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A special commercial-less episode, we work for free to catch you up on the latest news such as the Dedmon trade request and the remainder of injury news around the league.  We also spend some time discussing Mike Malone’s performance as coach in the wake of his reported extension and also recap some of the action over the weekend. 

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA). And if you like this pod, please donate to support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com.

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We recap all 5 games on Christmas, 13 hours of basketball.  In order: Lakers/Clippers, Bucks/Sixers, Rockets/Warriors, Pelicans/Nuggets, Celtics/Raptors.  Then a look at the Utah/Cleveland trade of Exum for Clarkson, plus some scuttlebutt from the G-League Showcase.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA). And if you like this pod, please donate to support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com.

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A look at the 15 teams in the Western Conference over the past couple of weeks in a loose alphabetical order.

Timestamps: DAL (1:35), DEN (12:04), GSW (17:58), HOU (29:46), LAC (36:25), LAL (38:28), MEM (44:10), MIN (51:22), NOP (25:00), OKC (54:58), PHX (59:22), POR (1:19:10), SAC (1:04:14), SAS (1:09:38), UTA (1:15:27)

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A news catchup on a number of troubling injuries plus the drama in Atlanta of late.  Then we finish out the Decade Tournament with Ben Taylor. Can Nate even finish the podcast after the humiliation of 2013 Miami’s defeat?  Can anyone challenge the 2017 Warriors?

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Preeminent NBA historian and analyst Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball joins to continue the Decade Tournament.  A huge debate develops over which LeBron team, 2016 or 2013, was better, and we have to go to a tiebreak. Plus we get TWO rematches from the classic 2016 playoffs.  And can anyone challenge the 2017 Warriors? Ben is fantastic as always.

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Seth Partnow of the Athletic discusses the recent trend towards “heliocentrism” in the NBA, one player controlling everything for his team offensively.  Who are the players who do it now, why did this trend develop, and who else might be able to take on such a role in the future?

Then we hit on how teams prepare for the deadline and what processes they need to have in place to evaluate their options in that hectic period.

Then two more mini-segments, where we discuss players who could thrive in a larger role and a few things that have annoyed us in this NBA season.

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Josh Lloyd of Basketball Monster and Locked on Fantasy Basketball podcast joins to discuss how he created his podcast as an independent and what his process is for keeping up with the league. We also discuss whether a reduction in the schedule could help fantasy basketball.

Then we get into some interesting questions on players returning from injury.  How will the returns of Deandre Ayton, De’Aaron Fox, Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert, John Collins, and Zion Williamson affect their teams.  We also discuss the recent news that the Pelicans are open to trading Jrue Holiday and what a return for him might be.

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Rich Hofmann, Sixers reporter for the Athletic, joins to discuss how Sixers have differed from preseason expectations, Ben Simmons’ progression, whether Joel Embiid is taking the next step this year, and how the Sixers match up with the Bucks.

Then Nate catches up on the latest news around the league.

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Kevin Pelton of ESPN joins Nate to look back on a decade of drafting from 2009 to 2018 and pick our best and worst draft picks.  See where Kevin and Nate differ in terms of what constitutes a great and terrible draft pick. And will we start with the worst or best draft picks? Knowing Nate, you may already have the answer.

Then Nate does a rare solo segment, including the latest on injuries, the Knicks’ disaster, Kevin Love on the trade market, and more.

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Ben Taylor joins to provide the historical expertise that only he can.  Ben and Nate snake draft the 16 best teams, a fascinating exercise in a league that changed so much over 10 years. Then we play out a fascinating first round with our matchups--which was so interesting we ran out of time and have to take it to a part 2.

With host Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA). And if you like this pod, please donate to support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com.