Are the Spurs the favorites? | Southwest Division Preview

Name: Are the Spurs the favorites? | Southwest Division Preview
Uploaded: 2026-07-31T10:00:06.000Z
Duration: 37 min 18 s

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Our offseason series continues and Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Zena Keita are here to hand out offseason grades for the Spurs, Rockets, Pelicans, Mavericks, and Grizzlies.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video: Carl Finocchiaro

TIMECODES

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - San Antonio’s slow and steady offseason
04:11 - Final grades for Spurs summer moves
08:29 - Have the Houston Rockets solved their personnel problems?
14:50 - Amen Thompson struggling for space to develop
17:02 - Is the New Orleans roster good enough for top 6?
20:23 - Tough grades for Pelicans front office
23:03 - The Dallas Mavericks making interesting roster moves
27:52 - Kyrie Irving trade possibilities
31:43 - A fresh start for the Memphis Grizzlies
34:40 - The final verdict on the Grizzlies roster moves

Full Episodes Playlist: youtube.com/playlist

Shorts Playlist: youtube.com/playlist

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