Show notes
Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon are live from Rockets-Mavericks NBA House in Macao! Mavericks president Masai Ujiri joins the show to discuss Cooper Flagg’s limitless potential, Kyrie Irving’s importance to Dallas and the challenges of building a contender in the Western Conference. Plus, Ujiri reflects on what it takes to build a championship team and Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto. Next, ESPN’s Chao Meng also joins to explore the NBA’s popularity in China, the country’s sneaker culture and the excitement surrounding Yang Hansen. Then, NBA legend Carlos Boozer returns to share memories of playing for Jerry Sloan and assess the current state of the Utah Jazz. To close, the guys reflect on their Macao experience and wrap up the Hoop Collective’s World Tour 2026!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Hoop Collective Live from NBA House in Macao
00:20 Assessing the NBA House & Macao experience
06:18 Mavs' President Masai Ujiri joins the show
7:20 Challenge building Mavs to Western contention
12:00 Is Cooper Flagg underrated already?
15:10 What does Kyrie mean to the team in Dallas?
16:20 What it takes building title contenders
19:35 Reaction to Kawhi Returning to Toronto
24:45 ESPN's Chao Meng joins the show
25:55 Explaining the NBA's popularity in China
30:25 What is the shoe culture like in China?
32:03 Yang Hansen's popularity as a Chinese player
34:00 NBA legend Carlos Boozer rejoins the show
34:10 What was it like playing for Jerry Sloan?
36:40 What is the current state of the Utah Jazz?
39:15 Thank you to everyone involved with the World Tour 2026!
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