JAMES HARDEN TRADED TO CLIPPERS; 76ers receive Morris, Covington, Batum, Martin, Draft Picks; IMMEDIATE REACTION

Sam Vecenie is here to go live and break down the James Harden deal to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Athletic's Clippers beat writer Law Murray joins him. The Clippers get Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev. The 76ers receive Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington and KJ Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, and a additional future first from a mystery third team.</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:48:59

NBA Week One Overreactions? Nuggets win 60+? Maxey All-Star? Bulls blow it up? Pistons Top-10 D? Chet over Mobley RIGHT NOW?!

Bryce Simon is here and we're ready to overreact! Week One of the NBA season is almost in the books, and we are going to do a show this week reacting to all that we've seen with six OVERREACTIONS to the NBA.</p><br /></p>What do we think we know early on? The Nuggets are a 60-win team? Luka Doncic for MVP? Tyrese Maxey an all-star? The Pistons a top-10 defense? Chet Holmgren better than Evan Mobley already? Should the Bulls blow it up?</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:21:50

NBA Rookie Extension Recap w/ Danny Leroux: What the McDaniels, Vassell and other extensions tell us about the new CBA

Danny Leroux joins Sam and we're here to break down all of the rookie extensions that occurred over the last month, and generally what the rookie extension window has told us about the new collective bargaining agreement and team building within it.</p><br /></p>We'll talk Devin Vassell, Jaden McDaniels, Onyeka Okongwu, Deni Avdija, Josh Green, Cole Anthony, Aaron Nesmith, Zeke Nnaji, and Payton Pritchard, in addition to some of the earlier ones like Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, LaMelo Ball and Desmond Bane.</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:17:52

Biggest Pre-Season Questions for ALL 15 of the NBA's Western Conference Teams -- PART TWO

Bryce Simon joins Sam today and we're going to talk about the biggest questions for each NBA team heading into the 2023-24 season. Some of these are good, some of them are bad, but we'll talk about all 15 teams in alphabetical order, from the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets to Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs and the Utah Jazz</p><br /></p>CHAPTERS</p>0:00 Intro</p>1:36 Dallas Mavericks</p>8:50 Denver Nuggets/Zeke Nnaji Extension</p>15:30 Golden State Warriors</p>20:39 Houston Rockets</p>26:26 LA Clippers</p>30:43 LA Lakers</p>35:03 Memphis Grizzlies/Steven Adams Out</p>43:42 Minnesota Timberwolves</p>48:39 New Orleans Pelicans</p>51:26 Oklahoma City Thunder</p>55:50 Phoenix Suns</p>1:01:19 Portland Trail Blazers</p>1:09:48 Sacramento Kings</p>1:13:36 San Antonio Spurs/Victor</p>1:18:24 Utah Jazz</p>1:23:13 Outro</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:30:13

Biggest Pre-Season Questions for ALL 15 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Teams -- PART ONE

Bryce Simon joins Sam today and we're going to talk about the biggest questions for each NBA team heading into the 2023-24 season. Some of these are good, some of them are bad, but we'll talk about all 15 teams in alphabetical order, from the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics to the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards</p><br /></p>CHAPTERS</p>0:00 Intro</p>4:16 Atlanta Hawks</p>10:32 Boston Celtics</p>16:06 Brooklyn Nets</p>23:22 Charlotte Hornets</p>29:02 Chicago Bulls</p>34:34 Cleveland Cavaliers</p>40:56 Detroit Pistons</p>49:26 Indiana Pacers</p>53:53 Miami Heat</p>57:52 Milwaukee Bucks</p>1:01:40 New York Knicks</p>1:06:10 Orlando Magic</p>1:09:37 Philadelphia 76ers</p>1:14:50 Toronto Raptors</p>1:19:30 Washington Wizards And Deni Extension</p>1:24:18 Outro</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:30:35

Harden Trade Talks Stall over Terance Mann? Also: Mailbag: Oklahoma City's most important players? 2024 NBA Draft Prospects? More!

Bryce Simon is here and we're going to answer some listener questions! But first, we'll talk about the James Harden trade discussions, per a report from Sam Amick at The Athletic (a great website!), as well as the Kevin Porter Jr. trade from the Rockets for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Victor Oladipo.</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:07:26

NBA Rookies In Preseason Notes! Wembanyama shines, Scoot stars, Thompsons flash upside, and more!

Bryce Simon joins the show to break down how some of the rookies have looked in the preseason so far. We dive deep into Victor Wembanyama's WTF game against Miami, Scoot's start, the Thompson twin flashes, Bilal Coulibaly's play, and much more.</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

02:21:46

Spins says goodbye! Plus, NBA Preseason Notes: NOP, Magic, 76ers, Celtics, Spurs, OKC, Nets, Lakers, Hornets, Rockets, more

Sam Vecenie is largely going to go solo on this episode, breaking down some of the things he's seen from preseason basketball thus far. Some news and notes and first impressions on New Orleans-Orlando, Boston-Philadelphia, Spurs-OKC, Brooklyn-Lakers, Hornets-Heat, and Rockets-Pacers.</p><br /></p>But first, Adam Spinella is here, and he says goodbye to the podcast before going to work for the Philadelphia 76ers!</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:29:56

NBA Breakout Players in 2023-24: Who will blow up this season? Also: James Harden trade talks update

In this episode, Bryce Simon joins the show and we dive deep into a few different topics. We start with James Harden and the seeming progress that might exist in a potential Clippers-76ers trade. Then, we talk quickly about the Kai Jones trade request which, uh, what now?</p><br /></p>The bulk of the episode, though, will be spent talking about our favorite breakout players in 2023-24 in the NBA. What six guys are we most looking forward to watching take a leap next season?</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:53:22

Fantasy Basketball in 2023-24: Josh Lloyd explains what you need to know before your drafts

Josh Lloyd is here to come on the show and explain fantasy basketball to me in 2023-24. What's going on? Why should you play fantasy basketball? And most importantly, what do you need to know about your upcoming fantasy drafts for this season?</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

01:14:10