Sam and Nick discuss:

- surprising and disappointing teams to start the year

-surprising players this year

-how impressive this rookie class has been to start the year

-super duper early MVP candidates 

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Sam and Jahlil discuss:

- teams that had the best and worst offseason in the East

- a quick 5-8 min rundown of each team and where they stack up in the standings

- award candidates from Eastern conf 

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Sam and Noah discuss:

-the Ime Udoka situation and where the Celtics go from here

-the Spida trade saga and the aftermath for Utah, Cleveland and New York

-the RJ Barrett extension and where the Knicks can go from here

-expectations for the Nets

-What the hell are the Lakers doing? 

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Noah's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TerranovaFilmStudy

Sam welcomes back Kev to the podcast & Cam joins them as they discuss:

-the Nets collapse and what is going on with the Nets

-the Rudy Gobert trade and how that reset the market, and how it affects each team

-the Brogdon & Dejounte trades

-contract extensions (Dort & Beal) 

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Cam insta: https://www.instagram.com/c.deloatch/

Sam and Kris discuss:

-the Warriors winning the championship and flowers being given to Steph, Wiggins, etc.

-how and why the Celtics struggled

-where the Celtics go from here and are the Warriors the favorite

- the Christian Wood trade and what it means for both sides

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Kris: https://twitter.com/krispursiainen

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Sam and Shwin discuss:

-Warriors vs Celtics and how the series could potentially take a turn, how Steph has been able to continue to thrive despite the Celtics great defense.

-the whole Utah Jazz situation and where they go from here after Quinn Snyder stepped down

-what happens with Deandre Ayton this offseason and where it would benefit his development to go to.

-Darvin Ham getting hired by the Lakers and how the Lakers have many issues to address

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https://thestrickland.bigcartel.com

Sam and Cam discuss:

-the conference finals matchups between the Celtics and Heat and Golden State and the Mavericks.

-What it means for Golden State to get back to the finals

-Lakers coaching search (this was before it was revealed Darvin Ham was hired) and their past season

-VINDICATION on Nets takes from years ago and their soon to be demise

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Cam insta: https://www.instagram.com/c.deloatch/

Sam and Kris discuss:

-what happened with the Bucks and what they need to address in the offseason

-the Suns no showing and the Mavs utter domination in game 7

-slander when it comes to players held to a higher standard.

-recap of Sixers-Heat and the Harden no show

-a preview of both conference finals matchups.