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The Mavericks show their depth against the more shallow Suns and earn the inside track to the six seed while the Suns may be forced to settle for the play in. The Warriors close the gap against the Lakers, beating them easily and moving within a half game as both teams try avoiding the play-in. Mo Wagner brings the intensity for Orlando, Bogdanovic adds a dimension for NY, and Charlotte stays hot.

With roughly 27 games remaining in the NBA season, we talk through the outlook for all 30 teams at this point and their goals for the remainder of the year.

Do you think your favorite NBA team can win the title? Unless you are a fan of one of a handful of teams, history says they will not. We break down what is necessary to win the title and which teams are lacking in that department.

There are nine teams who have a shot to win the NBA championship this season, six mainstays and three wild cards. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking all the high seeded teams have a chance. This is reality.

We breeze through the all star coverage, focusing on the actual NBA. We take advantage of the quiet time to review all the role players from the last decade of the Warriors "dynasty" and we try to decipher whether Warriors management was overall successful in their quest to surround one of the greatest cores of all time with the best role players they could. Some of the names mentioned i...

The Klay Thompson saga continues with Klay coming off the bench for the first time and dropping 35 points in the first three quarters but went scoreless in the fourth quarter in nearly ten minutes of playing time. Milwaukee completed their freefall entering the all-star break, losing to the Grizzlies who were missing Jaren Jackson Jr. Wembanyama is not in consideration for Defensive Player of the...

We continue the saga of new-age Klay Thompson from last episode where Klay received too much credit from the media for acknowledging the inevitable and he reverts back to irrational confidence Klay and hurts the Warriors in their loss to the Clippers. Isaiah Stewart goes from hunting Lebron to hunting Drew Eubanks in a puzzling tunnel interaction. We look down the pipeline for what is to come from...

We start the show discussing whether Klay Thompson is getting too much credit for acknowledging the next phase of his career. Based on that, we discuss the Warriors roster overall and which players will/won't be relied upon in the playoffs. We break down the recent buyout signings like Dinwiddie to the Lakers and Thad Young to the Suns. We also debunk some fake NBA media narratives and go arou...

The refs destroy the Knicks with the worst call of the year, taking away overtime basketball from Brunson and the Knicks. The Sixers end The Cavs win streak, the Bucks are undefeated with Pat Beverly, and the Timberwolves stay atop the west.

We review the super bowl from an NBA perspective, looking down the barrel of the upcoming final 30 NBA games and what the fans of all 30 NBA teams can look forward to down the stretch. We highlight three teams who have absolutely nothing to look forward to, without a single bright spot on the franchise.

Steph Curry makes the Golden State crowd lose their minds once again. We also talk through all the media who are sleeping on Dallas and their trade deadline moves and where Dallas can go this season based on these improvements, starting with their blowout of Oklahoma City by 35 points. Visilije Micic finally gets some NBA minutes and gives us a taste of what he can do and the Blazers continue to e...

Somehow the Detroit Pistons win a game on a day where they traded/cut seven players from their team. Reference that against the hilarity of the Portland Trailblazers making zero trades and losing to the Pistons who are the worst team in the NBA. We talk through that, the other NBA action around the league as many players are in-route to their new destinations, we look at the players you never hear...

We recap all the important deals from the trade deadline and explain the outlook from the teams who did not participate.

NBAVE walks you through a short list of players who absolutely should be traded by the trade deadline on 2/8/2024.

We go around the NBA, highlighting the close game between the Hawks and the Clippers and we run through the silliness of the trade deadline rumors.

We talk through the Raptors blown lead against the shorthanded Thunder and Giannis's decision to walk off the court 35 seconds early.

We shed some light on one of the most out of the ordinary stories in recent NBA history. We also take a look around the league at the Lakers, Sixers, Knicks, Warriors, and Hawks.

Brunson dominates in a resounding ninth straight victory with the help of Hartenstein and newly acquired Achiuwa. Can Brunson win MVP? It may be more possible than you think. The shorthanded Lakers stun the Celtics at Boston Garden.

We look into the end of game play calling from Monty Williams and Doc Rivers and how they helped their teams lose winnable games. Also, the Heat woke up from their nap...

Time for the Sixers to panic as Joel Embiid limps off the court twice against the Warriors in their fourth consecutive loss as they drop from the third to fifth seed in the east. We also look around the league at the Lakers, Warriors, Knicks, Celtics and Pacers.

We recap the 12 NBA games from 1/29/2024 and we look ahead to the 5 games on 1/30/2024 and talk through outlooks for the Lakers, Rockets, Sixers, Thunder, Wolves, and more...

We talk through Phoenix's issues as they lose back to back despite Booker's 106 points combined in those games. The Thunder get a wake up call from Detroit as Detroit showcases their trade assets. Also some Lakers and Sixers talk.

Looking into the recent boom of 60 and 70 point games by NBA from NBA stars and whether they result in team success. Who should take the final shot of a Suns game, Durant or Booker?

The Timberwolves beat the Nets but I am here to explain why you can remove them from title contention, even at the one seed in the west. Hold strong, and don't be fooled by the Heat being the Heat. NBA writers are already starting to cave. Sixers get creamed by the Pacers without Haliburton.

How different are the Bucks and Lakers rosters from when they won their championships a few years ago?