"Finals 3 Pack": Bryan Toporek from Forbes + Frank Klose from 97.3 ESPN + Chris Franklin from NJ.com episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 11, 2025 · 1H 28M

"Finals 3 Pack": Bryan Toporek from Forbes + Frank Klose from 97.3 ESPN + Chris Franklin from NJ.com

from Honorable Mention: A (Philly) Sports Podcast · host Matt Rogers

On the latest episode, we covered the NBA Finals, the upcoming MLB trade deadline, and the NFL offseason.NBA Finals: Bryan Toporek, ForbesMLB Trade Deadline: Frank Klose, 97.3 ESPNNFL Offseason: Chris Franklin, NJ.comBryan Toporek, Forbes - 00:01:30 - “The status of Tyrese Halliburton is the big thing I’m keeping an eye on. It sounds like he had a limp after Game 2.” - BT 00:03:10 - “To some extent, that’s what makes OKC so great… They have a bunch of these different options they can throw at you. They played 11 players in Game 2.” - BT00:05:00 - “If Halliburton isn’t going to become more aggressive, this thing is over.” - MR 00:08:25 - “No [NBA offseason] dominoes fall until we get some sort of definitive word on whether he [Giannis] wants to stay in Milwaukee.” 00:09:45 - “It’s interesting to see how this Finals run from Indiana encourage teams to think, ‘Hey, we really might be one move away.’”00:12:00 - Is there any prospect that the Sixers do anything other add an Ace Bailey this offseason?00:21:30 - BEWARE OF NBA OFFSEASON PIPE DREAMS AND BUNK00:23:10 - How many games does this NBA Finals go? Frank Klose, 97.3 ESPN00:27:00 - “Alec Bohm is not consistent. I thought he would be… I expected him to just take off.” - FK00:28:33 - “You get one injury, you really show a lack of depth on this [Phillies] roster. That’s their biggest weakness.” - FK00:31:00 - Who are some impact bats that could be available at the trade deadline?00:38:10 - “Alvarado is not available for the playoffs, so the Phillies have to move on without him. You are really seeing right now how badly he hurt this team with his irresponsibility.” - FK00:47:00 - How long should Phillies fans wait until Bryce Harper is back? Chris Franklin, NJ.com00:53:05 - What do you expect on-the-field from Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh?01:01:05 - What are the chances that Shedeur Sanders is the Week 1 starter for the Cleveland Browns?01:07:38 - “The Bengals — for the life of me: I don’t know what they were doing with Trey Hendrickson. The way they are handling is textbook on how to not handle it.” - CF01:10:50 - Will Eagles rookie DT, Ty Robinson, get a heavy workload to start the season? 01:14:20 - Is Jalyx Hunt ready to take that next step opposite Nolan Smith? - 01:18:55 - Who is the Eagles’ RB2: Will Shipley or A.J. Dillon? Please LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE. Watch on YouTube: 

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