Dan and Grant go over their picks to make the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO1:30 - Approach/Criteria
5:52 - Eastern Conference starters
15:02 - Eastern Conference reserves
24:21 - Eastern Conference Wild Cards
37:40 - Western Conference Starters
49:34 - Western Conference Reserves
56:38 - Western Conference Wild Cards
1:07:21 - Full NBA All-Star Rosters

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Dan joined The Drop Step NBA podcast with Jack Quantrill (@TheDropStepNBA) about NBA players who need a change of scenery prior to the 2025 trade deadline! Subscribe to The Drop Step. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
2:00- Criteria
4:06 - Player No. 1
6:44 - Player No. 2
19:22 - Players No. 3, 4 and 5
32:31 - Player No. 6
42:52 - Player No. 7
46:32 - Player No. 8
55:59 - Player No. 9 
1:03:40 - Player No. 10
1:12:07 - Deeper-Cut Candidates

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Dan and Grant dissect and react to the latest news and rumors ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:00 - Intro
1:33 - Is this year's rumor mill stale?
8:12 - Cam Johnson's trade market and value
18:00 - Should Brooklyn keep Cam?
22:36 - Future of Zach LaVine
31:44 - Injuries to Luka Doncic and PJ Washington
35:33 - Jaden Ivey injury
38:20 - Golden State Warriors trade targets
43:58 - Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns
51:26 - Houston Rockets trade deadline approach
57:52 - Los Angeles Lakers trade deadline approach
1:03:09 - Ja Morant injury and Memphis Grizzlies trade deadline approach
1:10:27 - Anthony Edwards role on the Timberwolves
1:24:56 - Future of Brandon Ingram
1:28:50 - Future of Zion Williamson
1:34:24 - Future of De'Aaron Fox
1:41:53 - Sacramento Kings trade deadline approach
1:47:06 - Should the Raptors trade Jakob Poeltl?
1:49:38  - Breaking down the Jimmy Butler situation

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Dan and Grant discuss questions they have for every (possible) NBA championship contender as we ring in the 2025 calendar year. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
5:34 - Boston Celtics
9:19 - Cleveland Cavaliers 
16:44 - Dallas Mavericks
22:09 - Denver Nuggets
29:45 - Houston Rockets
42:16 - Memphis Grizzlies
48:48 - Milwaukee Bucks
53:11 - Minnesota Timberwolves
1:00:25 - New York Knicks
1:07:28 - Oklahoma City Thunder
1:17:46 - Orlando Magic
1:27:50 - Philadelphia 76ers
1:34:44 - Fringe contenders
1:42:22 - Lakers or Warriors?
1:52:36 - Which fringe contender can enter real contention?
1:53:38 - Sacramento Kings talk

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Dan provides his instant reaction to the Los Angeles Lakers trading D'Angelo Russell and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith. TIMESTAMPS👇

0:00 - INTRO
0:40 - Trade details
2:42 - Why the Nets made this trade
9:09 - Why the Lakers made this trade
15:01 - Are the Lakers gearing up for more trades?
23:41 - Trade options for the Lakers
32:47 - Final thoughts for Los Angeles and Brooklyn

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Dan and Grant roll through a list of NBA players who (mostly) aren't inside the rumor mill and wonder whether they should be shopped and ultimately moved in advance of the 2025 trade deadline. TIMESTAMPS👇

0:00 - INTRO/Our approach
5:39 - Trae Young
10:22 - De'Andre Hunter
14:53 - Nic Claxton
20:11 - LaMelo Ball
25:26 - Coby White
31:20 - Josh Giddey
36:20 - Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren
41:43 - Stephen Curry
49:22 - Draymond Green
1:02:31 - Bennedict Mathurin and Jarace Walker
1:09:20 - Myles Turner
1:14:21 - Kawhi Leonard
1:20:04 - Anthony Davis
1:27:52 - LeBron James
1:32:01 - Herb Jones
1:38:40 - Josh Hart
1:45:51 - Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins
1:53:29 - Scoot Henderson
1:55:13 - De'Aaron Fox
1:59:40 - Domantas Sabonis
2:04:42 - DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk
2:08:18 - Jeremy Sochan
2:14:52 - Julius Randle + Outro

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Dan breaks down the latest Jimmy Butler trade rumors and then digs into which teams make the most sense as potential landing spots. TIMESTAMPS👇

