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Kush, Harrsan, Rahul and Sunny discuss the Celtics lackluster start; whether Bron at age 37 or KD returning from an Achilles injury is having a more impressive season; a game of start/cut/bench between Book, Trae and Ja; and who you would take in a finals: a healthy/complete Warriors or Nets.

Kush, Harrsan, and Aashish link up to discuss teams atop the eastern and western conference thus far, off-season trades and how they've panned out for all respective teams, Dame's future in Portland, and whether LeBron is washed as a GM. 

Kush, Harrsan and Sunny give their early impressions on the season, with the Bulls starting out strong, the Lakers starting out the opposite, how the ROTY race is shaping up to be one of the more interesting ones in recent years + more.

Harrsan, Rahul, and Kush dive into our first episode of season 2 of NoBricks by discussing 2022 NBA Awards predictions & some of the intriguing storylines to follow for 2021-22 NBA season, including the Hawks ceiling with their current roster, Luka's future with the Mavs, and the wide-open Western Conference. 

Kush, Rahul, and Harrsan discuss the recent developments of the NBA draft, specifically diving into the Raptors selecting Scottie Barnes and how he fits into the team & cover the first couple of days of the wild, never-disappointing, NBA free agent frenzy.

Kush, Sunny and Harrsan recap CP3 and the Suns being finals bound; the impacts of a playoffs that has seen countless star players get injured and how it'll change the way people view this years champion; and look ahead to a Bucks-Hawks series that is now a best of 3 with Giannis and/or Trae potentially sidelined the rest of the way.

Kush, Harrsan, and Rahul discuss whether KD can carry this Nets team past the Bucks given the health concerns with Kyrie & Harden & get into whether KD can snatch the throne from LeBron as the NBA's best player in these playoffs. On the other hand, we discuss all of Giannis' deficiencies and lack of adjustments in this series. Lastly, we discuss our ideal match-ups we'd like to see going forward & get heated about Paul George's contribution to the Clippers.

Kush, Harrsan and Sunny recap Suns vs. Lakers and how a healthy Lakers team would've fared; another disappointing exit for Portland and whether they need to blow it up; a brand new player stock watch segment where we discuss whose value dropped off the most (KP vs. Schroder, Bam vs. Randle); and preview Nets vs. Bucks and 76ers vs. Hawks.

Kush, Rahul and Aashish discuss the insanity that has transpired both on and off the court these playoffs, and what this means for next season. Talks include Trae’s dominance in The Big Apple and whether Randle is a true #1 option, Jimmy’s 4-game stinker, CP3’s legacy after the Suns’ success this year, and whether Luka is already a Top 5 player in the league.

Kush, Sunny, Rahul and Harrsan discuss some of the major storylines halfway through the opening round of the playoffs, including Clippers lackluster start and Luka's dominance; CP3's injury and how it changes things for the Suns; the Bucks getting revenge on the Heat for their bubble loss last year; and much more.

Kush, Sunny, Rahul and Harrsan preview the first round of the playoffs and discuss key factors for the teams heading in. 

Kush, Harrsan, Gowthaam, Karan and Sunny jump on to preview the play-in tournament match-ups, including whether the Warriors have enough to upset the Lakers.

Kush, Sunny and Aashish discuss Westbrook's historic night and whether he gets enough respect (1:34); the Celtics losing Jaylen Brown and how that changes the playoff picture in the east (9:30); the Nets struggles without Harden and whether he is the most important player to their championship aspirations (24:15); and who the deepest team in the league is this year (41:50).

An excerpt from the E06 Weekly episode, Kush, Gowthaam, Harrsan and Sunny discuss some of the hot takes around the NBA world, such as prime Melo vs. prime PG; the more valuable player between Klay and Draymond during the Warriors dynasty; RJ vs. Ja; and whether LeBron would be considered the undeniable GOAT for beating a healthy Nets team this season. 

Kush, Harrsan and Sunny link up in a western-heavy podcast as they discuss the Laker's recent struggles and them potentially falling to the play-in; the playoff picture shaping up and what kind of first round matchups we may get; and Denver's success since Murray went down and whether they'll have enough to go on a deep run (bonus: we go on a tangent about Danny Green).

Kush, Sunny, Harrsan and Gowthaam discuss Curry's ridiculous recent stretch and his legacy (0:48); the battle for MVP between Embiid and Joker and the importance of games played (12:05); the injury bug that has impacted the entire league this season (31:45); the contenders and pretenders ahead of the playoffs (37:00); and debate some hot takes - PG vs. Melo, Draymond vs. Klay, Morant vs. Barrett (58:27)

Kush, Gowthaam, Rahul and Harrsan discuss Lakers vs. Nets; debate over teams where the best shooter on the team is also the best player; potential playoff matchups; and whether the PG criticism has been warranted.

Kush, Sunny and Aashish discuss KD's ongoing twitter fingers and the impact of social media for this new era of players.

Kush, Sunny and Aashish discuss the cultural differences between the NBA and NHL and how it has impacted marketing for both leagues, respectively. 

Kush, Gowthaam, Rahul and Harrsan discuss LMA's retirement and look back at his career.

Kush, Karan, Harrsan and Rahul do a post-deadline check-in on Trent (1:34), Gordon (12:02) and Vucevic (19:23) with their new teams; introduce a brand new VERSUS segment where they debate Mitchell vs. Booker (30:55), LaMelo vs. Zion (37:05), 2019 Raps vs. 2020 Lakers (43:30) and KD Nets vs. KD Warriors (51:58); and rank the best duos of the past decade (59:30).

Kush, Rahul and Sunny give their farewell thoughts on Norm; issues with the buyout market and whether the NBA should consider changes; eastern and western conference teams that will give the Lakers/Nets the most trouble; and who's most to blame for Boston's struggles.

Kush, Aashish, Harrsan and Rahul discuss the most overrated/underrated players in the league, players you would love to travel with, and the bubble Lakers and whether they should be considered asterisk champions. 

Kush, Sunny, Rahul, Gowthaam and Avi discuss the all-star weekend, Blake Griffin to the Nets, second-half of the season predictions, and hall of fame nominee thoughts.