Ball Up Top: Danny Green ranks his Western Conference contenders, all-time teammates

“Ball Up Top” is a weekly NBA video series where Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. talks about the hot topics in the league and pop culture with special guests and Andscape personalities.

In Episode 3, David welcomes three-time NBA champion and current ESPN NBA analyst Danny Green to re-rank the playoff contenders in the Western Conference, give his all-time teammate starting five, talk Temptation Island and more.

• Re-ranking the best teams in the Western Conference (1:20), including the Oklahoma City Thunder (3:50) and if they remind Green of any teams he played on (6:09), what the Denver Nuggets can expect from Jamal Murray in the playoffs (10:45), if the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers have figured something out (11:33)
• More Lakers talk: What LeBron James was like in the NBA Bubble in 2020 (15:55), and if Austin Reaves is the best third option in the NBA (18:25)
• What a cold shooting streak feels like in the playoffs (20:25)
• What’s gotten into the Minnesota Timberwolves (22:35)
• Who do you trust most: the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies or LA Clippers?
• Green’s best James Harden stories (30:00)
• The best players Green has ever played with, with a twist (36:00)

Episode 3, March 21, 2025
Host: David Dennis Jr.
Guest: Danny Green
Producers: Charles Abankwa, Rodney Davis

Archive

Episode 1 (March 7, 2025): Quentin Richardson on Phoenix Suns, his ‘Welcome to the NBA’ moment and beef with ‘Above the Rim’

Episode 2 (March 14, 2025): Plus/Minus! Nikola Jokic (not) MVP, who the Knicks and Lakers don’t want to see, Cooper Flagg questions