48 Minutes

0:00 ... Show open ... Ross introduces the panel and dedicates show #283 to former Portland Trailblazer Craig Smith, who wore #83 during the 2011-'12 NBA season.

0:46 .... First week reflections ...

0:58 ... Bruce's top story from week one is the injury sufffered by OKC's Jalen Williams, which reminds Bruce of the injury Paul George suffered 14 seasons ago.

2:42 ... World B's top story is the early success of the Philadelphia 76ers with all of their new players.

5:24 ... Ross' top story is the early solid play of the Portland Trailblazers who are crushing it at both ends of the court.

6:36 ... Bruce's biggest winner so far is Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers

8:00 ... World B's biggest winner in week one is the Minnesota Timberwolves who have been sparked by newecomer LaMelo Ball.

9:21 ... Ross's biggest winner in week one is Ty Jerome of the Grizzlies, who is the leading scorer in the NBA after three games.

10:47 ... Bruce's other "biggest winner" is the Memphis Grizzlies who not only have gotten great production from Ty Jerome but are seeing rookie Cameron Boozer put up strong numbers right out of the gate.

12:27 ... World B's other big winner is Paul George of the Celtics, who has done a great job essentially replacing Jaylen Brown who has moved on to Philadelphia.

13:46 ... Ross's other big winners are the Houston Rockets who were winners in their first three games, including a thrilling win over San Antonio.

16:28 ... Biggest Losers Segment .... Bruce's biggest losers are the New York Knicks, especially Mikal Bridges who has played horribly in his first three games.  Sadly, World B has to agree.

18:55 ... World B's biggest loser is the Orlando Magic, who once again are being plagued by injuries to key players.

20:34 ... Ross feels the biggest loser in week one is Dillon Brooks of the Suns who needs to focus on winning instead of trolling LeBron James.

21:39 ... Bruce's other big loser is the Miami Heat, and one of the main culprits has been Bam Adebayo, who was supposed to team up with Giannis and dominate on defense.

23:41 ... World B's other big loser in week one is Mikal Bridges of the Knicks, whose shooting has been terrible.

25:53 ... Ross feels like Charlotte's Brandon Miller has been a huge disappointment in week one and World B points out that with his new contract there will be more of an emphasis on getting him shots.

27:45 ... Bruce breaks in with an update on the Heat, who lost their 4th straight game on Monday night to start the season.

29:27 ... The guys discuss Bam Adebayo's early struggles and whether his psyche has been affected by Antetokounmpo's presence in Miami.

31:19 ... Bruce's game to watch later in the week is the Thunder vs the Rockets in Houston on Saturday night.

32:25 ... World B can't wait to see the Timberwolves and the Spurs in San Antonio this weekend.

34:06 ... Ross's game to watch is Indiana vs Miami this weekend.

36:30 ... Final thoughts: Bruce on Warriors rookie Yakkin' Yaxel Lendeborg.

38:35 ... World B's final thought is on the Knicks and some troubling historical numbers concerning teams that started the season 0-3 as the Knicks have done.

42:05 ... The final thought from Ross concerns the Atlanta Hawks and how "they are who we thought they were."

43:17 ... Ross wraps things up and says goodbye.

TRT 43:33

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0:00 Intro

1:19 Atlanta Hawks

3:00 Boston Celtics

4:39 Brooklyn Nets

6:16 Charlotte Hornets

7:38 Chicago Bulls

9:36 Cleveland Cavaliers

11:00 Detroit Pistons

12:19 Indiana Pacers

14:00 Miami Heat

14:50 Milwaukee Bucks

17:59 New York Knicks

20:05 Orlando Magic

22:00 Philadelphia 76ers

24:12 Toronto Raptors

26:03 Washington Wizards

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0:00 Intro

1:46 Dallas Mavericks

3:42 Denver Nuggets

5:23 Golden State Warriors

7:34 Houston Rockets

8:52 LA Clippers

11:06 LA Lakers

12:50 Memphis Grizzlies

14:36 Minnesota Timberwolves

17:04 New Orleans Pelicans

18:22 Oklahoma City Thunder

20:18 Phoenix Suns

21:42 Portland Trailblazers

24:16 Sacramento Kings

26:15 San Antonio Spurs

28:34 Utah Jazz

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0:00 ... Bruce welcomes everyone to the show ... Ross isn't with us this week but Michael "World B" Freer joins Bruce.

0:56 ...  Episode #280 is dedicated to the 1980 Los Angeles Lakers, the very first "Showtime" championship team.

2:13 ... This show is our "Clip and Save" preseason prediction show and we start with the "Rookie of the Year" choices.  World B likes AJ Dybantsa of the Wizards .... Bruce's choice is Caleb Wilson of the Bulls ... and Ross's choice is Darius Acuff Jr of the Kings.

5:42 ... Most Improved player ... World B likes Brandon Miller of the Hornets ... Bruce's longshot choice is Zachary Risacher of the Mavericks .... Ross likes Rui Hachimura of the Clippers.

8:36 ... The Defensive Player of the Year looks like a unanimous choice with Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs going "back to back" as the top defender in the league.  Since Wemby was such an overwhelming choice, the guys all named who their #2 best defender will be with a variety of names bandied about.

13:18 .... Sixth Man of the Year?  World B likes Dylan Harper of the Spurs.  Bruce likes either Cason Wallace or Ajay Mitchell of OKC depending on who starts and who comes off the bench.  Ross likes Tari Eason of the Rockets.

17:06 ... Coach of the Year ... Mitch Johnson could have won it last year but finished third in the voting behind Joe Mazzulla and JB Bickerstaff.  This season World B likes Chris Finch, Bruce likes Rick Carlisle, and Ross likes Erik Spoelstra.

19:47 ... Most Impactful Newcomer ... there are a lot of names in the mix but World B likes Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Heat.  Bruce picks LeBron James of the 76ers, and Ross chooses Caleb Wilson of the Bulls.

24:24 ... The Most Valuable Player Award will be a crazy race this season.  World B thinks Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic will be up there, but he's going with the Greek Freak in Miami.  Bruce likes Victor Wembanyama, his pick for the second consecutive year.  Ross is going with Luka Doncic because "it's now or never" and time is running out for him to win.

28:18 ... Bruce reminds everyone to check out all of the 48 Minutes "Two-a-Day" previews that were done of the previous five weeks.  The crew previewed all 30 NBA teams over 15 shorter podcasts.  Next week it's our yearly "Over/Under" show when Ross returns.

TRT 29:03

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0:00 Intro

1:13 Washington Wizards

7:32 Utah Jazz

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