Basketball Camp

In this episode, Rick recapped the Bulls pick of Patrick Williams from Florida State with the 4th pick in the NBA draft. He listened back to some of what Arturas Karnisovas had to say about Williams and looked at what it shows possibly about how the Bulls new front office will operate. Rick also took a quick glance at how the Bulls can improve the team in upcoming free agency.

Rick was joined by Locked On Bulls host and fellow 670 the Score producer, Jordan Maly. They discussed how unpredictable this quick offseason is for the Bulls, what their goals could/should be for the '20-'21 season, targets they like for the upcoming NBA draft, trade possibilities and more!

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Rick broke down the upcoming NBA finals. What to look for when each team has the ball, keys for each team to win and a prediction on the winner of the title.

Rick went over a crazy night in the NBA playoffs. He broke down the Nuggets comeback game 7 win to advance to the Western Conference Finals, all the elements that led to the Clippers choking away a 3-1 series lead and the masterful block by Bam Adebayo that clinched the Heat's game 1 win against the Celtics.

Rick was joined by Bulls beat writer for 670 the Score, Cody Westerlund to discuss the firing of Bulls coach Jim Boylen. They discussed why the firing happened now, favorite Jim Boylen quotes & moments, who the likely candidates are for the job and who (if anyone) from the roster could be moved this offseason.

Rick broke down the last 4 seeding games of consequence, that will decide who gets to be part of the play in out West.

Rick previewed the games on the Tuesday slate and went in depth on the matchups that have playoff implications: Rockets-Spurs, Suns-Sixers, Celtics-Grizzlies and Blazers-Mavs.

Rick previewed the 8/10 NBA bubble slate. He went over the TJ Warren-Jimmy Butler rematch we've all been waiting for, if the Suns can stay hot, a possible Eastern Conference Finals preview, can the Lakers offense get right and more!

Rick recapped the day at the bubble including the Lakers locking up the 1 seed out West, Michael Porter Jr. leading the Nuggets to an OT win over the Thunder, Fred Van Vleet's career high and the Sixers surviving the Spurs.

Rick recapped the weekend in the bubble focusing on the big weekend for the Houston Rockets, the Raptors winning a defensive struggle against the Lakers, Jayson Tatum gets some redemption and....TJ Warren?!?

Rick recapped the first night of action in the bubble including the Jazz's late victory over Zion and the Pelicans as well as LeBron lifting the Lakers late against the Clippers.

Rick had his state of the Bulls address where he went over the disappointing year the Bulls had, how they close to a crossroads with the roster, the status of Jim Boylen and who to look at for the indecision surrounding the franchise.

RIck had a conversation with Mo Dakhil from Bleacher Report and the Athletic to preview the NBA bubble. They discussed what has to go right for the Rockets to boom and not bust out West, the big questions around the East contenders trying to take down Milwaukee, who the most interesting bubble team is and some Damian Lillard appreciation.

Sean Highkin, NBA writer from Bleacher Report joined Rick to discuss his new article about the 2010 world championship team USA and their lasting impact. They went into all the players that took leaps after their team USA experience, how it could have laid the groundwork for the Warriors' dynasty, how their style of play was ahead of its time and more!

Rick listened back to some of Arturas Karnisovas' end of season conference call. Rick went over why Jim Boylen is still the Bulls' coach, why the front office overhaul won't be complete for a while and the situations surrounding the 2 reported leading candidates for the head coaching position.

Rick Camp was joined by former teammate and current NBC Sports Chicago podcast producer and Bulls beat writer Tony Gill. They discussed the making of the first episode of I'm Back, the first episode of the new NBC Sports podcast series Sports Uncovered, why he was nervous watching parts of The Last Dance, who he thinks will win the NBA title, who in the east can slow down the Bucks and more!

Rick was joined by Bleacher Report NBA writer Will Gottlieb to discuss his role as Bleacher Report's Bulls GM in their fantasy GM league. Will discussed why he went the direction he did with the 5 trades he made, what the upside of the Bulls' current core, and this year's title contenders.

Rick was joined by Chicago sports historian and the publisher of the A Shot on Ehlo newsletter, Jack Silverstein. Jack gave insight on what he liked about The Last Dance, why he thinks it's described better as a Michael Jordan piece and which NBA documentary his thinks is better than The Last Dance. They also discussed Jack's newsletter and how it feeds into his upcoming book, 6 Rings: The Bulls, the City and the Dynasty that Changed the Game.

Rick was joined by Cash Considerations Podcast host and accomplished basketball writer Ricky O'Donnell. They spoke about Ricky's Western Illinois dynasty in College Basketball 2k8 and how it's exploded in popularity with winning a national championship, the future of the Bulls with the Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley regime and a little on the Last Dance as we approach the final 2 episodes.

670thescore.com Bulls beat writer Cody Westerlund joined Rick to talk about the new direction of the Bulls franchise, the status of Jim Boylen, how soon Bulls fans can expect the team to be players in free agency and episodes 5 & 6 of The Last Dance.