Is it too early for these 5 NBA teams to start tanking?
Plus, how did the NBA avoid a lockout so easily?
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Boy do we have a treat for you this week. We have a new intro song that we love! We have a new sponsor! And we have a jam-packed two-part podcast with multiple guests!
In part 1, Tim Cato, SB Nation NBA staff writer and Mavs Moneyball editor, joins us to examine five teams that are off to rough starts and may need to think about playing for next year. Among the topics discussed:
- RIP Craig Sager
- The Wizards’ young core pieces look good, yet they’re 10-14 and out of the playoffs. What’s wrong? Is there really any action plan besides playing out the string and hoping the rest of the roster starts to pull its weight?
- The Mavericks really should be tanking ... but then what do you do when Dirk Nowitzki gets healthy?
- The Heat also should be tanking ... except that they want to also make a splash in free agency next year.
- Did the Timberwolves make a mistake not resolving the point guard position before the season? What happens now?
- When will the Nuggets pick a direction?
Then, SB Nation’s Tom Ziller jumps on to explain the new CBA.
- Why did this deal get done so quickly? Which of his seven reasons was most important?
- Did the NBA overcorrect a problem that didn’t exist by instituting a rule that allows teams to lock up stars a year early?
- Will the age minimum ever be solved?
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