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#390: 21st century Thinkies Ep 4 | Perimeter Helper, Motor

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#389: Redrafting the last 3 drafts, Cody’s Odyssey!

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#388: Summer moves (from the summer)

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#387: Top-4 rookie thoughts, MJ with another star

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#386: 21st century Thinkies Ep 3 | Ball Screens, Post Defense and Hands

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#385: 21st century Thinkies Ep 2 | Most Versatile Defender

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#384: 21st century Thinkies Ep 1 | Perimeter Isolation

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#383: Top-10 players of 2026

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#382: Draft evolution with J. Kyle Mann

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#381: Thoughts on the Knicks title & the Spurs run

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#380: The Knicks comeback for the ages

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#379: The Knicks magical run

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#378: 2026 NBA Finals Preview, blowing up OKC

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#377: The Thunder-Spurs chess match! Knicks back in Finals

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#376: Wemby’s ascension, Spurs-Thunder madness, ECF thoughts

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#375: Spurs-Wolves, physicality, on-ball creators + Ajay Mitchell

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#374: Round 1 insanity, Round 2 previews + Playoff themes

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#373: Bad matchups break us | Pistons-Magic, Jokic, All-1st round

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#372: LeBron’s comeback! Celtics War & Playoff surprises

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#371: Panic time!? Early playoff takeaways

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#370: 2026 Playoff preview

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#369: 2026 Thinkies (Defensive Awards)

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#368: What elite coaching looks like + Jaylen Brown's impact

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#367: Inner Circle contenders, “Clutch” in MVP, Film rivalries

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#366: Top Scoring games, Kawhi's renaissance, Awards Anarchy & Villains

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#365: 1-game peaks, Wemby's MVP stat, Thanos & Tatum concerns

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#364: What IS a role player? + Knicks, Nuggets updates

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#363: 1-way vs. 2-way Heliocentrism + Spurs-Pistons fallout

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#362: The East race post deadline; 1-on-1 Tourney?

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#361: 2026 Sub All-Stars!

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#360: The value of great plays, the Hornets are good? & Best offensive players Part 3

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#359: Who pairs WITH ball-dominant stars & Pistons energy!

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#358: What is LaMelo? & Top On-Ball players

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#357: Ethical rankings, Dangerous matchups & Best players in the East

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#356: Paolo's complexity & Injuries vs. the 65-game limit

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#355: Best guard trios, Spurs-Thunder & SG archetypes

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#354: Reed's Rockets vs. Denver & Officiating Saga

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#353: Top 25 under 25 Draft

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#352: Boston's offense, Youth Movement & the COY race!

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#351: NBA trends (and college comps) with Jordan Sperber

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#350: Slop Ball rules & Are the surprise teams for real?

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#349: Thunder dominance, Jokic's efficiency + Power Rankings!

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#348: Floor-raising coaches & new offensive trends

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#347: AR's ascension, Cade's passing & Point Jrue

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#346: Seriously, how good is Wemby? Plus Week 1 thoughts

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#345: 2026 Season preview

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21st century peaks Ep 14 | Rankings & Lessons from the series

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21st century peaks Ep 13 | The mind-blowing value of gravity

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21st century peaks Ep 12 | The 3 LeBrody problem

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21st century peaks Ep 11 | Judging playoff value beyond scoring

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21st century peaks Ep 10 | The Kings of downhill basket pressure

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21st century peaks Ep 9 | Mega Hybrid scorers

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21st century peaks Ep 8 | Floor generals, “engines” & 2-way Midrangers

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21st century peaks Ep 7 | The perfect “quarterback?” & the 7-foot unicorn

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21st century peaks Ep 6 | Global impact and modern midrange isolation

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21st century peaks Ep 5 | The Tracy McGrady enigma & Playoff Luka

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21st century peaks Ep 4 | Flexibility & gaining/losing value in the playoffs

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21st century peaks Ep 3 | A+ defenders with unique (but flawed) offense

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21st century peaks Ep 2 | Can a weak scoring guard be a superstar?

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21st century peaks Ep 1 | Honorable Mentions

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#330: 2025 free agency reactions

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#329: Top-10 players of 2025

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#328: The legendary Pacers & the Thunder championship

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#327: Indy's chances, OKC hatred & SGA's paradigm

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#326: Final Preview + All-Playoff teams

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#325 What we've learned in the 2025 Playoffs

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#324: Jokic-Caruso war & Conference Finals previews

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#323: Rob Mahoney on DEN-OKC! Playoffs vs Regular Season

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#322: Themes of the 2025 NBA Playoffs

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#321: The MVPs can't score! Zones are everywhere! The Cavs & Celtics have life!

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#320: The 2nd round is crazier than the first!

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#319: 3 West finishes + mini East previews

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#318: The best 1st round ever?

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#317: Week 1 emergency reactions!

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#316: Playoff opening weekend!

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#315: 2025 Playoff Preview

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#314: The 2025 Thinkies (Defensive Awards)

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#313: The Giannis Offense + “Top-10” shooters

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#312: What's real in March??

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#311: How good is Shai historically?

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#310: The best offensive players in the NBA

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#309: Power ranking the top challengers

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#308: Depth & the crazy history of trading 3 1st round picks

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#307: Great Debates | Jalens vs. Jaylen

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#306: Trade deadline fit

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#305: 2025 Sub All-Stars

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#304: How good is OKC? How good is Shai!?

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#303: LaMelo's empty stats & Cutting-edge offenses

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#302: January Battle Royale & 2 surging teams

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#301: Victor Wembanyama's Year 2 Leap

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#300: Power Rankings | The “playoff-ness” of the Cavs, Grizz and Knicks

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#299: 25 under 25 draft Part 2

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#298: 25 under 25 draft Part 1

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#297: MVP predictions

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#296: Rockets, Magic & defensive ceilings

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#295: 2025 Rookie of the Year predictions

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#294: Defensive Player of the Year predictions

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#293: Jokic & Cavs perfect starts | What's real so far?

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#292: Team power rankings

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#291: Redick's coaching, Banchero Magic, Cavs cooking