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Nate and Danny break down the top-10 prospects in the NBA age 23 and under.  In what order would we draft the young players in the NBA if starting a franchise right now? We continue through the top-10 and get deep into the other candidates with Honorable Mentions, Players to Watch, and many others with over 30 players discussed in all. Plus which players were hardest to rank, which we had the most confidence in, and the biggest risers and fallers from last year.

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Despite the health challenges, some great Christmas games.  Golden State guts out a clutch win with a ton of absences in Phoenix, Milwaukee overcomes a 13-point deficit in the last 6 mins, New York takes care of Atlanta, the Lakers’ wild comeback falls short, and Utah eventually pulls away from Dallas.

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The live mailbag gets into which rebuilding teams are the most promising, which recent All-Stars will never make it again, whether Jokic/Steph/KD is an unprecedented triumvirate, the most important stats to improve your basketball analysis, the best basketball books, and more.

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Checking in on the Western Conference, discussing each team in loose alphabetical order as we have now reached the two-month mark of the 2021-22 season.

Timestamps: Dallas and how they’ve looked without Luka (0:00), Denver and Aaron Gordon’s start to the season (11:06), Golden State and a big game from Jonathan Kuminga (21:35), checking in on some of Houston’s rookies (27:58), the Clippers’ offense (34:07), the Lakers’ big three (40:57), Memphis and Portland (48:23), where Minnesota can improve offensively (58:26), New Orleans and how some of their key contributors have fared lately (1:03:00), Oklahoma City and Lu Dort’s season thus far (1:08:22), Phoenix coming off a strong stretch without Devin Booker (1:13:28), Sacramento and how Harrison Barnes has been so effective (1:18:36), and San Antonio and Utah (1:24:32). 

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Wrapping up with part 2 of this 15 in 60, we look back on the past couple of weeks for four teams in the East: Orlando (0:00), Philadelphia (9:29), Toronto (18:04), and Washington (23:10).

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Taking a closer look at the past couple of weeks for 11 teams in part 1 of an Eastern Conference 15 in 60.

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Ben Taylor of the Thinking Basketball YouTube channel joins for the usual wide-ranging conversation. He looked closely at how new rule interpretations were affecting the league and its players. We also use the Chicago Bulls with Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball as a lens to discuss what effect elite perimeter defense can have, and also get into some historical discussions regarding the Greatest Peaks and Top-75 players.

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Wrapping up our mailbag on the Western Conference, we continue in reverse alphabetical order, starting with the Grizzlies and concluding with the Mavs.

Timestamps: Memphis and the emergence of Desmond Bane (0:00), the Lakers and some trade targets on the wing (10:45), the Clippers and one of this season’s surprise contributors (21:00), Houston and the John Wall situation (27:04), Golden State and finding playing time for their lottery picks (37:49), Denver and how they can add to the roster in season (48:35), and Dallas and their offensive performance thus far (55:19).

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In part 1 of this Twitter mailbag, we answer listener questions on the Western Conference teams, starting with Utah and wrapping up with Minnesota.

Timestamps: Utah and the idea of a 2-for-1 trade to raise their playoff ceiling (0:00), the Spurs and what they can achieve later in the season (7:50), where Sacramento (13:15) and Portland (24:33) go from here after coaching and front office changes respectively, Phoenix and what they could look to add to help them make another deep playoff run (34:56), OKC and their long-term vision (42:33), the Pels and their play-in chances (48:45), and the Wolves and their improved defense (57:23).

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Seth Partnow joins to discuss his book The Midrange Theory, how “real” the 2020 and 2021 seasons were, the changing NBA environment this year and which teams are helped and hurt, plus how to communicate with non-dorks.

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