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We breakdown the Doc Rivers drama. Is there substance to this or does JJ Redick have old beef with his former coach? NBA Draft updates and more. Be sure to check out my guest episode on Hoops Tonight - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ5U5... Follow Sam Vecenie on X https://twitter.com/sam_vecenie Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3SpkHFJ Spotify- https://bit.ly/3OvPvU2 Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie is has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All-Star Weekend is wrapped and we're officially into the second half of the NBA season. We get into what to expect Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3SpkHFJ Spotify- https://bit.ly/3OvPvU2 Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie is has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These trades almost happened and would have shook up the NBA. Sam Vecenie reports on what really went down on NBA Trade Deadline. What to look for at All-Star Weekend and what can we do to fix it. Follow Sam Vecenie on X https://twitter.com/sam_vecenie Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3SpkHFJ Spotify- https://bit.ly/3OvPvU2 Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie is has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it ever too early to talk NBA Draft? Nah! We did a Tank-A-Thon and drafted for every team. There might be some surprises. Tune in. Follow Sam Vecenie on X https://twitter.com/sam_vecenie Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3SpkHFJ Spotify- https://bit.ly/3OvPvU2 Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie is has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon breakdown all the NBA trade deadline moves and discuss those trades that almost happened. Who are the winners and losers heading into the 2nd half of the season. Follow Sam Vecenie on X https://twitter.com/sam_vecenie Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3SpkHFJ Spotify- https://bit.ly/3OvPvU2 Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie is has you covered in this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a crazy week in the NBA. We go into all the league injuries including Joel Embiid and Zach LaVine. We discuss the trade rumor rejections for Dorian Finney-Smith and Mikal Bridges. And of course trade deadline predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 NBA Draft has more questions than answers right now. Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon break down some of the most burning questions like who's going #1, prospects on the rise, and who's ready to make an immediate impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryce Simon is here for the Sunday podcast on a Monday (thanks NFL) and we're going to talk NBA Trade Deadline that comes next week on February 8. We'll dive deep into the NBA Trade candidates and break down what we think about each siutation, where the best fits are for guys like Dejounte Murray, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Bojan Bogdanovic, Gordon Hayward, PJ Washington, Quentin Grimes and others. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:45 Quick Pistons take on win over OKC 5:35 Dejounte Murray Trade Fits and the Lakers 17:31 D'Angelo Russell and the Lakers, what now? 21:00 Brooklyn for Murray maybe? 24:00 Other Murray Fits 31:00 Bogdan Bogdanovic is very valuable; potential trades? 44:00 Charlotte Hornets potential trade chips; Gordon Hayward, Miles Bridges, PJ Washington 1:00:46 Brooklyn Nets question 1:02:00 More Charlotte Hornets and PJ Washington 1:12:00 Knicks and Quentin Grimes? 1:27:40 Detroit Pistons and Bojan Bogdanovic? 1:35:00 Bruce Brown fits? 1:45:00 Wizards players? 1:51:00 Grab bag of Rockets, Blazers, more 1:53:30 My reasoning on my insane Jalen Green-Alex Caruso idea and why it might actually make sense 2:10:00 Chiefs to the Super Bowl! 2:14:00 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Schlecht is here to do midseason awards for the NBA this season. Now that every team has played at least 41 games, it's time to dive in and break down where we sit on the NBA Awards as we head into the Trade Deadline and beyond. We'll break down MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA, All-Defense, All-Rookie, Sixth Man of the Year. Then, we'll also talk about the Terry Rozier deal to the Miami Heat, which I've written a deep dive on from both the Hornets and Heat's perspective. Then, we'll also talk Bucks firing Adrian Griffin and bringing in Doc Rivers. 0:00 Intro 4:40 Adrian Griffin fired; Milwaukee Bucks hire Doc Rivers 15:20 Terry Rozier traded to Miami Heat! What does it mean for Miami? 26:20 Great deal for Charlotte, What now for Hornets? 31:30 Victor vs Chet last night! Plus, ROY takes! 49:45 Midseason All-Rookie Picks 56:15 Midseason MVP Top-Five Picks 1:11:35 Midseason 2nd and 3rd Team All-NBA 1:22:45 Midseason Defensive Player of the Year 1:28:45 Midseason All-Defense Teams 1:35:30 Midseason Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryce Simon joins Sam Vecenie to break down Joel Embiid's historic dominance in the NBA. What he's doing is unprecedented, and we have numbers to prove it. He's been staggeringly good. Then, they break down NBA Trade Deadline news and notes. Dejounte Murray's awesome game-winning run and his impact as the biggest name currently on the market. The Lakers lose to the Nets. Does that finally give them a sense of urgency? The Suns certainly seem like they want to do something. Other potentially interesting moves? CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:45 Joel Embiid is HISTORICALLY dominant 5:45 Diving Into Some Joel Embiid Tape 20:15 Stats Behind Joel Embiid's dominance 28:30 65-game threshold for awards is too many 37:45 Trade Deadline News and Notes 37:50 Milwaukee Bucks reach out about Dejounte; why it can't happen 43:00 Other Bucks ideas? 49:00 Why the Nets make sense for Dejounte Murray 1:01:00 Lakers for Dejounte? Can that work? 1:06:00 Other Lakers moves 1:12:00 Bruce Brown moves? 1:21:00 LaVine injury 1:23:00 Suns Trade Stuff? 1:31:00 Should Free Agency be moved ahead of the draft? 1:36:00 If you had one hour to scout a prospect, how would you do it? 1:39:30 What are you and your partner's love languages? 1:41:00 Final Q and A on Draft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Schindler joins the show to break down the Pascal Siakam trade by the Toronto Raptors to the Indiana Pacers. We'll dive deep into what you need to know about Siakam's fit in Indiana, his chances of staying put there in the offseason, and where this leaves the Pacers. Then, we'll talk about the Raptors, what this return of three first round picks means for them, and where their rebuild goes from here. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:29 The Pacers Angle of the Siakam Trade 29:22 The Raptors Angle of the Siakam Trade 49:10 Future Raptors Moves? 1:03:51 Overall Trade Deadline Impact League Wide Outside of the Pacers and Raptors 1:18:36 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryce Simon is here! We're going to chat about the Pistons and Wizards trade involving Marvin Bagley and Danilo Gallinari to open the show. Then, we'll talk Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, the Kawhi Leonard extension and what it means, and we'll close on what it means league-wide. Finally, we close on Jaylon Tyson, our NBA Draft Prospect of the Week CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:25 Pistons-Wizards Trade Bagley and Livers plus two seconds for Gallo and Muscala 17:50 A Fun Fake Trade Hypothetical that helps the Wizards, Celtics and Rockets 26:36 Houston Rockets Dive! Why they've progressed this year! 50:16 Atlanta Hawks are a mess 1:03:00 Kawhi Leonard Extension; what makes him so special 1:13:20 How does the Leonard Extension impact the deadline and offseason? 1:21:45 Jaylon Tyson out of Cal is the Game Theory NBA Draft Prospect of the Week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices