The #1 New Sports Podcast of 2020. The greatest team in NBA history, the 1992 Dream Team that won Olympic gold in Barcelona. Hear the incomparable players in their own words, including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone and the others. Renowned sportswriter and author Jack McCallum was there with the guys and brings us the thrilling memories, personal stories, and sometimes surprising anecdotes of the twelve historic players. Season 2 joining Jack McCallum with J.A. Adande for an epic examination of the incomparable 2008 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team and the legendary players that defined a new generation of NBA basketball. They talk to players and coaches including Carmelo Anthony, Phil Jackson, Jason Kidd, Chris Bosh, Robert Horry, Jerry Colangelo, Deron Williams, Mike Krzyzewski and more, bringing you an insider's study in athletic challenge, transformation, and ultimate victory. Assembling icons like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Dwayne Wade, The Redeem Team composed the greatest single team since the superlative Dream Team of Jordan, Johnson, and Bird from 1992. The US team was in shambles following the rise of Olympic teams around the world and their humiliation at the 2004 Games. It was the gold medal in ’08 or total failure — there was nothing in between. What The Redeem Team achieved signaled a total rebirth of USA Basketball —and some would say basketball in general — whose legacy we are living out today.
The Dream Team Tapes is a podcast made for NBA fans. Jack McCallum and J.A. Adande cohost this series, focused on revisiting the historic Olympic Games of 1992 and 2008. The podcast discusses both the original “Dream Team” and the “Redeem Team.”
The NBA is one of the top sporting leagues in the world. When the US sends a team over to the Olympics, expectations are set high. As history would have it, though, expectations are not always met. In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team finished with only a bronze medal. The loss was devastating, but the disappointment and embarrassment were worse. The Dream Team Tapes podcast sets the stage with this story.
"That was the last time we sent our boys. Now it's time to send our men." That's what McCallum says in the first podcast episode of The Dream Team Tapes. From this historic loss came what is now considered the greatest team of all time: the Dream Team. The Seoul Olympics was a tough lesson. But Team USA applied what they learned in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. For the first time ever, legendary players from different NBA teams came together to play. Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, and Karl Malone formed the team. Legends like Clyde Drexler and John Stockton joined, too.
These men would take their place among some of the most historic players the sports world has ever seen. Jordan's documentary,The Last Dance, also closely examined the 1992 Olympics. The Dream Team Tapes continues the saga of the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team. After another poor showing at the Olympics in Athens 2004, it was time for the Redeem Team. LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant led the charge in Beijing 2008. Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and Chris Bosh followed along. It was a display of top-quality sportsmanship.
The Dream Team Tapes is an exciting and sentimental journey to two of the best Olympics that Team USA has ever had. It's a good listen for basketball fans and curious casual listeners alike.
Season 2
Season 1