The Universe Sends Westbrook to Houston, Ben Simmons Cashes Out, Final Summer League Thoughts

On today's show Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver begin by discussing Ben's new rental car and the final days of Vegas summer league. Then (5:00): Russell Westbrook is on the Houston Rockets after James Harden lobbied for the partnership, and the universe continues to rebuke the Golliver worldview. Topics include: Whether this plan can work, the limits of players as team arcitechts, Daryl Morey's future in Houston, regular season upside vs. playoff questions, where the Rockets rank in next year's West, and more. From there (32:00): Chris Paul's murky future and questions about how the Wolves might build from here. Then (45:00): The 76ers give Ben Simmons a no-brainer extension and we all remember how insane the Markelle Fultz situation was. At the end (55:00): Discussion of a potential apology to the Pelicans front office, a look at the Summer Bulls, and Peak Kawhi vs. Peak Kobe.

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