Wes Goldberg is joined by Jared Dubin (Last Night In Basketball Substack) to talk about the surging (and fun!) Detroit Pistons before naming their "Bubble Contenders." Aka teams that aren't the Thunder, Celtics or Cavaliers that they could see making the NBA Finals.

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The Los Angeles Lakers' latest acquisition, Luka Doncic, has already made waves with his dynamic debut alongside LeBron James, but can the team hold up defensively? Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors are buzzing with excitement over Jimmy Butler's seamless integration.

Host Wes Goldberg and guest Keith Smith (Spotrac, "The Front Office Show") dissect these developments, explore De'Aaron Fox's potential with Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio and the Phoenix Suns' offseason outlook, including Kevin Durant's future. They also talk about next steps for the Orlando Magic, New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets.

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Host Wes Goldberg is joined by Adam Mares (DNVR Sports, ALL NBA Podcast) to react to the NBA trade deadline and name their winners and losers.

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Wes Goldberg and Matt Moore react to the Luka Doncic trade, then ask if Jimmy Butler (or someone else) will be the next start to get traded before the NBA trade deadline. Then Wes and Matt get into their monthly tiers by ranking the teams by how far they are from winning a title in the next three years.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:00 Lakers luck out with Luka Doncic

11:00 Jimmy Butler latest intel

24:00 What’s going on with the 76ers?

40:16 Tiers: “Title in the next 3 years”

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In one of the most stunning trades in NBA history, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis over the weekend. Wes Goldberg tries to make sense of the Mavericks' reasoning, then discusses De'Aaron Fox getting traded to the San Antonio Spurs to play with Victor Wembanyama, and the trend of NBA front offices responding to the recent era of player empowerment.

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Host Wes Goldberg is joined by Dan Favale (Bleacher Report, Hardwood Knocks) to discuss the best landing spots for De'Aaron Fox. Then they exchange NBA fake trade ideas ranging from obvious to ones you would only make in NBA 2K.

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As the NBA trade deadline looms, the basketball world buzzes with speculation. Will the Los Angeles Lakers finally make the moves needed or rebuild, or will the Golden State Warriors pursue a game-changing star (like LeBron James)? Host Wes Goldberg and Mo Dakhil discuss what teams need to make moves before the deadline, Jimmy Butler's trade rumors, the Lakers' challenges, and put together some fake trades.

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Who will claim the NBA's mid-season glory? Dive into the heated debate over the MVP race featuring Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, as experts weigh in on their standout performances. This episode unpacks the contenders for Defensive Player of the Year, spotlighting Victor Wembanyama's towering presence and the dynamic defensive skills of Amen Thompson and Lu Dort.

Join Host Wes Goldberg and Mike Shearer, writer of Basketball Poetry, as they share insights on the Most Improved Player award, including names like Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson and Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro. The conversation also highlights Sixth Man of the Year hopefuls, including Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard and Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley, and evaluates Coach of the Year candidates like Orlando Magic head man Jamahl Mosley.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers showed they were the NBA's team to beat after taking down the Oklahoma City Thunder last week, but then saw their win streak come to an end over the weekend. Are they still No.1?

Host Wes Goldberg breaks down his power rankings of the top 10 teams in the NBA, including which teams should be considered the favorites and which teams are seeing their stock go up.

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Host Wes Goldberg is joined by The Athletic's Dave DuFour to react to Cavs-Thunder and discuss the Jimmy Butler situation and why more teams should want to trade for Bradley Beal, before consulting NBA teams to be buyers or sellers before the trade deadline.

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