cade cunningham’s shot quality is…something

‼️NEW YOUTUBE EXCLUSIVE‼️ You’re welcome. Or, we’re sorry. youtu.be/AEa0Fsu-n4U?...

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Questions We Have for After the NBA All-Star Break East Pressure index (2:36) West Pressure index (27:26) Giannis (56:53) HOU/SAS/DET (1:02:00) LeBron (1:12:20) All-NBA (1:16:53) Playoff shocks (1:29:57) Kawhi (1:35:00) MORE 🍎 apple.co/4kxkw8Y ✳️ bit.ly/3MvgPnG 📺 youtu.be/lfE2brEviFg

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Most Fascinating Teams Post-NBA Trade Deadline w/ @msjnba.bsky.social 1️⃣ (3:27) 2️⃣ (10:59) 3️⃣ (20:17) 4️⃣ (36:36) 5️⃣ (48:59) 6️⃣ (57:56) 7️⃣ (1:05:42) 8️⃣ (1:11:20) 9️⃣ (1:25:09) 1️⃣0️⃣ (1:33:03) 1️⃣1️⃣ (1:44:41) 1️⃣2️⃣ (1:55:48) 🍎 apple.co/4amaOli ✳️ bit.ly/4rbM5Hv 📺 youtu.be/P6wT8AmXiqA

A potential tanking solution @danfavale.bsky.social and @granthughes.bsky.social actually like!

are the bucks and giannis making a mistake? @granthughes.bsky.social and myself talked at length about on the pod. here's a little taste:

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 NBA Trade Deadline Wrap-Up Extravaganza —Bucks (1:44) —Wiz (10:45) —Mavs —Cavs (26:26) —LAC (33:22) —Pacers (42:34) —Grizz (50:25) —Jazz (59:27) —Dubs (1:08:07) —CHI (1:24:24) —Hornets (1:29:24) —Wolves (1:34:22) —MORE 🍎 apple.co/3ObezT3 ✳️ bit.ly/4qkb0Y0 📺 youtube.com/live/y9lVblTrDAo

the implications here have no limits

i have been and will continue to grade every trade from this week over at b/r, just in case you're in the market for ragebait: bleacherreport.com/articles/253...

Soooo how well do you remember these NBA trades? 😬

I would argue "very well"

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so @granthughes.bsky.social and myself pitched jarren jackson to utah on this pod. i'm not saying we're prophetic. i'm not NOT saying it either.

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Los Angeles Lakers 2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer —Assets —Cap sheet —Austin Reaves' future –LeBron' future —Biggest needs —Trade targets —Reactions to Baxter Holmes story —MORE 🍎 apple.co/4sWHdHL ✳️ bit.ly/49HUsnX 📺 youtu.be/FHYCejXt8WI

‼️NEW PODS‼️ 📋 Charlotte Hornets 2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer —Assets —Overall direction –LaMelo-Kon-Miller —Biggest needs —Trade targets —MORE 🍎 apple.co/4bZcjYS ✳️ bit.ly/45wAQAR 📺 youtu.be/8TlWC8_7UsU

‼️NEW PODS‼️ (PLURAL!) 📋 Bucks NBA Trade Deadline Primer w/ @btoporek.bsky.social ⤵️ —Giannis outlook —Needs —Targets —MORE 🍎 apple.co/4qziibq ✳️ bit.ly/3NC6TsW 📺 youtu.be/XRUxstEppzo 📋 Where do Bucks + Dubs Go From Here, Post-Injuries?⤵️ 🍎 apple.co/4k2poCW ✳️ bit.ly/4rc9WGA 📺 youtu.be/5bqGpgEcxRo

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Detroit Pistons 2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer —Yes, they're contenders already —How aggressive should they be? —How eventual paydays for Ausar/Duren factor in —Biggest needs? —Middle-ground targets —Bigger-splash targets 🍎 apple.co/4kdfKxz ✳️ bit.ly/4rbBcFm 📺 youtu.be/R6mstjuqVQI

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Phoenix Suns 2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer w/ @msjnba.bsky.social —This team is fun! —Ducking the tax/cap sheet —Assets —Biggest needs —Trade targets, both small and nuclear 🍎 apple.co/4qz3nyb ✳️ bit.ly/3LQz9Hw 📺 youtu.be/yD5IHvkcPB4

"Alonzo Mourning gif personified, but at 2.5x speed" is how I'd describe my acceptance process.

