Hour 2: Knicks vs Hawks, Draft Night Chaos & Yankee Lineup Frustrations

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The countdown to the NFL Draft is on, but the conversation quickly expands as draft night plans collide with a pivotal Knicks playoff matchup. With excitement building around a live draft party atmosphere, the discussion turns to expectations for New York basketball, bold predictions about the series against Atlanta, and the pressure that comes with being surrounded by passionate Knicks fans. From there, the focus shifts to baseball frustrations as callers and hosts debate Yankees lineup decisions and the future of top prospects like Jasson Dominguez. The conversation also dives into Jets draft strategy, trade scenarios, and how aggressive the team should be in building its offense. Add in a lively on air bet, media critiques, and strong opinions on recent NBA controversy, and the episode delivers a mix of insight, humor, and classic New York sports energy.

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0:00.0	Don't worry. There's no traffic. I hear all the roads are clear.
0:08.4	I'm just kidding. This is probably some traffic. It's right, Sean. I'll take over.
0:12.8	It is Evan and Tiki. You're on the fan as we take it to this afternoon.
0:15.8	I do want to remind you the NFL draft is a week and a half away and we were and are planning, this awesome draft party live from the penthouse at 345 Hudson Square Properties, which we're all
0:26.3	looking forward to. It's something you can watch on YouTube and Instagram and X and Facebook,
0:30.5	beginning at 730 next Thursday. Well, that draft party just got elevated because it was
0:36.8	announced late last night that that draft party
0:39.8	will also include us hanging out and watching a basketball game.
0:45.3	What game will that be?
0:46.2	This will be game three of the first round series between the Atlanta Hawks and your...
0:53.0	We are the New York Knicks.
0:54.3	New York Knicks.
0:55.2	And I can't wait. I'm very excited about it. I think it just adds to the party atmosphere that we're going to have. Not only are the Jets and Giants making significant picks, that at the end of the day, we don't know if it's going to work out right away, but we'll have our reactions to it. But we're getting to watch what could be, We'll see how the series unfolds, a very pivotal postseason game between the New York mix and the Atlanta Hawks.
1:15.9	What do we think it's going to be?
1:17.5	Wait, hold on. Can you guys just hold up for one second?
1:19.4	Yeah.
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1:25.2	Afternoons from 2 to 7 on WFAN. WFAN FM, WFM-HD-1, New York, and Odyssey Sports Station. Now continue. We could have decided that. You are a pain in the ass. We could have done all of that. We could have, but it was funnier to do. All right. You can listen to Carton and Big Mac and Boomer and Gio and Tommy Lugauer.
1:45.2	We can do that, too.
1:46.1	Of course.
1:46.7	Yeah, anyhow, that's going to be a fun night coming up next Thursday, but now our draft party features basketball. What is it going to be? It's going to be game three. You're asking me what the series is going to look like? Well, I could tell you, but I think it reveals my prediction for how this series is going to go.
2:01.4	But if that's something you really want me to tell you, I'll tell you.
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