Dan and Grant drop their biggest questions, takeaways and observations entering NBA training camp on the heels of EVERY team having their 2025 Media Day. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:226 - Al Horford to the Warriors
5:56 - The Jonathan Kuminga situation 
8:57 - The Quentin Grimes 
14:02 - Are the Sixers going to be healthy?
19:47 - Will Jayson Tatum play this year?
23:45 - Is Giannis Antetokounmpo trolling us all?
31:52 - The Kevin Durant talk
33:19 - The West is big, man
40:08 - Dereck Lively II and Victor Wembanyama are growing 
42:32 - Can anyone catch Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year
44:07 - Future of Walker Kessler
49:18 - Are the Memphis Grizzlies in trouble?1
51:49 - Desmond Bane’s impact on Orlando’s offense
55:42 - Who should the Knicks start?
1:00:57 - Jalen Williams’ injury timeline
1:02:35 - Will LeBron James retire?
1:09:01 - Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers
1:31:28 - The Trail Blazers are complicated

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At LONG LAST, Dan and Grant drop their 2025 offseason grades for every NBA team in the Western Conference. Check out the Eastern Conference grades here. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO / Criteria
3:17 - Dallas Mavericks
10:39 - Houston Rockets
16:37 - Fred VanVleet injury
30:05 - Memphis Grizzlies
39:52 - New Orleans Pelicans
47:43 - San Antonio Spurs 
56:35 - Denver Nuggets
1:05:57 - Minnesota Timberwolves
1:13:53 - Oklahoma City Thunder 
1:20:28 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:29:28 - Utah Jazz
1:38:22 - Golden State Warriors
1:47:01 - Los Angeles Clippers
1:54:02 - Los Angeles Lakers
2:08:37 - Phoenix Suns
2:18:29 - Sacramento Kings

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Dan is joined by Jason Patt (@bullsjay) from the Cash Considerations podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Chicago Bulls. SUBSCRIBE TO CASH CONSIDERATIONS HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:17 - What is the Bulls’ direction?
6:03 - Billy Donovan extension / Offensive style 
11:03 - Can Josh Giddey be a star?
24:07 - The Isaac Okoro trade and fit
28:53 - Future of Coby White
35:19 - Tre Jones / the guard rotation
39:28 - Continued development of Matas Buzelis
48:29 - The center rotation / Future of Nikola Vucevic
50:51 - Will the Bulls make a trade?
54:54 - Early impressions of Noa Essengue
58:13 - Patrick Williams, other youngsters
1:02:27 - Biggest needs
1:04:54 - Under the radar storylines
1:06:27 - Top-10 rotation 
1:09:17 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
1:10:40 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:11:57 - PREDICTIONS

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Dan is joined by Greg Wissinger (@gwiss) from The Kings Herald for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Sacramento Kings. CHECK OUT THE KINGS HERALD HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 -INTRO
1:07 - The Kings’ direction
2:21 - The Doug Christie hire
6:45 - Dennis Schroder’s fit
10:47 - Future of Malik Monk
14:58 - The Russell Westbrook rumors
15:38 - Jonathan Kuminga rumors
17:16 - Future of Keon Ellis
22:18 - The Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan fits
28:02 - Impact of Doug Christie’s coaching style
29:46 - Frontcourt rotation, Development of Isaac Jones and Maxime Raynaud
34:21 - Next frontier for Keegan Murray
39:20 - Will Keegan Murray get an extension?
43:53 - The Domantas Sabonis dilemma
49:15 - How can the Kings overachieve?
50:51- Will the Kings tear it down?
52:23 - Early impressions of Nique Clifford
53:58 - Development of Devin Carter
55:48 - Biggest need
57:36 - Under the radar storylines 
59:35 - Top-10 rotation
1:00:34 - Go-to starting lineup
1:01:35 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:03:07 - PREDICTIONS

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Dan is joined by Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper/@caitlinmaycooper) from 'Basketball, She Wrote" for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Indiana Pacers. SUBSCRIBE TO BASKETBALL, SHE WROTE ON PATREON. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:27 - The transformation of the Pacers
10:10 - Covering the NBA Finals
12:51 - The Tyrese Halliburton recovery
16:36 - The loss of Myles Turner
20:38 - Playing five-out vs four-out
23:26 - Isaiah Jackson’s return
25:18 - Jay Huff’s fit
28:38 - Will James Wiseman have a role?
30:40 - Pascal Siakam-Obi Toppin minutes
34:17 - Continued development of Bennedict Mathurin
42:33 - Andrew Nembhard as the lead guard
46:33 - What makes the Pacers defense special?
48:06 - The Andrew Nembhard-Pascal Siakam dynamic
50:45 - Can Aaron Nesmith get even better?
55:59 - Future of Jarace Walker
59:40 -Pascal Siakam falling down/transition defense
1:01:39 - Ben Sheppard 
1:04:25 - Johnny Furphy, Taelon Peter, Kam Jones, RayJ Dennis
1:10:49 - Biggest needs
1:13:12 - Under the radar storyline 
1:15:31 - Top-10 rotation
1:17:04 - Go-to closing lineup
1:18:18 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:19:50 - PREDICTIONS

