MAIL TIME. Dan offers his answers to listener questions that run the gamut of the NBA. We’re talking Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant’s trade request, RJ Barrett and his ceiling, teams ready to make the leap in 2022-23 and SO. MUCH. MORE. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️

0:30 – INTRO
2:43 – How Kevin Durant’s trade request will impact next CBA negotiations
13:27 – Ranking NBA title contenders for 2022-23 season
23:01 – Eye Test vs. Analytics
26:14 – Michael Jordan’s worst NBA Finals Game
28:24 – Moneyball in the NBA
30:38 – How to build an NBA contender around Donovan Mitchell
35:29 – Could RJ Barrett be the next Bradley Beal or Jimmy Butler?
41:03 – Regression candidates for 2022-23 season
44:33 – Is the NBA more stylistically diverse than ever?
47:06 – Finding Next Year’s Version of the Cleveland Cavaliers
53:12 – Denver Nuggets lineups we NEED to see next season

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