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Trey, Marcus & Shawn are back together to discuss Ben Simmons again! Will he ever play for Philadelphia again? Will Daryl Morey accept a more realistic offer? Then they get into John Wall’s request to play anywhere, but Houston. Is there a trade for him? Will he just get bought out? Lastly, they discuss the rumours that Zion WIlliamson is unhappy with the New Orleans Pelicans. Will he play on the Qualifying Offer? Should New Orleans try and trade him earlier? Stay safe wherever you are.
Trey and Shawn get together to discuss Ben Simmons deciding he won’t show up for training camp and what the ramifications are going forward. How much does it tank his trade value? Does it tank more once the season starts? What team does he start and end the season with? Then they take a look at the extension signed by Clint Capela and the value of a big man in today’s game.
Shawn, Marcus, and Trey get together to talk about the NBA news of the day. ESPN deciding to have Rachel Nichols sit out the rest of her contract and removing The Jump from the air out of nowhere gave the group an easy topic to start trying to piece together why do this now, what it means for the moment, and where we hope to see Rachel next. After that, they dive in once again on the Westbrook fit around the space-lacking Lakers and how the fit might be better during the regular season than people think. Trey points out…
Trey & Shawn are back to discuss the 2 most recent max extensions signed. They start by discussing Boston signing Marcus Smart to what they deem to be a great contract. Then they discuss the Terry Rozier contract signed by Charlotte. Trey is really high on it and backs it up with stats while Shawn is more comme ci comme ça about it. Trey was really surprised by how much the odds changed on the Washington Wizards Over/Under in Vegas. Shawn then brings up how happy he was to see Philadelphia predicted to finish 6th. They end by touching on…
Trey couldn’t wait for Shawn to get off work, so he put out the Bulls signal and it was answered by Youtuber & podcaster, Playoff Makai, to talk all things Chicago Bulls. They geek out over the young team and how the executives have done during free agency. Stay safe wherever you are.
Trey & Shawn are back to recap what they liked and didn’t like about the beginning of NBA Free Agency. Unsurprisingly, they each liked what their respective teams did (Chicago and Toronto, respectively). Shawn thought the Luka signing was necessary and Trey thought Dallas’ free agency was a dud. They also discuss how the Washington Wizards did a great job surrounding Bradley Beal with complimentary players. Stay safe wherever you are.
Shawn, Trey and Caleb are back to react in real time to the first 14 draft picks in the 2021 NBA Draft! They discussed fits with the teams drafting the players. They tried to guess picks throughout the night. Shawn got to celebrate an excellent choice by the Raptors. Trey and Caleb’s teams didn’t have 1st round picks, but they did get to rejoice in the Hornets taking Chris Duarte! Stay safe wherever you are!
Shawn, Trey and Marcus are back together for some heated discussions. They start with the news that Pascal Siakam has asked for a trade and Shawn has found the perfect one (in his opinion). This leads to a discussion regarding possible destinations for Bradley Beal and Dame Lillard (Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics). Things then get heated when Trey’s HoopSocial article detailing his Top 30 players to start an NBA franchise is brought up for discussion. Stay safe wherever you are!
Shawn and Trey are joined by a long lost voice from the past, Caleb, to discuss the NBA Draft. Caleb has released a Top 30 Draft Board on Hoop-Social.com. For the first episode of our Draft Coverage, we wanted to talk about Caleb’s Top 3 as his #1 is not Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley is not one of the 3. We talk comparisons and potential best fits for the Top 3 as well as the next 2 behind them. Don’t worry, Caleb and Trey still have love for Jonathan Kuminga. We also get some notes on 2 players outside…
Shawn and Trey discuss Game 4 of the NBA Finals with Marcus joining halfway through. They discuss the importance of Giannis getting Middleton involved in the 2nd half to help seal the win for the Bucks. They also discuss the defensive adjustments that the Bucks were making to shut down Chris Paul. They praise the shooting of Devin Booker while also pointing out that he needs to get Mikhal Bridges and Cam Johnson more involved when the Bucks stopped CP3 from doing what he did best. They also show love to Giannis for the incredible block on the lob to…