Are The Cleveland Cavaliers The NBA’s Second Best Team?

Hardwood Knocks discusses the rise of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jaden Ivey's improvement and the state of the rebuilds for the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards.

In this week’s edition of THE BOUNCE AROUND, Dan and Grant discuss whether the Cleveland Cavaliers have a case to be the second-best team in the NBA, the state of the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors rebuilds, and the rise of Jaden Ivey for the Detroit Pistons. TIMESTAMPS👇

Listen to “THE BOUNCE AROUND: Cavs(?!), Wizards, Raptors, Jaden Ivey & Latest NBA News” on Spreaker.

0:00 – INTRO
1:40 – Who is the second-best team in the NBA?
5:03 – Cavs?!?!?!?
10:17 – Darius Garland is peaking
14:33 – Donovan Mitchell appreciation
18:53 – Evan Mobley is evolving
25:27 – So, the second-best team is…
28:30 – State of the Wizards rebuild
29:59 – The rise of Bilal Coulibaly
35:22 – Kyshawn George impressions
37:45 – Thoughts on Alex Sarr
41:48 – Bub Carrington for Rookie of the Year?!
47:43 – Are the Wizards ahead of schedule?
51:55 – Are the Raptors the perfect kind of bad?
53:51 – RJ Barrett keeps improving
56:48 – Depth in Toronto???
58:15 – Gradey Dick is ascending
1:03:56 – Searching for Gradey comps
1:06:29 – Is Jaden Ivey figuring it out?
1:13:46 – Latest NBA news

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