Eric Smith and Paul Jones look ahead to the Raptors and Suns fresh off of Fred VanVleet being named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (1:02). Next, The Undefeated’s Marc Spears reflects on the Raptors' win streak, Klay Thompson’s return to the Warriors, and why not to read too much into All-Star Game voting (25:31). To wrap, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne goes into depth on the Lakers and their seeding in the Western Conference, and looks ahead to the trade deadline and which players could be shopped like Ben Simmons (1:03:12).

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