Biggest Offseason Questions With HUGE Impact Across The NBA: Giannis, LeBron, Top Pick & More
6/17/20261 hr 21 min
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to break down some of the questions that will have massive ramifications on the NBA offseason. The guys assess the two top teams going after Giannis and discuss why he is likely to be moved by the NBA Draft. Then, we tackle what is going on in Utah ahead of the draft including some significant contract negotiations and who the Jazz are looking to select. Finally, what will happen with LeBron and the Lakers and will it address the biggest issues facing the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Brian Windhorst· Host0:24
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast. We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Tuesday afternoon back in our home bases, joining us from New York City, where they're keying up for the parade. Are you getting your spot already on the, uh, on the Canyon of Heroes there, Tim Bontemps?
Tim Bontemps· Panelist0:44
Hello, everybody. I'm gonna be very happily ensconced on the Upper West Side, wandering around Central Park. It's been a spectacular week of weather. It's been, like, 75 and sunny every day. Uh, hopefully, for the people going to the parade on Thursday, it'll be the same. We'll see what the weather's supposed to be. Uh, high of 89, but probably'll be, I would guess it'll be, like, 80 and sunny when the parade's going on, so should be a very lovely day for the people who are going.
Brian Windhorst· Host1:06
You guys know one of my things is, uh, it's so hard to win a championship that I highly, highly encourage celebrating the ever-living hell out of it, and I know that people in the NBA don't really or aren't gonna really listen to me, but- But ... I, I always encourage it. So I wanna see, for these next three to five weeks, I wanna see this trophy on the back of Mitchell Robinson's pickup truck. I wanna see it, God knows