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Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh go over the biggest news from the last week of the NBA regular season, starting with Cade Cunningham's return and the Detroit Pistons' dominance.

The pair discuss Doc Rivers’ resume rant to the dispirited Milwaukee Bucks, the woes of the 65-game rule and Adam Silver’s “full stop” efforts to stop tanking. Then, KOC shares insight into the NBA GM's meeting where he heard rumors of a tanking solution that might actually work!

Plus, Donovan Clingan and Deni Avdija join the show to review their spectacular seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers.

(1:11) Cade Cunningham returns

(4:51) Doc Rivers tells Bucks players to “Google me”

(7:47) All-NBA players out injured

(11:47) KOC’s All-NBA ballot

(19:20) An anti-tanking proposal that might actually work

(37:24) Bulls clean house

(40:07) Michael Malone to UNC

(42:50) Donovan Clingan joins the show

(1:03:06) Deni Avdija joins the show

 

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On an action-packed episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine take a deep look into the Charlotte Hornets' sensational second half of the season.

Tom and Dan round out the show by taking a closer look at aging stars and their fight against Father Time.

All that and more on this episode of The Big Number!

 

1:15 Big Number: +10.8 -Charlotte Hornets’ NetRating in 2nd half of season

18:30 ROTY race: Cooper Flagg vs. Kon Knueppel

30:03 Little number: 278 - amount of points Hornets’ starting 5 outscored opponents

34:17 Little numbers:127 - Hornets’ offensive rating in minutes without LaMelo Ball on the floor and Coby White on the floor

40:03 Little numbers: 3 - Hornets’ ranking among likely postseason teams in both average distance covered per game and average speed traveled per game

46:50 Steph Curry’s return

52:13 LeBron, Curry, Kawhi & Kevin Durant continue dominance

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Kevin O’Connor sits down with basketball legend Jay Bilas to break down the evolution of basketball from college hoops to the NBA. Bilas shares insights on player development, coaching at every level and the impact of NIL and the transfer portal.

They discuss solutions to tanking, load management and the backwards incentives in the NBA today. Bilas also weighs in on top NBA Draft prospects like Aday Mara, Keaton Wagler, Darius Acuff & more.

 

(1:23) Memories with Bill Raftery

(4:35) Love & evolution of basketball

(14:17) Tanking & load management solutions

(21:27) Why won’t NCAA & NBA work together?

(28:58) NIL, transfer portal & potential player contracts

(48:51) NBA Draft prospects to watch

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We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way!

First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones look at the top-six in the Western Conference (Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, Lakers, Rockets, Wolves) and share their biggest questions for each team as we inch closer to the playoffs.

From there, the guys shift to the WNBA and react to the Chicago Sky's shocking trade of Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream. They explore the logic behind it, evaluate the trade package itself, and discuss Angel's fit with the Dream.

Sticking with the W, the guys give their big takeaways from Friday's expansion draft and catch up on other news.

If you ever have NBA or WNBA questions, email us at [email protected].

3:33 Oklahoma City Thunder

14:19 San Antonio Spurs

22:12 Denver Nuggets

27:00 Los Angeles Lakers

33:20 Houston Rockets

41:43 Minnesota Timberwolves

47:38 Dream acquire Angel Reese

01:12:46 Expansion Draft reaction

01:21:11 Other WNBA news (Mystics, Aces, Liberty)

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Kevin O’Connor sits down with Terrence Oglesby at the NCAA men’s Final Four. The duo breaks down the Jokic vs. Wembanyama duel, what makes each superstar special and dives deep into the Rookie of the Year race between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel. Plus, KOC asked Terrence which NBA draft prospects should ‘stay or go.’

 

Then, Jon Rothstein joins to break down Michigan’s domination of Arizona in the Final Four and what’s powering their NCAA tournament run. The pair analyzes UConn’s postseason, roster strengths and how the Huskies match up against the Wolverines in the upcoming National Championship.

 

(0:33) Terrence Oglesby joins

(1:15) Jokic & Nuggets beat Wemby & Spurs

(7:40) ROTY race between Flagg & Knueppel

(17:27) NBA Draft prospect check-in

(44:29) Lakers season jeopardized by injuries

(47:23) Jon Rothstein joins

(47:36) Michigan beats Arizona in Final Four

(56:29) UConn vs. Michigan in National Championship

(1:04:23) Guardrails needed for NIL in NCAA

(1:13:42) Will NCAA tournament expand?

 

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