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Nov 2020
1h 10m

Free Agency Shuffle: Playoff Potential, ...

The Ringer
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Verno and KOC get into all the most fascinating free agency moves from the past few days. First they look at teams that have vaulted themselves from the lottery to a potential playoff run (0:45) and the most puzzling contracts that have been signed in free agency (22:10). Then they get into which championship contenders have improved their rosters and which have fallen flat in free agency (36:15).

Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor

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