Dan Woike comes on to react to the news that LeBron James will miss the start of the season (1:56). What’s the concern level for the Lakers? How much will it hurt them in the standings? And who will start in LeBron’s place? Plus, Zach’s plea to get on Hot Ones, curse words from the former Yugoslavia, and Zach’s capture the flag game against fifth graders! Then, Nekias Duncan comes on to talk about a handful of teams, including the Bucks (36:51), Pelicans (46:14), Hornets (57:57), Bulls (1:11:03), and Grizzlies (1:21:49), before closing the show with a look at the Sixth Man of the Year race this coming season (1:29:58).

Host: Zach Lowe

Guests: Dan Woike and Nekias Duncan

Producers: Mike Wargon, Jesse Aron, and Jonathan Frias

Social: Keith Fujimoto

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