48 Minutes: Giannis, Dame, & Khris ... GM Survey Reaction ... The Amazing LeBron James ... Rookie Roundup

0:00 ... Hello and Welcome as Ross dedicates show #72 to Jason Kapono who wore #72 in Philadelphia

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1:41 ... "World B" discusses James Harden in his opening remarks and how Philly needs to make a move before the start of the season

3:22 ... Bruce's opening remarks are on Jeff Van Gundy joining the Boston Celtics and how it reminded him of another former coach that joined the Celtics front office in 2012.

5:00 ... Ross discusses the trade that sent Kevin Porter Jr to the OKC Thunder along with more draft assets. Ross then explains the unbelievable package of future picks that the Thunder have been accumulating.

6:30 ... Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo finally took the court together over the weekend and the crew discusses how they looked and what we can expect moving forward.

7:43 ... Bruce loves how Giannis and Dame provide a combination that will almost never be completely stopped, but they may want to fine tune a few things before the opener next week.

9:19 ... World B is not worried about Lillard adjusting to his new teammates with the Bucks and how he will do his thing as he always does.

11:27 ... Ross asks Bruce about Khris Middleton's readiness to accept his new role as the third option on offense.

12:50 ... Ross suggests that the Bucks should watch what Phoenix is doing in getting their new "Big 3" in sync for the season.

13:12 ... World B comments on how offense has taken over the NBA and that Middleton will make a huge contribution as the "third guy," just as Chris Bosh did in Miami and Kevin Love did in Cleveland on championship teams.

16:45 ... Ross introduces the discussion on the yearly NBA General Manager's survey and Bruce found the Luka Doncic rankings (#2 point guard and #3 small forward) mark him as a "position-less superstar."

18:11 ... World B found it interesting that Anthony Edwards was chosen as the #1 candidate for top "Breakout Player" while Bruce wondered if the GM's noticed that Edwards actually "broke out" last season.

21:17 ... Ross took issue with some of the GM's ranking of the teams that made the best off-season moves. The Dallas Mavericks were rated highly and the crew questioned whether they deserved it. And Ross was surprised that the Phoenix Suns didn't rate highly in this category.

26:15 ... What can we expect from LeBron James in his 21st NBA season that begins next week? Bruce puts his 19th and 20th season performances into perspective along side others who played 20 seasons like the late Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

28:53 ... World B believe the Lakers are a 50 win team and a legit title contender, but they may be on thin ice over health concerns for LeBron and Anthony Davis. World B describes him as a "freak of nature."

31:41 ... Ross has been impressed with D'Angelo Russell's pre-season performance as of now.

34:10 ... Ross and Bruce had a chuckle over Russell's admiration for Derrick White of the Celtics.

34:45 .... The guys debate which first year player will win the Rookie of the Year Award. The candidates are Victor Wenbanyama, Chet Holmgren, and Scoot Henderson.

36:24 .... World B thinks Wembanyama is the choice for top rookie

38:15 ... Bruce talks about the "Scoot Henderson Rookie of the Year" bandwagon and how Wemby and Chet are both worthy .... but Scoot will win it.

40:14 ... World B makes a pitch for Brandon Miller as the top rookie.

41:47 ... Bruce's final thought is on how the Israeli team Ra'Anana Maccabi, which played three NBA teams this week is providing hope and inspiration for their fellow Israelis as they go to war against the terrorist group Hamas.

43:03 ... World B's final thought is on the GM Survey on the best coach in the league. And he is surprised that Tyrann Lue didn't finish higher.

45:37 ... Ross concludes with some thoughts on Payton Watson in Denver and how Nuggets GM Calvin Booth thinks Watson will make people forget the departed Bruce Brown

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