Third Apron

Matt Moore of Locked On Nuggets joins the show again to discuss the Nuggets offseason, their existential contention crisis, and why a major shakeup across their core might be necessary. We then illustrate what that could look like with a complete teardown of the roster outside of Nikola Jokic.

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We answer bigger picture questions on some of the more disappointing first round exits.

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Ben DuBose of RocketsWire joins the show again to assist in the Rockets mock trade deadline. We construct a roster with the resources available to them, based on the ideas we discussed in part 1, and within a reasonable budget.

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Ben DuBose of RocketsWire joins the show again to discuss the Rockets’ upcoming offseason. We touch on their ups and downs this season, what was exposed about them despite their injuries, and debate how to improve a flawed lineup.

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Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report joins the show again to help me do the Blazers mock offseason. We take some of the ideas we discussed in part 1 and put them together to construct a roster that accomplishes their goals and is legal within salary cap rules.

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Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report joins the show again to discuss the Blazers’ upcoming offseason. We discuss their successful season, who is safe or expendable, and how aggressive they should be in upgrading the roster.

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Gerald Bourguet of Suns After Dark joins the show again to do the Suns mock offseason. We take ideas discussed from the first part of our discussion and put together moves that could help accomplish the Suns' goals while being legal under the salary cap.

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Gerald Bourguet of Suns After Dark joins the show again to discuss the Suns’ upcoming offseason. We touch on their season, the types of marginal moves they could make, and whether it's worth continuing with this group or taking a step back.

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The NBA is inching closer to reforming the lottery. According to ESPN, it's called the "3-2-1 lottery". It's a radical change that will fundamentally change the lottery system. It'll include:

-expanding the lottery to 16 teams
-switching from multiple ping pong ball combinations to drawing a single ball to determine each selection
-drawing selections for all 16 lottery selections as opposed to 4
-flattened odds where teams in the 4-10 range get three lottery balls (8.1% odds)
-a relegation zone where the bottom three teams and 9-10 seeds get two lottery balls (5.4% odds)
-loser of the 7-8 games gets 1 lottery ball each (2.7% odds)
-no consecutive #1 pick winners, no three-year consecutive in the top 5
-no protecting picks 12-15
-expanded disciplinary anti-tanking measures, including the option to reduce lottery odds and draft position
-starts with the 2027 draft and only for three years, so the league can bail on this

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James Plowright of BuzzBeat joins the show again to help build a roster for the Hornets mock offseason based on the ideas put together in our part 1 discussion.

0:00 Intro, Hornets’ salary cap analysis, and assets
6:26 Setting Up The Mock Offseason
10:29 Brandon Miller Extension Decision
20:03 All-in for a superstar like Giannis?
26:11 Elite starting wing and the Hornets as a Giannis facilitator
31:29 Coby White extension
38:21 Targets for the MLE or sign and trade

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