Derek Fisher is out as coach of the New York Knicks, and NBC Sports' Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman expect another shoe to drop as to why. It's not that Fisher was a great coach, but replacing him with Kurt Rambis mid-season is not an upgrade. Then Helin & Feldman take questions off Twitter from readers/listeners on the coming trade deadline including discussions of Blake Griffin, Jeff Teague, the Pistons, and more.

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Toronto is the clear and away second best team in the East, a roster with one of the NBA's best backcourts featuring All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan. But is now the time for the Raptors to make a bold trade and swing for the fences? Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun joins Kurt Helin of ProBasketballTalk to discuss that, Terrence Ross, the Raptors gaping hole at the power forward spot, and how the All-Star Game has Toronto buzzing. 

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The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 18, less than three weeks away, and while there are some interesting names out there — Ryan Anderson, Rudy Gay — don't expect any blockbuster moves until the summer. Still, there are plenty of smaller moves and dynamics, something ProBasketballTalk's Kurt Helin and Sean Highkin break down. 

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Before the season tipped off, the Washington Wizards were expected to be right there with Toronto, Chicago, and Atlanta as teams that would vie for the two seed in the East. As of right now, they wouldn't even make the playoffs. It's not on John Wall, but what went wrong and why? J. Michael, the CSNMidAtlantic.com insider on the Wizards, joins Kurt Helin to talk about how the Wizards' season went sideways. 

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We reached out to the Twitterverse to get your questions to answer about news around the NBA, and you wanted to talk trades. ProBasketballTalk's Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman did just that starting in Cleveland and got into the sudden coaching change there. That was followed by discussing potential Brandon Jennings trades from Detroit, what the Bulls might do in Chicago, what the Orlando Magic might do, and some Ryan Anderson talk as well. 

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The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the five best teams in the NBA, but for a core group of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, is that going to be good enough? Could they beat Golden State in the second round? Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times joins PBT's Kurt Helin to break down Los Angeles, and discuss if the Clippers need to be broken up.

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Starters, as chosen by the fans, for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game in Toronto, will be announced on Thursday. Did the fans get it right? And who should be chosen as reserves? Kurt Helin and Sean Highkin of NBC's ProBasketballTalk discuss it all, plus go off on tangents to discuss news and notes around the Association.

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While Golden State hogs the spotlight, the San Antonio Spurs have put together a better point differential — and they are still getting better. Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News and Kurt Helin of NBC's ProBasketballTalk discuss how the Spurs' style will counter the Warriors, why the Thunder could be a problem, and, of course, some Boban Marjanović (starting about the 35 minute mark). 

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MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year — we're almost at the halfway point of the NBA season and ProBasketballtalk's Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman break down all six of the major NBA end of season awards and who is ahead at the break. So lots of Stephen Curry and Kawhi Leonard talk. The two also discuss the latest events with the Brooklyn Nets.

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Roland Lazenby's NBA novels are just fantastic reads — "Michael Jordan: The Life" or his Jerry West biography — and his next book coming out this August is about Kobe Bryant. Kurt Helin of ProBasketballTalk and Lazenby talk comparisons between Kobe and MJ, the Kobe farewell tour, the Rio Olympics, and more. These are two of the most fascinating NBA players of recent decades and nobody understands them like Lazenby.

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