Guess the NBA team from…their player nicknames! 🕵️‍♂️🏀

Which NBA players have racked up the most triple-doubles the HARD way? 🧐

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Boston Celtics 2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer 🍎 apple.co/4jByGWn ✳️ bit.ly/45IlLMr 📺 youtu.be/v441KR2hm8Q

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Sacramento Kings 2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer featuring @msjnba.bsky.social 🍎 apple.co/3YT6Uv3 ✳️ bit.ly/45LabQA 📺 youtu.be/-X_4fobbOjw

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Denver Nuggets 2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer 🍎 apple.co/49puCFj ✳️ bit.ly/4jveDZq 📺 youtu.be/hpYINa-BrYw

becauswe we are young and hip clearly, we are also live....VERTICALLY www.youtube.com/live/ZQuhZMN...

one of the "possible solves" that comes up in here is losses count toward lotto odds before the trade deadline, and wins boosts lotto odds after it. topically enough, a team like the wizards poking around trae young was one of our potential unintended consequences of such a move.

stellar performance by my certified fantabulous co-host @granthughes.bsky.social here

“We don’t need a 65-game qualifier to determine who the MVP is, or who’s All-NBA. Let us decide what 55 games at Level X means against 71 at Level Y. We can do that. It’s not hard.” - @granthughes.bsky.social

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Can The Bucks Do The Unthinkable? 🍎 apple.co/3MZxyj5 ✳️ bit.ly/4pe5aH9 📺 youtu.be/YFy06oWhRSw

i just want to point out that josh hart was mentioned because of the rebounding specifically and not because i threatened @granthughes.bsky.social off-cam

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 MAILBAG! Draymond/Dubs (1:38) Draft picks (20:30) Tanking (29:32) Bringing back role-player icons (45:00) Harden, LeBron, Trade (1:00:23) Kings (1:26:39) STAT PADDING (1:31:46) 🍎 apple.co/494Gn2k ✳️ bit.ly/3L129w2 📺 youtube.com/live/WHlrrijkfus

“Name an NBA player not in the rumor mill you would consider moving…”

hello! @granthughes.bsky.social and myself will be doing a LIVE mailbag tmw for @hardwoodknocksnba.bsky.social. hit us with some questions to agonize over ⤵️

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Questions for Every NBA Team in The West Entering Trade Season! 🍎 apple.co/4s8qznY ✳️ bit.ly/4s5nxAQ 📺 youtube.com/live/9Rhhp45yCok (Timestamps in replies⤵️)

🫡 to @granthughes.bsky.social, a true 25/5/5 knower

Rank these three NBA players by their current trade value 🧐 Group 1: LaMelo Ball, Ja Morant, Trae Young Group 2: De’Aaron Fox, Lauri Markkanen, Austin Reaves

We are LIVE combing through our NBA awards ballots so far. COME HANG⤵️ youtube.com/live/hE3IH8o...

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 A Different Type of Giannis Antetokounmpo Discussion We get into all the usual stuff, including potential deals, but also have an in-depth talk about styles and trends could shift the star-trade market. (Timestamps within!) 🍎 apple.co/3Kk4lOV ✳️ bit.ly/3Yb728v 📺 youtu.be/ut-VzySfOHw

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Los Angeles Clippers Rabbit Hole The CP3 situation (1:42) Could they get their picks back? (9:19) James Harden trades (26:42) Kawhi trades (53:36) Should they actually tear it down? (1:22:55) 🍎 apple.co/48wNoIY ✳️ bit.ly/4rFYlkd 📺 youtube.com/live/JKYf50qdMzI

i am not mad just disappointed @granthughes.bsky.social

we are LIVE @hardwoodknocksnba.bsky.social talking about the Clippers (and probably Giannis)…COME HANG⤵️ www.youtube.com/live/JKYf50q...

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Not to be overdramatic, but... Does the future of NBA parity depend on...the Clippers? (0:48) OKC's window (2:10) Who can beat the Thunder? (13:59) Can the Clippers turn it around? (27:08) Re-litigating the PG trade (32:42) 🍎 apple.co/49AUw9t ✳️ bit.ly/4onGuvz 📺 youtu.be/iiOWxPeFzy4

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 7 NBA Questions We Can't Ignore Hawks & Trae Young (3:06) Lakers (27:45) Heat & Tyler Herro (45:20) Raptors (59:28) Blow-up watch (1:13:27) Third-best team is...? (1:20:26) Troubled contenders (1:28:38) 🍎 apple.co/4iehTbf ✳️ bit.ly/3XcF7EU 📺 youtu.be/3LW4w9Rce_s

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Rookie Check-Ins w/ @msjnba.bsky.social 🧭 The East 🍎 apple.co/48orskg ✳️ bit.ly/49tSAzA 📺 youtu.be/bjegMulwRoM

BREAK UP THE SUNS* (*but not for the reasons you’d think)

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Is It Time For These NBA Teams to Panic? Mavs (3:01) Magic (14:01 Hawks (27:09) Grizzlies (35:33) Clippers (48:25) Timberwolves (1:01:11) 🍎 apple.co/3XoQwBn ✳️ bit.ly/484rCx2 📺 youtube.com/live/oZwap_QujDk

the mavs offense has been caps-lock BAD 🥴 @granthughes.bsky.social

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Buying or Selling NBA Breakouts w/ @msjnba.bsky.social —Buzelis —Giddey —Duren —Reaves —Sengun —Jaquez —Q Jax —Ajay —Rollins —Maxey —Castle —Kyshawn (timestamps within!) 🍎 apple.co/4owfbQK ✳️ bit.ly/4hFYgbw 📺 youtu.be/KhAiYHFcF4M

just how much faster are the heat playing? and can their eclectic offensive approach sustain better than the grizzlies' from last year? @granthughes.bsky.social and i talked about it ⤵️