10 Names That Will Define The NBA Season

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to Cooper Flagg’s NBA preseason debut before diving into the 10 biggest names who will define the upcoming NBA season including uncertain futures for LeBron & Giannis, some potential big leaps for star players, some fascinating drama around the league and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.4	Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:22.8	We talk about the NBA, which we're doing after midnight, East Coast time on Tuesday morning.
0:30.0	I've just come in from Europe.
0:32.4	Bontemps has just come in from the West Coast.
0:36.4	And McMahon was at a game tonight. All right, Tim Bontem's just in from the West Coast, joining us from New York City. What's up? Hello, everybody. Walked in the house at about 1 a.m. There was a cockroach on the floor. Kay Bond was not happy. Welcome home. That's the way my day is gone. Yes. Welcome home. Joining us from Dallas, but not there all night.
0:54.6	He was over in Fort Worth to watch the Mavericks play their first preseason game
0:59.2	against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
1:02.7	And Van McMahon, it seems like the Thunder brought their A game, or A team for this one.
1:07.3	That's good.
1:08.3	Didn't bring their A game or their A team.
1:10.7	Top six or so guys, six seven, stayed home in Oklahoma City for the, probably I'm going
1:17.2	to say the first Charleston Fort Worth back-to-back in NBA history.
1:22.6	I would have felt pretty confident in saying that.
1:25.7	Maybe not in an old D-League history.
1:28.8	But yeah, hey, do want to give a quick shout out?
1:32.3	Five and O mean green, baby.
1:34.8	People that are watching on the YouTube, North Texas is McMahon's alma mater and he's
1:39.6	wearing a North Texas sweatshirt.
1:41.7	Hey, 5 and O for the first time since 59, have the ranked South Florida Bulls coming in Friday night.
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