Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. break down the latest in the Jimmy Butler/Miami Heat saga, check in on the Phoenix Suns in light of their lineup changes, react to the first returns in All-Star voting, then give a few more award thoughts.

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TIME STAMPS

1:15 -- Jimmy Butler fall-out

23:30 -- What's going on with the Suns?

36:30 -- First All-Star returns

53:30 -- Sixth Man of the Year thoughts

1:01:15 -- Coach of the Year

1:03:00 -- Most Improved Player

1:08:15 -- Clutch Player of the Year

1:11:30 -- Comment of the Week + Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan is joined by Justin Rowan and Carter Rodriguez (The Chase Down Podcast) to talk all things Cleveland Cavaliers. They dig deep into their historic offense, growth from the stars, postseason worries and much more.

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. break down the latest Lakers-Nets trade, discuss the Kings firing Mike Brown, and give their early thoughts on this year's MVP and All-NBA races.

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TIME STAMPS

1:15 -- Lakers/Nets trade

13:45 -- Kings fire Mike Brown

33:30 -- Steve's Random Tidbits (Cavs, Thunder, Celtics and more)

39:30 -- Early MVP thoughts

49:30 -- Early All-NBA thoughts

57:00 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. give their early All-Star thoughts, then preview this year's Christmas Day slate.

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TIME STAMPS

1:30 -- West All-Star discussion

19:30 -- East All-Star discussion

33:15 -- Spurs-Knicks

42:15 -- Wolves-Mavs

49:30 -- Sixers-Celtics

57:00 -- Lakers-Warriors

1:04:30 -- Nuggets-Suns

1:11:45 -- Closing Christmas schedule thoughts

1:16:30 -- News updates (Alex Caruso, Landry Shamet, Mo Wagner)

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap the Bucks' NBA Cup win over the Thunder, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

0:30 -- Bucks-Thunder

26:45 -- Mailbag, beginning with a question on contenders

38:30 -- Quick Zach LaVine-to-Denver thoughts

43:45 -- Back to the mailbag, breaking down Houston's (All)Defensive chops

55:30 -- Evaluating Scoot Henderson

1:02:30 -- Best shooter in a post-Steph NBA

1:11:15 -- Unrivaled 1v1 sleeper picks

1:15:15 -- Exploring the Dream's center options this offseason

1:18:45 -- WNBA Ethical All-Stars

1:24:00 -- NBA "Naw" Stars

1:33:15 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap the NBA Cup semifinals, preview the finals matchup between the Bucks and Thunder action, give their thoughts on the Dennis Schröder trade and more.

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TIME STAMPS

1:15 -- Hawks-Bucks

10:15 -- Rockets-Thunder

17:45 -- Bucks-Thunder

35:45 -- Warriors trade for Dennis Schröder

46:45 -- Pacers trade for Thomas Bryant

49:15 -- Player Shoutouts

58:45 -- YouTube shoutout + Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap the NBA Cup quarterfinals, preview the semifinals, catch up on the latest WNBA news and answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 -- Magic-Bucks

12:30 -- Hawks-Knicks

28:15 -- Hawks-Bucks preview

38:45 -- Mavs-Thunder

50:30 -- Warriors-Rockets

1:00:45 -- Rockets-Thunder preview

1:09:45 -- Golden State Valkyries

1:16:45 -- Jewell Loyd's trade request

1:24:30 -- Mailbag, starting with the Knicks vs switching

1:31:30 -- Julian Strawther thoughts

1:37:30 -- Favorite non-traditional initiators

1:43:15 -- Best defenders without elite athleticism

1:48:30 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. preview this week's NBA Cup action, salute the Miami Heat, and roll through a few Free Throws.

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TIME STAMPS

1:30 -- Magic-Bucks

12:00 -- Mavs-Thunder

27:15 -- Hawks-Knicks

42:00 -- Rockets-Warriors

52:45 -- Miami Heat

1:08:30 -- Nikola Jokic & Jakob Poeltl love

1:11:30 -- YouTube shoutout + Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Sam Vecenie (The Athletic, Game Theory Podcast) to discuss his scouting process and evolution throughout the years, as well as a few notable rookies from this year's class.

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 -- Scouting process + evolution

12:45 -- Zaccharie Risacher (ATL)

25:30 -- Alex Sarr (WAS)

35:45 -- Stephon Castle (SA)

41:15 -- Donovan Clingan (POR)

49:00 -- Jared McCain (PHI)

57:00 -- Yves Missi (NOP)

1:00:15 -- Kyle Filipowski (UTA)

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. bounce around the league with their observations from the week, then cap things off with Free Throws.

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 -- Dallas Mavericks

17:45 -- Milwaukee Bucks

22:45 -- Memphis Grizzlies

28:45 -- Sacramento Kings

38:00 -- What's happening with Brandon Ingram?

42:15 -- Steve's temperature check (BKN, IND, MIL)

43:45 -- Player shoutouts

51:45 -- News (Jae Crowder, injury news, WNBA Expansion draft)

52:45 -- Free Throws

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