Third Apron

In today's show, we discuss several of the most interesting developments of the season, including the gambling scandal, Victor Wembanyama's dominance, the Mavericks' continuing year from hell, and all the exciting rookies. 0:00 Intro 1:48 The gambling scandal and the Rozier/Heat side of things 22:10 Knicks promising offense 32:15 Mavericks Rant of the Week 43:42 Will Wemby's arrival push the Spurs...

In today's show, we make predictions on topics such as a trade we think will happen, first time All-Stars, and teams we could see blowing it up after this season.  0:00 Intro/Christian Braun extension reactions 5:40 First Coach Fired 5:27 First-Time All-Star 26:47 Surprise Top-Six Playoff Team 36:47 Who Will Blow it Up at the End of the Season 49:40 Who Will Go All-In at the End of the Season...

John Gonzalez of CBS Sports joins the show to help us draft the best players to start a franchise with. But we took turns selecting players in a three-team draft. 0:00 Intro 3:30 First Round 11:53 Second Round 24:09 Third Round 35:14 Fourth Round 49:15 Fifth Round 1:03:20 Sixth Round 1:14:35 Seventh Round 1:20:53 Eighth Round 1:29:36 Ninth Round 1:37:33 Final Round You can follow Yossi on: Twitter...

Sam and I decided to make it official. He is now the official co-host of Third Apron with Sam Quinn and Yossi Gozlan! In our official debut together, Sam takes the reins to honor all the best and most notable trades of the 2024-25 season. 0:00 BREAKING: Sam officially joins the show! 6:08 Introduction to the tradies 7:20 Most mutually beneficial trade of the year 24:26 Rumor of the Year 34:25 Dead...

Yossi and Sam discussed the impact of Fred VanVliet's ACL tear on the Houston Rockets' playoff chances. You can follow Sam at: https://x.com/SamQuinnCBS Please subscribe and share if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on: Third Apron: https://thirdapron.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/YossiGozlan BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/yossigozlan.bsky.social Salary cap sheets: www.capsheets.com Links...

Sam joins the show to discuss the Clippers ongoing scandal and how the potential penalties could impact them.

 Andrew Schlecht of Down to Dunk and OKC Dream Team podcast joins the show to discuss the Thunder's offseason and how we could see them trimming down the 2026-27 roster if they want to avoid the second apron one more year.

Sam Quinn and Keith Smith join the show to do a mock expansion draft. I represent all 30 teams and negotiate with them on potential trades for them to select or not select certain players Sheet to follow the draft and player protections: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UDzzWVBWya8wPouxNMBB_dFE0TdHWswAomzR8f7pI6A/edit?usp=sharing 

Sam joins the show to discuss his front office rankings from last week.

I'm back from NBA Summer League. Sam joins to discuss some of the moves that happened in the past few weeks.

Sam joins to discuss the Norman Powell for John Collins trade, the Suns and Bucks maxing out the stretch provision, and more.

Sam joins to discuss the Bucks, Pacers, Damian Lillard, Lakers, and more.

Sam Quinn of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss news and rumors of Sunday June 29, 2025: Deandre Ayton getting waived during the stream! LeBron James opting in...for a trade? Dorian Finney-Smith on the way out? James Harden and Julius Randle re-signing Jabari Smith Jr. extension

Sam Quinn of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss news and rumors of the past 48 hours:Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro tradeNaz Reid re-signing with the Wolves for five years, $125 millionCavaliers re-signing Sam Merrill for four years, $38 millionDavion Mitchell re-signing with the Heat for two years, $24 millionPistons opening up cap space for Nickeil Alexander-Walker? Where do the Lakers go from her...

Sam Quinn of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss some of the bold moves made in the first round of the 2025 draft:The Pelicans trading a likely lottery pick in 2026 to the Hawks The Suns emptying their last remaining assets for Mark Williams and more

Sam Quinn of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss all the moves that happened within the last 24 hours:Daniel Gafford extendedJrue Holiday traded for Anfernee SimonsJordan Poole traded for CJ McCollumKristaps Porzingis traded to the Hawksand the Mavericks extending Kyrie Irving

Tony East of Locked on Pacers joins the show to discuss the Indiana Pacers and their upcoming offseason.

Sam Quinn of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss the Kevin Durant trade and the outlooks of the Thunder and Pacers. You can follow Sam on:Twitter: https://x.com/SamQuinnCBSPlease subscribe and share if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on:Third Apron: https://thirdapron.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/YossiGozlanBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/yossigozlan.bsky.socialSalary cap sheets: www.cap...

Anthony Irwin and Harrison Faigen join me to discuss the Lakers offseason and assist with the mock trade deadline. Watch as we show how they could acquire certain players within the salary cap rules.

Sam Quinn joins me to discuss the Warriors' upcoming season and the best approach for them to deepen their roster within the apron restrictions. We also go in-depth on Jonathan Kuminga's restricted free agency and construct complicated sign-and-trades to improve the roster. Watch as we show how they could acquire these players within the salary cap rules.

Bryan Kalbrosky, draft analyst for For The Win, joins me to discuss next week's draft and how the lottery could shake out.

In this mock offseason, Erik Slater joins me to construct trades in which the Nets use their cap space to move up in the upcoming draft and add more future draft picks. We also acquire veterans and sign Cam Thomas and Day'Ron Sharpe to new deals. Watch as we show how they could acquire these players within the salary cap rules.

Sam Quinn of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss the Desmond Bane trade and other topics around the NBA.

In this mock offseason, Brian Goins joins me to build out the Miami Heat. We restructure Duncan Robinson's contract and re-sign Davion Mitchell to a team-friendly contract. Then we make our big moves: trading for Kevin Durant and Collin Sexton. Watch as we show how they could acquire these players within the salary cap rules.

In this mock offseason, I explain why the Pistons are likely to operate as an over the cap team instead of using cap space. I then use their flexibility to re-sign all their role players to team-friendly deals, then trade for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Naz Reid.