Joining SI's Chris Mannix is Michael Shapiro, SI's Rockets Insider. Mannix and Shapiro discuss Daryl Morey's surprising decision to step away from Houston, what went into the decision, what his lasting legacy will be, what's next for the Rockets and more.

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Joining SI’s Chris Mannix this week is Gary Washburn, senior NBA writer at the Boston Globe and co-author of The Spencer Haywood Rule: Battles, Basketball, and the Making of an American Iconoclast. Mannix and Washburn discuss Washburn’s three months in the NBA bubble, the impact of the NBA’s embracing of the social justice movement, the impact on LeBron James’s legacy and more. Plus a deep dive into Gary’s new book on Haywood, an influential figure in the early NBA whose impact is still being felt to this day. 

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SI’s Rohan Nadkarni and The Ringer’s Rob Mahoney preview Game 5 of the NBA Finals, including the Anthony Davis-on-Jimmy Butler matchup, the Lakers’ shooting advantage from three, and potential rotation changes for the Heat.

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SI's Chris Mannix this week is Ryan McDonough, former GM of the Phoenix Suns. Mannix and McDonough dive into a (likely) Lakers championship, if LA should run it back with the same group, what's the market for Dwight Howard and more. Plus the Sixers grabbing Doc Rivers, Philadelphia's roster, Golden State's options, a potential Bradley Beal trade, more. 

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SI’s Rohan Nadkarni and The New York Times’s Sopan Deb discuss the NBA Finals, the construction of the Lakers, and what the next NBA season could look like.

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 SI’s Rohan Nadkarni, the GOAT podcast’s Andrew Sharp, and producer Chris Lindsay discuss Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the one-sided nature of the series, and lament the injury to guard Goran Dragic.

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 SI’s Rohan Nadkarni and Basketball News’s Nekias Duncan look ahead to Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and discuss how both teams may adjust to strategic wrinkles introduced in Game 3.

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SI’s Rohan Nadkarni and GQ’s Clay Skipper discuss the Heat’s shocking Game 3 win in the Finals, including Jimmy Butler’s heroics, Tyler Herro’s eating habits and what it all means moving forward.

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SI’s Rohan Nadkarni and SI’s Jeremy Woo discuss the aftermath of the Lakers’ Game 1 blowout win in the Finals and if the injury-laden Heat still have a chance. They also break down what Doc Rivers’s arrival in Philly means for Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, and marvel at Kyrie Irving’s latest philosophical musing.

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SI’s Rohan Nadkarni and The Chicago Tribune’s DeAntae Prince discuss the Lakers’ dominant Game 1 win in the Finals, how Goran Dragic’s injury affects the series, and if Anthony Davis is an early favorite for Finals MVP.

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