Our trading scenario was Deion Sanders 1990 Score Football Rookie Card and 1994 Fleer update Baseball Rookie Card for Bo Jackson 1988 Topps Football Rookie Card and 1987 Leaf Baseball Rookie Card.

Who do you have?

We previewed the NBA 2020 Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat. We recapped the Milwaukee Bucks playoff run and possible options for the upcoming 2021 NBA season. We moved to NFL Week 3 and our observations. In particular, we highlighted the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons up to this point. We moved into Coach “Prime” (Deion Sanders) taking the Jackson State (JSU) Tigers HBCU coaching position, and the impact to the HBCU landscape. Our trading scenario was Deion Sanders 1990 Score Football Rookie Card and 1994 Fleer update Baseball Rookie Card for Bo Jackson 1988 Topps Football Rookie Card and 1987 Leaf Baseball Rookie Card.

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We discussed the NBA Playoffs series currently in progress including the Eastern Conference Finals, the collapse of the L.A. Clippers and the upcoming Western Conference Finals. The NFL Division predictions were next on the list. There was a special shoutout to a FAMU alum who was a part of the new SoFi stadium in Los Angeles. We discussed two NFL trading card scenarios between 4 quarterbacks.

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:30 – NBA Playoff Reaction to Miami Heat v. Boston Celtics, LA Clippers v. Denver Nuggets and LA Lakers v. Denver Nuggets

12:50 – NFL AFC and NFC Division Predictions

26:11 – Daunte Culpepper’s 1999 Skybox Premium Rookie Card vs. Cam Newton’s 2011 Donruss Rookie Card and Deshaun Watson’s 2017 Panini Prizm Rookie Card vs. Randall Cunningham’s 1987 Topps Rookie Card

For our trading scenario, we debated Joe Montana’s 1981 Topps Rookie Card for Patrick Mahomes 2017 Panini Rookie Card.

Who would you take?

We reacted to the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat playoff series Game 2, and the possibility of the Bucks coming back in the series after going down 0-2. We discussed if the Bucks should consider dismantling the team and where Giannis has an opportunity to improve his game. We talked about the other series in progress and the first round Game 7’s between the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets and the Houston Rockets and OKC Thunder. We wrapped the show with discussing the passing of John Thompson and Chadwick Boseman

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We reacted to the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat playoff series Game 3, and the possible future ramifications of the Milwaukee Bucks losing the way they did (i.e. Giannis’ future, Coach Bud and the organization as a whole). We revisited if Malcolm Brogdon would have made an impact on this team and playoff series. The other playoff series were discussed as well including the Los Angeles Lakers v. Houston Rockets Game 1.

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We discussed the NBA Bubble playoff observations through the first few games including the scoring, the playoff every other day schedule and the impact to players. We moved into making our round by round conference predictions and who we felt would be crowned the NBA champion in October. The NBA trading card scenario was Ray Allen’s 1996 Topps Chrome Rookie Card for Devin Booker’s 2015 Panini Prizm Rookie Card. Who would you take?

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We provided our reactions to the NBA Bubble season so far including surprises, initial thoughts on possible first round playoff match-ups (as the 8th seed had not been decided, and the overall bubble concept. We discussed the Milwaukee Bucks match-up they had with the Toronto Raptors on August 10, 2020 and general concerns with the team dynamics. The trading card scenario was Carmelo Anthony’s 2003 Topps Chrome Rookie Card for Terry Cummings 1986 Fleer Rookie Card. Who would you take?

We discussed the upcoming Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight and who we thought would win this interesting match-up slated for September 12, 2020. Professional sports leagues have resumed and we compared the early results of each league (MLB, NHL, NBA). To conclude, we talked about the NBA Bubble season starting.

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We made our 2020 NBA Award predictions in the following categories: Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, MVP and Sixth Man of the Year. We compared the professional leagues (NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL and MLS) plans to resume, and who appears to be prepared to complete their respective seasons. We debated 3 trading card scenarios: Allen Iverson 2016 Topps Rookie Card vs. Ja Morant 2019 Panini Prizm Rookie Card, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1990 Skybox Rookie Card vs. Trae Young 2018 Panini Prizm Rookie Card, Paul George 2010 Donruss Rookie Card vs. Marques Johnson 1978 Topps Rookie Card.

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