0:00 - INTRO
1:31 - Breaking down the latest Jimmy Butler rumors
6:14 - Dallas Mavericks
13:18 - Golden State Warriors
18:54 - Houston Rockets
25:26 - Phoenix Suns
34:29 - San Antonio Spurs
37:23 - Los Angeles Clippers
38:27 - Sacramento Kings
43:17 - Indiana Pacers
47:02 - Atlanta Hawks
49:40 - Denver Nuggets
53:21 - Memphis Grizzlies

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Dan and Grant discuss whether the NBA TV ratings matter as well as whether the league needs to discuss making rules to de-emphasize three-point shooting. TIMESTAMPS👇

0:00 - INTRO
0:51 - Does the NBA have a ratings/interest problem?
8:24 - Is three-point shooting an issue?
15:52 - Are fans and media oversimplifying the NBA's flaws?
21:52 - Will the NBA make changes? 
26:41 - State of the Sacramento Kings
33:20 - The Keon Ellis problem
35:15 - What is this team's vision?
38:13 - Sacramento's defensive issues
43:01 - Trickle-down effects of DeMar DeRozan
45:34 - Can the Kings make fixes via trades?
48:15 - Is this Kings season too far gone?
51:28 - The De'Aaron Fox noise
56:19 - Where do the Sacramento Kings go from here?

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Dan and Grant put together their big board of the most valuable players realistically available ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. TIMESTAMPS👇
0:00 - INTRO
3:46 - Criteria/Approach
6:15 - No. 1
12:51 - No. 2
21:16 - No. 3
25:22 - No. 4
32:02 - No. 5
38:49 - No. 6
43:02 - No. 7
47:11 - No. 8
53:26 - No. 9
59:40 - No. 10
1:02:51 - No. 11
1:07:38 - No. 12
1:14:58 - No. 13
1:23:40 - No. 14
1:27:39 - No. 15
1:31:10 - No. 16
1:34:02 - No. 17
1:38:15 - No. 18
1:41:41 - No. 19
1:48:50 - No. 20
1:50:59 - No. 21
1:52:32 - No. 22
1:55:59 - No. 23
1:57:55 - No. 24
1:59:31 - No. 25
2:00:42 - No. 26
2:02:28 - No. 27
2:03:31 - No. 28
2:04:58 - No. 29
2:06:27 - No. 30
2:08:08 - Honorable mentions 

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After giving their thoughts on the state of the NBA Cup and discussing the new NBA All-Star Game Format,  Dan and Grant plunge through a subscribe mailbag that covers Jimmy Butler potentially being traded to the Phoenix Suns, the Denver Nuggets interest in Zach LaVine, the Chicago Bulls direction, the ceiling of Jalen Johnson in Atlanta, team-building concepts, positional designations and MUCH more! TIMESTAMPS👇

0:00 - INTRO
1:49 - NBA Cup vibe check
11:13 - New All-Star Game format
19:05 - Can the Suns trade for Jimmy Butler? Should they?
36:40 - Chicago Bulls direction
49:22 - Will the Western Conference's parity last?
51:38 - Western Conference Tiers!
58:34 - How would you prefer to build a team within a 10-year window?
1:09:43 - What is the ceiling for Jalen Johnson?
1:16:16 - Should the Nuggets try a new Nikola Jokic strategy?
1:27:44 - Which player could fix the Golden State Warriors offense?
1:34:45 - Positional designations
1:42:27 - Should the Boston Celtics play Kristaps Porzingis with Luke Kornet more often?
1:44:54 - What's the worst team that could win a playoff series? PLUS: Vampire Squids and the worst forms of caffeination.
1:49:54 - Which teams will be the best from Jan. 1 until the end of the season? PLUS: Can Vampire Squids have caffeine?
1:54:14 - Box score plus-minus
1:55:49 - Should the Denver Nuggets trade for Zach LaVine? 

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Which NBA teams will improve upon their performance after their first 25 or so games? Dan and Grant take a look at a bunch of different squads and decide. TIMESTAMPS👇

0:00 - INTRO
3:59 - Denver Nuggets
19:28 - Milwaukee Bucks
27:40 - Minnesota Timberwolves
42:16 - New York Knicks
55:47 - Philadelphia 76ers
1:06:47 - New Orleans Pelicans
1:13:55 - Dallas Mavericks
1:17:13 - Indiana Pacers
1:25:41 - Los Angeles Lakers
1:32:37 - Oklahoma City Thunder (yes, we're serious)
1:33:47 - Phoenix Suns
1:39:24 - Sacramento Kings
1:45:30 - San Antonio Spurs
1:48:30 - Toronto Raptors

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