Eric Smith and Paul Jones are joined by NBA.com's Steve Aschburner (0:43) to discuss his career covering the NBA, LeBron James' final years of his career, how will his legacy end, and the Lakers' up and down season. Afterward, Sportsnet.ca's Michael Grange (23:39) stops by to chat about players' decisions to represent their home countries in international basketball, having committed players and consistency to national teams, and the Raptors testing their depth with injuries piling up. Finally, former NBAer and Houston Rockets analyst Ryan Hollins (37:03) weighs in on the transition for rookies on contending and non-contending teams, balancing individual awards and winning as a team, and Houston's rebuild.

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