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Pro Basketball Talk on NBC Sports podcast

Kurt Helin and the team from ProBasketballTalk at NBCSports.com talk all things NBA basketball: news, analysis and even the ridiculous. Regular guests include NBA players and media members.

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Latest Episodes:

Anthony Davis requests trade from Pelicans. Now what? Jan 28, 2019

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Now things get crazy. Anthony Davis' agent has informed the Pelicans he will not re-sign with the team and wants to be traded. It has opened up a floodgate of rumors and led to a lot of questions: What are the Pelicans looking for in a trade? Who has the hammer and gets to make the call on the trade? Do the Pelicans feel pressure to act fast or do they have the patience to wait until this summer, when Boston can get in the mix and there may be more options. Or, will a contender come in over the top now thinking of this season? Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports try to look at all the possibilities as one of the world's top five players goes on the trade market officially.

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All-Star Game starters named, who should fill out rosters? Jan 25, 2019

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LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the captains — they were voted in by the fans and they will be picking their teams for next month's All-Star Game in Charlotte. Nobody should have a problem with those two as starters, but the fans didn't everyone they wanted in the 10 to open the game — Derrick Rose was out and James Harden was in, and Luka Doncic was out Paul George was in. Kurt Helin of NBC Sports welcomes in Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports to break down the All-Star Game starters and make their picks for who should round out the rosters. There are some gimmies there — Anthony Davis or Bradley Beal — but should Jimmy Butler make the team after blowing up Minnesota to start the season? Khris Middleton? LaMarcus Aldridge? They break it all down, plus have a little Victor Oladipo and Pacers' talk.

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NBA Mid-Season awards: MVP, Coach of the Year, more Jan 15, 2019

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The NBA has no chill — we were talking MVP race the first week of the season. Which is way too early. However, now teams are more than halfway through the season and we have seen enough games, we have enough data to start discussing who is the frontrunner for the NBA's end-of-season awards. Is it James Harden or Giannis Antetokounmpo for MVP? Can anyone challenge Luka Doncic for Rookie of the Year? It's a deep field for Coach of the Year, but is Mike Budenholzer the front runner and can Doc Rivers, Dave Joerger or someone else catch him? Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports talk about their picks at this point of the season and who is in the running long term.

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Previewing the (likely slow) NBA Trade Deadline Jan 10, 2019

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Blockbusters? Probably not. But the NBA trade deadline is coming Feb. 7 and there will be some deals — salary will get moved around and a few players who could help teams will change cities and jerseys. Put more directly, Anthony Davis and John Wall aren't getting traded, but Jeremy Lin, Terrence Ross and a few others may be. Sean Deveney of The Sporting News joins Kurt Helin of NBC Sports to talk about why this will be a slow trade deadline, what guys could get moved and why, and how everything points to a massive summer of player movement and spending around the NBA.

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Best (and worst) under-the-radar NBA player pick-ups last summer Dec 20, 2018

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We know the big moves: LeBron James went Hollywood, Kawhi Leonard went north. Very north. But while the NBA World has been focused on those, now that we are a couple months into the season, what were some of the best — and worst — pick-ups of the NBA summer that went under the radar at the time. Danny Green as a throw-in when Leonard was traded to Toronto? Brook Lopez in Milwaukee? And what were some of the worst moves of the summer — has Michael Carter-Williams been worse for Houston than Carmelo Anthony? Matt Moore, NBA Twitter superstar and NBA writer for The Action Network, joins Kurt Helin of NBC Sports to talk about the moves we did not talk about enough last summer but are shaping the NBA landscape now.

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Zion Williamson and the rest, an early NBA Draft breakdown Dec 12, 2018

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Zion Williamson is a force of nature, an athletic freak that has become must-watch television and silenced the doubters about his game. Before the season, scouts questioned his shot and fit, but his play for Duke so far has moved him past teammate R.J. Barrett on everybody's draft board. Actually, Cam Reddish may be the second Blue Devil taken in next June's draft. Rob Dauster of NBC Sports joins Kurt Helin to talk Duke's trio of superstars, plus other names to watch in this coming draft, including Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura, Oregon's 7'2" Bol Bol, Kevin Porter out of USC and many others.

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Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid, Sixers talk with Philly sideline reporter Serena Winters Dec 05, 2018

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Philadelphia has won 8-of-9, coming together quickly after the Jimmy Butler trade. The All-Star guard brings them floor spacing they were missing on offense, he certainly can defend, and the man loves to be the guy closing out games with the ball in his hands — something the 76ers needed. But even with all that, do the Sixers see themselves as contenders in the East right now, or do they need another piece? Serena Winters of NBC Sports Philadelphia, the sideline reporter for Sixers games, joins Kurt Helin from NBC Sports to discuss all that, how Joel Embiid is playing like an MVP, how Landry Shamet is what this team needed, and much more. There is also Markelle Fultz talk (although this was recorded just before the news on his shoulder injury broke).

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Utah Jazz deep dive, Kyle Korver trade and slow start breakdown Dec 03, 2018

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The Utah Jazz are confounding this season. Nearly everyone went into the season picturing a top 3 team in the West, but a quarter of the way into the season the Jazz are the 14 seed at 11-13, with a middle-of-the-road defense and a bottom five offense. Donovan Mitchell has been flat to start the season after a phenomenal rookie campaign. The Jazz defense has been good but not dominant when Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert is on the court? And what happened to all the shooting. Tony Jones of The Athletic joins Kurt Helin of NBC Sports to discuss the growing pains in Utah, the tough schedule to start the season, and how the Jazz can turn it around and still be a playoff force.

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20 games in: Surprises, early awards talk, plus listener questions Nov 27, 2018

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We are 20 games into the NBA season — no more talk of small sample sizes, we have enough data to start drawing conclusions. What teams have surprised us? Boston, Utah, Houston... how worried should we really be about them? Is Sacramento for real? Are teams still ramping up the pace this season? Then there is awards talk: Giannis Antetokounmpo for MVP? LeBron James? And is it Luka Doncic or Deandre Ayton for Rookie of the Year. Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman from NBC Sports get into all of that plus take reader questions and comments on these topics in the lastest PBT Podcast.

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Lakers talk with Eric Pincus (plus Butler, Carmelo news) Nov 13, 2018

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Jimmy Butler is in Philadelphia. Carmelo Anthony is in Houston, but not for much longer. And the Lakers have Tyson Chandler and a three-game winning streak — there is never a dull moment in the NBA. Kurt helin of NBC Sports welcomes in Eric Pincus, who covers the Lakers for Bleacher Report plus is a salary cap expert you have seen on NBA TV, to talk about it all. The pair talk about what the Sixers need to do next to capitalize on their window with Butler, are there landing spots for Carmelo Anthony, and then a deep dive on the Lakers: What is the team doing right? Does Lonzo Ball fit with LeBron James? What about Brandon Ingram? And who is the next big star the Lakers will be able to add to their mix?

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