Gave and Torrence continue down memory lane road to reflect back on the career that was for one of the game's best scorers and 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Carmelo Anthony.

As the dynamic duo recollect on the things that impressed them the most while watching him guide Syracuse to their first NCAA Tournament title as a true freshman in 2003 (01:16), before sharing their thoughts as to why most hoops fans and spectators often lose sight of the many things that Melo managed to accomplish in his rookie season with the Denver Nuggets (05:59).

In addition to also discussing what they make of those who were detractors of his game as a byproduct of early playoff exits and witnessing him finally achieve postseason success after guide Denver to the Western Conference Finals back in 2009 (13:22), prior to talking about the significance of his move to The Big Apple and why his 2012-13 campaign with the New York Knicks should not get as widely glossed over when it comes to the discussion surrounding his legacy (18:43).

Including why Melo was unable to draw the same level of respect from some members of the media and fans who were quick to give praise to his peers that had the ultimate respect for his game (28:49), his lasting impact on USA Basketball after becoming the first man to ever garner three Olympic gold medals in basketball at the 2016 Rio Games (34:09).

While taking a moment to assess the back half of his 19-year NBA career that was filled with twists and turns (39:47) and closing things out conversing over whether there was ever a time they thought Melo was ever better than LeBron James during the early days of their respective careers (46:17), where he ranks among the top scorers of all-time over the last 25 years (47:44) & sharing their all-time favorite games/moments from the 10-time All-Star forward (50:30).

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Gavriel and Torrence step into the time machine to hark back on the career of one of the NBA's all-time great shooting guards who starred as a member of the Miami Heat for 15 out of his 16 seasons in Dwyane Wade on a special episode of Second Chance Points.

As the friends reflect on what impressed them the most about a young Wade's game during after coming across his exploits at the college ranks during his junior season at Marquette en route to guiding the program to the Final Four in 2003 and going on to earn himself All-Rookie First Team honors the following year after guiding Miami to the playoffs (00:54), before getting into the moments where they realized the man known as Flash emerge as the quintessential leader of the pack beside fellow Hall of Famers such as Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning and Gary Payton on the way towards guiding the Heat organization to their first NBA championship in 2006 (05:19).

In addition to also reflecting back on his finest individual campaign during the 2008-09 season fresh off of capturing Olympic gold with USA Basketball in the 2008 Beijing Olympics (11:11), the toughest adjustments Wade had to make in order to make the star-studded Big 3 partnership with LeBron James & Chris Bosh work and capture back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013 (16:13).

Including if the 2023 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee should have opted to leave South Beach during the free agency period of 2010 to play in his hometown of Chicago beside Derrick Rose on the Bulls (21:14), before deliberating on whether the debacle between Wade and Pat Riley that led to his unsettling departure post-Heatles era still haunts Miami's overall perception among players in the league today (27:10) as well as his overall impact on the two-guard position (34:44), prior to sharing their favorite all-time games & moments over the course of No. 3's illustrious career in The Association (38:47).

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Gave and Torrence wrap up their extensive eight-part, summer-long conversation discussing the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft Cooper Flagg, while also sharing their own unique perspective and thoughts on what to make of the return of the white American athlete to the game of basketball just months prior to the soon to be 19-year-old making his official debut on the heels of Caitlin Clark recently completing her rookie campaign in the WNBA (01:35).

In addition to the overall inflation as it pertains to the way in which their individual games are perceived by the media before scrutinizing some of the young talent that Flagg will square off against and which ones among the pack have the potential to truly elevate themselves within the face of the league talks in future years to come (16:49).

Then conclude with final words and thoughts on who is the current face & how the casual spectator and fans alike should go about their discovery of who the face of the league is if there is no specific one to point to among the 450 players that makes of the league's body (32:02).

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In episode seven of Faces of The League, Gavriel and Torrence resume their summer convo by placing the spotlight on a quartet of young stars who are no strangers to it in Anthony Edwards, Ja Morant, Zion Williamson and LaMelo Ball.

As the duo begins things by assessing their respective situations as it pertains to the markets they star in (02:02), before sharing their thoughts on whether or not the media has been fair to them and allowed each of them the necessary grace to truly grow and learn from their ups and downs thus far at the professional level (13:54) and is the face of the franchise label thrown too quickly onto some of the game's emerging phenoms (25:30).

While also examining if the NBA does itself a disservice not providing such talent with veterans they can learn from in the wake of Cooper Flagg being selected No. 1 overall by the Mavericks in this year's draft (27:30), prior to exclusively contemplating on Anthony Edwards and if he's too authentic to be the consensus choice as the face of the league following the remarks he made at the 2025 NBA All-Star festivities (30:58) and if Zion & Ja have missed out on their chance to be part of the discussion. Including what they would have to do to regain entry into it and more if they have (41:38).

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Gave and Torrence survey the respective cases that a pair of teammates on one of the NBA's most storied franchises have in their quest to be regarded as the game's signature star in the sixth episode of Faces Of The League, as the two friends discuss Boston Celtics All-Star wings and champions Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

In addition to conversing over an array of topics regarding the duo, as they share their thoughts on whether or not a Black American-born player who happens to play for the 18-time champs can truly be the face of the league while donning the iconic Celtic green considering the city's history (01:42). Whether or not the media has been fair in their assessment of Tatum & Brown as players and men (10:11), before giving their opinion on if today's Black American-born athlete in The Association can be appreciated by fans for being authentic to who they are while sitting in the face of the league seat (29:04) and what each has to do individually out on the hardwood in the coming years to truly become the sport's marquee man (33:45).

