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the two examine whether or not the hottest team currently in The Association boast the best collection of depth this year under Coach of the Year candidate Kenny Atkinson (17:21), before sharing their collection of thoughts on whether teams such as the one residing in The Land can often times peak too early (23:35). Plus if this year's Cavaliers squad happens to be the best non-LeBron James-led team ever in the history of the franchise before predicting whether the 2024-25 cast can set a new franchise record for the most wins in a single season (28:41).

    While also chronicling the downward spiral of the injury-ridden Orlando Magic and what the front office must do down in the Theme Park Capital of the World to move upward within the immediate future (32:12). In addition to conversing on if fans and media members alike have become fatigued by Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo's level of dominance after seeing the two-time MVP reach the 20,000-point plateau (47:52) and if his style of play has led to him becoming the forgotten great in the NBA today (55:24), as the two close out the show sharing their sentiment on a series of statements pertaining to several different teams in the premiere of the Pass or Shoot segment (1:00:13) and providing fans with the top matchups to watch for in Week 21 (1:13:14).

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 17 - "You Know It When You See It"
    Mar 5 2025

    Gave and Torrence link up for the 17th consecutive week to conduct an exclusive players only edition episode of The New Twenty Four podcast, taking a moment to highlight the top players and headlines to catch their eye in the opening week of March (04:53) before conversing over whether or not Detroit Pistons All-Star guard Cade Cunningham is the NBA's most underrated point guard (14:31) and constructed a body of work that's good enough to garner All-NBA First Team honors come season's end (25:02).

    While also taking some time to break down what makes Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander one of the toughest covers in the league during the midst of yet another MVP-caliber campaign for the former Kentucky star (35:41) and share general thoughts on opposing NBA fans' reaction to SGA's ability to get to the free-throw line at a constant rate (43:42).

    On top of discussing if fans across the globe have become numb to his nightly exploits of Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic (51:00), as Torrence shares what he's looking forward to seeing in the upcoming nationally-televised showdown between The Joker & SGA out in OKC this upcoming weekend (58:44), before the dynamic duo wraps up the show by sharing what's impressed them watching Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James continue to play at a high level in Year 22 of his career (1:02:02) & assessing the manner that the four-time NBA Finals MVP has handled the responsibility of being the face of the league and what stars of today and tomorrow can learn from his journey (1:18:25) prior to highlighting the top games to watch in Week 20 (1:24:56).

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Episode 16 - "Changing Of The Guard"
    Feb 26 2025

    In episode 16 of The New Twenty Four podcast, Gavriel and Torrence reunite to highlight the top things to catch their eye throughout the last several days in the NBA (04:36), before taking a moment to assess Spurs All-Star big man Victor Wembanyama's sophomore season in San Antonio after being ruled out for the rest of the year due to being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder (18:05). While also discussing which players they'd like to see rise to the occasion and make a case for being viewed as long-term pieces beside No. 1 down in The Alamo (24:45) & whether or not interim head coach Mitch Johnson has shown enough to become the eventual successor to Gregg Popovich whose coaching future in the NBA is uncertain per reports (33:30).

    Then assess what's led to the Golden State Warriors recent turnaround following the addition of Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline (39:13), as the two talk about whether or not the team by the Bay Area has what it takes to go on a deep playoff run in 2025 (48:09).

    In addition to conversing over what the New York Knicks must do to become legitimate title contenders after continuing to remain winless against the top three teams record-wise in the NBA this year (58:48), and examining whether or not head coach Tom Thibodeau is the ideal man to lead the storied franchise back to the promised land (1:10:54), before moving over to discuss what makes the Boston Celtics one of the game's toughest matchups (1:15:51) as well as uncover what makes Jayson Tatum's so underappreciated by fans (1:25:15) before discussing what to watch out for in the regular season finale between the defending world champions and Cleveland Cavaliers (1:35:40). On top of other marquee matchups fans should be eager to see in Week 19 (1:39:52).

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    1 hr and 45 mins

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