On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to focus on discussing the ascension of Jaden McDaniels this season. After focusing on McDaniels for the first half of the pod, Dane and Britt get into the Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert, and how Gobert punished the Clippers for going small. Then the episode is finished off with some discussion about the NBA standings at large — from the bottom of the West to the teams that look most like true contenders. Topics today include...

— Jaden McDaniels ascension this season

— Looking at rookie contract extensions from 2022 (Poole, Herro, Barrett, Hunter, Johnson, Clarke) so as to estimate what McDaniels’ next contract might look like

— The Wolves effectively countering the Clippers small-ball lineup against Gobert

— Britt makes a Mike Conley-Tyus Jones comparison

— Looking ahead to the Lakers matchup on Friday

— Around the NBA, from the Western Conference play-in group to who we think the top-5 teams most likely to win a championship are

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