Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest (breaking) news, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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1:15 -- NBA News (Erik Spoelstra, Injury updates, Kawhi Leonard)

16:30 -- How to balance flow with intentionality within an offense

24:00 -- Can (elite) passing vision be taught?

31:15 -- The viability of clock-burning defense

42:15 -- When is it time to move on from a draft pick?

50:00 -- The prevalence of stashing a rim protector on a non-shooting wing

54:15 -- How valuable is Isaiah Hartenstein to the Knicks now and moving forward?

1:06:00 -- Paolo Banchero thoughts

1:13:00 -- From the group chat: Paolo vs Chet

1:16:30 -- A Kevin Durant-Paul George proposal

1:19:30 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest Warriors news, then dig into volume two of the Rookie Report.

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2:30 -- Warriors Update

8:00 -- Rookie Report, starting with Victor Wembanyama

19:30 -- Chet Holmgren

30:00 -- Brandon Miller

36:45 -- Scoot Henderson

43:00 -- Ausar Thompson

48:00 -- Bilal Coulibaly

53:00 -- Dereck Lively II

58:30 -- Jaime Jaquez Jr

1:02:45 -- Brandin Podziemski

1:08:45 -- Trayce Jackson-Davis

1:13:00 -- Amen Thompson

1:17:00 -- Julian Strawther

1:19:30 -- YouTube shoutouts

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the early returns for All-Star voting, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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2:00 -- NBA News (Nets, Ricky Rubio, Draymond Green/Gary Payton II, Franz Wagner)

10:45 -- All-Star discussion

31:30 -- Mailbag, starting with the state of the Lakers

44:00 -- Trades, road trips and the effect on chemistry

46:30 -- Exploring the Spurs' roster + how to shift the context for young teams

54:30 -- Downside of stampede cuts + Knicks spacing questions

1:03:30 -- How should the Celtics bolster their bench, if at all?

1:09:15 -- Sam Merrill thoughts

1:13:00 -- JV Coaching tips

1:17:45 -- Ranking the Celtics' defensive seasons

1:19:15 -- A rest-of-season player power ranking

1:22:30 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. break down all angles of the big Raptors-Knicks trade, then dole out some New Year's resolutions across the league.

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2:00 -- Knicks-Raptors trade

45:30 -- East playoff resolutions (BOS, MIL, PHI, MIA, ORL, CLE)

1:01:00 -- Play-in resolutions (IND, NY, BKN, CHI)

1:04:30 -- Bottom of the East (ATL, WAS, DET, CHA)

1:05:45 -- West playoff resolutions (MIN, OKC, DEN, LAC, SAC, DAL)

1:14:15 -- Play-in resolutions (NO, PHX, LAL, HOU)

1:18:15 -- Bottom of the West (SA, POR x2, MEM)

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest news, then close out 2023 with a mailbag.

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1:30 -- (W)NBA News (Player of the Week, Aaron Gordon, Kenneth Lofton, Brandon Williams)

11:00 -- Can [insert small guard here] be the best player on a title team?

24:30 -- Derrick White's All-Star candidacy

39:00 -- How non-scoring lead guards thrive

43:45 -- How PHI's offense will translate in the postseason + playoff adjustments

55:30 -- Rarity of non-star, pass-shoot-defend wings

1:13:30 -- Devin Booker's usage

1:23:15 -- All-Tryhard Defense Team + small shot blockers

1:28:30 -- Exposing our bingo cards

1:33:00 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap this year’s Christmas slate, while also looking ahead for the teams involved.

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3:00 — Knicks/Bucks

28:09 — Nuggets/Warriors

47:00 — Lakers/Celtics

1:06:00 — Heat/Celtics

1:21:24 — Suns/Mavs

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. talk through the WNBA's schedule release, preview this year's Christmas Day slate, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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1:31 -- WNBA news

9:45 -- NBA news

11:52 -- Christmas Day previews, Knicks vs. Bucks

21:13 -- Nuggets vs. Warriors

31:06 -- Lakers vs. Celtics

41:21 -- Sixers vs. Heat

49:50 -- Suns vs. Mavs

58:41 -- Mailbag

1:29:52 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest NBA news, then give their early (fake) award ballots through the first quarter-ish of the season.

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1:45 -- NBA News (Cavs, Bradley Beal, Daryl Morey, Kenneth Lofton Jr., Draymond Green)

15:30 -- MVP

37:45 -- All-NBA

41:30 -- Defensive Player of the Year

53:00 -- All-Defense

59:45 -- Rookie of the Year + All-Rookie

1:03:45 -- Coach of the Year

1:08:15 -- Most Improved Player

1:10:45 -- Sixth Man of the Year

1:12:00 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest hoops news, give their early All-Star teams in each conference, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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2:00 -- (W)NBA News (Tiffany Hayes, Draymond Green, Taj Gibson)

18:00 -- All-Star talk

41:00 -- Mailbag, starting with comparing stats across eras

48:15 -- Identifying Spain vs. Double Drag + drop defense evaluation

55:00 -- How the broadcast angle impacts basketball analysis

1:00:30 -- Ideal co-stars next to Tyrese Haliburton

1:06:45 -- #SteveStories + potential Knicks targets

1:10:15 -- Revisiting the 2012-13 Defensive Player of the Year award

1:14:00 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the WNBA draft lottery, explore how the Knicks can adjust without Mitchell Robinson, talk through the latest NBA trade rumors, recap the In-Season Tournament final, then bounce around the league with their weekly observations.

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1:30 -- W(NBA) News (WNBA draft lottery, Mitchell Robinson)

13:00 -- Transaction chatter (Pascal Siakam, PJ Tucker, Bismack Biyombo/Ja Morant)

20:00 -- In-Season Tournament Recap

44:00 -- Steve has questions (CLE, ORL, DAL vs DEN, LAC vs HOU, BKN vs MIA, MIN vs OKC)

52:00 -- Here come the Bulls?

58:00 -- Teams That Make Us Think (MEM, PHI, TOR)

1:10:00 -- Player Shoutouts

1:15:00 -- Free Throws

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