Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the rising teams in the NBA including the Nuggets and the Mavericks, which teams are falling out of playoff contention such as the Raptors and the Kings, and what teams they believe are real contenders to win it all this season.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the fallout from the NBA trade deadline and what teams they think improved, the Magic finally deciding to do a total teardown of its roster, the Hornets holding out without LaMelo, the positioning in the east for the play-in tournament, the latest emergence for Russell Westbrook, and the upcoming returns for Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss all of the latest NBA trade rumors with the deadline less than a day away including what the Lakers might do to help stop their recent slide, the Raptors possibly moving both Kyle Lowry and Norman Powell, where Victor Oladipo could end up, how aggressive the Celtics might be and talk they could part ways with Marcus Smart, the Magic shopping Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier and plenty of other trade rumors.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the approaching NBA trade deadline, how active it might really be along with the latest rumors of possible moves. Plus, they talk about the surging Miami Heat, Joel Embiid's injury and its impact on his MVP chances, the frisky Chicago Bulls and more.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com look ahead towards the March 25 NBA trade deadline and discuss what players could be available including Kyle Lowry and Victor Oladipo, what teams could be the most aggressive in making a move to help in the playoffs, what teams should be sellers, what moves make the most sense and more.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the Hawks firing head coach Lloyd Pierce and what is going on with that franchise, the top five list of players to start a franchise with, what stood out during the first half of the NBA season, this weekend's All-Star Game and festivities and more.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the Lakers and Celtics recent woes, the Nets winning streak and how scary they are starting to look, the Wizards finally coming alive, and the All-Star team selections and who got snubbed.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the recent slumps by the Celtics and the Bucks, how much injuries and time off are playing into this season and if teams can recover, if we already know who the final four teams standing will be at the end of the season, Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin hitting the market and more.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the NBA's big six teams so far this season, the numbers that LeBron James and Joel Embiid are putting up, the league going forward with the All-Star game, and say 'yea or nea' regarding potential player trades.

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Spencer Davies and Brian Fritz of BasketballNews.com discuss the struggling Dallas Mavericks, the defensive-less Brooklyn Nets, the Rockets turnaround and the big questions the team has coming up, some early trade talk with the likes of PJ Tucker, JaVale McGee, Andre Drummond, and Lonzo Ball and they play a game of "what surprises you more".

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