In Episode 1 of "Finding the Seams,” Ric and Brendan trade stories from media day (including Haywood’s rookie year with Michael Jordan), the reality of training-camp competitions and locker-room politics, and how power, favoritism, and nepotism shape opportunities (from Bronny discourse to last-roster-spot dramas). They dig into the personal upheaval of trades, the mindset that separates icons from merely talented players, Dallas’s 2011 title habits (hello, early cryotherapy), and the Clippers’ Kawhi/Aspiration saga as an example of long-rumored cap circumvention. They close by debating Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s historically great season. The show records live Thursdays on NoFilter.net; listeners can join via chat and catch video replays on YouTube’s United We Cast channel.

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