Cavs on the Ropes, Thunder and Nuggets Trade Blows, and Potential Giannis Trades With Rob Mahoney
05/12/25 • 89 min
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Just hours from the NBA draft lottery, Zach and Rob react to the Giannis Antetokounmpo news (1:05) and discuss how it might relate to who gets the no. 1 pick. Then they react to a pair of Game 4s yesterday: the Thunder’s gut-check win (27:17), as well as the Pacers' blowout (51:04). Finally, a look ahead to tonight’s matchups between the Knicks and Celtics (1:10:46) and the Warriors and Wolves (1:14:36).
Host: Zach Lowe
Guest: Rob Mahoney
Producers: Jesse Aron, Jonathan Frias, and Mike Wargon
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Just hours from the NBA draft lottery, Zach and Rob react to the Giannis Antetokounmpo news (1:05) and discuss how it might relate to who gets the no. 1 pick. Then they react to a pair of Game 4s yesterday: the Thunder’s gut-check win (27:17), as well as the Pacers' blowout (51:04). Finally, a look ahead to tonight’s matchups between the Knicks and Celtics (1:10:46) and the Warriors and Wolves (1:14:36).
Host: Zach Lowe
Guest: Rob Mahoney
Producers: Jesse Aron, Jonathan Frias, and Mike Wargon
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Producers: Jesse Aron, Chris Wohlers, Oscar De La Luz, Bobby Wagner
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Host: Zach Lowe
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Producers: Jesse Aron, Jonathan Frias, Brian Waters
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