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January 18, 2024 Pascal Siakam Traded to Pacers! His Perfect Fit in Indiana, and Where Do the Raptors Go From Here?
Mark Schindler joins the show to break down the Pascal Siakam trade by the Toronto Raptors to the Indiana Pacers.
We'll dive deep into what you need to know about Siakam's fit in Indiana, his chances of staying put there in the offseason, and where this leaves the Pacers. Then, we'll talk about the Raptors, what this return of three first round picks means for them, and where their rebuild goes from here.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:29 The Pacers Angle of the Siakam Trade
29:22 The Raptors Angle of the Siakam Trade
49:10 Future Raptors Moves?
1:03:51 Overall Trade Deadline Impact League Wide Outside of the Pacers and Raptors
1:18:36 Outro
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1 hr 22 min
January 15, 2024 Houston Rockets Update! Kawhi Leonard Extension; Hawks messy; Pistons/Wizards Trade
Bryce Simon is here! We're going to chat about the Pistons and Wizards trade involving Marvin Bagley and Danilo Gallinari to open the show. Then, we'll talk Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, the Kawhi Leonard extension and what it means, and we'll close on what it means league-wide.
Finally, we close on Jaylon Tyson, our NBA Draft Prospect of the Week
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
3:25 Pistons-Wizards Trade Bagley and Livers plus two seconds for Gallo and Muscala
17:50 A Fun Fake Trade Hypothetical that helps the Wizards, Celtics and Rockets
26:36 Houston Rockets Dive! Why they've progressed this year!
50:16 Atlanta Hawks are a mess
1:03:00 Kawhi Leonard Extension; what makes him so special
1:13:20 How does the Leonard Extension impact the deadline and offseason?
1:21:45 Jaylon Tyson out of Cal is the Game Theory NBA Draft Prospect of the Week!
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1 hr 33 min
January 12, 2024 NBA Rookies at Midseason: Diving into what the best first-year players across the league are showing
Bryce Simon joins the show to break down the first half of the season from the 2023-24 NBA Rookie class. We'll dive into Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama to start, then Jaime Jaquez with the Miami Heat. We'll also chat Dereck Lively II, Brandin Podziemski, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Cam Whitmore, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Scoot Henderson, Bilal Coulibaly, and others.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:35 NBA is going to have a two-night NBA Draft! Is this good?
16:35 Who is the Rookie of the Year so far?
19:26 Victor Wembanyama
33:10 Chet Holmgren
44:05 Jaimie Jaquez Jr
53:50 Dereck Lively II
1:02:50 Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis
1:12:50 Cam Whitmore and Amen Thompson (and Rockets)
1:30:04 Brandon Miller
1:35:20 Scoot Henderson
1:42:20 Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser
1:46:50 Cason Wallace
1:52:06 Bilal Coulibaly
1:57:55 Keyonte George
2:02:17 Craig Porter Jr.
2:04:20 Isaiah Collier out for next 4-6 weeks
2:11:00 Outro
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2 hr 14 min
January 10, 2024 NBA Trade Deadline Primer 2.0: Siakam? Murray? What do the Warriors do? Also: Ja Morant Out for Year
Danny Leroux joins the show! We're here to dive into the NBA Trade Deadline. What do the Warriors do? What happens with the Atlanta Hawks? What's the deal with Dejounte Murray? Can the Hornets move into seller mode? What teams are looking to make a change? We'll talk about it all and more!
We'll start with Ja Morant being out for the season, though, a crushing blow to any hopes the Grizzlies had of getting back into the play-in picture.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
5:35 Ja Morant Out for the Season, What now for Memphis?
19:55 Trade Deadline Intro!
20:57 Chicago Bulls
30:56 Atlanta Hawks
47:10 Golden State Warriors
59:07 Los Angeles Lakers
1:12:53 Sacramento Kings
1:23:35 Washington Wizards
1:28:20 Charlotte Hornets (plus 76ers in there)
1:32:20 Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves
1:32:40 OKC Thunder trade idea
1:35:10 Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets
1:38:00 Orlando Magic
1:39:54 Miami Heat
1:42:10 Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs
1:44:03 Outro
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1 hr 47 min
January 06, 2024 Raptors Hold the Keys at the Trade Deadline Again, so what now? Also, Warriors and Kuminga blow up?
The Toronto Raptors are, yet again, a team in the driver's seat at the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline. Last year, instead of selling like many expected, they actually bought by completing the Jakob Poeltl deal.
Now, with a trade of Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett for OG Anunoby already complete, the team is 2-0 since that move and still has Pascal Siakam's impending free agency and potential trade status to deal with, Gary Trent Jr.'s impending free agency, and a roster that looks better, but could still use some work.
