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Trade Deadline Winners and Losers!

What’s Poppin'? Now that the NBA trade deadline is over, Logan, Howard, and Raja look back at the teams who made moves. (0:00:00) Intro (1:17) Biggest winner of the trade deadline (6:27) James Harden to the Cavs (20:28) WTF award (21:07) Anthony Davis to the Wizards (31:42) Favor ...  Show more

Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here to give their reactions to a busy trade deadline day. They start with Giannis and Ja staying put before discussing the recent big trades of Ivica Zubac, James Harden, Darius Garland, Anthony Davis, and Jaren Jackson Jr. Then they touch on a ...  Show more

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