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Jun 2024
54m 8s

2024 NBA Draft Preview + Giddey Trade Re...

ESPN, NBA, Brian Windhorst
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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's draft expert Jonathan Givony to preview what we need to know ahead of the NBA Draft this week. Then, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon talk why we need to pay more attention to Houston, before breaking down the Josh Giddey trade and if OKC has vaulted into title contention.

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