Samson Folk from Raptors Republic joins us and we break down everything, including me pitching him some wild fake trades.
Then, we start the show with the Jonathan Kuminga report and what it says about young players, playing time, the NBA at large, and more.
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1 hr 24 min
January 04, 2024 Can OKC Thunder win title in 2024? Also: Lakers struggles; First Impressions of TOR/NYK deal
Bryce Simon is here and we're going to talk about five topics across the NBA/NBA Draft today.
-First, OKC Thunder. After beating Boston, Denver and Minnesota in the last 10 days, can they just straight up win the NBA title in 2024?
-The LA Lakers; What's up with them? How are they 17-17 with LeBron playing extremely well, AD having only missed three games?
-First Impressions of the OG Anunoby/Immanuel Quickley/RJ Barrett deal
-NBA Draft Prospect of the Week! Jared McCain from Duke!
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
5:06 OKC Thunder deep dive, why are they successful?
28:15 Potential Thunder upgrades at the deadline?
35:00 Can OKC win the title in 2024?
40:32 Wendell Carter, Goga Bitadze and the Orlando Magic big situation
48:00 LA Lakers are 17-17, what's going on?
1:10:35 First Impressions of Knicks with Anunoby?
1:18:09 First Impressions of Raptors with Barrett and Quickley?
1:23:55 Jared McCain, NBA Draft Prospect of the Week
1:39:27 Tyrese Proctor and Kyle Filipowski takes
1:45:15 Outro
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1 hr 49 min
December 31, 2023 KNICKS GET OG ANUNOBY from Raptors, TRADE IMMANUEL QUICKLEY and RJ Barrett: Breaking down the trade
Jonathan Macri from Knicks Film School joins the show to break down the surprising OG Anunoby trade to the New York Knicks earlier on Saturday. The Knicks move Immanuel Quickley, R.J. Barrett and a second round pick to the Raptors for Anunoby, Malachi Flynn and Precious Achiuwa.
How does this deal make sense for the Knicks? What works for the Raptors here? We'll break it all down!
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46 min
December 30, 2023 What should the Cavaliers do? Kings and Knicks Check-in; Clippers Streaking! Coby White breakout!
Bryce Simon is here and we're talking about five topics again across the NBA
-The Cavaliers have lost both Darius Garland and Evan Mobley to long-term injuries. What now?
-What do the Knicks do now with Mitchell Robinson out while Jalen Brunson is on fire?
-Coby White breakout for the Bulls!
-The Clippers keep rolling following the James Harden deal.
-Kings Check-in; Fox continues hot streak, more
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro/Zach Edey and Donovan Clingan take
5:00 Cleveland Cavaliers playing well without Garland and Mobley!
16:00 Cavaliers Future and What their next moves are
28:45 The New York Knicks Post-MitchRob Injury plus Brunson Breakout
38:00 Why Dejounte Murray or other non-No. 1 options don't make sense for NYK
51:35 Coby White and the Bulls! The White Breakout! PatWill playing better!
1:06:25 LA Clippers are rolling. Why the Harden trade is working and why Kawhi is balling
1:15:34 A Sacramento Kings check-in; Why the Kings are still fine even with recent losses
1:29:55 Outro plus a genius Will Wade to West Virginia idea
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1 hr 37 min
December 28, 2023 Pistons LOSE 27 STRAIGHT; Ja and the Grizzlies are Back! Suns issues; Luka MVP? Why don't people believe in the Bucks?
Bryce Simon is here to break down five NBA topics as we head into the new year.
-Pistons lose 27 straight, have to talk about it.
-Phoenix Suns are struggling. What's up there?
-Why don't people believe in the Milwaukee Bucks?
-Ja Morant back!
-Luka for MVP?
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
6:10 The Pistons lose 27 STRAIGHT GAMES
22:30 The Pistons need to move on from Troy Weaver
35:49 The Phoenix Suns; Is it time to hit the Panic Button?
51:45 Dallas Mavericks strong run and if Luka Doncic can win MVP
1:03:49 Why don't people believe in the Milwaukee Bucks?
1:15:30 Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are BACK
1:27:20 Outro
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1 hr 30 min
December 21, 2023 NBA Western Conference Overreactions, First Q of Season: Warriors, Wolves, Clippers, Suns, Jazz, Spurs
Bryce Simon joins the show, and we do Western Conference Overreactions for the first quarter of the 2023-24 NBA season! We talk about five topics:
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:55 The Warriors are Cooked and Need to make a TRADE
16:04 The Timberwolves are the best team in the NBA
27:15 The Los Angeles Clippers finish ahead of the Suns in the standings
43:55 The Thunder make the Western Conference Finals
55:17 The Spurs have done wrong by Victor Wembanyama to start the season
1:10:40 Outro
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1 hr 14 min

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