Show Notes
It's been the wildest week of the NBA offseason, and Robert Horry, Rob Jenners, and B-Dog Brandon Harper have a lot to get through. The show kicks off with an argument nobody asked for — Rob's theory that every undersized, unathletic kid in America should just go play soccer — before the guys dig into the trade that broke Twitch: Jaylen Brown to the 76ers for Paul George and draft compensation.
They break down whether Boston's “JB and JT can't win a title together” reasoning holds up, debate how fast (or slow) Philly fans will actually embrace a guy who spent a decade calling them the enemy, and dig into what Paul George's fit looks like next to a Jayson Tatum-led Celtics squad.
From there it's a full lap around the Lakers, who added Luka Dončić, AR, and Walker Kessler to a roster that's got the internet cracking jokes about the “Mayo Mob” and “Live, Laugh, Lakers.” Horry and Harper get into the actual basketball case for the moves, what the Kessler trade cost L.A. in draft capital, and why Rui Hachimura bolted for the Clippers on a deal Horry thinks his agent should be fired over.
The back half covers the Wizards quietly stacking three former No. 1 picks, a Rich Paul clip that reignites the LeBron-to-Cleveland chatter, Donovan Mitchell's new max extension, and a run through free agency moves including Collin Sexton, Anfernee Simmons, and DeMar DeRozan hitting the open market. Pat McAfee gets Big Shout of the Week honors, and the guys close it out with a round of “History Repeating,” matching this year's NBA storylines to their 2018 twins.
00:00 Cold Open & Intro
01:30 Should American Kids Just Play Soccer?
09:30 Jaylen Brown Traded to the Sixers
12:00 Do Fans Really Forgive Former Rivals?
16:00 Will Philly Embrace Jaylen Brown?
19:00 Shams' Report: Were Tatum & Brown Really Done?
21:30 Paul George Heads to Boston
26:30 Tatum Becomes the Guy in Boston
28:30 Lakers' New Look Sparks TikTok Nicknames
31:00 Breaking Down the Walker Kessler Trade
35:00 Rui Hachimura Bolts for the Clippers
42:30 Wizards Land Three Former No. 1 Picks
44:00 Rich Paul's LeBron-to-Knicks Bombshell
46:30 Where Does LeBron Land? Cleveland Buzz Builds
48:00 Donovan Mitchell's Max Extension
49:30 Free Agency Roundup: Sexton, Simmons, Duren & More
53:30 Big Shout of the Week: Pat McAfee
55:00 History Repeating: 2018 Callbacks & NBA Trivia
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Harp is across the street working the Braves-Dodgers NLDS game, so it's Big Shot Bob and Rob this week. Rob had a surprise sitting in the waiting room, though. Allie Clifton jumps on in the middle of her walk to talk WNBA playoffs: the Dream and Angel Reese, Becky Hammon's "play like ass and only lose by 10" speech, and who actually got her MVP vote. Then she reminds Bob he never won Defensive Player of the Year, and the Ohio State vs. Alabama trash talk starts.
Episode 278 gets recorded with a playoff game going on about 500 feet away. The Braves and Phillies are playing the NL Wild Card at Truist Park, so B-Dawg spends the first part of the show downstairs dealing with the chaos before he finally makes it in. It's been a day, and you can see it on his face.