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The Trevor Ariza Trade That Wasn’t, Then Was | Heat Check (Ep. 355) Dec 17, 2018

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A three-team trade centered on the Washington Wizards acquiring Trevor Ariza falls through in dramatic circumstance and is reincarnated in altered form (4:21): The Phoenix Suns receive Kelly Oubre Jr. and Austin Rivers while the Memphis Grizzlies keep the status quo (30:36).

Host: John Gonzalez

Guest: Joe House, Jonathan Tjarks

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Exploring the Trade Candidates That Could Shuffle the League | The Corner 3 (Ep. 354) Dec 14, 2018

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The Kings are our kings and we hope the trade market might heat up soon for guys like Kevin Love and Tim Hardaway Jr.. Plus, we throw an outlet pass to the games we’re looking forward to this weekend.

Hosts: Kevin O’Connor, Jonathan Tjarks, Danny Chau

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Did the Raptors' Big Win Over the Warriors Make Them the Best Team in the League Right Now? | Group Chat (Ep. 353) Dec 13, 2018

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We try to sift through the noise of the Raptors’ blowout win against the Warriors (1:45) and diagnose the state of the Pelicans after Anthony Davis’s big night against the Thunder (13:33). Then, we take a look at two teams whose stocks are up and two whose are down (24:06).

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Paolo Uggetti, Haley O’Shaughnessy

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LeBron Thought About the Knicks, but It Was All a (Pipe) Dream | The Mismatch (Ep. 352) Dec 11, 2018

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LeBron James comments on having considered the New York Knicks as a free-agent destination (1:17), the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks continue to overperform behind their young stars (14:50), the Boston Celtics return to excellence after a slow start (34:10), and the Los Angeles Lakers look to add Trevor Ariza to an already wing-heavy roster (43:10).

Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor

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The Bulls' Drama Is Boiling Over Under Boylen | Heat Check (Ep. 351) Dec 10, 2018

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Turmoil continues for the Chicago Bulls under Jim Boylen (7:16), the three Texas teams deviate from expectations (14:12), growing pains afflict the Philadelphia 76ers’ Jimmy Butler experiment (32:12), and Buddy Hield emerges as the Sacramento Kings’ budding star (53:39).

Host: John Gonzalez

Guests: Shea Serrano, Michael Baumann, Katie Baker

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Lessons From the 2016 NBA Draft | The Corner 3 (Ep. 350) Dec 07, 2018

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We review some of the Houston Rockets’ biggest problems and ask whether they could be remedied with a Kevin Love trade (1:30). Then we take a look back at the lessons we learned from the 2016 draft (25:00), before throwing an outlet pass to this weekend’s games (37:18).

Hosts: Kevin O’Connor, Jonathan Tjarks, Danny Chau

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Debating the NBA’s Top 25 Players Through 25 Games | Group Chat (Ep. 349) Dec 06, 2018

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We review the Lakers vs. Spurs and Thunder vs. Nets games from Tuesday night (1:30) before coming clean on our ballots for The Ringer’s Top 25 Players in the NBA Through 25 Games (31:24).

Hosts: Chris Ryan, Justin Verrier, Haley O’Shaughnessy, Paolo Uggetti

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The Nuggets Are Here to Stay | The Mismatch (Ep. 348) Dec 04, 2018

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The Denver Nuggets have proved themselves to be elite (1:07), the Oklahoma City Thunder’s stellar defense is leading their surge (9:51), the retooled Minnesota Timberwolves start to climb up (22:06), the New Orleans Pelicans’ struggles amplify in a loss to the rolling Los Angeles Clippers (32:50), and the Los Angeles Lakers finally begin to accelerate (44:11).

Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor

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30 Thoughts for 30 Teams | Heat Check (Ep. 347) Dec 03, 2018

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More than a quarter of the way through the regular season, what can we say about every team in the NBA?

Host: John Gonzalez

Guests: Jason Concepcion, Kevin O’Connor, Haley O’Shaughnessy

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The Spurs Are Pivoting to Boring Basketball | The Corner 3 (Ep. 346) Nov 30, 2018

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Gregg Popovich’s disdain for 3-point shots (1:36), Andrew Wiggins’s future in the league (15:52), and R.J. Barrett’s less-than-stellar start at Duke (24:14). Plus, is Luka Doncic “tall James Harden” or “fat Steph Curry” (29:00)?

Hosts: Kevin O’Connor, Jonathan Tjarks, Danny Chau

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