Episode 33 - "Stick Up Season"

Gavriel and Torrence return for the 33rd consecutive week to discuss the Buss family's decision to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter for $10 billion, marking the largest sale of a pro sports franchise in the United States. In addition to the Chicago Bulls quietly coming to terms with Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley on contract extensions to remain in the front office, the New York Knicks never-ending search for a head coach and a pair of trades involving the Trail Blazers sending Anfernee Simons and future picks to the Celtics in exchange for two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, as well as another involving former Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole swapping residencies with his fellow peer CJ McCollum to join the New Orleans Pelicans as part of a 4-player deal in a loaded Opening Tip-Off segment (04:21).

While also sharing their official takeaways from the 2025 NBA Finals between the Pacers & Thunder (32:30) and the road that lies ahead for Indiana this offseason just days after falling to Oklahoma City in the wake of seeing their All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton tear his Achilles in Game 7 (42:59).

On top of the top storylines and teams hoops fans should keep their eyes on in what's shaping up to be a wide open Eastern Conference next season (52:04) before holding an in-depth talk on the blockbuster trade between the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets that sent Kevin Durant to Clutch City (1:00:48) and recent hoopla surrounding Rutgers' Ace Bailey's refusal to work out for teams leading up to the NBA Draft (1:13:42) as the duo discusses several teams, prospects and stories people should be on the lookout following the event out in Brooklyn (1:19:35).

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