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Jul 2024
58m 57s

NBA Offseason Awards

THE ATHLETIC
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Andrew Schlecht and Fred Katz bring you their Offseason Awards which include:

  1. “Like a glove” award: move with the best overall fit  
  2. Offseason MVP: best offseason move 
  3. “Alright… we get it” award: Move people are talking too much about 
  4. “Hey! Look over here” award: Move people aren’t talking enough about 
  5. Offseason MIP: The team that improved the most 
  6. Poop for Coop award: The team that got a lot worse 
  7. “What did you just do” award: the team that was most perplexing
  8. I Can’t Wait award: The team that you are most excited to watch next season


Host: Andrew Schlecht

With: Fred Katz

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

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