00:00 Intro

01:50 Breakout Players of the Year

01:55 Ivica Zubac

04:20 Dyson Daniels

05:50 Biggest Disappointments

06:00 Paolo Banchero/Jalen Johnson

07:10 Paul George

08:00 Rookie of the Year

13:50 Stephon Castle

09:40 MVP

09:50 SGA/Jokic

14:20 Josh Hart

16:20 Who to Avoid Next Season

17:00 LaMelo Ball

19:45 Ja Morant

22:45 Who to Target Next Season

22:59 Christian Braun

25:00 Onyeka Okongwu

27:20 Reed Sheppard

29:40 Immanuel Quickley

35:15 What Was That?!?

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz begin by reacting to the Nuggets' shocking firing of both Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth. Then, the guys debate what it means for the Western Conference playoff race and whether the Nuggets are suddenly a desirable opponent. They talk Clippers upside, Lakers, Warriors and teams that could push OKC in the postseason. Finally, they finish out with a discussion on which players belong in Round 1 of 2025-26 fantasy basketball drafts.

00:00 Intro

00:30 Nuggets fire Malone, Booth

11:30 Western Conference playoff race

14:25 Clippers upside

18:30 Wolves, Lakers, Warriors

22:45 Austin Reaves’ future

24:40 Early look at next year’s first round

24:55 Victor Wembanyama

29:00 Luka, Davis

30:55 KAT

31:50 Young stars vs veteran stars

32:30 Giannis

33:40 Chet Holmgren

35:15 Sabonis, Mitchell, Mobley

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Nick Whalen is joined by Kirien Sprecher to talk final-week strategy for leagues still running. The guys discuss playoff races, potential first-round matchups and rest concerns for the final week of the season. They also discuss some of their mistakes from this season and players they'll be looking to target in 2025-26 drafts.

00:00 Intro

00:45 West playoff races

08:00 Suns on the brink of elimination

10:00 Most vulnerable Play-In team

11:55 East Play-In race

16:45 Bucks’ preferred opponent

19:45 Auction strategy

25:15 Kawhi, Porzingis, Barrett, Bridges rest concerns this week

30:40 Quickley, Jamal Murray

31:40 Bobby Portis

32:50 Value in mock drafts

35:00 Avoiding stars on bad teams?

38:00 Players we’re drafting next year

38:25 Keyonte George

40:45 Zubac, Hart, Giddey

42:30 Raptors: Barnes, Barrett, Quickley

43:30 Okongwu, Vassell, Hartenstein, DiVincenzo

44:10 Stephon Castle

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