Brown Men Won't Jump - NBA Basketball Podcast

The gang gets together to discuss a whacky week in the NBA including the fallout from Michael Rapaport leaking Kevin Durant's homophobic and misogynistic DMs, JJ Redick claiming that the New Orleans Pelicans lied to him, and Paul Pierce posting an IG Live video of himself smoking a blunt surrounded by strippers. Plus the gang resumes its discussion of the trade deadline by focusing on buyout additions. Is the buyout market turning into a problem for the NBA? And how will the the buyout additions help their new teams?

Beefs

00:43 - Kevin Durant v. Michael Rapaport

13:07 - JJ Redick v. David Griffin and the New Orleans Pelicans front office

Buyouts

20:18 - Are buyouts starting to become a problem for the NBA? Do buyouts favor big market teams over small market teams?

23:31 - Andre Drummond signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. Should he start? Will he help the defending champions repeat?

31:29 - Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge signed with the Brooklyn Nets. Is this now a "Monstars" style superteam? Or can these players hurt the Nets by playing instead of Nick Claxton?

39:27 - Austin Rivers and Jeff Teague signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. How can they help Milwaukee in their playoff push?

44:50 - Gorgui Dieng signed with the San Antonio Spurs. Is this evidence that the alleged big market advantage in the buyout market is overblown?

Butts

47:20 - Paul Pierce posts an IG Live video of himself smoking a blunt surrounded by strippers. The gang shares their initial reactions to the video, debates if ESPN's punishment was fair, and makes the case that Richard Jefferson should replace Paul Pierce on the national broadcasts.

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