KNBR Podcasts

San Francisco Giants reliever George Kontos was nominated as the team’s representative for the 2016 Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards, which honors coaches that had an impact on the lives of professional Bay Area athletes and coaches.

The Warriors and Thunder meet two more times this season, including February 11th in Oklahoma City. That game will also mark Kevin Durant’s first game in Oklahoma City since signing with the Warriors in the off-season.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport joined Murph and Mac on Friday morning, and explained that while most of the candidates withdrawing actually makes sense, Gutekunst’s decision to drop out is a true head-scratcher.

San Francisco color analyst Tim Ryan joined Gary and Larry on Wednesday morning, and argued that the 49ers best option at QB next season would be to target Jimmy Garoppolo via trade.

Kyle Shanahan is a hot commodity right now, due in large part to the fact that the Atlanta offense lead the league in scoring in 2016, and is fresh off 36 point beatdown of the Seattle defense in the Divisional Playoffs. But this isn’t the first time that Shanahan has been in charge of a dynamic offense, and his specific philosophy would seem to be the perfect fit for getting the most out of the 49ers’ offensive personnel.

49ers beat writer Matt Barrows joined SportsPhone 680 on Thursday evening, and told Ray Woodson that San Francisco’s decision to add another candidate to the interview list this late in the game is an indication that the team hasn’t been blown away by any of their previous interviews.

Giants general manager Bobby Evans is confident Cain can regain his previous form if he is able to stay healthy and be himself in 2017, and told Tom Tolbert on KNBR that Cain should be the Giants’ fifth starter if he can keep it together in the final guaranteed year of his deal.

Mike Krukow joined Murph and Mac on Thursday morning, and detailed a scenario where the recently re-signed Conor Gillaspie could be forced into a starting role should issues arise in left field.

Former quarterback and NFL analyst Boomer Esiason joined The Audible Thursday morning, saying Riddick and McDaniels’ friendship is a reason the 49ers should think twice about hiring the pair.

ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz joined The Audible on Wednesday morning, and explained how the unprecedented talent on the Warriors makes them a hard team to talk about.