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In this episode A good word with a good willYahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill joins The Athletic’s NBA writer Fred Katz to discuss the implications of the Karl Anthony-Towns trade and much more.
The boys begin in Los Angeles, where Vince worries that Lakers head coach JJ Redick is headed for burnout and Fred questions what’s wrong with their defense before discussing the reported changes to the NBA All-Star Game.
The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves made a blockbuster run on the eve of the NBA season, but both teams have struggled to find their identity and defense since then. How can Tom Thibodeau turn around the Knicks defense? And can the Timberwolves survive without 37-year-old Mike Conley?
Finally, the race to the bottom for Cooper Flagg is said to be not what it seems. Most of the teams at the bottom of the table are there by accident, not by design, and Vinnie wonders if that’s a side effect of the CBA and the parity now built into the league. Also, should the league ditch conferences for the better teams in the NBA playoffs?
(02:05) – Can the Lakers fix the defense?
(12:10) – Reported changes in the NBA All-Star Game
(26:00) – KAT fits the Knicks
(38:25) – What’s going on with the Timberwolves?
(46:50) – Why aren’t more teams tanking Cooper Flagg?
(54:35) – There is talk of NBA playoff reform
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