Eric Smith and Paul Jones re-examine the loss to Dwane Casey's Pistons, and how Cade Cunningham has been playing since being drafted No. 1 overall by Detroit (1:05). Next, ESPN's Bobby Marks joins to discuss the slow starts in the Eastern Conference including the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, how the Brooklyn Nets - without Kyrie Irving - have started to gel, and what big names could be trade candidates by the deadline (15:27). Afterwards, they discuss the idea of tampering in the modern NBA after ESPN's report on the league probe into free agent deals for Lonzo Ball and Kyle Lowry (36:22).

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