The Weekend Wire

Aro and J.T. discuss Paul George leaving the Clippers to join the Sixers (2:00), Klay Thompson ending the “Splash Brothers” era by signing with the Mavericks and the new hierarchy in the West (16:00), the Nuggets and Bucks not maximizing their championship windows (26:00), the Pelicans acquiring DeJounte Murray (35:00), and potential Lauri Markkanen and Zion Williamson trades (42:00).

Aro and J.T. react to the three-team trade between the Knicks, Nets, and Rockets (1:00) before going through some of the most interesting first-round picks (26:00), and what the latest news is around Paul George, Klay Thompson and other free agents (46:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Celtics taking a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals and what the Mavs can do to get back into the series (1:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss and predict the 2024 NBA Finals (1:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Wolves destroying the Nuggets in Game 6 to force a game 7 after being tortured by Nikola Jokic in Game 5 (1:00), how the Mavericks have seemed to figure out how to stop the Thunder (17:00), and the Knicks outworking the Pacers to go up 3-2 (30:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss a gutsy win by the Thunder to steal Game 4 in Dallas (1:30), the Nuggets winning both games in Minnesota to even the series at 2-2 (23:00), and if the Knicks can overcome their injuries to advance past the Pacers (35:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss Anthony Edwards leading the Wolves to a win in Denver in Game 1 (5:00), and preview the other three conference seminfinals series: Thunder-Mavericks (27:00), Knicks-Pacers (39:00), and Celtics-Cavs (47:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss Tyrese Maxey saving the Sixers’ season in Game 5 at MSG (1:00), Evan Mobley’s finest career moment so far in Game 5 vs the Magic (19:00), if the Bucks can come back from down 1-3 vs. Pacers (23:00), what might happen going forward in the Mavs-Clippers series (33:00), and what went wrong/what’s next for the Suns and Lakers (47:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss Jamal Murray’s game 2 buzzer-beater and what else led to the Nuggets completing a huge comeback vs. the Lakers (1:00), the Knicks’ incredible comeback in the last 30 seconds to go up 2-0 in their series vs. the Sixers (18:00), and what the Pelicans (36:00), Suns (47:00), Mavericks (58:00), and Pacers (1:09:00) can do to even their respective series at 1-1.

Aro and J.T. preview and predict Knicks-Sixers (3:00), Nuggets-Lakers (13:00), talk through the possible first-round series for the Thunder and Celtics (25:00), and revisit their earlier thoughts on Mavs-Clippers, Cavs-Magic, and Bucks-Pacers (37:00) before giving out overall playoff predictions (1:03:00).

Aro and J.T. preview and predict the four first round series’ that don’t involve play-in teams: Mavericks-Clippers (2:00), Wolves-Suns (20:00), Bucks-Pacers (34:00), and Cavs-Magic (48:00) before talking a bit about what might happen in the play-in (1:03:00).

Aro and J.T. run through the race for the #1 seed in the West (1:00), teams avoiding the play-in in the West (11:00), who might finish 2-5 in the East (24:00), and who is looking to avoid the play-in (30:00). Along the way, they talk about the teams that each playoff contender wants and doesn’t want to play.

Aro and J.T. give their takeaways from the recent Celtics-Nuggets game in Denver (1:00), the Kings being unpredictable (23:00), the Mavericks (29:00), the Pacers (39:00), potential playoffs matchups in the East (44:00), Aro’s experience going to two Suns games and his thoughts on the Thunder (51:00), and potential playoff matchups in the West and playoff predictions (1:00:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss their personal lists for the best 10 players in the league (1:00) before answering some questions submitted from Instagram (1:35:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss if the Knicks can really win the East (1:00), if the Heat have what it takes to make a run this year (18:00), the Bucks (31:00), and the effect of Joel Embiid’s knee surgery on the 76ers (36:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Pacers acquiring Pascal Siakam and what it means for the top of the Eastern Conference and the Raptors’ rebuild (0:00), the Hawks being in the worst situation in the league (12:30), if the Warriors are done contending in the Steph Curry era (21:00), and the Clippers becoming a true title contender (32:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss last nights Celtics-Warriors game and how it reminded them of the playoff issues the Celtics had in the past and what it could mean for both teams going forward (1:00), the Magic’s relentless defense and toughness (22:00), and some impressive stretches from the Wolves, Clippers and Bulls (28:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss De’Aaron Fox’s return to the Kings (1:00), the Lakers and Clippers treading water (11:00), the Thunder looking like a contender (24:00), the Suns and Pelicans missing their guys (32:00), and the concern around the Cavs and Evan Mobley (43:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Sixers beating the Celtics to become the number one seed in the East and how Philly has had so much success so far (1:00) before hitting on the Wolves’ defense (15:00), the Warriors’ offense (22:00), the weird rotations from the Pistons (30:00), the Rockets being competent (34:00), and the Pacers playing so fast (41:00).

Aro and J.T discuss James Harden making his way to the Clippers (1:00), impressive starts from the Thunder, Nuggets, Mavericks and Celtics (17:00), and bad ones from the Bucks, Grizzlies, Heat and Knicks (38:00).

Aro and J.T. run through their seeding predictions for the East (2:00), West (25:00), the playoffs (51:00), awards (52:00), and J.T.’s 10 bold predictions for this season (57:00).

Aro and J.T. react to every angle of the Damian Lillard trade and what it means for the Bucks, Suns, Blazers and the other contenders in the Eastern Conference.

Aro and J.T. react to Damian Lillard and James Harden both demanding trades from their teams, what each of the trade packages might look like, potential destinations, and the effect on the Blazers and Sixers (1:00), and every free agency signing so far (25:00) and the Porzingis, John Collins, and Chris Paul trades (58:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss Bradley Beal using his no-trade clause to join the Phoenix Suns (1:00), some rumors they’ve been seeing about other players like Zion Williamson, Draymond Green, and James Harden (24:00), and their favorite prospects from the upcoming NBA Draft (35:00).

Aro and J.T. discuss the Heat winning game two of the NBA Finals and which team has the edge going forward in the series (1:00).