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NBA Free Agency preview with Sean Deveney Jun 28, 2018

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NBA free agency is the Wild West, and just about anything can happen. LeBron James is leaning toward Los Angeles, but can he get Paul George to jump with him? What about the Kawhi Leonard trade — is it going to happen with the Lakers? If it does, is LeBron to Los Angeles a lock? If LeBron and Leonard are in L.A., is George going to ditch his OKC plans and follow? Kurt Helin from NBC Sports and Sean Deveney of The Sporting News break all that down, plus talking Chris Paul, DeMarcus Cousins, DeAndre Jordan, J.J. Redick, the Indiana Pacers trying to pick players off (possibly restricted free agents), and everything else going on. Even Brook Lopez.

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NBA Draft breakdown: Winners, losers, sleepers Jun 22, 2018

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The Phoenix Suns didn't screw up the No. 1 pick landing Deandre Ayton, but they also made an interesting — maybe safe — move getting Mikal Bridges in a trade. The Atlanta Hawks got their man in Trae Young, but the Dallas Mavericks did better getting theirs in Luka Doncic after a trade. The Sacramento Kings got their man in Marvin Bagley. Michael Porter Jr. and Robert Williams fell down draft. Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports break down all of it, who were the winners and losers, who were the sleepers, and what it means heading into free agency this summer.

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Risers. Sleepers. Who should go No. 2? Final full draft breakdown Jun 18, 2018

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Luka Doncic? Marvin Bagley III? Jaren Jackson Jr.? If you were in the shoes of Vlade Divac and the Sacramento Kings, who would you draft No. 2? Kurt Helin and Rob Dauster of NBC Sports get into that topic as well as breaking down the rest of the draft such as the risers, the sleepers, and is Michael Porter Jr. worth the risk? Also, in the bigger picture, are we focused too much on the bigs at the top of this draft — the majority of guys who will go in the top six — when we just saw in the last two rounds of the NBA playoffs that a lot of bigs can't stay on the court in those situations? Which of these draftees can?

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Sixers GM out due to Twitter accounts, plus NBA Finals talk Jun 07, 2018

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It was both expected and one of the strangest stories ever in the NBA: Bryan Colangelo is out as the GM of the Sixers because his wife — he contends without his knowledge — ran a series of Twitter burner accounts which defended him and savaged players on the team. Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports get into why Colangelo had to go, even if you believe he didn't know about the accounts, and who is most likely next in line to replace him. The pair also gets into the 3-0 NBA Finals, the vibe around the Cavaliers, and what this means for LeBron James going forward.

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NBA Finals preview, plus Twitter burner account talk May 30, 2018

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Golden State vs. Cleveland. Again. LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry.

Or, more accurately, LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Which is why when Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports starts breaking down the 2018 NBA Finals there's a lot of talk about what needs to go perfectly for Cleveland. They need Kevin Love back (and ideally Andre Iguodala to miss some time). They need to hit their threes. The role players have to step up. Their defense needs not to regress against a much better offense. The Cavaliers have no margin for error, the Warriors have a big one, and we break down why.

Also, the first 10 minutes of the podcast is a discussion of the hot water Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo finds himself in after a story pointing to a lot of circumstantial evidence that he was running a series of secondary Turner Burner Twitter accounts that were critical of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Markelle Fultz, Masai Ujiri others. While it's led to a lot of jokes (and good ones), this is serious for Colangelo and the Sixers and it could cost someone their job.

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Conference Finals now best of three; plus Metta World Peace May 23, 2018

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Both NBA Conference Finals are tied 2-2 in both the East and West — and breaking that down is not even the best part of this podcast. That's because NBA champion Metta World Peace joins us to talk about his new book, "No Malice: My Life in Basketball or: How a Kid from Queensbridge Survived the Streets, the Brawls, and Himself to Become an NBA Champion." World Peace discusses the time he cracked Michael Jordan's ribs in a summer game, how he was nervous before Game 7 of the NBA Finals in 2010, and how he was a pioneer in NBA players talking about mental health (Metta's portion of the podcast starts at 30:17). Before that, Dan Feldman and Kurt Helin of NBC Sports discuss LeBron James bringing Cleveland back, but with the Celtics going home will the young players wearing green respond and change the momentum around again? And do the Warriors have another gear and the ability to win another game on the road in Houston?

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The Second Annual NBA Mock Draft Podcast, part 2 May 16, 2018

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Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk was joined by Rob Dauster, the host of College Basketball Talk, to put together a mock draft podcast. On Part 1, here on the CBT feed, you can find a breakdown of the first seven picks in the draft, with Rob providing player breakdowns and Kurt bringing the knowledge on team needs and player fit. Part 2 of the podcast, which includes picks 8-30, can be found right here on the Pro Basketball Talk feed.

The Rundown:

Open: 8. Cleveland Cavaliers

8:30: 9. New York Knicks

11:00: 10. Philadelphia 76ers

12:25: 11. Charlotte Hornets

16:05: 12. and 13. Los Angeles Clippers

25:05: 14. Denver Nuggets

26:20: 15. Washington Wizards

31:10: 16. Phoenix Suns

33:40: 17. Milwaukee Bucks

37:10: 18. San Antonio Spurs

38:25: 19. Atlanta Hawks

41:00: 20. Minnesota Timberwolves

42:45: 21. Utah Jazz

45:25: 22. Chicago Bulls

46:45: 23. Indiana Pacers

49:30: 24. Portland Trailblazers

52:35: 25. Los Angeles Lakers

54:55: 26. Philadelphia 76ers

57:05: 27. Boston Celtics

58:25: 28. Golden State Warriors

1:00:25: 29. Brooklyn Nets

1:02:50: 30. Atlanta Hawks

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Getting noticed by NBA teams through Professional Basketball Combine May 14, 2018

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Most of the NBA Draft focus right now is on the handful of guys at the top of the draft. However, at any given time up to 20 percent of the guys in the league were undrafted (Robert Covington, Jeremy Lin, Seth Curry, Aron Baynes, Wes Mathews, and Kent Bazemore, to name a few). How do those guys get the attention of scouts and GMs and get their chance? Jake Kelfer with the Professional Basketball Combine joins Kurt Helin of NBC Sports to talk about that event — a May event where teams can watch players not at the NBA Combine — and how those players can get a foot in the door. This year, that includes LiAngelo Ball, who will be at the PBC trying to show to scouts exactly what he can do.

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Eastern, Western Conference Finals Previews May 10, 2018

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Houston vs. Golden State is the showdown we've been waiting for since before the season began. LeBron James has just one more team between him and an eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals, but the Boston Celtics with Al Horford and a smart defense are going to present challenges the Toronto Raptors did not last series. Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports get into each series and look at the details. How will Boston handle Kyle Korver and Kevin Love while trying to not let LeBron go off. Can James Harden get isolations and go right at Stephen Curry, and will that work? The pair also get into the discussion of coaches in Toronto and Philadelphia, where there are segments of both fan bases that want to fire the head man.

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What went wrong and what's next for Trail Blazers? Apr 25, 2018

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It was embarrassing, and left both fans and players of the Trail Blazers angry and frustrated — Portland was swept out of the playoffs by the New Orleans Pelicans. Now what happens in Portland? Is Terry Stotts in danger as the coach? What about GM Neil Olshey? Would they consider trading C.J. McCollum? Is there anyway to offload the contract of Evan Turner? Kurt Helin and the Northeast's own Dane Carbaugh of NBC Sports break it all down in this latest podcast. The pair also touch on other series around the league, like do the Pelicans have a shot against the Warriors? And, as required by NBA law, they touch on the Sixers run.

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