Episode 4: (N)ot (F)or (L)ong

Episode 4: Dan’s Back! The NBA is often considered one of the leagues that is active year-round, Brian and Dan touch base on some key points in sports such as summer league standouts, from the likes of Cam Whitmore, Houston’s late-first round draft selection, another product of the DMV-Villanova-NBA pipeline, who ended up getting the honors of Summer League MVP. Teaming up with the likes of fellow draft classmate Amen Thompson who went 4th overall, and free-agent signees Fred Vanvleet, Dillon Brooks, Houston is indeed trying to become a problem for the rest of the league in the near future. We unpack the latest news related to the Damian Lillard trade saga. Damian Lillard has been one of the recent players to secure massive contracts and then have sought to see better opportunities. The NBA has been throwing money around for decades and you can see with more cap space and growth in the league, these new wave of NBA talent hitting their primes have been able to truly enjoy the fruits of their labor with these new juiced up contracts. This prompts a discussion of the Jenner-Kardashian All-Star including the likes of Lamar Odom, Jordan Clarkson, Devin Booker, etc. We also beg the question of whether role players or championship “glue guys” should desire larger contracts elsewhere versus taking the hometown discount to keep competing in the long run, but we also can’t forget the stars who are fortunate enough to do both (examples include Udonis Haslem, and other hopefuls like Joe Mixon and Aaron Rodgers). Additionally we talk about these new deals being agreed upon in the NBA and NFL as we anticipate the inevitable Joe Burrow’s ensuing extension, especially with the likes of Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Daniel Jones, and Justin Herbert agreeing to their respective terms. In the same token we highlight the fall of the RB market and how the NFL is at odds with a position whose value has been quite mercurial as of recent. There’s a lot more we dive into so indulge for an hour, and vibe out on this audio adventure.