Bucket Podcast

We said if. Game 7 said yes.

This bonus episode is part two of two... an inside look at the conversations happening inside a friend group right now — the texts, the takes, the things basketball keeps making them consider. 

Definitely one for the hoop nerds. 

Sky talks with Ryan Arel and Cy Benedict — friends who've been thinking about the 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals a little too hard. The basketball is in there. So is everything else.

Cy's article: https://cybdellenback.substack.com/p/the-nbas-western-conference-finals

What is Bucket Podcast?

Not the highlights. Not the recruiting rankings. Not the version of the athlete the world has decided to pay attention to.
Bucket is a long-form storytelling podcast about people who are 'buckets' and the human beings they're becoming.

Season 1 is out now
Season 2 drops August 2026

Hosted by Sky Stickney