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NBA Week 3 Overreactions! Bucks Coaching Issues? Rockets Playoffs? Wolves Legit Contenders? Isaiah Collier Top-3 in 2024 NBA Draft? Nov 13, 2023

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Bryce Simon is here and we do Week 3 NBA Overreactions! As usual, six statements here about the NBA, where we draw purposefully overreactive conclusions and then discuss if they're actually true or not! Today, we talk Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin, the Houston Rockets playofffs hopes, the Minnesota Timberwolves aspirations to contend, the Utah Jazz backcourt, Isaiah Collier and his chances to go top-3, and Ryan Dunn/Riley Kugel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What next for 76ers? Haliburton and the Pacers! Shaedon Sharpe Breakout! Cam Thomas, Pro Scorer Nov 08, 2023

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Mark Schindler is back, and we're here to dive into a few fun topics around the NBA. First, we want to start with the 76ers, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and where the team goes from there. Then, we'll hit Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers, his continued growth, and the team's defense. Next, we'll hit Cam Thomas and the Nets, as well as the Shaedon Sharpe Year Two Breakout that seems to be upon us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Week 2 Overreactions! Does Harden fit in LA? Hawks for real? Grizzlies dead? Bucks D Too Bad? Nov 07, 2023

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Jason Timpf from Hoops Tonight is here, and it's time for Week Two of the NBA Overreactions pod! We'll break down: The Boston Celtics, the final team left unbeaten; The Memphis Grizzlies, dead in the water?; The Milwaukee Bucks, a defensive mess?; The Atlanta Hawks, a top-four team in the East?; Franz Wagner, the best Magic prospect?; The LA Clippers backcourt with Russ and Harden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 NBA Draft Lookahead: What do you need to know heading into the College Basketball Season? Nov 03, 2023

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Bryce Simon joins the show and we look ahead to the 2024 NBA Draft. We dive in and ask 10 Questions about the 2024 NBA Draft, explaining what this draft is and isn't, what players to watch, and how teams should look at this draft class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JAMES HARDEN TRADED TO CLIPPERS; 76ers receive Morris, Covington, Batum, Martin, Draft Picks; IMMEDIATE REACTION Oct 31, 2023

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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Week One Overreactions? Nuggets win 60+? Maxey All-Star? Bulls blow it up? Pistons Top-10 D? Chet over Mobley RIGHT NOW?! Oct 30, 2023

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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. 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA Rookie Extension Recap w/ Danny Leroux: What the McDaniels, Vassell and other extensions tell us about the new CBA Oct 27, 2023

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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. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biggest Pre-Season Questions for ALL 15 of the NBA's Western Conference Teams -- PART TWO Oct 24, 2023

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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 CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:36 Dallas Mavericks 8:50 Denver Nuggets/Zeke Nnaji Extension 15:30 Golden State Warriors 20:39 Houston Rockets 26:26 LA Clippers 30:43 LA Lakers 35:03 Memphis Grizzlies/Steven Adams Out 43:42 Minnesota Timberwolves 48:39 New Orleans Pelicans 51:26 Oklahoma City Thunder 55:50 Phoenix Suns 1:01:19 Portland Trail Blazers 1:09:48 Sacramento Kings 1:13:36 San Antonio Spurs/Victor 1:18:24 Utah Jazz 1:23:13 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biggest Pre-Season Questions for ALL 15 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Teams -- PART ONE Oct 23, 2023

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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 CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 4:16 Atlanta Hawks 10:32 Boston Celtics 16:06 Brooklyn Nets 23:22 Charlotte Hornets 29:02 Chicago Bulls 34:34 Cleveland Cavaliers 40:56 Detroit Pistons 49:26 Indiana Pacers 53:53 Miami Heat 57:52 Milwaukee Bucks 1:01:40 New York Knicks 1:06:10 Orlando Magic 1:09:37 Philadelphia 76ers 1:14:50 Toronto Raptors 1:19:30 Washington Wizards And Deni Extension 1:24:18 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harden Trade Talks Stall over Terance Mann? Also: Mailbag: Oklahoma City's most important players? 2024 NBA Draft Prospects? More! Oct 19, 2023

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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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