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Dr. Tom "The Scientist" Haberstroh, Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan... and producer Anthony Mayes revisit the Doc Rivers Decision Tree™.
Keith Smith of Spotrac breaks down the ongoing negotiations between Jalen Duren and Detroit Pistons that could drag on until training camp.
We also discuss the Thompson twins and Keyonte George extensions, how Restricted Free Agency is changing, the Second Apron and Spotrac's Trade Machine.
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"Soulless Transaction Robots" is an episode of Basketball Illuminati. Runtime 1 hr 8 min. Published September 23, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
