The Full 48

Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports returns to break down the Golden State Warriors' problems including iso ball and Steph Curry's health; Game 5 statistics and who has the most on the line; the Houston Rockets' incredible season and if their future will include both James Harden and Chris Paul; and Michael offers up a rather unconventional suggestion and theory for how LeBron James should approach his NBA future.

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Coach Kenny Atkinson is at the NBA combine and shares the definition of a Nets player, his thoughts on Spencer Dinwiddie's nomination for "Most Improved Player," what he's learned from Brett Brown, Mike D'Antoni, and Mike Budenholzer, how he's watching the conference finals, and what he really thinks about the Celtics Al Horford.

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Coach David Thorpe returns to The Full 48 to break down the upcoming Conference Championship games, weigh in on the futures of LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard, offer some advice to Ben Simmons, provide some insight to the Brad Stevens Coach Of The Year controversy, make a case for Coach Quin Snyder, analyze the Toronto Raptors next possible moves, and share his biggest disappointment from the second round of the playoffs.

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There's no rest for the wicked and that's how JJ Redick is able to join The Full 48 between playoff games, home life, and hosting a pod of his own! JJ speaks to Howard about the Sixers' current playoff run and team culture, coach Brett Brown, the Clippers' failure to win a championship, why the term "veteran leadership" is so distasteful to him, and what he's learned from coach Gregg Popovich.

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Brian Koppelman is the co-creator and Executive Producer of the Showtime series "Billions," the host of "The Moment" podcast, and a long-suffering New York Knicks fan. Hear how his love-hate relationship with the Knicks finds its way into all of his projects (including the movie "Rounders"), what he learned from professional wrestling, what he thinks about the NBA player's love of "Billions," who inspired Bobby Axelrod, and how Mark Cuban and Marc Lasry came to be part of the hit Showtime series.

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Former NBA forward Matt Barnes speaks to marijuana - his own personal use both now and as a player, and what he thinks the NBA should do about their current marijuana policy. Matt also explains his take on his "bad guy" reputation in the NBA, the curse of the Clippers, why his championship win with the Golden State Warriors "doesn"t count" in his opinion, and what his future holds.

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Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations, Kevin Pritchard, admits he's surprised by the team's 49 win season, but not as surprised as he was when Paul George asked to be traded! Kevin runs down the events immediately following Paul George's request, how a powerful play from the Pacers' players themselves affected the trade outcome, what the Pacers saw in Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, and why Nate McMillan should win Coach Of The Year.

suggested channels/streams: Pacers, Kevin Pritchard, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, Domantas Sabonis, CJ Miles, Larry Bird, Al Jefferson, Nate McMillan, Oklahoma City Thunder

PACERS GM KEVIN PRITCHARD

PACERS 49 WIN SEASON

7:37 - "With us choosing Victor and Domantas we really felt like those guys embrace what we're all about you know toughness, unselfishness"

8:33 - "I would say consensus was low 30s [wins]"

VICTOR OLADIPO

9:04 - "He has a real chance to change us in a very significant way very early"

9:14 - "I think that there was an IT factor starting in September that good night, he is really, really special"

9:47 - "When we were watching some of the early games, he [Larry Bird] said, 'gosh, you might be better than you think'."

11:02 - "He's a speed demon. There's few guys in this league that really have true speeds from end to end"

12:00 - "Larry [Bird], Magic, LeBron, those guys see the game happen before it even happens"

12:22 - "The one thing I like about Victor is that he's never really forced his game; when the play is there, he makes it, and that's a great player"

14:33 - "We felt like we could use Victor in a ball handling, make the play, be our true playmaker down the stretch the last 3 or 4 minutes"

14:50 - "As soon as we knew we had Victor and Domantas, it was all about bringing in shooting"

PACERS OWNER HERB SIMON

17:18 - Herb's ownership philosophy

17:38 - Treadmill of Mediocrity

17:57 - "Herb made it perfectly clear that breaking it down and starting from the bottom wasn't an option"

18:20 - "the draft is high risk, high reward, especially at the top"

19:02 - "We wanted to have a chance to compete this year and see what we had and then make changes or at least have opportunities with our cap space and with the draft to get better"

PACERS TRADE PROCESS

20:56 - "If we would have listened to the noise, we wouldn't have done this trade"

22:01 - The Woodcutter Story analogy

22:09 - "99.9% of the time you do not know until a lot later on whether it was right or wrong"

TRADE BACKLASH

22:57 - "You know I live in Indianapolis and taking over the job as President and then immediately having to trade your best player over the last 6, 7 years, it's not the most comfortable situation, and I live downtown and I would walk to the arena and I heard it from a few people, fans."

24:02 - "I still wanted to have a team that when the fans came to the game, they walked out the door and they said, 'I love that team.' I wanted the community to be proud of this team"

25:10 - Al Jefferson

25:59 - six veteran Pacers players who lobbied for a chance to prove themselves as a team

PACERS' PHILOSOPHY ON PLAYERS 28:40

PAUL GEORGE

32:11 - "You know I was jilted to be honest with you but at the end of the day a lot of water goes under the bridge"

32:18 - "Paul was awesome here. Got two Eastern Conference Finals, played a lot of great basketball and we will honor that for the rest of the Pacers' existence"

33:47 - "It was Victor and Domantas. We wouldn't have done just Victor. We needed Domantas"

PACERS COACH NATE MCMILLAN 41:42

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Ric Bucher returns to the podcast for a round of "it's NOT too early AND..." featuring a prediction on the NBA Western Conference Playoffs, some thoughts on Kawhi Leonard's situation with the San Antonio Spurs, a strong case for inducting Chris Webber into the Hall of Fame, reconfirming 76ers' Brett Brown as his pick for Coach of The Year, and more than one opinion on the current NBA lottery system.

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10-time NBA All-Star and 2-time NBA Champion Ray Allen is among the finalists in consideration for induction into the NBA Hall of Fame, class of 2018, and shares his reaction to the news. He's also talking about his time in Milwaukee, Miami, and Boston, including where things stand with some of his former Celtics teammates (Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Rajon Rondo). He explains his love of Michael Jordan, how golf fits into his new retirement routine, why he believes the NBA should adopt a shorter season, and who makes his list of Top 5 Teammates of all time. And you'll discover what went in to writing his new book, "From The Outside: My Journey Through Life And The Game I Love."

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Bleacher Report's NBA draft expert, Jonathan Wasserman, returns to break down the 2018 Draft Class including Oklahoma's Trae Young, Duke's Marvin Bagley III, Mikal Bridges of Villanova, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Kentucky, and Luka Doncic. He and Howard review last year's draft class top picks... who's been a surprise, who's been a bust, who still has a potential, and which team might want their pick back!

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