Show Notes
The HUGE breaking news about LeBron James hits at the END of the show this week – so hang out until after the game for immediate reaction as it breaks!!
Seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry is joined by Rob Jenners and B-Dog Brandon Harper for an episode 266 packed with roster fallout from the start of free agency. The crew opens by digging into the Ja Morant trade to Portland, debating whether the Blazers’ backcourt logjam leaves Scoot Henderson on the outside looking in, before turning to the Grizzlies’ return and what comes next for both sides.
From there the guys work through a stacked Western Conference storyline: Draymond Green opting out and the running joke about a Warriors-LeBron pairing, the Lakers’ retention of Austin Reaves on a four-year max deal, DeAndre Ayton’s player option, and what it would actually take for the Lakers to chase Jalen Duren in restricted free agency. Horry and Harper go back and forth on whether DeAndre Ayton has been put in a position to succeed in LA, and whether San Antonio makes sense as a landing spot if the Lakers move on.
The conversation shifts to Charlotte sending LaMelo Ball to Minnesota, with the hosts debating whether that pairing with Anthony Edwards is really the best backcourt in the league or just the most entertaining one. They also touch on Golden State’s decision to move on from Jonathan Kuminga, a possible Kawhi Leonard return to Toronto, and where Jaylen Brown trade rumors actually stand.
A rundown of the week’s free agency moves follows — James Harden, Andrew Wiggins, Bradley Beal, Landry Shamet, Isaiah Hartenstein, Lu Dort, Julian Champagnie and Jose Alvarado all get a mention — before the show heads into Big Shout of the Week, honoring a school resource officer in Phoenix who paid out of pocket to take an entire class to the movies. The episode closes with a brand new trivia segment, Shams Is Reporting, and ends on a piece of breaking news about LeBron James’ future with the Lakers that catches the whole crew off guard.
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00:00 — Cold open and intro
00:30 — Rob’s home leak and World Cup heat takes
01:30 — SoFi Stadium vs. Mercedes-Benz Stadium rankings
04:00 — Ja Morant traded to the Trail Blazers
05:00 — Portland’s crowded backcourt and Scoot Henderson’s future
09:00 — What the Grizzlies got back, hopes for a Ja reset
12:00 — Warriors chasing LeBron and the Draymond opt-out
16:00 — Lakers free agency: Jalen Duren, Luka’s big-man need
19:30 — DeAndre Ayton debate: opted in, still a question mark
24:00 — Austin Reaves’ max deal and the Lakers’ cap crunch
26:30 — LaMelo Ball traded to Minnesota
32:00 — Rudy Gobert skepticism and Minnesota’s frontcourt
35:00 — Hawks move on from Jonathan Kuminga
38:00 — Kawhi Leonard’s future and a possible Raptors return
41:30 — Jaylen Brown trade buzz and Boston’s asking price
45:00 — Free agency rapid-fire roundup
49:30 — Big Shout of the Week
51:00 — Shams Is Reporting trivia game
56:00 — Breaking news: LeBron James’ future with the Lakers
1:03:00 — 4th of July sign-off
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