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Oct 2023
1h 28m

The BIG Season Preview with Zach Lowe

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About this episode

The NBA season starts today! And we are so psyched to welcome in NBA genius analysis Zach Lowe. Let's waste no time and get to it. Topics include: offseason trades of Damian Lillard to The Milwaukee Bucks to Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics, how much Zach believes in Chris Paul to The Golden State Warriors, how Bradley Beal helps Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns the looming James Harden Philadelphia 76ers question and whether Harden moves the needle for a team like The Los Angeles Clippers, why the guys aren't super high on Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and The Dallas Mavericks, plus other favorites like LeBron James, Anthony Davis and The Los Angeles Lakers and why Nikola Jokic and The Denver Nuggets could have a VERY good repeat season, Zach sharing what teams he’s excited about in his NBA League Pass rankings and why, discussing with JJ what teams could realistically make the conference finals and which teams they might be higher on than others, the new rules limiting players from sitting back-to-backs, and so much more.


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