Trade Deadline Recap

The crew analyzes the selection of Hannes Steinbach from the University of Washington and Christian Anderson Jr. from Texas Tech University. James, Brian, Matt, and Darian debate Steinbach’s true position and if he will see rotational minutes come October. They are also cautiousl ...  Show more

NBA.com and Hoops HQ’s Krysten Peek joins the show to discuss the Hornets’ draft outlook, including Charlotte’s evolving reputation across the league, the age debate in prospect evaluation, potential trade-up scenarios, and which top prospect could fall to No. 14. We also revisit ...  Show more

The Lakers are dealing with injury issues heading into a weekend back-to-back against the Hawks and the Kings. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss how the injuries impact the lineup decisions Darvin Ham will have to make, what they expect from LeBron in his return to the lineup, and g ...  Show more

The Lakers suffered their worst loss of the season, getting blown out by a severely undermanned Hawks team on Saturday. Pete and Darius discuss the game, but zoom out to highlight the challenges the Lakers face when they are not mentally focused, why they view this game as an out ...  Show more

Logan, Raja, and Howard discuss the somewhat anticlimactic Game 7 between Orlando and Cleveland, what the series highlighted about both teams, and how the Magic can take the next step (1:03). Next, they preview the upcoming Knicks-Pacers matchup and what each team needs to do to ...  Show more

Verno and Jacoby discuss Ja Morant’s ejection, Jonathan Kuminga’s performance in the Warriors win, and their excitement for the knockout stage of the NBA Cup next week (01:12). They then dive into the teams (11:20), players (31:40), and things (42:18) they loved and loathed this ...  Show more