NBA Free Agency Primer: The Main Characters of the Offseason!
6/29/202656 min
Zach is joined by Michael Pina to break down everything ahead of the official start of NBA free agency. They cover the moves that have already happened and discuss who the main character of the offseason will be. Finally, they share their thoughts on the Suns acquiring Miles Bridges.
(0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show!
(1:14) Michael Pina joins the show!
(1:46) Most intriguing move we already know of
(4:56) Main character no. 1 - Kawhi Leonard
(13:06) Main character no. 2 - Jaylen Brown
(17:24) Zach’s thoughts on analytics-gate
(22:42) Teams that might actually be in on a Brown trade
(25:17) Can the Celtics just bring him back?
(28:55) Main character no. 3 - The Denver Nuggets
(36:05) Main character no. 4 - LeBron James
(37:15) Is a Warriors Big Four looming?
(46:07) Main character no. 5 - The Detroit Pistons
(48:00) Suns acquire Miles Bridges
Host: Zach Lowe
Guest: Michael Pina
Producers: Jonathan Frias, Billy Gil, and Mike Wargon
Social: Keith Fujimoto and Michael Szokoli
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[upbeat music] Coming up on the Zach Lowe Show, NBA free agency officially kicks off in about 35 hours or something like that. Michael Pina from theringer.com is here to get into all of the biggest stories. Who are the main characters of NBA free agency/the transaction period that is really already underway? Kawhi Leonard, will he be traded by the time this podcast drops? Jaylen