Zach and ESPN's Tim Bontemps weigh in on the strengths and weaknesses of the Celtics, Sixers, and Bucks. Then ESPN's Michael Schwartz stops by for a look at the Suns.

Zach laments his bet with Bontemps on the Hawks (1:10)

This is the best Celtics team of the Tatum-Brown era (6:52)

Sixers offense is humming and Embiid has a great MVP case (35:07)

Bucks have been cast aside as the third wheel in the East a bit too aggressively (50:18)

Schwartz on the Suns (1:09:19)

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Zach and ESPN's Chiney Ogwumike discuss the Warriors first game since Draymond Green's suspension, what comes next as Golden State falls down the standings, the rising Clippers, Chiney's hometown Rockets, and the Mavericks season so far. Plus ESPN's Ramona Shelburne joins to talk about her conversation with Draymond in the aftermath of the Jusuf Nurkic incident, the ongoing impact of the Jordan Poole punch, and where the Warriors and Green go from here. 

Warriors without Draymond (1:08)

Clippers hot streak (11:10)

Ramona Shelburne (22:45)

Do Warriors now regret the way they handled Poole incident? (32:50)

There is no justification for Draymond's swing at Nurkic (35:44)

The Rockets taking off (42:06)

Suns debut with KD, Booker, and Beal (49:43)

Mavericks (50:43)

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Zach discusses the latest Draymond Green incident, what it means for Draymond's career, and whether the Warriors can salvage this season. Then ESPN's Kevin Pelton joins to talk Draymond/Warriors, the Nuggets bench and Nikola Jokic's ejection on Tuesday, and a special Say Something Nice About Bad Teams draft featuring the Hawks, Raptors, Wizards, Jazz, Pistons, Grizzlies, Spurs, Bulls, Hornets, and Blazers.

Pelton (22:54)

Warriors hopes at salvaging season (23:09)

Jokic ejection (26:34)

Bad Teams Draft (31:18)

Blazers (32:53)

Hawks (35:19)

Spurs (38:55)

Raptors (42:13)

Lakers should hang IST banner (46:03)

Grizzlies (48:37)

Bulls (52:26)

Hornets (57:38)

Jazz (1:02:15)

Pistons (1:07:29)

Wizards (1:13:04)

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Zach and the Bleacher Report's Mo Dakhil breakdown the Lakers vs. Pacers matchup for the In-Season Tournament Final and the Clippers improvement this season, then The Athletics' Fred Katz joins to discuss the Knicks and make some early season awards picks.

3:35- Pacers high octane offense

5:40- Lakers vs Pacers matchup

18:20- Is the Lakers offense good enough?

25:00- Pacers offense vs. Lakers defense

36:00- Pacers Transition Offense

41:00- Clippers talk

50:30- Fred Katz joins

50:45- Knicks talk

1:00:30- MVP race

1:19:00- Rookie of the Year

1:21:30- Coach of the Year

1:26:30- Most Improved Player

1:30:30- Defensive Player of the Year

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Zach and JJ Redick discuss the first two quarterfinal games of the In-Season Tournament and then explain why they are confused by an assortment of teams in the league.

Pacers advance to Vegas (1:44)

Haliburton is a star (8:03)

Indiana needs to improve defensively (13:04)

Celtics takeaways from loss to Indiana (17:54)

Are the Pelicans a sleeping giant in the West? (31:31)

Kings (40:39)

Mavs (53:41)

Cavs (1:04:29)

How do we feel about point differential as a tiebreaker in the IST? (1:10:17)

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Zach and Bobby Marks go around the league and the potential trade landscape as we hit the quarter mark of the NBA season -- Warriors, Clippers, Heat, Pelicans, Lakers, Raptors, and much more. Then Cole Anthony hops on to discuss the Orlando Magic's hot start, that vintage Heat alley-oop he and Jalen Suggs recreated, and all things Orlando. 

5:16- How do the Golden State Warriors save their season?

18:14- What do the Chicago Bulls do?

23:50- Pistons Losing Streak

30:40- What's going on with the Clippers?

39:10- Should the Raptors trade one of their core?

51:00 -The New Orleans Pelicans intrigue

1:03:05- Miami Heat talk

1:08:33- Cole Anthony joins the show.

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Zach goes around the NBA with ESPN's Doris Burke: The top of the East and West, middle-rung teams to watch in each conference, much more. Then ESPN's Dave McMenamin joins to check in on the Lakers. 

1:35-Who is the second best team in the east?

18:30 -The impressive Orlando Magic

26:30- Who is the second best team in the west?

43:00- Concern level for the Nuggets

46:00 -New York Knicks

53:30- Golden State Warriors

1:06:51- Dave McMenamin on the Lakers

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Zach discusses the Celtics season so far, the Bucks recent uptick in play, and what to watch for in their showdown on Wednesday. Then Andrew Schlecht of the Athletic joins to discuss the red-hot Thunder and their potential approach at the trade deadline, plus other young teams on the rise: Kings, Rockets, Magic, Pacers, more. 

1:00- Start to the season for the Celtics

9:50- Balancing the Celtics offensive concerns with their defensive excellence

14:00- Jaylen Brown's season

28:35- Andrew Schlecht on the Thunder

46:25- Should the Thunder make a move?

1:05:00- Temperature check on the Orlando Magic

1:09:30- Sacramento Kings start to season

1:16:30- Houston Rockets confusing start.

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Zach and Nekias Duncan of The Dunker Spot go around the middle of the East with deep dives on the Heat, Knicks, Hawks, Cavaliers, Raptors, and Nets. Plus, more Zach LaVine trade chatter and reaction to Russ coming off the bench for the new-look Clippers.

Heat (0:38)

Hawks (14:45)

Knicks (22:13)

Cavs (32:44)

Raptors (40:12)

Nets (50:11)

Russell Westbrook to come off of the bench for the Clippers (1:02:15)

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton discuss the skirmish between Minnesota and Golden State, the title chances for the Timberwolves, fake Zach LaVine trades, and the upside for the Thunder. Then Bleacher Report's Mo Dakhil joins to review some rookies.  

The fracas between the Twolves and Warriors (1:13)

Worry level for the Warriors (4:36)

Gobert's quotes on Draymond (9:25)

Minnesota's hot start (13:06)

Are the Twolves title contenders? (15:35)

Fake Zach LaVine trades (27:13)

Optimism in OKC (40:53)

Clippers fall to 0-5 with Harden (45:40)

Mo Dakhil (50:38)

Brandon Miller (52:10)

Marcus Sasser (1:01:03)

Ausar Thompson (1:09:24)

Bilal Coulibaly (1:14:06)

Keyonte George (1:20:01)

Anthony Black (1:27:02)

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