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Zach Lowe joins John and Nate to draft the star players we think are most likely to be on another team 18 months from now at the start of the 2025-26 season.

Plus, John and Nate set the playoff field in the West and discuss the future of the teams we’ve eliminated.

Zach Lowe: The Stars Most Likely to Change Teams

A special 3-man pod with John, Danny, and Nate discusses the best players in the NBA. Where do Giannis, Jokic, LeBron, Shai, Steph, Luka, Tatum, KD, Kawhi, Edwards, AD, Brunson, and the rest of the All-NBA talents come in on the eve of a playoffs that will prove us all wrong?

The Top-10 Players in the NBA 2023-24

John and Nate pick the NBA’s best passer, dunker, floater game, handle, and athlete.

Then we rule an Eastern Conference team that doesn’t have their draft picks from ‘25 to ‘27 and will be looking to trade a point guard this season out of the playoffs, and discuss what they can do going forward.

Plus, what does John think of the NBA moving the draft to 2 nights as a former executive?

The NBA’s Best Passer, Dunker, Floater, Handle, and Athlete

It’s time to look at the best coaches in the NBA. What are the ways to evaluate a coach? How do the young wunderkinder stack up against the established playoff coaches? John and Nate look at the best coaches in the league.

Plus, we each eliminate another team from the playoffs and take stock of their organizations.

Coach Rankings 2023-24 Part 1

John and Nate look back on perhaps the biggest trade deadline ever to evaluate all these transactions a year on. How do the KD and Kyrie deals look, and would we have still done them as both teams? Who won the Westbrook/Conley/Russell swap? How have the trading trends evolved since this year? And which acquisitions actually fortified playoff teams?

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