Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. give their All-Star thoughts, take stock of the award races as we enter the post-All-Star stretch, then catch up on the latest WNBA/Unrivaled news.

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TIME STAMPS

2:19 -- Thoughts on All-Star Weekend

26:10 -- NBA news (Bobby Portis, Javonte Green, Lonnie Walker, 10-day contracts)

33:23 -- MVP discussion

55:31 -- All-NBA

1:10:28 -- DPOY + All-Defense

1:22:28 -- Rookie Awards

1:28:27 -- 6th Man of the Year

1:34:03 -- Most Improved Player

1:37:00 -- Coach of the Year

1:39:06 -- Clutch Player of the Year

1:41:34 -- WNBA news (Storm/Sparks trade, Bri Turner, Kiki Herbert Harrigan)

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest (W)NBA news, preview All-Star weekend and Unrivaled 1v1 action, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

2:51 -- NBA news (Brandon Ingram, Alex Len, Markelle Fultz and more)

6:57 -- NBA All-Star weekend

14:45 -- WNBA news (Storm, Sparks)

20:45 -- Unrivaled discussion

38:51 -- Mailbag, starting with a spacing discussion

49:18 -- Is it more important for bigs to develop their three-point shot or ball-handling?

53:49 -- How good is Toumani Camara?

1:05:34 -- A potential "fix" for late-season tanking

1:11:52 -- Will the NBA encourage more Luka-level mega trades?

1:18:42 -- How do the Lakers stack up against the top of the West?

1:23:16 -- Is there hope for the Connecticut Sun?

1:31:50 -- Our hypothetical All-Unrivaled teams

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. give their early impressions on some recently traded players in their new spots, catch up on the latest NBA news, then talk about the Aces' interesting offseason.

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TIME STAMPS

2:59 -- Luka Doncic debut

17:52 -- Anthony Davis + Max Christie

33:06 -- Jimmy Butler

46:30 -- Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Kyle Anderson

55:03 -- Kyle Kuzma

1:06:24 -- De'Andre Hunter

1:17:34 -- Other debut thoughts (De'Aaron Fox, Jonas Valanciunas and more)

1:25:56 -- NBA News (Lakers/Hornets trade, Ben Simmons, center movement, All-Star updates)

1:40:12 -- WNBA news (Storm, Fever, Valkyries)

1:49:57 -- What's up with the Aces?

2:00:57 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. "quickly" bounce around the league with observations, then discuss all of the recent NBA & WNBA player movement. Mega trades and signings galore!

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TIME STAMPS

0:31 -- Pre-trade talk shoutouts (Aaron Wiggins, Raptors defense, Magic thoughts and more)

16:40 -- Luka Doncic/Anthony Davis trade

59:00 -- De'Aaron Fox/Zach LaVine trade

1:16:23 -- Other deals (Thunder-Hornets, Jazz-Clippers)

1:23:53 -- Alyssa Thomas/Satou Sabally mega trade

1:51:51 -- Sky-Sun trade

1:55:27 -- Other free agency moves (DeWanna Bonner, Tina Charles, Myisha Hines-Allen and more)

2:04:17 -- Nekias reveals 1v1 media ballot

2:16:36 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. discuss the De'Aaron Fox trade request, react to the latest All-Star news, then dig into the latest WNBA and Unrivaled news.

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1:00 -- De'Aaron Fox wants out

18:00 -- All-Star reserve thoughts

38:50 -- Rising Stars roster reveal

47:30 -- Alyssa Thomas traded to the Mercury

58:40 -- Atlanta Dream making moves (Brittney Griner, Bri Jones, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough)

1:13:30 -- Natasha Howard to the Fever (and Kelsey Mitchell's back)

1:19:55 -- Courtney Vandersloot to the Sky

1:26:30 -- Monique Billings to the Valkyries

1:28:15 -- Unrivaled 1v1 competition

1:34:30 -- Unrivaled recap/preview

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. bounce around the league with observations, give their All-Star reserve predictions, then break down the Kelsey Plum/Jewell Loyd blockbuster trade.

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TIME STAMPS

0:45 -- Memphis Grizzlies

15:45 -- Cleveland Cavaliers

23:15 -- Checking the Worry Meter

36:00 -- Quick Hornets shoutout

38:45 -- All-Star reserve predictions

52:30 -- Kelsey Plum/Jewell Loyd blockbuster trade

1:14:30 -- Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest news and rumors around the (W)NBA, recap and preview Unrivaled action, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

1:44 -- All-Star news (Starters announced, ballot thoughts, All-Star weekend)

14:59 -- Other NBA news (Suns/Jazz trade, injury news)

21:28 -- WNBA free agency (Brittney Griner, Courtney Vandersloot, Jewell/Plum, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough)

42:36 -- Unrivaled deep dive (how to evaluate, takeaways, Nekias' weekly power rankings)

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. bounce around the league with observations, react to the latest All-Star returns, break down the Suns/Hornets trade, then give their opening weekend thoughts on Unrivaled.

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TIME STAMPS

0:45 -- Here come the Clippers

11:00 -- How good are the Hawks?

18:15 -- Quick Bucks shoutout

22:00 -- Heat sizing up?

29:00 -- Hoping for a Nic Claxton bounceback

31:30 -- Steve's Player Shoutouts (Jamal Murray, Jalen Green, Scoot Henderson)

35:00 -- Is This Real?

44:45 -- Nick Richards to the Suns

53:15 -- Final All-Star returns

56:00 -- WNBA news (Core news, Chennedy Carter)

59:15 -- Early Unrivaled takeaways

1:07:00 -- Comment(s) of the Week + Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by the great Caitlin Cooper (Basketball, She Wrote) to discuss the red-hot Indiana Pacers. We discuss the offense (and Tyrese Haliburton) returning to form, a suddenly-elite defense spearheaded by Andrew Nembhard, important growth from the young pieces and more.

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. bounce around the league with observations, react to the latest All-Star returns, then give their early thoughts on this year's defensive award races.

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TIME STAMPS

3:15 -- Here come the Pacers

14:45 -- Heat's youth showing up

19:00 -- Anthony Edwards' shifting context

25:30 -- Quick Collin Sexton shoutout

29:30 -- Steve bounces around (NY, DET, DEN, SAC and more)

35:00 -- Second All-Star returns

43:30 -- WNBA news (Satou Sabally, Kelsey Plum cored)

47:15 -- Defensive Player of the Year

1:00:20 -- All-Defensive teams

1:09:30 -- Comment(s) of the Week + Free Throws

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. reflect on an awesome Cavs-Thunder game, discuss potential landing spots for star free agent Satou Sabally, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

0:45 -- Cavs-Thunder

23:15 -- Satou Sabally landing spots

35:00 -- Mailbag, starting with floater talk

49:45 -- What's going on with Bam Adebayo's offense?

1:01:15 -- How important is stadium atmosphere?

1:05:30 -- Shoe impact in the 80s & 90s

1:11:15 -- This season: LeBron James or Jalen Williams?

1:15:30 -- What the Hawks miss with Jalen Johnson

1:17:45 -- Are we worried about bigs "guarding" Stephon Castle?

1:20:30 -- Thoughts on the Grizzlies offense

1:26:00 -- How to dive deeper into basketball + (youth) coaching advice

1:31:15 -- Free Throws

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