The NBA Podcast

Halfway through the 2017-18 NBA season, who are the favorites for each of the league's major awards? Can anyone catch Lou Williams in the Sixth Man of the Year race? Is Brad Stevens running away with Coach of the Year? Will anyone challenge Victor Oladipo for Most Improved Player? Is there a front-runner for Defensive Player of the Year? Can Donovan Mitchell supplant Ben Simmons in the Rookie of the Year race? Did James Harden's hamstring injury open the door for other challengers in the MVP race?

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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Which NBA teams should be buyers and sellers at the 2018 trade deadline? Should the Los Angeles Lakers start clearing out cap space for their ambitious free-agent plans? Is it time for the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers to begin a rebuild? Should the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans consider trading Paul George and DeMarcus Cousins, respectively?

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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Is LaVar Ball becoming a legitimate distraction for the Los Angeles Lakers? Should Lonzo tell him to back off? What role does the media play in building up LaVar into a newsworthy story? Is Lonzo worth the headache for the Lakers? 

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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The first returns from 2018 All-Star Game balloting came out Thursday, complete with some significant surprises. Who should start for each conference? Why doesn't Jimmy Butler have more votes? Can Joel Embiid stave off Kristaps Porzingis? How do Manu Ginobili and Dwyane Wade have so many votes?

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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Which NBA team is likely to wind up with the worst record? Should the Los Angeles Lakers be dangling Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline? Will the Memphis Grizzlies host a fire sale? Are the Chicago Bulls screwing themselves out of a top-five pick? Where do the injury-ravaged Orlando Magic go from here? 

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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How will Ben Simmons fare in his Madison Square Garden debut on Christmas Day? Should we take away anything from the Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors matchup? Will the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics still have bad blood? Can Oklahoma City Thunder's Big Three keep up with the Houston Rockets? Will Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers upset the Minnesota Timberwolves?

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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Are the Oklahoma City Thunder finally beginning to coalesce? What's holding them back from becoming a legitimate Western Conference contender? Is George Hill justified in feeling wronged by the Sacramento Kings' reported change in direction? Will Tom Thibodeau ever learn his lesson about distribution of playing time? How have the Chicago Bulls started looking like a real NBA team?

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba), Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Mark Deeks (@markdeeksNBA) discuss all of that and more.

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Can Jahlil Okafor salvage his career with the Brooklyn Nets? How will he fit in with head coach Kenny Atkinson's system? Did the Philadelphia 76ers wait too long to trade Okafor? Was Trevor Booker enough to get in return?

Does Stephen Curry's ankle injury open the door for the Houston Rockets to run away with the No. 1 seed? Who should the Golden State Warriors fear more: Houston or the San Antonio Spurs? 

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest surprises and disappointments from the first quarter of the 2017-18 NBA season.

Which teams and/or players have stood out as pleasant surprises through the first 20 games? Who has fallen short of expectations to date? 

Check out the episode to hear Morten and Bryan discuss all of that and more.

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Should the Memphis Grizzlies have fired head coach David Fizdale? With Fizdale gone, what's Memphis' next step. Should Marc Gasol be on the trade block? With Blake Griffin sidelined for up to eight weeks, should the Los Angeles Clippers sell DeAndre Jordan to the highest bidder? Which teams should be interested in him? 

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more. 

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