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Nov 2024
1h 19m

Peep the Green Screen

Wondery
About this episode

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest news around the (W)NBA & Unrivaled, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

To send NBA or WNBA questions for future mailbag episodes, email us at dunkerspot@yahoo.com.

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TIME STAMPS

0:45 -- WNBA coaching news (Sparks/Dream)

5:00 -- Unrivaled rosters revealed

7:15 -- NBA injury update (Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant/Bradley Beal, Paul George and more)

11:45 -- NBA All-Star update

13:45 -- Mailbag, beginning with Cavs-Celtics confidence meter

18:15 -- League trend that's caught our eye + favorite lineup(s)

25:00 -- Evaluating rookie highs & lows

29:30 -- Spacing deep dive + potential Angel Reese usage

37:30 -- Diving into Giannis' season

43:00 -- Are the (healthy) Kings primed for contention?

48:15 -- Exploring the Grizzlies' pace

50:45 -- Donovan Mitchell or Jalen Brunson?

52:30 -- Power ranking the Celtics as screeners

1:01:30 -- Deni Avdija thoughts

1:07:30 -- Player we'd want to watch film with

1:11:00 -- Free Throws

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