Posting Up Podcast

#CJMcCollum traded to #NewOrleansPelicans! Who wins this trade? Did the #PortlandTrailblazers get enough draft capital from both this trade and the #LosAngelesClippers trade? Tensions high for the #NewYorkKnicks! #JuliusRandle has struggled this year, Where can he be shipped to? Will he be traded? #IndianaPacers trade #DomantasSabonis, #JeremyLamb, #JustinHoliday, and a 2027 second round pick to the #SacramentoKings for #TyreseHaliburton, #BuddyHield, and #TristanThompson. Who won the trade? Can this move take one of these 13th ranked teams into playing for playoff contention?

All star starter announced; Eastern Conference: Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Trae Young, and DeMar DeRozan and Western Conference: Lebron James, Nikola Jokic, Andrew Wiggins, Steph Curry, and Ja Morant. Is all star voting have real meaning anymore? Who got snubbed? Who deserves to be a reserved? Trade deadline rapid approach any realistic potential trades? Plus, midseason NBA Finals predictions.

#NBA #AllStar starters will be announced this week, who should be the starters? #LosAngelesLakers beat #BrooklynNets in #AnthonyDavis' return from injury. #ChicagoBulls and #UtahJazz have seemingly had pretty steady footing at the top of their respective division but have started to struggle, can both these teams get through the rough patch to keep home court advantage in the playoffs? #LebronJames is the current GOAT in the NBA, but who is the baby GOAT?

The #ClevelandCavaliers and #MemphisGrizzlies are the 4 seeds in their conferences, can these young teams sustain the success into the playoffs? #KevinDurant sprains MCL and is out 4-6 weeks, the #BrooklynNets have dropped to 3rd in the East. Can the Nets get back to the top of the East without Durant?

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#KyrieIrving and #KlayThompson return to the court. How far can they propel their teams? Could the #GoldenStateWarriors and the #BrooklynNets meet in the #NBA Finals? #MemphisGrizzlies are on a 10-game win streak and find themselves 4th in the West. Can they keep it up to have home court advantage come playoff time? Is #JaMorant a MVP candidate?

COVID spike in NBA leads to teams reaching to find players to fill spots with 10-day contracts being handed out left and right. Who has benefitted and who has hurt because of this? Kyrie expected to make his season debut tomorrow against the Pacers. What to expect after all this time off? We are roughly a month and half out of All Star weekend, so let’s take a look at who should be involved in the festivities. Who deserves to be an All-Star?

#StephCurry breaking 3 point field goals made record, how has he changed the game, where does he ranks all time; and favorite Steph Curry moment? #ZionWilliamson suffers another set back in return to court, his weight has been an issue, as have injuries. Is this a serious concern? What can the #NewOrleansPelicans do if this continues to be a chronic issue? #BenSimmons Trade talks heating up. #SacramentoKings, #MinnesotaTimberwolves, #NewYorkKnicks, #LosAngelesLakers, #PortlandTrailblazers, #IndianaPacers and #ClevelandCavaliers are reportedly all interested in acquiring Simmons, which of these teams fit Simmons the best? Who can give the sixers the best package?

#IndianaPacers are looking to trade away #DomantasSabonis, who would be a willing trade partner? Reports come out that #DamianLillard would like to play with #BenSimmons, will this happen and if it does how will they work together? #BostonCeltics continue to struggle, can #JaysonTatum and #JaylenBrown learn to play together to get back in #EasternConference contention?

#KlayThompson and #JamesWiseman both assigned to #GoldenState #Warriors #GLeague affiliate the #SantaCruzWarriors. This past week we got to see the two projected overall picks in the 2022 #NBAdraft face off in #Duke’s #PaoloBanchero and #Gonzaga’s #ChetHolmgren. What team do you expect to have the #1 overall pick at season’s end? Who would you take #1?

#ChrisPaul and #DevinBooker have the #Suns streaking as they have won 13 games in a row after a 1-3 start! Does #Phoenix have enough to make another run? Or do they need to add a piece before the #tradedeadline to solidify their squad? #Lebron is suspended tonight as the #Lakers face off against the #Knicks due to his scuffle with #IsaiahStewart. #CollinSexton and #MichaelPorterJr will miss the rest of the season. Plus, locks of the night.