Light Years: A Golden State Warriors Pod

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Light Years Talks Special Project to Help Unpaid Arena Workers During COVID Outbreak Mar 30, 2020

Show notes

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari look to brighten up your quarantine days by talking to a Light Years listener (Alan Chazaro) about a very special project to help arena workers during the COVID-19 shutdown.

The guys also talk two interesting tax player mid-level exception targets for the Warriors this offseason.

Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Guest: Alan Chazaro

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Light Years Talks Everything NBA-Related with Twitter Legend, Myles Brown Mar 24, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are joined by an absolute NBA Twitter legend in Myles Brown to talk everything NBA including:

- How Twitter has Changed

- The Warriors' run and how it was covered

- "LeBron-aganda"

- The possibility of Giannis to the Warriors and why he's covered so poorly

- How should the media cover the NBA?

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Guest: Myles Brown

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Favorite Klay Thompson Games with Warriors Outsiders (Drew Shiller & Grant Liffmann) Mar 19, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari take a trip down memory lane with the help of NBC Sports Bay Area's Warriors Outsiders (Drew Shiller & Grant Liffmann) to reminisce and debate on Klay Thompson's best moments with the Golden State Warriors.

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Guests: Drew Shiller & Grant Liffmann

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Ethan Strauss on Coronavirus, His New Book & the NBA Draft Mar 16, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are joined by The Athletic's Ethan Strauss to discuss the NBA's mishandling of the coronavirus situation, his new book on the Warriors dynasty and a lot of NBA Draft thoughts (a little Killian Hayes, anyone?)

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Guest: Ethan Strauss

Producer: Ben Cruz

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What Light Years Is Doing During the Self-Quarantine Mar 15, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari talk about their plans during the self-quarantine period for themselves and the show (have no fear - the shows will continue!).

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Light Years Mailbag: COVID-19-Impact-on-the-NBA Edition Mar 10, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari return with a massive Light Years Podcast Mailbag.

They discuss the COVID-19 impact on the NBA, Klutch propaganda, Giannis’ road to the Warriors, Steve Kerr’s role player archetypes, who would survive between our co-hosts in an apocalypse, and much, much more.

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Steve Kerr's Steph Curry Comments, What's Up with Andrew Wiggins & The Giannis-Harden Feud Mar 02, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss Steve Kerr's Stephen Curry comments, why Steph is being held out this long, and what Andrew Wiggins' latest stretch means for next year's team.

They then discuss the Giannis/Harden feud and why that has made the NBA much more exciting the last few weeks.

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Stephen Curry's Return, Dragan Bender's Future & Offseason Wish List Feb 25, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss Steph Curry's (likely) Sunday return, Dragan Bender's debut, and what their wish list will be this offseason using the taxpayer mid-level exception.

They then take a look around the league and give their thoughts on the best teams so far in the NBA.

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Andrew Wiggins, the Future of the Coaching Staff & Mailbag Time! Feb 18, 2020

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Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are finally reunited as Andy has returned from vacation catch up on everything that's happened in the world of sports.

The guys start with talking Andrew Wiggins' addition, the future of the Warriors, and some thoughts on the coaching staff's job this season.

They then their attention to some Astros/Giants talk before getting into the BetOnline.ag Mailbag segment.

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Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari

Producer: Ben Cruz

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The Andrew Wiggins Era Has Begun! Plus, Draft Talk with Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman Feb 10, 2020

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Saam Esfandiari and Light Years producer Ben Cruz bask in the beginning of the Andrew Wiggins era with the Golden State Warriors before Saam chats with Bleacher Report lead draft writer, Jonathan Wasserman, to break down the Warriors' options in this June's NBA Draft.

Hosts: Andy Liu & Saam Esfandiari

Guest: Jonathan Wasserman

Producer: Ben Cruz

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