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Taylor Young (@TheTYoung) and Ishan Nath (@shouldakeptJB) discuss Manu Ginobili's retirement from the San Antonio Spurs, his legacy in the NBA, and the greatest Manu moments of all time. Ishan also prognosticates on the WNBA postseason and talks about why fantasy basketball is so great.  

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Taylor Young (@TheTYoung) and Ishan Nath (@shouldakeptJB) return to the microphones this week for a primer on advanced stats for the uninitiated. Want to know all about lineup data, VORP, and more? This is the pod for you. You'll also hear Taylor's hot take on Michael Jordan (he was "good at basketball") and hear Ishan's story about a Luol Deng trade that sent him into the literal fetal position. 

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Taylor gives an emotional goodbye to Tony Parker, to which Ishan feels no sympathy. Then, they discuss the Bulls shelling out big money for Zach Lavine and what the Rockets are thinking with their offseason moves and reported Melo interest. Then we introduce a new segment: the best moment of the week in #NBATwitter. Finally, the guys anticipate who the top 10 players in the NBA will be this time next year.