Davion Mitchell, Payton Pritchard, and the Knicks Picks Shine at Summer League. Plus: Joel Embiid and Marcus Smart Sign Extensions and Memphis Sends Patrick Beverley to Minnesota.
Verno and KOC start with all the news and movement around the league. First they dig into Joel Embiid’s supermax extension with the Philadelphia 76ers (0:30) and Marcus Smart’s four-year extension wit...
17 Aug 20211h 3min
Cam Thomas Looks Like an NBA Scoring Threat and More Summer League Observations. Plus: Mirin Fader on Her New Giannis Antetokounmpo Biography.
Kevin O’Connor has landed in Las Vegas for summer league, so he and Chris dive into all of their observations, starting with how last year’s rookie class is faring and whether we underrated them becau...
13 Aug 202159min
First Impressions of This Year’s Rookie Class in Summer League
Verno and KOC do a big summer league catchup after the first few days of play, starting with this year’s rookie class and why rookies are more able than ever to contribute to a winning team in the NBA...
10 Aug 20211h 9min
Andre Iguodala Returns to the Warriors and More Transactions Around the League
Verno and KOC are back and full of anticipation for the Olympic gold-medal game between France and Team USA Friday night (0:30). They are also full of joy at Andre Iguodala’s return to the Warriors fo...
6 Aug 20211h 9min
Free Agency Shuffles, Surprise Contracts, and NBA Draft Reactions
KOC and Verno rejoin after the draft and the first night of free agency to discuss the big trades and deals that went down. They start in Miami, where Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry got excellent deals (...
3 Aug 20211h 16min
Memphis Trades Up to the Top 10, and Top Prospect Info
As the NBA draft nears, Chris Vernon and Kevin O'Connor talk about all of the big moves the top teams are looking to make, including Memphis making a big trade to move to the top 10 in picks (01:46). ...
28 Juli 20211h 13min
Draft-Night Trade Conversations Reach a Crescendo and the Restricted Free Agency Market Is Hot
First, Verno and KOC dive into all the action surrounding the upcoming draft, with Cleveland fielding trade offers for their pick and Collin Sexton, the Raptors trying to move up from the fourth pick,...
23 Juli 20211h 15min
Giannis Drops 50 Points and the Bucks are NBA Champions
Verno and KOC start by breaking down Giannis' historic Game 6 (0:51) and everything else that helped push the Bucks past the Suns in the Finals (9:40). They also discuss what went wrong for the Suns (...
21 Juli 20211h 35min