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In episode five of Faces of The League, Gavriel and Torrence highlight another pair of All-Stars in Oklahoma City Thunder guard and 2025 NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander alongside Olympic gold medalist & current Indiana Pacers floor general Tyrese Haliburton.

Two players whose respective talents resides in small markets compared to their peers, as the duo shares their discrete opinions as to how playing in the following destinations can possibly help or hinder their individual cases for being considered as the face of the league (01:57).

Including what to make of Haliburton's sudden rise into the spotlight and how endorsements with various brands have played a part in helping the Iowa State product enter the convo right beside SGA (10:45) before pondering over whether or not Haliburton's relatability with a certain crop of fans and his easygoingness plays a factor into why his fan base makes a strong case for him as the official face (18:50). On top of how the rise of social media & YouTube has influenced the way today's athlete goes about building their respective image (23:47)

While also discussing if a player can truly be the face of the league while starring as a member of a stable organization that tends to get more credit by members of the media than those in the locker room who don their respective uniform (26:49) before closing things out by making a final case on if SGA and Haliburton have strong enough, standalone cases to be in the running for face of the league (35:17).

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Gave and Torrence go on a tour around the world to talk about several of the NBA's premier international talents over the last decade in the fourth installment of Faces of The League, as the pair examines the stark difference between how today's European player is viewed in a much different light compared to years of past (01:53) before sharing their personal favorites to watch during the early days of their basketball fandom (08:03).

On top of sharing their collective thoughts on how superstars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic have been pushed to fans residing stateside and whether or not their respective routes towards entering the face of the league conversation has come about organically (11:53). Prior to assessing if the promotion of the following European standouts has influenced the surge of MVP trophies they have recently accumulated and the perception of how today's American-born player is viewed (25:12) and giving their individual opinions on what they make of the media separating Giannis from his Nigerian roots when marketing him as one of the game's premier talents (27:46).

Before closing things out by sharing how the NBA could do a better job of pushing the recent talent with ties to Africa and Caribbean in the years (30:47) and if a foreign-born player be viewed as relatable enough by those in the U.S. to be considered as the outright face of the league & more (37:23).

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In episode three of Faces of The League, Gave and Torrence begin by turning back the clock to the 2000s to explore the legendary career of Kobe Bryant and how the Lakers legend played his way into the conversation despite starring beside Shaquille O'Neal on the way towards the All-Star duo capturing a three-peat at the onset of the decade (02:04).

While also assessing the career of a player who would soon become a rival beside The Black Mamba in LeBron James, as the two discuss what made the NBA's all-time leading scorer the most ideal candidate to hold the crown over his elder peers within the game during his early years in the league prior to capturing championship glory for the first time with the Miami Heat in 2012 (13:31) and whether the era itself provided hoops fans with the best overall collection of individual talent in recent memory (23:51) before sharing their respective thoughts on whether or not the man known as King James has done the best job in regards to carrying the mantle when compared to greats of recent past (27:09).

Before taking a moment to talk about San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan and sharing their reasoning on why he became arguably the game's forgotten superstar in spite of capturing five championships over the course of his Hall of Fame career (32:08) and the emergence of several brand new rivalries that would come to shape the discourse on the topic as we enter the 2010s where stars such as Kevin Durant begin to make their case to be in the annals of consideration for face of the league (37:40).

Culminating in the development that would bring about the NBA Finals showdowns between LeBron and Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry by the middle to latter portion of the era and how it played a role in Kevin Durant deciding to take his legacy into his own hands (45:35). Plus whether or not Durant ever becomes the leading man if he captures a three-peat of his own in The Bay Area back in 2019 (58:25). before pondering on whether or not the face of the league must be a family man. (1:00:31)

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Gavriel and Torrence take a trip all the way back to the 1990s in the second episode of Faces of The League to discuss the career of Michael Jordan.

As the two friends from the city that No. 23 made his claim to worldwide fame share how his popularity grew to the point that he was unable to roam around areas he frequented without the formation of crowds long before the days of social media (1:48), the global impact he made in the sport and society at-large (14:02).

In addition to why Jordan's contemporaries had such a tough road when it came to their quest to surpass him even in his absence during the middle of the decade prior to his eventual return (20:50), before closing things with a convo on whether or not they could feel Jordan's imprint on the league in his final days as kids enough to ponder on who the next face of the league would be once the man many regard as the greatest player ever decided to officially hang up his playing shoes for good back in 2003 (32:07).

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In the opening episode of Faces of The League, Gavriel and Torrence discuss what makes a player not only a superstar but one worthy of being deemed of the dubious honor following all the recent chatter that many around the game ranging from media to players have had on the matter over the past several months (01:10), whether or not a face of the league can be one that is manufactured (09:16) and if markets play a role as to whether or not a given player can become one (11:10).

While also taking a trip back down days of past to pinpoint where the talk surrounding who is the face of the league began to take shape, before highlighting a pair of figures that took the game to new heights during the 1970s in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius "Dr. J." Erving and why one Hall of Famer wasn't viewed more impactful within the historical realm than the other in spite of becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer by the mid-1980s (12:14).

Prior to engaging in a discussion on a pair of faces that would help usher the league from its games airing on tape delay to garnering record TV ratings in Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, as the dynamic duo shares how grand the pair of MVPs impact was on the game and what made them worthy of being considered as the face of the league (26:09) before closing the show out by briefly discussing an icon that would elevate the game even further from the moment he'd step onto an NBA floor within months after the 1984 NBA Finals (36:53).

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