#289: Tyler Herro, NBA Preseason, and Season Predictions

On episode 289 of The Atlantic Files, Tyler Herro says he's glad Portland didn't want him and his goal is to become untouchable, the NBA preseason starts with some new faces and new drama already beginning, we also make our final season predictions, plus much more! Tyler Herro had to sit through his name getting thrown around in every trade rumor imaginable for the last couple of seasons. Damian Lillard reportedly wasn't going to move anywhere unless Herro was involved. Now that he remains in Miami and Lillard moved to Milwaukee, Herro wants to become untouchable so that he's never part of trade talks again. The question is whether or not that's an attainable level for him. The NBA preseason has kicked off which means media days have already come and gone. We go over some of the top headlines from media day and the preseason as well as talk about some of our favorite players so far. Let's also not forget that James Harden still hasn't been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers are still in a state of flux. Finally, we talk about the NBA GM survey where they answer a bunch of questions from who they think will the NBA Finals down to who they think will be MVP, Rookie of the Year, and much more. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:12 Fantasy Football talk: Week 5 00:15:10 Tyler Herro wants to be untouchable 00:27:08 NBA Preseason and media days 00:43:05 NBA General Manager poll and season predictions 00:59:24 Outro