Show Notes
To kick the year off properly, we had to go big on big for the one and only Trae Young! The young bull has been carving a lane for himself since his Norman North High School days in Oklahoma. He sat down to talk about his father's influence, a new wave of points guards, and Quin Snyder's already large impact on the Hawks. But before diving in, we had to answer the question: What exactly is going on over at the Golden State Warriors? With the room for errors growing smaller and smaller, Coach Kerr will need to begin making decisions about which era the organization wants to stand behind. Just down the road, while the Lakers might be struggling, LeBron still finds himself shining during Pharrell's new Louis Vuitton Spring 2024 drop. And lastly, if the guys could do it all over again...who is attending their retirement game? 😂 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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