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Dan is joined by Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) and Sam Cooper (@scooperhoops) of 'The Timeline' pod for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Phoenix Suns! SUBSCRIBE TO THE 'THE TIMELINE' PATREON HERE.  TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:34 - RIP to the Kevin Durant era
8:19 - The second Kevin Durant trade
13:39 - The Bradley Beal Exit
18:28 - The hiring of Brian Gregory
21:18 - Impact of Jordan Ott hire
24:25 - The future of Devin Booker
31:10 - Jalen Green’s fit
37:00 - Importance of Collin Gillespie
43:08 - Mark Williams expectations
49:10 - Development of Khaman Maluach 
53:13 - Continued development of Oso Ighodaro
57:14 - Continued development of Ryan Dunn
1:00:15 - Early impressions of Koby Brea
1:02:05 - Potential of Nigel Hayes-Davis
1:04:35 - Biggest needs
1:06:48 - Under the radar storylines 
1:11:58 - Top-10 rotation
1:15:43 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
1:17:27 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 
1:19:45 - PREDICTIONS

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At LONG LAST, Dan and Grant drop their 2025 offseason grades for every NBA team in the Eastern Conference. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:50 - Grading criteria 
5:01 - Atlanta Hawks
13:53 - Charlotte Hornets
19:38 - Miami Heat 
26:00 - Orlando Magic
39:11 - Washington Wizards 
47:15 - Boston Celtics
56:22 - Brooklyn Nets
1:09:15 - New York Knicks
1:22:05 - Philadelphia 76ers
1:26:39 - Toronto Raptors 
1:34:43 - Chicago Bulls
1:44:02 - Cleveland Cavaliers
1:48:41 - Detroit Pistons
1:58:24 - Indiana Pacers
2:06:25 - Milwaukee Bucks

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Dan is joined by Shamit Dua (@fearthebrown) from the 'In The N.O.' Substack and podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 New Orleans Pelicans. SUBSCRIBE TO IN THE N.O ON YOUTUBE AND SUBSTACK. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
0:57 - The Pelicans’ direction 
8:05 - Expectations for Derik Queen
16:50 - Expectations for Jeremiah Fears
23:43 - Continued development of Trey Murphy 
28:08 - Future of Zion Williamson
36:11 - Continued development of Yves Missi 
40:58 - Impact of Jordan Poole
42:32 - Dejounte Murray timeline 
45:20 - Secondary wing rotation
48:18 - Will the Pelicans make more trades?
49:55 - Jordan Hawkins and Karlo Matkovic
52:12 - Defensive ceiling
54:11 - Biggest needs, under-the-radar storylines 
57:19 - Top-10 rotation
58:43 - Go-to crunch-time unit
59:15 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:00:12 - PREDICTIONS

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Dan is joined by Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tccbiggs) and Rose Harding (@roselharding) from the We Have A Takee podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Portland Trail Blazers. SUBSCRIBE TO WE HAVE A TAKE HERE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
3:10 - Takeaways from last season
4:45 - The return of Damian Lillard
9:46 - Offseason impressions / Jrue Holiday fit
15:47 - Yang Hansen’s fit and role
25:30 - Donovan Clingan expectations 
30:27 - Continued development of Scoot Henderson
35:50 - Continued development of Shaedon Sharpe
40:13 - Deni Avdija's impact
43:18 - Chauncey Billups’ toughest rotation decision
43:50 - Importance of Toumani Camara
51:10 - Kris Murray, Duop Reath, Rayan Rupert
53:17 - Offensive improvement 
57:19 - Biggest needs
1:00:05 - What’s flying under the radar?
1:03:05 - Top-10 rotation
1:06:02 - Go-to crunch-time unit
1:08:27 - Best offensive lineup
1:10:29 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:12:19 - PREDICTIONS!
1:14:24 - W.H.A.T. SUPERLATIVES

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Dan is joined by Kirk Henderson (@KirkSeriousFace) from Pod Maverick and Mavs Moneyball for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Dallas Mavericks. SUBSCRIBE TO POD MAVERICK HERE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
0:56 - The Mavs’ direction
7:02 - Cooper Flagg development
12:56 - Kyrie Irving timeline
15:10 - Offseason impressions 
17:58 - The big-man rotation 
19:51 - Future of Dereck Lively II
23:36 - Dallas’ transition offense
26:17 - Mavs’ defensive ceiling
27:53 - Expectations for Max Christie
31:15 - Brandon Williams’ fit
34:03 - Early impressions of Ryan Nembhard
35:02 - Future of Jaden Hardy
36:13 - Biggest needs, under-the-radar storylines 
40:33 - Top-10 rotation 
42:14 - Best offensive lineup
43:22 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
43:56 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 
45:30 - PREDICTIONS

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