The nerds react to a wild day of NBA news, as the Los Angeles Lakers hired JJ Redick to coach LeBron James, Anthony Davis and company. They also discuss how the Oklahoma City Thunder swindled the Chicago Bulls by trading Josh Giddey for Alex Caruso before previewing how a number of contenders should approach this NBA Draft. Finally, they dive into why Michael Jordan’s 1988 “stocks” numbers being inflated really doesn’t matter.

Timeline:
0:00 Lakers hire JJ Redick
18:25 Thunder add Caruso, drop Giddey
36:24 Favorite draft prospect?
42:35 Least favorite prospect?
46:49 Favorite draft sleeper?
55:16 Which UCONN prospect is better?
58:46 Starting five of highest floor prospects
1:04:20 Most likely to trade up?
1:07:11 Best picks for contenders
1:30:01 Was MJ’s 1988 DPOY fake?

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