Dan and Grant are back for another round of NBA ‘Hot or Not?!’ This will be Part 1 of our two-part deep dive into YOUR surface-of-the-sun takes. In this opening batch, we’re talking about the trade value of John Collins, the future of Trae Young with the Atlanta Hawks, where Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson rank among the best backcourts, the Indiana Pacers’ rookie guards, the Donovan Mitchell trade and so much more. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️

0:30 – INTRO
2:46 – Do the Indiana Pacers have two All-Rookie members?
7:13 – Is Devin Booker the best mid-range scorer alive?
13:48 – Are the Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks just the Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum era Portland Trail Blazers?
20:59 – Would Michael Porter Jr. go unprotected AND unselected in an expansion draft?
24:56 – Should the Cleveland Cavaliers have traded for someone other than Donovan Mitchell?
31:11 – Are Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson still a top-five backcourt?
35:20 – Is LeBron James still a top-10 player? Should the Los Angeles Lakers trade LeBron James this summer and rebuild around Anthony Davis?
39:07 – Will three of the top five players from the 2022 draft class be guards?
43:12 – Are the Charlotte Hornets the NBA’s most depressing franchise?
46:45 – Should the Atlanta Hawks rebuild around Dejounte Murray instead of Trae Young?
52:02 – Is John Collins a salary-dump trade candidate now?

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