Lakers sale latest + new NBA schedule announced

The NBA never stops and Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to discuss Russell Westbrook's retirement, the odd sale of the Los Angeles Lakers and what it means, and then discuss the release of the NBA's schedule.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video: Alex Oliver

00:00 - Intro
01:01 - The Lakers have been sold again to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner
01:46 - Mark Walter leaving under SEC investigation
02:34 - What does the sale mean for NBA expansion - and who can afford a Vegas team?
04:44 - Russell Westbrook officially retires
08:40 - Favorite Russell Westbrook moments
10:53 - The NBA schedule is out - and opening night starts October 20th
13:16 - LeBron versus the defending champions on opening night - the Sixers at the Knicks
15:08 - The NBA Cup kicks off October 30th - Knicks, Sixers, Lakers and Warriors open it up
18:29 - The players returning to play against their former teams
22:59 - Rivalry week - rating the matchups from 1 to 5
25:01 - OKC won 64 games and only gets 30 national TV games - is that a serious oversight?
27:34 - Indiana Pacers gets 11 national TV games
30:15 - Should the Warriors be trading Steph Curry?

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