According to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports!, LaMelo Ball is frustrated with the Charlotte Hornets and could be open to a trade. In this episode, we discuss Ball’s tenure in Charlotte and the factors that led to this. Then, we explore the trade market and come up with fake trades for him.

0:00 Intro

11:05 The All-Star Point Guard Market

18:24 LaMelo Ball trades

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In this episode, we go over Sam’s ranking of teams that should blow up their roster. 

Link: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-rankings-teams-who-need-to-blow-it-up-with-trades-kings-pelicans-grizzlies/#

0:00 Intro

7:31 Tier 5

23:27 Tier 4

43:09 Tier 3

1:00:50 Tier 2

1:23:00 Tier 1

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In this episode, we have our first full-length "Who Says No?". We're three months out from the NBA trade deadline and have a little grasp of how the trade market could shake out. So we pitch fake trades to each other as well as ideas from the chat.

0:00 Intro

4:46 Daniel Gafford trades

17:41 Ivica Zubac to the Bulls or Magic

28:29 Naji for Nnaji

34:11 Sabonis for Kuminga

45:05 Sabonis back to the Pacers

52:50 Zach LaVine to the Bucks

58:36 Jose Alvarado to the Pacers

1:03:03 Nic Claxton to the Celtics

1:10:31 Zion Williamson to the Blazers, waived and re-signed, then Deni Avdija renegotiated

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The Mavericks finally fire Nico Harrison. We discuss that and how the Mavs should navigate the rest of the season. Then, a supersized Who Says No featuring Anthony Davis.

0:00 Intro

16:06 How do the Mavs navigate the rest of the season?

28:37 Who Say No: Anthony Davis trades

1:36:37 Who Says No: Kyrie Irving trades

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In today's show, we discuss some disappointing teams, if we should be concerned about them, and what they could do to improve their situation.

0:00 Intro

3:50 Los Angeles Clippers

19:40 Orlando Magic

32:11 New Orleans Pelicans

51:18 Dallas Mavericks

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In today’s show, we discuss several players who have impending contract situations who have made positive or negative developments so far in the season.

0:00 Intro

7:40 Lakers, Austin Reaves, and cap space

27:18 Bulls players (Nikola Vucevic, Ayo Dosunmu, and Coby White)

39:27 Restricted free agents like Walker Kessler and Jalen Duren

56:18 Honorable Mentions

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In today's show, we discuss the Ja Morant situation and what could be the endgame for him and the Grizzlies.

 0:00 Intro

13:40 Who shouldn't trade for Ja

32:07 Who says no: Ja edition 

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In today's show, we discuss several of the most interesting developments of the season, including the gambling scandal, Victor Wembanyama's dominance, the Mavericks' continuing year from hell, and all the exciting rookies.

0:00 Intro

1:48 The gambling scandal and the Rozier/Heat side of things

22:10 Knicks promising offense

32:15 Mavericks Rant of the Week

43:42 Will Wemby's arrival push the Spurs to go all-in now?

57:16 Magic early offensive struggles

1:03:26 Grizzlies get another draft hit in Cedric Coward

1:11:09 Sixers and Wizards young players emerge

1:18:23 Bucks looking pretty good

1:22:19 Who Says No?

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In today's show, we make predictions on topics such as a trade we think will happen, first time All-Stars, and teams we could see blowing it up after this season.

 0:00 Intro/Christian Braun extension reactions

5:40 First Coach Fired

5:27 First-Time All-Star

26:47 Surprise Top-Six Playoff Team

36:47 Who Will Blow it Up at the End of the Season

49:40 Who Will Go All-In at the End of the Season

57:20 Trade Prediction

1:09:16 One League-wide Change

1:16:50 Contract That Will Age Well Over Time

1:20:51 Contract That Will Age Poorly Over Time

1:26:00 Wild Card Prediction 

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John Gonzalez of CBS Sports joins the show to help us draft the best players to start a franchise with. But we took turns selecting players in a three-team draft.

0:00 Intro

3:30 First Round

11:53 Second Round

24:09 Third Round

35:14 Fourth Round

49:15 Fifth Round

1:03:20 Sixth Round

1:14:35 Seventh Round

1:20:53 Eighth Round

1:29:36 Ninth Round

1:37:33 Final Round

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